The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-13

the present moment, nobody can where its
population is the most dense and growing, with
out being ready TO admit, and compelled to admit,
that ere long America will be in the valley Of the
| Mississippi.
Well, now, sir. beg TO inquire what the widest
enthusiast has TO say on the possibility Of cutting
off that river and leaving free States at its source
and It's branches, and slave States down near its
mouth Fray, sir; pray, sir let me say to the peo
pie oil this country that these things are worthy Of
their bordering and of their consideration. Here,
sir, are hve millions Of freemen in the free States
north OF the river Ohio can any body suppose that
this population can be severed by line that di-
vldes them from the territory Of foreign and an
alien Government, down somewhere, the Lord
knows where, upon the lower banks Of the Missis-
| sippi! What would become of Missouri? Will she
Join the reimbursement Of the slave States? Shall the
man from the Yellow Stone and the Platte be con
| nected, in the new Republic, with the man who
lives on the southern extremity Of the Cape of Flor
ida: Sir, am ashamed to pursue this line of
mark. dislike it; have an utter disgust for it.
would rather hear Of natural blasts and mildews,
war, pestilence, and famine, than to hear gentle
men talk of secession. To break up! TO break up
| tins great Government, TO dismember this great
country, to astonish Europe with an act of folly
such as Europe for two centuries has never beheld
| in any Government No, sir; no, sir! There will
| be no secession. Gentlemen are not serious when
they talk OF secession.
Sir, hear there is to be Convention held at
| Nashville. l am bound TO believe that If worthy
gentlemen meet at Nashville in Convention, their
wise the South to forbearance and moderation, and
to advise the North to forbearance and moderation
and to incucate principles of brotherly love and az
lection, and attachment to the Constitution Of the
country il now is. l believe, if the Convention
meet at ALL it will be for this purpose; for certainly,
if they meet for any purpose hostile to the Union,
they have been singularly inappropriate in their
selection OF place. ! remember, sir that when
| thetreaty was concluded between France and Eng
land, at the peace of Amens, stern old English
man and an orator, who disked the terms Of the
peace as ignomnous to England, said in the House
of Commons, that if King William could know the
| terms Of that treaty, he would turn in his coffin.
Let me commend this saying of Mr.. Windham, in
all its emphasis and in all its force, to any persons
who shall meet at Nashville for the purpose OF con-
certng measures for the overthrow of the Union
over the bones of Andrew jackson.
Sir, wish now to make two remarks, and hasten
| to conclusion. wish to say, in regard to Texas,
| that If it should be, hereafter, at any time the
pleasure Of the Government of Texas to cede to the
United States portion, larger or smaller, Of her
territory which lies adjacent to New Mexico, and
north of $40 of north latitude to be formed into free
States, for fair cquivalentin money in the pay
ment of her debt, think it an object well worthy
the consideration of Congress- and shall be happy
to in it myself, if should be in the public
counsels of the country at the time.
have one other remark to make. In my obser-
vations upon slavery 1t has existed in the coun-
try, and it now exists, have expressed no opin-
ion of the mode Of its extinguishment or meliora-
ton. will say, however, though have nothing
to propose ON that subject, because do not deem
myself so competent as other gentlemen to consider
it, that if any gentleman from the South shall pro-
pose scheme of colonization, to be carried on by
this Government upon a large scale, for the trans
portation of free colored people to any colony any
place in the world, should be quite disposed tc
incur almost any degree of expense to accomplish
that object Nay, sir, following an example Sc,
here more than twenty years ago by great man
then Senator from New York, i would return tc
Virginia, and through her for the benefit of the
whole South, the money received from the lands anc
territories coded 10y her to this Government, for any
such purpose TO relieve in whole or in part, or in
any way to diminish deal benefcially with, the
free colored population of the Southern States.
have said that honor Virginia for her cession Of
this territory. There have been received into the
treasury of the United States eighty millions of dol
lars, the proceeds Of the sales of the public lands
coded by her. If the residue should be sold at the
same rate, the whole aggregate will exceed two
hundred millions Of dollars. If Virginia and the
South see fit to adopt any proposition to relieve
themselves from the free people Of color among
them, they have my free consent that the Govern
ment shall pay them any sum Of money out of it
proceeds, which may be adequate to the purpose
And now, Mr.. President, draw these observa
tions to close. have spoken freely, and mean
TO do so have sought to make no display; have
sought to enliven the occasion by no animated dis
cussion, have attempted any train Of elaborate
argument. / have wished only 70 speak my senti
ments, fully and at large, being DESTROYS once anc
for all TO let the Senate know and to let the country
know, the opinions and sentiments which enter
tain on all these subjects. These opinions no
likely to be suddenly changed. II there be am
future service that can render to the country
consistently with these sentiments and opinions,
shall cheerfully render it, II there be not shall
still be glad TO have had an opportunity TO disburder
: my conscience from the bottom Of my heart, ans
TO make known every political sentiment that there
/ in exists.
And now, Mr. President, instead Of speaking o
the possibility or utility Of secession, instead o
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cropping with those ideas full Of all that is horric
and horrible, let come out into the light Of day
let enjoy the fresh air Of Liberty and Union; le
cherish those hopes which belong TO us; let IN
devote ourselves to those great objects that are Fl
for consideration and our action; let US raise
our conceptions 10 the magnitude and the import
ance of the duties that devove upon US; let oul
comprehension be as broad as the country for which
we act our aspirations high its certain desti
, ny; let not be pigmies in case that calls 70
men. Never did there develse on any generation
Of men higher trusts than now devolve upon US
for the preservation Of this Constitution, and tn
harmony and peace Of all who are destined TO liv
under Il. Let us make our generation one Of tn
strongest, and the brightest link, in that COLDER
chain which is destined, fondly believe 70 crap
pie the people of all the states to this Consttu
ton, for ages TO come. IL is a great, popular
constitutional Government, guarded by law, an,
by judicature, and defended by the whole affec
lions Of the people. No monarchcal throne presse
these States together; no iron chain of despoti
/ a Government popular in its form, Representative
in its character, founded upon principles o
!, equality, and calculated, we hope, to last for
' ever. In all its history il has been benefcent;
has trodden down mans liberty; IL has crushe'
. no State. Its daily respiration is liberty and pa
triotism; its yet youthful veins full Of enter
prise, courage, and honorable love Of glory and
. nown. Large before, the country has now, by re
r cent events, become vastly larger. This republi
3 now extends with vast breadth, across the Who'll
r continent. The two. great seas Of the world was
: the one and the other shore We realize, on
mighty scale, the beautiful description Of the orna
mental edging Of the buckler OF Achilles
. ''Now the broad shield complete, the artist
!. With his last band, and poured the ocean round
3 | In living silver seemed the waves to roll,
And beat the bucklers verge, and bound the whole
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