The Arkansas banner., 1850-01-08

.rt tbs mountains which press them; they will fam un Nor b fhsfe strength enough sn this govern sar.s, Id keep dewn the feeling which the eonsHlB
 s,,or of the inussice you contemplate will agOus, ,hroaehout the whole Southern country.
 You have heard Virginia speak through hes Leg ;.l,ture. Alabama has passed her resolutions tf sol,mp form, and the voice of Mississippi comes uF
 ike the rush Of her own great waists. feel ai hbef ,v ,a sr,sak out plainly. Ihaye been charged with S.;nr loo national-with eherishing co profound ar s,,aehmsnti 10 the Unioa that wasready to surrender ,hs r,ghls of the South to ssve t. do not regret .;nyl~ exertion which have made in behalf Of the it..on. If eaa now do anything towards aveftiua imnendinr cslami,ies. ! shall gladly do r. Bat can xo no further. II, having eyes, you refuse io hearif you will not regard the feSEsssiFasses of people now thoroughly n,ssed hy the unjust msas- ures with which they are threatened, my mind is
 made m to stand with the people of that oppressed seetion ot the Unon in resistance to your measures snd yo,,r power. You have the majority; bu, the will of majority cannot disturb the greet princi- nes ofthe constitutions nor can t interpret the con- s,i,ution. In our government we are protected agans, the tyranny of popular majoTliy-the worst of all tytannies-6g the provisions of the eonstu- tion. When the power of the majority transceads the limits of the constitution, t ceases 10 be law, and becomes usuFpation.
 Before resuming my seat, desire 10 aude, II RentIemea will allow me, 10 what occurred in the preliminary meeting which nominated Mr. Win throp Gof the SpeakerShip. lCres of Certainly, eer. tainfy "--"Go en"l When came to Washing ton, it was my purpose to vote for Mir. Winthrop for Sneaker. An accomplished gentleman, admir-. ably 6ited in every way to preside over body like this, and my personal fTiend, could not hesitate to vote for him. When. however, in the meeting to which have referred, resolution was brought forward which was intended as the basis ot an un- dara anAi tn rh fl nuF nefOn fha dan. gerous question of which have just been speaking, and when found that we could agree upoa nothing at that time, saw the difficulties of uiy position did not expect the resolution 10 pass; but did hope that free conference would follow, in which We might come to some good understanding. Faii- ing in this. githhed myyvote for some days from my friend, tAr. Winthrop;) and 1 know that this was felt far more by me than t could be by him. In the meanwhile having conversed freely with several leading gentlemen from the non-slavehoid- ing States in regard tothe slavery question: found Oh their part better disposition towards the South. ern States and their rights than had ever observed beiose. felt too, that the House ought to be ot. gsnized; and ii seemed to ne that it was ia every way important to secure Speaker friendly 1o the Administration and to be able to tring its measures fairly before the country; and this it could not do with speaker and with committees hostile to its policy. do not doubt that when its measures were fairly presented to the country, the people would sustain the Administrations; for believe that it's measures are characterized by honesty and by abl- iy. In the hope, then that the dangerous legisla- tion in reference to slavery would not be pressed and that the influence of the Southern Whig mem- bers over that legislatios would be far greater by assoeating with than by drawing of From our Nor thern friends, determined to aid in the election of our candidate for Speaker.
 Now, gentlemen, have spoken out freely what felt it to be my duty to say. We must look the dangers which threaten IS in the lace. The Onion must be saved. Do not suffer men. Vbose vocation it is 10 agitaie dangerous quesiions to dfive-you upon fatal measures There is patriotism enough. and there is ffmness enough, to arrest the evils which threaten us, repeat what have said--those of os who sit with you>ss Representatives from the Southern States, oa this side the chamber, can go no further.
 The people of ;he State of Alabama look to this Congress with the deepest interest. They will hail withJoy the triumph of patriotic and msgnanimous policy; but if other counsels prevail and yoar leg islstion should be so misguided as to deprive them ot rights which they hold dear they will believe. throw off the authority of government which has ceased 10 answer the ends for which 1t was created
 still hope that the cloud which hangs so darkIy above us at this moment may pass away, and that our country will go forward in its glorious cAreer. enjoying the highest internal prosperity and giving 10 the world the noblest example ina, has ever been furnished of liberty and order of strength and tran guilty.