Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-11-09

W lo'ISuSiuClT tuS 4NOTll, Dy giving
10 free soil all the territory which the
late war won from Mexico They
plotted-andto cheat and blind the
South asto the true character of the
measures they proposed, they called
them a comprehensive compromise
acts-t thinking that by thus gliding
the pill, the South would readily
swallow it. .lc bIf
Gentlemen, il was this compromise
which / fought against; it was this
surrender of tberights Of the South---
of Louisiana--thatI opposed, and for
which opposition / was denounced
by the Press. But, gentlemen, the
compromise was carried, and YOU
are slaves-Slaves to the North The
Northerner may GO with his coolies
and his poems. into Now Mexico. or
Utah, or California, and enrich HIM.
self with the sineNhaustib'e wealth of
their mines, but the Southerner can
moi go there; and now, every day, YOU
see the gold of California carried by
your doors, while you are not permit
ted to approach ii. .s boon b gs.ae
Gentlemen, the passage ofthe com
promise bills was treachery 10 the
Sonth. and as an Americon Senator
] opposed them, Were my votes TO
be given---were my acts tobe done
again, ] would voc and act asi did
vote and as ] did act. without regard
even, to the clamor Of the people,
Gentlemen, although INoted alone;
with no voice the cheer me, without
support from any quarler, ] would,
as your Senator, vote as j have voted
II would save the people against
the people. 2dE lit ot
Gentlemen, pardon me for few
seconas7-i will moi detain you long
| feel that Ihaxe already trespassed
upon your patience; but, gentlemen,
let me tell you that the late war with
Mexico has entalled upon the Gener-
al Government debt ofone hundred
millions Of dollars debt which
must be paid within the next fifteen
years, Now, by the operation of,the
tariff laws, sevcnty-6ve, millions of
this debt are tosbe paid by you-you
will be required to Spay sevent-fve
millions of dollars withinthe next
fifteen years. Nor is this all, gen
tlemen: Under the compromise acts,
ten millions are TO be given TO Texas
forthe purchase seTenty-three mil
lions of acres of her which
seventy-three millions of acres are TO
be converted from slave 10 free terri
tory, while you are TO be bu dcned
with the payment ofthe purchase
money. Gentlemen, voted against
forming two free States ont Of Tex
as, and am told that public opinion
that the public opinion of Louisa
ma is against me. t'5f
Gentlemen, care very little for
the opinion Of this city. New Or
leans is under Yankee inAuence-an
influence which we must get rid of;
but if the opinion of the people of the
State is against me, and that opinion
is made known to me officially, in
the only way in which ] can take
cognisance oft, the people will soon
learn that the Senatorial robe has no
charms for me.
Gentlemen, one word more. Some
bastard, unworthy, perhaps, Of no
tice npon this occasion, has distorted
certain words which fell from me in
the Senate chamber, in late debate,
and by giving TO them forced con
,struction, would justify charge of
cowaidice which has been urged
against me. Gentlemen, | owe to
Louisiana allthat / am; and when /
forget her--whenI prove recreant to
any. of her best interests, may this
heart cease to beat. Let the conflict
come between the South and North
let The first gun be fired on the part
of Louisiana, and in that conflict,
show me the man who will dispute
with me The honor Of beng the first
to meet the enemy!
With these remarks, gentlemen, /
bid yongood night. 1907
Southern Florida--dncicnt h,dabi-
tants, The early history Of the
Southern part OF the Peninsula Of
Florida, shows that when discovered
by Ponce de Leon, in 1879, it was
numerously peopled by Indians liv-
ing in towns nnderiheir dominion,
and That they were of an intrepid
and enterprising character, pos sessing
the same qualities in war, that have
recently rendered the Seminoles such
troublesome ioes.sn f ,. ss
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