The daily union., 1852-09-30

10 the bill thus consgning him the deepest depths
| OF niamy. II the honorable senator 10 sincere in
the statement contained IN that speech he then must
believe-ior II seems 10 me that these are almost
the very identical words which he used-ihat all who
engaged in passing this bill, who lent their as
slsance 10 lis passage, infamous proportion to their
activity and influence in that respect and the chief
place. the lowest depths OF nfamy he assigns the Psssi
dent OF the United States who signed IT, II the senator
sincere that, he must necessarily believe that those
OF US here who voted for that bill "inamous per-
sons," and that he should feel himself degraded and
ashamed al being associated with 10 this body and ii
he does not believe that, then all have to say that
decent respect for the OF this body forbds me 70
say what is the appropriate eptbet by which 10 describe
the man who wrote and published that speech But this
will say that ii the said what have read and
did not believe it he did not believe that we were the
infamous persons whom he held up TO be to the world
lion 10 be associaled-ihen appeal to- him. whether
would not have right per contra and on the second
supposton have something Of the same feelings In
rel ard TO assocating with him. sa III
Mr. Presidents have said that thought this agitation
was got up and maintained for mischevous purposes.
do not suppose, do pretend, that all the persons
concerned il bad men Not at all. But thIok
the purposes, however they may regard themcestainiy
with many OF the leaders of the party mschisvous
They cannot haze any hope or expectation q sool.nnx
om hassachusetts alluded to-day 10 the fable whloh
assigned the expulsion OF serpents from Ireland to 81
Patrick and, sir, that senator by his efforts today ana
his Efforts elsewhere just certain 10 abolish slavery
from the United States ST. Patrick expelled the ses-
pents from Ireland Mr.. President, if these persons
cepl this Zone idea" in their mnds-,hey would know
admitting everything they say as to the desirablsness Of
aboishlng saverythat II is utterly lmp!acucable They
and their societies oppressed now by the compam.
lively few people OF color they have among them, and
TO talk about The abolition OF slavery IN the South, with
three millions OF slaves among US VINO would nave IN
such case to live in degraded state OF freedom 10 to
talk OF what man believes to be possible, and
which believes TO be desirable, II II were
possible; because the whole OF society would be up
turned and what is felt 10 be evil In the Tree States
would be 10 Us utter ruin and destruction. Whafever,
therefore, may be thought about this nsi,ution--what
opuioDs gentlemen may form-it exists among IA
10 extent and in form that cannot be dealt with by
abolition friends; and we must be content, and gen
emen OF the North must be content to let us struggle on
with the evil as best may. i4}
But the senator from Massachusetts, has furnished
with TO the whole of his denuncaiion "t
the fugitive slave law, and OF the persons concerned "a
passing IT, That gentleman, as the Senate Will rec l.
ect, made several speeches land bill some mOnths
ago. One OF them published under the title. ''jls-
ce 10 ae land States " and in that speech IN reply 70 ne
senator from Kentucky, Mr. UHDERwooD1 he made
OF this expression That sale resource oil u weak
cause-hard words and the mputaon OF personal mo.
hves" Sir, j any cause can be demonstrated 70 oe oaa
by the use OF hard words and the mpulaon OF personai
motives, and OF infamy in others, The cause when
that senator supported in his speech IN Octooer 1857,
and which he has supported here to-day There 70
scarcely an eplhet calculate to convey epioach in every
varied form that the gentleman has not resored TO- not
only in the speech made at the freesoll convention but
written down, calmly and deliberately and p0bilshsd,
as suppose. under his superintendent and super:
vision Making allowances Tor the differences OF
opinion that others may entertain making 20 allowance
Tor the honesty OF the convictions OF Others he ponoun-
all engaged in the passage OF this law to be s,sePed
in infamy, and consigns the President oil the unned
States to the detestaon OF posterty Tor having sgnsd
Now if il is possible that the senator's own wise maxim
can apply TO any case, il is possible that II Is worth
ANYTHING il proves that his cause rs weak and Dad
one or else il would no, be necessary Willy and abuse
the living and to what in effect is an assault on the
memory OF the dead
Mr.. WELLER. ask for the yeas and nays on the
motion TO amend.
| Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa, then addressed the Senate.
His remarks published the "Union" of the 10Th
instant
i fro BE Continued