Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-20

ciples Of our fa,hers-unawed by the
storm which msy threaten-we will fol-
low the advice of the great and good
" Washington. "discountenancing whatev-
er may suggest even a suspicion that il
can in anv event be abandoned. and in
dignanty frownins upon the first dawn
ing Of every attempt 10 ALLEVIATE any por-
ton of our country from the rest. or 10
enfeehle the sacred ties which now INK
together the various parts Sir. the at
tempt may be made. but the whole North.
with thousands in the South. will resis, il
10 the last.
The gentleman from North Carolina.
Mr.. Clinrman. with q GOODNESS by no
means creditable 10 his patriotism. calcu-
lates it as a matter of dollars anil cents,
You do not find the ankee making such
calculations; and whyl Because it wont
pav-it wont pay even the expense of
slate pencils lie has run the matter
over i'll his head and considers il a scheme
which it is impossible to carry out. He
knows it cannot be accomplished. and he
would as soon think Of calculating the
cost of railroad 10 the moon! But the
honorable gentleman. has no doubt, worn
out many slate pencils i'll the cause. and
has given us the henefit of his figures!
have no time to expose the fallacy OF his
conclusions. if it were necessary.
\ few words as to his proposed "north
ern boundary of the contemplated
southern confederacy." lie bids high
for ..Old kentuck.' and makes the Ohio
river the dividing line The gentleman
forgot, (if he ever knew that there are
strong natural ties which unite Ohio and
kaptnnl-y 'Thnir (Nitivapc
they nerer can become foreigners TO each
other' The handy sons of Ohio have
united their des,inies for life with Ken
tucky's fair daughters. We are one peo
pie, and think may safely say that
when the struggle comes. If come il must.
Ohio and kentucky will be found as they
were in the last war with Great Britain in
defence Of our frontier. shoulder 10 shoul-
der under the flag Of the Union, bear
ing as their motto ''Dne countrv-one
constitution de>tiny.'
The gentleman bids for kentucky to
Join in this unhallowed plot. What is his
bid! kentucky being a stock-raising q
State, is to have a monopoly Of the south
ern marke'! The old \oriiIwest-Ohio.
Indiana. Illinois. Michi gan. &c. are to be
shut out from the immense benefits of the
southern market! | do not suppose the
gentleman regards kcn,uckians as fools,
because they have not made made mary
speeches here: but he undertakes their
business faculties very much if he thinks
they would be willing to exchange the
New England market and their products
for that Of Charleston. They know tha,
the rule would work both ways. And
when the Northwest is driven from the
South with her pork, her beef, and her
flour. | suggest for the consideration OF
members from Louisiana. that there might
be a falling off in the exports from New
Orleans which are now paraded TO show
the vast RESOURCES of the SoUTH!
should like to be present, Mr.. Chair
man, Mr.. Linn Boyd being in the chair.
in your district. when the brave sons OF
the ''dark and bloody ground" should be
assembled to hear the first disunion
speech. What would be their feelings on
hearing as an argument for disunon, that
by shutting out from Mobile the pork
raised by their brothers or their sons in
Ohio and Indiana, the value Of kentucky '
pigs would be increased ten cents a head
What would your people do with such ar
orator! They would snake poll him ou
of the district and set the dogs on him!
The gentleman wants Maryland too. II
he can get Maryland. lie will make Balti.
more the New York Of the South. Wen
sir, if Maryland thinks it best to take this
sort Of 'street paper" without any en-.
dorsement or mortgage security. she had
better suspend her Baltimore and Ohio
railroad; we Of the great Northwes,
would be compelled to take the Pitts.
BURG ROUTE!
Mr.. Chairman. will not pursue the
absurdities Of the arguments which have
been offered in favor of disunion. When
ever the proper time whenever
there are any COVERT ACrs.'' arguments
more po,en, than mine will be furnished
, bv the .'Conmander-in chief at the 9th
er end Of the Avenue. "Old Whitley
nips the grass on the public grounds. and
will be in good plight,
| have shown some of the reasons why
| am in favor of the proviso Of the ordi-
nance of 81. designed going at large
into an exhibition cf its practical effects
For wart Of time | will relate an anec-
dote which is calculated to impress them
upon the mind.
have a onsti,uent who has been an
eyewitness TO the rapid progress Of tina,
Territory to which our revolutionary faith
ers first applied it, He is native Of the
..Old Dominon.'' and at the age Of six
teen Tough, in the battle of Eu'aw and
Guilford Court House The northwest
{ Territory was then a vast. unbroken will.
derness. uninhabited save ov the savage
and the wild beast No keel had ruffied
, the smooth surface Of her magnifcen,
: lakes and rivers Her boundless forests
were untouched bv the woodman! The
, sod of her vast prafies was unbroken b,
the aericu,uralist. In 1877 it was de
creed that this soil should never be pollu
ted by the foot Of slavery! In 's9 he lef
, his friends. and with his rifle upon hi,
1 shoulder cast his destiny there In iha