Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-09

atty placs in the world shoud be quite disposed oi hs
cur amcsi any degree of expense accomplish that OBJ
Ject Nays sir following an example set mere more IMAM
twenty years ago by great man, then Senator from
New York, would return to Vlrgnla-through her tor
the benett OF the whole South-a the money received
from the lands and territories coded by her to this Gov
ernen Tor any such purpose as 10 reneve IN whole or
in part, or in any way to diminish deal benefciaIy
with the Tree coored population OF the Southern States.
have said that honor Virginia Tor her cesson of
this territory There have been received into the trea
sury of the United States eighty millions of dollars the
proceeds of the sales of the public lands coded by Vr
gina II the residue should be sold at the same rate
the whole aggregate will exceed two hundred millions
any proposition to relieve themselves from the free peo
pie Of color among them, they have my free consent
that the Government shall pay them any sum Of money
out of its proceeds which may be adequate to the pur
pose
And now, Mr. President draw these observations to
a close have spoken freely, and meant to do so-
have sought to make no display; have sought to en-
liven the occasion by animated discussion have
sought only to speak my sentiments fully and at large
being desrous and for all to let the Senate know
and to let the country know the opinions and sentiments
which entertain all these subjects These opinions
not likely to be suddenly changed If there be any
future service that can render to the country consistent
y.wlh these sentiments and opinions shall cheerully
render It, Ii there be not shall still be glad to have
opportunity to disburden my conscience from the bot
tom OF my heart and to make known every political
sentiment that therein exists
And now MIR. President, instead of speaking OF the
Possiply Ut uty OF SECESSION lflsteaa OF dwelling ~
ta GavenS Gl oaknes seaa Oh bpprrbs "l et
us come on. into the oh, If dav let ms cherish those
hopes which belong u.s. devote ourselves to those
great objects that are fit for our consideration and
action; let us raise our conceptions 10 the magnitude
and the importance of the duties that devdNe upon us;
let our comprehension be broad as the country for
which we act our aspirations as high as its certain des-
tiny let not be pgmies in case that calls TOR men,
Never did there devo any generation OF men higher
than devove upon us tor the preservation OF
this constitution and the harmony and peace OF all who
destined to live under it. 1t Is great popula Con-
sutional Government guarded by legislation, by law
by udicature and defended by the whole affections OF
thepeope.
No monarchica throne presses these States together;
no iron chain OF despoc power encrcles them; they
live and stand upon government popular in its FORM
representative in its character oundedupon principles Of
equality and calculated, we hope, to last forever. In
all its history it has been benetcent; it has trodden
down no mans liberty it has crushed State. 1t has
been, in all its Influences benevolent, benetcent pro-
noting the general prosperity, the general glory, and
the general renown, and at last, it has received
vast addition of territory Large before it has nowby
recent events become vastly larger lhlS republic now
extends with vast oreao across te whole conlhe I'M
other shoTe W. NAV reaze the beau descr;ntnn
of the ornamental edging of the buckler of Achilles