The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-01-29

Gated opinions and measures in accordance
with the views in which he has been educat-
ed, and the convictions which have been
strengthened by observation and reflection.
protest against that spirit Of intolerance,
let It come from what quarter it may. What
does 1t mean My colleague Mr.. GID.
DINGs has said there were some "otber
northern Wings "-ncrthern Wings only. OBJ
serve-lor whom he might perhaps have
voted for Speaker; while it has been made
very manifest that there are gentleman here
from southern States who have deemed res
idence ut the North very great, if not an
insupcrable, objection. What does this
mean, | ask; and to what does such proscrip-
ton tend? II VIC of the North will not vote
for southern man merely because he is
southern man, and men of the South will
not vote for northern man because he is
northern man, and it that principle is 10 be
carried out from here into all our national
politics and elections, what must be the re.
sultT Disunion. THAT ITSELF is disunion
You may disguise and cover it up as Won
please, but that it will be. 1t may, perhaps,
be regarded as but the first step in disunion;
but the consequence follows as inevitably as
fate. One sccton-,he North or the South
must always have the majority. Disfan.
chsc all upon the other side, and the Union
could not hold together day it ought not
TO hold together, upon such conditions day
On tins floor now we have from the free
states one hundred aud forty Representa-
ives and ninety from the slave States Sun
pose the relative numbers arc reversed
w uld we submit to he denied all partcipa-
ton IN privileges here? Not for an hour.
And should we ask submission from others
Never ! The Wing party say, never. The
true people Of the North say, never.
And it is this lberalty of sentiment, this
independence Of mere sectional influences
whether found among Wings or Democrats,
which constitute the sin and offence in the
eyes of my colleague
The Wing party, as any other great ma
f'ondl party must ever be, is divided upon
questions Of local and sectional character
They know that this Union resulted from a
compromise between the free and the slave
States. As citizens, and men, they enter
tam such views upon the subject of slavery
as education, association, habits of thought
and conviction, have impressed upon them.
For myself, am in favor Of the ordinance
Of 1857, and of extending its free provisions
over all territories belonging TO the United
States. | have always voted in that way
with the gentleman from Massachusetts.T Mr..
WINTHROP, and other northern Wings. /
will gladly 90 for putting an end forever to
the slave trade within this District, taking
care in doing so to avoid any unnecessarily
offensive and irritating language or manner
am for abolishing slavery within this Dis
trict, only having duo regard to the condi-
tlons which are required Of us as the local
legislature, which has in trust the projection
of rights and persons here. But am not
on these accounts 10 stand here and claim to
dlstranchise every man from slave State,
because he may happen to differ from me on
such questions. | voted through the many
days during which we were struggling to or
ganizc the House, part of the time for north
ern men, and part of the time for southern
man. was willing to 20 for any gentleman
whom | believed to be a conservative and a
true Wing; and, above all, sincere friend
of the Union. But failing, after DAYS and
weeks of effort, TO elect such man. and
finding that from both extremes of the Union
there had come here gentlemen who were
resolved to stand out impracticahly and for
ever, "to the bitter end, unless they could
compel the majority to come TO them, was
one Of those who very reluctantly consented
bic mode of organizing the House. ] hope
DO my colleague no Injustice when I say,
that knew the obstinacy of his character.
and that no impression could be made upon
him.
Mr.. GIDDINGs. You are right.
MIR. ScHENCK. Mycolleaguc then admits,
that unless the House of Representatives
would come to him, the House could not be
organized. lie would prefer, in the Lam
guage of tie gentleman from Georgia, mir.
TooMBs, thar disorder should reign for
ever" rather than permit an organization
on any other ground than such as he should
dictate. had no feeling in common with
such a spirit. Believing it to be entirely con-
siitutional, athoughin other circumstances,
of doubtful expediency, and perhaps an un
safe precedent, | voted for the plurality rule
| beg leave to say, however, that it is not
true, as my colleague has asserted, that
knew, that the Wings of this House knew
that the election Of the present Speaker
would be the result We knew that the or
ganizalion OF the House would be effected
by it, and the business of the nation be per
mltted 10 proceed. We did not know-we
could not reasonably suspect-but that when
the issue came between the present Speaker
and a northern man, who had not given
pledges--yes, who had given the best Of
Pied es-who was known to entertain opin-
ions upon these local questions similar TO
those which prevail among mcn of all parties
at the Worldwide, upon the record every
where, and through long years of dstn-
gui he'd legislative career, had supported and
ably advocated the principles aud measures
which commend themselves most 10 the pc.
cular views Of northern men I've did not
/ know but that when the issue was presented
between those t'so gentlemen, some of my
colleagues associates NJ least, might be in
duced TO take the gentleman from Massachu-
sets, even as n choice of evils, if they chose
to consider it such But we found that we
were mistaken. My colleague, and those
who act with him, designed that there should
be southern man and stakeholder in that
char, to appoint the committees, and direct
the course Of legislation, unless they could
have the control of every thing and they
have succeeded, and are grati6ed. We shall
see what will be the judgment of the coun-
try-aye, and the Judgment Of the North,
too, for which they profess to be the sole rep
resentatives here-upon such conduct. Let
it be what it will, was determined to repel
the false accusation, made against the Wings
who have stood by their integrity, and to
fasien the responsibility upon those to whom
it belongs
But my colleague, and his little company
Of Purists. have not been alone in their 20.
silion as Dsorganizers and Impracticables
Fanalicism and intolerance have not been
confined to the North. We have had fulmi-
nations about disunion here also from the
southern sky. Some honorable gentlemen
from certain of the slave States, have found
occasion bacausP their demand for ,,Io1,as