Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-14


ton of the Senator from Ohio Mr.. Chase) as a
proposition to dissolve the Union'
! Seward of N. Y. proposed to amend the BILL and in
regard to that amendment, Mr. Foote in reply to Mr.
Winthrop used the following language
! Mr.. FooTE. Mr.. President it is not the num-
Der of slaves; it is not the immediate consequent
ces; 1t is the hldeous violation of the political
compact of our fathers. 1t is the principle-the
most objectionable injustice towards the south
which must inhame the public mind, and must in
evitably awaken apprehension that this is but the
entering wedge to other and more aggressive
measures, which are afterwards to follow This
is my view of the matter"
Now see Senator Foote'S consistency. On the in
PRODUCTION of Mr. Clays resolutions Mr. Foote assail-
ed them with force and their author with great
personal malignancy and disrespect, as we will soon
show. But here is proposition laid down, and we
ask readers to note the language of Senator Foote
he expressly says Congress has no power to legis-
late on the subject slavery and any atempto do so,
would be gross fraud,' sc. Yet he asserted that
he anxious to vote for the bil and perpetrate
he himself says, the "gross Fraud
" Objection, 1st Because they only assert
that it is not erpedient that Congress should abo-
ish slavery in the District of Columbia: thus al
lowing the implication to arise that Congress has
power to legislate the subject of slavery in the
District, which may hereafter be exercised if it
should become expedient to do SO; whereas | hold
that Congress has under the constitution, no such
Legislative power all, and that any attempt thus
to leglslate would be gross froud upon all the
States of the Union''
Read the following with care-it was uttered while
the bill pending, and is very significant of the
sentiments of a conservative man.
Mr.. MANGUM (of North Carolina) always
conservative man, was forced to say THAT there
had been period for five and twenty years.
when, if brought forward under proper auspices
he would not with great cordiality and pleasure,
have voted for the abrogaton of the slave trade
in the District He had now changed his course
He would not vote for it. He was satisfied from
deoelQpmeatS that Were made, that it was impossi-
bic 10 satisfy certain gentlemen. To attain their
objects Mey wOaid wade Mr0ughMe blood knee deep,
Of the aChOle south, and oUer tie tcreck Of this
Union. The further discussion of such subjects
this, in his Judgment only tended to operate as
an entering usdgc to enable those gentlemen TO at
tain the object which they have soughat at all
times, ho5arding the existence Of tie Uaion and
the safety aid liberties Of the south.''
As another instance of Senator Foote'S stability of
character present specimen below.
January 18th, 1850, the Senator made this
solemn and deliberate statement:
"The slavery question upon which Mr. Hale,
is perpetually ranting in this chamber, l shall
never more discuss. here or elsewhere, being pre-
pared, as is the State which l in part represent
here, for appropriate action upon it, when action
shall become necessary.
Now it is known that the Senator spoke oftener and
longer, than any other at Washington and it is
stated that he spoke 43 times the last day of tire
sion, and that the of printing what he said in
MT hn bprn
ed
Twenty four columns at ST, so, $50, 90
Pay for thirty six hoars, 1900
Total, sl9o 100
Cost Of Senator Foote to the Treasury for one
days debate, one hundred and ninety two dol
lars.
Ne ask for the concluding sentence of the follow
ing paragraph strict perusal. We intend to show how
reliable the Senator's statements are and will do
this by presenting the Senator's words. Here he
says he approved of the greater part he speech de-
ivered by Mr.. Clay accompanied by his resolutions,
and t9athe ''was duly grateful to him
Mr. FooTE Il do not rise to detain the SEN
ate by any heightened discussion but as the SEN
ator from New Hampshire has, several times pre-
scnted the same view of the matter, without any
reply from me, l trust the Senate will bear with
nae patiently while | make short remark only in
response to him. He complains that | have made
my resolution too comprehensive. l did So be-
cause the distinguished Senator from Kentucky
Mr.. Clay) in the beginning of the session, as
thought, very appropriately, proposed, IN spirit
Of compromise, and with view to the adjustment
of all the questions which have caused the spring
ing up of discord and unfraternal feeling between
the two sections of this Onion, and all the ques-
tions arising out of the institution of slavery,
should be settled or adjusted by us at the present
time He submitted resolutions declaring 1t to be
expedient that we should make proper efforts to
tuition of slavery, and accompanied the resolutions
with speech, the greater part of which | certain
| y approved of at the time, and for which l was
duly grateful to him.
! Now read the followng-look at the consistency of
the mamie only ntmates that he complained of
Mr. Clay, but he goes far Senator Clemens, and
declares thet MIR. Clay yelds up the whole ground OF
controversy to isatiae aduerSaries But this is
not ALL
Mr.. FooTE .''Mr. President, | feel constrained
now by the course of the honorable Senator from
Kentucky, to speak more plainly and strongly in
regard to his present attitude upon the questions
which occupy so painfully the attention of the
country, than / had thought either necessary OF
expedient few days sfnce. Sir, had the honera-
BILE Senator confined himself to- the propou4ading o
terms of settlement, however unfair and oppres-
sive to- the SoTqth OF had he been contented tC
1 advocate the resolutions of compromise which he