The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-08-20
PORTIONS OF THE SPEECH OF HON.
BEVERLY TUCKER, OF VA.

quences OF disunlon, at the thought of which
the heart trembles and the cheek turns pale
Will not follow disunion. should the North
be mad enough to drive us TO that extremi-
ity. II have succeeded in this have ac-
complished all Iwished. Ihave not spoken
with view to make men desire disunion-
| have aimed at no more than to keep them
from being frightened out of their senses at
the bear thought of it. ] wish only to bring
them to hear reason and having done this,
/ expect them to see at a glance that the
true way to preserve the Union is to let the
people of the North see that we all under
stand our true position and all see the mat
ter i'll this light. Let them see that even
those among us Gf there be any such) who
would surrender overnight, sooner than ex-
pose themselves to the horrors of war, are
sensible that there is no danger of war, and
no reason why they should submit to insult,
outrage and wrong lest a worse thing befall
them Let the North understand, sir, that
such are the views and temper of the South,
and the spirit of encroachment will stand
lebuked, and the statesmen of the North
will at once, and with anxious earnestness,
acknowledge our rights, and in good faith
address themselves to those who speak for
MS, not to calole and bribe them to betray
us, but to ascertain what will actually and
permanently satisfy us. BY such means the
Union may be preserved, and ifsuch a course
is adopted, the Union is safe. This course
of proceeding must begin with us. 1t must
begin here, and now. That is our business
here, sir. To save the Union, and to save
it by showing the people of the North that
by persevering in their wanton, unjust and
mad career they will destroy it. If it per-
ishes the act will be theirs-not ours
would speak of the magnificent future,
and glorious destiny of a Southern Confed-
eracy. | would speak of the various and
boundess resources of a country embracing
the noble Chesapeake and its waters exten-
ding thence to the Gulf, and from the At
! lantic to the Bravo con1prehehding an as
sortmentofall things needful for agriculture
manufactures, and commerce. [ would
point to the region Of Iron, Coal and water
power stretching from this spot to the east
ern foot of the ALE ghanies, sloling down
| in the east to the tide waters of the Allan
tic, in the West to the rich plains that bor-
der the Mississippi, while James River, Po-
tomac and Ohio, stretch froth their arms to
encirce the whole in their embrace, and
bind together the three great interests of
civilization with cord twisted by the hand
of Nature ; in Union like that of the sexes ;
Union Of cdlgenial, not conflicting inter-
est. No MeZentian marriage of the living
with the dead; no compact between power
and weakness, simplicity and craft, generosi-
ty and selfshness! No Compromise! in which
as in bargains with the Devil one party signs
his name in his own blood, which all the
waters of Lethe will ttot wash out, while
the other uses a chemical compound of the
newest Yankee invention, which disappears
as soon as it is dry n
. beg pardon, sir, for these specuations.
This is subject on which it is so much the
custom for those to talk most who think
least, that man who has made it the study
of his whole life is under some necessity OF
apologizing for the expression of his
thoughts.
But all this is mere spe culatiou, and moth
ing but insane folly OH the part of Northern
men, can make it more than speculatiCn.-
1t rests with them at atty moment to quiet
all this agitation and restore tranquility at
least, though not harm ony. Abused con-
fidence and insulted friendship can never be
restored But equality between the States
can be restored, and the rights of all parties
being equally respected, and the Interests oi
parties equally cared for, a regard for these
Interests, the recollections of the past, and
tie indspostion of mankind to the sunder-
ing Of old ties, and Breaking up the estab.
Iished order of things, may even now pre-
serve the Union. But depend upon it, that
this is not to be effected by any of those
cheating promises which keep the word OF
promise to the ear, and break it to the hope. y
We have had enough of these things. and
the "false Juggling fend' who has SO often
arrayed himself in the garb Of an angel oi
light to palm them on us, can deceive US no
more. We now know him in his disguise,
and will have no more of his compromises,
"Othello's occupations gone. He may
tamper with our Representatives in Con
gress, and with the letter writing loafers
who hang about the Treasury to negotiate
Gaphin CLAIMS and fraudulent contracts, but
their day is gone as well as his.
Is not Mr.. Clay athe great pacificator =
Did he not give peace to the country in
1880, and 1888, and is he not the sole in.
ventor and manufacturer of the famous pa.
tent fresh salt to be sprinkled on the tails Of
Southern Gulls and Boobies? Was it moi
enough for Webster and Cass to be admit.
ted to the honor of cooperating with him
And as to MIR. Foote, it ought to satisfy hif
ambition to be allowed the title OF the little
Pacifcator. So be it, sir, worthily has he
; won it, and long may he wear. it: an
E afraid indeed it may cost him dear. EsoI
}. tells US of an eagle, that STOPPING from hi
1 lofty cliffs pounced on lamb, and bore j
a away at the sight of which the ambition
A of q crow was so reused that he tried to ds