Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-03-21

already the
ton Of slavery There such doubt My mind
20 JUST who way, has probably
exercised influence the North all the other
u-savey lecturers put together. This Il Cassus NJ
Clay citizen Of the savehOdng State Of Kentucky When
southern Iends will agree seal his mouth that
subject cOuhne his efforts abolish slavery to The South
States where be belongs, il will be time enough for US
OF The North about devsing mode If conhning
neTsnt lecturers ptecrbng subjects for the exercise
Of their euquenee. might mention lecturers OF the
srt. for whom The North indebted 10 slave States
Bot IL - unnecessary.
II also made matter OF accusation against the free
States that ansvery presses are kept up hee and That
Northern STATES and into the Southen aud this i
Of the principal which render necessary 10 estab
hsh ass uiheIn cOedeaey which shall embiaee jasi
sctly the Eileen slaveh0dng States, aud We
not deny Mr. Chairman that such do circulate quite
extensively in portions Of the fee States and OF
bve pp Of 1 hat calsee e on my desk
Here il is sit. HVdiBg it uPl II is fair lO-king paper
MI Chsiimani aud observe that its articles written
slavery. Ard calculates extensively in the Noth
Ooi the number not being less, am told than fourteen thou
sand weekly; besides some thousands which ma ae Udy
into the savehOding States. Now, can imagine that
suppose this paper TO be published in Vermont You are
Mistaken sir. II is published hee, in Masschu
setts north Of Mason and Dxon's line 1t
Ished slave territory si light here in sight Of his Cap
itOl and almost within sound OF my voice. Right here ST.
upon very spot fOm which the gentleman from Moth
Cafoina Mr cLISemAs is not going to be driven beean,e
from yOsr midst from the very doors Of your houses
surrounded by your slave population do send forth anti
week. deuge the North, and manufacture public sentiment
there Then you make the circulation Of these and
the of sentiment which they engen-
DER pleext 0verihrowng this Government Silence
your Abolition presses; keep for your the Jour
teen thousand Abolition papers which you weekly distribute
the neonIe If the Noth and then elm II Won will
that the existence Of Abolition presses in the fee States
justification toy on fOr dissOlying the Union.
that there another antislavery
in vigorous and effective operation for time 10 Ken
ueky-
Mr. BRowN. We destroyed it.
So you did, by violence. But, by your own
laws and the decisions Of your courts you pun
hed for it, You compelled make compensation in
friends all good feeling If they justly urge
for assOvng the Union, consequent
state Of things in the free States which they cannot prevent
at their doors Z
We are met by the gentleman from North Calolina with
another difficulty for which be holds the North responsible
suggests that The increasing anslaveTy sentiment in the
North viii prevent the President FROM appointing ssvehold
Office For the present let single fact alay the
leman fears The Presidency has been given TO the sl've
holding States during foyegh Of the last sixty yeas
this, though the white population Of the savehOd
ing has rarely If any time exceeded ouehaf that
of the fee States OF the foreign missions OF all grades
than majority have been given the South. OF the
Cabinet appointments nearly il not quite half have
been given TO the South OF the officers In The and
found that considering the popull-
OF the free and sAvehong States at least three OF
i've have been gwen TO the South How IS al ms very
moment sir, while these complaints of outrage, insults
tyranny and loss Of Office being made Why, sir the
President majority OF the Cabinet majority Of our fur
eign MniStesa majority Of the members Of the Supreme
COusnd the Presiding Officer and the Clerk Of this House
Southern and Shareholders Does not this satisfy
the gentleman from North Carolina Surely he might on
subject quite easy. Another difficulty gravey set
forth in gentlemans speech ought perhaps ntice
with becoming seriousness. alude The refusal of the
New EnglaU spnster take the Snuthen genleman's
That was wrong unquestionably Bot then these Yankee
gs very independent and will do just they please
Of have learned from very painful PERSONAL
peence But do think That dissolution of the Union
subject for negotiation. And, the lady cannot fail per-
by this time that she danger Of becoming
oDd Helen she viii doubtless be more yielding
Another charge against the that of aiding
fugitive make their escape That
people well deluded people among deny
and that they have aided slaves eude the pursuit Of their
owners, is regret 10 say than probable. Such acts
with the spirit of Constitution and
they tend directly destroy good Deghbohood among
the people aud the States Of this UnOp which every
hearted American desires 10 cultivate They acts against
the commission and for the punishment Of which the General
be made before the close Of this session. IL need not be
peeted however that any human laws, however rgdy
forced will wholly remedy this evil There bad in
all eOmmunes-in the North we'll the Southland
unprneped by entcing away ang the escape
of slave bring approaches upon whole State. am
confident however, that The number Of such the fee
States very greatly oveTesmated BY gentlemen from the
They should remember that it takes very
occasion all the they suffered in this
respect they should remember, too that these things
secretly and by eountenanced by the Of
the people For my own part am ready to
bic length 10 such legislation will henceforh
far possible, this grievance desire law
this session. which shall far
practicable your rights in this respect The slaves your
property recognized such by the Consitupn every
line and every intendmenl of which hold sacred
gentlemen if they have negro seales in their
Stsies-f they have every variety Of unpBciped
characters amosg shem' Neither they free
respective States from such and they should consider
whether il things were reveed-hey rccupyog posi-
and heihey would be likely keep themselves
ITeer from Just TepIoach Than have done. | Mt
unmindful OF Truth deny that respect the subject
consideration, of Southern friends have
good complain. But il have been remarked
by all Of that the Representatives from States which
have really been aggeved in this those who
with disunion. These
from the Representatives OF States from which,
average, slave In five Who
head CT slave escaping from Mississippi Alabama
Where does he 90 to Who helps him away? Certainly
people Of the North Kentucky, Virginia, Mary land
and Missouri the only States that really sufferers BY the
escape Of slvrs have dreamed Of dissolution
Trmedyi while the Representatives from few Of the
extreme Southern States, whence slaves cOui
cape from The island Of Cuba ample and i'm
peOus necessity for dsOivng the Union aud establishing
Southern Conedeacy" in the alleged fact that
enced away BY the citizens Of the NOiih-
believe there remains now but single other charge
against the North for examine and hat brings
the subject Immediately under consideration IN this
Commee-the California question. The proceeding which
resulted in bringing California the door Of the Union
is by the honorable gentleman from Mississp
p unwise unpatTIotIe, sectional in tendencies
ing to the South aud in the last despicable cit
says that gentleman derogstiOD of the Constitution Of
the United States and intended to rob the Southern States Of
their just aud Iigh'ful possessions"
Ii objected these proceedings likely
into the other House of Congress "FeeSo
ators "hieh WIZ destroy Inc now existing there
between the North and the SOUTH BY giving to the free States
the majority Well SIR what proceedings COM
planned Of and for which the Union be dissolved and
North held esp0nsIble9 The President himself Southern
man and stakeholder with Cabinet majority Of whom
are Southern and ssvebOldrr send Thomas Butler
King, Southern and Shareholder - aid and
fort" encourage and advise the gold dggers in thei efforts
Join The sisiehOod Of States Mr. King retnrns bringing
o. trophies two Southern men-one Mssssipp,n and the
other South Csroiniln land boil slavehoders beievc
SauiheTn President desires introduce
Of the United States members Of that body And
taeIeupOB southern friends declare that this infamous
measure &c Northern aggression is carried out the Union
hall be Bu