The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-05

sboltionisn. He was no slarmist, and desired not
to excite the fears Of any one He appealed to the
House, whether these facts ought not 20 give us
warning. He believed that the time had osme when
Or die BY It, The man who could to-day think Of
himself, or Of party, would desert the dag Of his
country in the hour Of danger and, Judas like, sch
his country for pecunisry confederation. The time
has come when the question must be settled We
delay. The Union will drop down, or be pulled
down. He would appeal to his brethren of the North,
and ask them to forbssr Have not the lines fallen
them in pleasant places, and given to them goodly
hsrtsgs! we have grown and aourishsd beyond any
and have territory for Our eagles dip their wings
In the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Our banners ost
claim that the whole boundless continent Is ours
The people OF the South know their rights they recog
nise the guarantees Of the Constitution, and
solved, at any and every hazard, to maintain them
They will maintain their rights, should disunion
result. state of things was growing up which made
1t utterly impossible to get unless the question
should be settled. or unless the South sink into
absolute submission. The South II the North do not
40 them justice will separate from them The
Constitution teaches the bounds Of liberty, and
points where aggression shall cease and resistance
begin The South must defend their rights at the
Is to be let slene-tbst the aggrsssons against the
South shall cease. The South never violated any
article OF the Constitution with regard to the North
nor has abe given cause Of complaint The South
have not only been just, but generous. He then
argued on the Southern side Is to slavery spoke Of
tie madness Of abolition in Congress- and argued the
constitutional question in favor of slavery If this
insttution IS TO be excluded from recent aclui-
h,ion. the Union not only ought, but viii, be dis
solved. He wanted the Missouri com promise, some
other mode adopted that agitation may be stayed that
the question OF abolition OF slavery in the District
scare and more sfectus means taken for the restora
ton OF runaway slaves. II you do not do this and
cannot agree. in Gods name let us part If two of
my children did not agree better than the States they
ought to be separated The holy connection OF hus.
pSnd ana wife should be dissolved they could not do
better than we doing.
MIR. VAN DYKE said, that the North had been called
pckpockete cutthroats robbers
and ent mes OF their Southern neig hbors However,
there not one single word Of truth In the charge of
aggression Since the government has been establish
ca seventeen new States have been received into the
Union slave and only eight free States. More
than two-thrds Of the territory slave; and the North
Win twothirds the population only got one third Of
the terrtoy OF the States He proceeded to show that
cesson, by Virginia OF the Northwest Territory had
no reference to slavery and that the clause prohibit
Ing IT. Was passed when ell neatly thought alike
On this subject; and he insisted that the North
never attempted to prohibit slavery south of the
Missouri compromise line, and that in all our
quisiions OF territory, the South have got nearly
the lions share. Gentlemen MAKE terrible threats
with IMMUNITY because they will put them into
execution Why Is the Southern Convention called
What 10 the rumbing TO justify the terrible uproar
Gentlemen said because attempt was made to dis
honor the South. How dshonor IL they put them
s~lves on the ground Of rregularty against the sd
mission OF CaiiiorDia, they must stand there. This
Will be no cause for dssoviog the Union. In this dis
trict not only slavery, but the slavetrsde ITSELF exists
In its most bideous aud infamous form aud has bee
allowed to be carried under the nsses of ALL and
beneath the flag OF the Union, when the North have
power to destroy It Yet It's living, burning disgrace
feresn ministers, they must negroes linked togs-
r.. snip anu sent south like cattle.
AS to legislative sggressons for every one he would
point to ten on the part Of the South Men come from
that section, and kidnsp and carry away without law
persons who are not slaves
Further remarks, indicating the North from aggres
sion. were made.
Mir HALL obtained the floor, the committee and
tie Louse adjourned.