Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14
coScLus,oy OF MIR CLAWS SPEECH.

We give below The concluding remarks oI MT
Clay. We should have necn glad to have given the
whole of his speech in continuation of the COM
mencement. as published last week, but its great
length precludes MS from so doing.
Such is the Union and such are the
glorious fruits which are now threatened
with snbversion and destruction. Well,
sir, the first question Which naturally
arises is, suppo>ng the Union TO be dis
solved Tor any OF the causes orgrievances
which are complained Of, how far will
dissolution furnish a remedy for those
grievances the Uniun is To be dis.
solved Tor any existing cause, it will be
because slavery is interdicted or moi al
lowed 10 be Introduced into the ccled ter
| r,lories or because slavery is threatened
to he abolished in the District Of Colum-
bia or because fugitive slaves are no, re-
stored. as in my opinion they ought to be.
| II their masters. These believe would
be the causes. il there be any causes which
can lead to the dreadful event by which |
have referred. Letus suppose the Union
dissolved what remedy does il, in
severed state, furnish for the grievances
'nplained OF in its united condition P
Win YOU be able at the South 10 push
slavery into the eeded territory? How
are yoa to 10 il, supposing the North, or
all the States north OF the P.tomac, in pes
session Of The navy and army OF the United
States? Can YOU expect, say, under
these circumstances, that If there is dis
solution OF the Union, yon Can carry slave
ry into California aud New Mexico p
Sir, YOU canno, dream Of snch an occnr-
renee. III il were abolished in the Dis
,rict Of Columbia and the Union were dis
| solved, would The disso,uion Of the Union,
restore slavery in the District of Colu,n-
hia? l. your chance for the recovery Of
your fugitive slaves safer in 4 state OF dis
solution or Of severance Of the Union than
when in ihe Union itself. Why, sir, what
is the state OF the fact, In the Union you
lose some slaves and recover others but
here let me revert to il fac, which ought
to have noticed before, because il is highly
cretiiiabe 10 the couas and juries OF the
free States. In every instance, as far as
my information extends, in which an APP
peal has been made To the courts OF JUS
lice 10 recover penalties from those who
have assisted in decoying slaves Fl rom their
mas,ers-in every instance, as far as |
have heard, the count has asserted the
, rights o! the owner, and the jury has
promptly returned N adequate verdict on
his behalf. Well, sir, there is then some
remedy whilst You are part ot the Union
for the recovery ct your slaves, and some
indemniGcatieu for their loss. What
would you haveif the Union was severed?
Why, then the severed parts would be in
. dependent Of each other-itteign coun-
tries slaves escaping irom one to
the other wosa be like slayes as4sasii-i.f, y III.
f,,,rr-rr7r- -vrnrru e-rrrr> NJ CTE'lE'a. ihefs
t wo,,ld be no risht OF ex:raclson, no right
!. 10 demand !, bur slaves 10 right to appeal
n To tie co;uls ofin>'ice 10 Indemnify you
:. for The loss Of Your slaves. Where one
slave escapes now by RAINING away from
s' his mas or hundreds and thousands wou!.
escape II the Union we're dl>sevcred-I
care no. how nor where you run ihe line
or whether independent sovereign'les n'
e. established. Well sir, finally, VIII yoh
= in case of dissolution OF the Onon. b
-isafer with your slaves within the sep
asated nor,ions ol the States Than you M
/. now Mr. President, chat they VIII es
cy care much more frequently from the oos
der States no one will deny.
And, sir, must take occasion here
70. saw that, in my opinion, there is 10 rlgl
:, :" on tie part. OF any one or more OF III
: S,ase9 TO sece.le from the Union. W;
and dissolution Of the Union are ideniic
i and inevitable. in my opinion. There c.
re. he a dissolution Of the Union only by COT
sent or bv war. Consent no ono can a
'icipa,e, from any existing state Of thing
er; is likely to be given. and war is the OH
al alternative by which dissolution con
be accomplished. II eon>en. We're g'v'
III it were possible that we were to
mt. separated by one great line III less ih
ITS, sixty days after such consent was give
=; war would break out between the slav
holding aud non. slayeholtlirg portions
: this Jnion-hsiween the two inaepende
les. parts into which it would tie erected
te.. virtue of the act of separation. In IL
,.er u than sixty days, | believe, onr slaves ir'
= Kentucky, focking over in numbers
the other side Of the river. would be p,
'i''- sued by their owre-s. Our hot and
ling dent spirits wauld be restrained by
esi- sense Of the right which appert"ins to
- Independence of the ether side OF the r
0Ss er, shonll that he tie line oi separation
xrs, They would pursue their slaves into
IVA. aiiacent Tree States s--they would be
..a,,e' nelled--and the consequence would
that, in less than sixty d>s, war wo
10. be blazing in every part OF this now h
. nv aud peaceful land.
;aass ;,a,s And, sir, how are yoa going TO sepa,
,4s the States OF this Conlederacy ? In
- humble opinion, Mr. President, we sho
aorth begin with At least three separate Cont
bird. eracie>. There wonla be a Confsder
A"e"'s Of the North, Confetleracy Of the So'
- ern Atlantic slaveholding States, al,
pe,r Confederacy of ihe valley OF the Mis-
Iowa sippi. My lie upon il, that the vast |
nla.ion which has already concentr
doors and will concentrate on the head wa
and the tributaries OF the Mississippi,
. neyer give their consent that the m
20. of that river should be held subiec, te
gton powe. Of any foreign State or commu
---. - wha.ever Such, believe, would b,
conseu,,ences of a diss solution OF the Z