Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-09


Republic with the who lives the southern extremity
of the Cape Of Florida Sir, ashamed to pursue this
line of remark dislike it'll have utter disgust for IT,
would rather hear of natural blasts and mdews, pes
ence and famine than to hear gentlemen talk Of secession
To break up to break up this great Govenmentto dis
member this great countryto asonsh Europe with act Of
folly such as Europe for two centuries has behed IN
any Government No, sir no sir There will be no seces-
son Gentlemen not serious when they talk Of secession
Slr, hear there is to be Convention held al Nashville
am bound to believe that worthy gentlemen meet at Nash
vile in Convention, their object will be to adopt counses con
ciaoyo advise the South forbeaance and moderation,
and 70 advise the North obearance and modeaon and to
ncucate principles Of bothery love and affection, and at
tachment to the constitution Of the country s
believe, if the Convention at ALL will be for this pur-
for certainly they meet for any purpose hostile TO the
Unon they have been ngulay inappropriate in their ssec
non OF place. remember, sir that when the treaty was
concluded between France and England the peace Of
Amlens, stern old Engshman and orator, who dked
the terms OF the peace gnonnous to England said IN the
House of Commons that If King William could know the
terms Of the treaty he would turn in his coffin Let me COM
mend the SAYING in all its emphasis and in all its orce To any
body who shall meet at Nashville for the purpose of concert
ing for the overthrow of the Union of this country
over the bones Of Andrew Jackson.
Sir, wish to make two remarks, and hasten to conciu
son wish TO say, inregard to Texas, that should be
hereafter at any time the pleasure of the Government Of Texas
to cede to the United States portion, larger smaller Of
her territory which lies to New Mexico and north OF
the 340 Of north latitude, for fair equivalent in money or In
the payment of her debt think it object well worthy
init myself should be in the public councils of the
try at the time.
have other remark to make In my observations
upon slavery as it has existed in the country and
exists have expressed opinion of the mode Of its extn
guishment or amelioaton. will says however though
have nothing to propose that subect because do not
deem myself competent other gentlemen to consider it,
that if gentleman from the South shall propose scheme
Of colonization, be carried by this Government upon
large sca for the transportation Of free coored people any
colony any place in the world shoud be quite disposed
incur almost any degree of to accomplish that OBJ
ject Nay sir, following example set here more than
twenty years ago by great man. then Senator from New
York, would return to Vrgina-through her for the
benefit of the whole Southall the money received from the
lands and territories ceded by her to this Government for any
such purpose to relieve in whole in part, in any
diminish deal benefcaly with the free coloed population
of the Southern States have said that honor Virginia for
her cesson this territory There have been received into the
treasury of the United States eighty millions ofdoar the pro-
ceeds Of the sales Of the public lands ceded by Virginia 1.-THE
residue should be sold at the rae the whole aggregate will
exceed two hundred millions Of dollars If Virginia and the
South fit adopt proposition to relieve themselves from
the free people color among hem they have my free
that the Government shall pay them any Of money
Of its proceeds which may be adequate to the purpose.
And now, Mr.. President, draw these observations to
close. have spoken freely, and meant to do have
sought to make display Ihave sought to enlven tho
casion by animated discussion have sought only to
speak my sentiments fully and at large, being desrous
and for all to let the Senate know, and to let the country
know, the opinions and sentiments which entertain all
these subjects These opinions not likely to be suddenly
changed If there be any future service that can
der to the country consistently with these sentiments and
opinions, shall cheefully render it. If there be not, shall
still be glad have opportunity to disburden my
science from the bottom of my heart and make known
every political sentiment that therein exists.
And now Mr. President instead Of speaking of The posi-
by utility of secession, instead Of dwelling in these
of darkness, instead of cropping with those ideas full
of all that is horrd and horrible, let out into the
light of day let cherish those hopes which belong
let devote ourselves to those great objects that fit for
consideration and acton let raise conceptions
to the magnitude and the importance of the duties that de-
vove upon let be broad the country
for which act aspirations ashgh its certain desny
let us not be pigmies in case that calls for Never
did there devolve any generation Of higher trusts
than devolve upon for the Of this cons
ution and the harmony and peace Of all who destined to
live under it. 1t is great popular Constitutional Govern
ment guarded by legislation by aw by udcatue and de-
Tended by the whole affections Of the people, No monachi
cal throne presses these States together iron chain Of
despoc power encrces hem they live and stand upon
Government popular in its FORM representative in its charac
ter, founded upon principles of equality and calculated
hope to last forever In all its history it has been benef
cents it has trodden down mans liberty; it has crushed
State. has been, in all its influences benevolent, be-
nefcen; promoting the general prosperity, the general glo
ry and the general enown, and last, it has received
vast addition of territory Large before, has now, by
cent events, become vastly larger This republic
tends, with vast breadth, the whole continent The
great of the world wash the and the other shore
We may realize the beautiful description of the ornamental
edging Of the buckler of Achilles
"Now the broad shield complete the artist crowned,
With his last hand and poured the round
In living silver seemed the waves to ROLL
And beat the bucker's verge, and bound the WHOLE"
Mr.. CALHOUN. rise to correct what conceive TO be
of the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts, as
to the motives which induced the acquisition Of Florida
Louisiana and Texas. He attributed to the great growth
of cotton and the desire Of the Southern people to get an
extension of territory, with the view of cultivang it with
profit than they could in compact and crowded settle
men Now, Mr. President the history of these acquisitions
think not correctly gven II is well known that the ac-
qusioH of Florida the result Of Indian war The
Seminole Indians residing along the line attacked one of our
foresses troops ordered out, they driven back
and under the command Of General Jackson Pensacola and
St. Marks seized 1t these acts and not the de-
sire for the extended cultivation of cotton, which led the
acquisition Of Florida admit that there had been for long
time desire the part of the South and Of the Admnis-
traon believe, acquire Florida, but it very different
from the assigned by the honorable Senator There
collected together four tribes of Indansthe Creeks the
Choctaws the Chickasaws, and the Cherokees about
thirty thousand warriors-who held connexon almost the
and carried trade perpeualy with them Il was
well known that most pernicious influence was thus
exercised them and WI the desire Of prevent
ing conflict between the Indians and ourselves in the
South believe, which induced the acquisition of
Florida. come TO Louisiana. We well know that
the immediate for the acquisition of Louisiana was
the suspension Of right of deposite New Orleans
Under treaty with Spain had right the navigation
Of the river far New Orleans, and right to make
dpostes in the port of New Orleans The Spanish author
ties interrupted that right and that interruption produced
great agitation at the West and may say throughout the
whole United States The gentlemen then in opposon
highly respectable parythe old Federal party which have
never said word Of 1isrespect in regard to mistake not
TOOK the lead IN desire TO resort to acquire that terri
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