The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-26

national democratic party The democrats Were snll IN
that northern man should succeed Mr.. Monroe wher
his term of Office expired Again they raised me slavery
cry and again their efforts We're directed e esange ne
North from the South The same object which the
Hartford conventonists had in view actuaed the led
eral leaders Of the North in their agitation Of the Ms
national democratic party BY the formation Of northern
party founded on sectional issues Many honest demo-
Gratis then, influenced BY their hostility to slavery
suffered themselves TO be ured from the principles OF
their party by the nsdious and hypocIiica cry OF free
sofia cry first raised in New England, and echoed back
S the whole party aos q Mason sne
the history OF this country. The republic shaken to
its CENTRE and resled under the blows which northern
federastS and northern fanatics were striking at Its con-
stitutonal integrity.
This question: tsaid Thomas Jef,rson) like
fire bell In the night awakened and flsd with TER
Indeed ior the nomen but this i reprisve on
ly, nor fnal sentence. r@ ffsif
How graphic is his representation Of the danger to
which the country then exposed and how prophetic
were the fears which he then expressed that the settle
of the Missouri question only "repreve, not
no a aggression on the rights q Is South IN his question
In my opinion, was aggression OF the bodest and most
dangerous character Sir have said that the missouri
its object the destruction Of the democratic party
have not made this charge hssdessy Or without ample
authority TO- sustain IT, make i on the auhonty Of
Thomas Jefferson himself, who wrote that
On tile eclipse Of federalism with although is
ncon is leaders got W ths Missouri qssstior under ,he
rsa viss e ,rodasias ssesvsshesi dlsI.isa gars
North bIndfod into the followed their leaders
while with zeal truly moral and laDdable, until they
became sensible that they had been used merely r. - oos
then fell as quckiy as il had been got up.
Let the depocrats Of the North now take heed Of the
counses Of Jefferson Let then not fall bndfod into the
snare which the federaliss wings Of the North have
again for them; but relying the integrity Of their
principles and standing urn ey the constitution has q. q ,nsr
servaors Of republicansm, and the defenders OF the
Union
But, Mr. Chairman, let us come down to still later
period The North had been for long lime nsdiousy
undermining the constitution. Powers not granted by
the States had been assumed BY the general
and other powers, which granted, had been shame
fully abused by the legislation OF the country. The illus
trious patriot Andrew Jackson. was. however. elected
prop Of federalism The Bank of the Uniied States iel
10 the ground the inernal-improvement system was
knocked in the head and last. though not least the sys
manufacturers and federalists. the form Of high
protective tariffs, was gnevoIsly wounded and N me
slavery Question: e he old sectional issue and from 1855
to this moment has been pressed by the North upon
this House and the country with vgor and determination
petitions were up this House, signed by the abol
lion men, and women and children Of the North, asking
Congress to do that which the constitution gave them no
power do The domestic tranquility" OF the South,
which OF the objects OF the Union, was assaed
IN its most tender point, not merely by petitions to
through the southern States ncng the slave 10 insur-
recon and 10 massacre The history Of that period is
fresh in the recollection of ALL cruel shame
domestic tranquility Of the South cond not have bean
made than was then made by the abouonlsts OF the
u bs chamber sess ,hat there has BEEN no
on the South. Why. sir, what constitutes aggression
Was aggression to assa the domestic institutions Of
y sovereign State of this confedeacy Was i no ag-
f,ression incite servie nsurection 10 stir up the
ave to murder his owner. to fire his dwelling. to deuge
The southern country with the blood Of our southern S
family in the Unoni Sir, If this be not aggression.
then do not know what constitutes aggression Re-
strained by principlemoral religous-by no feel
ings Of humanity for their fellow -man and by no mercy
for their intended Victims these abotioniss pressed for
ward .o consammae their wicked designs with the torch
emancipation in the other And, sir. in the very front
rank Of that fanatic throng stood Hypocrisy.
. with holy leer,
But hid the dagger underneath the gown.
Mr. Chairman. was all this no sggressioni Sir. ifthe
democratic party had not taken bold. but perhaps
% something more than agsressionit would have BEEN
cold-booded massacre. The South would have been
lighted up with the conhagaon Of her cities and sowss
and the air would have Tesounded with the dying
shreks OF her helpless women and children; blood
would have flowed torrents, and the OF extermis
States Of this conedsrssy had been ds.oasd 4 not % en-
tely depopuated But the democratic party saved the
country from 80 direiul calamity. The peril 10 the
action bill passed Empowering postmsstsrs IN
the southern States to open the malbsgs and take
out the incendary publications which the abot
tonsts secretly circulating throughout the south
ern country. II only by these means that ssr-
vile nsurrection prevented, and the domestic
quily OF the South IN somo secured. But al
though this bill put stop TO the circulation in the South
of ncendiary publications by the abotonisls, did not
restrain the North from pressing Congress petitions
for the abolition OF slavery in the District Of Columbia
and the Territories Unabashed by the rebuke which
Congress had just given them and utterly regardless Of
the welfare OF their country. this northern party re-
doubled their exeons, backed by the great body OF the
wings in all the northern States Again the country wae
convused by the agitation OF the slavery question: and
again the democratic party came 10 the rescue. II was
IN 1885, in consequence OF this northern agitation, that
the celebrated resolutions OF Mr. Afherton intro
duced These resolutions supported BY the great
body OF the democratic party Of the North, but opposed
believe, unanimously BY the whg and abolition parties
OF the section. They were supported ~ AZ me
democratic from and BY both
the democratic senators from that State BEG, sir %
call the attention Of the committee TO hose resolutions,
oil slavery. They are as follow .s .1...ft
l. Resoired That thi government 10 government o. u-
tied powers thai constitution Of the Uniecd Sates
Congress hiss jurisdiction whatever over the Of
slavery in the several this confsdefacy. ,
a. Resoipsd That petitions Tor the abolition Of slavery IN
tile District of Columbia, awd the forff0ts Of hs Untfsd
Sfafss against the removal of slaves State
ano,er are part plan of operations foot sf
feet the institution OF slavery IN the Several Satss and thus
indirectly destroy that institution within their Iimits
g. R<sopsd That Congress has right 70 do fnd
the subject of slavery In the District of Columbia o. the
Territories. means and with view of disturbing