Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-03-15
Congressional.
Thirty-flrst COngress.--First
Session.

, that there is danger TO the Union, and
traced the progress of the discomfort of
the South, as not of recent, but of slow
and patient growth; still further traced
that discomfort TO the settled belief. that
under the present state Of things, the
South cannot, with honor and safety,
remain in the Union; and still further
traced the origin Of that belief in the
long and continued agitations and ag-
gressons of the North. He took the
census of 1900 and 1910 and showed
that the equilibrium between the North
and South had been destroyed by the in
reference of Government, and then laid
down three modes by which the govern
mental position has been accomplished.
The first charge was tina. the South
had been excluded from all interest in
the territories common to the Union.
I'd. That the adoption of system of
revenue, embarrassing the owners of the
South, has been forced upon The country,
taking away, in undue proportion, the
proceeds of the South and imposing up
on her unequal taxations for the benefit
Of the North. ....s... .....-
Sd. That a system of political meas
ures has been cherished, which has
changed the original character of the
fe deral compact. ...... ......
lie next proceeded to show how it is
that the equilibrium has been destroyed
and the whole power centralized in a
sectional majority. He referred. first, to
the ordinance of 1887, The result of the
provisions of which the North seeks to
be master Of two thirds of the territory.
From this he passed to the tariff and
manufactures, and to general survey Of
matters pertaining TO projection, and con
clude this division of The change in the
original cha racter of the Government,
by asserting, that insiesd of living in
Re public, we are swayed wholly by
national consolidated Democracy. The
Government has assumed powers, and
as the interests of sections are not one,
therefore there springs up hostility be-
tween the North and the South.
Here he entered into full details of the
history of the abolition movemen,-ad-
verts to the opposition to the right of pc
silion on slavery topics, and follows out
the natural results Of agitation, till he
finds them ending in disunion-from this
time the les which bound the Union to-
gether are SEVERED church organizations
are examined, and the influences of agi-
taton upon them depicted. The Union
then became the chief theme, and with
no sparing voice he glowingly declared
the nature of the love of the Union in
the breasts of those who have carried OH
the agitation. He alluded to Washing
ton and the dissolution of the colonies
and mother country. Clay's resolutions
were scarcely noliced-he drew the dis
tinctive lines between the Wllmot and
the Executive Proviso, and censured,
in no slight measure, the movement to-
wards the construction Of State out of
Califolnia-he opposed he admission of
that State; cited precedents, and conclu.
ded with an appeal to senators upon their
duties, intimating that the admission of
California will be sufficient evidence of
the future intentions of the North, and
will enable The South TO adopt such
course as will comport with her honor
and safety.
This is but a meager skeleton of Mr..
Calhoun's speech--his health is such
that he can hardly recover; his lungs are
diseased, and he has had severe alta ok
of influenza. ......... .........
In the House, on Saturday, the Presi-
dents California message was discussed.
March 5.