The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-09

impure examples IN oher pats of the void besides Great
Britain When spoke Of IL spoke in emphatic terms of
nose writer's who have poured upon what the senator
himself VIII not deny 70 be refreshing slreams-what
hope he viii regard as refreshing him and 10 the intel
lgenos OF the age J named authors. Will he dissent
IRON Burke : Will he dissent from Chatham Wiii he
dissent iron Shah sgeare Will he dissent from the Ut
eraure, and the eoqueRce, and The example, and me
tone OF feeling OF Hampton and Sidney slr' when
spoke 10 the spirit Of man Judging TIE literature on Eng
land did expect be diverted by THIS miserable al
fusion 10 "Unce TOMS Cabin. LLaughierl That may
do for an adj eapanaam but II is not a manly mode
OF meeting what said in relation 10 The literature oil
England.
Mr. DOUGLAS | spoke in terms OF reverence and
respect oil the monuments and tombsiones which were
found in England 10 The great men, 10 Their patriotism.
their legal learning and science and poetry and all that
was great and noble and admirable. | spoke of them
with respect matter in The past but, sir, do
think IL legitimate argument to go back two or
three centuries past ojusiy English agsressons in the
present upon this contnent and when heard The alu-
sion and laudaions and eulogus upon past English his
tory in palliaon OF present English enormy, though
II was right and proper 10 remind the senator himself oil
some oil the present conduct OF England, which should
be borne IN mind when he pronounced euoges upon the
past am talking OF the present, and It's bearing upon
The future. IL Is that 10 which ! am directing my
marks, and moi 10 the past
MIR. BUTLER should like 10 know how England
is TO be responsible for 'Uncle Toms Cabin. Is Eng
land the endorser OF il have alluded 10 the masehy
ntellecis OF England and not TO the spurious miserable
sickly sentmenlalily OF the day II such literature as
that TO which he aIludes is TO be taken a standard
is no more responsible for that miserable cant in rea-
ton to this subject Than others But with regard to Eng
land, in all our commercial relations, in all
ion with her a civilized nation, presume the honor
able senator would not be disposed to postpone her TO
any other nation.
MIR. DOUGLAS. | would neither postpone nor give
her the preference. have eulogum to make upon
her will tIea, her our duty nation requires.
Mr.. BUILER | have pronounced no other eulogium
than history yields TO her literature commerce, and CIV
ization, and bound 10 MAINTAIN our relations
with England if we intend 10 be civilized nation our
selves made auson 10 the kind OF literature which
the senator has brought in debate. We can find this
miserable senumentaliy anywhere; and there are many
other things which Ike senator might as well have
brought in which would have been as pertinent 10 the
debate He had better gel up discussion OF the Maine
liquor law. [Laughierl | do not see why he should
not. II has about as much coHnexlon with the ques-
ton as the other
MIR. DOUGLAS. i have introduced into this discus
sion of these extfaneous topics. have contested
myself with replying when others have brought them
forward and thrust them upon me- My object has been
conne the debate 10 the points at issue between the
senator from Delaware and myself, and have not de-
parted from tina, ne except when compelled to do SO by
the remarks OF others.