Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-01-31
Hfa,ber As.

IL IS certainly very desirable that they
should know the true seale Of the case.
Mr.. Phelps. am very much graft
fled TO find that this subject is met in
this Kind temper. The honorable Sen
ator from New Hampshire is not far
from the truth in the remarks he has
made. and his peculiar modcs,y forbade
his remarklng that some of the Senator'S
speeches have been made for the sams
purpose as these resolutions to which he
has referred. The Senator from New
Hampshire has recently, believe, had
the honor OF presenting himself on the
advocate of free. solism in Vermont:
and, sir, as lie has just made the tour of
thai State, II is not 10 be wondered at
that these resolutions should have come
Immediately after him. But my object
IN rising is not to trihe with the Senate.
have never approached this subject
with any other feeling than the feeling
of apprehension. Would 10 God the
discussion might be terminated to. day
forever. But i! cannot be. The agi-
tatlon and excitement to every part of
the country forbid US 10 be silent. And
sir, let me remark on this occasion. that
! was very much gratifed to find that
the honorable Senator from Virginia
met this subject in SO forbearing man
ner To be sure he minated that tho
course Of Virginia was marked out
that his own State would adhere 10 her
determination. Well, sir, if the deter.
mination Of Virginia is merely 10 recu.
late her own affairs and her own con.
Germs, protect her own rights and honor,
she Is right. Let her adhere TO that de-
termination. For one, disclaim alto.
4 gether any pretension to interfere with
the domestic arrangements Of Virginia.
Cuncede 20 that State what | claim for
NY own. II she chooses ia sustain this
/ Institution, and my own state reject ir.
we sand upon equal footing; and il is
not the business Of any State Of this
Union 10 interfere with our choice.
Sir, there has been a mistake upon
lhis subject. Ihas been intimaled ihat
the people Of the North desire to inter.
fcre with the domestic relations of their
sister States. There is no such dispo.
siion PervadiOg the mass Of The people.
know we have fanaticism and foVy.
but DO not know Of n Senator on tbi,
tioor who could disclaim that there
were fanalcism and folly at home. NV
otject IN rising now is--io use a tyi,c
phrase-Io define my own position; an
in defining It, believe | shall be def1.
ing that Of vast majority of 'our
people. We claim no au.Eoritv' no
right, 70 interfere in the domestic ar.
rangemcn's Of any Stale Of this Unioo
, This should be distinctly understood bv
! our friends. Virginia and South Car.
o.!na may mainlaiG their own institu.
tons We claim no right 10 inrorfare
so far, | trust the declaration is salisfsc.
, tory. But, Sir, the line OF distinction.
the dIshnctIon which we make, ia avery
practical one. Where Congress nos.
sesses the power ofloca legislation. thev
, must exercise that power in obedience
to their own Judgment; and it, with res.
pee, to the Territories, thew deem !,
wise TO prohibit the in,rodu ction Of sla.
very, they have The power 10 do so.
and If the sense Of Congress should be
in favor OF The exercise Of that powcr
that power wiII be maintained. WcII
, what Is our conclusion? We claim NO
right to interfere with the ins,iiniion.
of the States; but we claim n right -
! regulate the Institutions of the Tcrr;.
tories. Can that right DO deniedl if
: we deem It expedie1I TO jnrrodnca tho
g., ordinance of 1857, or the WiImo, Pc
vIso, winch will question our power?-
And If, IN onr judgment, we deem il .,
/. Pedieht 10 apply these restrictions. who
! shai' say We have exceeded our powersp
, are senators prepared for thai Aro
lhey prepared 10 say 10 Us that snv
State IrgInia, South Carolina, or anv
o'her-however respectable she MAJ
; be-shali dictate TO congress with res.
" pect 10 the expediency of these meas
e ures? Why, sir, such preiension could
not be attempted. If Virginia ha,
" marked on, her course, so far as tho,
u course IS consistent with the vindica,ion
OF her own rights, nobody will interfere
- with her. But if the course marked
= out is, that Congress shall b.. comDeIled
I' by any system--l do not like 10 rsr
'e harsh language-bul if Congress !, n
T. be driven TO adopt its resolutions m ,bo
ne peculiar taste of any one portion of ,h;,
'S' Union. IL loses the respect of all No,y
e. sir. | think that we should concede r.
on each and aIi Oft the States the right I,
IL regulate her and their own internal a
'l' fairs. We claim the right TO legisls,,
u for the Territor:es--and do we cla;n
Is anything offensive when we insist ,ba
rs the regulation of those Territories sbaI
oy rest upon the unbiased judgment o
'rs Congress' ... :
" " Now, sir. have heard a great dea
r about northern fanalicism; but have