The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-03
MIR. Charles brown, or Penosy Iv~nis.

columns forces omit many articles which we wish to
lay promptly before the public. On occasion has this
feeling been greater than when we compelled to
delay until to-day, notice of the noble speech delivered
in the House of Representatives Tuesday last by Mr.
Charles Brown, OF Philadelphia. His remarks were
called forth by those of Mr. Thompson of Indi-
ana which we have already mentioned; and we VEN
ture to say they will be long remembered with CRATE.
full feelings by the people Of the South. The slave
holders of the Union have been told by wing ora
tors and wing editors over and over again, that they
had friends in the free States; that every man be-
yond their borders bitter enemy them and
TO their Institutions We have always denied that
ment and we deny it now. There men at the North
who will stand by the guarantees OF the constitution and
maintain the rights of the South by their acts well
their words Mr. Brown of Pennsylvania is of that
Der When others, yea of the South, have shrunk
back he has stood firm and with manly courage rebuked
the North for her unjust entertainments upon southern
rights and southern institutions The South-the whole
Unon-owes hun debt of gratitude for his straight
forward and manly effort to check encroachment, and
settle the great issue according to the spirit Of the
constitution, and with eye TO the rights OF the
States We know not how the nation will pay this debt
but we feel confident that the people of the South will
ever cherish him in their memories
Mr. Brown began his remarks by stating that he had
ever opposed any proposition looking to the agitation of
the question of the abolition of slavery in any part of
this Union This he had pursued before he had
seat in the Congress of the United States for he had
pursued in his State for twenty years, by opposing
all movements in relation to the abolition of slavery
any shape either in the free States in the halls of
Congress- He then referred to the remarks of Mr..
Thompson of Indiana, which had induced him to leave
that quiet which he had previously pursued. He
characterized the assertions of the gentleman from In
diana relative to the conservatism of Mr. Adams the
subject OF slavery startling and he alluded TO the
action of Mr. Thompson the right of petition, and the
celebrated 2lst rule, in the following terms:
Then he conservative. and rebuked the agating
spirit of abotonsm here. But when again met him on
this floor the of the present session. how
stood the matter? There is the record Upon every ques-
Congress- looking the abolition of slavery in the Dis
of Coumbis, the gentleman who in his speesh so
Der the Union and disturb its harmony voted the
yeas and bring these petitions into this Hail. voted
table.
ngs at The last session. Introduced resolutions conct m
ing who had been maltreated at hotel In this
feelings OF southern gentlemen and esewheredd
the gentleman from Indiana again vote against laying the
the House How Changed was the gentleman during the
last session from the time when he stood beside me- six
iddngs] for introducing resolutions here calculated to
country, and 70 create unhappy feelings That
gentleman say, of those who stood with to
expe from this hall the gentleman from Ohio,
found voting with the gentleman ON that subject
Here would remark, that in article called forth
by Mr. Thompsons speech, confined ourselves to the
speech Alone and the spirit in which ii was made We
took notice Of Mr. Thompson's previous votes; for,
truth had not traced them. And we deeply regret
TO learn that there has been anything in his former course
the subject Of slavery inconsistent with those high and
patriotic feelings which we could not but compliment
although knew that many persons thought they were
displayed for particular purpose 1t is more pleasant to
ascribe lofty motives rather than sinister intentions to
political adversary, even when he pursues
demned by own Judgment, and we could not refrain
from paying compliment to who manifested patri
otto purpose sustain the of justice. If we have
erred the fault is with the gentleman from Indiana, not
with u.s.
MIR. Brown denied that Mr.. Thompson had rightly
characterized the action of Mr. Adams, when he repre-
scented him rolling back the advancing tide of abolition
agitation, and proved that Mr.. Thompsons own wing
constituents were not worthy Of the high eulogium pro-
nounced upon them for patriotic feelings and
tive principles He read the eesoi resolutions adopted
by the wing party of Indiana, and repeated extract
from paper published by Taylor eector of that State
ures with the free-soil party and its measures.
After having referred to the inconsistent of Mr.
Thompson, he says of his own sentiments:
have opposed this agitation from the first this time
II behooves all TO look where we stand and where
are going As the gentleman from Indiana has Justly sad
do stand where did This agitation is leading
us EDWARDS and downwaIds, and no man predict
where it will end few years ago, who thought that
speeches, such delivered here from time
time. would ever be heard in this hall What would have
been thought in the carly days OF the republic, speeches,
such had been delivered By the gentleman from Masa
chusetts, [Mr. Manu- had been heard Where the
noble of the South who would have and listened
such speec !, or who would have rcbuked in the
face of the country left the hall in moment speech
aducing the Souhcha acterizng 1t in terms the vilest
and most degrading that could be applied to housekeeping
them with being semi ba rbarans, and knowing only a
bowie.knife civilization! These things must not be. We
must not speak each other in such terms.
blr Brown alluded to crimes committed in the northern
States, and the eargerness with which portion of the
northern people would have seized upon similar offences
II committed in the South proof of the evil effect OF
slavery Then, alludng to Congress again, he asks:
What do sect sorry my colleague from the
northern district is not here, for word to say
him, Another resolution has been introduced ut this
sion to allow every person in this District vote-black
and white, all colors bond and eeaud that proposition
received seventy-seven votes among
oil linen from Connecticut-a State which believe only
three years proposed to allow negroes vcte and
about three one think, the privilege was refis
These gentlemen come here. and, in the District
bia, with slavehodng population, place upon record
their that they desire that the shall placed on
an equality with the white man.
Here he interrupted by Mr. Henley; but he con-
hnued, with great force:
. That is State. There others The people of IL
nois have voted that negro shall come her soil
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