The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-03-23
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under consideration u, tiis Noni'"''ee ~
fo-nia question The proceeding which has re- /
suited Ia bringing CallioTnia To the Goof OF .le
l'n;,a /. characterized By the honorable gentle
man from Mississippi as unwise, unpatrio,e, sec
tional in IL tenderness Insulting 10 the Soah and
in the hast degree despic,ble." ut Is, says that
gentleman, ia derogetion q the Constitution OF
the United States, and Intended TO rob tie Soeht'
ern Suites of their lust aud rightfcl possessions
IL Il alsc obscy-i that these proceedings are
likely tc introduce toto the otlIef House o. IVA
nress two "ffet SOL Senator's whcA VIII Ges't'F
The euulurirta u3w existing between the N"ith
nu5 III, South by giving to lEe ilet states ne
majority. Well. upv, si', what are the proceed
ines c,inplained IT. apl To- wl!i. HE n'nh /, "
he d;s,ulged and tie North bed rtsl"'''Ns $3.50
The President, himself Southern m3n am "
slayehol4rr, with Cabinet, mlJ"lN "' NH'ih
IRE Southern men aui sl''ehui"'I" seHis
Thomas Butler King. q southern man VA slave
lultler To- nj and cni4rt encourage ana ADVISE
the gold lsgcfs I'm JhoE etiurts t1 lnin The sister
hood al states Mr. hing returns, bringing as
;rorlie, tv'o s6u.hcul lnen--one NiiriNNpllaa'
The other south = ,ruilniAn-ta and both slayeh"L!
e-s. bylieie,--vh HON our southern fr.sIdch! de,
,ire. to ini;uduce into the Senate Of the Lmtcl
States AS members If thai body Aud thereapoh
OH Southern friend, declare that # tbs infamous
measure Of "Norjheru aggression Is carried ont
TIE Union hill be Dissolved and the North heId
resnonsihie, But What, pray has the North i'li
10 DO viii all thisi Where can you discover N'e
slightest tiates uf Northern mans niger III 'ht
whole mRt;eri Nav, iii, who are uhel ~ Con
l,re,- who are understood To have distinctly de
,lared Themselves in favor Of the admission "i
California siuco the reception ui the message GA
that ubi,cH Who Lu, CLAY Houston, Benton
Of the Senate. sal Bay Of this house-ali slave
holder-i
And this California fill The measure OF North
crn aggression anI MAKES 1t imperative uf'"
"every southern >un to rIse IN reoeiilnn ana q"
clan 10 tie North, give Ia liberty Or give u
death" Mr. Chairman how Is II Int t"l@ mat
Ter is expected never tuhe understood bF thv pee"
,e Of the souh, Surely their Eeprcs nj, t'e'
do not intend to deceive them-ihey o"V.' '"''
hone to do 50 ON a subject So plain and pulp bic
Now. 81. having disposed Of the charges %
"Nur.hrrn aggression" If which We have heaiI
80 much ,lncc The meeting Of Congress appeal
To gentlemen To Nv whether there Is anything J..
taenI taken separately or in the aC -reglte. WhIl!
in the shltte.t degree iu.tiics their threats
gpins the uniuuf lappeal to them also 10 'a'
whether the overthrow Of tlls Government, an
the establishment IT "a southern ton;cd"ra'y,
would mitigate in amy degree the evils they CON
plain If. " OIL! Dn.l.aAyCry societies 60 down
would auti.larcry presses cease their issues
womb lecturers give M their occupations w,u',
Mrs parfnstun withhold her slge opinions Ola tAt
morality of slavery: aul would slave, escape ul
more from IL, Northern .laychol!ng States -
No, gentlemen. e,cr, real grievance that now tx
its would then be aggravated IN tcniold degree
am at a los, Go conceive how uu Ills poai t!i-r,
can be az. diversity Of opinion.
Scriu. then. HAT all thee complaints nre ci.hc
wholly crouudless, or exceedingly tuytl 0l'r
compared in the li,lt If causes pst.lyius dis
solution Of the Union. am constrained to believe
and 50 declare as Ill. firm eonyictonof MY owl
mind. that If til, slavery question were settled 70
d,y upnn terms unobectionsb,e to the South, th,
scheme Of disluemLe!iny tie Uni,n would s;i.. J.
prosecuted a, now.
Sir. feel no little remorse fr tlc wrong III
to m eminent citizen lr-t summer The liisln
eui.h,I Senator from Nl4o.ri. Gil. Benton. di,
tinctlv and boldly declared 20 the people Il Tia.
State. shat ,Lcs,. was a small but active party i
the extreme s,...--at the head Of which vas NJ
eminent statesmen. alike d-rmcui-hei for III
great genius aud his re-, tess nrh,u1n--wlo Wcf
,eckins Il d,,lusmbermpnt Of the Union IN ordc
10 the establishment Of ,cprtutr Southern Con
f,dcracy. For tia. denounced COL Benton i
INV STATE. guI.t1 any constituents May God lui