The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-27

Hvrfcu a. SnAuc6tons N0uh CarOha, W hAf nheu io
merly member Of Congress from that State. But the
limited space at disposal confined remarks to that
portion OF the speech OF the South Carolina orator in
which he advocates dissolution of the Union because of
the inequality OF the tariff OF $780, for which Mr Rhett
himself voted. along with such John {. Calhoun,
George McDuthe and Dixon ii. Lewis Mr. Rhett, how
ever was not content with urging dissolution OF the
Union because Of the tariff of ls46 He urged Tor another
feason-the slavery question now pending before Con-
gress This fact requires TO alude again to his effort
In doing 80, We may be playing into his hand for we
suspect that he desires nolorety than fame and
like the boy that charged with criminal offence, he
Is proud Of the sensation he has created
Mr. Rhett has the reputation Of being the draughtsman
of the address of the Nashville Convention We do not
believe that he has the exclusive pasntrght that pro-
duction-for our eyes deceive more than they
wont TO do il do not traces Of another hand in
that paper But, nevertheless he has that reputation
and we ask, is be the to rally the South in defence
Of lis just rights Is he safe usty counsellor that
the South should follow him Where are his creden-
as and what services does he plead to entile him to
obedence' Does he pretend TO be patriot does he
pride himself being traitor Let his Charleston
ech be read and it will show that he went TO the
Nashville Convention not for the purpose of saving the
rights OF the Sou.hnot for The purpose of advocating
obedience the requirements We constitution and moi,
for the purpose Of producing 2Aarmods settlement Of
the questions which sgi,als the couan1 be gent to
that convention, q every line Of his y n11awe, for
mischievous purpqses-to commit Aos1(11 sthrt-
ling propositions md to do all he cot1 I'm
and whou, detection, to deude, seduce. and T.
South into positions which the southern people nor
willing TO occupy These facts prominent in Ill that
he uttered Charleston for every portion of his speech
shows that he went 10 Nashville with cold. premedi
tatcd hostility to the Union, aud a foregone con cl
sion that ought to be dissolved for anterior
to, and independent Of the present controversy. 1t is
clear therefore, that if he assented to any compromise
or arrangement, or adjustment. or decision OF the
slavery question, sufficiently satisfactory to the
South to prevent a dissolution Of the confederacy he
must thereby have been dsngenuous to himself to
his associates. Yet find that Mr. Rhstt assented
the address well the resolutions of the Nashville
Convention, and to both Of the propositions which that
body advanced satisfactory adjustment OF the slavery
question Under ordinary circumstances, this fact would
sound strange, if, indeed, any action OF man can be
deemed strange, who would dissolve this UnoD, in def
ance OF the repeated oaths which he has taken TO sup
port the constitution, because there is law the stat
ute book for which he voted and which has shed pros
peny every section of the country. But Mr. Rhett
himself explains the anomaly, and shows that he might
safely commit himself to the propositions of the Nash
vile Convention, and maintain his raordinay position,
because be did believe that these propositions would
be sustained and practically carried out Had he fully
explained this matter to his associates Nashville and
had he told hem he has told the country, that he
is disunonist, independent OF the questions involved
in the present slavery agtation-lhat NO settlement
would reconcile him 10 the Union while the present
system pre- vaed-then he would have been thorough
y understood then his purpose Nashville would have
been comprehended, and then he would not have been
presented to the country one who had deliberately
duped an honorable assembly
But Mr. Rhe attempts argument in his speech, and
that argument is nothing but tissue OF evasion and de-
ceution He manests determination to be satisfied
with nothing bu, equality in the Territories for the
South, while he assents to plan which does not accord
ing to his own showing preserve that equality and
II to insure the rejection OF that plan. and to release him
from his assen, 10 il. he insists upon conditions TO it
which the resolutions OF the Nashville Convention ad-
nit to be unnecessary, and which r Rhe,t asserts to be
impractcable Does such look like candof and
fair dealing Has il any Of the marks OF honest patriot.
ism about il Are the people Of the South willing to
place themselves under the guidance Of such leaders
Mr.. Rhe4, II so, much misaaksn--if 80, they
will be msled. and then deserted for the South
find strength in nothing but candor and fair dealing and
an homes, maintenance Of the principles OF the consu.
ton LIE, them stand upon that ground. and. matter
what face the future may matter whether this
Union shall remain be dssolved-hisory will present
no black record against them But is they follow such
leaders a. Mr. Rhe,t the will be different II they
give counienance the shutting evasons by which he
and his coadu,os endsavor to palm OH The proposition Of
the Nashville Convention which isa and distinct
propo-i,icn-as the original Missouri Compromises. the
substitution will be detected and exposed. and they will
find when is late. that they have been betrayed by
those who rsn,ed loudes in their defence Mr. Rhe ad-
mts that there a-mportan difference between the
deolaratory policy Of the Nashville Convention and the
provisions Of the Missouri Compromise yet. with ma, IA
cy which peculiar to Of dssnssA intellects and
OF loose political morality he eadsavors to justify the
one by the acquiescence which has been given TO The
other With all his aundiced vision he had enough
to perceive that his constituents might ask him the peril
nent question. Chow is il that you willing to give
Congress the power TO nh'bt slavery north Of line
which gives three fouhs Of the territory acquired from
Mexico TO the separate enjoyment Of the North. al
though the right OF the STAKEHOLDER might he acknow
edged to the other fourth p Hence the effort to shield
the proposition under the mantle Of the Misso~r Compso
mise and thereby hide concession from the eyes Of
the people, although h. had just shown that there was
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