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should come with their offerings to the altar of
the country. He who could to-day think of him.
sell or his party, would desert the flag of his
Try In the hour OF danger; or, Judas like, sell his
country for consideration. The time has come
when the question must be settled. We cannot de-
lay. The Union will drop down. or be pulled
down, The star Of our dcstny has declined-the
star o. lie, liberty and hope, is paling on path
brethren OF the North TO forbear their aggressons
The South know their rights, and are resolved at
any and every hazard TO maintain them. They
VIII not abandon them even at the expense of the
Union. III he knew his own heart, there never had
been one day in his existence when he did not
stand ready to peril his life for the Union. But he
did not love il as many gentlemen do. They love
4 az the cruel and despotic Austrian loves Hungary
they have threatened TO give the beautiful fields
and valleys Of the South all the horrors Of civil
war. -Four or five have threatened this. II this be
any genteman's love, he would say that it had his
utter condemnation and scorn. He suppqaed that
they would initiate Austria, and call in the Russian
butchers. He did not love it enough TO carry fire
and sword into the bosom of the North. No south
ern man had made any such threat. The South, If
the North will not do her justice and give her the
guarantees Of the Constitution, will separate. The
Constitution teaches US the bounds Of liberty, and
points where aggression shall cease and resistance
begin. All that the South asks il to be let alone,
that the aggressions against her institutions shall
cease.
He defended the South generally, and, in speak
ing Of the madness Of Abolition, said that not only
ought the Union to be dissolved, but will be, If the
prsensions Of the North with reference to the Ter
ritories are insisted upon He wanted the Missouri
compromise line, some other adopted; the agita-
ton with regard TO slavery in this District must be
stied, and more efficiency be given to the laws for
the reclamation of fugitive slaves. If you don't do
this, said he, and we cannot agree, in Gods name
let us part. If two of my own children did not
agree better than the States do, they should scpa-
rate; it should dissolve the holy connection of hus-
band and wife, unless they did better than we are
doing
Mr.. VAN DYKE, of New Jersey. arose to yindi-
cate the North. They had been spoken Of as a
kind of pickpockets, cut-throats, robbers, oppres
sors aggressors, and even haers Of their southern
must be in the wrong II not, they should know
that too. There was hot one single word of truth
in the charge of aggression. Since the establish
ment OF the Government, seventeen new States
have been received into the Union eight only free,
and nine slave States. More than two-thfrds of
that territory is slave; and the North, while they
have majority of two thirds of population, have
only one-third of the territory. He then proceeded
to show that the Northwest Territory was coded,
to enable the General Government to pay its debts,
and that New York, Connecticut and Massachu-
sets, we'll Virginia, claimed that Territory,
and that it was coded to the Government without
reference to slavery. The whole country, North
and South, we're concerned in the passage of the
ordinance, one of the articles of which precluded
slavery. In 1903, the province of Louisiana was
purchased by the North and the South. OF the
IOuT otdteS ATka0SaS, missouri
and lowa-the last only is free State. Of all the
territory since acquired, except that from Mexico,
two States have been admitted into the Union
Florida and Texas. Both slave States In
1920, the Missouri line was run. The South even
then had things their own way. Our right to
Oregon had date before that time. Texas was ad-
mitted on the ground of division into free and
slave territory, but every one knew that Texas
pocketing the whole Of that country.
Mr.. CABELL inquired Of the gentleman whether
he did not recognise the boundary of Texas to the
Rio Grande?
Mr.. VAN DYKE said that he was not prepared
to answer the question, but he was prepared
to act when the question comes up. The constitu-
ton OF Texas extends over every inch, and her
constitution toerates slavery, and the country is
subject to slave law. Her dividing line of 36o 80
il the greatest humbug that was ever presented to
the North. The Government never prohibited
slavery at any point south Of the Missouri compro-
mise line. Gentlemen make terrible threats in
the event of such and such things being DONE But
this they may do with impunity, they do not in
tend put the threats into execution. Why is the
Southern convention called? What is the cause
to justify the terrible rumbling and uproar? One
gentleman (Mr. venable) says, because the North
"dishonor the South" and that he will not dodge;
and yet be tried one whole day to avoid facing the
music. He (Mr. v. d. was absent from the hall
short time, on that occasion, 1.-TWO weeks ago.)
When he came TO the door he discovered that the
yeas and nays were being taken-to enable the
gentleman to face the music! No; but that he
might be excused from voting.
Mr.. VENABLE was understood to ask, Did you
not vote TO refer the California message the Com
mttee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and
then TO take il out and refer it to the Committee
Territories, with instructions?
Mr.. VAN DYKE replied that no voted to excuse
the gentleman. The gentleman, in bis speech,
while opposing the admission Of California said
nothing about boundaries, and he (Mr ". d. did
not know that he found any fault with the slavery
prohibition He would vote against the bill any
how. III his objections were on technical grounds
and irregularity, the gentleman would not dis
solve the Union for that He must stand those
sions Of the North; but in this District not only
does slavery exist but the slave trade (tbat which
IL made piracy,) in its most hideous and infamous
forms. Up 70 this hour il Is carried ON under the
noses Of US all, and beneath the flag Of the Union,
when the North have the power to destroy il. Yet,
1t 10 here, living, burning disgrace TO this
nation, before the eyes Of the North, and for
eign ambassadors, and those in the Departments.
Negroes are banded together and shipped for the
southern market hko>so many cattle. In addition
TO this: During period Of sixty four years, in
GLIDING the term Of General Taylor, the South have
had the Presidents and the entire control Of the
Government for ffty-two years, and the North but
for twelve. Gentlemen talk of legislative aggrcs-
sons. He could show ten OF the South for every
OF the North. Kidnappers como to the North and
carry away free persons without authority Of law.
Mr.. HALL obtained the floor, when, on motion,
the committee rose.
Mr. McLANE made an Intellectual effort 10 have
passed the bill extending the existence Of the law
authorizing Baltimore 70 exact tonnage duties.
And the House adjourned
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