The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-03

States you Are YOU not asking too
q suppress among our people, We could moi
we would And II We had the power refusal 10 ex.
ercise 4 would BY no means tend 10 justify the destuc
ton OF this republic.
Again: Ii is made an accusation against the free STATE.
that their ministers OF the Gospel make slavery subject
OF pulpit disquston, thus increasing the hostility AREA
dy existing against that institution To some extent this
may be the fact, Mr. Chairman; though confess that
far my knowledge extends such instances ara
exceedingly rare. But what thenl Can prevent |
the authority Of the gentleman from Mississippi mi
BRownl himself in favor OF the practice You will recol
ect. sir that after treating us 10 argument OF consd
cradle length, designed TO show that the moral and re
gious condition Of the negro improved by his being held
bondage and after declaring that in his opinion, s
very is "a great moral social, political, and religious
MASTER he drops the subject by saying iii part Of
my purpose 10 discuss this proposition The subject in
this view Of H. belongs rather TO the pulpit than TO the
10 more q sermons on The subject Of slavery and when
he 10 Graugh the declaration" for the "souihem
cosedersey ri trust that has not already been done)-
hs VII certainly not include this as one OF the "cause
which 'ape ~ 70 the separation"
Bat again; II Is charged also against the free States
that we tolerate anil slavery societies Yes, SIR toll
,s@pe,anee sosr,es moral eform societies. mssonass
societies, sewing societies, and possibly -though am
no; certan-other societies. Indeed, sir we tolerant
towards all SORTS OF societies We So because, first
have no right 70 be inoleant in reference to such
matters; and secondly because there s no necessity for
meddling with them. We must hunt for other causes
than this, u, e justify dissolution q thus Union
am bulate the county, ecturlng aholonsm thus
creasng the prejudice already existing against he ns
tuition OF slavery There are such mem no doubt Ny
mind recurs one Just nowonc who, in that way, has
probably exercised more influence IN the North Than all
the other anti slavery lecturers put together This
Cass,us M Glay, elzen q ins say , S.a's
his mouth on that subject, conne his efforts to abolish
slavery the southern States where he belongs, will
be time enough for US OF the North 70 set about devsng
some mode OF combining nerant lecturers, prescribing
subjects for the exercise OF their e0quence might
mention other lecturers Of the sort. for whom the
North is indebted to the slave States But is unneces
Il is also made matter OF accusation against the free
States that tsavery presses are kept up there, and
that the papers supplied BY them are circulated through
out the northern States and into the sOuhern and
this of the principal causes which render neces
sary TO establish southern coniederacy which shall
embrace just exactly the fifteen saveholdng States and
no more. We cannot deny, Mr.. Chairman, that such
papers do circulate quite extensively in portions OF
the free States and some OF them, probably, may be
found even south Of Mason and Dixon's line have
paper Of that character on my desk now Here IT'S
sir Holding il up II a fair looking paper, MI.
Chairman and observe that its articles are written with
great power But, assure you, SIR i feauly severe
on slavery And ii crculaes extensively in the North,
too; the number not being less am told, than fourteen
thousand weekly, besides some thousands which find
their Ddy into the slaveholdng States Now Lean ina
you suppose this be published in Vermont
You mistaken, sir II is not published there. nor in
Massachusetts, nor even north OF Mason and Dixons
line i is published on slave territory sir; right here in
sight OF this Capitol, and almost within sound OF my
voice Right here, SIR upon the very spot from which
the gentleman from North Carolina Mr.. CLrNGMANl is
not going to be driven, because il is has aue territory
Yes gentlemen OF the South, from your own midst from
the very doors OF your houses surrounded by your slave
population do you send forth anti slavery papers, in num-
Der than fourteen thousand per week, TO deuge the
North and manufacture public sentiment there. Then
you make the circulation OF these papers, and the peva
lence OF sentiment which they cannot but engender
preex for overtbrowing this government Silence your
thousand abolition papers which You weekly dstrb
ute among the people Of the North and then claim you
WILL that the existence OF abolition presses in the free
States is justification 10 you for dissolying the Union.
remember, also, that there another slavery
press in vigorous and very effective operation for some
lime in Kentucky
Mr.. BROWN. We destroyed il.
Mr. BlSSELL So you did, by violence But, by
your own laws, and the decisions OF your own courts
you punished Tor It, You were compelled TO make
compensation in damages for your lawless act Now,
ask southern friends, in all good feeling il they can
Justly urge for dissoving the Union annoy
consequent upon state OF things in the free States
which they cannot prevent at their own doors
Weare met by the gentleman from North Carolina with
another difficulty, for which be holds the North
sponsble He suggests that the increasing anti slavery
sentiment in the North will prevent the President from
appointing shareholders to office. For the present. let
single fact aay the gentemans fears The presidency has
been give 10 the sayeholdng States during Of
the last sixty years And this too though the white pop
ulaon OF The slaveholdng States has rarely, If at any
time, exceeded half that oil the free States OF the
foreign missions, of all grades than majority have
been given to the South. or the cabinet appoint.
ments very nearly, II not quite half have been given TO
the South. OF the officers in the army and navy II will
be found that considering the relative population Of the
free and savehodng States at least three out Of FIVE
have been given 10 the South How i al this very
ment sir, while these very complaints OF outrage, insults
tyranny aud loss OF Office being made llWhy sir the
Presidents majority OF the cabine-a majority OF
foreign Minister'S majority OF the members of the So
preme Court and the presiding officer and clerk Of this
House--are southern men and shareholders. Does not
this satisfy the gentleman from North Carolina Surely
he might this subject rest quite easy Another diff
Guilty gravey SET forth in that gensmans speech ought
perhaps, 10 notice with becoming seriousness. aude
TO the refusal OF the New England spnsier TO take the
southern genteman's arm That was wrong. unques-
tonaby But then, these Yankee girls very independ
ent and will do just they pleaseas some Of have
learned from very painful personal experience But do
not think that dissolution OF the Union need TO follow
necessary consequence. II is proper subject for
negotiation And the lady cannot fail 10 perceive by
this time that she is in danger oil becoming second Hell
en-, she will doubtless be more yielding
Another charge against the free States that OF aiding
fugitive slaves to make their escape. That have Vi
cious people as well deludcd people among we do
not deny and that they have aided slaves 10 eude the
pursuit Of their owners, is, regret 10 say more than
probable. Such acts not in consonance with the
spirit OF our constitution, and they tend directly de-
stroy that good neghborhood among the people and the
States OF this Union, which every hearted American
desires to cultivate They acts against the commits.
sion and for the punishment OF which the general gov
eminent ought 10 provide hope such provision will be
made before the close OF this Ii need not be
peeled, however, that any human laws, however ngidy