Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-25

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The v.ry pos'ti which alsry This dsv IN ,csrsH.e
drive ms -" 80
Sir when was ara . c,ndiAs,sf~ Congress. 40, 49,
ne ten winters gooe, told hs ahtionisss of nv A.
Hc' IN feply IN their inisrro1s,ores whils c~,..a
with .hrm In nosi Ut ss sbssrsct princiuss ard ~
'sy To cary them ont In any jua. preeicabls snd ca.
s"''a,a' m,nner yet. if wcr- elected n ihis Hossa
to agais the snhect Of slavery Ihsve adhered ~ ina
dec'ara'h,n. have been no sQit hr / have synsn
thssd with M fanatics. have defended tho y;o,,e ~
and pncr'ss ef the north " hs hest II mya
""v. wneievrr aud when1vef have Galnd them areNjt
I'd hut have enlisted la crusade upon the ioss.
lions of me south hava eschewed and abl,ssd ulsa.
'm al s',h ends 1t .he Union "A plague " hoh yoas
"sas mas osea my constant r'ra'.toa; and y s
ve'he natural. 'heref,, ha, bo their houscs shoulj
cry plague IN nal would mt have II otherwise. /
date IN their disike covet their upp,sitin des,.s
10 "shs, Testimony 10 the rea~r, piope,y of my own
oonrse than their repo'ches. thank my God tka, hs
has end wed mo. " with oiher uis with spjr;t ~
""'rn''on, which nrapactairs for givnr assis(io
''o" To ul'fns's anywhere and any snheot n ,hev
were to seak we'll af M. shnuld be compelled IN az
such men praise me T.,
The only thing whi.h Tbavs to rsurs,, M. Chair
man. n that These various charges could moi have bss.
made 'ga'ns, me In one and tho debate and m ns
anu Tho same day. They wnud then have c0tsc,uallv
answsred each other. They would lhra havs f,is-
" shamed each o,hor ot court. and should hsve
been spared Tho necessity giving this brief assIon %
them. .F''@T
But. sir. ,hs list Of my accu.ers il not vat cmpe,sd
Another honorable member from Ohi,. (Mr n,pi.l has
recently tnken the field aqsns aud hss seen A. IN
make. wha. were entirely parliamentary, l shoad
W oansaoed TO call, sme very 'npet,inrns alpsiops
amy course IN rrferrnce 10 resolution af hs. which
W" recently laid on tho abe. was accidentally in she
srnsie chamber when his speech delivered but nv
al'eos'on has been called lo 1t In late number IL lhs
Congregational Globe F.
Sir. when lhe houoahe member ars, IN red III, ,es.
lns'on. some weeks since, united with my ftsnds uf
the Tree states IN aving II In tho f,,a whioh Il ,hsn
m"r''ed. and which Il has since received. honuht Il
mo" amn' premature and precpiiate movrment, and
There ara those near who bear Witness that notwh-
standing my exalted o the honorable menb ~. h..
h,'n"' "sd'm and prudence cnud no reprsss The sx-
clsmatian-- ''77N TT
"Thus Tools rush In, where angels fear to tread r.
yielded however. /, Tho rnIass,,n of thoe srovea
me- "n' might be M pren,paie 10 lay II he liable
At once. ns u was 10 offer il aud there would b. NJ
harm IN taking time 10 consider II. fr,nrlt ntsx-
vened, and did consider II In all its bearings And 40
tho honorable membor has been plain and uncaremo-
n'"us wh me- IN nscrhinq motives and cali,nu ss,nss
shall be equally plain and ancsremouus with him. Ia
telling him wha, though, Of his rsrolu,ins. @l,'s
rega ded IT, Mr.. Chairman. c,nsderinv al ,hs cjs.
e""s'"nces OF Co"gress and Of The omnry.as "
inc most mschavoos prppo'ittms in,foaucsi inu
mo House regarded II as mschevons In ts iyevi-
,abla n.eqaences. and mis- hievs In a deliberate
design. ! came Tn the cnclnsion that the honovNhle
member. fo the sake ~ lie miserable n,,nyrty had
wan'oo'y pnt IN mul the very cau@ Of which he prs-
sssed u is the peculiar champlm ,ha for the snka II
sy@s eaga"a a and 10 marching snsad % s ,: ms.c s
'rtrsss Ut which he assumed To I've The deEsnJss.
isvsd In one word STR. that f that resolution ssere
persevered In. in the existing condition of this Hows
and o The country, al hope VI practical Isgslslion
would 10 exnguishad--be great maasurs III the sd-
mission of California. q a'ate iuo tho lJnhsu. ~,md
be impeled obsructsd aud finally d4a eli aud The. tls
session would be prosced of strife, cnfusion
aud discard. li a# s#t,5#asas gs53
AuI
resou,ion. did n vote upa The scond nation ,alsy |,
on ha table Fol this Is ihe part o my nducs which
the honorable member has taken such ssecia dudssn
and which he made The p'c,ext TO- applying certain
cOntumeliuus epi hats. sa8 5 lss,e.ss
Well. now. do confess. Mr.. Chairman. that I wasa
little malicious in withholding my this psncuar
occason. II would have been very gratifying N l.ss
honorable member. II he crd have only had me unoe
fairly oD .ha d. where hs has never vet had me-
against nsJalion containing. ofiis el. msa,s
The Wilnot provisoi would have farnislsd suc, nm
sxceent apology fo him ard his friends fr having vsssd
against rue Is Speaker, aud for having ,hrown tho
organization of this H,uss intp the hsnds NJ a
southern demsorsii Il woud have been such ,sl.
ing free soil card in the In the fourth dis
r'ct OF Massachusetts. 10 say nohing Of The twsaiy.
first distris think IL is Ohio! Indeed, sir. was
certainly lile cruel IL deprive lhe hon sabe mo uhsr
Of an advantage upon which he had confidently csss-
lated. ..-. .s -ti e. u sss ss,as,
| but believe il is Solomon who has said, ..Susely IN
vain 10 tha net spread In the sight Of any brln Sisl
Uhp WHICH in6 U0o0Inble t0ei0Der Int0
knew thai he aad his peculiar friends wsss lying
10 wait for me. knew that they seeking Ia 6ad
justification efter Tie erent. os epDsiion me 6sr
which they had 81 e apology beforehand. 5 saw that
he had framed his resolution that whether ws had
voted for il or agans, it, stuld bs placed ia fasa
position. II we voed MI lay II lhs iahis. and
seemingly sustained the resluon. we vera 10 b. held
up abandonng General layar and the administration.
II we voted 10 lay II the table. we were y, be -
nounced enemies a The principles IT the ordimaDss
Of 'T. understand that the honorable member said,
in advance, that he would either have NJ oue
scalps. know not the precise meaning which s y b
attached 10 this humane and elegant rxpt ssaa, f Ne
really used il. Il might he we perhars 10 refer H. tar
inquiry, 10 The Committee Indian .9Dairs. lfhsus-
intended, by this ton,shawk threa that lie would dsal
few sabs II my character behind my hack. he il vel
come tn all the glory Of the exploit. But whatever hs
meant did not intend that he shuuld have eithes my
vote my scalp. II could help and seeing that NJ
vote woad make difference 10 the asnlt declinel
To crafty his desire u And nav, becauss
the trap uf the honorable memberia 10 work, In he
only in which it OF special Importance fif him
that should work. be flies n'o passion. striIs "a ha
neck cloth, and begins t. scd about ddgny aud skslk
ing a.a
| Why, sir the honorable member fureets himssIf--
Certainly, his speech Ergess itsplf--fa In the very
same paragraph in which he npbrads me fs my csns
ia this case. he describes his own course in snoher
rs entirely iden,icay with Il. 4 wsul pot ask b~.sss
justification from any than that which the ono'sbls
member himself has usoishsi cfh his own ns'.sh
Hear what he says, cir, 1, his conduc st'hsAss
Presidential eIec lion. IS ahsAap
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