Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-19


And ~heh -s n ind them in old Pennsylvania VINO, III
ing, you has ranked portion Of her delegation ao
loii ,s, submissive slaves. But nope, Win SUM-
!"' h rae OF doughaces Is extinct do no. ,ir;Io
mar I he otherwise They were an lninany' an .
eo csnabe according 10 The laws o hh''nr, " n,s
a,ian hope they have LETT no dts'ennhs -" , j. no
NV. de,p in political graves. ~ '''''"' ~
,rrcrtion for they were souiiess. ,,. north
rs7 n went still further and denounced every n
arm man who did not vote Tor the styety gu nv Well
eIn ~ liberty and recreant 10 his God on may
Id' hnher this is the representative hal o mo ha
aA h ,ye are the free Representatives oil Tree h,,
,he ,submssive slaves which my | imudence so
..'o or surely language so offensive, ana ~
have never before been seen OF heafo n he
essemblage OF men, know SIR thai II shoau h
spee'a. III tho scorn and contempt which every noio
, feel for lis author Ii is an old proVefo au -
a !, ia old that the bad tongue OF bad man can I'M
ne pennsylvania knows that member "i u hi,nrv
;,a,i,u she acknowledges the acquaintance -.
miia'io h history of her wrongs and her misfortune
d., air the memories OF the past have ong s n hrand
ssahIe gulf between him and her ne ha9 Inv - sI
p h; - deep ard indcble the wrongs winch sue
upon nun b,s hands were erievous and inolerabe les,
-; 81; Jsv of mshei there has passed. anu iie l.
# PENNSYLVANIA may well laugh TO scorn MS esents
y. u, ana unmanly abuse not only OF her own ,i
49,; Inn If her Southern brethren also In ,iiu e -
,d "a il that members no doubt some apoioS! nls c
- c,r this extraordinary speech H. SIT hau ~ -
lo'nu rc,n for a high office under the General o'oVe
, and had been defeated By the South IN h
. h,l,rion tendencies, perhaps, loo, i9h' sP1 ~
South with equal bitterness H. sil, Meic and notca
in rs TO desire raise the negro TO soGia. anu 40
an1oIIy with the white man, perhaps 100, 'ien' @
n.: rho STAKEHOLDER recreant 10 MS uou' -, :"
| 80 ca insensibc Of the dignity oi my postum,
|e Ios H. nil scasc oil proprety as 10 BE- regard
U.s. If what was due 10 my COLLEAGUES anu ~ f t'S
House perhaps, TOO, might stsmause a - - ~
norv one who did not think as thought, ana ''tc 10
800 0r NJ sir had been any occasion, traitor 10
lbcry an, had by force Of arms, endeaNored 10 ue" 49,
rrc,ion as il had taken place. perhaps 100 s
d.nounce AS traitors every northern Representative WIZ
ood hy IN, Constitution Of his country Et SIR thete
% hine could no, do: could not rise III NY place, any
',r hrse sentiments Just after had voted Tor siaN eho
! in nrpfp ~
educated and lived free soil; and IN preference ~ ao
candidate who was the embodiment OF the principles whel
| nro.ssed Nor sir could arise in my place ana So &c
: ,ha character OF good old Democratic Pennsylvan
"a IN repuscni that she participated IN any such sentiments
iii did would bring deeper blush into my cheek .nl
tho address OF the gentleman from Virginia MI MEADE
hrouphl into the cheek of the honorable member from rem
syIyana and no. sir has never been very remarKaoie 10
bushing No. sir PENNSYLVANIA entertalns no scn SEN,
mems or feelings Her voice is coming up daily to t
House in tones condemnation Of the course pursued oS
INV colleague and the Soil and Abolition party OF ~,
Norh No son of hers who had been born upon her SOL
and had bcahed in early life her pure mountain arr wou
hive riyen utterance such sentiments Sir the Dcocra
tic puTty OF Pennsylvania has always stood by the Inoi
in It's hour Of peril as well as IN It's DAY OF PROSPERITY ia
marry has ncve, recognized any geographical determinations
in fnyo of one section OF the Mon against The oter aho
nm proud to saw thai now when danger again threatens
that party and that State the first 10 come forward u
hc rescne Yea sir and feel still proud that lh
stoul-heared Democracy of my own gallant Lehgh wa
foremost 10 rally defence OF the non against these III
cendiary attempts lramplc upon the Constitution hu
will pas. u subject VI more importance taa The ehioe
from Pennsy lyanla
the Two sections of the Union the rights OF each other
propose sir consider the question, BY which sector
those argrcssons have been madeby tho Norm or BY '
South The history OF the country rom the adoption OF ''
shows that the people OF the North have beer
The nnpresors know that has been the constant theme
of the Federal parry and OF Federal editors Tor some years
maj IN mnress upon the people Of the North that the Soutl
has been apressing upon their rights and the question has
been tauntinply put us whether will longer submit 10
Southern dciaion and Southern rule Sir this feeling wa:
first deliberately incucaed when the Democratic parry ~
the South began the country OF the errors ana inc
evils If protective tariff The Federal party had Away
nculcaed it, for Inc plain reason. that the South vas the
strong mold Democracy and II vas only by hfosins sts
ona jealousy and arrayine The North against The South
that the Federaists could expect 10 break down The De
mocrac party OF the Union and thus IL themselves
The ccnrl! of The Government Divide and conquer was
their principle 81 ue,lon But the Democracy Of the North
stood firm and resisted all their attempts! 10 separate them
from their political brethren Of the South II was not nnt
the prolcctys system with all liz abomnailons wa about
10 be swept a,yay any portion Of the Democratic party
of the North sympalhzod with e Fcderasts IN their See
,;onn hoslily .as then before Of hc Demo-
Gratis we're fully opened hc encr,es OF this protective
system that TN cry ri Southern dcalion was raised
with rcdonbeI energy By the Fedoalists and then ioi
the fret time found favor with portion o the Northern
Democrats The oncd The Frealsts in their cry AGAINST
the South order 10 thaf system OF laws winch
protected tie manufacturing Interest " ne 'pensa u Every
other interest the county Sir, from thai day IL iis IN.
FsIea.,s lbolitiun;sis and tic great bydv o hr manuac
turcrs Of the North, have ne lie Changes ~ olitn nr
Southern aggression tia rn:eiiecng .,a have begun ~
I
ever a.sressed upon tie Nor!hos w=n by any iegis.l
tive enactment has she ever l!lnged upon h. nights pr
! yiescs, social Institutions No such attempt ~ IL
South has beer nlaJS. The history Ut onr legislation
shows that South has always voted appropriations or
the North with liberal hand Look nj the harbors and
coast OF the North and you will there evidences enough
TO attest tho bcaiify o the South and prove that she
has never entertained any unkind eeng for that section 81
the Union Millions upon millions she has voted 10 build
up Atlantic cities and 10 Increase tho wealth and power
Of the Northern States and still she is charged with agges
sion Sir Northern man. pronounce the charge I'M
ust and ungeneous II gentlemen, who make this charge
mean that South has given strict construction the
Constitution md thus restrained the North III her bold at
tcmps consruc would have destroyed the sove
regny of the States and led consolidation Of power III
the General Government, then admit the fact But this
aggression was constitutional protection against
| tho unconstitutional assumption of tho North.
| Now Mr. Chairman let look the other side Of The
picture Let MS see whether the Morrill, mean the Fede-
raj party OF the Northhns been constantly aggressinc
upon the South. IN !S9 the Constitution went into opera
ton 81" was tho result said General Washington in his
letter the President of the Congress Of 1s OF spirit
Of amy, and of that mutual Difference and concession,
which the peculiarly Of political situation rendered in
dsponsablc" By that instrument the FREQ States agreed 10
form union with the slave States The Constitution
pcssy recognized slavery and stipulated for the protection
Of slave property Nay more il egalizcd the slave trade
and covenantcd, that amendment Of the Constitution
that might be made prior TO S5 should prohibit the impor
taon slaves 1t thus only lcgaizcd slavery and pro-
tected slave property but looked forward 10 increased
foreign importation Ct slaves Whether the free
States most that were about 20 become ree acted wisely
in entering into such compact il Is moi Tor who
sworn support the Constitution find il, TO deter
mine II is sufficient 10 know, that il submitted 10 the
people of the different States and that received their
Tenn sanction through their Representatives, in Conven-
tons assembled; and that il il binding and on
the whole country One OF the objects OF the union the
preamble 10 the Constitution sets forth, TO ensure
domestic traaqiHty' nu the Govern
ment organized than attempt VAS made ty the North
to disturb the domcstc tranquility of the South At the
first Congress- held under the Constitution petition sign
ed BY citizens OF the North, asking for the abolition ol
slavery, presented Thus find, that early 1870
tho North commenced it, attacks upon the institutions
thu South and they have persevere in these assaults
CARELESS Of all constitutional siipulaon with untlenling
and uncompromsing hostility from that day ;t
will take up the limo OF the House by recapulang
detail these different acts OF hostility but will contnc my
remarks few vi the most prominent The great body
of the people OF the South Democratic and this
SIM which be forgiven by the New England Fed
crasts The hostility of the Federal party Of New Eng
land tho South from the day that the Democracy Of the
country triumphed John Adams Federal
ism, BY the election Of Thomas Jefferson is notorious
sir their opposition 10 the of Sl2 and the o
position their descendants the Just and righteous war
with Mexico And what did that party then do during the
OF 1872! Why when that reasonable assenhage oi
northern Federasts known the Hartford Convention
devise plans OF giving aid and comfort 10 foreign
foe and break down the Democratic administration Of
Madison of their first agitae the slavery
question This question nj that day. il is now, the
most formidable weapon which the Federasts could
nj rdinu