The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-01

interests of the country and Of my constituents according
to the best counsels of my Judgment This duty |
shall endeavor to discharge regardless alike Of who
or may not concur with me.
That portion of the address that vndicates and euo-
giAes the patriotism and gaany of the minority in the
other branch of Congress- and charges the majority with
disregard OF the law and usages of the House. and arb
rary exercise OF power does not me- and of it
have no right to speak and need not if had they
abundanty able to vndicate themselves from all such flu
tile and foolish aspersions
This brings me to the conclusion Of the paper where
it is announced in terms of awful solennty he deed is
done Fray, SIR what deed is this thus solemny pro-
eained why the bill organizing territorial governments
for Kansas and Nebraska has become law and what is
there in this bill that invests il with much interest and
exees so much feeling, and nyokes such solemnty OF
decaratonf 1t simply provides that Congress shall exer
else control the domestic concerns Of the Terrific
ties but that the people shall regulate these things for them
selves II asserts the great principle for which have
ment and that Congress shall not intervene in order to
prevent re roe from exercising this inalienable right
This is the sum and substance of the bill.
60 The very head and front of offending
Hath this extent, no more"
Who objects to this If any, let him speak, But it is
said we repealed the Missouri Compromise If il stood in
the way did of the establishment of these great prn-
cpe it ought have BEEN as it has been repealed and
restrictions on the satute-book would repeal them ALL
There Mr. President but two other paragraphs of
this address and because of the richness of fancy they DIS
play and the solemn warning they present beg the in
diligence of the Senate that may be permitted read
them in exteaso Here they are:
plain that fatal as the measure in these
aspects it is only for broader propagandism Of sla
very in the utsre The Object of the administration
believe, and of who represent the slave States
like of half dozen Of the States Of Mexico to
be admitted also slave States These acquisitions
hundreds Of millions; If they cannot be- made peacefully,
then at the cost of with Mexico and with Spain,
with England, and with France, and at the cost of a
with Russia scarcely less repugnant Unmistakable
dcatons appear also of purpose to the
OF San Domingo, and to subugatc the whole island,
storing it to the dominion of slavery And this is to be fol-
lowed ur BY alliance with BRAZIL and the extension of
slavery in the valley Of the Amazon 1t for you Judge
whether when slavery shall have made these additions to the
United States, will demand unconditional submission
on the part Of the free States and failing in that demand
empire in the central region of the
From act unjust and wrongful in elf and fraught
wm % :" fearful We appeal to the people
North and to the South the free States and the
holding States themselves.
therefore speak calmly of the past and YOU sober
seriousness of the future II would become u.s. nor is it
ed in this great exgency For ourselves we ready
all that shall be in power to restore the Missouri Com
wisdom shall command and may be necessary for the
of the ground lost to freedom and prevent the fur
SOLOMON FOOT, Chairman.
RAn,ss Rnsnrs TEAGs, \ Essrov Secretaries,
Mr. President believe it is part of our natureI be-
OF Adam down to this hourtha every Is seeking the
Of fame in some department or higher i'm
mortality beyond the confines of this earth Now II may be
that the author authors Of this adressor we cannot
tell who what he is they areanimatcd by this laud-
able spirit of an honorable ambition may he In search of
but surely if they aspire to immortality
redicatcd on full fair and honest presentation of facts
they viii descend to the grave unwept unhonored and
unsung, to be forgotten in less than quarter of CEN
tury But sir they aspire to an immortality of fancy
and fiction they are on the broad road TO s
he pf 1drcss
would respectfully suggest to him that he turn his thoughts
from the poor and humble pursuits of caring for his
trys honor and his countrys rights to richer field
think he might justly aspire to honorable association
with the author of the Arabian Nights Entertainments or
with Eugene Sue Paul De Kock or some other man of
fancy and imagination for human wisdom, human inge-
niy, human fancy could not compress fiction into
the same number Of letters and syabes than are to be
found in these two paragraphs. Perhaps however he
Cabin ''' o''|'' ''''
Why sir what is it2 In the first place it is asserted
that this Kansas and Nebraska bill as cover to our
designs Well thatmay be- according to your conception
gcnemcn but is it altogether courteous and respectful to
the dignity and honor Of your bynAcT and rep
resenatives who differ from You on the subject To
charge that honorable would seek cover secret
protection 10 do what he had right to do is insult
which you ought TO be ashamed and which should reor
upon you if felt that should degrade myself in do
ing So We take i you say, asa cover-for what Fer
purposes the most wicked and infamous the paa5t I'M
patriotic and reasonable for which, if tue we ought to
be hung We take it according to your decaration as
shelter and proection-for what TO Cuba not
stopping there to annex five six Mexican States not
stopping there arc to go to San Domingo we are to
subugate that island and establish slavery there are
to Brazil and along the banks of the Amason and
establish slavery there Well, when we have accom-
plished that what else do yoE tell You tell us that
then we intend to force upon the North an uncondi-
ona surrender Now, appeal to every honorable man
here from the North has the South at any time her
history attempted to interfere with your rights or your
Institutions Have ever sent memorial TO the SEN
ate asking that slavery shall be established in the State
Of New York, Massachusetts, elsewhere where
does not legitinately belong. We have never sought to
interfere with you or your rights, powers privileges or
rerogatves and yet this address unbshingy pioclams
70 the country that is the purpose of the friends of the
Kansas and Nebraska bill under its cover seek the an
exaton of Cuba part Of Mexico San Domingo Brazil and
then TO come home feeling strong in strength and
force slavery on them Sit there is not upon earth
who SO deeply stepped in folly TO believe it, We seek
force slavery reduce you an unconditional subms-
sion to it II the charge should stop there perhaps
should feel less concern about it, But you content
with charging upon us purposes Of the most reckless
ness and disregard OF the rights of others You go further
ind charge with deliberate purpose TO dissolve this
Cnon You say that we take shelter under the and
Nebraska bill to annex the States mentioned and when
sc have annexed them il the North does make an un
conditional surrender to establish central southern
'onicderacy! Suppose We to imputc you purpose
md motives antagonstcal to the honor Of the country
md lis constitution, what would you think Of us The
'nthors OF this address do not e4te To- charge directly
upon us that we intend te dissoie this Union All that
have to say-and -ay il more in than in anger
), that The charge is wckedy and maliciousy false and
IN at loss TO perceive how any honorable could Mt
er it, The South has sho~n her fidelity to the consti
ion at all times and yet told that we are taking
heer under this act to perpctrate outrage upon III
ibcres OF the country and TO dissolve the gcros onion
,nder which we live E'""0s
few words more, aud -Aan have done; for have
ready trespasaea "a The attention of the Senate longer
han vas my parpose The last paragraph OF the address
iroclaliDs TO the country: