The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-25

fore the committee acted it is generally known now an.
: we have response about which there is no doubt
Why, sir, in my own State | have looked Al every pa
sss nave not one T. j.
State have received many letters and neither in person
nor letter have known single individual, whig dem
ocIat that says Louisiana will not accept this proposition
To show that am not mistaken upon this subject,
will ask the Secretary to read two extractsone taken
from leading democratic paper in the State Of Louisiana
(the Louisiana Courer) and the other from democratic
paper in Kentucky.
The Secretary read the extracts as follows:
II From the N. O. Courier
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eIpedency Congress undertaking shape
We believe people Of the United States win
see Her appehensions are from the power Of So
nan. sectional majority Now when The al.aieoa
evil suck . the principle and nothing
good
hold his from these bills They are upon
basis advocated throughout the BY the whole democratic
We confident these bills win pass They
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iony win the commes report Of
men ~ The ne m and
+ compromise on the only ground q compromise Il
common unanimity.
Mr. President, | have but one more word to say. /
have given some of the already why thought
this measure amended, hope it will be- should not
be hastily rejected by members from the South will
the South on the subject One great difficulty which we
have always had to contend against upon this ques-
ton has been division. If we had always stood united
to man the SOuthboth parties, wings and democrats
il general politics had been introduced this SUBJ
ect there would have been this difficulty in settling
this vexed dangerous and sectional question Of slavery
But for these divisions OF sentiment the question would
have been settled long ago But for the mixing OF gen.
era politics on this question, the compromise of Is4s
would have been passed.
tits only particular conunctures that this question
can be settled satisfactorily the South believe that
we are now in one of these conunctures. We Of the
South have had great difficulties to contend with this
matter We are in minority Il is only under ps!ticu
lar circumstances we succeed in sscsring our rights
ae and web eoad aea
weak and wayering. The wings OF the South are with
US. We have some powerful support which we
have right to expect under other circumstances Our
democratic friends from the North and West
with All we need. then, is the perfect union OF
the democrats OF the South that have never separated
before. Shall not have il, then Who shall pre-
venti Who shall take that awful responsibility Who
shall defeat our last chance OF success shall most as
suredly not, for one.
Yes, SIR [ repeat it-for wish to impress il on my
democratic friends from the Souh-we have our whig
friends from the South perfectly united with this
which we have right to expect such support ordinary
times and they have declared that, il we fail in this,
they can go with US no longer Then, sir once dissolve
once dissolve the ties which exist between OF
all parties and Of all creeds and you lose the best chance
ton fairly and honorabIy, and without blood believe
that conjunction OF circumstances exist which will
never exist again. And mark what tell you: Let this
opportunity pass, and the South are lett in minony-a
hopeless a helpless, unavailing minority. We have
now chance which will never again Let US not,
them pause Jet us not hesitate let US talk together like
brethren and friends II there Is anything in these bills
which do not like, let us endeavor TO amend them
lei perfect them as far as we may be able let US do
The best we cam IN spirit oil mutual Kindness, conces
sion, and compromise But let set ourselves up 10
control the opinions and feelings of others; let not al
tempt TO dictate TO the majority, being, we
are, in minority hope, then, that southern demo-
cratic friends especially will all OF them pause long before
voting against this know that they anxious
to have some amendments, which hope will be made
but ask hem earnestly entreat them, 10 pause before
they themselves irrevocably. do not think, in
deed that IL is the province OF wise statesmen TO plunge
in the dark do not ask this. am a southern man in
all things Anxious as am to 60 for this measurede
srous unquestonably am to give the South all her
Just rghts-yet, il better plan be presented.
will vote iorit But do intend leap In the dark,
or to be responsible for the OF events which time
may develop, but which cannot see and from which
hope no good hope, then, sir, that those differ
OF opinion, which do not understand to be very
material, will not becarried TO extremes but that there
may be general feeling OF concord and harmony among
all those who have the interests OF the South at heart
There are other reasons of most important kind which
might urge but will not dwell upon them now. may
have occasion to advert TO them this pro.
gresses But do again express my earnest hope that our
southern friends will not differ matters OF minor i'm
poance but that they will concentrate all their energies
effect settlement, OF those agtang questions in which
the interests OF every section OF the Union deeply
involved.
orrcs CoxxIsaossR or Pusno BuILDrses,
May 20, 1850.
CEPARATE sealed proposals. will he received this