The New York herald., 1850-01-28

and some OF the southwestern militiamen Ia
the way. In the thirty. five years that have since
passed, those States have become populous aad
strong, and would doubtless be able to protect their
waters from aggression The southern States
having now free population OF six millions, aud
producing IN succession such soldiers as Washing-
ton, Jackson, Scott, and Taylor, need have no
serious Tears OF foreign aggression.
1 submit II, then, Mr. Chairman, calmly to
northern gentlemen, that they had better make up
their minds to give Us at once fair settlement; not
cheatus by mere empty form, wlthou. reality,
but give something substantial for the South. We
might acquicsce In the Missouri compromise line.
should individually prefer, under all the circum;
stances, giving up the whole of California, provided
we could have all tais side of IT, up TO about the
parallel of 40 deg, not far from the northern line of
the State OF Missouri, rather than its soathern-
80 deg 30 min, We would thus, by getting the
whole of New Mexico, and having the mountain
chain and desert on the West, obtain proper
frontier. We might then acquire, at some future
day, whether united or divided, possession sf the
country along the Gulf OF Mexico, well suited to be
occupied by our slave population. ! mean, sir,
that no strcion ought TO be imposed by Congress
this territory, but that after il has heen left open
TO all classes for proper period, the majority may
then, when they make State constitution, deter
mine for themselves whether they will permit
slavery not. The South will acQuiesce in any
reasonable settlement.
But when we ask for justice, and to be let alone,
we are met by The senseless and insane cry OF
''Unor, uHion!' Sir, | am dsgusted with II.
When it comes from northern gentlemen who are
attacking us, II falls on my ear as 1t would do If
band of robbers had surrounded a dwelling, and
when the inmates attempted to resist, the assail-
ants should ralse the shout OF "Peace-unon-
harmony" If they will do us justice, we do not
need their lectures AS long they refuse il, their
declarations seem miserable, hypocritical cant.
When these things come from southern men, l
have even less respect for them. Even the most
cowardly men, when threatened with personal IN
mean to submit to all the cpastisement which an
adversary may choose to infllct And those persons
who, seeing the aggressive attitude of the North.
and its numerical power, declare In advance that
for their parts they intend TO submit to whatever
the majority may do, are taking the bes, course
to aid our assallants, and need not wonder II the
country regards Them as enemies of the South.
If northern gentlemen will do Us justice on this
great question, we may consent to submit to lesser
evils. We may acquiesce IN a most oppressive
revenue system We may tolerate most Unequal
distribution of the public expenditures. We may
bear the loss of our fugitive slaves, incurred be-
cause the legislatures of the northern States have
nulllfied essential provision of the constitution,
without which the Union could not have been
formed, because mere pecunIary considerations
are not controlling with US. We may even permit
such portions of the northern people as are desti-
tnte of proper sel-respect, to send up here occa-
slonally representatives whose sole business seems
TO be to irritate as much as possible southern feel
ing and pander to the preJudices OF the worst part
of the northern community. We may allow that
the northern States shall keep up and foster Ia their
bosoms abolition societies, whose NAN purpose 10
10 ecduer ureDYdnCS throughout the SCUM, 10 In.
cite serve insurrections, and stimulate by licen-
uous pictures, our negroes to invade the persons
Of our white women. BIT II, In addition to
all these wrongs and insults, you intend to de-
grade and utterly ruin the South then we don't go
it. We do not love you, people of the North, well
enough to become your slaves. God has given us
the power and the will to re sist. Our fathers
quirtd our liberty by the sword, and with 1t, at
every hazard, we will maintain It.. But before re-
sorting to that instrument, hold that all constiu-
tlonal means should be exhausted. II is, sir, a
wise provision OF providence, that less force is
required to resist an attack than to make IT, The
constitution of the United States has been we'll
framed on these principles While, therefore, q
majority Is necessary TO pass measure, oae-fifth
OF The members may demand the yeas and nays
In spite, therefore, OF any change OF rule which
the majority can make as long as this constrtu-
tlcnal provision stands, minority OF one.tifth or
more, if firm, and sustained by the people at home,
can stop the wheels OF the government. II it is
ascertaned that no proper seltenent can be gotten
OF the territorial question, 1t would be in the
power Of the southern members TO defeat all the
appropriation balls. and bring the government to
dead halt. Perhaps 1t m:s m;:sh be well to give such
q, cup to northern gentlemen; for / wtn ..smemoe.
hat when the civil and diplomauc appropriation pni
was under consideration, with the amendmen, from
the Senate knswn as Walkers, which would have
settled the question of slavery in the terrtorities
number of northern gentlemen resolved 10 dsfeat
that bill and all other business by constantly cali
ing tor the yeas and nays, If they did not succeed
IN striking out that amendment. ] recoIlect Der.
iectiy, that while l was pressing Pennsylyania
member TO vote against striking out that amend
ment, which was the pending notion a member of
nigh standing from Massachusetts said 10 me-
"iou need not give yourself any trouble about
this matter; II we do not succeed in changing IL.
we shall prevent lis adoption by having the yeas
and nays on motions TO adjourn, and calls OF the
House, TIL the end Of tine session" From similar
declarations made to me by number OF northera
gentlemen, as went through the House, had no
doubt but that, as he sand, enough had agreed TO
have enabled them TO elect their purpose, if the
motion 10 change the character of the amendmeot
had iailed IL is not long since, too, that another
s,aJ e,,nen & Si Massachusetts Mr.. John Davisl de-
Senate, by speaking till the end of the session.
As northern gentlemen have, therefore, been ac-
customed to this mode OF resistance TO such mea-
sures as they do not like, take IL tina, they would
hardly complain Of this kind Of retaliation
l tell gentlemen that, II We cannot IN advance
get lair settle tmeni Of this question, | should be
pleased 70 see ne civil and diplomatic bill, the
army and navy bill, and all other appropriations,
fail. We should thereby make every officer and
every ectant OF public money directly interestsd
IN having justice done to the South. II would be
laI peer 70 nave thls temporary inconvenience for
q year OF i've, than that We should see bloody
revolution, or something worse | hold il 10 be
the duty Of every southern representative 10 STAY
here and prevent l the close OF our official term.
the passage OF any measures that might tend to
force our people 10 unjust submission in The mean
time the southern States could, In convention. lake
such steps as might be necessary TO assert their
ibh' 20 shefe In the public territory. II this in-
ieHegnum were 10 continue long, IL mipht drive
both sections to make provisional governments, to
become permanent ones IN the end
but IL ADVISED, IN certain portions Of the north
ein press, that the members from that section
ought 10 ehpel such ef interrupt their proceedings
Let them Try the experiment. tell gentlemsn.
that this Is our slaveholdina territory We do NOT
intend TO leave IT, II they think they can remove
us, ~ proPtr case for trial. In the present TEN.
PER OF the public mind, IL is probable thi COLI
SION OF the KIND here might clectrlfy the country
as dId the hiile skirmish at Lexington the colonies
IN 'nelr then excited state. Such a struggle who
ever might prove the yicors IN IT, would not leave
here q,oTum to DO business. Gentlepca NAV
cal this tfeason-heh treason the highest treason
That The world ever saw. But their WORDS are idle
we snaii ueitat their movement against us. But
even If ! thought otherwise, | would still rrslst'
sooner than submit to what they propose, 1 would
Iather see the South, like Poland, under the iron
heel of the conqueror; | would rather that she
should find the fate Of Hungary.
IL was but the other day, and under our own
eyes, that the gallant ungarsns asserted their IN
md sh~ .x.t<{. II