The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-20


affections are not bounded by the limits Of my State dear
10 nor is my loyalty and duty confined 10
section. The feeling which begins al home extends
over my country, and only be driven back ts
circle by gross wrong and continued injustice When
the honor of the Union my service,
II is theirs but ii the OF The Union be used de-
siroy the privileges 10 ample on The rights OF the State
10 which my first allegiance rs due, then heart and hand
| Mr., DOWNS, had not intended. Mr. President, to
say another word upon this subject but the allu-
OF the honorable senator from Mississippi such
and so remarkable some OF his expressions that
cannot permit them to pass without notice The gentle
takes great pleasure and triumph 10 himself for hav
ing assisted in electyally destroying the Compromise bill
II seems 10 that my friends exultaon is litle out
OF date might have done very we'll ten days ago; but
cannot, Tor the LIE OF how II has much appl-
cation now, inasnuch every single feature with
material alteration, OF the Compromise bill has obtained
the sanction OF the Senate Now, sir if the gentleman
find any for exultauon from such triumph
that, can only say that he Is much gathed than
10 be- Every material feature of the Com
promise has passed That feature concerning the Texas
boundary modified, il is true, than any other, and
that has passed. giving Texas larger territory than she
would have got IN the Compromise bill | cannot, them
any cause OF exutaton al the defeat OF that
But the remark Of The honorable gentleman which
more particularly called me up an expression which
made so general as TO apply 10 many persons
and would seem 10 include myself. He said that the
South had failed in obtaining her rights because Of the
recreancy OF certain southern men. ask the gen eman
to state how lar he intended 10 apply that expression,
4 and whether he extended il to me 7
/ Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi, Qn his seat) Has the
senator any reason to suppose old apply to hun :,
| Mr. DOWNS supposed so only because had diff
Tered from the senator in respects.
Mr. DAVIS When the senator closes his remarks, |
will reply TO his inleTIogaory.
upon almost every material amendment that has been
offered u \, he &c, course OF thus investigation
him moment There is evidently goinglo be misap-
prehenslon between the two gentlemen.
/ The PRESIDENT. The Chair is not aware that such
thing likely to ensue The Chair called the
/ hlsSsSlppl
sion 10 which the senator from Louisiana refers, and the
senator was =, ss, understood to withdraw t.;
4 Mr. BENTON. The senator from Mississippi has said
that he will answer the gentemans question after he
has done In the mean time the senator from Louisiana
will be speaking under mIsapprehension and for the
purpose of preventing any i'll feeling that may grow out
OF what may yet be said do really desire that this par
icuar point may be dropped, and that they will not
speak upon until they talk it with each other
The PRESlD DENT. The senator from Louisiana will
proceed The Chair has stated that he called the sc
tor from Mississippi to order when he used improper
expression aud which understood to be Withdrawn
] Mr. DAVIS. My only objection 10 answering was
the manner in which the question was asked. and the
fact that that senator knew full well that could a
ply the remark to him. appeared by the fact that he
wen, on Immediately to say thai had voted with him
all the material questions The kind relations between
the and myself should have prevented him from
being the first to step forward and engage with in
such srugg as this. moment, however for rehec-
ton and what has passed, have subdued the
and have no objection to answering the question did
moi apply the term to him.
MI DOWN> am very sorry u anything In my
manner prevented my friend from replying did not in
tend TO make the remark in anything but camness.
only made 1t because the remarn general
sed the gentleman did not apply me, and suppose
it generally understood but supposed mig hi
be understood elsewhere differently, and that might
understood e be embsaeed that category in which
statement, OF tie senator, and will say
point
/ about to state, however, that | had fought
with most Jealous friends OF the South in way which
thought best, not exactly all my friends OF the South
have done, not pursuing the which they
did, but that which, my opinion, was best cal
cuated 10 promote the interests OF the South They
thiak do not pursue the right think that
they do not There we differ but IT is matter OF
opinion.
Now, sir, upon this last pont--the protest-in which
differ with them, as have former occasions on
some other points, surely cannot De Liable 10 the i'm
pueton that am wanting in my advocacy OF the inter
ests OF the South Ii thought that this would do any
good 10 the South, would have signed IT and is be
cause think cannol--on the contrary may do great
injury TO their ialeress-hat did sign it regret
that it presented 10 the Senate. And although /
thought yesterday when the subject fresh, when
to do what could 10 oblige my friends,
that would not oppose this motion, yet alter further
Election, and IN the different light that has been thrown
upon the subject by the remarks made BY honorable
tors here, and also by the ausion made by the honord
bic senator from North Carolina Mr. BADGERl prop
osiiioD made the convention that formed the consl
hon where this principle presented and eected
ieel myself compelled TO vote against the putting thus upon
The journal and do hope that 1t will not be Supposed
BY any one that wanting in my advocacy of the in
nothing 10 do with II. So far all these bills
cerned they have been disposed Of, and this affect
them in way. We cannot retrace what is done we
call back what is passed and for that this
cam II affect those interests OF the South upon which
these bills supposed TO have bearing Therefore
Tor these and other which brought forward
yesterday, and have been advanced day, feel myself
compelled TO vote against the reception OF this document
and the putting 1t upon the journals OF the Senate.
There rs one other point which my honorable friend
/ from Mississippi has noticed, TO which must allude
He seems to deny, with my honorable friend from Viz.
gnia, MIR HUsTERl that this protest based upon The
Now, as requested by my friend from Virginia, have
read this protest. and read il atteatvely, and cannot
for the life of me- understand u in any other way than
that IT objects 10 this alleged unconsttuonaity As
mentioned by the senator from Maryland, IMr pRA1r1
there eight places in which the unconsltu
honay OF the act Is mentioned IL does speak posi-
lively OF these acts being unconstitutional but speaks
OF them depnylDg OF constitutional rigbts-acts
which said TO be in violation of the constitution
against the spirit OF the constitution, and those
other modes OF expression running through the docu
men in eight different places And cannot for
the life of me, understand the paper any other way than
that which have mentioned Why, in the very posi-.
ton in which the senator from Mississippi puts Il him
SELF be says that they do not take the constitutional
ground with regard to the admission of California but
that that admission violates the constitutional rights OF
the South Now would like TO know how Congress
can violate the constitutional rights OF the South except
by passing unconstitutional attribute no other
meaning to it. must conclude as supposed yesterday,
that constitutional objection is made Although OBJ.
pose the protest upon other grounds, do not oppose
upon thai.
| On the contrary, than twelve months ago. in
very formal manner--ln the form of a report made bv