The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-08-15

reverence of the people, fortress at
once and temple"--the thing is i'm
possible. The rock built metropolis Of
Tennessee stands on Sonder hin. and
there it will stand. |. is built of:lUck,
for it stands on rock; and there they
will stand together till the foundations
Of the earth are Shaken. But az well
might you build,such structure on the
marches Of the lower Mississippi, as to
establish any thing deserving the name
Of a free, stable and enduring govern
ment on such a quakfhg bog as Ohio
The institution of domestic slavery,
which like piles driven into the earth.
gives stability 10 government, and rem
ders universal suffrage and perfect
freedom possible to those who are free
is resource denied to them. God
forbid that ! should dasire'to introduce
slavery there. No, sir, would not
so wrong the negro. He is proud and
happy IN his subordination to one wor>
thy to be his master. But servitude
under such as these, differing Indeed
in color, and inferior IN all besides, it
would break bis heart. If such servl-
tude as this is their only idea Of slave
ry, | protest before Gnd that their alb
horrence Of must fall far short of mine
But they themselves are sensible Of the
negro's superiority, and they are jeal>
Gus it, They steel our Slaves from
US, and when they have made them
whatthey call free, they harrass them
they persecule them, they combine to
shut them out from all creditable or
profitable employment-they starve
them out, and even drive them away
Is this disgustl No; sir. 1t is jealousy.
The shoemaker will not set on the
same e'bench with the negro. But Fet
the negro prosper in spite Of persecu-
ton, and he will give him bis daughter
in marriage, and she too will thankfully
take him to her obscene and. lustful
bosom. "r
But there is the queen city as they
tcall it, showing like Jewel on an
Tthiop's ear" | went a shore there
RtRo other day, sir, and verify should
have thoughts that, like the Queen ol
tho hdus6 Brunswick, she had been
imported from Germany; for the ybdng
princes ia her streets talked, hardly
any language but the German And
these areathe men whose suffrage9 are
to give law to us whose fathers rescued
the country from the domination of a
German prince upon the English
throne. ~
Ispeak harshly, sir. | know il. ]
meant to do so. speak as Tl'betohes
every manto-speak of the enemies Of his
country, for speak of those who have
long waged systematic war against
Virginia, my country. But enough Of
Ohio. There let hey lie foul cess
pool-at one time green and stagnant
at another stirred up from the bottom
by the strifeS of the reptiles that strug'
glein its mud and talnting the mora
atmosphere with its stencil.
The inhabitants of Ohio may one day
acquire that consistency which is ne.
cessary to constitute people, and ther
they may furm, themselves govern
ment, or in the mean lime they may
find a master. 1t will be time enough
toconsidcr of our relations to them. :
Until then, |, will rest in the hope, tha
should such events take place as | have
spoken of, they will see the necessit,
Of paying that respect, to the laws o
nations, which they deny to the consti
tuition.
Mr.. President, / hope have sal
, enough to satisfy thinking men tha
those frightfdi-consequences Of disuni
t on, ,at the thought Of which the hear
t trembles and the cheek turns pale, vii
, not follow disuuion; should the Mort
/ be mad enough to drive US to that ex
I tremity. Ifl baye succeeded In thi
!. have accomplished allsl wished.
have not spoken with the view to max
Q men desire disunion. have aimed a
no moro than to keep them from bein
! freightened out of their senses at th
! bare thought Of it. | wish Only |
i bring them to hear reason, and havin
/ done this, expect them to see at
glance that the trne way 10 preserv
the ttniDn " 10 leteIhe people Of th
North see that we all Understand ou
true position, and all see the matter i
i this light. Let them see that eve
i those among US (ifi there he any such
r who would surrenderevery rfght, soon
z er Than expose themselves to the hot
rors Of war, are sensible that there
4 no danger Of war, and no reason wh.
4 they should submit to insult, outrag
and wrong, least worst thing be
+ fall them. Let the North thdefstanr
/ sir, that such are tie views and tempe
!, Of the south, aud The spirit Of encroach
! ment will stand rcbuked, endthe states
: men Of the North will at once. an