Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

Of January ls4s, and to Ike resolutions of ls4s of his
State Legislature.
Mr.. DICKINSON, cannot now speak of the exact i'm
port OF the They doubtless Of anisla
very character and similar those passed by other Legsa
lures, Noh tbs well known that differed with those who
passed mem upon the best mode OF dsposng OF the question,
and THIS responsibility will settle with those who have
right to call me to account and with those who have not
Legislatures which passed them have been sometimes
sldeaby divided among themselves Sometimes they have
passed with great and sometimes with less unanlmty The
Northern sentiment upon the subject of slavery is in many
respects entirely dssmar that Of the South; but when
are told that there must be sectional issue raised because OF
this let the voice which declares come from the North or
from the South stand here to repudate it. The people Of
the North regard the question Of slavery constitutional
guaranty, precisely do the people of the South, and as
such are ready to respect it. 1t is the political agitators In
both sections who have made all the mischief Sir take
small number Of of the Northern and also ont OF the
Southern sections Union, and hsaccued agitation could
be settled in less than single week. have not stood up on
this question for particular purpose other than to do my
duty and to stand by and sustain the constitution am Tor
maintaining the Union in spirit well as IN form and
have deprecated the assaults which have made upon
the constitution occasionally the slavehodng States,
the refusal to deliver ugves from service according to
solemn provision of that instrument But this sir look
upon mater which must be reformed at home as II will
be by sound and healthy public opinion, when 1t shall
set just estimate upon the interference OF political agltaor
and condemn morality that is purer than the fundamental
law. desire preserve in all its vigor the glorious inher
lance watch fathers gave to the South secure in
the full possession and enjoyment of their constitutional
rights. have stood up for them when thought them right
regardless of peril and will aid in shielding them from
unjust and improper aggresons upon their institutions In
this struggle numerically they the weaker party, and
when have the South unjustly assaulted and as
sailed, my sympathies have been with them and have
exposed and denounced only the sectional agato but
have warned those against excitement whose views and
tenons just but who have been provoked by just such
wholesale sectional assaults heaped upon the
North by the Senator from Alabama Sir elimination be-
gets recrminaton and although may put the gab
of philosophy for OCCASION they yet often apt to
be betrayed impulse and excitement and when they hear
distinguished Southern day after day making sectional
appeals grouping all together and condemnng all in gross
without stint exception, they in their will make other
declarations and thus the work goes One sectional agi-
beges another-a blow given brings blow return,
and thus sectional agitation makes the meat it feeds
have already said regretted that this subject has been intro
duced Allow to say, that do not regret that is about
to reach its eliminating point. care not how this
may be the believe that the great of the peo
pie Of the South honest just and generous, and that all
they desire is to remain in the possession of their
rights believe too sir that the great of the people of
the North equally Just and equally generous to the
constitute and that they too desire nothing than what
they deem be their rights and the rights of the whole peo
pie and best calculated to advance the honor Of the conde
racy and the interest and happiness of mankind When
reved will not revile again. will by repudiae
the Southern democracy They have too often proved them
selves worthy Of the they bear. Nor, sir upon the
question Of this Union, much and radically differ with
them upon other questions, will repudiate the patriotic
among opponents This question shoots too deep and
stretches too high to be measured by political parties, and
when the day of trial comes if it does, every patriotic
will breast himself for the shock and sectional agtators
will be foed The constitution throws its broad ags
this mighty Republic, and people worship at its shrine
with more than Eastern devotion. They have conem
plated the priceless value Of the Union They have thought
of the blood and tears by which purchased They
the proud vessel bearing maesticay onward and they proud
ly cry in the language OF the poet
'sThou too, sail on, o ship of State
Sail on, Union, strong and great
'. Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hope OF future years,
Is hanging breathess on thy fate;
We know what laid thy keel
What work men wrought thy ribs OF steel;
Who made each mast, and sail, and rope,
What anvils rang, what hammers beat,
In what forge and what heat ...... .'
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope.''
They will cheer this noble shp they will stand by this
constitution they will adhere to this Union and although
the Northern people opposed 10 the institution of slavery
the great of them have intention dsposo to
trench improperly upon the constitutional rights OF The South
and this they will PROVE should the ase though
they should sell their lives in her defence. Sir, should
come to the worst will, so firmly the Northern
people devoted to the constitution, if armed incendarsm
should push her mad crusade against the South and she be
placed in peril free to declare that for one and be-
ieve would every patriotic of the free States who had
sword to draw, draw in the defence of their Southern bre
hren and of the rights guaranteed to them by
pact, and stand bythem to the death. Applause But,
sir they will only stand by her when she is right and long
she swords will be called into requison, except
against foreign and foe. The very heat, nau-
raj and artificial to which sectional agitation has attained,
will work its 1t will burn itself out. Northern
agtators and Southern agtaors will find themselves side by
side in their GRAND Of mutual mischief And the great
of the American people will look upon this Union it is,
and upon Southern rights and Northern rights they are,
and will stand by them and protect them. ~
These territorial questions, this District of Columbia ques-
ton, this question Of jurisdiction in forts and dockyad
onIno forfh y afInnc
temporary in their character and the question of fugiives
from service would be settled by the good of the
right minded not for the wholesale denuncatons OF
grouped together in whole communities and States
hand denouncing the North the North, the North and
the other hand the South the South the South. This pro-
vokes the greater part of this struggle and would suggest
whether it would be wise if gentlemen would
else little forbearance, always remembering the saying
Let him that without sin cast the first stone. will
ling to admit that the great of Southern friends treat
this question it should be treated and pleased to
them stand boldly they do, for what admit to be their
right of being let alone. gratfed too that they, in
proper spirit stand by their institutions and defend them for
to show that this Conederacy is serhood of free
and independent States associated for few pupo
and not consolidated Federal Government The North
and the South stand together upon great constitutional
platform, and neither has right claim superiority the
other The people of the South have institutions that
sensitive and that be endangered by agitation the North
repeat that opposed to such agitation have been
willing throw myself into the breach turn aside have
attempted to call the attention of the Northern peopenay
might say the whole American people-o the danger Of
agatng this question and would say in all kindness
my friend from Alabama that he gives food in
speech for the nourshmen of the soil and abolition
ment than all the Garrisons Wendell Phlpss and Abby
Folsoms, and all the speeches of all the so agators
and abolition demagogues put together He does
provoke assaults upon the institutions of the South than all