The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-14

The condition al The people oil ovid country 0ris
rather with view 10 create excitement throughout The
land for individual or other purposssf have asked
myself honestly that question And when one plays
upon the preudices Of country for IN yduai purposes
way that may lead 10 INJURY aud desolanon an rui
the question naturally propouads itself 10 eyey hoaes
heart Is il patriotic thus 10 act And when we ase IN
yestig aing question with view TO harmonious SET
tlemen |, and depending upon TIE kaler o. he Ua
for direction, Is IL proper 10 hee pelulices, Ifa
ducng excitement in one breast against another, AMI
dissatisfaction in section agalnst anolher THIS
think, y radically wrong Why lhs course y pursued
will not say. The chagaeier Of cur Institutions = such
that il often happens that he who is most sueressig
panderng 10 the influences that coatrol Tie people most
often succeeds. Such course may rye personal sue
cess; but patriot and statesman could moi receive ap
probation from an honest heat for pursuing such
course
recolect very well that there was few years AFRO,
very great excitement on iae subject o. aNool, COM
mencng in 1882 and continuing ttonsh several yrifs
thereafter Many who nov engaged "a iannlns the
flame OF fanacism, ami attempting 70 create sectoial
alienation, Involved in il al that lime recoleel
ihe election thai took place 1886, when Aafin Van
Buren, was elevated TO the presidency This slayerY
qaeson thea before the country, and recoiecl lbe
course pursued BY that distinguished geuienan al that
time and the nslrumeniaies that wese brought 70 bear
to carry han inio power. Feeoiect mat hs was "a
northern man with southern principles, and that north
friends with southern prnciles toos every feasible
position the northern States 70 carry hit etaon Mr.
Van Buren, was elevated 70 power, AM rtSolec the
scenes that took place the Stale OF Nav Hampshire
abou, that time Well do remember that abolition
meetings were attempted BE- held there's and ecolec
the instrumentaities by which they were pat down.
have not forgotten the who in that DAY aided in sup
pressing the abolition meetings Some o. Them may now
be found on this floor Some OF them were enjoying
Offices under he existing democratic government OF ihs,
day, who came into Office under General Jackson, and
who expected to be continued under Mr. Van bufen.
| MIR. HALE. want TO ask the senator If he
10 insnnate that ever headed mob, or employed
force directly or indirectly, TO Put down abolition meet
ings in New Hampshire, or anywhere else
| Mr. DAWSON; will explain that in good time,
sayI recoeci full well these things. have mentioned
M Nance and will not mention any
| Mr. HALE The senator from Georgia said that some
OF the persons who had put down abolition meetings
were on this floor. He said that instance occurred
Of an abolition meeting being broken upir New Hamp.
shire. then ask if he refers to me,
Mr. DAWSON. Twill come to that point in llle
while
The VICE PRESIDENT tits out Of order to make
Mr.. DAWSON, have made none. have been ex.
tremey cautious to make none-unpariiamentary There
is great difference between speaking Of what iad
vldua did citizen and in speaking OF what he has
done senator In the one case he is himself and in
the other ne is the representative OF his constituents As
said sir, there abolition meetings. and they
put down. Those meetings were stopped, and they Were
stopped BY certain individuals. wish 70 show to the
from paper called the STAR published in the State Of
New Hampshre-published by abolition lecturer and
member of the church. and have doubt an honest
and conscientious man. though an aboliiionist He made
publication in this paper and what did that publication
amount to II will speak for iself II will tell the
state of facts that existed at that peroi refer 10
merely to show the changes which lew years may pro.
duce and shall leave the Ssnae and tie country 10
certain the cause of those changes, | will show tina,
there then certain gentlemen IN this country who
had certain opinions this question Of slavery
IRENE and ultra than any ever possessed.
In all my relations as master towards my servants,
profess TO be regulated by humane principles bear my
relation master towards my Servants with all the cir
cumspecton which proprety aid dny may throw around
me; and such is the general relation Of master and
want in tie South Persons at the date 10 which refer,
whom now have in my view, fespedX that relation
and approved OF IL and went iuiaer and yet these
PERSONS from for which il is in my power
account, have lately agitaed The counlyand even aga
ted the continuance of this Union and The constitution
unler which we exist. come down, then. to this his.
tory; and propose to read short exaei from the Morn
ing Star ct the second OF September, 1855
| The VICE PRESIDENT II Is the opinion OF the
Chair that is in order to charge any senator with
having committed disgraccful act.
Dir. DAWSON i do not charge any dsgraceful act
by reading the extract Quite the contrary. think that
il was act OF patriotism, and one entirely compliment
airy to The gentleman Laas6ief propose 70 read Ito. 70.
sidu quo ante betium Laughter The article TO which
refer was written think, by the Rev Mr. Siorrs He
aud was actaaed no doubt by an honest and Christian
disposition he belonged to the Methodist church. think.
The article gives account OF the Injecting which took
place in Dover. in the State OF New Hampshfe-and
must not be presumed TO know which OF the senators
from that State resides there-and says:s
We happy being able say friends abroad
hai the cause Of aboonsm progressing IA this village
We acknowledge ourselves not to have been he first who
have enlisted heartily In this truly phgan,hopic canse but
reioice being prepared say haI having examined the
ciss Of the oppressed beginning feel and 10
There this village three anti-slavey soc-
cites The number OF members belonging tne first two
l. 40 The third Is but just organized ia prospects, Tor
asdafe good. Men OF influence among
members all the clergymen u village, except
apidy IL has doue in other places, of opinon
is success now Is sure.
Again, this same Mr. Sorrs. in writing to the "Herad
of Freedom, gave this account OF abolition meeting:
At the close Of my lecture, .. p H., esq, OF this
| vii nd xntt euh
an ~ other nxs that IL abolit,onists going nd.
such sentiments tbs had done ihs
who hou ght differently ought have the liberty
dcaoE that the OF the aboltonists Insult.
30 H. finally concluded with the remarkable sentence
Tiny Uhc sIsves) nsasrs uuaAr SNARE, AND NOT
Livg." Alter short pau.e, and ~ voice so low
very lew heard him, he added, "Jres Alter the osppsg
and sapag feet was over 20 that could be heard
remarked THAI ths gentleman had niimated tnat abol
unwilling 10 discuss The question that he was
hsd heard OF that brought the charge
against We had always e0arfsd dtsrusstoH i replied
iusnrrecuonary &c chaissgsd the gentleman, or any
other ofour opponents lay their nnger upon single
any period cal published by the American Amir
slavery Socey tat OF such character that In all the
ofisnscism inesnd,ary, 'rrsefiorars &c that the
public Newspapers had been flaming with OF late not o~
OF them had produced IRON the an slavery pa
pers 10 prove their high charges
You will see The language m which that gentleman 10
whom reference Is made IN the article (Hon JOHN r.
HALE) spoke OF the slave population For that pepula.
ton my heart has much phlanhfopic kindness and
good feeling the heart OF any and 70 may speak
OF every who lives in the midst OF them al the South
Such a sentiment that uttered by that gentleman on
that in reference 10 the slave population. lman
tain, is no, entertained BY southern man STAKEHOLDER
l IN hsU Aff.