The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-18

& persisted lhe dissoiioa Of ,hst eonsdsrscr IN
which The siavehodng States ne sou ght than
equality and IN which they viii not be oontenl 10 ROMAN
with less. y w.
grieve these words used with this delibes.on;
still more do gneye To application made Ia enier
them the journal OF the Senate alphabetically ,hey
the words bat all know what this word ii,is-
great peaeemaker, the poet tells between ndtyid-
uals but we all know, most convenient introduce
lion 10 positive conclusion The language here used
soemnly and The word protest is one OF serious import
Protest is ia word known 10 the law, and always implies
authority and WHICH is rarely used by individuals At
all tits word OF grave and authoritative import IN the
English language. which implies the testhcation OF the
ruin and right TO testify 10 and which is lar above
any other mode OF asseveraton IL comes from the Latn
es,dr 70 oe awitnesspotssarf to De public witness
70 puos avonch. and testify the truth. and can be only
useu on regal or on the most solemn occasions II has
gwen name 10 great division OF the Christian family
VINO TOOK The title from the fact of their "pr0esttng
against The imperial edics Of Charles v. which puona
ievei Win the Holy Scriptures the traditions OF the
church and the opinions of the commentators II vas
great act OF protesting and act OF &c and duty
II was proper occasion TO the word protest and ii
was used IN the face OF power, aud maintained through
oceans and seas oil blood until has found an immortality
in the OF division OF the Christian family Il
used properly in the British House OF Lords became
each lord is power in HIMSELF as his constituent:
and he, by virtue OF that power within himself can pro-
test against what Others may do our constituents may
protest against what we do. It's word known To the
law We have officers before whom protesidsons to
be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF losses sustained, Of injuries
DONE OF demands not paid, OF contracts violated sa
term OF high import known to the law, importing high
degree Of verify, and which all people, and even all
courts are bound to respect This is what is meant ~
the word protest and cannot allow 1t to be the
act OF an individual IN any case The words protest Is
therefore, most imposing wordtoo high TO be used by
any portion OF the representatives. of the people, if byits
they seek 10 testify that the majority wrong and
that they right Sir, 1t is contrary to the whole
theory of government which is that the majority
to rule aud the minority TO submit and with the
end OF the debates aud calling for the yeas and nays on
on this floor, the right Of resistance There Is
right OF the minority 10 in and arragn the majority
upon the record.o bear witness against them upon their
own journals There is no right in Them by solemn
declaration, put condemnation Of the majority the
journals and send out TO the country to give direction
to the public mind. as manifesto against the maori'yto
STIR up the people against the majority The minority
have their rights which TO speak, to publish, TO vote
and to have the votes put upon the journal; but they
have no right to put an Indictment on the journal in the
shape OF protest. against the majority have read to you
from British hsoryhistory of l640-he most eventful
in the British annaIs-to show the first attempt to intro
the men OF that day-men in whose bosoms the love of
liberty rose higher than oye OF selfthe Puritans whose
sacrifices Tor liberty were only equaled BY their sacr-
fees to their reigion-these men, from whom we
learned much, refused to suffer themselves to be
araigned by minorty-refused to suffer an indict-
men to be placed on their own journals against them
selves. | have shown you that body in which
were such men as Hampden, and Cromwell, aad
Pyn, and Sir Harry Vane, would not allow themselves
70 be arragned by minority or 10 be impeached before
the people, and that they sent the to the Tower who
asked leave to do it. This period OF British history
is that OF the civil wars which deuged Great Britan
with blood and sir, may there be analogy 10 it in
history may there be omen in this proceeding
nothing ominous in this attempted imitation OF one OF the
which preceded the outbreak OF civil war in Great
Britain. Sir, this protest is treated by senators
harmless and innocent matter; but cannot 20 con-
sidert II is novelty, but porenous one, and con.
meets itself with other novelties equally poentoue Ehc
Senate must bear with me Tor moment. have reSuaned
hitherto from anding to the painful subject and w0ud
not doit il not brought such man
10 compel Thisis novelty. and il connects
itself with other novelties OF most important character.
We Nave seen lately what we have never before seen in
the history OF the country-seconal meetings Of mann
bers OF Congress, sectional declarations by legislative
bodies, sectional meetings of conventions sectional
adjustment OF press here! and now the introduction OF
this protest. also sectional and moi only connecting ilasf
in time and circumstance, but connecting itself by it,
guments, by its facts, and by its conclusions with adj
these sectional movements to which have referred Its
sectional protest.
All OF these sectional movements based upon by
pothesis that certain state of things there
is to be dissolution OF the Union The Winot oviso.to
be sure, Dropped is not referred to IN the pro-
test That cause OF dissolution is dead but the CafOT
MIA bill its place. and the system OF of
which il is sand TO be part OF these the admission OF
California now made the prominent the salient point In
may lead 10 dissolution OF the Union. Sir cannot
help looking upon this protest belonging to the se<es
OF novelties TO which have referred cannot bel con-
siderlng 1t part oil syslem-as link IN cham OF
all looking TO one9esult alphabetically. to be
sure, but all still looking TO the same result-tha OF
dissolution Of the Union t is afcung enough TO Wit
such things out oil doors; but 10 enter solemn
protest journals, looking to The contingent disso
luton OF the Union and that for our own acafor the
acts oil the malDfliy-t0 call Oh the
receive indictment, and enter IL without anewer,
upon journalists certainly gong beyond all abe
other signs OF the times, and taking most alarming step
the progress which TO be making IN leading toa
dreadful catastrophe. Dissolution" TO be entered
journal What would ancestors have thought
OF it, The paper contains enumeration OF What II
characterzes unconstitutional UNJUST and oppressive
conduct on the part OF Congress against the S0s&h,
which, If persisted in must lead to dissolution 81 the
Union. and names the admission OF California - ons OF
the OF these measures cannot consent 10 plsss
that paper on our journals. protest against -prosest
in the name OF my constituents. have made s,aad
against IT, took me by surprises bat my spirit rose aad
fought deem il my sacred duty TO resist ito RESIST
the entrance upon journal OF paper alphabetically
ustfying disunon. II defeated and the paper goes an
the Journal sul wish the present age and postsrity 10
stand against the portentous measufe-a stand wAA0
should mark of those in the history OF nato0
from which calamltous events flow.
MIR BUTLER. do not feel any objection TO the tone
which this debate conducted 40 lar Arguments have
been used against innovation upon old usages So Tar
has my respect and proper consideration have great
deuce and respect for the security TO be derived IRON
precedent and usage There occasoas, however,
they must be very grave occasions, and regard this
one-uhen these should no, give unjust sanctiy-
when a confident and unheedng majority should not
claim TO give II additional and snneeded strength II
occasion when hopeless minority should avail issff
OF all the means known to parliamentary bodies togW
solemn expression of it's voice and convictions. +,
The senator from Missouri spoke Of the on'nous ana
portenious symptoms of the times and he has truly cns
acterzed them We have been here for nine mon'ns,
stany engaged in the discussion OF one SUBJECT ~
may deprecae the events that have occurred az much -
he pleases but events have brought about the snse o.
things which now exists. II affairs have assumed 80.
n because they originated in cauao1 deep