The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-08


HIARD and SrAsLY, in the personal explanations they
expected 10 make, should not be taken from the
time OF the member entitled TO the floor, (Mr STANTON
oil kenuckyD in the regular order OF debate Where.
Mr. billiard rose and said that the Methodist
Episcopal Church, with which he was connected, de.
VOWED upon some OF It's members the duty OF enforcing
Christianity on their fellow citizens. That duty had
been deyolved on himself. That calling consequently
enforced on him the duty OF orbearng from ,respassing
on any gentleman personally He had fulfilled that OBJ
legation strictly, never assa utng any gentleman per.
sonay in the course OF his speeches On the other hand
he had supposed that no gentleman could allow himself
done BY vulgar minds only. II had been done il the
hall OF the House OF Representatives, within his expe
rence, on but two occasions first BY the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, Mr. THADDEus STEvESs] in calling on
him (Mr. to go TO the Executive, and TO urge views
upon that officer, in his (Mr Hs) character OF minis
ter OF the Gospel; and next by the member from North
Carolina in charging him with desecaing the Scriptures
Tor the purpose OF encouraging the North and South 10
cut each others threats Ii had not been his purpose for
single moment yesterday to interfere with the speech Of
He GMr STASLyl had though, proper to charge upon
him MIR that he had desecraled the Scriptures; and
next that he was in favor OF the dissolution Of the
Union. These charges were entirely groundless He
had distinctly declined arguing the morality OF slavery,
because he did not acknowledge the jurisdiction Of the
forum Hls speech gould bear no construction such
His duty was to viDdicate the rights OF his constituents,
under any circumstances.
The charge that he had favored dsunion was baseess
II had not been made wifuy, he conceived, but the
result Of the gentleman's Mr. STANLYsl mpdsyeness
He had favored its dissolution, though he had de-
caed that certain acts Of aggression, committed here
would lead them to fall back on disunon as their only
remedy and safeguard In the last year he had
everywhere taken strong ground for the Unon-,he
whole Union--makng no sectional appeals. Here he
had thought proper TO carry out the views OF his own
constituents stating frankly that il is the settled purpose
OF the South not to submit to legislation enthusiastically
ae e &c G duty e IL hs constituent
here another He had always exered himself against
sectional organization. He had Joined in the address OF
his colleagues to the governor OF Alabama from patriotic
motives which the gentleman wento to explain at some
length
fornia question eminenty conservative and said
Holding this conservative relation and regarding the
Union he did, he had hoped that this Union would out.
ride every storm. He had uniformly stood up for the
rights Of The people Of his own district his own State,
sought the OCCASION when powerful majority array
ed against the South to join that majority and to stand
forth as is champion He could not comprehend the
occupied by the gentleman from North Carolina. That
gentleman yesterday went the entire field of conro
versy between the sections OF the Unon without being
able to find single grievance Justly to be complained OF
by the South. He Mr. STANLY] could not under
stand that the South had been wronged By the North in
the matter OF the OF the latter on the subject Of fu
gve slaves. Such, indeed had been the tenor Of his
Z Mr.. WHITE here remarked that he mfr. STASLYl
looks through the same medium with himself, (Mr. W.
I Mr. HlLLlARD, Continuing Yes; he looks through
the same medium with the honorable member from New
York, Mr. WHrEl who votes, it will be remembered,
propositions Yesterday he (Mr n rose 10 reply to the
gentleman from North Carolina in order to give that gen
teman an opportunity to amend his first remark. which
personal insult But he declined to change his
remark not to compel him (Mr. H) 10 reply often
svey.
He (Mr H. thought that harmony was to be pre-.
served by wise, magnanimous, and patriotic policy
the part OF this House, by exercising, best doubt
full powers and then relying upon military force to carry
out measures based upon such powers The gentleman
threatened his own constituents He tM H. was not
Tor amendment OF the constitution II the duty oil
members from the weaker section to go for strict OBJ
When at the Philadelphia convention, he (Mr. H. met
the gentleman from North Carolina MR. So endeavoring
to defeat the nomination Of General Taylor
Mr.. STANLY. Never. Taylor from first 10 last.
Mr.. billiard. was mistaken then such was my
Mr. STANLY. was never in the Methodist church.
Mr.. billiard So much the worse for the gentle
man Is manners and morals.
After a few more remarks, he (Mr. H } concluded.
Mr. SfANLY,i in replying, did not design to say any
thing offensive to the reverend parson and member from
Alabama. He was willing to permit the world 10 judge
Of what occurred yesterday by the report in the Globe
He had held no communication with the reporter for that
paper. He had then spoken with no alluson TO that
gentleman, who had interrupted HIM with rude remark,
spoken in a loud Tone
Mr. HLLlARp VIVA. was tina. remark !.
sort
Mr. billiard. Impossible He (Mr H. could
make no such remark He incapable OF il
Mr. STANLY then commented at some length on the
udeness OF the interruption, aud said that the gentleman
one OF those Methodist preachers who love the ap
plause OF the galleries He liked Methodist preachers,
of ST Paul Did il become Of the followers OF the
meek and owly Jesus 10 get up here and insult gentle
nenl How was he tMr - TO take him-as parson,
lr as apocian' This question embarrassed him, (Mr.
81 The gentleman had limited this morning that he (Mr
had chosen adversary he did, because he was
clergyman Mr.. = then went on 10 show that IN The
iebae OF the day before the conduct OF the gentleman
rom Alabama had been more improper than his own
Mr.. S. next argued that the gentleman in his speech
Ipon California had desecrated the Scriptures, quoting
he paragraph and giving the meaning OF the word desc
rate His application OF the term, he held, strictly
correct Here the gentleman from North Carolina, quo.
ing the Scriptures, went TO show that the gentleman
rom Alabama Mr. HLLIARD did not practice the meek
less peace &c, OF the lowly Jesus The member acted
here member, not preacher, and be treated
is politician on this floor There several passa-
les in his Mr. III 81 speech threatening disunion. Here
Mr. s quoted from the gentleman's speech in several
aces, to show the OF this view OF it, lie
lad preached dscord, endorsing dsunon, being for of
Mr. billiard had spoken Of offering battle in par
iamentafy sense.
Mr.. SIANLY. Then the parliamentary preacher is
,nly using these threats in Pekwckian sense But did
he South Carolina governor, the legislatures OF Missis
ippi and Alabama &c, &c, talk too, in Pickwickian
ensea When he talks OF resisting al every hazard, does
lie mean that in Pickwickan sense
Mr. billiard bad remarked in that speech that u
vas his opinion that IL the Proviso passed the South
would resist. Does not the gentleman think so
Mr. STANLY did not think 81. Nortp Carolina
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