Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-29

sentative to review the course Of my honorable friend
the leadership of the movement and show vher
stands and see If the guardianship Of this great Unor
party should be committed to his hands and II Souherr
men who loyal to the Union can plight their desn,
In such to such leader. What has been his ne
cuiar position in relation to the institutions of the
try? nd referring to the debates upon the com
promise when they were pending that the hon
orable gentleman IN speech delivered in this House anc
published to the world states that he used language which
medated nothing l,,ss than dissolution of this Union
will publish extracts from that speech in which he saic
wherever he went he was met by the senseless cry
9 Union Union /"
Congressional Globe frs session Thirty-rs Congress
pages 2Ol, 2oS and 204, M. CLlScmAN said:
public ssn he sah 'w WE Ssn
that collision was inevitable, and tina the
"Ty hs Noitlsrn the evils already inflicted on
that Great Britain attempted into resist
sela t there appeared settled purpose in tho North to
Ss Union a. TN the wa s oSr Sp
to the consequences Of such state Of things sge 2o3
sss the the 20 duty gs % nj hS sn from
1o.sgS you'd = once give POWERFUL
In caimnga fair settlement of the Territorial question,
he said:
81 ought be imposed by Congress
on this territory but that open 70 ali csses for
Tine % sy ss s9su sS y
or not The south win acqulesce reasonable
the cry UnionS s am dssss
oPcCCu WQeolS
Government, and says:
"And it ascertaned that proper settlement got
the appropriation bills bring The Cow
eminent to a dead haiti
Again, he says:
hi question should pleased nc s BILL
Now after this settlement of the Territorial question
as he desired it without restriction at the next
on the 18th February, 1851 [Appendix Cong Globe,
Sst Cong I'd he spoke Of rejoicing that the peo
pie no longer rested on the Union as the solid oc ~
safety
That sir the position Of my honorable friend then
and yet ne is now to be made the leader and head of this
great third Union party which is to merge the two
great political parties
My honorable friend from North Carolina, (AIr Our
and the honorable and talented and patriotic gen
emen who co-operated with him, know would not push
their doctrines to that extreme but faithfully show
ing the extremes to which they would certainly be carried
should they follow the lead Of the gentleman Mr.
CLISaMAN Misery loves company, and my friend ap
pears eated at the position he has attained in bringing
gentlemen into the meshes Of his schemes but they will
not go these lengthsthey are, hope, true and loyal
Now, Mr. Chairman, yourself and the country may see
the reasons upon which might have acted in remaining
in the caucus, and why should retreat My con-
struction of the Wing creed will not permit
away from his duty. preferred to remain and do my
duty if consequences followed which could control
could not, OF course be made responsible |, am in
favor of the nay of the compromise here and for
it in the National Wing Convention, and ardenty hope
to see there adopted may add that have said upon
am for the fnality of the compromise and that will sup
port for the Presidency who is not sound upon
those measures, the fugitive slave law included.
Mr.. CLINGMAN As my honorable friend from Tennes-
has asked several questions will he now permit me
to ask him one?
Mr.. CuLLoM have no time to spare
Mr.. CLINGMAN. l will not detain the gentleman
moment. desire to know why the gentleman did not
introduce his resolution into the caucus If he had in
troduced his resolution and it had failed and the vote
had shown that those who retired could have carried it.
he might then have established his point The gentleman
intimated his intention to introduce it, Why did he
do so?
Mr.. CULLoM. have fully explained my reasons If
the gentleman doubted whether these resolutions could
before leaving might have my doubts after these
members had retired and being ardent my
principles of these resolutions did choose submit
them to doubtful decision though clear in the be-
lief then and confirmed in ii now that the resolutions
would have passed had the receding friends remained
with me and given them their support, as ready
to do.
But the Democratic party have for exultaton
The Wing party in Congressional did, at the
mencement of the session. endorse the compromise and
its fnality which the Democrats refused to do This
places the Wing party prominent ground, and trust
that the Delegates will assemble in the Convention with
manly Roman courage and face this question; for it
is cowardice that gives Abotonsm and hgher-lawsm
place in the bosom Of Americans. The constitution in
oil its provisions and the laws passed under it, must be
executed and carried out if would nvoate the
liberties and sacred privileges vouchsafed to by that
constitution which is the result of the years
through which Washington and his compeers stood
shoulder to shoulder regardless of the many and trying
andycsitudes of that most eventfu period What
earthly law Mr. Chairman, be higher than that de-
rived from the constitution From that derive
peace prosperity happiness and give counenance and
protection to of all nations, to all religions and all
creeds Destroy that bulwark of American liberty and
chaos would come again. Then, indeed, would have
higher law and higher license which is in truth the pro-
per definition, aim, and import Of higher law That
who is against the execution Of the plain provisions of the
constitution, ought not to be dgned with the name OF
American citizen, and surely cannot be called an Amer-
statesman. That is what say and tell our North
brethren that instead of catering to this unhoy and
unjust crusade against the South andits institutions you
should rise above sectional feeling and Americanze,
onalize your hearts, and meet this issue which dema-
gogues have obtruded upon you, and rown down all at
empts to rekindle the FIRE Of dscord between the two
great sections of this Union Nothing but courage is
wanting to overcome this evil
But this Union party is to be formed and my friend
from North Carolina Mr. CLIsGMAS) is to be the first
President of the Southern Confederacy, If get up
geographical split for it will tend to that and there will
be contest between the gentleman from Florida MIR
CABELL) and the gentleman from North Carolina, (Mr.
CLNGMAS) Laughter. There viii be an awful seced-
ing then there will be scramble for place and
power than there was in the Wing caucus. Mark i'll
But the Union paryl ask in the Of all that is
honest is not the Wing party part of the Union party
Have been fighting the battle ofthe Whgsf Have Iemerg
at the head in the ranks to learn that have been
fighting against my country and her institutional For
bid It, Heaven Hope the Wing and Democratic parties
both Union parties and notwithstanding the excres
in both parties both friendly to this Union
And that who says the Wing party is not devoted to
this glorious Union ISLANDERS gallant band of patriots
the fell upon and procaims in doing that
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