The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-20

Florida, fled to Nassau, and protected there, and
were refused to be given up to the Florida marshal be
Gaiaed' Sir your politicians dare not do their duty
The coasts OF Florida infested by dozens OF British
smacks from the Bahamas manned and often command
ed by the muato and negro emancpees of those islands,
who, lurking about our harbors inveige of slaves and
excite them to dsaffecon Does this federal govern
ment seek to afford It's aid for protection against their
incendiarsn No, sir When the act of 1903 is invoked
an passed the instance of citizens of North Carroll
ma to keep out the brigands OF St Domingo we are told
1t does not apply TO the of vessels and that they
are projected by the treaty with Great Britain Treaty
or treaty, law law the visits of these vessels
and their crews TO our waters will be prevented
And sir. to all these wrongs the people of my State
have had superadded other for the weakening of
their affection for the federal government and for the
eastern sections of the Union
In 1886 the war with the Seminole Indians broke out
in Florida; 1t was not caused by its ci,izens-it was
deprecated by us-but il caused by the attempt 10
carry out system OF policy adopted by this government
of removing the Indians west. We had nothing to do
with its origin. When broke out we were entirely de-
fenceless and unprotected Our Territory and its wants
had been shameuy neglected by Congress and the fed
cral Executive for years Florida devastated BY the
savages frontier OF four hundred miles line Of
smoking ruins Well, sir State and its citizens have
DETAINED and reved and denounced having caused
the war; as having made it source for pecuation and
prohtthe just claims OF honest citizens for supplies sold
your troopsfor servcesfor property destroyed by your
officers and for spoaons by the enemy caused by your
not aordng the protection i was your duty to have at
forded refused TO be paid the most rng preten
ces and suberfuges, and injustice and injury thereby
added TO defamation and insult Nor is this all the
gro slaves of white citizens, ugitves among the Indians
captured by your army, sent west by the govern
men without payment to the owner from whom they had
fled and il retained and employed in the service of the
government and il they were killed, the owner has to
petition ten years in vain for compensation and at this
very session, only after month spent in the House IN It's
consideration claim of this kind passed by meager
majority of one or two votes.
| Mr. President | have made these remarks for one
reason because that have within few days past seen
some northern papers erroneous causes assigned Tor
the absence OF my with those of other southern de-
mocratc members OF Congress from the Southern address
to which have advered; and pedcated upon the state
mens al!ude to, have appeared in south
crn prints oil those who withheld their names from that
paper. While concurred in the policy OF an address,
did not sign the paper presented because 1t did not suit
my fancy in several particulars tdd not meet my views
of what such paper should contain and it contains some
things did not like 1t did not refer to the often repeated
accumulated aggressons OF the East and North upon the
South, in other respects than with reference to slavery
It did not, have stated present the infamous Missou-
act in its proper character, and the leading wrong
and the pogenito Of all the subsequent ouages, and It
passed over the abolition efforts from 1921 1885, and
their effect in producing the instructions in Charleston
and Southampton, totally unnotced.
Sir if revolt of slaves in the South should take place
sble for the consequences. The blood that is shed will
be on their heads. The address omitted what wished
to be inserted to prevent improper mpuaton, and to
oca declaration of the attachment OF the South to the
constitution and the Union, and not merely disclaimer
of Intention but the denunciaton unfounded cal
jimmy of the accusation that seeking to disrupt the
cenfederacy. Sir, hold the true champions OF
the constitution, the defenders of the Unon and
desired it should be declared in terms
Again should have preferred instead OF the assertion
of the anticipation of stubborn persistence by the East
and North In their erroneous courses towards the South
and instead of the dissolution of the Union being put
forth the sole OF redress for wrongs the pepe
traon of which could not be averted preferred an ex-
preston, not OF confidence at least Of hope that there
would be no necessity for to the terrible remedy
That hope still entertain trust that all patriotism ana
libcray is not fled from our fellow. citizens OF the
Northern and Eastern and Middle States. Ii | could
have procured the modification of the address, as have
suggested, should have been proud 10 have placed my
name with those OF the distinguished of the South
who did sign it and if is supposed that, from any
cause shall be recreant to my State, or that | shal!
waver in my allegiance to her, am done injustice II
my hope to the Of the East is mistaken one
shall obey the mandate OF Florida 1t is expressed In
the fourth resolu tion, In these words
That knowing no party names or political divisions,
q" and lives those Whom
resent we ready heart and soul with united front,
States taking for thy defence of rights
of ourselves and those whom we hold
so otherwise, suggest and devise"
| can do so cheerfuly, for approve of it.
Mr.. President, have seized on thus occasion to eX-
press my views in order to avail myself OF the advantage
afforded me by the publication OF what say here in the
two papers of this city that report debates My con-
stituenis will be enabled to know what my course has
been and will be, and the motives for It, and the whole
country can see, and all may condemn or approve as
they think right am entirely satisfied to that course,
careless OF tue OplloH ol cePcet "
thank the Senate for attention. and trust the resou
tons will be read and printed, and laid the table, as
moved by my colleague
EXPLORING EXPEDITION.
The Joint resolution from the House, directing that the
government of Russia be supplied with certain volumes
of the narrative of the exploring expedition was read
first and second time by its title, and referred to the Com
mittee the Library.
ADMISSION CALIFORNIA.
| MIR. DOUGLAS moved postponement of the prior
orders, with view to taking up the bill tor the adj
mission of California as State into the Union; upon
which motion he demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr. ATHERTON would ask what the special
order of the day. and expressed the hope that the Senate
when they would be obliged to return to the appropriation
bill.
| Mr. DOUGLAS only wished to say that that bill had
been up for consideration before the Senate for nearly
week, posponing all other business The whole time
had been taken up the discussion of amendments
that bill without coming to its final passage He firmly
believed that in this way other important might
be defeated The appropriation bill could not be lost,
and there immediate necessity for passing 1t then
He did hope that the California bill would be taken up
and that they would fix the time when action could be
had upon it.
Mr. WEBSTER said he had but a single word to say.
His vote would be with the chairman oil the COMMITTEE
on Finance, until the in charge OF that com
mee was finished In his judgment that was the best
way 10 act in the business of the Senate-to DO one
thing at tme--and he would answer Tor one that
no one should more time than ne dd on .nai
bill very rapid progress would be made on Tue civil
and diplomatic appropriation bill.
The yeas and nays being then ordered, were 'aKeh
and resulted--yeas Is, nays 80, as follows;
| YEAS-Messrs. Bell, Breese Bright, podRe OF iowa
Douglass Downs Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, Foote, Hale
| of Jones, hlnS,