The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-16


rendered her important services and occupied high places
in her councils for more than third OF century
possessing the highest intellect and unspoed integrity,
and who has won world wide reputation What will
be thought and said OF this IN Europe In republican
Europe In monarchical Europel Why, sir is its
way 70 Siberia already. Il will transferred into every
paper the continent. and even the Siberian win
be admonished that he lives under paterna government
Tar better than that despoiIc democracy, nicknamed
The pattern republic the other shore 81 the Atlantic.
thus characterized by OF its most renowned citizens
and highest officers All this does serious injury the
cause of freedom throughoutthe world. Out Of own
Europe and if he come back and does moi say that this
Is not the worst government on earh-nay, he does
not say il is the best. let his counnymen dstrust him.
lbs head q hear, !. wrong probably both Another
Mr. President am going to give one proof one irref
agabe proof, that will mol be contradicsed and which,
indeed admits OF contradiction, that this, instead Of
being the most despoc the iTeest government in the
world. ask every one in the Senate chamber, actor
auditor whether under any other government now in ex
mocracy or despotism il such speech that we heard
from the senator from South Carolina could be delivered
with mpunityi That is the question ask. Go TO Eu-
rope 10 ASIA 10 Africa for an answer il you need one
He who should make such experiment in St. Peters
burgh would find himself the road 10 Siberia in hall an
hour, and in Consantnope he would find the bow string
around his neck in the same time In England il would
send him 10 Australia, where many good man has been
transported for language less significant There is not
country the face of the earth where could make
such speech with IMMUNITY thank God that this is
and that man may say here what he peases and
he peases Tie may assa the government with perfect
safety t principles its practices, and its tendencies, and
there is to make him afraid All this but provokes
investigation; and the Institutions nves-
gated The stronger will they become in the hearts OF the
people, who will continue o love the government which
has given them greater measure OF prosperity than any
other people ever enjoyed and will support and defend
against all assaults Such sentiments struck my
before in this high place, and trust may hear
mem again.
There Is another subject to which | must allude
Almost al the time the senator from South Carolina
endeavoring to show how the North had injured and OPP
pressed the South, and how the government rather
The majority had gone on to assume despotic poweal
most at that very tme dsiin guished member from
Virginia, in the House of Representatives Mr. MEADE,l
placing in singular contrast the authority which the
South had gained and exercised over the government Of
the country:
Though have been in numerical minority III the
Union for fy years. yet during the greater Of that
Union. Whether battle field council, ihe
Of the South have taken tho lead and the records OF
the nation sord ample testimony Of their superior energy
We'll. put this and this together and then we see
who is right state the facts leave these gentlemen
to settle their own controversy. do not denyno man s
more ready than am TO acknowedgehe obi cations we
the South to Washington, jefferson, 70 Madison.
to Monroe, to Jackson, and 10 the distinguished the
South has sent here to preside the executive depart
ment OF the government or to assist in its operations
They have won mperishabe fame for themselves, and
imperishable honor for their country. accord to them
the full need of praise for have sectional feeling
interfere with my sense Of Justice and love the South
wanderer during my life that sectional feeling is absorbed
in general one, and love my country. and my whole
country, with equal ardor Abroad the oil Amer
which inspires honor and confidence and not the
OF virgnian Pennsy any other less en-
inent in country repeat. that southern statesmen
when conducting our affairs have conducted them with
ability and success and the best proof OF this is the pros
periiy we enjoy, and the proud eminence we have at
tained
desire to refer to another fact The distinguished
senator IRON South Carolina speaks OF the disastrous eff
fects OF the Union upon the material interests Of the
South. while the senator from Louisiana Mar; DswEsl
endeavoed % prove the other day. that 10 al the els
North. Let any man who will reconcile these differ.
enees, il he can. l. is an effort shall not undertake
man. that The whole matter Is greatly exaggerated and
that expressions used and facts assembled together
sometimes indeed in imposing form, which furnish
the country But sir instead OF deprecating section
and exang another. let us all join together to thank that
God who enabled our fathers 70 assert their rights and
they not struck by judicial blindness 10 maintain
them, and TO transmit them unimpared TO their pos.
MI DAVIS, OF Mississippi. I understand that the
honorable senator from Michigan expressed wish to
ask me aquestion
honorable senator from Mississippi L he would vote vol for
the Missouri compromise
Mr., DAVIS. Of ssissippi will answer the senator
ossa:oa. r sa, Ii. si % on
promise This have said deliberately and decidedly on
several occasions, and explained at some length in re-
senator
lucky. have stated that considered il as an ultima
um less than believed TO be The rights OF the South but
which would accept TO stop the agitation which now
disiurbs and endangers the Union.
Mr. CASS As L had a conversation with the senator
on this subject in the morning. supposed he understood
The precise object had in view. As this however, ap
pears not 10 be the case, will ask him il he would
cept the Missouri COMPROMISE was regulated BY the
statute providing for the admission Of Missouri into the
Unioni
Mr. DAVIS. of Mississippi understood the senator,
IN conversation this morning, TO make that inquiry l
then told him that would not now answer before
the Senaie-No.. To meet this inquiry waited in the
Senate chamber expecting that he would the expira
ton OF the morning hour address the Senate hui as he
did not, left here, when the senator from Illinois was
addressing the Senate TO summons TO see sick
friend. returned in few minutes. As was informed
that he had sisnifed wish 10 ask question OF
me, seemed TO me proper to remind him. at the close
OF his remarks, OF the wish he had announced now
answer his question In It's modified form | would not
take the terms OF the Missouri act but would accept its
spirit II presented in terms applicable this case When
spoke OF the Missouri compromise. | spoke Of il as
an arrangement by which the Territory was divided
between the saveholding and the non. slayrholdng
interests; spoke IN reference 10 the result, the
intent OF that compromise, which gave 10 each
portion. have always been ready to rebuke that
spirit that would evadc it, irne meaning by elusve adj
berence 10 It's words would not take the compromise
in the terms BY which il was applied 10 the remaining
part OF the territory acquired under the name OF LOUISE
would not take il as applied 10 Texas. when that
State was admitted into the Union, because the circun-
stances Of both were different from those II the Mexican
tertory but woui take H. II made applicable to the
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