Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-03-14

Standing Commitlees
Mr.. FITCH said
Il is my intention attempt elaborate IN
any Of The various arguments Which have been atdncsd Ell
Their the House this upon the subjects
connected with The message before you Nor dr. design dis
eusng the slavery question: which has become min
ged with all our legislation shall leave such discussion to
me esa .eeopyng seats mere OeheSe however
that unbiased judgment Of either the
utiOnay Of ha question can scarcely be formed here.
Sectional feeling influence Of the nfamaioy
appeals and njudc1us threats which have been made in
connection with this subject will deprive il OF h cool
consideration 10 which ITS impurance entities II. Any
opinion relative lis merit must in especial
have been very liable olmed uuder the influence Of
such feeling; and any relation 70 its sDHaly
fran those whose opinions under ordinary cicun>tan
entitled to the utmost difference snd there
ny such this AOOr) will now be very TO be warped
by residence upon the other side Of certain line
influences, independent Of considerations of the eouny
good Of right wrong brought bear from the opposite
side therefore deprived Of any controlling effect Any
reasons Tor my Own oPton can have 10 wegh-oe 81 no
influence Ond the circle Of Immediate constituents
than here The opinion Itself so far as my action on tins
question representative is concerned, came here 10
esuy II will De matter CT TeeoId- already Is So
end prepared 10 make il again any moment. Al
though discussion Of the rationale Il pTeconccvej opn
will useless that Of certain sediments proclaimed
acts done and threats made here and elsewhere In
ton with this subject may not be equally To these
therefore,, will my remarks be mostly cOnhned-
II appears my limited observation. that wbon
zeal is recently evneed in opposition TO principle long
established in this government, aud established with
of the very locality fenz,ed in oppo
this prncple to The Northwestern Territory aud
which would have far better justified the intern
perste opposition manifested AS that territory be-
onged To Virginia slavery existed In by her laws, not
only theoretically but practically Slaves held in that
portion Of Of whict my State has since been
ated Consequently that ordinance abolished slavery Dfh
out the consent Of the Inhabitants chre already erfsted
IL only proposed its introduction where
dues not exist To former proposition op
position; 70 this II has become almost mOnomaDisc Thai
territory gift in to all the Siaes-it became
common proper'yj snd justly for Virginia had only
been enabled to hold by expenditure of the conmon
blnod and treasure The same expenditure has obtained
dispute dispute title, tut the
tension Don-exlension of certain laws it, Virginia
could DO more claim want oil consideration Iol ne ga
than could Texas she 10 Tenquish TO the Unit
States all her right real faneied to that of New
Mexico which she claims repeat The principle under SIS
enssOD the principle Of "inerventon with the slavery
question IN the territories established by the ordinance
Of 1887 and in form much Obnoxious to objections
the part Of the South than presented But
then il their appreciation. No mssierspirit had
arisen TO create from his qesiion whiriwind, asde Of
which himself and friends ride into high places
There then, in that ordinance precedent foI this
ventiOn which be gsinsayed. But told that
we, the Democratic party, have adopted party creed
erected party platform upon which written Non-iner-
? and honorable gentlemen fom the South
threatened with accommodation from the party all who
do abide the spirit Of that Yes they
will read such from the party" Who then would be
ihOdOx Democrats fancy this question would not be
difficult Of solution similar arising from Church
miDating such threats might find them elves outside the tenn
pie The noninterventiOn doctine Of the Dmoera &c Ma
tiOnsl Convention Of IS4S, applied TeT
tories The convention expressly refused the adoption Of
similar resolution relative the latter and that refusal
the alleged Of secession from the convention by The
ultra Of the resolution. But il the resolu
had applied TO The latter submit YOU MI Chair
man. would denuHcison BY South Of its abandon
nent be but condemnation OF their c"urse For,
IL sniieif alton If the application of portion
territory California; for admission, with constitution in
hand into the Union, these people who would
ideal nOnineTveBon rule and make il biudng upon
North have themselves declared the swamps of Flo
da the mountains Of Virginia their intention resist
fsOgth-
the constitution Of the State prohibits slavery II
Is the gentleman from Mississippi Mr. Bown told
few days that presence Of this prohibition
ed not the ground Of his opposition To the admission of Cali
Orna hut If its constitution had permitted slavery would
have opposed its admission into the Union The sOppO-
Well. Ne. Chamnln will not this resistance to the adj
mission Of California be attempted Intervention Yet
for the same intervention for different, and claim,
better purpose, the North is TO be snathemsti-ed.
"Whom the gods will 10 destroy, they first make mad"
If madness evidence Of impending destruction we NAV
we'll fear many in this House must soon bid
farewell 10 their present occupants "know them
Oreveri" for greater number Of candidates for
Bedlam than presented themselves this hoOr, few
days before filled the Chair you occupy never
eongegaed outside the walls Of asylum for the
And there very little method their madness. Their
rawlings ineoheIent-or If they could be interpreted
to anything they meant that at which the
made by gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Cngmsn)
strongly poined-nsmely DIsUEIiN And some of them
appear have been at large length Of time
ed by the application Of any measure,
eVidencing eI-grOUnded suspicious Of necessity
such Iesiiant-aye and committing that evidence TO print
TO be brought up in judgment az ,nst them Here il
portion Of this evidence hOldng up Mr.. Meade speech
in which the author speaking Of anticipated legislation
this subject says;
I the Moth generny whose high prosperity is the result
unrestricted with SOUTH refuse
scribe, let us talk about the blessings Of Union"
II We do swallow the they prescribe swaI-
low their prescription, however nauseous disunOn fol-
lows! Shall be paTdoned for humbly dissenting from
this opinion And again;
"Insnct tells Shareholders portion
OF this institutions hostile shall exist neih
o south OF
What is this but admission Of insanity Instinct
which governs only after has deserted her
throne instinct 10 be The sole guide Of their h
ed action in the premises allude to this -peeeh mr.
Mesde's because the sentiments, not the tenth Of
which can take time to quote, repeated with still
stronger emphasis upon this floor. And sorry say
they echoed by Others this side Of
while fiom hat(Whig) side had by way Of nlefude
in this comedy Of 'Rsason mad the Devl pay
among the Negsoes" improvement upon the old "s,k
from the TOOnbs 6Oleful sound" And per-
foTmancs eheeed aud encored by Represen
whose duty IL have Indignantly frowned II down as
Threatening the best interests and ntegiy
they hee to cherish and protect If such con-
duct is not madness what j. il Treason II can scarce
y be, for treason stalks abrsd and whispers designs
only under Of night; and these declarations
made az monday. They were proclaimed 10 the Ma lion
here Nati8is Capitol If not madness then what is
IL II said las alluded by my honorable
from Tennessee my left, Mr.. staoton) by former
ehieL think, 81 French police that certain Transaction
was worse than seime-n biunderj clearly intend
ing convey the inference that the evnced
rowed views such mbece judgment upon the part Of the
aeers AZ Subjected then. a. o;f, no, pp,hrneu, Ana ,h,.
OF the conduct under consideration II Madness
not treasoB-a crime- is bluBder, il il fifty. And
wha. foolish than the threatened application Of
medy for any evil, real imaginary which remedy
from its se'y be productive of infinitely mis-
chief than The evil selfl What foo'ish than threat
OF dsunion under contingency which possibly arise
from the renewed application OF principle which has hh-
eitO operated oeIshciay II The threat has been made
with the view Of intimdatiDg the NORTH whatever its
posfy effect be here, its folly will be apparent in ia
utter failure 10 the northern constituency lots
from the they esteem right II il made with the
view Of strengthening the South effect has been the