The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-04-04
sxTRACT OF Mr.. CALHOUN'S
SPEECH y

4 IN \
SPEECH
oN THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
elivered in the Senate Of the United
States March 4th, 1901
Having now, Senators, explained
haiti IS that endangers the Union,
4 traced it to its cause, and explain
rs nature and character, the ques-
N again recurs. How can the Union
saved? To this ! answer, there is
one way by which it can be, and
Ills bv adopting such measures as
satisfy the States belonging to the
nthern section that they can remain
, he Union consistently with Their
|. llor and their safety. There is, again
/ 1 Y one way by which that can be Of
1 led, and that is, by removing the
!, ses by which this belief has been
II daced. DO that, and discomfort
d cease, harmony and kind feelings
Il ween the sections be restored, and
ht Nv apprehension Of danger to the
Aa ion removed. The Question then
10 By what can this be done? But
ny bre undertake to answer this queS'
ok | propose to show by what the
Tba hon cannot be saved.
Az. tcannot be saved by eulogies on thu
y, ",s lon, however splendid or numerous
eb,l cry of"Union, Union, the gloriou
|, y, on.." can no more prevent dlsuniol
iii the cry of "Health, health, glori
,ppp heaIth!' on the part Of the physici
th an save a patient lying dangerous
an' /. So long as the Union, instea
the eing regarded as protector, is re
IhG led in the opposite character, bync
fhIess thana majority ofthe State'
VI il be in vain to attempt to concil
gail1 hem by pronouncing eulogies Q
pos,
lus3 !. BESIDES, this cry Of Union come
monty from those whom we cam,
,,,,a bveto be sincere. Unusually come
1.I, our assallants. But we cam,
! IN N I've them to be sincere; for, if the
] !, 1.-THE Union, they would necessaI
,suA 3 devotedto the Constitution.
ii, 9 the Union, and to destroy Il
d stitutlon would be to destroy Il
4 tl pn. But the only reliable and ce
wpaa evidence Of devotion to the Co
,uid ton is, to abstain, on the one hal
lh } violating it, and to repel, on I
i, all attempts to violate it. It
ofo by faithfully performing these hi
xes ny eS that the Constitution can be p
nam od, and with 1.-THE UuIon.
''I"'i ""Sl. pt how stands the profession Of
n6I pn to the Union BY our assailat
serv p brought TO the Iest2 Have II
IN. aimed from violating the Consti
Ley Tue many acts passed
!. Northern States to set aside {
iHe'; n the clause OF the Constitut
y ~, y ldlng for the delivery up Of fl
'oh'l slaves, answer. lcite this,
TITS the only instance, (ior th
! E'a many others, but because the
our . IN this particular is too not
! qnss \. and palpabIe to- be denied. Az,
~ " they stood forth faithfully to
Fnslsa .sa ElolatlonS Of the Constitution ?
~ =, 4 coursein reference to the az
sC : s,sss otthe slavery question, which
2. !. ls nenced and has been carried
4. lItt lteen years, avowedly for the
", WA. Of abolishing slavery id the ST
,,osIipn OBJECT oil acknowledge tobe
= ius utltonal answer.--Let Il
s as 2 single instance, during
ihcss peTod, IN which they have
sgid Iced the agilators Or their after
sodIb ect what's admitted to be un
istsasa 'lonaI, or q single measure W
30 nave brought forward for that
and howcan we, with all these
iition N us, believe that they are sir
an elf profession Of devotion to
orion Y Or avoid believing their
oshs' ln.ls but intended to incTeas
. q their assaults and to we
~ OEce otcur resistancel9
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