Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-28
POLITICAL.
SPEECH OF
MK. DICKINSON OF NEW YORK,
O.N iiiE 81 iJ-ERY QUESTION:
Eu senate, Thursday, .IaMst0rv I7fH,
SPEECH OF

Ia senate, lHHrSdHU, January B7fh.
Mr. DicVlNsoN | have taken no par in this ,Ieb,t,
Mr. President and regret that il has arisen and e@po
ciay that it has PASSED beyond its own boundaries In
the hour which is usually Appropriated TO mornny ina,
uess was engaged in attending 10 my cnrrespondcnce
which is my custom and therefore paid hu, little nj
this matter But some hnps have fallen from
honorable Senators during this debate nnd especinlly
from the Junior Senator from Alablma fNIr Cl,mcns
which require not only To be noticed I'm, IN he n,,iceJ
! here and now Sir that senator when he undertakes
10 characterize the sentiments of whole communities and
the opinions of entire bodies Of men compr.ny la,re
majority of the people of this Mon enters upnn Tho -,
ccnon of a work which mioht wei, have bne, lcn n
oder if not To better soldiers In rcppj ia ths matte,
Mr. President thuuoh haye Gone nn nore Than ,hrs
think Ihmay saw without the fear Of cnt,,dicon ar If
being charged with unnecessary opo,ism that | have
stood IN Ia il upon nh occasions ln,g sioco eau ,L
it was a question fraupht with pcrlIm, conscoueoccs
saw that there was an .yl sprt nc seco,nl,n ,is;,n
both in the North and tho Sonb hayinu far II. oh;, a
itaton far sectional ady,n,nyes and h,y, conn,n,J
secretly and openlv-in thonob, word and dced nave,
have lent myself To such upholv and wicked doscn.
and God gives me that STRENGTH which he Inns ,hus f
in mercy extended Ia mn, here declare ny,n yb,re
it should be declared ,ha, never will bu, b,l viii
lend INV best enemies ia crush and do.,rov b,yo
stood here under The sanctions ot an c,l o,ih an, M
reonsitions Of tho Constitution like Cn.,h,nc, ,non
this question which Inns en- unf,,tun,t.ly T., sa, III.
least agitaed the conn,rv f the last few vr,,a m, L.,.
| will stand even hongb mmol,,nn be Tho co,sanno,c,
others ,oo of nv NottLetn D,moer,,ic h,oth,a h,o
shown M less devoi,n IN the C,ns,i,,,on ,hov h,o
sworn 10 support ILav, so,J nm nn G,r ,ha s,"n,h
bu, for the roh,s of all no ,n,,,n,,oJ II, tho c,n.,,
ion | have dlsr,onrdcd n.ts,nal oonseone,c.o md
have scntned In count the ri, ,nces nf e,bens,I nn,
wand MACE | have ,.,ni,,ed ,o,,o,ch ,nL ,l,, =,
dIscbo,oo an mo ,b.r .rb,us,less o,;vo,s ar ,,aaI
arrows that | mint scroon ,he ,inh, . od ,,,.
hear myself and those with whom have ,c,ed IN
rolling back the black and hter waters o sec,;on, s,
,enuunced az unwof,bv or ,eIi,,ce .Il !, an. n,nj
mass e,communicaed from c,mmunion and f1l,woh,n
with the Demncra,ic church in n s;n,,lo varsn
and told ,,o ,b,, "a. ,,o Laos j., ha ,aI,s,l -
our politic,I onnonents I c.l incIin.d y, ,onJ l.; i
ed and e,npbo,ic ph,,se , Jeonnc,a,i,, en- ,,hli l
un;ust '''
Mr. CIemena I o,Il H.. ho,o,.,o o,,,,.m.,, 49,,
,in t the rosolnnns nf III. 7,b nr Jnn,,y Isa7 ,ha
l0b If J,nu,ty isto ,nJ ia a ,oso,n,. ~ Iaio ~
his avn STATE i ,risl,,rr. 0'o' -
| Mr. Dickips,n I cannot now s,e,, IF III. .,,,, -;
| ,or, of Tho resolutions Jhav ,,d,a ,h Iosa - ~ -" n
ela va,y cb,,,c,o, . al s;,;la, n 49, .a..I h. ii,
7 e,si,,mo. Mi IL i I F., ,I", ~ re g.
viii those yb nassed ,hon, nnn, 'h., ha., ~ H.
s;nn NJ the ore.linn and ,hs insns;t,Ii,, Iii ir,,
win those ,yb, hnya n ,i,l,, =, a,ll , :; , w. =
M, ,h ,ha , ~, =" ~ w.. '',' W ",uo"'', ~"
| ,,ss.d ,ho,n L,yo h., n,a,;.aa .,5 - - 'e !
| among themselves Smo,inos ,boy hava n,ooJ ,i,,
great and sometimea win l.sa un.,;m,,y Tho NJ,
| ,hero son,im.n, man ,Ia s,b, r H., -
reanoc,s onI;,oly Essn,l. -, ,h, ~ L = S,, H., d
| ,ye ,,o ,,ld ,h,,' ,ha ,s, h . o,;l ; -
hec,nse S this 10, ,be vca ,o s da, ISSUE 'a,ae
tho Nn,h n, from ho Sn,h s,and haro f., ,i;.a
Tho neonle of ,h Nor,h rea,rd ho onos,ian - s,"va,
as constitutional Guaranty n,acsal as do ,h nl.
of Tho Souib and ne sncb ,,e ,e,dy =, rosnoot !,
| tho n,li,ical ,o;t,n,s in h,h sao,;ns ,S 49, =,
tho ,n;schieC 81, ,.ls s,n.lI nn,,ho, Wv, ~
,bo Nnr,he,n and ,lsn IN, ~ ,ho Snn,ha, ~
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