The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-25

tured to say here has been quite consistent with his or
dinary course o proceeding when mingng with hsfel
loW-citizens al home find that the honorable gentle
man delivered speech the 2sth of June last in which
be used language the import OF which could fail
TO understand. These were his words
" lie had been striving f twenty odd years in the
when Mr. Calhoun. with all his genius all his powers
failed to effect anything They had fought fall ard In
place of hope and safety the only hope Of transmitting
their postery the glorious inheritance Of freedom be
qneathed TO them by their iorefahersto South Carolina
alone He had been TO Nashville. lie had tried oo-opera
son; and dsspaed Of 1t tom any other source but from
our fathers did How Fort johnson gained They
dd they act when again assaied Did they gain their lib
ertes by eating and drinking No; by hshtng"
do not think that some of these bluster and bravado
gentlemen have much appetite for fight they pretend
to have. The gentleman continued
1--WE, however, do not begin the fight; but if
any IN this Union desire 4, In Gods name let them
on friend him had bespoken the foremost place
In the conflict bur- ii he got ahead OF him. would only be
Gghfr"
Such was tie gusy language OF the senator TO an as
sembly OF excited citizens Imagining himself 10 be the
Henry oil the present time, he hundeTs forth with that
magnificent voice OF HIS and in that imposing oratorca
manner which has given him SO much distinction as a
public speaker "LET FIGHT I" Well, sir believe
that under the counses OF the honorable gentleman, and
OF some other equally becose personages, something
IKE formal preparation has been made IN South Caro-,
lima for the civil war expected shortly 10 come of
hold in my hand a statement from which it would seem
that the revolutionary spirit is blazing forth most fcro-
cously in that State and that enormous expenditures
have been already incurred in king ready for the i'm.
pending contest. do moi doubt that in the anci.
pated the honorable gentleman may become sort Of
Lieutenant general himself lie formally rejects our Mis-
sssippl leaders lie says he looked TO that State
Tor military commanders. Indeed the honorable gentle
man now denies that he expected any fighting to
at all between the Slate of South Carolina and the
general government Yes, sir, such is the reported Ian
guage OF the honorable gentleman in reply to Yet at
home he excaims. "Let w fight" and urges his fellow
citizens at once TO seize upon forts and arms OF the Uni
ted States Sir have right than other senator's
to n,e rmedde with the domestic Of South Car
ollna but will venture TO say that the criminal wasting
OF the public money of that State which has taken
place in preparing for with the general govern
ment, without the occurrence OF any event which made
even probable that any attack TO be made upon
that State by that government is not likely to be submit
ted to patiently by the patriotic people of South Caro-
lima. who will yet learn 10 feel the grinding operation
OF most oneous and exhauslng ,axaton in consequence
OF this effort 10 put the State in military array against The
power of the nation. In illustration of wha, have Just
said, will read printed slip just placed in my hands
by friend and whch bears the mos, unequvocal marks
OF authenticity and accuracy:
"ORDNAScE REPORT We have before us the report OF
MAJOR Tiapier OF the Ordnance department, showing the
progress made this time in the purchase of ordnance
and ordnance stores in pursuance OF the act OF last
The contract for heavy guns was givsnro Richmond
contractor The original included IL twenty -four
FOUNDER guns, stenlnch morars tsege and 4eiRh inch
columbads to which afterwards added 20 enty four
pounders and eightinch siege howitzers. Thrtytwo
twenty -four Founders have been finished and peced
the remainder OF the guns be ready about the 18th De-
cember
"The for small arms-vz 5000 muskets, 900
rifles, 1000 pairs OF pistols 900 sabres, and 1000 arey
swofds-has been taken by Messrs. Glaze Flag,
CoIumbis, all TO be manufactured in this State the de
livery OF these arms in January 1852 and to be pe'ed
by LIST of January, 1853 Messs Glaze and Flagg have
also taken contract 10 alter large portion of the mt
lock muske,s belonging 70 The State ccks SIX
hundred have been already altered
The contracts Tor furnishing Infantry, oavaiy and sril.
ey aecon'remea have been Elyen 70 = a. Hsws OF
coutrem expected to be fnshed by 1t May 1852
Tue contract for carriages has been given to G. Werner
Contracts for proectles have been made with Ee,s
Eason OF Charleston, and the Sparianburg Iron Works
Company The whole contract embraces about seventeen
thousand balls and shells Eighty thousand pounds OF
Com pany, Connecticut To guard against spur art-
ce the powder is be subjected analysis, The
pGny OF ordnance soldiers has been peted baaek
stoehouse have been erected at Magnolia Char
eson where the company have been heretofore instructed
and drilled.
Attention is called the condition OF the arsenal this
place, and is recommended that additional pillars be
placed under the hst oor also suggested that appro
phaons bo made for the protection ol The magazines at
iached to the arsenal. The amount OF money passed
through the Majors hands is $4,000 Of which seoiel 81
has been expended"
Sir it is not all my wish disturb the composure OF
honorable senators. or unduy to alarm the country
not induced TO think really that this yocierous oucry
OF bella, bella, horrifa BELLA, is at all likely TO result IN
scenes OF carnage. The good people OF South Carolina
themselves al last fully reused 10 the dangers which
designing demagogses have brought near to them, and
will quickly pat down these demagogues, and dciet all
their dlsloyal schemes. | look little into the newspa.
pers printed in South Carolina, and have observed with
great satisfaction the proceedings OF public meetings
tnere and the honorable gentleman will have 10 produce
evidence far potential than any yet brought forward
by hm n order 10 prove tina, his exrayagaat schemes
all likely be consummated in the present genera
ton intend no offence Mr. President when | venture
TO predict that the only result OF any solid and lasting i'm
poItance which al all likely to arise IN South Carolina
is the thorough reformation oil her State constitution,
which, in my Judgment, needs much emendation before
can be justly asserted TO be strictly republican in its
character.
The honorable senator from South Carolina who sits
nearest to me Mr.. BUTLER complains that, IN Offering
this resolution Tor the consideration OF the Senate at the
present time, aiming 10 turn our plan oil compro-
mise into sort of Noas ark, and suggests IN addition,
that we hold out blazing sword, which Is to be used
npon all those who not willing quietly TO accept that
salvation flom the flood OF submegng waters wnich Is
kindly offered TO them. WE'LL sir, in The bret place. the
honorable gentleman grossly in error IN supposng tha,
the friends of the Compromise desire 10 exercise the least
coercion upon those who ambitious OF dlluval hon
ors and they not desous OF subeetng TO the least
punishment of any kind those who have heretofore hon
estly differed with them in opinion in regard to the meas
ures of adjustment, any one oil them. lhey freely
admit that the questions involved in this plan OF settle
menl were questions upon which honest aud enlightened
might ell differ and all that they desire at present is tha,
no further disturbance OF the public mind may take place
until the efficacy Of these measures shall have been more
fully tested. ;.
One of The honorable senators from South Carolina
MIR RuErTl says that he does not IN the least degree
blame the abolition iaclioniss OF the North Tor opposing
the compromise enactmens This declaration coming as
does from that gentleman does not al all surprise
The sympathy which he feels Tor those who 40 happy
concur with himself in dsapproving and opposing the
execution OF these IS but natural lie proceeded
also to say that uajust the people OF the North gen
eray must hold these measures to be IN regard 10 Their
southern brethren and empenty advantageous to them.
selves vet in adheng them and claiming all the ben
a.. thrya nal