The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-09

hazafd ana 70 the lasi extremity and subm ssion TO
government Of unlimited power When thai day comes.
SIR. the decision of the State Of Virginia is made; and
would not pledge my life only, but pledge the lives az
all her citizens, that she will make il good hope The
i Mr. HALE wish simply 70 correct matter OF his.
tory Ii is stated by the honorable senator from Aaba-
the sister Siales print the resolutions here by
them. have had occasion To- consult the records, sir
upon this natter and find, snguary enough, but one
solitary exception to that rule and singular may
seem that exception in the case OF this very State
OF Vermont, Eleven years ago tomorrow, sr-on the
9th OF January, 1s39Mr Prenss OF Vermont introduced
the resolutions OF that State nstrucng her senators and
requesting her representatives TO their efforts to
prevent the annexation OF Texas. procure the abo.
ton OF the slave trade and OF slavery in the District OF
Columbia, and TO defend their right of petition. Mr.
Prentss moved that they be laid upon the table and
printed division called for BY MIR. Foster. and
the question OF laying upon the table was decided in the
the resolutions, motion was made by Mr. Lumpkn that
the motion TO print should be laid upon the table The
yeas and nays were taken aud that record is very in
strncvepaTtlculary III you read the yeas and nays.
and then read the of those the Senate that did
appear among the yeas and nays there There
80 yeas sir, and only nays so that in that instance.
The resolutions OF of the 'soyeregntes"l believe
that is the they call them now, sIrof one OF the
"soveregnles" Of this conederacy laid upoR the
table by vote in the Senate OF 20 tos.
With that exception OF the 9th OF January, 1889, up
this time believe the practice las been stated by the
senator from Alabama, Mr. KNG,l print the resou
tons Resolutions coming from southern States vastly
more offensive to gentlemen who differ from them than
those coming from the free States have been received
and printed without any objection. At the time,
appears by the record that eleven years to- morrow
wish this had been put off another day, sir, that
might have the year for -his resolution laid
upon the table, and the printing was refused Now. sir
/ am representative OF Vemont-and is vastly
better represented here than she would be il rep
resented by some others-and do not know that
there is anything peculiar In the resolutions she
presents; but it to be peculiar coincidence
that the only exception the general practice oil the
Senate should have been IN the case OF that State and
wish, matter of history, to make this statement and
to state the result OF calling the yeas and nays, so that
those who object to the printing OF these resolutions may
that they stand upon the record with precedent be-
A SENATOR. And a precedent exactly in point.
Mr.. HALE: Yes, sir a precedent exactly in point be-
from the senator from Virginia. Mr. MAsoNl allow me
TO say that Tor do not any great occasion for
excitement upon this subject.
| A SENATOR. Please TO read the yeas and nays.
Mr.. HALE read the names from the journal, and
sumed:
In regard to these resolutions, sir, was about TO
remark think they very harmless things after all
The state OF the fact sir, is this There has been
small band of fanatics at the North good while and
they have made much noise that the people begin to
think they numerous than they The whig
party and the democratic party have already begun TO
think they OF some consequences and The result is,
that they have started upon the game OF resolutions
resolutions and then the democratic party passes set OF
resoluionshey had TO come 10 Il at last-because, sir
So the wings and democrats both set to work with their
resolutions catch the fanatics; and these resolutions
intended for home use altogether, lrenewed Laughter
and that explains the why they instructed
be presented here's because they intended be
presented hefe-they are for home use only The wings
call the democrats and then the democrats
turn round and call the wings pro savery and they
each point the record and show that they have passed
the most stringent resolutions that could possibly be
written. Resouonsa Why. sr, there have been reso-
utions enough passed against under these
circumsiances-to make winding sheet for every slave
and every Shareholder in the Union Yet after all,
you si, ! TO the bottom you wl ma anai mere very
Excitement Ii there has been any excitement created
by these resolutions, assure the senator that they
do not anything. They the most harmless
things in the world. They are simply intended 70 be
used about election neio be used great occasions
When favorite candidates TO be pushed in others
defeated. then they are OF some use And that is the
way we happen to get these resolutions from Vermont
the present ume Tor the legislature of Vermont will
have TO nil vacancy IN the United States Senate at their
next session. They will be obliged either to re-elect
this gentleman, whose term expires, 10 elect
some other IN bis place. And IT is very convenient
SIR, at such times, TO show good resolutions lireat
laughter And Is in all these States. And really
to that in this point OF view, they are very
harmless affairs and senator's may wait some time until
these fanatics get 10 be more numerous than II IS appre
hended they are, before these resolutions will do any
great harm out OF their immediate neighborhood do
say these things TO dsparage the expression OF the
popular sentiment and will; but this great conederacy,
and the whole world waitng-waitng very anxious
lyto know what abont; and II is certainly very
desirable that they should know the OF the
Mr. PHELPS. am very much grat6ed TO find that
this subject met in this kind temper. The honorable
New Hampshire is not far from the truth
in the remarks he has made and his peculiar modesty
forbade his remarkng that OF the senator's speeches
have been made for the purpose these resolu
hons TO which he has referred The from New
Hampshire has recently, believe had the honor OF pre-
senting himself as the advocate OF reesosm IN Ver-
mont and SIR he has Just made the OF that State
il is not 10 be wondered at that these resolutions should
have come Immediately after him. But my object in
rising is not 10 trifle with the Senate have never ap
preached this subject with any other feeling than the
feeling Of apprehension. Would 10 God the discussion
might be terminated to-day forever But il canno; be
The agitation and excitement every part of the country
forbid TO be silent And sir, let me remark on this
occasion, that was very much gratlhed 10 find that
the honorable senator from Virginia met this sub.
ject in so forbearng manner To be sure, ne inii.
mated that the course OF Virginia marked out
nation. Well, sir, il the determination Of Virginia
is merely TO regulate her own Affairs and her own
concerns protect her rights and honor she is right
Let her adhere 10 that determination For one, dis
claim altogether any preension TO interfere with the do
mestic arrangements Of Virginia concede TO that State
what claim for my own u she chooses 10 sustain this
institution, and my State rejects IL. stand upon
equal footing and il is not the business OF any State OF
this Union TO interfere with choice.
Sir there has been mistake upon this subject II has
been inmaied that the people Of the North desire TO
interfere with the domestic relations OF their sister States
There is such disposition pervsdng the mass OF the
people know have fana,icism and folly; bat do
not know OF senator this floor who could discaim
in rising now is--to trte phrase--to denne
ovn nd in IL /