The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-08-03

TO be so decidedly inuuspicious to the Missouri
compromise | eHdeavored, in common with
others, to get up Ottcs more our non-iterven>
tion platform; and must say that / moved
fdt the committee Of thirteen with the con- |
6dent hope that they would agree upon plan |
of adjustment, in which the principle Of non.in-
tervention, would Constitute principal element
as il indisPutably does in the plan before us,
And what is now the state Of affairs! make
no personal alluson to any one, but speak
according to facts established by irTifutable
evidence, and no man dare deny them. The
: plan Of adjustment was reponedi it began to
attract the popular attention-yes, more, to
command the public respect, and many indi
/ cations of public approval began to display
, themselves in the North and in the South, 10
the East and the West; when, 10! to the sur
prise of the whole country, the Missouri
, compromise was again suddenly brought for
ward here, and elsewhere, by the editors OF
certain newspapers, as some have supposed,
but as do not expressly charge, for the pur-
8 pose Uf defeating this bill. and preventing all
adjustment whatever. We shall see, however,
i after while, which of these plans is praeLicG>
n Die. The Missouri compromise is before us
9 now as an amendment, and what ought to be
!. my coursein regard Oill have said already
that shall vote for 1t; that my constituents,
d whose feelings | profoundly respect, seem TO
d desire it, and that have been always willing
! to suppors it, were there any prospect Of lis
II adoption.
= But wish to be perfectly understood in
:. regard to this matter. With the facts distinct
e, ly imprinted upon my memory, which | have
ID already detailed, and with clear perception o
the evil consequences likely to arise from leav
70 ing this question nnadjusIed, 50 help me
Id Heaven! would as socn tdink Of atlempt-
o. ing any thing, however lmpious, as to unit'
We with those who have declared their determi
ne nation to make the Missouri compromise lint
ce Sne qua non to settlement. Nevert unde
Ill the circumstances which have described
rt never will give any sanction to any attemP
ed to sever this glorious Union of ours, upon
ID, mere geographical line, which, wien estab
lst lshed, may, after all, only tend permanent
We to establish geographical parties in the country
'ut and which may possibly turn out to be mer
on reprieve, and not real and solid adiustmen
Jht Such is my respect for the wishes and opinion
an of portion OF my own constituents, and m
so. regard for precedent, that | could almost hop
us that the amendments of the honorable Senate
ed from Louisiana may be adopted by both HouI
us es of Congress. shall most cheerfully vot
it Tor iii but if it cannot be adopted, shall vot
'ur for the bill, notwithstanding, and take all tn
ast consequences Of such vote.
10 Let me now, in support Of the general view
~. to which have given utterOnce in relation
u the policy Of non-inteWentiOn, upon whiC
NY this bill is framed, cite very high SOuthel
'"e authority in addition to Mr.. Calhoun; shS
res read from speech delivered by the honoIab
'"e Senator from Georgia, (Mr. Berlien) delivere
'o' almost Immediately in succession to Mr.. Ca
Ms houn upon the Oregon bill. intend 10 sho
wv that the honorable Senator from Georgia MI
'l"' entertained the same sound nOn-ioterventi'
''0 views which, as suppose, he entertains at Il
me present time. l arm gratiied at fi"ding 1t
Oe' my power to call to my aid the influence
ron his great name in opposition to those who ha
n1' so shamelessIy abandoned our non-nterVe
W. ton platform, and who so unblushingly no
I'm: contend that Congress shall specially lnte
the vene for the protection of the rights OF 4
ne South, already in my judgment sufficient
ara shilded against infractlOn by the organic Ia
use Of the land. l shall read single Paragra
! only from this very able, and, as | think, una
O'ai swerabe speech.
:. "On this question Of slavery, in every Z
no" pect in which it can be presented, our posln
the the position Of the united Souih--ls tru
rom stated BY the Senator from South CaEol'T
-. (Mr. Calhoun.l We ask you simply to let
90" alone-eave US to the enjoyment OF our dom'
lrly tic institutions, in which we cannot tisc1I
his the evils which alright the inagnations
q. others, and do not punish US for adhering
-; them, by denying to Us the common rights
"'"' American citizens. You refuse this. /
otto bill before the Senate stamps the peculiar
Igth sttution which exists in the community
and which we 1--we, as one whiCn Is UeYohu tne p
-, Of legislative protection--os one which ls
'aIn charac erized by its own intrinsic impurlty
'uld to require you, in the exercise Of your leg
am. la,ive authority, to deny to the citizens OF
~. United States. Under such circhmstanc
ao we would be wanting in selfarespecb we wo'
'eI- be faithless to the memory OF our fathers "
t it have lived in tho midst Of these institution
,th. fulfilling all their duties as men and as cltlze
~ and, who have gone to their rest with uns'a
ed regulations, Il we could sit here in slen'
ded III repeat to you sir it is all we ask,
,red us alone. With our domestic Institute
to authorized and protected by our own la
.,, and recognized and guaranteed by the Fede
'Oie constitution, we are contented and happy.
is in do not ask your assistance to uphold the
hch we cannot submit to your interference W
no., them directly in the states where they ex
~. or elsewhere, and indirectly by denying to
fess' tho endowment Of a common right, because
lout their existence among us. We say to y
NV. continue 10 enjoy in full measure the bless