Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-30

WHICH lH6 East ndu knu5 idVOteu tH6 w est
was in 1895, when the Presidential election
was pending in The House Of Representa-
,1iiyes. There il was, he sHid, that, ia happy
union belweenihe members Of the celebra-
ted coalition was consumaied, whose i'm
lmediaIe issue was a President from one
i quarter OF the Union with The succession, as
4 IL was supposed, 10 another" Referring
next 70 the animation thrown Out by Mr..
i Webster that The extraordinary IeryoEof the
i South for The payment Of the national debt,
arose from a disposition 10 weaken the lies
4 which bind ihe.people. the Urion, Col. H.
lfepudia,edsahe0ide forKsie 6ptIfs that a
! pecunary dependence on the Federal Gov
ernmenl was ! one OF the Legitimate means
or holding the Stales together. And coming
then 10 the claim Of Mr.. Webster that the
iranscenden. prosperity Of Ohio had been
due in great degree TO the Ordinance Of
1887, which had secured TO her popula.
ZION Of free men," Col. H. entered in,o an
extended reblke Of this attack upon Soulh-
ern slavery. contrasting the condition Of the
slaves with that of the free blacks Of the
Norh, denying that slavery was weakness
10 the South, stigma,izing the friendship
professed for The blacks as springing from
the spirit Of false philanthropy, (which like
the father of evils constantly walking TO
and fro about The earth seeking whom il may
devour," and claiming that slavery had been
The means of greatly eevaling the individu-
| al character Of the Southern people. He
next assaiIed Mr.. Websier's position in
regard 10 the consolidation of The Govern.
menl, provided for by the Constitution
insisting lha, the Union was no, designed TO
be national, but federal; and, then referring
10 tie subject Of the Tariff, charged Mr..
Webster with glarng Inconsistency in having
advocated Free Trade in 1924, and in 1928
having supported the Tariff which had been
known ever since as The "bill Of abomna.
tons" Col. Hayne closed his speech on
that day by citing Mr.. Webs.er's in,ima.ion
that there was a parry in the South who
were looking 10 disunion. lfthe accusation
had been vague and general, he said he
should have passed it, without notice. But
as Mr.. Webster had given to il local hab.
i,alion and 4 name, by quoting the express
sion of distinguished citizen Of South
Caroline, DR. Coopcr) that lit was time
for the South 10 calculate the value Of The
Union and in the language OF the bilierest
sarcasm 10 add, surely then the Union can.
MOI last longer than July 1897 ii was i'm
possible 10 mistake either the allusion or the
objecl. And ne finished by protesting that
This controversy was not Of his seeking; that
at the limo this unprovolssd aad unsallsd= =far-
attack was MADE upoG the South, not one
word had been uttered by him in disparage.
nent OF New. w.England nor had he the mos.
distant allusion either 10 the Senator from
Massachusetts, or the State which he repre-.
sen,s. "Bul, Sir" he added, "that gentle.
man has though. proper, for purposes best
known to himself, 10 strike the South,
through me, the most unworthy Of her ser.
wants. He has crossed The border, he has
invaded the State Of South Carolina, is
making war upon her citizens, and endeav.
oring 10 overthrow her principles and her
Institutions. Sir, when The gentleman pro.
vokes me 10 such conflict, NEE, him at
the threshold, | will struggle while have
life, for our al,ars and our fresides--anG il
God gives me strength, will drive back the
invader discomfiied. Nor shall stop there.
If the gentleman provokes The war, he shall
have war. Sir. will not STOP al ,heborder
- will carry the war into the enemy's
territory, and not consent TO lay down my
arms until have Obtained indemnity for the
past and security for The future. 1t is with
un(eigned reluctance, Mr., President, that |
enter upon the performance Of this part Of
my duty-l shrink almost nslinclively from
a course, however necessary, which may
have tendency 10 excite sectional feelings
and sectional jealousies. Bnt, Sir, the task
has been forced upon me; and proceed
righI onward 10 the performance ofmy duiy.
Be the consequences what they may, the
responsibility is with those who have i'm
posed uponme'the necessity, The Senator
from Massachusetts has though. proper to
cast the first stone; and ( he shall find, &c.
cording TO homely adage. that he lives in
a glass house, on his head be The conse-
quences." And with this formidable warn
ing, savoring far more Of arrogant confidence
Than Of dignity and good taste, Col. llayIe
gave way 10 motion 10 adjourn until Mon.
day, which was carried. The intervening
lime was. spent in preparing 10 riyel and
strengthen, 9be impression already made
against Mr.. w ebsler. The bodness Of The
apack, the direcl personality which the de.
baIe had assumed, and the vehemence Of
the orators language and manner had given
great force TO The speech; and il wins gene.
rally fell Thai he had made formidable and
effective onset. Col. Hayns was warmly
congratulated by all his party friends upon
his success, and was stimulated 10 renewed
assaults. The party press swelled the ac.
cIamalions with which his speech was
greeted, and extolod it as Ihe greatest effort
of ancient or Of modern times, Mr.. Web.
Sler's friends, moreover, were not free from
misgivings. Though by 10 means lacking
confidence in Tho ability Of their great
leader, they had never seen him exposed TO
an attack Of precisely this character, and
could not, therefore, be fully assured as TO
the manner in which he would meet it,
Some OF the friends Of Col. Hayne, il is said,
who hud GelI Mr.. WebsIer's power directed
against themselves, were by no means sure
that The viclory would res, with their own
champion. To friend Of Ilayne, who was
praising his speech, Mr., Iredell, Of South
Carolina, remarked: "lle has started the
lion, but wait ill we hear him roar OF feel
his claws" On Monday, in continuing his