Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-13

your sharing in the common burdens. but
exclusive OF You. Aud this IS not all
The social Intercourse. habit, safety. prop
erty. life. everything. is at hazard in
greater or less degree in the slave States.
Sir, look al thar storm which IS now ra-
ging before you, beating in all It's rage pit
i!essly upon YOUR family They are il.
the South. Blu, where are your families,
where are your people. Senator'S iron, the
free :;,ates' They are safely housed, en-
joying all the blessings Of domestic com
tori, peace and quiet, IN the bosom Of their
own families.
Behold. Mr President. tha, dwelling
house now wrapped in flames. Listen.
sir. - The rat,ers and beams which fall in
succession. amid the crash: and the flames
ascending higher and higher as they rum
BE down. Behold those women and chill
dfen VINO are flying from the calami'ons
scene, and with their shrek, and !anentd-
tons implorius the aid of high Heaven
Whose house is thail Whose wives and
children are they! Yo1rs il the free
Statcsl No. You are looking on in safety
and security. VII l>t the coaf,a graft 81 which
ihav de scrihed IS ra-iag in The slave states.
and produced, not intentionally By you.
bit pro luceI from the inevitable tendency
Of The measures which YOU have adopted
and which other. have carried far beyond
what YOU have wished.
In the one scalr, th-n, we behold sant-
nent. sentiment, sentiment alone; in the
other property. the social fabric. life. and
all that make. liz. desirable AMI happy
But, Sir. find myself engaged much
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morning from my lolgiu., in the exp7si-
ton with which intended these re-olu.
tons should 20 forth to the c,nsl lara,lon
ofihc soril. Icannot omit. however. b =
fprn | conclude. rliing an incident. a
thrillin. incident which occurred prior 10
my leaving my lol.,ing5 ,hi, morning
4 man came ~ NV roon--t,In same AZ
whose instance few days ago present
cd a memorial calling upon Congress for
the purchase of Noun. Vcrnon for the
US, Of the public and. without being a,
al aware Of what purpose | entertained
in the discharge Of nay public duty 10 dag.
he said - me-: Mr.. Clay. heard YOU
make remark the oihey day which inlu-
crs me 10 suppose that a preciou, relic in
my possession would be acceptable 10
YOU II, then drew out Of hi, pocket
and presented II me. the object w,.ich |
now hold in my hand. An what. Mr.
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fragment Of that coffi, III which now re-
pose il silence, in sleep. and speAciilcss
all the earthly remains Of the yencraied
| Father OF his Countrv Was il porteu-
,ouS that it should have been thus pre-.
sented u ma Was il a sal prcsare Of
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