The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-22

and that their minds arc made up, in contingency
likely 10 happen, TO rebel. We have been told that
they have calculated the pecaniary advantages ola
of the Contedcracy, and the result 10 a
conviction that they can sustain government OF
their own, and have surplus of twenty five mil
lions OF dollars annually
lie read an extract from the speech OF south
member, in which mention was made OF taking
fofcible possession OF California in certain con-
tingcncy; and he asked whether this did not show
the fixed purpose of the South? and was he not JUS
tilted in procaiming that civil war was inevtaDle.
The member from Alabama (Mr. lNGE) said that
he came here in a double capacity, 10 prevent
the admission of California. Failing In this' ne
would throw himself here, as a citizen on me
rights which he did not part with before he came 10
Congress. And the gentleman from NORTH caro-
lima (Mr. CLIsemAN) threatened to save on appro-
priation bills by calling the yeas and nays and II
any attempt should be made to interrupt those VINO
disturbed the proceedings of the House, SO that the
business should be proceeded with, this would be
a cause for personal resistance; then the gentle
mana declaration comes up rms Is our SOIL
and, if you remove u.s. do So"
They will first interrupt the proceedings, and
when the rules carried into effect they will re.
sist by force, and cut each others threats, until
there Is not quorum left He repeated, il these
southern gentlemen are not greatly mistaken IN
the views and purposes OF their constituents waris
inevitable. Whyi this Government to be over
thrown? Why is a separate Southern cOnyederacy
to be established on the ruins Of this republic! In
word, because, as they allege, the northern sec
ton have perpetrated outrages on them, until they
are justified in subvcrting the Union These out
RACES have direct bearing on, and reference TO,
slavery. In one short sentence OF Mr.. CLISGMAN,s
speech this is apparent: SIN spite, however, OF this
great fact, which ought to strike impartial minds,
the of the North has been constantly aggrcs
sive towards the South on the subject Of slavery"
Is this the fact On the part of the North he (Mr,
b. repealed the charge To contemplate rebellion
for any thing the North has done, was naked trea-
son.
since the formation of the Constitution, eight free
and slave States have been permitted to enter
| the Union. The North had the power t. prevent
| this, but she did not do it. And is this an act oil
aggression which would justify the South 10 dissolve
the Union? And in addition to this, the slave
| territory of these States three times as much
as that of the nom slavehoding. When the south
! desired to get Texas, measure In favor OF winch
| the North never were, really; and when the great
embodiment Of southern principles placed the de-
sire on the necessity of slavery; when Calhoun
himself the very soul of the Tyler administration,
4 said he wanted Texas to plant slavery in 1t, the
North though the measure was distasteful consent
ed to the extension of slavery equal to
six of the largest slaveholding States. The North
abolished the slave trade at the arsenals
j and dockyards, although they had the power. Is
| this the aggression which justifies the South?
| The South complain that the North tolerate abo-
litionist5 and abolition societies that sentiment
adverse to slavery 10 extending through the North;
that abolition papers circulating freely, and get
| into the southern States; and that some people
harbor runaway slaves Are the North to keep a
police over the speculative notions OF specuiatlng
South but can the South call on the Government
| to prevent it He had paper here-a abolition
paper. Gentlemen might suppose that ii was pub
lished in Vermont; but no, the abolition paper is
published here, upon this slavehoding territory,
from which the gentleman from North Carolina
(Mr. CLISGMAN) is not going to be driven. The
paper circulates fourteen thousand copies IN the
| North, and three thousand and upwards IN the
South. If you cannot prevent the publication of a
sheet of this character at your very door, and re-
strain your press from deuging the North, and
thus stimulating and exciting men against slave
ry, the North to be- discaimcd and de-
nounccd'
It is said that preachers thunder. from the pull
pits against slavery Are the North to prevent
that? and because they do this the Government
is to be destroyed There in the North aboli.
ton lecturers; and where do they come from
From the South and DO twice as much harm as
the northern lecturers. Cassius Nj. Clay, Letcher
and Metcalfe come TO the North, and insult the
people. They lecture abolitionism, and stimu-
late the citizens. They then retire to the slave
holding States, and threaten to dissolve the Union
because the North tinctured with abotionism
Cassius Nj. Clay published an abolition paper In
Kentucky A voice at was dcstroyed."l Yes,
but the slave holding courts punished the persons
who destroyed the press, and gave him damages
The gentleman from North Carolina spoke about
southern men not getting Office. For forty eight
years the North have generously given TO the South
| The Presidents. Although the South had popula-
ton Of but halt Of the white population Of the North
one more than a majority Of all the foreign mis-
sions have been given to the South OF all officers
at present under the Government, In the army and
= navy, of every grade, takiIg the population O.
10 the North's one. The President is stakeholder
4 and a majority Of his cabind are southern men.
4 Thomas b. King, of Georgia vas sent 10 Califor-
r MIA and he brought back NO shareholders; and
4 thercupon the South declan that this last act
q of aggression Of the North 5 more than they can
bear; and unless the Californa measure, in which
: northern men were not permitted TO put finger,
be defeated, they will dissofe the Union. Sena-
4 tors Clay Benton, Houston and the gentleman
q from Missouri (Mr. BAY,) hive avowed their pur-
pose of voting for the admissn OF that State; and
yet this is the last straw to br,k the camels back.
\ He would ask IL any oned the grievances Of
which the South complain an be remedied by
, dissolution. And when diselution takes place,
= and the Southern confedersy is established, win
| abolition papers 90 there, al will the abolition
paper of this city 90 therel edo the South propose
A TO erect a Chinese wallS So,hcrn gentlemen say
. that citizens Of the northern tes take thcirslayes
e This u another aggression mere arc nm VINO
10 sponsible for this and wiki dissolution OF the
y Union prevent it The abobn lecturers will con
tinue 10 lecture the preaclrs will still thunder
w from their pulpits Mrs. Paington viii I'll cx-
- press her sage conclusions as morality Ger cup
Nv | Of tea and the pert New Egand miss rould BE-
Al likely 10 refuse the address Of southen gentle
O. men. [Laughter.l His opium was, II us slavery
nj question were settled day terms etirely un-
M Objectionable TO reasonable binds, the LANCER 10
he the union Of the States woul still reniin IN iull
he force now.
IL was nis opinion tnat lic aeBco aBiVs5i"hs VI
81 the North were made use obs a pr'ert, and IL
10 men could not find in slavery cause n carrying
, out their designs they woul hunt e a pretext
10 soncx here else, or make one Last SINNER Col.
nj Benton proclaimed, in Mssoh, that zen were at
work 10 dissolve the Union. denouced him for
NJ that but hoped that God wou forgiv him for the
wrong lie (Mr. BIssELL) ny fcarethat he was
wrong and Col Benton right but letme decide
the question There had beet tonne Ia ofbanging
men on trees. Imagine CD HouDn, Benton,
Underwood and Badger, in tt conmion. Ken
tie Ky would have no need ofpntracng TO supply
ms the navy with hemp; che woh not able 10 sup
10 ply the home consumption. Laught.1
A., IL not necessary for sthcrn entlemen TO
nd remind tho North Of their csagc. they did not
inc doubt this and wished toe put the test Ar
ter speaking, among other ings, the battle Of
tn ~ BucDa Vista, and denying at ssthern cby-
70 airy, as asserted by Mr.. SEloS, cne 10 the
sty cue after the Indianians u, and laiming the
eao honor for Illinois regime, MIR. isaid that he
nor spoke foe his State when Hsaid ut IL danger
Gu menace the Union, Hind promry offered 10
the Government nine rcgimts OF ma IN the war
OF with Mexico will she conto the sDport Of the
&c; Government, and furnish ~ three, four times
as many They will 60 vic dang threatens
OF the Union, TO return when DANCE II over,