Lewisburg chronicle, and West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1850, 1850-01-23
SHARP SHOOTING.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.

:, of The motion 10 Prin. the resolutions
? the Vermont Legislature on the SUI jecl q
slavery.
Mr.. Chase, Of Ohio, having the floor
addressed the Senate. He rejoicrd tha
The precedent sc, in the case Of Vermont
ten years ago. WAS now to be reversed an'
that papers from the Legisi a,ures oil States
are to be received and referred. no matter
hat may be their character.
II. wished he coud also know that the
petitions OF the sovereign people we're 10
be met with the same respect. He wished
that the petitions Of H., peol lie upon GER
tain questions might he received and reier
red. instead Of, as now, the motion
to receive being laid OH The table. 1t
was certainly best that the people Of each
section and party might know the sen'i-
menls O! the other, on all subjects. lie
would take this occasion to say, also. thai
ne condemned language Of elimination and
recrimination. whether in memorials, res
OIutions,o anything else as highly impoli.
tic, unnecessary and improper. Let oil
questions be calmly aLd deliberately pre-
senied and considered, nd let no one be
n'imida ed, as he would no, be, from the
performance Of his duty, ~ halever presen-
ted fsei as that duty.
Mr.. Chase proceeded to remark upon
the threatening inlimation thrown out d.
ring this debate by Southern gentle men,
and inquired into the reasoas for such inii
mallons. Had not the South always had
their full share in the legislation, the hon
ors and power Of the couniryl and did they
not still maintain their legitimate position
in all these respects Why was it tina,
the South endeavored to dictate to the ad-
voca;es Of freedom, telling them that they
mus, no, press their views upon the South,
- =: .i--- I-'-.'. ~-y'"o .".'.~ sr''.'h
thar, If certain course is not pursued They
will dissolve the Union. Why was no,
the question met in the true spirit which
dictated the compromise Of 's7; the spirir
which ac'uateJ The Fathers Of III" R-ru5-
lie IL, designed no aggression upon The
South. He only asked thai Congress should
do its duty within the Constitution, preven,
he extension of slavery, and abso've the
North Of participation in its support, " here
il exists under the sanction Of the Federal
avs. He would be the last man TO pro.
pose an Interference with it in the States.
Mr.. Clemens, Of Alabama, said: The
gentleman said he was not to he intimidat-
ID. Sir, we don't want to intnmidaie him.
We want bin 10 cone up and face the mu-
SC. We Of the South, have not endeav.
,red to intinidaie the North. Our ac,iou
,ss been lmrelIed by different motives
The North has told Us, time after time thai
'ur opposition 10 their oppression was moi
,eouiue that We did not mean anything
vhen we said we would resist it. In view
If thai, we have united in expressing to you
,ur firm determination to resist to the last
my further encroachnent.
The gentleman had said that he belonged
o the Free Democracy. He understood
'im to be in avor Of strict construction
# the Constitution. Where did he find the
rovsion which gives Congress the power
c Iegislate on slnvey anywhere Mr.. y.
eferred to the various battles Of this couD.
ry, from the war of the Revolution to the .
resent day, TO show that Southern Gem ,
ais and Southern blood had won Tor the
South at least an equal participation in lh'.
advantages and privileges Of the country.
lie concluded lha, the Constitution did give
mem this equal participation, and suaran-
eed them their privileges Of properly. But
{ The Constitution did not do that in terms, ,
or one, he was prepared TO maintain their
natural rights. under any and all circum {
iapces.
The Union was valuable only for the {
lights il secured, and il il was desired that
he South should remain in the Union, they
must be treated with Justice. Unless that
.ould he done. let nothing be said abou, ,
he gIor;es o, the Union. Union with deg
eda,ion was worse, ten thousand times, (
han disunion-no matter what might be I
IS consequences.
He also referred 10 the speech made by
Mr.. Seward in Ohio, and said that he had
aiken much broader ground on the ques-
ion of slavery than Mr.. Chase. The feel
ngs expressed in ,ha. speech were not
simply those of few hot.brained fanatics
,f the Nor,h-ihere were many damn'ng
evidences that they were the sentiments ol
he great body Of the people whom he rep
in the Senate. The responsibility
,h.c wos vennaved from that penlleman'sI