North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-23

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For the North Carolina Standard.
MESSRS. VENABLE AND MILLER.
MR. Holden AS have doubt the Wing pa
pers of your City will TEEN with their usual sound
of bombasc praise of the immortal achievements of
their imported orator in the discussion last Tues
day, which took place in Oxford, have thought it
best give you sketch of the proceedings of the
day. Our talented and faithful Representative, the
Hon. A. w. Venabe, addressed his constituents on
Tuesday evening in vindication of his course in the
last Congress, in speech characterised by than
his usual ability He stated that the issues involved
in the questions arising during the last session,
of the most important character to the South that
the course ne had pursued he felt perfectly satisfied
was the one best calculated protect the rights of
his constituents. He indicated his most ably.
He clearly demonstrated that by the admission of
California all the irregularities of the formation of
that government, which were dlsorganzing and rev.
olutionary, were ratified by Cong.ess-approved;
that according to Mr.. Clay report, California
legally and constuonay a Territory" Ofcourse
the adoption of her Constitution and admitting her
as State, virtually passing the Wilmot Proviso
with all its most aggravated consequences and an
appropriation of the whole of the Pacific coast to
Freesoil; that the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of Texas
both wrong in principle and against the spirit of the
Constitution. The provision which recognized the
right of Congress divide State with the
of the Legislature thereof clearly referred to the APP
pcation by State, and not to bid and bride by
Congress. He said that it was surrender of slave
territory to Freeso purposes, and debt fixed upon
the South pay for the plumber of her citizens
He showed from the records, that territorial Govern
ments under the vote of Congress rejecting Mr..
Seddon's amendment that our property should be
protected from the action of the territorial Legislature
and argued from this the settled determination of the
North to give the South right in the lands of the
General Government.
He opposed the Bill abolishing the Slave trade in
the District of Columbia, because Congress had no
right interfere in any way with the subject of Slave
ry, and because the bill was so framed as to assert
the right of Congress to emancipate slave for
violation of mere Police Regulations. He showed
that the District bill was the very resolution of Mr..
Colt of Ohio, which was passed and had agiiated
the country, and that it melancholy fact that it
was now passed, acquiesced in, and were approved
by many Southern members one of the measures of
compromise. He stated that he was in favor of and
voted for the Fugitive Slave Bill, which was the
only of justice the South had received-showed
that that not a compromise, but framed in the
express words of the Constitutions and that this law
was even in process of notification at the North
and he believed would be nullifed repealed. He
stated he was for compromise, 3ut that compromise
involved concessions on both sides and constitutional
concessions. The South had given u all and had only
received what could question her right as an
independent measure. He said it was melancholy
truth that were living under free-so govern
ment, and that the Chairman OF the Committee of
Is was himself avowed freesoiier. He vindicated
his the compromise bill, and showed that
they were in accordance with the resolutions of the
Legislature and the resolutions of the Convention
that nominated Col. Reid the Democratic candidate
for Governor of North Caroline; and that they ac-
corded with his express declarations during the can
vass of 1s49. He declared that he made appeals
to party but that he addressed his constituents as
Southern men, and would scorn to appeal to other
considerations. He declared his attachment to the
Union under the Constitution and according to the
Constitution, and no other. Mr.. Venabe concluded
10 hu ala to
be united this subecto forget party ties, and go
hand in hand on this most important question; and
pledged himself to stand by the rights of his con-
stituents as long he was their Representative.
Mr.. Miller, of Raleigh, being called on by some
of his Wing friends to reply, came forward with a
good deal of apparent modesty, and remarked it might
be regarded encroachment interference on his
parts but that being called upon by the citizens and
though taken by surprise, he would hearken the
call and address them. He drew out large, file of
documents, all properly arranged conclusive evil
dence of his surprise, which some supposed to be
the last w i'll and Testament of the Raleigh Clique"
or the notes of funeral dirge to be sung the
fallen fortunes of the Wing party in North Carolina.
He opened his Speech by denunciaton of actionists
and disorganizers and piled up the agony of praise
Henry Clay and spoke of his glorious character
of his great patriotism and undying reputation, &c.
He then spent long time in praises of the Union.
Having let off the Introduction of his speech, he
proceeded TO a labored defence of the Compromise
Bill, and the different measures which passed Con-
gress. He attempted to show that the admission of
California was not so very Objectionable after all.
He spoke of the bill abolishng the Slave Trade in
the District of Columbia not of much moment
said that the subject had been favored by south
ern men. He argued strenuously in favor of the
Texas boundary bill that it was just proper, and
right. He said that he would have voted for the
bill abolishng the slave trade in the District but
considered it of small Importance. He was in favor
of the fugitive slave bill, and if it was resisted by
the northern States repealed, then he resist
ance. He replied to the charge OF Mr.. Venable that
this was free-soil government, and asked If Vim
A. Graham free-soiler. and the other southern
men in the Cabinet but admitted that Corwin and
Hall had rather leaning that way.
He charged Mr.. Venable with lodging the ques-
ton in the Utah vote, and said he was found voting
with Gddings and other Free-soiers on other meas,
ures. He stated that he was for the Union and for
staying in the Union and preserving it BY force of
arms against all actonists. disoganizers and agta-
tors He closed by again heapiDg up, the agony on
the Union and giving us part of his funeral oration
on the death Of General Taylor which Isuppose he
thought living as we do in the backwoods, we had
not yet read and was too good TO be lost. Mr. Mil
n. usual. smoke fora - Is