The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-04

phntlcdily Ol the honorable scnatOf ifum
closely he has doubtless watched the movements q
The day. and as familiar he seems TO De with The pf
ceedngs Of That body called the Nashville Conyenlon
poli,icaI doctors Of South Carolina the old Missouri
Compromise repudiaied BY that body, aud that they
only proposed to run the line OF SO deg 30 min 10 the
the North and the South, as propsrty7 Such is the
fact. fact | challenge denial Now. Sit. I, as a true
Missouri Compromise man. must say that the mere
dividing the supposed landed estates Of the North and
the South respectively is to great and ridiculous
absurdy; and call upon those who have heretofore
united with me in supporting the Missouri Compro-
mise, according to it's ancient meaning, 10 Join me
once more 10 sustaining and enforcing It against all
the false teachers Of the present hour, who whilst
most signal contempt emphatically assert that il the
reputed author Of the Nashville address is 70 be be-
eved this subject the honorable senator from VT
ginia is totally in in supposng that the Nashville
Convention attached its sanctions IN The least possible
degree, TO the old Missouri Compromise Therefore,
what The honorable senator from Virginia mas sad on
Permit to offer one or two additional remarks N re.
gard TO my own position touching the Missouri Com
Sa a. bss nave hs ways saye yO1a abo,ea ,of
se0uousy for years past TO procure ats adoption; ana
have, several weeks ago. given minute history oi my
abors in this behalf which will leave no doubt upon the
mind Of any unPreiudcel man in regard to my zeal and
sincerity in urging the Missouri Compromise upon the
Senate and the country. shall not now recaptulaie
statements formerly made, and which, hope honorable
senators have not yet forgotten, showing the exraordi-
nary exerions which / have thought 1t my duty to
make for the purpose OF obtaining the sanction Of Con-
gress for the Missouri Compromise will not agan ex-
paa,e upon the fact which is, however, undsputabe,
that until within few months past found myself almost
entirely unaded from the South IN my efforts 10 bring
about the re.enactment OF the Compromise beg leave,
Mr. President though, to remind you of what you can,
indeed forget that about the beginning Of this
sion you written 10 by distinguished Pennsyiva
MIA statesman, (Mr. Buchanan,) for the purpose OF
ascertainng whether not the southern members oil
Congress- would be content with the Missouri Com
promise as plan OF adjusting the vexed territorial ques
iion had written TO him repeatedly before, urging
MIN throw before the country his views upon the sub
ect hoping that thus recommended the ancient popularity
OF this time -honored measure might De restored You
ecollect sir, that you were directed to consult with
with upon the subject and to report our JOINT OPINION
as to the possibility OF any good arising from such
publication as had urged and 70 report our JOINT oPn
ion as to whether the Missouri Compromise was then
likely to prove acceptable to the southern members OF
Congress- Well, sir, we did consult We did scrutinlze
the two houses Of Congress we aid oo.a come % .ns
Compromise had lost favor in the eyes of southern
men and you wrote in reply, giving our united opinion
that mere declaration BY Mr.. Buchanan OF his known
views upon the subject would prove embarrassing to
him. and injurious TO his standing in the South, without
at all benetng the country. Sir, this state oil tnlngs
continued as yog well know, Tor some tune. Nobody
the other branch OF Congress- except with certain serious
modifcaons) until that Adjustment bill the defeat OF
which has occurred, had been broug forward, was
apparently growing quite popular, and was likely BY its
adoption more TO restore quiet and concord TO
the country; when suddenly certain distinguished gen
Mr. YuIrr,i who has been an open opponent Of the
Missouri Compromise whenever il was presented here
heretofore, who has denounced i in his place at all
times-l say, certain distinguished gentlemen, follow
ing the lead OF the very distinguished gentleman iron
Flonda, who sometimes rises in our midst and dely
solemn lectures upon political consistency resolved
to unite with him they have done most hearty and
most iercey in urging upon Congress and the country
the Missouri Compromse--no. not the Missouri Com
promise, but the Missouri Compromise line, as an uH
3. Ill .sru and Inn n
cannot be disputed. So much for the Missouri Com.
promise, its former opponents, and present friends
Now sir will notice as concisely practicable the
docna portions OF the speeches with which we have been
favored BY the honorable senatorsso whom am special
~ responding. One Of them--lhe senator IRON South
Carona-seems regard the whole South or at least
majority OF the southern States OF the Union pledged TO
sustain the principles for which he has cohendea IN our
orabe senator from Virginia, lMr. MAsoNl-pafucu
arzes certain States by name, and declares that hey All
stand committed 10 the dlsogan'zlng notions wh,cn ne
has so formally paraded before us. II would have
given great pleasure, Mr. President, TO have found II
my power TO harmonic with these gentlemen Doth IN
opinion and IN aeion az TINS momsn,oas y, ar S,ss " od
beg leave these gentlemen that they have gross
y mistaken the atttute OF the State OF Msslssppi m he
contest now pending. Sir, the State OF Mississippi did
mol unite with South Carolina formerly in supporting the
doctrines oil notification. We had but small body OF
avowed nulllhers IN our whole State and nearly All Oh
them have since either acy or by open declarations
acknowledged their former in asserting the right oil
single State TO inyalidate law OF the whole Union
AL this moment the Stale OF Mississippi occupies the pre-
else ground which occupied by convention last
autumn, over the deliberations OF which body worthy
gentleman presided who is most probably 1.-THE present
moment in hearing OF all thai am now saying SIR. our
against the enactment oi the Wmot Provso, and other
kindred measures, the adoption OF which was then SO
seriously menaced They recommended resort TO all
constitutional measures oil redress, and proposed the
scheme oil Southern Convention. The proceedings OF
our convention did not look TO the destruction OF the
Union, but the preservation oil the Union By maintaining
the constitution inviolaie 10 which that Union owed lis
existence They demanded the maintenance Of the Union,
as established by the constitution and their avowed OBJ
ect in proposing the Nashville Convention was TO bring
about The adoption Of such measures OF redress and
Cancellation might vindcae the integrity OF the const
uon and the Union itself from impending ruin
Such has been the declaration which have constantly
made here in regard 10 the character and objects OF our
Mississippi Convenion Nor have yet been contra.
diced on this subject 10 any quarter assure you sir
that Mississippi did not send delegate 10 the Nash
vile Convention who was dsunionid per Sc. No
delegate from the State OF Mississippi entertained any
such views as those which have been recently promu-
gated by Mr. Rheti, OF South Carolina Judge Tucker,
OF Virginia, and their ustrious compeers, some Of
whom intend 10 notice presently IN very special manner
speaking az all viii perceive, with proper coolness
and crcumspection and Chief Justice Shafkey HIM
self in midst will be quite easy for honorable gen
on this head to subject to Ieiuiaon by bringing him
forward to testify against me- II, indeed, am at all In
error in supposing him. and those who. with him. repre-
sented the State OF Mississippi in the Nashville Conven
on, utterly opposed to the dangerous and, as think,
reasonable doctrines which have been recently promu
gated by certain dsunon doctors in and out OF South
Carolina Yes, sir, will 90 further and say 10 honora
hat ludU nd