Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-06

The inconsistency is glarng but It is er upon such
subject, TO quote it than to withhold it:
81 do pretend that any section of the Union can insist
fairly that territory should be acquired for her benefit we
doubtless all bound good hih to adhere to the Consul
eams sar,ies to IL Bnt do saw that Il the Government
should acquire territory takes under the Ior
the benefit of all and decree that any section or is
shall be excluded from all such territory, would be as
violation Of the constitution the Government could possibly
commit Such substantially this Proposed erch4si0a sa
rery from all The territories hereafter 10 DC acqiarea
the author oths speech means any thing, must be this
that after territory acquired, Congress possesses genera
gsaye powers and slavery either be permitted or
to exist there but if Congress shall decree that slavery
shall be excluded I" from oil the territories hereafter 10 DC ac
aured" it will be great violation of the constitution as the
Government could possibly commit Sir cannot under
stand how these views exist in the same mind at one ana
the time. It looks if part of the speech was ad
dressed to Wing Buncombe and another part TO Demo
cratic Buncombe one to the Eastern Buncomhe and tne
other to the Western Buncombe reminds me OF verse
read somewhere in my youth made by one just beginning 70
write verses-and his first should have been his ast-who
described fight on the water, and wrote:
/" The stranger and his crew then stormed the boat
And all jumped in, and all at once jumped out
And further upon the constitutional question my colleague
argued, very properly that there could be no dituy io
speaking Of the Missouri compromise, be said;
"There was however, settlement made at length upon
terms which, though unequal TO the South mere nos az V
ance NTH the spirit efthe Constitution"
My colleague is regarded in some parts OF the South
in South Carolina as very sound the slavery que
ton. have been denounced as unsound, Tor entertaining
precisely the same opinions my colleague does.
And upon the general justice Of the duty OF the General
Government protect slave property desire, in passing to
say heard with pleasure the able and satesmanke argu-
ment of the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Iooahs made
here few days ago. 1t gives more pleasure to add my
feeble tribute of commentator to this speechthough do
agree all the gentleman sadbecause the gen,lemans
opposition his friends and his in this House,
before we organized with my decided condemnation
And vxhi his ia in mi will beQt SaV
another gentleman from Georgia. (Mr. STEPHEss.)
Before organized that gentleman was understood
call down all those who would not stand up for
their section made allowance for the genemans excited
feelings but heard the remark with pain. had read his
eloquent speeches with profit and with pleasure and had
anticipated the pleasure of doing duty here under his ead
and when he and his friends who acted with him, (Messs
TooNBs HILLIARD, and others, in the Southern caucus
voted against Mr. Cahouns Southern Address and did not
stand up for section, approved their conduct When
be- Ad he esmable and highly talented gentleman my pre-
decesso Mr Donne) and six other Southern gentlemen
were denounced traitors for voting to lay Claytons
promise bill the table, defended their And with
having had opportunity in the midst OF professional
pursuits to examine that bill, defended their conduct at
home from my knowledge of their character and justified
their not Standing up "for section" According to Mr.
CALHouHs platform of amending the constitution, the
Senator from Mississippi, (Mr. FooTE,) have within
day two heard stand up with Mr. o. for his sec
ica. Our worthy Speaker in that Southern Convention
could stand up according the address for hs section
He thought the doughaces had had justice done them
the address was against the whole North The author OF
that address, who endeavored to excite the public mind only
recommended the South to be united y but has recently
by his uaism dsunted them, and should be glad to know
which side the Nashville Convention will take and should
be glad be informed why those who Others for not
standing up for section did not vote for Southern Speaker
when the contest was between Northern and Southern
Speaker But hope the gentleman from Georgia will com
back and let the whole country have the aid Of his abilities
and express the wish that in my mind when the
gentleman invoked his cursesI hope the accusing spirit
as he and
tear upon the word, and blotted it out forever"
single word to the gentleman from Florida (M Ca
who took part against his friends in the early part OF
the session. hope before he aids bring about dissolution
he will that his constituents take of the Indians
at home, without the aid of the General Government
desire TO notice. very briefly, few remarks Of my col
leagues speech delivered this session. There are some por-
tons Of my colleagues remarks which hope uttered
without due consideration He spoke of collision as in
evable, and the sooner the better What kind Of
collision did he mean He made statements Of the sexist
ing system operating hardly the South" How
Does he mean the Democratic British tariff of ls46 And
yet he says Lookng therefore, at all these different ele-
ments in greater increase of population, more wealth. and
ss poverty and crme have TO regard our people
prosperous and happy" Them ask, how does the
listing system operate hardly upon us for my col
league says 'Nor is it poorer than the North,
for the ayehodng States much richer, in proportion to
their population, than the free"
should be glad 10 know what facts has my colleague dis
covered him change his opinions the tariff ques
ton. In his speech, delivered this session, he used
phrases that think have heard from Mr. CALHOUN and
Mr.. McDUFFIE but in s44 my colleague made speech,
in which he avowed opinions that did him honor have
quotations before from that speech, which will
print.
Extract from Mr. CLINeMANs speech, (om the Appendir
to Congressional Globe, 2slh Congress, first session
eve he Wings in favor of such tariff will pro-
duce all the necessary the support of the Govern
men economically administered, without the money arising
from the sales of the public lands
He opposed to "horzonal tariff" by which, sup
pose be the compromise of 1888, the South
Carolina tariff In 1914 my colleague advocated "ncden-
tai protection TO manufacturers and artisans to sustain
our industry against the oppressive regulations Of Others
and counerac far practicable the hostile restrictions
of foreign nations" Good Wing doctrine. My colleague
took then commonsense practical view Of this question
We have had theory and parade enough omit" Whatheory
except the South Carolina theory that the exstng
system operates hardly the South !"
In 1884, when this speech delivered the tariff of 1912
in operation The tariff of $40 is sad by its friends
TO be freetrade tariff say it is a tariff for the benefit
Of English labor How could my colleague advocate the tariff
Of ls42 and think the existing system "operaes hardly
the South "
How his opinions have changed since 1884, when he thus
spoke Of the tariff of 1912:
Ths favorable of finances has been produced
thus far without practical injury having resulted to any
section OF the country Not only bur all of other
Productions command better price than they did before the
passage Of the tariff; While foreign articles which import
and generally cheaper believe might say
partially So"
And upon this tariff which spoken of in portion of
the Southern country "aggession the South"
wish had time read extract from speech Of
hearted Southern gentleman breathes, from Of spot
less reputation and whose high talents and character have
shed honor his country. will print extracts from
his speech.
Extract from the speech Of Mr. BERRIEs of Georgia. April
9th ls44( pDendir TO the Cororessio,nI Lobe oath