Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-09-12
lIr. Brooks and one Wilmot.


the City, and editor of the New York Express,
leading and influential wing journal. Daniel Web
ster has killed the Provso. He may exclaim, as on
a former occasion he did, in relation to a National
Bank, "It is an obsolete idea" Every vote in the
House clearly demonstrates that the Provso like the
old maids waist, els growing small by degrees and
beautifully less Soon the Free Sellers themselves
viii repudiate it, and poor WiImot win be made the
scape goat to carry off the sins of others into the will
derness. Every whig now looking to Fillmore or
his cabinet for favor, repudiates the humbug. But
Old Black Dan first broke the ice. He threw the
stone thas hit Billy Patterson. The democratic mem
bers who by resolutions and pledges are bound to
vote for the abstraction will do so; but trust
friends in future will have nothing to do with such
nonsense. We publish the speech for the benefit of
WING readers. After the wings of Indiana have
howed until they made the day gloomy and the night
hdeous, it could not be expected that they would
dorSe the new doctrines of the Administration at
once; but they will come to If by degrees
Mr.. Brooks said that he was opposed to the amend
of the gentleman from Ohio and he TO make
remarks in opposition it. He had been ready
any time 'to face that gentlemans music, !" and he
faced it" the first of the session. and he ready
'to face it, The world had rolled round and the
sticks Of the gentlemans drum had been kept beating
bat in the revolution of the EARTH the fewer the soldiers
that obeyed the gentemans tattoo If he kept beat
ing much longer the fact was he believed that very,
very few would pay attention either to his morning
his evening drum As for HIMSELF he could saw, it had
beat loud enough, fierce enough yet, to alarm
his nerves. He faced 1t He should vote against
his provso-had voted against il in January last and
ready against it in all the Januaries
There was a time Mr.. B. went on to saw when the
Wilmot proviso not it is now, mere useless
mischievOus abstractOn and he could very well under
stand the motives and the of gentlemen who
ted against it, 1t bolt, however that had done its
errand that had discharged its duties and the spent bolt
that were for hurling could only do mis-
chief and create unnecessary alarm. When the Wlmot
provso first introduced and passed the floor Of
this House, IL taught the country sautary and i'm
portant lessons the South first tat the with Mex
leo could 90 extend slavery but that the intent
and purpose would be by the majority resisted, and it
taught the North next that conquest and extension OF
territory ieoparded the very existence of the Union.
The fear of the Wmot provso predsposed the southern
Democratic party for peace and il alamed the Democ-
racy of the North only for tho Union ITSELF but for
the nationality and existence of their party Thus
Democrats cooperated with Wings in arresting the
reer Of cur Generals in Mexico, and in compelling a
peace.
The lesson is impressed upon history; and par
ty hereafter, will be anxious for of conquest,
less 1t first settled which section of the Union the
political profit will nure The and motives then
that prompted gentleman to urge the Wlmot proviso,
doubt sprang from high and patriotic causes but
things now the Wmot proviso abstraction,
mschevous in all its consequences and perng the
unity and existence of the Republic That Providence
of Almighty God which had so often watched and
preserved a favored people, with His "eoud by
day and pillar of fire by night" is watching
and preserving from the perils that passion
for conquest aud for other peoples lands had brought
upon We were to be preserved too, without any
selsaerifees of principle, or PRIDE sectional prefer
cnces pledges, II would only leave all to that Al
mighty God, and not attempt to be wiser than He, in
settling the destiny Of cOuntry what part of should
be bond free That destiny already fixed, irrevo
cably fixed, beyond any human control; and my opn-
ion, all ought TO try do is await the decree
that Providence, and stand by it, whatever it may he
To settle this terrible agitation in this Hall and Cham
her, such by the way other form of
strong enough stand month, am willing to become
Convert to the doctrine OF non-ntervenOn, OF
ton-and good faith, If is of any importance
TO know what am willing do will state here, that
viii vote Tor no WImOt proylso, now or hereafter OF
any before Us; and will stand upon the princ
Pe that the authority of this Government shall bC
exerted exclude extend slavery, the principle
compromise upon which il framed. Thus, il will b.
seen, if am opposed to single-headed, uniform, uni
versal Wilnot, am the more opposed to the double
headed doube-shotted Wmot, which would exclud,
slavery bv law north OF SO deg 80 and establish by
law south Of that line. If the WiImot proviso prn
cple and principle that must be enforced, the law
the majority will succeed, and the old, and ancient
venerable, and now immortal 'Wilmot" will carry thu
day.
But will pledge myself here now, while membe
of this Congress- resist them both and will fall back
IN order to give peace, upon the nonntervenOn, non
the southern members, ferventl
sent during the last Congress these Halls and be-
these gentlemen here to stand the ground they stood
then, and not to become the Wlmot prnci
pie which they earnestly denounced and which
without doubt principle alarming to the South | VII
stand with them their principle of
and will follow the saluary rule that the Federal Gov
created exclude establish slave
ry by law and leave that exciting subject the States
and the inscrutable Providence that has fixed
lous class of human beings upon otherwise FIRE
form of government No other rule of action nov
to me- this glorious heritage of our faith
from the inevitable internal dissensions which threat
en- t-and these the rules which animated and il
spred the bosoms Of the Haneocks the RutIedges tn
Adamses and the Pinckneys, who bequeahed this her
tage TO US.
And | can see, Mr.. Speaker, that no section Of on
country has anything lose but the conrary
thing 10 by the policy of ROn-acton this matte
OF slavery; for that destiny Of Almighty God of whc
spoke but ago. has regulated all these thing
for California IS settled, and is settling with m
raculous rapdty; and its social polity is fixed beyon
she power oil this government to change IT. No law
yours omnpotent enough reverse the social orde
there established. The people have decreed and
decreeing the universally of freedom. The emgrm
from the banks of the Mississippi Joins heartily with tf
emgrant from Maine, IN ordainng the exclusion OF slave
ny, the interest of all; and all the armies
naves OF the world slavery where all I'll
people sriu all to be free.
know that southern gentlemen attribute this feen
10 the pre0ccupaOn OF the soil by northern emlgrant
under the patronage of the Federal Government but
power higher than any settled this question
ard that gold, stimulating instant, tumultuous EN-
ways will under like circumstances the establishment
exclusion Of slavery. The steamship, the winds th
waited northern commerce there settled the questio
The people of the North did much go, 5 rush
fly, 20 California, when they heard that gold was Their
and the poor white Of the South who could ran
money enough 10 90, was there, before the owner
negroes could prepare himself to start. California
the agnet which attracted all the enter2risir
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