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

and oy his course is helping the consummation of
lheif policy suppose might stop here, so far as am
personally concerned but the cause OF the South re-
sisencies o the senator from Alabama will show that
De occupied exactly the ground now occupy, and which
many represent support II he has abandoned II. and
now taxes directly opposite ground his censre asper
sons can harm no His credibiliy witness his
authority Tor evil, can affect neither any other
man on or on Of this floor propose 10 show what kind
OF man ne Is IRON his own speeches and his acts
There = a practice OF the English bar which have
seen used IN our own courts with very good effect Be-
fore the proofs are brought forward, il is usual for the
lawyer TO state what he intends 10 prove, in order that
The minds OF the court and jury may be brought those
important points which he deems material to The issue
Now will state to The Senate what propose to prove
by the words OF the senator from Alabama do not
mean to convict hn-l mean that he shall convict him
sell DO not mean 10 afraign bim--he shall arragn
himself and whatever evil consequences occur TO him
in the estimation OF Others shall be The work OF his
own hands IL he shall commit political moral suicide,
hs own hand shall do the deed. will now state to the
senate IN brlef way, what intend to prove and sub
slant'ate by ils own speeches.
The senator from Alabama during the last Congress,
delivered various speeches on the subject OF southern
slavery:
L. On his resolution of the 27th OF December calling
Tor information TO California he takes the position
that for Congress TO admit California State with the
passage by Congress of the Wilmot proviso in different
form, and that in doing so, Congress would violate all
Mr. CLEMENS. What is the volume from which
Mr.. RHETT # is all taken from the Congressional
Globe shall read the extracts themselves directly. Il
ne will turn TO the dates, he will find them, will send
him my extracts, as have them all written down.
On the 10th of January, in his speech on the Ver-
the admission Of California the first aggression. he
contends that we cannot yield nch shows that this
would not only be Impolitic, bringing desoation and
death TO the South but Infamous; eschews prudence
treats charges Of disunon with contemp and finally de-
pics two classes OF traitors exsung-ihe aboonsts,
and the submissonists In the South.
Ia tha ~ Eak.
ton presented by Mr. HALE dissolve the Unon he
sers that between dsunon and submission of the South
to the admission OF California, the South would take the
iormer and argues that, in this event, will be the
Norih, not the South which will dissolve the Union by
destroying the constitution.
On the 2sth OF February, in his speech delivered
Inc Presidents message transmitting TO the Senate the
constitution OF California he denounces Mr. Glars
luhons argues al length against the consuonalty OF
admitting California into the Union; denounces her ad-
mission as The consummaton of drama OF fraud and
trksryi contends that the North gets everything by Mr.
CnTs proposed Compromise, and the South loses all
prefers the Wmot provso direct denounces all compro
misses upon the subject and replies the pictures Of
and blood drawn by Messrs CLAY and CAs denying thai
they have any foundation the probable OF things
but realized, the South is not responsible, and should
not yield on that account, distinctly indicates dsunon
"the sharp and severe remedy;" descants Washing
tons Farewell Address, and contends that he would, il
alive sanction his course, and go with the South in
sisance
On the sh of May he attacks the report of the Com
mIttee OF Thirteen, and assas Mr.. MsNGuM; contends
that there Is for beraty in the construction oi
The eonsi,iuion and halu cannot be compromised away
Z On the 10th of May he arraigns Mr. FooTE for in.
consistency IN supporting the report OF the Committee oi
Thirteen, which be said only an inbodment OF Mr.
CLArs resolutions; denounees the Compromise as "a
shameless surrender; descants upon the Outrage" OF
the dsmemberment OF Texas and treats with dsrespeci
and eonempt the counsel that shoad take the Com
promise ''the best we could get"
8 On the 2isi of May he replies to Mr.. FooTEs charge
OF beng IN ASSOCIATION with aboonlsts and shows that
their opposition 10 the bill is for contrary reasons
= On the 18Th OF August be protests against the pas
sage OF the ball admitting California; repeats bis posi-
Ion as being against the consluonality of the bill
declares that the States sevefegn advocates secession
and declares his allegiance Alabama iniimaing that
those who support The bill traitors 10 the South. and
would sell their souls TO Satan, and beiray the Savior
himself, Al he to again on earth, for half the
money which Judas obtained
Such were the positions taken by Mr JrRkT CLEMENS,
senator from Alabama, IN the Senate OF the United
States. IN the year OF Lord 1850 But in the year
1851, IN The month OF December, Mr. JrRRY CLEMENS
according 10 the speech he lately delivered is entirely
different man, and exhibits entirely character.
la ihe former year, be Is State resistance man
m The latter, he IS consolidation submss,ons IN the
former year, he denounees the Compromise unconst
tuuo0a and uncomfortable BY the Souh-in the latter, he
defends as constitutional and the Of great bless
ings TO The conniry IN the former, he denounced the
sabmlssonIsts 10 the Compromise iraitorn the lat.
ter he becomes himself, and denounces the resist,
traitors 10 the former year. be deseans on
dissolution OF the Union the "shaIp and severe rem
,o9 Me- N, ss hs ioe S@On Ss Ss 4 o.; M
year. he treated with Just and contempt the pictures
OF blood and which were then portrayed the
sequences OF the disunon polcyin the next year, be
becomes piciure-msker IN the same line himself; IN
the former year. he declares the States sOveTeign-in
the latter that they soyeregn in the former year
be declares that bis allegiance is due Alabanain The
latter that allegiance OF bis - due 10 her, Tor she
p,rIsh treason 10 the former year, he supports
cession-n the latter be denounees ard crowns the
Whole by the tha, Jefferson, the Virginia report
and resolutions in l7es and 1929, with Calhoun and Nc
Duihe also, all denied the right Of secession.
Now the Senate - N possession oi what proposed
senator from Alabama, and very imperfect synopsis
II the Senate will attend 10 the language | shall read,
used By the senator from Alabama, think they will mod
the sequel thar have not only no, oyeraed them but
that have stated hs inconsistency IN the full force
which his words would portray. And II make all
this appear, think shall, will be not prove 10 Be
very proper specimen Of morality and honor standing
up in the Senate al the Units1 States arragn the
duet OF priRclplcs of other senators
Nov, MIR President for the extracts 10 which have
allnded On the 20h OF Deeemberiyoa see, sF ne be-
gan very early he could not wait m other senator's be-
gan he began himsslforemosi IN his rsa tor the m
teresis and honor OF the Soahon The Oh OF December,
before Mr. CLAY offered bis resolutions, be csne oai N
the Senate and offered OF resoluoOs calling upon
the President for Information the following sob
iects FIRST whether he hsd appointed cyh and mu,-
tary governor for California snce March last sesond
whether any agent bad been sent out 70 Caolna 70 a.
xisf in the formation Of State government; hira, now
the persons calling themselves delegates 70 the conVen-
ton were elected who hxe The gusheaiions OF voters
and what those qualifications were i0urth vhetnsf any
census Of the inhabitants Of C.f0rns bad oeen sken,
and by wh~s sw srt fifth. the Instructions whieh were
given by the government 70 the civil and military gov
ernor Oa the lib OF January these resolutions came np
for consideration in The Senate, and The senator IN MS
their said.