The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-25

common hangman the streets, accordance with
usage such And all this has occurred
without calling forth the censures the honorable senator
from New Jersey, provoking his condemnation, or com
mandng from h'm the respectful notice OF passing
glance. Similar proceedings have occurred IN other States
of New England, cities, villages, and retired country
places. Southern here have complained OF them
Southern are, fact, conemptuousy Indifferent TO all
su h and the honorable senator from New
Jersey has hesaled his place in the Senate,
and pour forth those huge of the spindda bills
which been just deuge the hall Of the
Senate Of what he undertakes suggest, with
the least foundation whatever point Of fact to
in the South, which he supposes to have
tendency secession We all recolec presume, the old
adageha charity begins at home and some of us have
heard of the modern addition to (which declares, that
though does truth begin home should not end there
Now, the charitable COMMUNICATION of the honorable
senator New Jersey have domestic habi
taon is wanderer the face OF the earth
and it's activity Is exclusively confined parts Of
the globe commend the honorable provide for
his orn sahod he TO take another philan
thropic excursion to the sunny plains of the South.
Mr. President, the honorable senator from New Jersey
has, very unnecessarily conceive, out of his way
inform the Senate and the country that the good people
of New England very much given to hospitality, and
rgdy observan, Of all the usages advantageous and
ornamental to social life He that southern gen.
temen of grade and quality very cordially
ceved wherever they may happen to travel part of
the northern States Of the Confederacy WE'LL all this
for one, knew quite well before. No person. am sure,
who has ever sojourned of northern eastern
cities for few days whose standing and character cnt
tied him civil and hospIabe treatment has had
regard himself neglected by polite inhabitants still less
has he himself be the of udeness
and insult But must assure my honorable friend from New
Jersey that there State the southern part of the
fedeacy where hospitality does Hot y aoound where
respectable strangers not received with equal corday
and where the and daughters of New England pro-
yded they are merorious, are not as kindly welcomed
yea sir and taken by the hand, TOO and led forward TO
honor and wealth il they choose to seek these OBJ
ecls among generous hearted people, and will
ing employ the proper of procuring fortune
and advancement 1t was precisely on yesterday sir,
that venerable senator from New England made APP
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any ndelicacy in behalf of young lady from his own
State and hborhood whom he described possessed
of high accomplishments and great moral worth and as de-
string he employed in the South teacher. He
knows well how promptly met his applicnton-how un-
hesitangy preferred my poor to facilitate the
opshmen of his wishes and in what strong language
he pleased to speak of my readiness to crafty his
wishes Why sir, in the southern Satea generally, and
the southwestern States particularly, schoohouses
and colleges legislative halls and Judicial tri6u
nails have been often filled by the adventurous of the
North, who come among and claim our sympathetic
regard, confidence and support for public station
and have their desires gratfed almost they
expressed Let the honorable senator from New ler
sey think either that the people of the South estimate the
whole population of the free States of the North according
the samples which accident sometimes sends
among them Let him not 30 greatly err as to imagine
that disposed to condemn the whole North
count Of the unworthy, II may be the mischievous
conduct of comparatively small number of her either
in Congress or at home. We well know that human soc
ETY. best forms Of mixed character that there
bad men every where well as good men that IN New
England there patriots, statesmen, Orators classica
writers, true phianthropas, genuine Christians without
numbewhs there also ruians, fanatics hypocrites
phianthopsts, demagogues wreched actIonists-
selous awess and corrupt wreches, whose every day
of life detracs seriously from the true dignity of as
a moral and intellectual being No sir. whilst certain
distinguished Of New England in my eye, and
whose it would be quite caay specify continue
adorn the national councils, and to remind by their
presence OF the great and good who ourshed in for
days. shall commit egregioua bunder to
take for granted that the whole North is full of such
have sometimes seen emerging from her confines, and
attaining cit may be by trickey and decepton) place in
the us;rious body Of awgivers known to the civil
zed world.
Mr. President the honorable senator from New Jersey
permitted several illusions drop from his lips, which
have induced me suppose that he designed to reflect
somewhat upon the proceedings of body which lately
assembled IN this city, called the Southern Convention
Now, Mr. President, though declare, without aecta-
on that regard myself as among the hunbest of those
who participated in the deliberations of this august
bly, OF PATRIOTS and statesmen, and orators, yet, had
par ocular conncxon with this body and have been
made from accidental circumstances, the subject of
coarse denuncialon ond rutianly ridicue than any
other member of tho convention, beg leave to avow
my whole responsibility in this affair, and to claim
all the discred 10 which the public may judge entitled
by reason of my acts in connection with 1t. | avow
then, sir, (as find am charged in various newspapers
with doing that did, in conjunction with worthy friend
of mine (aso member Of this body the hall Of rep
esentaves in order to the southern members of
that body TO meet in this chamber night or that the
only time when such meeting could be possibly as
sembpd foe the purpose of taking into grave oonsidera
ton the various aggressions upon our rights which had
been pefpeated, or were in course of being perpe
rated by wicked and INSCRIPTIONS men, and for the
teraclop OF which, it obvious that the prompt
and vigorous measures necessary. Yes, sir, did
perform this subordinate ministerial part of summoning
the southern members of the House of Representatives
summoned wings and summoned democrNta ! my
self summoned directly indirectly, the representatives
of nine of the sovereign States of the Union Moreover
talked freely with those whose presence requested in
PLANTATION of the objects of the contemplated assemblage
could confidently appeal to thcm and each Of them,
whether, in all said to them, limited disu,io,. Well
sir, that convention assembled. Much debate occurred
and some division OF opinion sprang up chiefly minor
points, such as the time most proper for decided action
against our adversares, and the node in which such
action should take place. maintain, and defy contra
that body that fairly and dspassonstey considered made
known to the world, could bring the least dscrcdit upon
the uteror the assembly in which was announced
An address forth the people Of the South every
statement of which is true beyond contradcon-every
arg umen in which is of irresistible cogency-every sem
tence and line of which marked with heightened patriot
ism and devout regard for the Union This address, sir
subscribed by large number Of the southern members
of Congress present. II subscribed, for different
reasons by others, whose refusal subscribe hope
capable of satisfactory explanation their respective
stuents feel bound go further and say that there
among those who thought polite, under all the
oumstancos Of the case subscribe the address, pre-
limlnary to its publication, Of the worthy |
men and unquestioned patriots be found the Union
And now, sir, the address has gone forth--it has
performed its high office. The South reused Up to cir-
threaten her present peace and future safety Our
stand Parayzed by the moral energy suddenly and
imposingy displayed by southern and
tves and the solemn legislative resolves of nearly all
southern States Of the confedency At last bere some
prospect OF pac'hcation of compromise OF the final settle