The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-02

ions by adopting the sentiments OF The address.
Without following the exact order OF his speech,
! ind that he starts out by the following state
ment.
"The honorable member from Louisville knows
that concur fully In the sentiments of the 'Con-
gresslona pledge OF 1851, as follows
1.-The undersigned, members of the Thirty first
Congress of the United States, believing that
renewal OF sectional controversy upon the subject
of slavery would be both dangerous to the Union
and destructive of It's objects, and seeing no mode
by which such controversy can be avoided, except
by an adherence to the settlement thereof, effected
by the compromise acts passed at the last session
OF Congress- do hereby declare their intention TO
maintain the said settlement invoate, and to
resist all attempts TO repeal alter the acts afore
said, unless by the general consent of the friends of
the measures, and to remedy such evils, ifany, as
time and experience may develop; and, for the
purpose of making this resolution fi'ectlve, they
further declare that they will NOT support for the
office of President or OF Vice President, of a
Senator or of Representative in Congress, or as
member OF Stale legislature, any man, OF what
ever party, who is not known TO be opposed to
the disturbance of the settlement aforesaid and to
the renewal, in any form, of agitation upon the
subject Of slavery
THAT pledge was signed by the following gen.
tlemen from Kentucky; Henry Clay, G. s.
Morehead, f. Il. Mclean, Daniel Brock, James
l.. Johnson, Humphrey Marshall, and J. b.
Thompson.
| In a subsequent part of bis speech he avows
that Mr.. Fillmore is decidedly his first choice
for the Presidency, aud adds:
| "SIr, will take this occasion to declare that if
| was delegate to the national Wing convention,
would insist that resolutions indorsng the COM
| promise should there be adopted and If that con-
vention refuses, and dominates candidate whose
opinions are not explicitly, unequipoeaiiy, and
publicly dpoiced, in favor of those adjustment
measures, he ought NOT, and, | sincerely hope,
will not, receive one roie from any Southern
State"
This is perfect declaration of all | have
contended that the convention and the candidate
should do. My colleague, however, evnced a
praise'corthy anriety to be understood fully on
this subject and recurring to it again, he com
pliments me by adopting my own language in
regard to Pesident Fillmore He says:
"Mr. Chairman, in regard to the President, |
agree with my colleague, that 'he comes up to my
standard of an accomplished, sound Wing states
man ; and as Wing want no better man, no bet
ter President, than we now have in Willard Fill
more. will unite with my colleague in proclaim
ing fnality Of the compromise among the Wings
as one ofthe bonds oftheir political association 1
feel that am authorized to declare to the Wings
OF the Morrill, that 1t is utterly impossible to
preserve national Wing organization upon anu
other basis Sectional feelings and preudces must
be sacrificed on the shrine of patriotism, and the
constitutional rights Of the South unequivocalIy
recognized and affirmed
'Sir, the people of the slavehoIding States
cannot vote tor any man for President who will not
boldly proclaim that he will, by all the influence
and authority pertaining to him in that position,
uphold and MAINTAIN Il law, which ia enioined by
| positive reguisiti0n Of the Constitutions and the
rights of property recognized by that insrum ent,
bearing, is exclusively confined 10 r,tua,ro, me-
sroes, and in no way interfering with The rights or
privileges of any citizen of the Northern State
Sir, | now tell my Wing brethren of the North
VINO think otherwise that 1t IS the very vaInness
" sa"'y - 'uPP''e a"P S''cn ooS"rd"y'
These well-studed phrases embrace all the
cardinal points on which have insisted, and
cover substantially the ground on which have
acted. a plan statement Of these opinions
should have satisfied my colleague, and, in the
opinion OF all sensible men, think, would have
improved The appearance OF his speech.
SO, | incline TO think. Alr. Chairman. thai the
real object of nv colleague was to occunv our
ground before IL is too late and, in doing 20. TO
raise such noise and confusion about nv ears.
as 10 couer the movement. congratulate his
arrival at all events, but insist that he shall be
received with all the eclat due TO his distincuish.
ed position before the people of Kentucky. and
that, in crossing our lines, he shall not enter
incognito The preservation of The interests and
constitutional rights of the slayeholdinc States.
demands union among their people and their
representatives, and congratulate NV colleague
| that he has found at least proprietv in pro
claiming his conviction that The finalitv of the
| compromise must be recognized as one of the
bonds of association among Wbios. and that II
is utterly impossible to preserve a national WHO
| organization on any other basis"
But, Just here, let me make suggestion to
my colleague of point which he has not with
| equal clearness elaborated. If he has asserted
! the 0nlu practical basis for Whio accumulation
vet if, in fact, the Wing organization should be
determined by the National convention on the
antagonsiic principle of "agreeing to disagree
as to the adjustment measures and the fnaEtv
of the compromises" what remedy for sucb n
state of the case has nv colleague provided in
| his cornucopia of political Professions
IF bath conventions shall refnse 10 indorse tho
compromise measures as " finaltvn and shall