Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-17

time mature bis vews before be came into the Senate to make
sPssch do not pretend 70 say that the Senator has written
outhisspeech before be delivered though strongly
butI that feel authorized presume that there was
opinion uttered here this morning BY the Senator that
maiured opinion, and that was not the result Of
much cogaon, and ofthe most thorough examination Of the
question involved. All who heard the honorable Senator
speech must be well satisfied that the phraseooey Of
least prepared in the genemans mind before he utter
ed it. Iach then, considerable importance every portion
speech The Senator ssysI endeavong TO fix upon
him the of views which be did not utter and he
talks about strategy, and all that am saegis sir and
am always perfectly fair in debate. misquote Sc
natOr, any time chance to do sos and gentleman will
rise and declare himself thus to be msquoted the Senator well
knows that very prompt correction would be administered
did not intend to msstate the Senator and did
him quoted his very words the reporters, if not directed
to modify what be said, between and Tomorrow
ing, will prove to the world He did say that If this bill be-
law the South would not submit Submit his word,
and the Senator will not deny it. He does not deny H. and
challenge denial. No denial The whole Senate
heard it and the country shall hear it. He said that the
South would not submit. He went further, sir He said
that the South would be disgraced If she did submit Now,
what in reply is simply his The Senator himself has
certainly conceded the consuonay Of this bill for he said
hat he himse with all bis strict constitutional notions would
vote for it i the amendment he proposes, being simply
duction Of the boundaries Of California, shall be adopted
Thus cay, the Senator declared it be his opinion that
South would not submit constitutional aw,or constitu
onal act of Congress. said, furthermore ths the Senator
had coansesd the South to submit. Well now, ask
him, if the South will submit what must she do Why,
s the South does not secede from the Union, and does
undertake to upon the Governmenthat is omake
armed resistance TO this lawshe will submit know il
has been theatened that armed this law would
be made in the Stale Of South Carona. That the
which has out from certain neghbohood in South
Carolina and which has been reiterated elsewhere. Now
in connexon with all these circumstances the Senator says
the South will be disgraced if she submits. I'm \.
i Mr.. BUTLER ! hope the Senator will be specific
understood him to say that this had come out Of South Ca
roina. INV
Mr.. FOOTE. did not say that \ had been declared by
the State ITSELF such but that had from the State
and will explain what meant in such way not to
South Carolina have declared mot - the State Govern
ment had declared nor will ever believe until the
action Of that State that the people Of South Carona will
under any circumstances, perpetrate treason.
Mr. BUTLER. Perhaps after all, what intended to
correct what the Senator really allude the
speech Of Col Gregg which had not read the time the
Senator from Mississippi alluded to the other day. when be
attributed 70 that gentleman the proposition Of carrying arms
from the State of South Carolina alone California with
view conquest Offer resistance there. wish say
that throughout that speech Col Gregg did than has
done this place that s to speak of the consequences
which might ensue in the event Of Southern Confderacy
being formed And throughout, when he spoke Of block
alng the Mississippi Of going to California, and of all the
other measures there indicated, he spoke Of "we" in
connexon with the Southern Conedeacy proposed but be
never spoke Of !" we" a synonyme Of South Carolina
Mr.. FOOTE. II is wholly imnaterial. 7 do not care
whether the gentleman spoke for the whole South the
name Of South Carolina though think it would have been
modest in him and others to speak for their States
did understand the speech referred in the
ner does the Senator understand how Mr..
Gregg any body else, arrogae himself the right
| to speak for the whole South.
Mr. BUTLER. He did not speak for the whole South,
but Of a certain contingency.
| Mr. FOOTE Certain gentlemen in South Carolina have
said that in the event of Congress adopting certain
ments, failing egislate at all certain Subjects it
would be the duty Of the South take the Senator'S inepre
aion seize on the mouth Of the Mississippi and blockade
all the Northwestern States, and also to march army
into California and take possession Of that territory
Mr.. BUTLER That is extravagant. They did NOT say
that.
Mr.. FoOTE say that somebody said it.
/ Mr.. BUTLER No, sir.
! Mr.. FoOTE say, sir, that the gentlemen to whom
refer did speak Of seizing upon California, and have their
declarations in printed form before me, which will not take
up the time of the Senate read, will now aude to
them further. Now I had right to connect what the
Senator from Louisiana said this morning with the crcum
stances Of the hour with the events in progress in
the South and when be undertakes declare that the South
will submit to act admitting California, cannot under
stand him otherwise than intending to declare on the pa Of
the South far at least he represents IT. that there is
disposition there break up the Union by secession TO
with armed force, necessary, constitutional act OF
Congress The gentleman cannot get out OF this
One the other Of these positions he must occupy If the
of Congress- about be adopted is not to be submitted
must be set at deance because must be Submitted 10
and obeyed be resisted and rejected will not do
70, the gentleman undertake to say that misquoea him. or
to undertake to charge with he peases to call
debate, WnIcn nave
tach meaning to his words which he did not intend
The words happily for the country, too plain be mis-
understood Why, have quoted his strongest wordsye
and friend Of mine has just now reminded me Of the very
words the Senator used in connexion with what have al
ready quoted He said that if the shareholders Of the South
submitted to such an enactment this they would deserve
to become slaves themselves That's the emphatic language
of the Senator and Il say with sufficient dsference) it is
the language Of sediton.
The PRESIDENT. Order.
Mr.. FOOTE It is not constitutional language, at any
rate and, according TO my Judgment is unconstitutional
language II is the language Of resistance; is language
well calculated, if difused throughout the country to
beget sediton in certain portions Of the Conederscy
Whether it intended not the strong language
used by the Senator bear only the Interpretation have
affixed to it, What be said in reply nothing at
a-he spoke simply Of strategy and would DO philippe
and all that Now sir had idea Of pronouncing phi
ppic and for First am not capable Of pro-
nouncing philippe, being Demoshenes and secondly,
see no Philip on this occasion that could be possibly
assaled On these two grounds hope that speech will
not be recognised by any else even wouldbe phi
ppc though, doubt not that the Senator from Louisiana,
after all the glorious be has passed through in the last
three four months may recognise himself as sort OF
Philip Of Macedon.
The PRESIDENT. Order.
Mr.. FOOTE. He has charged me with pronouncing a
philippe and endeavorng to explain that had no
intention Of pronounciog any thing Of the kind nor had
Senator and myself differ very materially in regard to this
matter. deem this an unreasonable moment to employ such
Language have heard from him this morning. and believe
that such language well calculated to produce serious mis-
chief and certainly do any good There occasions
he ustied Idoub not there