The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-13
mr. stanIY,s speech.


reeded 10 the floor His desire was 10 say a
few words in plain way. If gentlemen did
not wish to hear him. they had better depart
to ii more comfortable place on this rainy day.
Instead of leaving the hall members drew
up their chairs near 10 where the gentleman
was speaking and the area was crowded
with auditors He said that they had heard
of aggressicns and encrOdchments on the
rights of the South he had listened tospecch
es from the Democratic SIDE, in which relleC-
tons were cast, or a stab directed at the Pres
ident. Not one of these gentlemen who had
spoken had failed 10 attack the President and
the Wing administ ration. He then prOcee-
ded TO show that the agitation OF the sF"very
question was Tor party purposes and that, IN
1888. the Democrats commenced II, 10 make
votes ut home. Al that day hundred thou
sand petitions on the subject of slavery had
been presented; but the number since had
greatly decreased. He did not rerollect Of
seeing one now. Therefore. there was o &C.
casion TO dissolve Tie Union-the aggressIons
has ceased. The Quakers in North CaloIn a
every year. ask for the abolition of slave
ry Why not stop these people at home 2
Nobody snppOSes that slavery will be abol-
iSaed in the District of Columbia Hence,
the threat to dissolve the Union on this ac-
count is prcposterous He noticed remarks
made by his colleague, (Mr. Venable.) and
said that he would pay his respects TO the
gentleman from Alabama. Mr.. HIlliard and
was understood to express the hope that.
when he did So he would not CesecratP the
Scriptures 10 induce citizens of the United
States to shed blood Cor words simiar.)
H re there were explanation. and in ex-
citing personal DEBATE. The Speaker inter
fered--Mr. StanIy was called to order by MIR.
billiard, who it appears is IA clergyman. He
pronounced SIS aIusion false, &c ED.
JOURNAL.
Mr.. StanIy said that there were only two
noes and he would now 90 on. He hoped
that there would be no further interruption,
because ii man may say more than he i'll
tends IN the heat ofdebate. eproceedrd to
show that The South have no great reason TO
complain They have Shareholder Tor Pres
ident, who owns TWO hundred negroes; Il
slave -holder-an excellent gentleman-Was
elected Speaker of the House And yet
there was aggression on the South How
many members have the South in The Cabi
metz They nave five out Of nine Oh the
bench OF the Supreme Court, and ARE well
represented IN the foreign missions They
lave Il full advantage. General Taylor beat
CasS (who thanked God that he never owned
a slave) in the free States; and two millions
five hundred and eignty-three thousand six
hundred md fourteen votes only, is the ma
iority over this terrible band Of A holitioniSts
He would say word TO the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. Mamn.) and to the gen
tIemdn from PENNSYLVANIA. (Mr Stevens. y
He would not talk to il Dc cent negro. especial
~ one who had gray hairs, lis the latter did
to the committee. Laughter When he
(Mr Sanly) grew up to mans estate oil
three hundred voters in Newbern sixty were
free negroe. This continued until 1885
when the constitution underwent Il change
The vote was sixty aGainst sixty five only
Were such ii proposition us this to be propos-
ell now, not one man would be found to ad
vocaie it. Slaves cannot nov tie tmauCipa-
ted there. Make your speeches, and blush il
you have got shame. Many a man has
knowledge without Il refinement of heart
AID though he preach fine things, without
charity he is as sounding brass and tInkling
cymbals" But for your efforts Il thousand
negroes of North Carolina would be rmanci-
pated now, and we could say in the words OF
the psalmist Ethiopia herself stretches her
hands unto God - and they would have ed
to your lectures, say smart things advertise
them. and sell them: write about killing Nor
gan, but let Us alone.
Gentlemen complain that California will
come in, and that Oregon and Minnesota will
be admitted as States. How are we 10 pre-
vent il F.? Are we to have another foreign
war. and Yucatan and Cuba annexed? Are
we TO have another war for the propagation
of slavery They say that the South will
be hemmcd in by free States. How is it to he
helped? Has not Mexico abolished slavery?
New Mexico can have slavery or not As ia
California. il is for the people to decide his
question. He had no idea of refusing her add
mission, and compelling her to set up tol her
self. If we reject a State because she will
not tolerate slavery, storm will he raised.
compared TO which the agitation connected
with the Missouri question was tempest in
ii teapot. If no southern man hut e votes
TO- the admission of California. he would
Demonstrations appreciation. He wished
to know. if the Union should be dissolved
whether there would be any means for the
recovery Of fugitive slaves. What becomes
of our coast? Gentlemen do not know the
dangers which h"eaten US.
Maryland and Kentucky do not make half
as much fuss as dill his colleague from Bun
combe. on. Vendhle.) If the Union be dis
solved what would become Of the money
in the hands of disbursing officers? He be-
Iieved that there were more from Virginia
than ever whipped the enemy from the start.
laughter When the Oregon pil was
passed, why did not the Democrats come for
ward and make all the noise? Because Gen
eral Taylor was not then elected, If the evil
day should come, he did not want to 90 with
the propagandsts. South Carolina and Vir-
gnia had passed resolutions casting rcfec-
lions upon North Carolina because she would
not r-o with tbor, That Statn stands nm no