The New York herald., 1850-01-11


you our h'm discrimination to resist 10 the last any
iurtb sncroacbment We believe that abolition will
the midst OF its existence aud that
triumph will but lead the attempt to achieve an
Other II we Weld to their present demand we Will
room be cslied upon tn yiad to ohsrsLtns Internal
trade the abolition OF slavery IN the states Gre
atsd s the form of the constitution aud uoay
wEtrevsrit might exit The gentleman had said that
be belonged to the free democracy. He understood
him TO be in favor OF strict contribution Of tle con-
siituton Where did be find the provision which gives
Congress power to i.eisats on slavery any vhere Mr.
Clemens referred TO the various battles of this country
fr, the Of the revolutions the pressot day to
show that southern generals and Southern blood had
for the South at least equal participation in
the advantages aud privileges uf the country He
con,epd-d that the constitunon did give than this
equal participation and guaranteed them In their pr
vrg-s Of property but If the constitution did net do
that in terms for one, he prepared TO maiatain
u.ir natural risnts under any aud al ireumssaoees
and II IL dssred that the South sh"uld remain in
the non they must be treated With justice; aud un
lees that could be done, let nothing be sad him
about the glorles Of the Union Union wifh degrada-
tap vorse ten thoufnnd times, than disunion. NO
matter What might be It's consequences The North
had ns oted and attempted to d. grade the South by
spI eels from the pulpit rbey had hired le:tur
ers IN flame the pnbc mind. aud printed aud cecu-
lated pblets among the slaves in which the gross
est misrepresentation were coupled with the mostin
hsnnatory sppsss TO the worst passions Of the slaves
thus placing the lives and property OF he South
In jeopardy He also referred to the speech made by
Mr. Seward in Ohio and said that he had taken much
brc ader ground the question Of slavery than Mr.
Chate He had burst through all bonds and others
OF he North, who pretended to advocate the same
vocacy The feelings expressed In that speech we're
s,mply that Of few hot-brsned fanatics OF the
they the sentiments of the great body of the
pie whom he represented In the Senate. The re-
epopsibility, then. was removed from that gentle
shoulders and rested spon the people who sent
him there. The Soath bad right to take his expo
stiou OF the sentiment OF his constituents and they
would hold them accordingly. they had made no
threats of dissolutiop the Union already dis.
solved. IL had been dissolved when the North COM
mitted the rObberiss upon the South its agxre.sons
ttpir 10 he'll
wanted the Union to be preserved let them repeal the
Laws which violated the constitution and deprived the
South OF their rights under that instrument spirit
had been awakened in the South that must be tatis
fed If they demanded restoration of their rights
and position they in earnest this subject aud
would give evidence the the issue pressed
upon them The Senator from Vermont bad said that
ized world Sir, no man, having q proper respect,
would have dared. this floor, TO give expression
to such sentiments as there. No BODY Of men who
deserved TO be recognised a. belonging to civilized
country would have forgotten the due
to themselves and 10 their fellow citizens as to give
expression to such sentiments.
Mr.. HAlE remarked, that the honorable Senator
from Alabama had convinced him Of one thing, II he
had failed him of any thing else that
that concession to fanatics satisfies fsnat
cism. lie wanted the North to know that fact, and
expressed the hope that wheB Senators and
to their homes they would inn
press upon the timd and waverpg every where that
concession never sat,shsd fanatics He must alss say
that he was gratifed exceedingly. with Of the
marks made by that Senator, and that he believed
that the whole North would be grstided also. There
who had been very much frightened BY the speeches
made here, and seemed very much alarmed about
tho wreck ef matter and crush OF worlds sort Of
sentiments, with reference to the dissolution. not
alone upon the slavery question. Well now, said he
IL srises that these IDid people will feel great
joy when they come hnd out that the Union has
BEEN ars ady dissolved for the honorable SEN
ator, and they know nothing shout it daughter
viii relate little circumstance that occurred once
In my recollection when was ju,tce Of the peace,
for ! filed that Office befo,e | became q
Senator. couple came to me to bs united In
holy hnrhaa AlneEs oil dA Ghnrf Vnrk
OF It said to the Dau do you take this woman to be
your wife' Certainly. said he came here on purpose.
man to be your husband? Yes I do she said Then
you man and WIFE, replied, thsts all Both OF
pause the lady asked me, lis that a!" (Grest laugh
teri Yes, replied you man ana wife Well, she
Rsns".a m.rmept nct s1'H Wen .ir shnr ssst will
be the case with these timid advocates OF free
dom; when they read the speech Of my hon
luton WAS no such mighty affair, sfter all. The
senator had presumed to sp-ak for the South
the right Of any one gentleman to speak tor the
whole South had been questioned on this floor, the
South being considerable of country. He did
not design 10 speak for the whole North but he must
be allowed to speak for small piese of it. which hes
. good way porth-Nsw tsnpshire. Tho senator
had referred to the factory operatives Of the North,
and. other gentlemen had done several times In
bis presence alluded 70 them ne slaves. Indeed,
he had been appealed to BY gentlemen who hon
operatives the North could not compare In phys-
cal comforts nor In morals or intellectual privileges
mostly Of this cass Of persons. he thought pro-
per TO max. rome explanation, and ~ Ne erred his
oollssgue who also lived in q manufacturing town,
would correct him The village IN which ho lived
con siped about thousand female operatives; in
the ssne village over three hundred Thousand doll
lars we're On opposite In the sayiuys' Bank, more
than oIs-half Of Witch was deposted by these
fsctery slaves, 80 csll.d. SIR they most Of
them The daughters 81 individuals who live at
distance, ana when poverty. distress death or
any Other misfortune visits tue household, snt wheu
paisy places Its rsmorssisss hand upon the aged pa
rS ms an fhAsa and hy ind. nd
frugaity mase happy aud camfortsoie the deciiaing
y.ss 81 tho'e they lra,s behind tn.m. And no~,
wii ssy ,ir that noshrrs can you nnd la whatever
crc. OF Intellect fortune position IN life you may
tok pnrer morality. greater correctness of deport-
m.pt hizhsr intellectual cultivation, persons bet
ter Ihd'nAndug ali the prei.s snd duties Of nfe
whether social domestic than must justly be con-
,qusiy oouurndsbie prud.rt industrious honest ani
,uucst'n they are the pride uf Nue tugiaod, snd
would hke any man, ~, care not toF chivalrc or
b'la he may be, tO NO among THEM aud tell them
they ore slaves compare them With slavvt do you.
rr' viii hot ssk. that comparison, lay ssits
Jour -avt,- bring fIvard your masters, and ~ the
Ntltt - inte gsBce .oucstiOn aud every thiDg sse
tisf slsVstes ~ T. Dot on the side
pi..a -rt. ~ cp.ts,ives then your n,s tsrs
VII b. iouIo superior class 20 aUy wnon have
ever had the honor 10 behold SIR. do not k0ow u
sny pcruiaiOa North tr : ,utn Nth whom they vii
Dot rmIhie uu,t fAvnrsby. In ali that H. ~orthy u
su rlsftru or comm. .ndstiup MIR Hate denied tnat
th. N'rih .ut cot l'ctuf,rs Go preach murder to the
,aYss ur he violation q ~. wyss sbt dsug hters Of
Their AttsTs lie rad been cunvsrtant With the
usut W. hi- s'ciiOp aud ID. letter aay
tbch o"ctfin- ~ eVef been Iriufrt he hs1 tssf
- Iisy all tscnrsa that thf cid not aud souid
no prssrh in.u rection TO the tbey brsought
N e '" how sifh m'eknrss 10 pusrr tb-s c.nnot
49,. bit Ht the tine 90 f.ud % thsir earnest,
uutso 81 "a. for r'rsss G. th@t ts,d uhn ha. de-
ei-rso him'fu th- 'vs - the oppressed ff any such
c't) ssht'd a. had been ~ sgcsssi he knos nothing
~
Mr.. bvrLif said genisuen- Nessrs Chase, :. -ari.
sIn ott.f hsb Ay ~~s Guctrn.s wa couii not be
n'fur defsftrd cocttnss thai recessarily l-at
" ~ a. ~ srt - thtr f-jeIasy. Th- dc
ti'r- VS. 'impy ih' 'h-, .heo The party wuioh hsd
h'sn esiisd tue ffe~ d.mrc becsm. sufnciently
strong. they Soud not the s.si t>scs consent
~ stcln'Tr IN raEtytnR cut their views the
su'h tsd Ia rsfpect tor any purpose ie
,i ~ dies 10 Otub ~ IN. niuu The r-curd deuied
suct al set 49, n; every cumpromtre that md b--n
s'sbeo ttr. had been srcsyt-d by the South wtth-
IN the s't fe~ yests, during which this agitation
he'd ben - gf~ss There vas tiDe sh.n the SOUTH
would have been willing 20 bsye rett-d toe bu-nsss
smriy - point 81 b1pcf; hut NJ they not to
h. si'~sd even thst-tnsy bsd been pressed upon f
continus y.-the ~b"le history of the question "a.
one 80 stgfefsiup carried under the conviction.
ere, tha there NJ limit g. the forhpar.