Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-09

in Virginia can now talk Mr. Randolph, Gov Mcdowell
and others talked there openly, and sent their remarks
to the press, in 1882. We all know the fact and we an
know the cause and every thing that this agang people
have done has been not enlarge but to resrsn mol 70 M
ee but bind faster the slave population OF the SOUTH
That is my Judgment SIR as have SAID, know many
them ia my own neghborhood very honest good people, mis-
led as think by strange enthusiasm but they wish 10 DO
something and they called to contribute and tney 90
contribute and it is my firm opinion this day. that within
the twenty years much money has been coeceu ana
paid to the abolition societies. abolition presses and abolition
lecturers would purchase the freedom OF every Save man
woman and child in the State Of Maryland and send them
all TO Liberia. have no doubt OF IT. But nave ye' 70
learn that the benevoence Of these abolition societies has al
any time taken that particular turn Laughter
Again. sir the violence of the press complained Of The
press violent Why, sir the press is violent every where
There are outrageous reproaches in the North against the
South and there reproaches in not much better taste IN
the South against the North Sir, the extremists OF both
parts this country violent they mistake loud and vo-
lent talk for eoquence and for They think VINO
talks oudes the best And this we must expect when
the press free tits here and trust awaysw beor with
all its RIGHTEOUSNESS and all its evil the entire and absolute
freedom Of the press essential to the Of govern
ment the basis of free constitution Wherever y exists
there will be foolish paragraphs and violent paragraphs in the
press there are sorry to say foolish speeches and
violent speeches in both Houses of Congress In short sir
say that in my opinion, the vernacuar tongue OF the
country has become greatly vaed depaved and corrupted
by the style of our congressional debates Laughter And
If il were possible fr debates in Congress to vae the
principles Of the people as much as they have depayed their
taste, I should cry out, "God save the Republic J"
Well, in all this solid grievance, no grievance
produced by the South within the redress of the Government
but the single which have referred and that b the
proper regard the injunction of the constitution
for the delivery of fugitive slaves
There also complaints of the North against the South
need not go them particularly The first and gavest
that the North adopted the constitution, recognising the
existence of slavery in the Sates and recognising the right
certain extent of representation of the slaves in Congress-
under state of sentiment and expectation which do no.
exist and that, by events by circumstances, by the
eageness Of the South to acquire territory and extend their
slave populations the North finds ITSELF in regard to the in
uence Of the South and the North of the free States and the
slave States where did expect find itself when they
entered the compact Of the constitution They oomplain
therefore, that instead ofsavey being regarded evil
then, evil which all hoped would be exnguished
dualy it is regarded by the South institution to be
cherished and preserved and extended institution which
the South has extended to the utmost of her power by the
QUESTION of territory. Well then, passing from that,
body in the North reads and every body reads whatso
the newspapers contain and the newspapers of
them, especially those presses to which have alluded
careful spread about among the people every repoach
sentiment uttered by any Southern man bearing at all against
the North every thing that is calculated to exasperate to
ALLEVIATE and there many such things every body
will admit, from the South portion of it. which
are spread abroad among the reading people aud they
do exasperate, and ALLEVIATE, and produce most mis-
chevous effect upon the public miEd at the North Sir,
would not notice things Of this sort appearing in obscure
quarters but thing has occurred in this debate which
| struck me very forcbly. An honorable pPmber from
pose there is not amabe and worthy gentleman in
this chamber gentleman who would be slow TO give
offence any body, and he did not in his remarks to
give offence. But what did he say Why, sir, he
took pains contrast between the slaves of the South
and the aborng people ofhe North giving preference all
points of condition. and comfort and happiness to the slaves
of the South The Senator doubtless did not suppose that
he gave any offence, did any injustice He merely
expressing his opinion But does he know how remarks of
that sort will be received by the abong people the North
Why, who the laboring people Of the North They
the North. They are the people who cultivate their own
farms with their hands; eholders, educated men, in
dependent Let say, sir, that ivesixhs of the
whole properly of the North is in the hands Of the aborers
Of the Norh they cultivate their FARMS they educate their
children, they provide the means Of independence they
not reehoaers they wages these wages
Iate turned into capital into freehods and small
capitalists created. That is the And what
these people think when respectable and worthy gentle
the member from Louisiana undertakes prove that
the absolute ignorance and the abct slavery of the South is
in conformity with the high purposes Of immortal,
ona human beings than the educated, the independent free
| laborers Of the North !!
Now, sir any of these grievances have their foun-
daton in matters of law, they be redessed far
they have their foundation in matters Of opnion in sentiment
in mutual elimination and recrmnaton all that we do is
to endeavor to alay and cultivate better feeling and
fratena sentiments between the South and the North.
Mr. President, should much prefer to have heard from
every member this floor declarations of opinion that this
Union should be dissolved than the declaration Of opn
ion that in any under the pressure circumstances
and distress the word secessonespecialy when it falls from
the lips of those who emnenty patriotic and known
the country, and known all the world for their political
services. Secession Peaceabe secession Sir your eyes
and mine destined that miracle The dis
memberment of this country without convulion The
bursting Of the fountains of the great deep without rung
the surface Who SO ooish-ibeg every bcdys pardon
to expect to any such thing Sir, he who sees
these States, now revolving in harmony around common
CENTRE expect them quit their places and fly off with
out convusion look at the hour the heavenly
bodies rush from their spheres and oe against each other n
the realms ofpace without producing crash in the universe
There can be such thing peaceabe secession Peace
able secession is possibily Is the great Constitu
ton under which live covering this whole country
is to be hawed and melted away by secession the
on the mountain melt under the influence of vena sun
disappear almost unobse.ved and die off No, sir No.
sir will not state what might produce the disruption Of the
Staes but SIT, see las plainly the sun in heaven
see that disruption must produce such will not
describe in its twofod consequences
Peaceable secession -peaceable secession The concur
rent agreement Of all the members of this great republic to
separate! voluntary separation, with amony on one side
and on the other Why, what would be the result Where
is the line to be drawn What States secedel What
is to remain American What am to be Where is the
flag of the republic to remain Where is the eagle still to
tower or is he to and shrink and fall the ground
Why, sir sncesors-our fathers and grandfathers
those of them that yet living amongst with prolonged
lives. would reuke and reproach and children and
our grandchildren would cry shame upon u.s. we Of this
generation should donor these ensgns of the power Of the
Government and the harmony Of the Union which every day
felt among with much joy and gratitude WHAT'S to be.
come OF the army What to become of the navy What
become Of the public lands How each the thirty States
defend itself know although the idea has been stated dis
ncty There to be Southern Confederacy perhaps lido
not when aude this statement that any one seriously
conempates such state ofthngs do say that