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Mr.. Winthrop's speech,

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We should have been glad to Ibish at til,
time OF its delivery, and should do so now, i
were at all practicable. II is one Of the man
speeches of the season from the able and up
right men in Congress, which has commands,
general a,ieuiicn and the highest respect. A
We cannot publish the whole speech, we give
the closing part Of it. which is sufficient 10 dc
ine the position OF the distinguished and pat
ri"tic member. After p'ying to Messrs. Gid
dings and Roo, Mr.. Winthrop says
Sr,I have done with these personalities. They
have not been Of my seeking. They are un.
natural and revolving to my disposition. | am
entirely new 10 this kind of debate. During a
ten years occupancy of a seat in this House,
have never before had occasion to resort to it
trust that may never have another occasion.
But could no longer submit in silence to such
gross and groundess aspersions. Gentleman
may vote against me, whenever they please
There is no Office in the gift of the House. o.
the People, or of the President which covet
or for which ! would quarrel with any one tol
not giving ne his support. No man shall per-
vert and msrepreseIt my words and acts, and
ialsify the record of my public career without
exposure.
That career has been one CT humble preten-
sion, and presents no claim to distinguished SER
vice of any sort. But such as it is. am willing
that it should be investigated. Examine the
record. There may be votes upon it which re-
qure explanation votes about which honest
men may differ votes as 70 which myself may
haFe dn;!bia! u. the time and nay still doubt.
But examine TIE record fairly and candldly
nothing eXtenuate, nor set down aught in NAL
ice; and you will find that have neither been
false to the North or to the South, to the East or
TO the West. You will find that while have
been true to my constituents, have been true,
also, to the Constitution and to the Unipn.--
This, at least, know, sir-my conscience this
day bearing me winess-tllat ! haze been true
to myself, TO my own honest judgm mt, to ny
oWn clear convictions Of right, of duty, and of
PATRIOTISM And we all remember how Justly
a' well As how noby it has been said:
This above ALTO thine own self be ,rue,
And 1t must follow. as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man"
And now, Mr.. Chairman, would gladly
turn to some serious consideration Of the great
question OF the day, but | am almonshed that
my hour is almost exhausted, and must re-
serve what had proposed to say on these top
les to another, and trust an early opportunity.
Having once swept this offensive rubbish of per-
sonaJtIes out of my path, shall no longer be
obstructed IN dealing with the wcightier mat.
tiers which are before us. ] cannot conclude
however, on this occasion without few dis
tinct declarations.
In the first place, sir, have nc hesitation in
saying, that the admission OF California into the
Union as State, under the Constitution which
she herself adopted, is, in my judgment, the first
and great measure to be accomplished at the
present session of Congress. For that am
ready; and shal bring to it whatever powers
] possess.
In the second place, do not believe that
Slavery does now exist, or can exist, in any of
the Territories recently acquired from Mexico,
without the positive sanction OF law. And such
sanction, |, for one, shall never aid in giving.
In the third place, sir, while ! reserve to my
self the full liberty to act and to vote upon every
question which may hereafter arise, as my
judgment at the time and under the crcum-
Stances may dictate have no hesitation in ex-
[essng my opinion, that the plan proposed by
President Of the United States, is the plan
&hich we must come at last, for the settle
1f these exciting and difficult question,
~ say that it is the plan of all others which
o'ne OF us could have wished to carry out.
But the question is not, what we WISH but
what can We accomplish" If to do, were as
easy az TO know what it were good to do chap
tages, rich mems palaces" We must aim at
something practical and practicable. The Pre-
slJent has done so and by following out his
suggestions, ! believe Southern sensibilties
may be allayed Northern principles satisacto
rly Vlndcaed, domestic peace maintained and
the Amercaa Union preserved,
and, Mr.. Chairman, the American Union
must be preserved. speak for FaneuiI Hall.
Not Tor Faneui Hail. uplcd as it sometimes
has been, by an Ani-savery, or a Liberty par
Ky, Convention, dcnouncing the Constitution
and Government under which we live, and
fhyeatenings and slaughter against all vino sup
| port them; but for FaneniI Hail. lhronged as
MI has been often in times past, and as it will
Me qs> often for thousand generations in time to
come, by as intelligent, honest, and patriotic a
people as the sun ever shown upon,--l sp6 ak
for Faneui Hall and for The great masses Of
true hearted Anne lean Freemen without dis
tincron of party, wko delight TO dwell beneath
It's shadow, and to gather beneath its roat Il
speak for Faneu Hall, when gay, "the Union
pf these States must not, shall not be dissolved ~
The honorable member from OHIO Mr.. Gid
lings) alluded, the other day, in terms of re-
broach and condemnation, 10 "A sentiment which
proposed at public dinner, in this same Fa-
heuil Hall. on the 4th OF July, 1916. am
willing that the House and the Country should
pass judgment on it. am sorry that il is not
better but such as it is, reiterate it here to
day, ! stand by it now and always. It is my
living sentiment, and will be my dying senti-
ment:
"OUR COUNTRY Whether bounded by the
st. Johns and the Sabine or however otherwise
bounded or described, and be the measurements
more or less; still our Country, 10 be cherished
n an our hearis,-to be defended By all our
W The domination OF the Hon. GEoFGE p.
MARSH, as Minister Resident at CONSTANT
lople WAS confirmed nv tho So,.,o - .,I