The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-09
CITY OF WASHINGTON, TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 9, 1850

submit 10 see The mouth Of the mississippi river in the
Possession OF foreign government! Never sir, never
With that people i would not be question OF reason il
would be above all reason; Il would be question OF
cessity and Of exisencea thing which they never would
quietly submit to- But there is danger Of anything oil
the kind The people Of the valley Of the Mississippi can
threaten H. but they never will attempt anything dis
dssoiuble bonds OF physical nature For veal or wo,
for good evil, the whole people OF the mississippi
valley must share the same fate and the same destiny
And does any man suppose that this people, occupying
about eighteenth Of the habitabe globe. will ever
submit quietly and pesceaby o see the southeastern
States Establish separate coniedemcyf The idea is
preposerous--very little short OF insanity.
But suppose the southern coneteacy was now estab-
shed, that il was quietly and peaceably this
moment what would be The actual condition Of that con-
federacy II could not exist single day without close
and intimate eonnexon with great nation having AL
the elements Of industrial, financial. and commercial
power The South possesses none OF these elements II
women, it wholly destitute Of a The other material
elements OF national power. Every man that knows
anything knows this The southern confederacy, there
fore, would be compelled BY necessity to enter into
strict alliance with some great nation That nation
would coubtess be England Now, Old England Is not
whit more partial to slavery than New England And
own notions upon their loving allies But. sir, what
would be the character OF such alliance between such
nation and such confederacy! II would be supre
would be the wors, kind Of dependence having all the
disadvantages and none OF the advantages OF colonial
dependence. 4s
In fact the southern confederacy would be q mere
colony of masters and slaves to raise cotton Tor the lac
tories OF England Besides, sir, j. my hrm conviction
that tile institution of slavery 1t now exists in the
South would not last in its present shape for the space
of twenty years in that southern confederacy. The
South might well attempt to shut out the pressure OF
the atmosphere to shut out the whole pressure OF the
civilized world on their cherished Institutions. Another
Chinese wall would not be sufficient 10 protect the
ederacy from the influences OF abolitionsm, flowing IN
upon and invading it from every quarter OF the civil
lied world. Sir, in saying this, may be permitted to
add that the effect OF abolition al this time in the South
would prove most dsadvantageous 10 the slaves think
the negroes would be the principal sufferers BY the
change.
gentleman from Virginia, Mr. HusTER.l and heartily
concur with him in nearly all his opinions and state
mens on this subject All have seen, and heard, and
read convnces that where there are distinct races
in the same community, inferior and the other supe-
rior like the negro and the white race state OF mild
ami gentle slavery the safest and happest condition for
the inferior Equality OF rights and equality in the
hard struggle OF fe the nsensbe but certain
termination OF the inferior race. You give them liberty
il you please but that very liberty is their destruction
YOU must separate the God only knows how this
is TO be done; but il is my solemn conviction that the uni
yersal emancipation OF the African Of this country
would lead to the gradual and nsensibe, but certain ex
tncton OF that race
Sir the history Of this very country proves the truth of
this position. Where are the Indian tribes that
roamed in wild freedom over this continents The
caan the Toucans the Aztecs, and the other numerous
Indian nations OF that countryi The history OF the
French and British West Indies proves it, II is melan
choy fact but it is fact that the in these islands
are rapidly becoming extinct But sir, let the conse-
quence be what il may TO the negro, or the white my
opinion is that southern confederacy ever De consttu
ted (Which God in his mercy averD the institution of
slavery exists will not continue in existence
for quarter OF a century.
Mr.. President, firmly believe that the rights OF the
South Notwithstanding all the annoyances TO which they
are suhectpd better prOected under
stuon and government than they could possibly be by
any other scheme or plan which the ingenuity OF man
world the world abroad by the character, and power
and majesty OF this great nation. They protected
from The North by the obligation and guarantees OF the
does moi respect these guarantees But say the const
tuition is restraint upon the North, powerful restraint
il imposes restraint on ALL even on the rankest abo
ltionisls; and il imposes binding restraint upon all
those whatever may be their abstract opinions who love
their constitution, and their government and their coun
ryther whole country-and who prefer the safety and
peetuy OF this great republic TO the abolition OF slavery
or the emancipation of the negro and need scarcely
say that these constitute vast majority OF the northern
people.
the duty OF the South is loyalty to the constitution and
eay TO the government This is the policy and the duty
OF the North also-the policy and duty OF the whole
% people Let US a., Sooo and
honesty, we wish TO preserve this great American re-
publican government Twill no longer detan the Senate
Several SENATORS Go on as long as you wish.
Mr. SHIELDS thank the members OF the Senate for
their kindness and patience, but do not wish TO trespass
any further. However, there is one matter forgot TO
allude TO- have said that il is the duty and policy OF the
North as well the South TO stand honestly and faith
fully BY the consttutionhat every patriot and honest
man is bound by its guarantees In this spirit am pre-
pared to for any reasonable bill for the restoration OF
fugitive slaves The clause OF the constitution which
provides for this subject is binding any other
provision OF that instruments and am ready and willing
to perform my obligation in this matter. have DONE
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