Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-04-17


the American People.
Resofpea That inscrbe on our banner
Free Soil. Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free
Men, aud under It will fight on md light ever,
until triumphant victory shall reward our exer-
TONS
The above resolutions have National reputation,
and we have no doubt but that Cot Cobb will recog
nize them ; we dare presume he will, under the ex-
pressed assertion that be is swell fortified by the acts
and speeches Of Mr. Webster and does not, therefore,
"dread to meet the issue with his adversaresn Does
Col. Cobb, endorse the Buffalo platform VIII ne
defend il and If he defends Mr.. Webster does he de-
end his and speeches. when his acts and speeches
all prove that Webster endorsed the Buffalo free-so
platform and that he claimed the Wmot proviso as
his athunders and that priority of invention was his
and he was entitled TO the 'patent Butt Colonel
NAV endeavor to escape from the defence othe Buffalo
resolutions in General terms, we introduce Mr. Web
ster to show that the man who defends the one adopts
the other Mr. Webster thus spoke of the above reso
utons and we ask our readers to note what he said
81 have said, gentlemen that in this Buffalo plat
FORM this college of the school, there is moth
ing new Nothing has been pointed out as new.
There as nothing IN 1t that all the Wigs Of tie
middle and northern States may not adopt.
"Gentlemtn, it is well known that there is moth
ing in the Buffalo platform, which, in general
does not meet Tie APPRECIATION, and the entire APP
probation, Of all the @higs Of the middle and nortA
ern tStotes. Suppose, now, that all Of US who are
Wings should 90 and join the freesoll party, what
would be result? Why, so far, nothing would
happen. bat that the aehig party woutd hare changed
ats name That acoutd be all. Instead of being
the Why party, it would be the freesoa party.
We should all De there eractiy upon the same pria
e;0les upon achieA re hare already stood but then
they propose go farther, and do that which
agree would b great change hat is, to put
Van Buren, at the had of the Wing party y
On the 9TH March 1850, Mr.. Webster quoted
in speech delivered before the United States
Senate, the following passage from speech de-
livered by him at New Y rk in 1887.
Gentlemen, we all see that by whomsoever
possessed, Texas is likely to be slave holding
country and frankly confess my entire unaciiiiAg-
ness to do anything wtich ShGH ertend the stauery
Of the african race udd other stareholding
States to tie Union"
Again he said
eve hear just now of panacea for the dan
gers and evils of slavery and slave annexation
which they call the .Wilmot proviso. That GER
tainly is Just sentiment, but it is not sentiment
to found new party upon. 1t is not a sentiment
not IN tbs hall acho holds toa more firmly
than do, nor one who adheres to it more than
another.
Il feel some little interest in this matter, sir.
did not commit myself IL 1888 to the achole
doctrine fully and entirely ? and must be per-
mitted say that | cannot quite consent that more
recent discoveries should claim the merit and take
out patent.
q deny the priority of their invention allow
me to say, sir, it is not their thunder
/ Again he said:
! u
where there is foot Of land to be stayed back
from becoming slave territory, am ready to as
s<rt the principle he erctusion Of saue territory
/ I am ptedged to It from the gear 1887 I haVe
been ptedged to 1t 0gain and again. Aad I actEi
perform these pledges, but acM not do a thing IN
necessarily that acOands tie feelings Of Others
Again:
'Gentlemen,' said Mr. Webster, Il contend,
and have always contended, that after the adoption
of the constitution. any measures Of government
calculated to bring siaVe territory into tie United
States, beyond tie power Of TIE constitution,
and against ITS provisions. That is my opinion,
and it has always been my opinion. 1t was very
consistent, or thought to be So for the same pur-
pose, in Jetferson's time, to attach Louisiana to
the United States. A treaty with France was
made for that purpose. But Jeffersons opinion
then was, that alteration of the constitution WAS
necessary to enabled it to be done. In considering
what Will not now repest, that opinion was aban-
do..ed, and Louisiana was admitted by law, with
out any provision alteration in the constitution.
At that time was too young to hold an office, or
take any share in the political affairs of the coun-
try.
/ Louisiana admitted as slave State, and
became entitled to her representation in Congress
on TIL. principle of a mixed basis. Florida was
afterwards admitted. Then, too, | was out of
! Congress l had been to it once but bad moth
ing to do with the Florida treaty or admission
OF Florida. My opinion remains unchanged that
1t was not the original scope design of the con-
stltutlon, to admit States out of the foreign ter
utory, and that for one, l never would consent,
and no matter what may be said of the Syracuse
/ Convention, or any other assembage of insane
persons, neper acoald consent that there should be
foot Of stare territory beyond schot the old ir-
teen States had at tie time Of the formation Of the
Onion. Aeper neOer. TIE man can't shoag has
face to me and sag he proue that eyer depart
ed from that doctrine.
In 1913, man regarded with less favor at the
South than Mr.. Webster he has been regarded as
the very impersonaton of Federal Consolidation Free
the very abest he is and the most dangerous of his
class because he negates the States and
pushes slavery into circle surrounded By the checks
which must it to prey upon its own yitals, and
finally destroy itself. He lodges too much power in
Congress to preserve the institution of slavery from
incessant and effectual assault. Mr Webster is an
advocate for the Union upon principle which must
end in putting the institution of slavery completely
within the power of Congress- and the facility with
the mere naIificax, =,