Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-14
sIr. Clay ans, the wings.

touching the Slavery question. Upon the reception /
Of the resolutions alone. The tone Of the Wing press
every where that Of strong condemnation. and /
that chiefly because of telegraphc error, which
negLbnr of the State Journal was for once cute or
lucky enough 20 guess correctly about. Subsequently,
came the debate, as reported in the Washington
apers which the resolutions elected in the Senate,
end which is of a vast deal consequence than
the resolutions themselves. And this chiefly, or
wholly, because of the position, which Mr.. Clay de-
clared he occupied and the effect it produced in the
Senate.
The resolutions. in fact are not materially differ
ent from the positions taken by Gen. Cass But no
sooner were they presented by Mr.. Clay, than the
PropGgandists and Disunonists instantly jumped upon
him, with all their might, in the hope of Stamping
out has breath
Sophomore Foote of Miss, Mason of Va, Davis
Of Miss, (Taylor's son-n-law,) Downs of La, and
Butler of S. c., The principal assailants of Mr.
Clay, and their assaults, continued through
columns, at length irritdted old Hal. enough to elicit
an ebulon of his ancent fire, and drove him 10 de-
clarations, evidently very different from any thing
which he had originally determined to make. Goad-
ed beyond endurance by the extravsgance of his as
sailants, Mr.. Clay broke out as follows:
Now, sir, extremely sorry to hear the senator from
Mississippi say that he requires first the extension of the
Missouri compromise lire 10 the Pacific and then that he is
satisfied with that, but he requires, if understand him
sh positive provision for the admission Of slavery south
Of that line. Now sir coming from slave State do
myself, il truth, owe il the subject,
to that earthly could induce TO vote for The
positive Introduction Of slavery south north of that line
Applause in the galleries. Immediately checked by the ot
GERS of the Senate Ii is solemn debera:e, long
tured decaraon-no earthly power shall compel me
10 for the positive introduction of slavery either south
| uru No We reDTOach-iustlV
repUachour Biih for the introduction Of that
institution in this county am not for laying the ground
wok Of institution for which the pOsteriy Of California
perhaps the present inhabitants of California and New
Mexco-hail reproach for dOing towards them what
TepToscb Gea Britain for doing towards II they choose
10 establish slavery themselves, and here with con-
sInuion establishing slavery am for admitting them with
their institution because it will be their work, not mne
Ihel p0'tey Will have TO repo1eh them, n0 me ior IN
that they with constitution establishing slavery
These my views nd choose express care
not how extensively and universally they known. As
honorab senator from Virginia Mr. Mason1 he has
expressed his opinion dare he honestly and sincerely
entetsins it, with equal honesty aud sincerity believe
that slavery nowhere within portion of that
territory acquired by fom Mexico That is my opinion
He holds the opposite Very well will not quarrel
upon it. We will each act upon our own opinion. shall
upon mine he will upon his But sir, regre-l sincere
y Iegret-Ihs premature discussion for could show and
at time would show, that the proposition which
make Of iearing the subject unacied upon with regard 10
the subject Of slavery. rhou declaration for against
h-earns open-I could show that this much better
proposition for the South than that Of extending the Mis-
souri, line TO the Pacific, unless you couple with that
which the from Mississippi mr. Davisl know
TO be impossible couple with it, declaration for the in
PRODUCTION of slavery south Of that line. say sir in my
place here that il is much better for the South that the
whole subject should be both sides Of an imaginary
line Of Sc deg 80 mn than that slavery should be inter-
dicied positively north of SO deg 30 mn, with freedom 10
admit exclude 1t south Of Sc deg 80 min at the will Of
the peoples and that the proposition have made infinite
y better for the South proposition the senator
suggested unless he could persuade Congress- with his
osOh, TO asel,e, positively aud sSsSu.ey s 10 iavSa o.
sir all this could have shown, would have shown, il
should be in the Of the argument But
do hope that gentlemen will upon question print
commit themselves, until they have given full and fair
consideration Of those resolutions viewing them one by one
ing system--viewing them together.
Others have chosen speak the subject and could
not remain silent in justice to myself.
All this is exceedingly different in tone nd spirit
from what said by Mr.. Clay, during the same
debate, both before aud afterwards. And even here,
he depTecates the necessity which drove him to such
declarations, measure of selfdefencf
Nevertheless this will not detract from the immense
influence which such declarations, from such a n,
must necessarily produce upon the public mind They
will do more 10 fr the hostility of that large portion
of wings (befnre willing to follow in the wake OF
Tayorism) against the ultrnists of the South, than
uDy thing that could have been said by any other
living They the death-knell of Taylorsm
Disunionsrn, and Propagandism. They will possess
more influence than ten Thousand alarums, from the
vena baud of Letter writer's, hired or frightened, by
the Propa ndsts. send their missves all the
free States, to scare their population from manhood
and all proprety. They will do much to eliminate
that thing called moral pooer so far as the South
is concerned, any thing else we dream of. un
der present circumstances. Tie effect will quite
equal The Proclamation of Jackson against Nullifca
ton in the Palny days of South Carolina.
But wha ever may be the effect Of these declara
tons Of Mr.. Clay, they cannot relieve the Whig
from the quandary in which they at first place.
by The bare resolutions. In their hot haste sus
tain Taylor by condemning Clay, while, at the sam
time holding out false lights to mislead the Free
Sellers, they have been led into quagmre from
which it will be difficult for them founder witt
clean skirts. They will endeavor to distract publi
attention from their predco nent, by shouting hosan
mas isolated expressions made by Mr.. Clay, an
which accord with the public 4" sentiment sentiment
sentiment" Mr.. Clay described the anti-saver
feeling of the North, in the of his remarks
when appealing to northern generosity in behalf O
the South. But all this cannot eradicate from til
public memory, the fact, that they did condemn MI
Gays resolutions, with just as much bitterness a
, was displayed by Hangman Foote " himself.
Having been staggered by the subsequent declaru
tions made by Mr.. Clay in debate shall now Sc
whether the wings will join the ranks of the Ere
, Sellers, still follow the lead of Taylor and III
, Propagandists! The Lord grant them safe deli,
erance!
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