The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-01-29
MIR FOOTE'S SPEECH.

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:, ,ba Senate. complained that Mr.. Benton had,
i, Gr,n:ur his bill! cu:!a.iinr til" limits {" lex
as stolen his ,hun lrr. 8. will n"t say (h'
,l,:r,v.sN rha: th: parts OF III. !loa. S"na'"r $
hill 70 which have been seriously "iI"c'ihS'
were plasiari-cd from M: hr all wn'en !> ''''
actually ui.cHi-vni> in his hIi' was s"'>'""
tally copied from the bill now IN my manu-, as
il was 6rsl framed aud Us l. was hr>rfih'o J."
the NEWSPAPERS" 4, III" close OF W. f"o'r
srcecb h,,. in his usual ,rrnchani style, attack
c,l ,br Missouri Senator, in the following man
Nor which. whatever may hn thought nj us
n,;n, and effectiveness. in that order ot "ra'ory
f,llinu within tho description Of tir arSa"a H"'""
nd homiuem, is certainly un''>na! in the Senate
ofthc United S.a,cs.-Char. Ere NcTS'
Now, sir. appeal To the Senate and the
country whether have not Il RI 10 complain
,f,bc honorable Senator from, Missouri t'r nav
ING thu, unccrrmnnionsiy arpr' pr'a''o L" nun
self the work ui my hands, and TIC rcSn' "' III!
nainE,l medita,ionS? lfthr honorable Senator
had contescencd to ask my consent To ms n''
coming untlfuhcr Ia a ma ';ifr, "hich IL us
pnrcr ana less objectionable shape, did no' "'l'
uina,e with him il he hal givcn me due no.
ticc of his intentions thus to pirate upon inc
noor creations of my intellect; and this a'l""',d.
;,o Ib.rty had been taken hy friend, or ny
ono friendly to the Sou:h in her present .Fy'ns
position, should no, perhaps have SERIOUSLY
complained "f The outrage. BIT, SIR, me case
i very different one indeed. The offensive
conduct which am noticing has been praciIH'u
by an individual more re>i'on -lh'e, IN my ln'%'
,nent. than any maa, living or deal, fnr the nn
hanpy condition in which the republic Is III
volved |, was he that hurried so imperou>ly
through tae Senate the odous Oregon "''' pass
ed eighteen man hs since 1t WAS ne 'h;'' '"'su
acain>, the Mexican treaty, 10y which 'ert'
torial domain so invaluable was scared To inc
nation. II was he who attempted, alter IN.
treaty had become part ot the supreme "a" ol
the land, to nulify its provisions, hy setting up
wha, is known as the protocol iii opposition |"
il. It is he who presumrs t" i''S'h'y tue IN
struc,i,ns nf the Missouri Legislature, to whom
he owes the Senatorial! rob's which now nvrs'
his person, and all the opportunities OF ar1n'r'
ing rpnown and influence which he has ENJOY
cd for the last thirty years. 1t is he "ho has
taken it upon hins"lf,o wander off some 'ho"'
sands OF miles into the bosom OF his own State,
and inveigh, in language OF The c"ars|St 'c"r'
r'i"y ana most e"Ft",''''u ''" Li.,.
"no" ne "''.s wv ,';. .nl n,;v,,c ,r. rs
.. w"'s. .''''".; ',''-, ;,!.cN,,J wbose Whole lives
;r,,,,,,,J ,,J ,b,ru,d hy the prac
lice of all those virtues which hr,prak 'hc pa
":. " ." t;,,'.,h,n., ,,J tho christian. This,
air. !. the heroic chiel!ain, who, when lar DIS
tan, from the objects OF his hostility, denouncrs
them =, traitors, disuunnst<. and villains, and
'"e"' 10 ' s;,,h, r,hc,, j, ,h,. Sen.
'nrea'e"'' y" S''" -i tra,..,. Inn, yh,
"'e """''' !" I''' I". ',,,., ,,r, ,,,r us is ri
""e" "e s' -, s,,,;r,I, si:,u,. or ns>un.
."o' ", ,'. ia, H., ,n,.,.nsss or as,rr, and Of
'"snasr @ arJ , soft uusyyi!y Of iutonarina, coo>
~ "'.,d ~. S,ra,. Chamber "as gently as any
',':. 'ou ,,,r,n y mis- sir. is the person who
,u'"7 :, ,i,, r.,v b,son of one uf the
n"s p'eI .,o"' S,.,.. e ,he Union. to drclaim
s "'.s;,,, sJ.vo>r and n :rivc forth all
nc'o,'y ,.i;,.h - "a souarrunr
'"e ''iii. -, h,d !, il h;s u,y.r 10 SIN.
a. ~. - ,,,, an,m.s oc our institutions north of
n.y. n.y. .a.,. w. anJ n;xnn,s line This is the Drm,.
..a,;'. ,s,,I.r who has scattered coniirsnu and
J;s."rJ r ~ ,hr,u,h N. whole Democratic ranks OF
,ha N,r,h wh, Inn, for him and his accursrd
,.ot;,n, I v.r;lv hcI;,ve. would, under the
..ao .nI hnoc., rouusr,s which rmana;rd iro.n
,Le honnr,l,. Sc,,,or from M!chiaan who sits
-. IN. C,s.\ have Stood firmly and
c...I,.slv ", n. non interference doctrines Of
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