New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-17
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ESQ Tesc from toe Journal az tae COhVeafpn Shi,h
ADOPTED the rsttuion of the IN &c = ites n -
Sitrel propositions, giving the treasTd 1)sera-
II ert The rover 70 cOeEcs I1e SIues, had osea re-
jecied Hence hc conc ed taat the General
Government had poser :, cDorce the St.tes
and, where no p1yer exists ~ cOerre I : ase,
that STATE IS sovereign. Ne rest from sew
erat papers by JetsrsoR, the hentGcST kss'l1-
lions. RsndOph's Speeches and Resolutions All
confirming the uskt OF stare TO sece3e lie
referred the Senator rom Mississippi ID the lac
editor o. TAe URisa. whO for y years oigile- 10
the Of the rght o. state Il socete MI these
authorities nlsht be dlsTegsrted NJ ilat >saas)r,
sui Z G hoped the Senator would AimI the P)len;T
o. his r. speeches. lie resd from speech ~
Dir toO'e IN the SeEaIe some TAO years ago mile
on the OCCASION o. presenting Ger ala reso Guons 81
the Mississippi Legislature. ant wnlcs vi been de-
nounced by the eoI.Or Of TIE Nipras Isfsihgc1;sr
la TIA. speech tue Senator hsf quoted JehdfScn.
BaItO1r. Webster and others. as authorities on tAe
right State 10 sscede
MI FoOrE SAID he would resign all public Off e
ior Tire next twenty years. II the senator could pro-
ouce line OF his wherein secession IS claimed IS
Ionstutonal right. or wherein Il had been cliime1
other thai Revolutionary rght 70 De rescriet %
only IN case OF intoleraoe oppression.
Mr.. RHETr asSei why he had Introduced the au-
thority OF jefferson and O,Rers 10 prove that Seces
SION was rIeht
Mr.. FoorE replied that be sgreed with jefferson
and the Others now.
Mr. RHETr-Then YOU are Secessionist'
Mr.. Foors-I am, So far a. secession Is revolu-
tiondry night.
Mr. RHE1T-This revolutionary night is all non
sense. II any one has power to prevent my exercis-
ing right. then % what value IS that rghti II
South G ona sececes, Il Is exercising Revolution
airy neht Has any other power the righti interfere
to coerce her lit has not, then he would eau Sc,
cessOn n revolutionary night. But # the General
Government al the night % Inteiere thea tle reYo-
luiIohary right becomes like the Senator'S Compton,
ise-ah umbug. He owed allegiance 10 South Caro-
lima alone. lie owed no allegiance to virginia or
New. Hampshire, or any other state. Nnen he
obeyed South Carolina, no one had the night to
interfere with hun and # TINS General Govern
ment attempted 10 coercc the people Of that
State against her commands, II will meet with
what 1t Geseryed-deieat, discontinue ana dis-
gIace. TIE first gun hred upon the peope
of that State. Will arouse the people OF the
whole South and they will rush 10 the rescue and
aid Of their brethren and the power OF the General
Cove rpment will be eNtermlnatet by the word tie
uded to the Presidents having sent troops to m IN
the guns OF Fort Moultrie. That tort was the
proneTiy OF the peOple OF South Carolina before the
Revolution aud there they were accustomed ~
celebrate their annual festivals. The mnlons OF
the President had driven back the people, and Tor
bade their celebration on that ground Inc guns Oh
that fOYt were pointed at the city OF Charleston
FMS fact would never be forgotten. The Seniiof
from Mississippi WAS The last man who ought TO awe
attacked MI Calhoun The Senate would well 70
member the occasion when that great man came
INTO the Chamber and was too weak TO denver nus
own speech. The Senator from Virginia had resl
that speech-the dying legay TO RlS country. All
would have said TO him, ., 60, ana dle IN peace.
let the dying man alone. tie attacked MIN the next
Gay, ana spoke disparaeinely and bitterly Oh MIN
Ali will re me mber his agitation he 1917 the senate
Chamber for his bed-hls death beu. The senator
from Mississippi hurried him to his grave, and now
tina, Senator is still digging At HIM
Mr. FooTE said that If ne could now obtain vote
on the Resolution he would not GetaIn the Senate
BY speech. lie had heard all tue senator mad sald
EXPRESSED much more forcibly and clearly thousand
times before during the canvass IN his own state
He could Tefuie all that was personal, but he knew
IL Was altogether unnecessary. tie would IKE 10
have a vote on the resolution
Mr. BoRLAND, OF Arkansas, SAID, If no more
speeches ware to be made, he would make the mo-
ton to lay the resolution on the table
MrlMAsos, Of Virginia. sad he desired to say Anew
worcs IN explanation, and on motion the Senate
adjourned.