Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-09

tional escucheon. What more did say said that when
it came to question: all parties would join in fighting
against the South.
Mr.. FOOTE. This passage in the Senator's speech
struck me as being too severe am very glad hear ex
planned
Mr.. CALHOUN. Every portion Of the North entertains
feelings or less hostile to the South.
Mr.. FOOTE. / cannot think so
Mr. CALHOUN. More or less hostile. What mean is,
that they declare that the institution is blot upon
tonal escutcheon Is that being less hostile
And is there Northern man who will rise up and make
declaration to the contrary Sir, must express my deep
regret that the Senator from Mississippi should think proper
to call me in this irregular way and this early stage,
for an explanation. If be differed from there would be
sentiments No. Mr. President, cannot disguise the fact
that this feeling the North exists and unless there be
provision in the constitution against that feeling the two
sections Of this Union will live in harmony
Now, sir as to the question of disunion. talk very lit
tie about whether am Union not because put
confidence in professions leave it to my acts to deter
mine whether am Union man not. Sir, challenge COM
parison with any here-I challenge comparison by the
Senator from Mississippi appeal to him If there any man
who has absaned carefully from what he believed
to be violation Of the constitution, who has been
forward to arrest all nacions of the constitution. II
Is IN vain for man to he loves the Union he does not
protect the constitution for that is the bond that made the
Union. If am judged by my acts, trust shall be found
to be as hrm friend of the Union any man within it. Sir
do not know that there any points that have left u-
explained my friend from Mssissippior will still call
shall be glad to accommodate him.
Mr. FOOTE. certainly did not intend any unkndness
to the Senator from South Carolina. If he had noticed my
he would have found it to be entirely otherwise than
unknd; may well say that he is of the most valued
friends that have in the world Il occurred to however,
that explanation necessary and really the Senator
should think, be induced to acknowledge himself under
special obligations to for giving him this early opporu
nifty of explaining. The Senator Of charging
him with being disunionist somewhat surprised thai
he should make this accusation have always maintained
that he Of the devoted friends the Union in this
body But when he says that the whole North hostile
the system Of domestic slavery in the South In my opinion
he does great injustice to the North.
Sir the Senator from South Carolina nsinuaes earnestly
that my towards him has been unfiendy. am fa
from thinking have differed with him in opinion
M If this be evidence Of enmity, am his enemy not other
wise Nothing could pain than to justly forfeit BY
any act of mine the friendship and esteem Of the honorable
Senator from South Carolina upon which, for several yea
past, have SO much prided myself.
Mr.. CALHOUN. The Senator exhibits think, lits'
anxiety to misconstrue all events he does not consru
my remarks literally. He calls my attention to meeting II
New York. which, he says sentiments expressed tina
favorable to the South 1t is true there many
ments expressed there that approve Of but am not to
deceived by them that meeting for depving of al
rights in California like to attend to things and no
to the by which they called Sir, should be mos
happy think that should have the vote of the Senator
preserving ourrgh California But there two mode
Of treating the subject is by speaking and the other
actingof the two, the latter is the most effective ha
hoped that this discussion would 60 regularly and hop
it will hereaer and if any Senator, in the of his
marks, chooses upon what have said, trust
shall have health enough to defend my own position.
4 Here the conversation was dropped.