The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-03-23
lar coo,;a,r.,;o, in this committee-theo Cali.


fo-nia question The proceeding which has re-
suited Ia bringing California 10 the door OF the
Cnio,L il Characterised by the honorable gentle
man from Mississippi as unwise, unpairoilt, sec
tiona in its tenderness iHssltiag 10 TIE So'tth and
in the last degree despicable" ut is SAYS That
gentleman. IN derogstion Of the Constitution OF
the United States, and intended TO rob the Soefh-
ern Suite, Of ;heir Just and rghtful possessions
II il also objected thlC these proceedings are
likely ~ r,truiuce into the otllef House OF Con
lsress tv-e ~Ffct SOL Senator's whoa viii Gest'"y
the eqnlqriuin ulw existing Between me No'lA
and ihy S,uth by civin4 to Tie teo States 'he
majority. Well. nov, ~: what agc the proceed
incs complained II, anl fur wlch the lihos Is 10
be- dissolved and tie North held responsible =
The President. himself Southern 'nau AMI
slavchal&er, with Cabinet, i n,-jo.tA "t v HON
are southern men aul slNoholdor', seris
Thomas Butler King q soHllutn man ni.l slave
holder. To- ali and clirs'TL encourage ana advise
the gold sgcts in lhsr eiforts to JOIN the sister
hood oi states Mr. hing returns bringing A.
trophies tr'o sog,hem men--one n Missi,NippiGn,
the other u South tdruunln-tand both sl'yrtntt
e.s, bolevel--Nhom Our southern President de
.ire. to in,voduce into the Senate OF the United
States as members If thIJ body. Aud thereupoh
our Southern friends declare that # tbs infamous
measure Of "Nortlcgn aggression Is carried out
he Union hill be dissolved aud the North held
responsible, But what, pray, has thc North had
10 do win all thsi Where can YOU discover tie
slightest tares of a Northern mans finger IN the
whole inat;eri Nav SIT, who are they N Con
pres. who are Understood To have distinctly de
,lared themselves in favor of the admission OF
California succ tbs reception Of the message u
that .ubi,cti Who LH. Clay, Houston. Btnt"u
Of the Senate anl Bay Of this liuuse-all slave
holdrr.i
Aud this California fills the measure of North
orn aggression anI makes IL imperative upon
every southern son Ia rise III rebellion ana c&'
claim to the North. give Us liberty or give u
death !" Mr. Chairman, how Is II hat this mat
Ter is expected never ubS understood by The PEG
pe Of the sou.h. Surely their Reprcs nt't'e Is
do not intend To deceive theul--thcy could not
hope to DO 81 on a SUBJECT su plain ANA plipaOir
Sow. sr, having disposed Of the charge, Of
"Nurthrn aggrcssiuu,' Of which We have heard
80 much sine, tie meeting Of Congress, | appeal
To gentlemen To sav whether thcrc Is anything III
taeni taken separately or in the aggregate, winch
in the slightest degree juStliies their threats a
gainsJ the Union appeal to them also, 10 say
whether the overthrow Of tins Government, AM
the establishment Of % Southern Conicdcra'y
would mitigate in any degree the evils they com
plain IL NouI,i an.l-,layory societies 60 down
would anti slavery presses cease their issues
would lecturers give mp their occupation; W,u'd
Mrs. rar'ingtoa withhold her sage opinions Oh the
morality of slavery: aul would slaves escape IL
more from the Northern -lavcho!ug States -
No gentlemen, every read grievance that now ex
Is would then be aggravated IN tenfoid degree
AIN AT a loss To conceive how uu Ills poiat t.igr,
can be an div ,I-iiy Of opinion
Seeing tlcn. that all he.ecompaints are either
wholly rrouudess. or exceedingly trivial wl,r
compared in the light Of causes irstiiylus dis
solution Of the Union, am constrained Ia believe
ma so declare as th1 firm conviction Of my owl
mind, that If Til, slavery question were scttlcito
day upon terms unohicctionab,e to the south tlil
scheme Of oismembesing tie Union would s.!! L,
prosecuted as now
Sir feel 40 little remoree fr the wrong d..
to an eminent Cilzau last summer The d.sti1
guishel Senator from Missouri. Col. Benton, di,
tuctlv aud boldly dec arcd 20 tie people II that
State ;hat there was a small hat active party ii
the extreme sua,i--,,t the head Of Which vas M
eminent statesmen, alike djs'iugu-hed for III
great geuiu, and hls re- tess aWhtlon--wEo wert
seeking di,iusmJcrmrut Of the Union, in orie
10 the establishment Of q separate Southern Con
f.dcricy' For that | Denounced Col Benton j.
my state aui'to my constituents. MAY God for
ave me or the vruus did him was vrun
--ke was night Yes -ir, with that party, smp.
but active and influential, this slavery agitation
Ou. mode al cl-c;in. the destruction Of tin
Eut Ne ASSURED ~ ma rrrv nor m tiY,f' tlavpr
question plausible pretext for carrying turwar
their designs, they would hunt TOR on. clscwher
or invent one. The people, however. alike pa
rotic and vglaut will defeat theis designs: an
IN due time they viii yi.jt with Just rer!butio
those who have sought to ni,lcad them.
But do these gentlemen see no difficulties i
the wayi know That, So fur as tie free State
IRE concerned, they have OILY to fear 20 i'm
gaScoaGfe and fer hreq,"-fp1 they have toll,
liz 50. But is there nothing 20 BE- apprehun t.,
from the patriotism AMI firuncss Of the people o
the s!aves,tte- tlem,elc'i How about all thus
who may choose to hesitate in the states Of Mary
lani. Delaware, North Carolina, Virginia, Keutuc
Ky, Missouri TeXl, an rennasscci They IRE (,
he hi7gaI-lngad Mt once, a. we learn from TIN
gentleman from North Carolina Mr. Clin.manl
Now, AZ when the gentleman proceeds to that 90
Grafton IN Kentucky, the hcmp.growcrs If ths
State will have no occasion to desire n contract fo
furnishing the Navy with hemp--for thew vii! no
he able to supply the demand for home cousump
ton, Truly, that day on which al! the people G
Inc slave states who are opposed TO dsuuion shal
be hanged N the mir, and among them Clay, Tn
derwooi Benton, Houston, Badger, and others @
equal dStinctiou--hat day, sir, will be one TO Be
remembered. Gentlemen tell Us again and again
that they are not APPALLED, at all this--that nothng
neot be expected from the fear. Of the South
rons. And the gentleman from North Carolina
especially seems exceedingly anxious to impre,.
~ with proper appreciation of the proves d
Himself and friends This iSall unnecessary. We
have never inpusned their bravery, and never
doubted It We do not doubt it now. They IN
qucsi!onab!y possess that quality to an equal cx
tent with other men, But their constant disrnr
hgement Of tie courage of the people Of the f,e,
states cnn certainly not DO expected to hei.hter
eur opinion of their own. We may come To tI.inl,
ty an! By, that they have fallen into two errors
the che the error Of undertaking the courage O
others, Oni the other need no, particularze.
The gentleman from North Carolina. speaking
for himself and lis friends. saws 81 tell The gen
tenHn that this ia our savehollng territory. w,
20 not intend to leave it. II they think they eal
remove US, It IA proper case for trial," and h,
delights IN TIE prospect that such n contest woul,
not leave quorum OF live members on thi, floor
The gentleman must excuse uS for declining IN,
invitation to so delightful an entertainment. W,
have no doubt that lie AMI lis friends would de
lend with great resolution this saveholding terri
tory wish this particular spot Of slavehollin.