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

ihss an habual respect for the rights of the othersn
which all are taught 10 believe that il impossible for
sny Of It's members to deliberately intend TO do wrong
that some charity Is due 10 and misakes-that in
Justice must be temporary ony-tha common interest,
The recolleeions Of pas! glory and the anlicpaons Of
ever evils passion or prejudice may have spoken into
being Ii is Tor Union oil this sort only that have
been earnestly pleading with my countrymen The SEN
ato has been zealousy engaged in seeking to destroy
Il His mission is TO lnculcate jeaousies OF the North
Addressing himself TO those who have not the time or
The opportunity to investigate for themselves. he says
that the people OF the northern States horde OF rob-
hers whose chei occupation consists in devsng schemes
N rob the Southhat there is among Them a reckless
disregard Of law which prevents The execution of con-
essona enacmeDts and that murder has ceased 10 be
punishable offence, II committed upon citizen OF the
South in pursuit OF his property Ii is not surprising that
he has thus succeeded to some extent in eslangng
noron OF the country from the other. His coaborers at
he North have also mewith some Ii has thus
become the duty OF every patriot TO address himself
The task OF removing these dsconents. and to ncucate
ihe high duty oil loving one another. Let the voice of
he demagogue everywhere be answered by truth and
reason and we shall soon witness better and brighter
era. , :.. a. 80,
Carolina has yenured 10 assert that State has ever
heeo admitted into The Uaion without previous act OF
Congress authorizing the adoption OF constitution and
form OF State The senator mgh have learn
ed even from my speeches. if he had read them for any
purpose but garbe and dstort how utterly variance
This assertion was with the facts ] had occasion
before refer TO all the acts of Congress upon the sub
iect and read from the tables then prepared The
accuracy OF which cannot be questioned.
In Vermont there was no act OF Congress authorizing
the people 10 form constitution and State government
I'm Rentucky there was none. In Tennessee there
none In Maine there In Arkansas there
was none. In Michigan there was none. In Florida
there was none and in Iowa there none. Here
sir are States which, according to the logic OF the
senator, Illegally and unconstltutonay members of
this conederacy. Some OF them were admitted lmned
aleIy after the adoption OF the constitutions when the
trainers OF that instrument themselves held seats in
Congress but heard a! that day OF the miserable
bubble that Estates" only could be admitted. The
practice OF the government from its foundation has been
10 look to the attending circumstances In some cases
they have passed acts authorizing the establishment of
State governments N others ,hey have not They have
with formaes, and oil being governed by what seemed
10 be the public good.
The senator from South Carolina exultingy informed
us that he was reforming The same operation upon me
tina, had reformed upon Mr. FooTE. think he has
found out by this time that he had troublesome subject
The operator himself has escaped without suffering
Bnt he NAV console himself by the reflection that he is
not alone He is not the first man who has undertaken
The task and regretted il before il was concluded. did
quote extracts from some OF Mr. FooTEs speeches but
il was done IN spirit OF kindness and courtesy-wih
none OF that rancoTous bitterness which characterized
the effort Of the senator from South Carolina. II was
Sudden and unpreedi,aednot bTooded over for months
ldi not hug 10 my bosom cherished hatred, and watch
ed opportunity 10 stab the reputation of another.
The extract from my speech which has been selected
by the senator the theme OF his discourse is not the
part which ranked. He has chosen 10 dwell upon that,
but know well where the sting found. did not
EXPRESS any great admiration for his Abilities and that is
The wound his vanity could pardon. Sir, he had
right TO complain OF my denouncing iii strong terms his
dlsunion sentiments but followed example he had
set me- When John G. Adams presented petition in
the House of Representatives. praying dissolution OF
the Union resolution was Immediately introduced to
pei hun. After much discussion, Mr.. Bolts, OF Virginia
moved to lay il on the table. The senator from South
Carolina voted against the moon--thus showing that
bis opinion Mr.. Adams ought be expelled for merely
presenting petition in favor OF disunon. ! have not
said the senator ought 10 be expelled have said moth
-4th th.syr sIofM 1..,r
vel The crime OF the nothing compared 10 that OF
the Other MIR Adams acted in accordance with what he
believed obe the right OF the people to be heard by pc.
thon. Mr.. RHETT for himself proclaims again and
again upon this floor that he is disunonist. shall
not indicate what punishment he deserves if measured
by bis standard.
The senator arraigns my vote upon the boundary of
Texas and as usual, falls into error Indeed, sir while
listening TO him, | felt utterly astounded that after so
long preparation, he should have been so wholly
uniformed The Texas BILL for which you and voted,
never formed part Of the omnibus" 1t was intro.
duced by the senator from Maryland, mir. PEARcE,l
after the omnibus" was killed Ii established for Texas
totally different boundaries and gave to her nine hundred
miles on the Rio Grande, and enough territory for two
States more than Mr. Calhoun said belonged TO her
The senator descaned on the fact that said would
not vote repeal the bill aboshng the slave trade in
the District OF Columbia, and announced with great
emphasis that is not the fact that the slave trade
is abolished in the District OF Columbia to which he Oh
c,s, butha tits the penalty affixed TO violation OF the
law Does not that senator know that very penalty has
been affixed to II since 1901 Does not that senator
That The only eject oil Inc Dill which passed the
last Congress was 10 extend the provisions OF the law
Of 1901 10 the citizens Of Maryland! Ii copied
word for word from the Maryland law. which had been
extended 10 this District since 1901, except as 10
Virginia and Maryland There has not been a time
snce 1901 when that senator or any citizen OF South
Carolina could have brought slave here and offered him
for sale without mourning the penalty OF emancipation.
Yet this Is now raised rs a bugbear with which To
Tighten grown men at the South. II has not alarmed
much heretofore have submitted 10 II with very
great degree Of patience IL is too late now, when II
SONY extended TO the State OF Maryland, for US 10
raise complaints upon the subject That bill of 1901
approved by Thomas Jefferson, and Maryland the only
patty IN interest heartily approves OF the law OF $780,
There is another matter 10 which must refer The
senator IRON South Carolina chose 10 read an extract
IRON my speech upon which he put construction
which he knew ought to have known, 1t would not
bear. In reference to Mr. Calhoun | said
lie was never seceSsonst, and authorized 10
nY that the proof oft viii be before long given the world
Ne regarded the attempt Of single STATE 20 out Of the
Union as madness, and died 10 that opinion"
did not mean to assert that Mr.. Calhoun did not be.
heye there might be right OF secession ! used the
Term secessonst" the senator understands IL and
saie again that Mr. Calhoun did bold the opinion that
me secession Of single Stale would be madness. In
conversation which 1 had with him but a short time
previous to bis death, he said
=, we could have carried matters much further than
va - iSSzi but then Tennessee would have been arrayed
asauH south Carolina, Kentucky against Virginia, and
p o9'hen states against each other, and thar would
nate defeated the very object had In view. My object
Va consolidate the whole Souflto unto them npon one
Paiotn-and never wonid do any which could es-
".nge one portion q them from another"
Iha' was his policy, honestly entertained, however
wong may think u to be- But as for the accession
w peaceabe secesson--of single State, he always
AaeW u was madness. II was something which his
Hgga mind could not comprehend.