The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-02-28

body. How far it may prove, acceptable
to both or either Of the parties on these
great questions, It is not Tor me 10 say.--
| think i, ought to. be acceptable to both
There is 40 sacrefce ofany principle, pro-
posed in any Of them, by either party
The plan is founded upon mutual iorbear.
ance, originating 10 q spirit Of Cancellation
and concession; not Of principles, but Of
matters Of feeling. At the North, Sir, J
know that from feeling, by many at least
cherished as being dictated By considcra-
tions Of humanity and philanthropy, there
exists sentiment adverse 10 the institution
Of Slavery.
Sir, / might, / think--although believe
this project contains about mn equal amour,
Of concession aud forhearance on both sides
--have asked from the Free States Of the
North more liberal and extensive conces-
sion than should be asked from the Slave
States. And why Sir? With you gentle
men Senators Of the Free States, what is
il? An abstraction, a sentiments tenti-
ment, ifyou please, Of humanity and phiIan.
ihropy-a noble sentiment, when directed
rightly, with no sinister or party purposes; /;
an atrocous Sentimental detcstatle senii-
ment--or rather the abuse Of it-when d.
rectcd to the accomplishment OF unworth,
purposes. said TINT might ask from you
larger md more expansive concessions that
from the Slave States. And why? You
are numerically, more powerful than the
Slave States. Not iha, there is my differ
ence--for upon that subject ] cannot 90 q.
long with the ardent expression Of feeling
by some of nv friends coming from the
same class Of States from which csme--
not that there is any difference in valor, in
prowess, in noble and patriotic daring.
Whenever il is required for the safety and
salvation Of the country, between the pen.
Pile Of one class Of States and those OF the
other. Yon are in point Of numbers, how
ever, greater, and greatness and mngna-
nimity should ever be allied together.
But there are other reasons why conces-
sion upon such subject as this should be
more liberal, more expa nsive, coming from
the free than from the slave States. Il is,
Us remarked, sentiment, a sentiment OF
humanity and philan.hropyon your side
Aye, Sir, and when sentiment Of that
kind is honestly and earnestly cherished,
with disposition to make sacrifices to en-
force it, il is noble and beautiful sentiment; !;
but, sir, when the sacrifice is not to be
made by those who cherish that sentiment
and incucate it, but by another people. 10
whose situation il is impossible. from their
position, to sy mpa.hize and to share all and
everything that belongs 10 them. lmnst say
to you Senators from the free States, i is
totally different question. On your side i
is a sentiment without sacrifice, senti-
ment without danger, a sentiment without
hazard, without peril, without loss. but
how is il on the other side, to which, as
have said, greater amount OF concession
ought to be made in any scheme ofcomprom-
ise?
In the first plnce, Sir. there is vast and
incalc,lIable amount Of property 10 be sac
rificed, and to be sacrificed, not by yonr
sharing in the common burdens, but excl'I-
sive of you. And this is not all. The So
cial intercourse, habit, safety, property, llte,
everything, is at hazard in greater or less
degree in the slave States.
Sir, look q, the storm which is now ra-
ging before you, beating in all its rage pitt
lessly upon your family. They are in the
South. Bu, where are yoar families, where
are your people, Senators from the free
States? The are safely housed. enjoying
all the blessings Of domestic. comfort, peace
aud quiet, in the bosom OF their own fam
i'ias. NJ .s.
Behold, lar. President; that dwelling
house COW wrapped in flames. Listen, SIR,
to ne rafters and beams which fall in 'ucr
cession, amid tie crash; and the flames as
cending higher as they tumble down. Be-
hold those women and children who are n.y.
ing from the calamitous scene, and with
their shrieks and lamentations imploring
the aid Of high Heaven. Whose house is
,hatf Whose wives and children are they?
Yours in the free States? No. You are
| ,king on in safety and security, whilst
the conflagra,ion which I have described is
aging in the slave States, and produced,
mol intentionally by you, but produced from
the inevitable tendency OF the: measures
which you have adopted, and what others
have carried far beyond what you have
wished. 4.v
IN the one scale, then, we find sentiment:
sentiment, sentiment alone; in the other
property, tho social fabric; and all that
makes life desirable end happy.
But, Sir, LIND myself engaged much be.
yond what ! intended, when ! came this
morning from my lodgings, in the exPosi-
tion with which, intended these resolutions
should go forth to be considered q the
world. cannot omit, however,s before J
conclude, relating an incident, thrilling
ncidenr, which occurred prior q my lcav.
ing my lodgings this morning.
A man came to my room--the Same at
whose instance few days ngo present
ed memorial calling upon Congress for