Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01


ofansiye And sir let me bag that gentlemen will look to the
country as it is and egsIate font il is We have slaves in
the South and they must for lang time to come, continue
To be slaves Why speak OF this of things when dis
cussinp this subject in Ieproachul to the South
WHY will you pursue that Can be Of practical
benefit and one that have other tendency but to
produce sectional jealousy and sectional acoa' Mr. chair
man. the dcc,rine nonnerventon in relation to the Ter
ores the only principle that stand the test Of public
scrutiny this free country Let our brethren OF the South
and the North unite in asserting this PncPe and all will
vet be well with call upon the good and the patriotic
from the South and the North together upon this plat
FORM that for ALL and that is good for all 1t suits
the Moth upon the question of admitting California will
suit the South in the organization of the Territorial Govern
ments any should be organized Il will leave the people
Of the Territories free to determine, when they form cons
aaion and ask be admitted into the Union whether in
voluntary slavery shall be tolerated in their State Let US
who the Union abue both Northern and Southern ana
tics il any such there be.
Mr. Chairman, gentlemen have spoken Of the origin
ofpoca abolition and fixed its commences ment al the bo
ginning of this controversy about the organization OF this
newly acquired territory into territorial governments but
date it hack 1885, when Mr. Van Buren induced by
the desire of Office and the pressure Of OF his Southern
friends pledge himself in advance if he should be elected
President Of these United States, to veto any bill that Con-
gess should pass having for its object the abolition slavery
in this District was this pledge that gave vitality Po
cal abolition this pledge that caused him 10 be de-
signated the Northern with Southern principles In
addition this Southern editors Of newspapers who favored
his eecon lauded him for giving this pledge and treated
those who would not make like pledge as unworthy ct
of the introduction Of political abolition into elections
and sir this political abolition has been nurtued and
strengthened by those editors of political newspapers who
tmaed in party struggle for power and patronage
for their friends Of importance than they did the interest,"
the honor, and the glory of our country.
President has contributed largely to bring about the
present things We have for some years witnessed
continual struggle by the friends OF the Presidential aspl-
obtain for their candidates the abolition vote OF the
North and have partisan editors in the South re-
joce victory obtained in Congressional elections by the
Lxuo ha.af his
ter the bitter fruits such victories We have learned by the
newsp pers that of these political victories came oil IN
Connecticut the other day; and had demonstration since
that victory made by the xGovenor of that State on this
floor which Southern gentlemen cannot approve We shall
see, however whether he will be denounced for his ultra
abolition speech with the seemingly indignant feeling
that has been manifested toward the gentleman from Pennsy
vana (Mr. SrEvgss by friends this and the other
side of the hall.
Mr.. Chairman sometimes led to believe that this
element and unfortunate state of things has been partly
brought about and famed almost into fame of dscord and
dsunion for purposes sometimes fear that there
those who looking with intense anxiety for the ap
proach of crisis that will bring the very verge Of revo
luon and who hope at the time that they have partly
succeeded in producing revolution and boodhe to stand in
position that will enable them to take hold Of the helm of
State and arrest the Storm and present themselves to the
people the devereTs Of the country Sir, power is sweet
and who have long been used to think and act though
the Government instituted for their especial benefit dis
like to be be depoled Of what they to think is their
prescptve rights and obtain power and place they
any who occupy this position the people, who
watchul will not indulge them. No, sir; our people want
good government and factions and they devotedy
attached to the Union And, sir, there never was more
true remark uttered upon this floor than uttered by my
friend from North Carolina when he said that there were
vginans enough here in this city, holding office, (onfy
about six to defeat and put to route in the battlefield all
the disunionists at this time in Virginia.
One word to the Nashville Convention and Southern
Confeleracy. satisfied that there is in
northwest Virginia who desires the erection of Southern
Conedeacy No. sir the people bordering upon the Ohio
river and upon the Pennsylvania line will not only oppose
division by Mason and Dxons line but they will resist
until their everlasting hills shall be desoated aud their val
ieys shall stream with blood Sir it is tine to speak out
and shall do without fear regardless Of the aunts and
frowns of any set of The Representative of
the fourteenth district of Virginia and myself represent the
western border OF the talked-of conederacy from the
Kentucky line to the northwest Of the State Of Mary
land bounding the Ohio river and The Pennsylvania ne
Our constituents would have do all Tie fighting the
western borders the south would have much they could
do to take Of the Atlantic coast and protect their pecu
liar domestic proparty Sir, during the of 1872 with
Great Britain western Vignians marched to the seaboard
by thousands to aid in defending the property and homes Of
their eastern brethren They did SO without murmu and
they would do again if the necessity should arise for they
Vrginians all But, sir, when they shall be called
upon to raise their hands against Unon which act they
will Destroy in its course their liberties, and OF con-
sequence desoae portion of Vrgnis they will cry
(" Hold hands off gentlemen We your brethren and
friends but and will not enlist in crusade that
will in opnlon destroy the Government erected by
w asnngons, our JeherSons, and our Madsons we are
not going to commit ourselves suicidal policy that is to
lay waste in its ravag country without any hopes of
corresponding benefit" A s.4
Sir do not intend give up the free navigation Of
noble river that washes the shores Of twelve States Of this
Union Why, Mr.. Chairman, the Monongahea river,
of the main branches of the Ohio is navgabe hundred
miles south Of Mason and Dxon ne there is at least
hundred thousand free white people living upon its waters in
Virginia, and the trade this river is of much value and
importance as that of any river in the State of Virginia S
1t is not worth while fur of northwestern Virginia to speak
OF our love and feay for good old Commonwealhwe
all love her aud all ready aid in advancing her in
teress and her glory; but will not for any that
exists engage in contest that is to utterly desroy in
opinion the fares portion Of her territory, and to bury in
their ruins her most enterprsng citizens We have faith in
the people of Virginia. both and west; believe that
at least three ouhs Of the people Of Virginia think with
and that among the Of people there want Of
loyalty to this Union.
As the Nashville Convention, there will be represen
tatve sent there from my section Of the State Though
gded with the profession that of its objects to consult
about how the Union shall be preserved believed by the
people be conceived in SIM that the design Of its zeal
Gus friends and oginators and is disuncH, and they
have already given the appelaton of Hartford Convention
No. g.
Sir the effort to get up meetings to- send delegates the
Nashville Convention has been almost entire failure in
Virginia The friends Of that Convention have been gen.
orally rebuked by the people wherever they been called
together in large numbers for the purpose of providing for
sending delegates to this Convention Richmond Peters
burg, Norfolk and the great county of Abemae (he home
OF Mr. Jeerson) have epudated it, The northwest
cne against The friends of the Union of States