The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-17

lean union again IrhUrnlxe as DrOtners, aCubH
together in upholding the institutions inherited
from our fathers and our glorious Republic
he restored to tranquility and harmony, pro-
tecting and making happy all its children,
while, like the sun, it will go forth in its bright
ness, Illuminating ali nations Of the earth, and
showing to them the paths by which we have
attained to our present greatness and prosper
ity.
But, if the two parties do not thus act, have
serious and painful fears that the fountain Of
bitter waters, sealed up by the power Of patriot
ism, will be reopened and that sectional strife,
and ianatcism, and denunciations between the
North and the South, will again be the order
of the day. Let us, then, trample under foot
every mean and paltry consideration Of party,
and do our duty to the country; and as a Ma
tional Wing have to say now that would
prefer to be Defeated would rather make
Presidential fight without receiving Il vote, in a
national issue-than TO carry every State and
succeed, by the force Of spells and plumber, at
the sacrifice OF the permanent peace of the
country.
Mr.. G., during his remarks, said that the
Democrats in the Baltimore Convention had, to
the extent party organization enahed them,
nationalized themselves on this question They
had nobly, honorably, and periodically come
up to the necessities of the times recognising
the binding obligations Of the Constitution
North and South, and are anxious to give peace,
tranquility and permanence to the Union.
The Wing party, he insisted, must nationalist
itself at Baltimore, or cease TO exist and il
ought to cease to exist unless it shall nationalize
itself He was not seeking to break up the
| Wing party, but to purify and nationalize it.
| Ia that ha Hnna 10 olor1I l.,
| IL this be treason make the most Of it. and
bow me ont of the party, if you please"
Adopt the Compromise measures, and then
nominate Mr. Fillmore or Daniel Webster; he
did not care which. He believed that the
nomination of General Scott could not nation
alize the Wing party, even should he put himself
on the Compromise platform His silence has
created distrust in Southern bosoms, which
cannot be eradicated. Nominate Scott and he
cannot get one Southern State He has no
personal attributes which make people love
HIM. They respect him as a military hero,
and this is the beginning and the ending He
will prove to be the weakest man ever run for
President The nomination of General Scott,
under any circumstances, will result either in
the destruction of the Wing party, or its finally
being abolitionized. After the gentleman had
spoken an hour
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, obtained the floor.
He said the tinality of the Compromise had
been dragged into the debate during the last
six months, and he desired TO know what South.
ern gentlemen mean by H. He wished to know
of the gentleman from North Carolina mir
Outlaw whether he stands pledged to resis
every attempt which may be made by tn,
people of California to divide that State, 80 Al
to create a slave State out of any portion of tn,
| Territory.
Mr.. Outlaw replied that California, by tn,
acts to which allusion has been made, was ad
mtted as a sovereign State; therefore has tn,
same rights and powers as any other State, ant
whenever she deems it for her interests to di
vide her Territory, it may be done without an,
infringement of the Compromise measures. II,
would vote on the question without relerenc,
to the subject of slavery
MIR. Campbell propounded similar question
MIR. Gentry who said that the principle OF
which a State shall be divided il clearly point
cd out; and that if any State wants slavery
she can have it,
MIR Campbell then asserted in general terms
that this is precisely the position of the South
ern Wings Oh the "finality," namely that
whilst these gentlemen claim the veto power
should be forced on tho Executive to proven,
the people from exercising their constitutional
rights in legslating upon the Fugitive Slave
Law, they at the same time claim the right t.
divide California, free State, and introduce
slavery in one part of the Territory. tits to be
A" fnality" 80 far ~ one side is concerned and
not the other. Northern men are willing h
carry out'every provision of the Compromise
He gave way to
MIR. Stanly, for explanation. This gentle
man replied tn Mr.. Gentry, reterating brief,
his objections to platforms He denied that h
had endeavored to prepare the public mind 70
the nomination of General Scott but, ON tn
contrary, for the Wing nominee, whoever h
may be. He was no mans vassa he was cleo
cd AS freeman. He had always argued tina
the great mass of both of the great parties ar
true TO the Constitution. He was at a loss
know how the resolves of two or three hundre,
men could bring the disaffected to n sense
duty. He believed agitation was dying away
and would subsde if the gentleman from Ten
nessee and those who believe with him would
not strive to open up anew the agitation. The
insisting upon platform embracing the Com
promise would create a sectional party and
therefore it was better to avoid the test. lie
answered Mr.. Gentry at length and, in con.
cusiOD, said that General SCOTT went ~ far as
any man to procure the passage Of the Com
promise measures. After they were passed he
MIR. Stanly) went to pay his respects to MIR.
Webster, and he there found General Scott
uongratuiating the great Defender Of the Con-
stitutiono II was a subject for picture by
the artist who painted that Of Washington
crossing the Delaware, and should be perpetii-
ated ON canvass, to I'll panel in the rotundo Of
the Capitol
He referred to the past to show that the
prospects of General Scott in the South would
be brighter than some gentlemen had antici-
pated.
Mr. Townshend obtained the floor, when the
Committee rose, and the House adjourned.