The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-02-28
sFEECH OF MN IEFF'N DAVIS
OF MISSISSIPPI.

;. SPEECH OF MIR 1EEE'A "a VAS
n OF MISSISSIPPI.
n on the resolutions Of Vermo't, deliv-
Y cred in the Senate Of tb United
v States, January 10, 1850
N MR. PREs1DENr: l do lot know
Y that | should have said anything upon
this occasion but for the fat that the
VI senator from New Hampshire. Mr..
~ lIalel has made several PORTS and an
IA. ,lounced them in connexiol with the
LIZ tact That he is about to be absent from
lge The Senate. His speech WIS quite in
keeping, sir, with many Of he acts !
.la have witnessed on the part d that SEN.
ntor. Il was characteristic with him
% make a speech upon this subject
before he was to leave the Senate, that
\ be may avail himself Of I, as sup
bose, in the region he is about to visit,
8 food for agitation, and b evidence
his prowesS upon this floor. On
bis occasion he has taken fG his theme
le defence OF the factory laborer-
he intellectual CnItivationand excel
a Bat moraIityof that cIaSsOf his con-
y ituentS; and in order 10 produce
! pnviclion, thought it exceeding well,
pie prudent, wilt not say how me-
7AA sssary, that he should announce that
was his colleague, and not himself,
II ho dwelt among and wastO be regar-
d rs the special representative of so
I aiseworthy, so moral, 81 intelligent
yT.a population. thoughtsit well, sir,
NJ al II was his colleague whom the
f1TY norable senator located in the midst
such superior samples Of humanity,
Mr. HALE. Will the honorable
RatOr permit me to interrupt him?
y If. tated that my colleague resided in
a' manufacturing village Of the kind
.r5 ave described, and thai reside my
MI r in another of the same kind.
i i ii Mr. DAVIS. ] thought the sena-
said il was his colleague who resi-
among these remarkable people
i as he has now corrected the state
;Es nt ! can only wonder the more
az 8 !, coming himself iron the midst OF
population SO moral, 50 accomplish
and instructed therefore, to be sup
ed 50 observant OF the rights Of 9TH
sEsi so regardful Of the obligations of
liMM constitution, Is those he has the
~ or to represent, he should make
81 lOnslTatlonS such as he constantly
,ossd sa,s enls 10 the Senate. / thought it
II onIg J, as understood him first, but now
I: II. snmes more dubious form; and
pgnlzing him as the type Of his
Btltuents, his description might we'll
,z npt one to inquiries which It would
improper in this place to make
A : considered, / will, however, ven.
W I'm % say that without the high eulo-
Fhlch he delivered upon that pop.
year. ION, and which, Isuppose, he is to
K5AllI home with him, one might, who
,poste knew their representative, have
public 'Ied their claims to such and SO
Plua erous viT:nes. TRUST he will take
Rspa1 With him also, the speech he
fy descl eFed recently in the Senate, in
I and v ne announced that all those pc
terms ana memorials against slavery
Il sa gere trick, intended for election.
ark WV purposes that This agitation
alneT nere game, intended to caiole the
h Chna q that il is all very harmless
that It really means nothing
ANlBEss w Keep up an excitement, and
voses % candidates al election
hope the senator will repeat
speech to that people when he
Ii, ns 70 attend meetings whence
j gI.aT| aad similar resolutions 20 forth
me peoplein that quarter Of the
SIP are about % be Iashed into fury
y the Institutions OF the southern
Oy the promptings Of fanaticism
III moral and religious duty, are
~ % assail that or which they are
any ignorant, hope he will tel
II ASy now mean the spirit, how cor
siye w y purpose, and how empty arr
Ssafatlons which have provoked
sos,sn ,'Ds madness. Let him tell them
Slsngs Olo the senator from Vermont
ieus lle referred to the introductiono o
ss Olullons now under consldeFa
s;5s - u y : convenience e get nI
ions of sush import when
Is 10 be elected thank hin