The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-07
THE UNION.

ailments Of his colleague mr. CLmomAs1 had pe6toned
the Legislature Of North Carolina 10 abolish the slave
basis 81 representation in thai body, which abolition
ism. il similar petitions TO this body for the abolition o.
the principle OF taton under the general
government was sbolitionsm He did not conceive that
sufficient for the dissolution OF the Union. As for
those for the abolition OF the slave trade here, the gem
tleman thought they should be offensive TO the
South than the remarks OF Alabama senator upon the
same subject Mr. next criticised the speech OF the
gentleman from Alabama Mr. HILIIARDl with much
verify stating thai he hoped he would not agaia desc
crate the Scriptures for the purpose OF encouraging the
citizens in cutting each others throats.
Mr. billiard called the gentleman 10 order.
The CHAIR. not hearng the remark. referred the ques-
MIR. McCLERNAND did not hear the word " again
used.
Mr.. GORMAN (explaining) had heard the remark
precisely a. understood by Mr.. McCIEssAsp.
Mr. billiard said that afterwards the gentleman
from North Carolina Mr., SrAsLrl had said that such
had been the tendency Of his MIR H. 81 remarks. I,
Mr. SCHENCk conceived it to be the duty OF the
Chair TO decide this question preliminary Tor the ac-
ton of the committee an appeal
The CHAIR then put the question; and the gentleman
from North Carolina was authorized 70 proceed IN order
Mr. STANLf (eontinusng) apologlzed 10 the House
for what he had said under Impulse being rudely in
tenupted. We have tsaid he) STAKEHOLDER with two
hundred negroes IN the presidency sayehoding Speak
southern members OF the Cabinet soulheTners the
supreme bench in the army and navy &C., in number
quite equal to the share Of the South The North had
given the slavehodng President votes than General
TectlVeudllO ne COMMENDED proved tndl
the cry about northern aggression unfounded.
Mr. MEADE, IN written address, had taken extreme
Mr. AsHE remarked that Mr.. M was not present.
M STANLY had no idea Of rejecting upon that gen
tleman, and then went on to comment upon his MIR.
MEADE'sl remark about the injury to the slave selling
Market 10 grow out Of refusing 10 the South the right
send negroes into the Territories His colleague Mr.
C1scMAsl had adopted the same views against which
he MIR protested, as certainly in his district there
u0n hn dala for sale He
sent no such constituency, il they were there.
Mr. 5. then went on at some length % show that
speeches like those OF MT HoRAcE MANN and Mr had
STEVENS calculated to tighten the chains upon
the slaves OF the Sonth-in doing which heconmented
severely upon the vugary and OF the remarks
OF the latter
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, (said Mr. ST. had called
for those of the South who fail to stand Tor
their section. This doctrine MIR STANLY dissented FROM
as being that OF notification, and nothing else he DIS
scented, also, from the views OF gentlemen who insist
that the South always have balance Of power in the
Senate.
Mr. s. argued to show the impossbiliiy Of securing
that balance, without undertaking OF conquest for
the purpose. He was for the admission Of California
with her present constitution, il other southern
representative should vote with him He next denounced
and rdculed the views and plans OF the extreme south
ern gentlemen showing that in many instances the repre-
senaves Of those sections OF the South least interested
in the slavery questions were most vehement in their
course on the floor He also against the Southern
Convention. and conceived that if held, and the Union
in consequence dissolved, North Carolina would
fare badly, the gentleman went on to show Ae
thought that when propositions may be made in Nash
vile TO dissolve the Union, the convention would be
driven into the Cumberland river unless the inhabi-
tants there had gradually changed their character:
Mr. s. next quoted from an old speech of his col.
league, IMr CLINcMAsl to prove that that gentleman
formerly held that free population entirely was better
than slave population for North Carolina. Mr. CLING.
MAN esaid Mr. 81 had formerly held that Congress had
the right to exclude slavery from Territories, though
he holds to the contrary and he made quotations to
prove the fact He did not believe that the Union could
be dissolved For proof. he referred to the difference
occurring on the day before in the Senate between
Messrs Foote and Cahoun-to the difference in the
views OF southern men upon what their grievances,
and what the proper remedies. He believed that spe
cal Providence il nothing else would the Union in
spite Of the raving storm and the schoolboy speeches
made here
Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky, next obtained the floor,
but yielded TO
Mr. HILLIARD, who said that. on the advice Of
friends he would ask few minutes OF the genuemanf
time Tomorrow morning.
On motion, the committee rose, and then the House
adjourned.