The republic., 1851-12-16

IN Boston was under consideration, the Senator
from Kentucky (aIr. FLAy) made some personal
Hliusions 10 him wth hc rose at the time 10 reply
i1. The Senate, however, desired to vote an that
matter, and he advised by some lbat he could
make his speech when the repOst madc. He
waited, however during the whole OF that eek and
no report was made The Senator from Kentucky
had also denounced him, as had otheTs N another
occasion, Of beug guilty Of treason. II that Senator
appeared in the Senate again, ne would deliver that
speech. Epithets may amount TO something and
may amount TO nothing. General Gage, in writing
TO the British government ead that were II not for
the influence OF dems gogucs and traitors tie rebel
lion could be put down. Arnold may have spoken
with sneer OF Washington the traitor and rebel
The majority Of the people he represented were
secessionists-the people he represented were die
unionisls; and he was free 10 declare that under
existing state of affairs he a secessionist-he
disunionist. He had despaircd of equality
and justice for the South from this Federal Govern
ment- not for twenty years, had been said, but
since 1915. This Federal Government has been so
administered TO destroy all hope for equality and
justice for the South. The people of the South
despaired of it, and were dissatisfied with il. The
cause OF that dissatisfaction was in the Compro-
mise.
That Compromise was unc Institutional, and was
unjust and oppressive. Mr.. r. read statement
Of the extent Of public territory of the United States
before the passage OF the Compromise acts and the
Oregon bill.
Could any southern man with his slaycs now en-
ter and colonze one single foot Of that terri
tOry5 In this territory there sufficient TO make
forty nine States each large Ohio. The South
was excluded from them all All these States were
forever TO be free. The South now numbered four
teen States. and that number never to be in
creased. With the measure which produced this
result the people of the South were expected to be
satisfied. The foreign emigration alone was five
hundred thousand year-equal TO a population
sufficient TO make five States year. These were
all scattered over territory destined by the Com
promise 10 form free States, and from which the
South was forever to be excluded Could any man
comfortable. or fri
umphant position for the South to occupy! The
present number of slave States was fourteen; but
how long would il be under the influence of the
Federal Government; would it be before the border
States-Maryland, Virginia, kentucky, Tennes-
sce. and Missouri-were free?
He did not, however, despair of the South. He
believed she would be true TO herself yet. He did
not despair even of Mississippi; ne believed there
were some freemen there yet. He would not de-
spair of the South till she was another Hungary.
He examined the consttutionality of the nc I, adj
mtting California, contending that il was in vio-
laton OF the spirit and meaning of the Consttu-
tion
The Territorial bills did not contain the Wilmot
proviso, but they gave 10 Mr.. Fillmore the power
Of appointing the judges and marshals Of tho
judges appointed majority entertained an opin-
ion that the Mexican laws abolishing slavery were
now in force there. The Wilmot proviso had been
in effect extended over the whole Territories
By the bill determining the boundaries of Texas
the South had lost territory over which southern
institutions prevailed equal TO four Saes.
Alc ulu MOI COHSlueT ruBluVe slave law nad
been enforced In Boston the law had been resisted
and the ringeader had been lately acquitted. The
next case was that of Mr. Potter, South Carroll.
nian, who, to recover his slave, had paid five thou
sand dollars, and had to run him off at night in
steamboat The late case in Pennsylvania had
been decided not to be treason, and the pares
now going through the farce of being tried before
the State courts for murder. riot, or misdcmeanor.
And yet this act was the great blessing which the
Compromise had given the South
In China, when man was to be introduced to
the emperor, he was obliged. upon entering his
presence, and before raising his eyes, strike his
forehead three times on the ground. The Senator
from Mississippi not only desires the South TO do
this, but he drags her along, body and soul to the
feet Of the North thence to be spurncd in scorn.
The President. in his message said nothing
about any southern State nullifying law of Con-
grcss But if South Carolina or Georgia had done
go, the actors i'll il would have been denounced as
traitors.
Mr.. RHETT, without concluding, gave way 10 a
motion to adjourn.
During Mr.: RHETT's remarks message re-
ceived from the House announcing the signing by
the Speaker Of that body of the joint resolution Of
welcome to Kossuth; and the signed by
the President of the Senate.
And the Senate adjourned.