The southern press., 1852-03-13

a 'Hott, september slJ, 1917, tHe Week tHe co
alition was Formed and gentlemen will see how
far Mr. Hallett and those who thought with him
had to 90 before they could act without repug-
nance with the Free soil party. The following is
one of the Resolutions reported by Mr.. Ilallett
Resolped, That we are opposed to slavery
in any form and color, and in favor Of freedom
| AND FREE SOIL wherever man lives through.
out Gods heritage"
That is one Of the resolutions, here is an
other:
Resolved That we are opposed to the exten
sion OF slavery to FREQ territories, and in favor
OF the exercise of all constitutional and neces-
sary means to restrict it to the limits within
which it does or may exist by the local laws of
the State"
Now, gentlemen W i'll ask me, what is the vote
upon these resolutions Of Mr.. IIalet? 1t was a
very full Democratic convention, and the vote in
favor of these resolutions was unanimous one,
on the 10Th Of September, lS49. Gentlemen
who write one kind of resolutions for the news
papers, unanimously adopted, circulating them
throughout the State of Massachusetts, in a
printed form, for effect and who will write an
other kind of doctrine in private letters to mem
bers upon this floor, must submit to have their
two systems compared. | say here what have
said in MASSACHUSETTS Print them in parallel
columns, and you will find no difference If the
gentlemen wish to make the North all hypo.
critics; if they wish every man at the North
who entertains sentiments that are not perfectly
palatable in high Southern latitude should falsify
his own record, and pretend to love that which
IN his heart he abhors if gentlemen desire that,
why there is a way to make some men do that,
but there is no way to make all men do so.
The thing is impossible. think too we'll not
only of the people, of the freemen, of Massa-
chusetts, but think, thank God, am able to
say, too well of the freemen of the United
States, | think too well of human nature all
over the world, to believe that universal sys-
tenn of hypocrisy upon the subject of slavery or
any other sui ject, is possible now, or will be
at any future day. You may succeed in max
ing
Mr. CABELL Will the gentleman permit
me TO ask him single question?
Mr.. RANTOUL. l have not time. The
gentleman can speak after ine for an hour.
Mr. CABELL only wish to ask the gen
tleman if the person of whom he is speaking is
the same one who is chairman of the Demo.
cratic committee!
is called at the North, Hunkerr Democrat
Laughter. Now, sir, | was saying, and can
not 60 over the matter that intended to pass
tional issue to be met with national, constitu
lional principles. We have got to see what is
to be done with it. | say it is noe, say that it
is not one third Of the Union that is to settle
this subject if the United States government
take it up. IL will be settled by two-thirds Of
the people of the United States, and not by one
third. Yes, sir, gentlemen should remember
that the State of Massachusetts has greater
white population than any State south of Ma
son and Dixon's line, and yet Massachusetts is
small State at the North Are these States that
contain one-third part of the white population,
to say that the general government shall take
hold of this subject! That is the first PROPOSE
ton. Second When they take hold of it are
they to do what they demand-they being one.
third of the people, and We, the other two
thirds, shall humbly submit to it to the end of
our days. They will make that demand, but it
will not be granted; that is all. Is it wise to
make it? Is it not better to look about little,
and see what you can do before you embark in
an enterprise of that kind! see but three
issues to this great question of slavery. | will
PROFOUND them in a few words, Tor see my time
is very short There are three issues, say. It
may result in a civil war and anarchy. ! say
that is possible; but in my opinion it Is a mere
possibility. But it is possibility that prudent
/
may drive the chariot off the precipice, when,
with the slightest degree Of prudence and skin,
the course would be perfectly safe. II may re.
suit in civil war, is badly managed, indeed,
without any sort of prudence. Then, what are
the two other issues in which it may result
Why, there is federal, aud there is Demo.
cratic issue Slavery will not last forever; for
| the seeds of its death are within ITSELF Now,
almost the whole civilized world have got rid OF
| IL and that portion Of the civilized world OF
which | speak-for ! say-nothing of the barba-
rians--which still retains this institution retains
a temporary institution, and it must look about
TO see how, with the least Inconvenience and suf.
fering 10 itself, that temporary institution is
TO come to an end. That is the great question
for Southern men; and If il is TO be pressed
upon this government-and think il ought not
to be-then il is the great question for Northern
men.
And | say there are two issues--a federal
! issue and Democratic issue What is the
federal issue That the federal government
be forced day after day 10 take more and more
interest in this subject Of slavery, and 10 inter
fere more and more with Il, by at one time
making fugitive slave law, 10 compel all Of
my constituents to be the catchers Of runaway
negroes, which is repugnant 10 my people.
They do not like it. Or, by an arrangement
which they say is constitutional, and TO give
the great capitalists Of the North an opportuni.
| ty TO raise amount sufficient for the exgency,
either by taking the national lands or making
great national loan, TO build up great ma
tiona debt, greater than that Of Great Britain,
which they would delight to do, 10 buy up the
negroes Of the South. That is the federal Is
sue. Towards it you are tending now. BY
and by gentlemen will sec this tendency more
strongly developing itself It is Of no avail for
gentlemen to try 10 shut their eyes TO II. When
the federal party see that slavery must come 20
an end, they will endcavor TO prevail upon the
general government 10 buy il up. Against that
] protest beforehand. When that + done, il
makcs complete revolution in The whole nature
Of the government IL builds up a debt as
great as that Of England. II gives the Presi
dent power which makes the republican EN-
pre. even though your forms remain unchanged,
as France has been transformed into an empire,
from the great patronage existing in the hands
OF one magistrate. But what is the other is