The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-02

FoorEs national reputation would not allow him 10 be
uArd, he observes as follows;
!" ID may be amiss however to say a few words of
this thing called national reputation. Ii something
value very lightly We all know process by which any
oi US may secure H. IL Is no, even beyond my grasp
should only have 10 traitor convictions OF duy
and abandon the interests of the South change entirely
my heels. Sir, no national reputation purchased
a. such price spun il, as would any other foul and
II is not at all surprising that Mr. FoorE should con-
slider the above language charging him with being
traitor In conclusion he speaks in the following strain
OF Mr. FoorE. and his position that should take the
Compromise as the best we could get
81. have now shown that every feature ofs Compromise
when taken separately has met the strong and decided
ing virtue there is in lacking them oil together, confess
myself wholly unable TO pehend Not long since, he
declared that the admission OF California would dissolve
. few more words, Mr. President and am done /
am told ought 10 lake Ibis bin because Is the bes can
GET Sir, do not know that; but IL did the same
tions submission any wrong ever perpetraed by
strong asains, the weak Good God, SIR has il
this that American ask himself whether
he can do Not wbethsr he viii conssn to
square Not whether he viii bare his shoulders 10 the ia.h
bur what Is The color Of the cow.hide with which hey are
questions, hope the walls of this Capitol will fall upon
sssn ha sa ss hs s
ton has REACHED It's lowest deep and existence but the
privilege to be Infamous"
This is proud and noble language, worthy of a true
southern man and southern senator on the great ques
ton whether the people Of the South to be turned
on, Of domain a richer S than omas Or The Ind Alas
his Inconsistencies, and virtually calling him traitor
worthy TO have the Capitol crush him base, vile
thing, unworthy 10 live and scarcely 10 die, Mr.. Fo0TE,
with his usual adroiness turned round and charged him
with abolition afines, precisely as he [Mr. CLEAEHsl
did towards me the other day when he drew his picture
answer TO MIR. FooTE, which will give the best
swer can make 10 his charges against me
"The senator says Re win suspect The propley Of his
ban ind.
and abollionisis Ah, sif, Is that the rule by which he
who for msasnre and ~Eo against it, before making up
his mind as TO its justice Sir he ought 10 bear In mind
geshe free from the faint 1t may, will be that
the final shall find myself in company with some of
can xplain II to him IN very few words They
demand the Wilmo, proviso direet the bill the senator
only proposes give to them covey They de-
mand one-half OF Texas and the bill only gives them
ttie more than oae third They demand that ingiuye;
shackles Of trial by jnY. Hence their OPP
ceded. The abolitionists propose ensisve
The Compromise arrives at the end by ccui-
told, prefer the direct TO the indirect attack"
Mr. President, when the bill admitting California into
the Union finally came up on its passage, the senator
from Alabama entered protest not speech; he called
III protest against her admission. He fought TO the
last and although vanquished, he held his proud
still higher, breathing defiance to our foes He then re
Grated his objections the bill strongly he had
done before, and assaed the senator from Michigan for
his doctrine of sguater sovereignty in terms Of
his views in Alabama, and had been Tie instrument Of
deceiving others He had supported his views in bis
construction of the Nicholson letter consistent with
the rights OF the South He concluded in the following
solemn strain
"Mr President. other have spoken the probable
aston Of the States nsy upon he passage Of this
lion wl be characterized by wisdom and frmness have
s a 70. no. asTs o @ san Of
people Whatever they do, shall do despite OF
may exhibit view. Born upon soil Of ibs State
while It Territory, have grown up together
hands Again and again she has trusted and promoted
and recognise no allegiance 70 any power higher than
dee ines hi. law by force by secession, by any
means. am at her service in whatever capacity Sue de-
traitor who glores in the name"
Is not ,ha, in a noble strain have no doubt that
there is not heart here which does not glow al this
high and brilliant annuneiaon OF self sacrifice and devo-
ton TO his native State. He continues
know, SIR that the President, in his late letter tho
governor o. Is.s has assumed the sa q the goven%sn.
q the constitution snyhing IN the laws 70 justify such an
Safes the subjects coercion. sny should
cede let him, he dare, employ Military force
he has a State deal with, and powers
and resources Of this wholly inadequaie
power lodges here has been somewhat widely repudsred
can bring the executive nothing but contempt"
Marx how he speaks OF State sovereignty-that to
deny State sovereignty can bring nothing either IN the
North the South, but contempt ! will Afterwards
show You that he denies that the States sovereign
ALL the speech delivered here the other day He
tnues:
bold that my first aeziance Is due my States and that
treason cannot be commued against any power while
obeying her mandates Such opinions have recenhy been
unsparingly denounced bot let who
TO such that they be used By than
side There traitors than traitors 20 the Union
There mote traitors than traitors 10 the Union He
means suppose, that those southern men who support
cd these coupromise this floor, and asserted
that il State should secede treason, traitors
themselves Mir Clay had made tsis assertion and
expressed the hope that they he secessoniss) might
meet traitors doom IL IN reply that position
presume that the senator from Alabama this Ian
guage:
"sir, impugn MATS motives who lets mine alone
quesiou the purity Of mars conduct who does
provoke retaliation By assasng others buI when
that Ob@tieHce the mandates OF
they expect 70 hear IN taf my opinion.
there those IN This lsnd, and about this Capitol who
would s their soul, Satan for the privilege Of having
hand IN President cabinet king and the sBbse
quent dsblton 81 the public Offices There those who
ro1d sell thetr Saviour, H. again eafh, Tor
half the price that Jndss accepted 70 betrsy him
II any one 9ees TO employ fhSn sgsinsf rne win I'm
panty be micacuaies sadly character OF me msn he
ssssiis
al have said al think Ii necessary say. did
mean argue the bill here. sha, ~ necessary, arxue u
a home"
Sir, he did argue il al home. He became . sabmis-
sonisf and dd ali be could hs State 10 queI the
proud .urt al resistance he bmsef had contributed 10
raise in Aabana After all these brave and sounding
words and ksry resolves 6e repeats the eoarss he bad
purs8sd in Alabama, and here 10 the Senate aivocaiss