The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-29
SPEECH OF HON. p. PHILIPS.


Delivered in the House Of Representatives, December 49,
1853. IL the Committee OF ihe Whole on the state OF
the Union on the reference Of the Presidents message
to The appropriate committees
Mr. PHILIPS said
Mr. CHAIRMAN: The question before the committee is
on the OF the Presidents message yet ati.
tude OF debate allowed by rules has already involved
not only the proprey Of that message the instu0on OF
slavery, the conduct OF Captain lnerahsm in the kosxa
affair, bu, also a discussion which commenced IN the
House. and s still pending there, 10 the constitution
aly of the law OF 1s49, vesng IN the Secretary OF The
Treasury the appointment Of his Assistant Secretary.
What more. 81. will yet os nvoyea; Ian,t upon " @ wns' G
say-not even, presume, that most notorious and cele
bra,ed parsonage, the "oIdes nhs sbitant"
,hs o,s which fell from the gentleman from New
York [Mf. SxrTH] and the gentleman from Ohio, tMr
GlDpIses not that they were not sartling but because
they were not new Inc setso,ypso ss0hmea':.i''ss
spon The public often 10 create at this day the
least emotion OF surprise.
But, air. AZ looked around these halls, and behsId
the representatives OF thirty States congregaed hers
TO Ieesate under that glorious constitution which At
once recognises their and secures their union,
and which each representative has solemnly
sworn confess sir, that was stariled, that In Dseh
place. where the very decorations OF The temple declared
the sanciy of the States and the glory o their fatsrnal
union-beforc auditory, one hall OF whom were the
immediate representatives Of institutions into which do
mes,ic servtude had struck It's roots far and deep-the
gentleman had the bodness to utter sentiments 20 dsroE
atory TO the constitution, 80 desuucve 10 the Union,
and so insulting TO his fellow representatives.
Sir the institutions OF the South have been aseailed BY
the btterest nvec,ve and most unmeasused dsnancia-
ton and the representatives OF the South have ste0ed
in calm decorum, without complaint OF reply. Nay
more sir they have been called upon 10 listen to nfs-
erabIe acmpto falsify history and pesvevt the plain
provisions OF the consuiion in order TO sustain eea
tlemen in papable violation oil their constitutional
oath.
do not propose, Mr.. Chairman, to discuss with hs
gentleman the propreiy the morality Of thoee inslitu
lions which mine by inheritance and which asu -
cured 10 me by the federal compact II is not dr. be-
in the long cherished desire Of esablishine ihsG hall -
central amphi.heare from which the gsntlemaa and bis
confederatss might speed their 6ery arrows every
portion of this country, and again eabiect the land 10
civ, dscord they have the right 10 ctalleags such
discussion here, apd, 10 far cOncernsd, they shall
not have H. II the constuiion should prove Inadequate
10 the protection of those Institutions desgned 10
feel strong in the confidence that thooo inglltu
tons have nherent power enough 10 psotect th1ovso
for, sir II there any ruth 10 BE- drawn frc H. helo
~ OF population, II s that people who, Within lev
years. whos the aid Of immigration incssess theit hus
bers from handful TO upwards oi three millione
number greater than the whole population a hs colo
n the tae they threw OF the British yoke. ard sac
cessfully resisted British powermus b. in ho oatoy-
men Of the comforts and advantages Of lie osa sa,ta-
bic to the,r condition. 49lf8 ~
| trust, Mr. Chairman, that the abstinence which
have posd upon myself will be approved BY the repre-
sentatvss Of the southern Jaes and that they will pr
NIT this challenge 10 dscusson pass unnocsd and
accepted and that again to be called upon n
lsseM TO the vile abuse and vtuperaon Of iasatuiions
which u u our duty to protect this hoor. le M hs
content in the re6ection that although the gen,lsmsn