Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-06
Will it enable US to recover fu-

NOW, sur think have proved mat this newborn. zeal
legislation enable recover fugitive slaves, is
owing to the defeat of General Cass.
Well sir among other given why we should hif
OF dissolution, is the fact that the Southern States
moved by the "asaton OF sboiiiionsts. The Souhel
Address says, think il commenced about the year 1885,
II commenced sir before the year 1887 The Quakers ha,
for than hundred years been opposed to slavery
1871 George Fox advocated emancipation. But the aggre
sve agitation consisted in sending abolition petitions aud
remember WE'LL before the repeal Of the iweny first rule,
Southern gentlemen said if that rule should be repealed
these petitions received the Union would be dissolved
colleague Mr CLIsGaAs had the holiness TO vote agan
he twenty first rule. commend him for it. But he
denounced by various Southern gentlemen-by Mr. A.
Brown, afterwards Governor OF Tennessee Mr.. Cobb,
Georgia. Speaker, Mr. Stiles, Of Georgia, and by MI
R. NJ Saunders of North Carolina. Some extracts Of hei
speeches are before me- and viii print them to show then
how much mistaken they Mr.. BRowS, OF Tennessee
arguing agains, making the petitions the subject Of
ference report, and debate in this hall Sour safety SAT-
he depends upon it." He begged the strea friends"
the South they could altogether exclude those petitions
| not TO refer them for debate, &c. And he added:
"The South will hold guiltless who shall go
inch beyond the right of petition He must answer for
be shed Yes. SIR will say the gentlemen from New
York and from North Carolina, (Mr. CLISeMAN) if thi
House shall go inch beyond that they may have
for the shattered and broken fragments of the
Union itself See aPpendr 10 Cong Globe, 2sM Congress
| lat session.
Mr.. CoBB Of Georgia, after complmenting the Northern
Democracy for their devotion to the interests OF the South
for their sincere iriendhp"rered to the fact that
of the Northern Democracy abandoning the rule,
count OF the opposition OF some few Southern members TO il
and be said
Thus is that the detection Of our Northern friends is at
trbutsble divisions Let the fact then, be pub
shed to the country that the responsibility OF this
upon who Justly itupon whom In
dgnan and people may place the seal Of their
demnaon. trust, however, that such division will be
dan his post and but few, if any Southern Wings will be
found following in the wake OF the gentleman from Norh Ca
rona. '.aepenr to Cong Globe ssh Congress, Isl $685.
have extract before from the speech of Mr. Stiles
of Georgia, which will print. Mr.. Stiles spoke uner
cit men, and very wildly. It made in the House of
Representatives, January % and 80, 1884, the wenty
fifth rule, relating TO abolition petitions. In replying to the
18th Congress, LIST session. page 262) Mr. Stiles spoke of
he constitution CITADEL fortress and this rule bar
rer y and he said
while that remains the fortress stands when tits gene,
the fortress falls That barrier be removed only by
within. The fortress can be taken the citadel lost
only by treacery the camp will pursue this ,imile
further But let me tell the member from North Carolina,
that this rule lost from the relation which he stands
and the part which he has borne this transactions he may go
home to his constituents and to his grave covered With the
unenvable immortality of having betrayed the interests of the
Sontn having surrendered the constitution OF his country
Mr.. R. NJ. Saunders, of North Carolina, thought with
others whose remarks have just quoted In arguing against
the argument that to receive petitions would silence the
"camor about the right of petition, he said
They might expect extingash the coagraton
BY adding fuel to the flames repeat, then, there but
aernatve-reecon without action reception aad action
press this NATTER whatever its
70 Cong Globe 2sh Congress, Isl session. January 1884,
page IS.
How much mistaken Since the repeal Of the rule how
seldom we see an abolition petition
Mr. Saunders appeared to have been sincerely distressed
He appealed to the doughfaces in before
Mr.. Saunders said ask the gentlemen from Maine if
there be here, who have hitherto stood u.s.
should now give way turn to friends from Connecti-
cut and ask them why they should yield appeal vain,
those by whom know the appeal will be answered.
Ike her lite
basis have hitherto breasted the they know, will
give way So call upon our friends from the keystone
State not TO surrender because single soldier the
has deserted rs on this trying occasion -.9bbec Cong.
Globe, 2Sh Cong. 1st session.
How much mistaken, say again, these gentlemen were
Mr. CLAY always argued Receive these petitions and much
Of this clamor will The result shows he right
When had the honor Of being in Congress in $780, while
the twenty first rule in FORCE do think exaggerate
when say that during the period Of three four months
we had what called abolition petitions presented here
signed by than hundred thousand and women
Like the chamomile flower, the il is odden upon, the
faster it grows" this right of petition, when denied,
most earnestly asserted How stands the fact now We
have been here than three months and single
abolition petition has been presented Hence the Union will
not be dissolved because of this aggression This aggression
has ceased No. sir there is danger this Union from
any such cause In this happy land the people will occa
sionay be guilty of extravagan conduct. We have
numerous population who always employed. What
said by of Engands great poets Of her people
with truth be said of OURS
s'Whose only grievance is erce3s of ease
Freedom their pain, and plenty their disease"
When they cannot against the tweny-frst rule they
will form peace societies Noble prompt them in this
These agitators comprising small portion of Northern
people, not only seek distinction by their noisy opposition
slavery, but they contend, among other things for what they
ssthe rights OF women" do not know what the
rights they claim, whether they think should VOTE
should come to Congress- &C. but if they give to the New
England women rights than those North Carolina
women have they will not have republican Government
Some Of these astaors do not believe any judge right
to administer oath they do not acknowledge the authority
of any magistrate Such people deserve pity
tempt They ought not TO be reasoned with denuncation
like the storm upon the traveller but makes them fold the
cloak Of prejudice closely around them and go with
energy orbearance towards their foes did with their
right of petition like the influences of the sum- will drive
them to the shades OF retirement
But complaint is made against the North because they will
not stop the agitation and aggression of these fanatics How
they stop them New cannot quiet the disturbances
Of her aut-reners. mob in the city Of New York last
year, because of misunderstanding between actors
nearly destroyed valuable building and caused the death OF
many persons Massachusetts, years ago, could not,
in her peaceful borders, prevent The destruction of
Dorrsm nearly produced civil Rhode Island Pha-
depha has had church destroyed and abolition hail burnt
down by her siad population.
If nese terrible outbreaks be prevented how
the Northern people suppress fana,cism And yet
told by gentlemen the Union will be dissolved unless this ag
ton ceases. Who can reason with fanaticism t
g You may well go stand upon the beach,
Aud bid the main hood bate his usual height
You may we'll use question with the wolf,
Why he hath made the beat for the lamb;
You may well forbid the mountain pines 4.
10 wag their high tops and TO make noise,
When they are hetted with the gus of Heaven"
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