The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-04-18


instruments Of revolution are at work.
Nearly, if not quite all, the southern
States, by conventions 0f the psopleor
by their Legislatures having declared
their fixed and unalterable purposes
Of resistance, in the event Of further
aggression--and a Southern Conven-
tion IS already preparing to meet at
Nashville, in June next; while INF the
northern States, the Legislatures of
near all Of them are passing the most
offensive and aggressive resolutions,
inStrncting their Senators in the other
end of this Capital, and requesting
their Representatives on this floor to-
execute theirresolves. While at the
same time the Abolition societies and
conventionsa the North--the sappers
and miners in this array against the
South-are urging disunlon upon the
people and denouncing our glorious
Constitution "as a league with Death
and covenant with He'll" Sir, mad
ness rules the hour, and tine South, to
appearance, will be left with no alter
native but disunion or unconditional
submission. Ii this alternative is
forced upon us, we know our duty to
ourselves and our posterity, and we
will dare to do it--even though 1t
should dissolve the Union. This is
strong language; and am aware that
there are those who will attempt to
brand me as diunioniSt; but Sir |
repel the charge as unfounded and
unjust. aHl ~ 91
i'll know myself, sir, there has ne
yer been one day in my existence N
which | did not stand ready to peril
my life, if necessary, III defence Of this
Union, but not as it is loved by the
member from Ohio, Mr.. Root,l or the
member from Massachusetts,, MIR.
Mann, or the member from Pennsyl
vania, Mr.. Stevens, or the member
from illinois, Mr.. Bissel. They
love the Union Of these States just as
despotic and cruel Austria loves the
union with Hungary. They love i
so welI,that to preserve it they woulc
give the people of the South to tht
4 sword, -ond7,uur beautiful fields: ant
villages, and cities to the flames, &C
, companied by all the hotrors OF servllt
and civil war. God deliver the Soutt
} from such union and such. patrlots.-
/. Yes you would do just as Austria did
/ YOU would call in the aid of Russian
, butchers. Such are your attachment
! to the Union, and such your tende
S mercies to the South. SIR, if this b
S the Union, that the North loves,
i, must say it has my utter detestatio
J; and scorn. You claim us as you
E slaves already. The Union that | lov
D is the union of equality, justice, an
!; lraternity--the Union OF the Constltr
d ton. Yes, sir, the Constitution is tn
l. Union. We have no other bond O
IS union. Ours is Union of law an
e not OF force. 1t had its origin lnth
e common consentofthe people. 1t WI
= founded on principles of justice; all
: every encroachmsnt upon the Cor
n stitution is an attack npon the Unlo
is itself. ! appeal to members Of tn
Y, House, and implore them to respect !
S, guarantees. ave ask nothing bl
N what's right we will submit to nothin
. that is wrong" We would disgrace II
Of ancestry from which we sprung if "
e, were to submit to the aggreSsions
Id unauthorized power. We would |
unworthy The name Of Anglo Saxon
Ourfathers resisted the duty of penn
a. a pound on tea. 1t was not the amour
Of LOT duty, but twas the power elaine
rt by Great Britainto legislate for us
of all cases whatsoever. 1t was the rigI
Ii r-rhinh Chn assartah tn tax Enrlichme
m without representation. With US ii
to question is not only one Of principl
ed as it was with our fathers, bull it is
IN question of existence. we shon
g. bear in mind what has ever been II
T. course ofpower when led by the fe
a. spirit Of fanaticism. We have an ex
is ample Of it in the island Of ST. d
u mlngo, once the most wealthy al
s; beautiful isle Of the Indies. Now it
of almost buried in barbarian darkness
n. waste and a desert. There Abolitic
lh1 carried fire to every dwelling, ar
1t quenched the flames in blood. 81
al such may be the fate ofthe souther
er States ifthey yield dupon this question
n Fanaticisim has never yet let go i
II mold nponaltS victimg unless Whe
ID compelled by force or fear.
rs Mr.. Chairman, am aware thj
le there are still some, / hope many, me
ss ct the North, who have not yielded
gs this tanaticism; and whoifthey couIj
n ! have no doubt would gladly ARE