Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-08-15

physical theores-objects unattaina'
bic or impossible in their na,ure-while
that honor of our own common native
State, which reverence and respect
with as much devotion as he does,
while the honor Of that State and the
honor ofthe South are preserved unim-
paired by this measure!
Iappeal, sir, to the Senators from
Rhode Island and from Delaware, my
little friends, which have stood by me,
and by which have stood, in oil the
vicissitudes of my political life; two
glorious, patriotic little states, which. if
there istoi be breaking up of the wa
ters of the Union, will be swallowed
up in the common deluge, and left
without support. Will they hazard that
Union, which is their strength, their
power, and their greatnessl
Let such an event as have alluded
to occur, and where will be the soveE
eign power of Delaware and Rhode Is
land! If this Union shall become sep.
arated, new unions, new confederacies
will arise. And with respect to this
if there be any--I hope there is no one
in the Senate--before whose imagina'
ton is fitting the idea of a great south
ern confederacy to take possession of
the Balize and the mouth Of the Missis-
sippi-I say in my place never! neuer!
NEVER will we who occupy the broad
waters of the Mississippi consent that
any foreign flag shall float at the Balize
or upon the ;urrots Of the Crescent
City--never--never! call upon all
the South. Sir, we have had hard
wovds--bi,ter words, bitter thoughts,
unpleasant feelings towards each other
in the progress of this great MEASURE
Let US 90 to the altar of our country
and swear. as the oath was taken of old
that we will stand by her; we will
supper, her; that we will uphold her
constitution; that we will preserve her
Union, and that we will pass this great
comprehensive, and healing system Of
measures, which will hush all the jar
ring elements, and bring peace and
tranquility TO our homes.
Let me, Mr.. President, in conclusion,
say that the most dangerous conse.
quences would occur, in my opinion,
were we TO 60 home, doing no.hingto 10
satisfy and tranquiize the country
upon these great questions. What will
be the judgment of mankind, what the
judgment Of that portion of mankind
who are looking upon the progress of
this scheme Of self.government as being
that which holds the highest hopes and
expectations of ameliorating the con-
dition of mankind-what will their
judgment, be? WilInot all the monarchs
of the Old World pronounce our glo-
rious Republic disgraceful failure?
What will be the judgment of our con.
stituents when we return 10 them, and
they ask US. how have you left your
country? Is all quiet--al happy? Are
all the seeds of distraction or division
crushed and dissipated3 And, sir,
when you come into the bosom of your
family--when you come TO converse
with the partner of your fortunes, of
your happiness, and of your sorrows
--and when, in the midst of the com
mon offspring of both of you, she asks
you, "ls there any danger of civil war;
Is there any danger Of the torch being
applied to any portion of the countryl
Have you settled the question which
you have been so long discussing and
celebrating upon at Washington? Is
all. peace and quiet2" What response,
Mr.. President, can you make to that
wife of your choice and those children
with whom you have been blessed by
God? Will you go home and leave all
in disorder and confusion-al unset.
tled-all open! The contentious and
agitations ofthe past will be increased
and augmented by the agilalions result
ing from our neglect to decide them
Sir, we shall stand condemned by all
human judgment below, and of those
above it is not for me TO speak. We
shall stand condemned in our own con-
sciences, by our own constituents, by
our country. The measure NAV he