The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-24
Rsnasbs Of the
Bes. BEVERLY TUCKER, Of Y rgiEta

remember that the first time ,cutufsd IL
obtrud, myself on the notice Of the Con.
,eution, it was done in the hope of alaying
e>citemcni am happy To lieve that
nv lew remarks contributed to effect that
object. | have now risen, sir, for n like
nurposc. Indeed, ii /, only thus that can
hons. to deserve the attention Of the house.
Y It is certainly not for Gie, in whom time
has auenchrd the fire Of youth and chilled
the iervor of imagination, with my weak
voice and tagging utteraucc, 10 pour forth
those tenpcsts Of eloqneucc which shake
the walls OF this building, call down the
plsud,s ct the galleries, aud lead captive
the hearts aud minds OF men. 1t can
only be by speaking forth the words
of truth and solcrness' such rs become my
gray hair, that can hope to secure the re-.
spest of this body to anything that | may
saw
Nv colleague mr. Gholson) has asked
whether any gentleman here prcscu, is pre-.
pared to say that the | mon should he dis.
solved in ease the compromise bill hc pass.
ed ,rih amendments. ! shall not deny the
gentIrnan's night 10 put such questions, in.
si.lin. at the sane time that 1t rests on the
discretion and taste OF every other gentle.
man to decide for himself whether he will
answer or not, For my part. sic, am read,
to answer, aud shall answer full, and
frankly; aud yet apprchrnd that my an.
swer will leave the gentleman jus, as wise
AZ he is now He is nm able lawyer, and
would hardly put such an intcrrogatory AS
that into bill Would be cootent with
the compromise bill, omead'd :" Certain.
lv. sir. | should be more than content. |
should he delighted. BIT then anH haze
The meaiias of = know nothing that
cannot be nendcd but crushed egg shells
aud abused friendship. tive me the mead.
ur of thai, bill and viii mead the breach
in the constitution. and ccUeut the mon.
and restore mutual friendship and conf
dencc. aud bro,hntly love among all the
States OF this great coniodcracN. Is this
answer evaslve because It tells nothing but
what every bod, knows No STR. The
gentleman did not ask whether would Z"
lor dlsuniou IN case Of the passage OF that
hill ri'hom amendment Tie did not intend
Ia ask th. The form in which he has pre-.
scented his ntcrrngatorN. shows that he hn''
Sell i, not prepared To answer ihat question,
and he is too uugcncrous to press It upon
others. But do not shrink from i, though
can say NO more than that too am not
prepared to answer II. ! kuow nobody
thai is. sir, and 1t is precisely for that 'ea'
son tia, we are here That there is evil in
the land that We have been wronged --
that dangers haag over rs. all tins ever,
body knows But the remedy tor the evil
4 the redress for the wrong--the secn'iiN
against the dangcr--ihe,c are the topics
which we are scut here la consider aud t"
discuss. So that, having com Jared lh"o.hts
aud obtained light from each others minds,
We may shed that GIT on the minds oi
those who sent Us. | WAS not sent here /"
i represent any opiulon of others. or to act
/ oa any iocgone conclusion nj my own.
/ Ia such n state ot mind. I should have been
unworthy t." take my place among the able.
experienced, candid, upright gentlemen b.,
whom am surrounded.
In one thing only do lind myself bound.
Virginia has aid authorii,i,,ciN and ,ihl"sl
unanimously. that she vii! resist the WI
mot pra,iso, Eat all hazards, and To- the
Last extremity aud what Virginia says, !
am ever read, 10 yindlcatc. and what VIZ
GINA does. 1T all hazards and 10 the last
extremity, viii mainlaiu.
Virgin, never means less than she says :
and the crafty politicians with whom She
had to do, have sought to evade the point
OF Til. declaration. by offering instead ct
the " ilmot prov,so. this California bill,
which differs FROM il, AS he who buns dawn
his neighbours house that he may rlnndcr.
d'"ers from the simple burglar This as
scrt,"n shalt not discuss now, ] have al.
ready discussed ii in u paper which - he
fore the convention and will be ltsd before
Virginia. II the Governor OF Virginia
thinks Ms do. he will summon II convention
Of the State aud il that convention thinks
SO too, i, will be Tor tina, body tn decide on
the mode aud TORN of the resistance Ia
which t,.e state is pledged. That it will he
at every hazard aud to the list eNtrenli-
"" no QUE can doubt,
Having answered my colleagues ques.
ton, | beg leave t" repeat, that on the
| question actually before the convention,
intend To speak with all moderation In
proof Of this. will say, sir, that had the
language Of the address been prccisel, that
of the proposed amendments, should have
voted Tor it, Had my one proposed To
amend it, 80 as To make ii read MS IT now
reads, | should have endca,ored privately
& 10 dlssaadc him IRON ingiug forward his
] amendments, aud should have voted agalns,
them il necessary. As the matter stands
am entirely satisfied with the address AS !. IS;
II had had the ears Of the gentleman who
has brought toward the amendments. !
should hive emsicavorcd to dissunde him
from introducing them. and nov that they
arr introduced. shall qule,l, vote against
them. ! take to myself neither shame noI
praise for this.
Between the two things there is No is
seotini difference. and am dee i,ied mainly
BY the comfy which Is due every commis,
tee. II 10 enough for me that the paper be
fore Us 1.sa.ly expresses eur sentiments, and
those Of the Convention. and vndica,cs then
ably. and had the vanity to believe thai
could make il ten.told. more eloquent
\ Than il is, would not move TO cross r
i or dot an I.
Bot while am thus Jealous tor courtes,
and harmony. am not sorry that this de
bate has sprung ur. am glad tina. th'