The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-26

thai tue armed heei OF Inc oPpressor might Ifaips oo
lhe lite which he only designed 10 make degraded and
kmisersble trust not, sr; and contend only for the
duty and The right Of ASSERTING justice al the hazard
Mr. HALE. do not intend TO occupy the attention
OF the Senate but moment As the senator from hen,
lucky has taken issue with point OF history,
want to give what understand TO be the ruin Oh Inc case
He says the Missouri Compromise was very benchclal
MEASURE do not undertake to say whether it
mot but il there any truth IN history though WAS =
boy q the time. when the Nsw nsaha o'a.ss wsfs OF
they are now the history OF those men who went for the
Ms.ouri Compromise has been warning from that day
this to northern men VINO come mere on The moor OF
Ii think the from Massachusetts in my eye Mr.
|DAvu will tell you that OF the promising and
talented of the public in that State who went for
hst Measure have recovered from the odium with
| which they were overwhelmed from that day | think
Ihe senator from Rhode Island could stand u and sho
that they have living monuments OF public odum the
persons Of northern representatives who went for that
measure ia that State know it no in New Hamp-
shire and believe in that part OF the country there was
but solitary instance OF northern statesman that had
vitality and elasticity enough 10 Tejuvenze himself from
the oboquy with which that measure overwh elmed him.
land he individual we'll known to the honorable
Mr. CLAY Henry Shaw
| Mr. HALE. No, sir; John Holmes, the only man in
THE whole of New England that ever able to re-
| The honorable senator from Georgia asks me If |
would them again. | can only tell him that it
said that history rs philosophy teaching by example
|and when ne NOUS ny the missouri Compromise. and
he fate of those northern men who went for it, as some
hng that IL 70 stimulate go for il. does be think that
ambitious OF filiiny martyrs grave Laughter l
sir. not at all nor do want at this tune 10 accelerate
he doom which have no doubt will overiake every
vidua who shall vote Tor the passage OF like
his have no doubt that the Missouri Compromise
very popular at the South but when any individual
undertakes to say thai II was popular the
North must be permitted TO reply that. with all his
great knowledge he is greatly mistaken regard the
ruth Of history When the honorable senator from
rkV frau aIIaA Nnn and nd a..al
he says he was, and as have doubt he was, can
ell him he received not because he voted for that
ill, and was the author OF it. but he was received not
outstanding what he had done for the Missouri Com
Mr.. CLAY Il was the tariff compromise
Mr.. HALE. The honorable senator says he visited
View England and was received, and he would have been
ecelved 10 1890 or al any time. believe there is no
ubc man in the country that had more enthusiastic
ends, 1t he did not have many in number the hon.
rabte senator. There man who had the faculty
Attaching his friends to him like the honorable sena-
pr; aad there is no part Of the country Notwithstanding
THAT men have said OF the cold frigid temperament OF
Few England, where that enthusiasm is apparent
ban there. But the senator mistakes altogether the
ruth Of history il be thinks that that Compromise was
opular or the who voted for it, No, sir those men
re living tomb stones TO, day-those of them who are
ove ErOund-from the odum and obloquy that has been
capped on them.
Mr. CLAY. One or two words in reply to the honora
senator. He has confounded two very different
ochs in the history Of the country spoke first of the
ssouri Compromise; and think know the names
UGH better than the senator does, though there not
great many--nOt above len or twelve from the free
ates-who voted with us for that Compromise. knew
that time every one OF them, and preserve the most
endy recollection OF them at this moment II the SEN
says they all sacrificed, am sure he is mis-
ken remember the names Of Henry Baldwin, OF
sburg Henry Storrs, of Whitestown. near Utica,
sw York Judge Ford Henry Shaw. formerly of Lanes.
pro-, who, although be did not return TO Congress-
the Legislature oil his own State whenever he chose
hd of its honored influential members long af-
the passage Of The Compromise cannot recoIlect
ona 1tott firoo Rttf N Maui H. crI
me Of the other States. we got very few supporters
om them. believe Governor Tomlinson who
vorsd it at heart and MIR Foot voted for il, and
ere long after that sure, il you to look over
list of northern members who voted for the Missouri
mptouise, you would find that majority OF them were
stan0d.
The honorable senator says however, that there were
me sacrificed, and he told what he need not have
Pne, that be was not disposed to sacrifice himself
Laughter.] He certainly need not have told that ;
pbody would suspect HIM OF any such patriotic ambi-
bn [Renewed laughter.l Now, if any of these gen.
fmen were sacrificed in the cause of their country [
oud write upon their tomb. stones this epaph Here
Is noble patriot, who loved his country better than
mseli"-an episaph which would never be able to
rite, am afraid, the tomb of the senator from New
ampehire. [Laughser.l
Mr. HALE Mr.. President, the honorable, it seems to
has been Little personal lLaughter.]
Mr.. CLAY Oh, no.
Mr.. HALE do not know whether the honorable
naors vocation IL TO wIe epltaphs but can tell him
al think the epiaph which the country will write and
ID has written upon great many men that have been
mt here from the North, and who have lost the little
4 nsce they possessed when they with their con-
tuents, is this: Here lies man. not who sacrificed
msef for his countrys good, but who sacrificed his
nstuents for the good OF Office " and think Of those
Fn who voted Tor the Missouri Compromise know
nehIng in regard to their fate. remember hearing
fmber. now living, who was member OF Congress
\ (m New Hampshire. and late chief justice OF the
reme court, arthur Livemore tell me that, upon his
urn home, just subsequent 10 the passage of the Mis-
pn Compromise, in passing from the seat OF govern
Fn TO New Hampshire, he found some who had
cd (x~v ahutx Had
adjourned holding Offices under the general govern
nt That was the epllaph that written for those
MIR. CLAY / do no, believe tina, TO be the fact
MI. HALE. Well, sir will give the location. Con-
|. rca, w1s the place where he told me that he saw a
smaster appointed from among those who voted for
; ] ComprOnise. There Connecticut members here
can tell whether The fac, is not The senator
he does not believe such was the fact As matter
Information have doubt OF the fact know what
the Gaze OF individual from the State represent
part I do not know that he got into the post office
e he reached home, but ], was very soon
n er.
J Mr. DAWSON Let me ask the senator one question.
hat is the valne OF the post Office IN the State OF New
mpshirei ILaughterl
pr. HALE Well. SIT, the honorable senator has, |
ppose. asked me question which - indicative OF the
~ asure Of patriotism among his own members Tor can
70 no other reason for his putting the question. be
Ne the salary oil postmaster IN New Hampshire i. about
:. ,O0o-cnough To command votes either in New Hamp
e.of Georgia [Lausherl
hat sir has been the history OF this matter and when
honorable senator from Kentucky holds up the men
70 went for the Missouri Compromise example,
aim the privilege Of holding Them up as a warning
- no menace, ana do not intend il az such
i he honorable senator says stated that would mol