Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01

hoped when he wanted get up biI he was paramenta
ran enough to do it, He is sir, and do hope that among
the Senators representing the fifteen States that have laid
down rules measuring Senatorial discretion upon this subject
by the blessing of God there will be sagacy enough eft IN
some of them to draw lEe some proposition which
may be offered here, by which may be seen who walk by
discretion and who by Instructions do hope that will be
here and hen when have found out who walk
by discretion aud who by Instructions It will be time enough
to talk abouta compromise and not till them confess that
have panied and mortified by the discussion OF SUBJECT
and for this undertake that this doctrine which
now going to dissolve the UnoD that have ghto e
gislate over slavery the Territories has IFS second
birthday. II is not twoyeas Old No, sir il is not as old
the CLAYTON compromise bill, older II had IFS origin
in the Of ls4s and that banng has grown to such
size standsup here and threatens the Union Of
these Sates that dog day banng born during the discus
of thame and not two old has got to be SO ggan
tic that il is going dissolve the Unon Now want to let
the giant stretch himself try himse BECAUSE sir the threat
Is openly made that if the legislation of the country,
sixty years DID, does not bow down before this child Of few
months old, the Union has got to be dissolved.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi Who made such a threat
Mr.. HALE. Who made it Well sir, do not know but
that would be easier TO mention those that have not made it
than those that have laugh Why sir, it comes to us
every breeze in different shapes and in different FORMS
Who made the threat Why, sir, will mention remark
that made will give the definition of it. The col
league of the honorable Senator from Mississippi himself said
in his place in this body when proposition was made to
give precedence to the California bill the Territorial BILL
that pursued that In dpong OF the caen-
dar the Union could not be saved do not know that
that threat but he certainly said that if we passed
BILL in preference to another and did not take certain
der Of Legislation the calendar the Union could not stand
If the Union has got TO this pass let Is not worth
saving II has got to be despcaby weak and so con-
tempbe that it hangs such rotten thread that and
depends upon the position of the calendars why endan
ger every day when take up bills of order. But,
sir what have been panied that amongst the 6 lead
ing members of the Senae-for do not suppose the "ead
es all sdenot has been found to stand up
here and advocate that old ordinance of the old Congress-
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sir, and again. The official reporters of body,
the propretors of the Union newspaper paid by the column,
day after day and week by week. denounce that
" Infamous" and of every body who supports it is
Infamous and sit quietly here and hear the faith Of
fathers, and the dongs of this Congress from its earliest
moment up the present dayno up to ls4s-denounced
Infamous and not word said in reply The great diff
fculy how to get round this nfamy We are not to
meet in the face, but siAe it; put out Of the way
is Dead sir confessedy All around confess it to be Dead
and the only thing to bury out of sight, SO that it
shall not offend the sensitive oactories of gentlemen
That is the way in which we stand do not stand here
defend advocate the policy Of the President loud
challenge made here the other day friend Of the Ad
mini traon to come forward and defend that plan Well,
am friend enemy Of the Administration they may
take Of themselves and will endeavor to take oil
myself But will answer one part of the challenge and
what have to say will say here, and not in the newspa
pels will say it here; and say that for one stand by
the sinfamy" of that measure. |s".
Mr.. CLAY. Which measure
Mr.. HALE. stand by the " infamy" Of the ordinance
Of 's7 and ready stagger under all the approbrum
that may be heaped and to adhere the old steps
of the old men of the country.
Sir, the honorable Senator from Kentucky the other day
said have not his speech before me, but hope made
due impression my mind that recoect the import Of
tiff this compounds bill passed evey body will be
satisfied .,.s. ~@ @.
Mr.. CLAY. No, sir, no never said SO.
Mr.. HALE. You have not heard the whole sentence.
Keep your no. till get through Every body would be
satisfied except--
Mr.. CLAY. Present company. Laughter
Mr.. HALE. No, sir, not present company, but "a few
miserable fanatics all but they would be perfectly satisfied
Now s homey phrase, permit me to tell that hon
orabe Senator he could bring better grst to the hopper
of these fanatics grind than this compromise bill Of
his No. sir by possibility could measure be devised,
thought Of maured that would better the purposes
Of these miserable fanatics. Oh the wretches Laughter
Nos there is any body here that wants to give them food
let them pass this compromise BILL and they would have
enough. For what is this compromise 1t seems that in
obedience the old saying that if you cannot alter things
you change their this bill is going to be rechrs
tened and styled the adjustment Well what is this adus-
ment What does it do have listened to the speeches
made by those who have attacked it. have listened very
attentvey with good deal of interest," and with good deal
Of instruction hope but confess that Notwithstanding the
largest degree of candor that possibly bring my intellect
exercise with the greatest degree charity for oil mankind
that possibly feel those gentlemen. who have talked
with eoquence SURPRISING what had conceived to be
possible have failed to convince that they mean in their
hearts 60 against this bill after all and think, sir have
seen the true secret of this opposition. discan The nten-
ton of mputng hypocrisy these gentlemen but the prophet
has told years ago that the human heart deceu above
all things and may deceive ourselves if deceu
all that. .Ia. q-S gs
will tell you what think the of this opposition is.
This has been proposed, and Southern gentlemen have
that the North have snapped it geedy that they
trying to get little They have taken all the ter
rtory begin with, with restriction, and devoted all 10
slavery to begin with. Then they have got the fugitive
slave bill to make hunting ground of all the rest Of the
Union pretty large liberty should think They have got
all that, and still they say they satisfied ask
ing the other day, in friendly and South
ern friend Of MINES <ewhat would you be satisfied with "
Now, says he g I'll be candid with you, if have
California for slave territory, with all the rest Of it and then
take Cuba, would be satisfied for little WHILE but not
long," Now believe this spoke truth than joke
when he said that all events there great deal Of truth
lurking in it. admired the candor with which he told me
that they would not be satisfied great while with that
But to be serious If gentlemen not satisfied with this
compromise bill with this adjustment what do theyswant
What have we got that give them They contend
that cannot egisae directly and absolutely make slaves
to Introduce slavery they do not ask that because il
do that the of the proposition must be true
and may egsate to abolish slavery They will not ask
that because 10 vulgar phrase would be cutting their
own throas They simply say, 'shands off let alone
Now sir is an 10 suppose that this doctrine Of
Intervention is new doctrine. is You will find
that it is as old as the New Testament. There certain
class that the Saviour to Let alone, let
alone, their request Non intervention take
alone Do not do any thing. We will 90 into the Terri
tories, and will go when and where and how please
Let US alone. Hands Off Nunntervention all ask,
and all that ask consistently with theory"
WE'LL this bill does all that Il gives them the whole
of that, and s.ill they satisfied with il. Now, tell