Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-26

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Mr. CAsKIE So would |.
Mr. Boris. No you would not, unless you condemn
your own principle. Whyl Because you recognizs
The right OF State to nulity that law and to secede
from the Union it is not acceptable TO her. [Cheers
und estood the gentleman TO say in private converse
ton the other evening" that he was nullier but
secessionst. Now, beg leave to correct the gen e
man again, and to tell him that he does not know his
own position, and that he is a nuliter say it his
authority. Why! Because he is a seceseionst,
and secession necessarily embraces nu LITIGATION.
may be nullher without being a secessjonst, but he
cannot be a secessiOnist without being nuer. When
this doctrine sprung up, the gentleman boy in his
teens, but let me tell him, that by the trainers and orr
ginaors Of the doctrine notification was he to be the
peaceable remedy, secession the war remedy Now,
want TO show that pra crce the gentleman IS not IN
favor OF the execution OF the ug tive slave law YER
mont has, through her legislature, declared that The
fugitive slave law is unconsutonal and IS therefore
nulfand void, citizen OF Vermont therefore, ieels
himself at liberty to resist the execution OF that
law. The President of the United States, bound
by his oath to the law comes to Congress and
asks for power to march portion OF the troops oil the
United States to Vermont TO enforce this law. Mr.
CASKIE NAV say he does recognize the right OF YER
mont to nulify but when the troops OF the U. States
get there ready to execute the law and shoot down
every man that resss it, why, Vermont says "hod
your fire for single moment. secede from the Uni
on, and am no lon member OF the confederaey"
What becomes of Mr. CAsKIE'S execution OF the law
then Can you execute 1t alter lhat! DO you not re-
cognize the right OF State to secede! And she
secede al the very moment that you undertake to exc
cute the law within her limits! Has she not the power
to declare hers If out OF the Union and therefore no
longer subject to the laws of the United States? What
does Mr. CAsKIE do then! Why he "acquiesces" and
admits that you have the right to enforce it, | saw
therefore, that while he IS willing that Vermont shall
submit to the execution of the law he is not in favor
of enforcing the execution OF the laws because he de-
MES the power and right OF the United States enforce
it, if Vermont chooses to nulfy by seeding from the
Uoon. Cheers
Well, have heard of persons acquescing before
Some of these old gray headed gentlemen may re-
collect something OF gentleman called CORVALLIS
who acqulesced at place called Yorktown to a Ger
tain General Washington laughter ]-or to come
down to more recent period, we all recolIect
thing OF one Gen. Lopez who acquesced very recent
w to the Captain General of Cuba and perhaps there
is still more memorable case of recent date of
certain Gen Qultman whoacquiesced to Gen. Foote
in Mississippi. Laughter They acqulesced be-
cause were beaten; and SO with this very worthy
gentleman here. He would have resisted the COM
promise measures, without the passage of which this
Union must have been dss0lved tor collision must
inevitably have taken place between the federalroops
and the troops of Texas he would have resisted the
compromise and had the Union dissolved, but as he
could dissolve it, he acqulesces. Laughter. l.
The question that arises this you have put torch
into this gentleman's hand to light you on your path
way but instead OF using it for the purpose for which
it was designed, he has set lire to your dwelling
house and some kind friend has come by and extin-
guished the flames The gentleman with great hu-
mlty acquiesces lii the eXtlnsushment Of the flames
but Immediately asks you 10 put another torch in his
hand that he may go and set fire to your barn -
Would
you trust a man with torch who knows no better
how to use it! Will you trust him your represent
sative to set fire to our great national edifce-the
only home and resting place OF liberty itself? [Great
cheering.] The gentleman tells You that he would
have voted against the compromise measures Why?
First he begins with California. He would have vo-
ted against the admission OF California because of the
immense extent OF her territory. He tells you that
the South have gained nothing by this whole batch of
compromise measures except The passage of the fu-
gitive slave law. He tells you moreover that The
tha yofac oF Nv,
twenty odd members OF the House OF Representatives
do net know what the gentleman means by that,
because twenty odd mcmbers cannot make law.
MIR. CASKIE | meant that twenty men did not vote
continuously for the same measures.
Mr. b. proceed to show by statistics that these COM
promise measures had met with the favor of the ma
loy Congress- and the benefits resulting the south
from their adoption. California was admitted on prn-
ciples always advocated by the South. When she
formed her government, she rejected slavery an act
entirely in conformity with Mr.. Calhouns principle.
that State when she into the Union is free to
choose whether she shall be slave free State
Has the south gained nothing by coping the Wilmot
Provso with reference to Its application 10 the terrific
rles OF u tab and New Mexico! Has not bone of
contention thus been removed? The south has gained
also by the admission of Texas. The assertion has
been made that great deal osave territory belonging
to Texas purchased for The purpose of making it
into free territory but his is not the "a letter
from William r King, Senator from Alabama, was
here read, contlrmatory OF this statement) Mr. B.
then proceeded to reue the charge that ne had attempts
ed to destroy the Union, contending that he had by
acknowledging the consitutionaity of the Wilmot
Proviso, and by laborng tor the abolition of the 2st
rule, assisted in so effective manner to bring about
spirit OF compromise differentiation as that the south
people should feel greatly indebted to him for his
exerons in strengthening and sustaining the Union-
word or two more and will close.
AS for fpeaceable secession" | look upon that as
ofthe most ridiculous, abstract humbugs talked
about upon earth The idea that any one State in This
Union has right to dissolve This contederacy after
entering in this perpetual compac the idea that South
has rio to oIaifn from
every other State in the UEon, can withdraw from the
Union and form league with Great Britain any
other foreign power without the power the part OF
the rest OF the States, tor elpfoecon to her
into submission, the most ridiculous abstraction
entertained by the human mind, And so long as you
have such man at the head OF the government you
have at this me--a wise, cautious prudent deliberate
man, determined to fulfil the sancy OF his oath when
he swore TO the laws OF his country faithfully
cuted if South Carolina any other State ofhs Union
daes resist the execution otany law upon the
book-so long you have man there like MILLARD
FILLMORE he will enforce It, and he ought to do it,.
(Cheers.) He will only have done what Andrew
Jackson said he would have done, and he would be
toresworn telon il he did not do 1t. Cheers The
gentleman tells you that the first moment a blow is
struck civil the consequence Between whom is TO
be this civil war Between the State OF Virginia and the
general government? No but between you and me,
between father and son. between brother and brother.
We should be involved in one common scene OF
civil war and desoaton throughout this country. We.
the people of the United States that are stretching forth
our arms to the Oppressed OF all nations, inviting
them TO come here TO seek protection and home
der the wings OF our great American eagle, we; who
claim to be the avengers of the wrongs OF other
tons, from the Hungarian to the Cuban we; vino boast
of the freedom OF our institutions are under this
Gt may be excused for using the expression-not ir-
reverenty) helsh doctrine OF the right OF secession
TO turn our pruning hooks into swords and plough
shares bayonets to be used in civil conflict amongst
ourselves, to desoate fire-sdes, and at last
to make US the mockery and laughing stock OF all
the despotc governments upon the face of the earth.
lCheers.) lregret that have not time to talk to you
further upon this subject. am willing, however to
leave it TO the democratic party ofthis county and of
this district to say whether this time view OF the
decision which South Carolina is shortly 10 make upon
this great and important question: they will far lend
her counenance and encouragement as to send to the
Congress OF the United States as the representative
OF this district, a gentleman who is suspected OF
sympathizng with these people. | ask you ii you
can consent to endorse genteman who is even
suspected in South Carolina of sympathizng in their