Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-14

rival that the nation who has been nroud1 1857
the nistressof the ocean" We have gone through many
warswars too with the very nation from whom We broke
on In l776 as weak and feeble colonies asserted or in
dependence member of the family of nations And M
we came out OF that struggle unequal was-armed a
she was at all points, in consequence of just having out
of her long struggles other European nations and nm
armed at all points, consequence the hab
and nature of our country and its instutons-e came
say out OF that without any loss honor whatevee
emerged from it gloriously.
In every Indian war-and have been engaged in MANY
OF themour armies have trumphed without speaking
at all as to the of the with Mexico whether
was right wrong and abstanng from any expression of
OPINION as to the justice proprety of the war once
commenced all must admit that with respect the gaantry
OF our armies the glory of riumph there page or
pages OF history which records brilliant successes
Iespgct 10 one commander of important portion of
our army need say nothing here praise is necessary
behalf OF one who has been elevated the voice of his conn
try to the highest station she could place him in mainly on
OF ms glorious military career And of another less
fortunate In many respects than other military com.
manders must take the opportunity of saying that for
tor chvalry OF individuals and that portion the
American army which was conducted by the gallant
the Chief commander stands unrvaed the deeds
Oh Corez himself or by those of any other commander in
ancient or modern times.
SIR our prosperity is unbounded; nay Mr. President |
@ leaT that 1t is In the wantonness OF that prosperity
INA, many OF the threatening ills of the
9 anu errauc schemes have sprung up throughout the
whole country of which have found their way
INTO halls and there restessnes existing among
US winch lear will require the chastemen Heaven to
bring US back to of the mmeasrabe benefits and
wInea nave peen bestowed upon by Providence
AT this noment-wlth the exception here and there mr.
ucuar department in the manufacturing business Of the
conya is prosperity and peace and nation is rich
and powerful Our country has grown ma znitude to
power and greatness, such respect it
does not the apprehensons powers of the earth
with whom in contact.
Sir depict with colors too lively the prosperity which
mas resulted to US from the operations of this Union Have
exaggerated in particular her power her prosperity or
her greatness And now, sir let me go little into detail
with respect to sway in the councils of the nation whether
from the North the South during the sixty years of I'M
paraleed prosperity that have enjoyed During the
Northern counses rather prevailed and out of them
the Bank of the United States the assumption of the STAT
debts bountes to the fisheries protection domestic
manufactures. alude to the of 1880 neutrality in Ike
wars Of Europe jays treaty the alien seon laws and
war with France do not say sir that these the leading
and prominent which adopted during II q
administrations of Washington and the elder Adams were
carried exclusively by Northern counselthey could not
have beenbut mainly by the ascendency which Northern
counses had obtained the affairs of the nation. So sir Of
the later periodor the last fifty years do not mean 10
that Southern counses alone have the
winch am about to ennmerate know they could not
cuslyey have carried them but they have
RED by their preponderatng influence with the coopere-
the Northern section OF the Union And what those
measuresa During that fifty years, nearly that period in
and other commercial restrictions of nonntercourse and
nonlmportadon were imposed with Great Britain the
and extended to domestic manufactures. aude to The
passage of the act of ISIS 1916 the of the United
by Southern counsels and put down by Southern couss
Louisiana acquired Florida bought Texas annexed war
Mexico by conquest and purchase protection superseded
and ireeade established Indians removed west Of the
1t is possible sir that this enumeration Iay have
adopted ssg sf later ssia4 ~
but these believe to be the mosi1 years
now SIR 40 a1 H. % the enumeration of tee
cause of reproach upon one side or the other f il
referred These measures wer to sg @
least the joint work OF both parties neither OF them has
any just reproach the other But sir must a v
in all kindness and sincerity least OF all ought the Sou
to reproach the North when at the long list of n,ea
which, under her sway the counses Of the nation
have been adopted-when reflect even opposite doc
trines have been from time advanced by herhst
the establishment OF the Bank of United States which
was done under the administration OF Mr. Madison me- WIN
the cooperation of the South do say the whole South
40 not when speak OF the South the North speak Of
tne entire South or the entire North speak the pro,
minent and larger proportion of Southern Northern
Bank of the United States established NV friend yhos
slckness-whch very much deploreprevents us from
naving ms attendance upon this OCCASION Mr CALEouN)
was the chairman of the committee carried the measure
through Congress voted for with all my heart Although
hao oeen with other Southern in putting
down the Bank of the United States changed nv oor
ana rated in the establishment of the bank OF
with Gen. jackson at their head at later period Aoan
WIN repect 70 Inc policy OF protection The South in la
II mean the prominent Southern men, the a1nented
Lowndes, Mr. Calhoun and ohers-united in extending a
well the North We find few Years Afterwards fhs
south nterposng most serious objections this policy and
one member OF the South threatening that occasion dis
solution of the Union separation. Now sir let us take
another view OF the queston-and would that all
but of conciatonnot provoke or exasperate but to
quiet to produce harmony and repose possible What
and to what interests have they conduced Florida where
slavery exists has heen introduced Louisiana or ali be
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extent OF territory north of the line Sc deg in point
o. intrinsic value and Importance would give the single
State OF Louisiana for the whole it all Louisiana saw
with the exception of that which lies Sc deg 80 min
including Oregon to which we obtained title manly
ground OF being OF the acquisition Louisiana all
Texas all the territories which have acquired by the
ration, have been slave territories theatre Of slavery
with the exception that have mentioned that lying north
| OF the line SO deg. 30 min.
And here, in the of made essentially by the
southgrowing out OF the annexation of Texas which
measure proposed by the South the councils of the
| MeXicO-I do uots all
OF the South but the major portion of the South pressed the
have said, led to the with Mexico, the war with
Mexico led to the acquisition of those territories which
constitute the bone of the different mem
bers of the Conederacy. And sir time
after the three great acquisitions of Texas Florida
slana have been made and have redounded the
the Southnow, for the first time territories
attempted to be introduced without the institutions
ry put the hearts of my countrymen of the South if
ny right to press matters to the disastrous consequences
which have been indicated longer ago than this very
morning on the occasion OF the OF certain
nnons-even extending to dissolution OF the Union Mr.
President cannot believe it.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD Win the Senator give yyav fo, an ol
lournmentl
Mr.. CLAY. Oh, if do not weary the patience of
the Senate, prefer to go think begin to see
land shall soon come to the conclusion what have to
say Such is the Union and such the glorious which
threatened with subversion destruction Wen
sir the first question which naturally arises surprising the
Union be dissolved for of the grievances
which are complained Of how tar will dissolution furnish
remedy for those grievances If the Union dissolved
Tor any existing cause will be because slavery nerdt
ed not allowed to be introduced the coded territories
or because slavery is threatened be abolished in the
Cooa OF because tusuve slaves are not restored,
as IN my opinion they ought to be, their These
believe would be the causes if there be any which
can lead to the dreadful which have
US suppose the Union dissolved what remedy does it, in
severed state furnish for the grievances complained Of
its united condihonl Win you be able South to lush
slavery into the coded territory How are YOU to do it,
supposng the North, all the States north of the Potomac
IN possession OF the navy and army OF the United P?
Can you expect say under these circumstances that il
there is dissolution of the Union, you carry slavery
into California and New Mexico Sir you dream Ct
such an occurrence If abolished in the District Of
Columbia and the Union dissolved would the dissau.
non OF the Union restore slavery in the District OF Coun
bat Is chance for the recovery your fugitive
slaves safer state of dissolution OF severance
Union than when in the Union itsef7 Why, sl what tie
the fact? the Union you lose slaves and
recover others here let revert to fact which
ought before because ia highly creditabe
ures of the free States In every
as my information extends, in which an appeal has
been made the courts of justice penalties from
those assisted in decoying slaves from their mas.
every instance, far have heard the court has