The North-Carolina standard., 1850-05-15

tneh sl snoud the mon be shaken to its centre by
the agitation of this slavery question. Why, sir
should these persevering and systematic efforts be
made to estrange one section of the Union from the
other and to ALLEVIATE those who ought to be bound
together by faterna affection! The answer IL plain
One class Of these agaors desire to break down the
party, founded on geographical divisions, and thus
rise to power and to place. and the other class COM
posed exclusively of abolionists and fanatics arc
determined to abolish slavery within the States al
whatever sacrifice it may be accomplished. The i'm.
mortal Washington warned us to distrust the pat.
rotism Of those who. in any quarter might endeavor
to weaken the bands of the Union" With him the
continuance of the Union was a primary object of
patriotic desre and he charged Us to cherish cor
dial, habual, and immoveable attachment to it, and
indignantly to frown upon the first dawning of every
attempt to ALLEVIATE any portion of our country from
the rest. or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now
link together the various parts.' The Father of our
Country foresaw, at that early day. the dangers to
which the Union might be exposed and he warned
us, in the most solemn and emphatic Manner to rown
upon the very ss dawning of any attempt to alien
ate one section from the other. And how have we
attended to his injunction! Scarcely more than ff-
ty years have passed away since this solemn charge
was to and already sectional jealouses and
geographical Determinations bringing forth their
bitter fruits. The first da,vni,,e of alienation has
long since disappeared and the lurd glare of disun-
ion now sheds its sickenng and dismal light around
u.s.. Sir, if my colleague, Mr.. Stevens, when he
addressed the committee, had raised his eyes to the
portrait of Washington. which hung before him, he
would have seen it indignantly frowning his igno-
BILE attempt excite section of the
the other or, if the heart of that member had throbb-
ed with even one patriotic impulse, he would have
shrunk back to his seat, covered with shame and re-
morse for his libel upon the government of his coun-
try. Sir, envy not the feelings of any who can
rise in his place, and, in deliberately prepared
speech, pronounce the government of his country a
despotism. envy not the man who can thus defame
the memories of Washington, and Franklin, and
Madson and OF the other sages and patriots of the
revolution, by whom this constitution was formed.
No, sir, envy no snch man and l would leave him
alone in his shame If Of duty did req nire
to notice other passages of that most extra
ordinary speech. In referring to the course Of the
South, that member has dared to speak of his demo-
cratic colleagues in the following indecent and insult
ing language:
"You have more than once frightened the tame
North from its propriey, and found ' doughfaces'
enough to be your tools. And when you lacked a
given number, L take pride in saying, YOU were
sure to find them in old Pennsylvania, who, in for
mer years, has ranked potion of her delegation
with some fears that the of doughfaces is ex-
tinct. / do not how it could we'll be otherwise.
They we're an nnmanly, an unvirile race, incapable,
according to the laws of nature, of reproduction.
hope they have left no descendants. The old ones
are deep in political graves. For them am su re
But he even went still further, and denounced
every northern who did not for the slavery
restriction traitor to liberty, and reereant to his
God" Sir, may we'll ask whether this is the rep
free representatives oa free people, or the subms-
sive slaves" which my colleague has charged that
we are! for surely language so offensive, and impu-
dence so unblushing, have never before been
heard in any respectable assemblage of men.
know, sir, that it should be treated with the scorn
S~h e
for its author 1t is old proverb, and true it
is old, that the bad tongue of had man can defame
one. Pennsylvania knows that member. With
deep humiliation she acknowledges the acquaintance.
His history has been the history of her wrongs and
her misfortunes. But, sir, the memories of the past
have long since placed an impossible gulf between
him and her. She has affixed brand upon him az
deep and indelible as the wrongs which she suf.
fered at his hands were grievous and ntolerable.
Yes, SIR his day of mischief there has passed, and
the democracy of Pennsylvania may we'll laugh to
scorn his vulgar. indecent, and unmanly abuse, not
only of her representatives, but of her southern
brethren also In mind constituted as is that MEM
ber's, no doubt some apology may be found for this
extraordinary speech. If, sir. l had ever been
applicant tor high Office under the general govern
ment, and had been defeated by the South, in conse-
qnence Of my abolition tendencies. perhaps l. too.
might speak of the South with equal bitterness. If,
sir, were degraded in feeling to desire to raise
the negro to social and political equality with the
SldVce
holder recreant to his God. IT, sir, were in
sensible Of the dignity Of my position, and lost to
all sense Of propriety as to be regardless of what
was due to my colleagues, and to this House, per-
haps too, might stigmatize dougAaces every
who did not think as thought, and vote as voted.
Or it, sir, had been, on any occasion, traitor to
liberty, and had, by force Of arms endeavored treat
election If it had never taken place. perhaps
too, might denounce traitors every northern rep
resentatve who stood by the constitution Of his
try. But, sir, there is one thing could not do:
could not rise in my place and utter these sentiments
just after had voted for STAKEHOLDER for President,
in preference to candidate who born, educated,
and lived free soil, and in preference to another
candidate who the Embodiment of the principles
which professed. Nor, sir, could rise in my place
Pennsy to represent that she participated in
any such sentiments. If ] did, it would bring a
deeper blush into my cheek than the address of the
gentleman from Virginia Mr.. Meade1 brought into
the cheek of the honorable member from Pennsylva-
mia and he, sir, has never been very remarkable for
bashing. No, sir; Pennsylvania entertains no such
sentiments feelings. Her voice is coming up dali
ly to this House in tones Of condemnation Of the
course pursued by my colleague and the free-soil
and abolition party of the North. No son of hers,
who had been born upon her soil and had breahed in
early life her pure mountain air, would have given
utterance 10 such sentiments. Sir, the democratic
party of Pennsylvania has always stood by the Un-
ion in its hour Of peril well in its day Of pros
perity. That party has never recognised any geo.
graphical Determinations in favor Of one section Of
the Union against the other and am proud 10 say
that nox, when danger again threatens, that party
and that State the first to come forward to the
rescue. Yes, sir and feel still prouder that the
stoukhearted democracy of my own gallant Lehigh
was foremost to rally in defence of the Unionaganss
these incendafy attempts to trsmPie upon the const
tuition. But will pass to suhjecs Of more imper-
tance than ahe member from Pennsylyania.s 4s 81
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