The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-18

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people of the roner and these Indians from de-
yastaiDg They murdered him. and mutiIaed bis per
in the horrible How II ia the ease
Of the Florida warl oceola aDd his Se,noes refused 10
their second treaty after the lapse Of year from
It's ratification instead Of good faith which had right
for long forbearancc and kindness shown he
received savage eachery and murder Protesting great
friendship for their agent General Tbompson well AS
gratitude for his kindness and bersty, Oceoa murdered
him cold blood with the very gun him by that
agent the occasion of friendly Wait few days before.
This arocous the signal for conhagraon and blood
along the entire line of the Florida frontier will dwell
upon the death and carnage Of which that
happy peninsula was dur"g so many years. ths theatre
know somehing Of these barbarias, much OF my iie
has been spent their midst The native Tribes and
cannbas indeed; they have the flesh and drunk
the blood Of my relatives friends and peghbors The
reputable civilians of the republic, the able and
gifted of generals have been the negoaors of the rea-
with these people, aod have supernlended their removal
from the States the country agreed upon by treaty for
their homes cannot, hefeforel viii beIeys, that
any deliberate wrong has been pcrpetaed upon them
God and destiny have done and doing their work I'M
til speedy extinction threatens them, and powerful
tribes are reduced to mere handful will be impossible
hats upon their heads, clothes their bodies The
remnant of the Shawnee, Delaware and other tribes
in Kansas--lke the Lose Of the Mohgans in Wisconsin,
have given up The chase cultivated the SOIL and made graft
flying progress Christianity and the am oiced
knoS and will do everything in my power project
and preserve them.
Mr. President the passage of the bill before WILL in
Judgment confer great benefits upon the nation, the
West and especially upon the State which in part repre-
compsh for what The acquisition and psopng Of lowe
did Tar Illinois Originally, tavoref the organization OF
Territory; but representations from our constituents
and critical examination of the subect-hasing an
eye the systems OF internal improvement which be
adopted by people OF Neb aska and Kansas develop
their s--sat fed my colleague, who member
of that that reported this bill and myself that the
great interests of The whole country and especially OF
5ae, demand that should support the proposition for
the OF two Iertores otherwise The seat OF
and leading thoroughfses must have all fallen
south Of Iowa.
shall for the bin reported by the committee and
amended by the Senate because recognizes the doctrine
OF vention, established by The Compromise Of
$780, and because the people whom represent have
recognized and acted upon tina, doctrine Iowa is the only
mot proviso" My colleague who lodges respon-
sblty fails to perform duty, voted for every of
the compromise measures IN all their phases stages and
conditions, including the fugtive-slave awhe late Sena-
Sturgeon, Of Pennsylvania and ourselves, being the
only three from the entire saveholdDg section
Of this Union who voted for it, Since then, my colleague
has been returned this body without objecon far
have heard, from either democrat wing,
Of his votes to which have referred We had sub
sequeny the qualification to those which
thus supported unanimously approved by the great
political parties of the country in conventonhe fugitive
slave law being especially named in the resolutions OF appro
val in both the democratic and the wing national
held their candidates for Presi-
dent.
have felt proud of the position the gallant young
State which part represent has occupied upon the sa
very question She left her senator's untrammced with
slructons during the memorable and exciting
which have alluded free in their judgment the
best interests of the country demanded We performed
part without stopping inquire consider whether it
would be popular not, excepting as we believed That
things which right in and Of themselves, will always
receive when fairly discussed and tried the approving
dict Of that great tribunal, the American people.
In reviewing the humble and unmportant 1T which it
has been my lot perform the legislative history Of my
country, sincerely believe that il anything which may
said done shall survive the brief hour in which
1--we. will be the part taken and the efo ts have
made settle upon broad national principles the slavery
question, and to sustain and defend the constitution and
the Unon in The letter and The spirit which both
formed.
But what, let ask, the senators from Massaciu-
ses New York and Ohio doing TO mitigate the evils of
which they complaint Slavery exists IN fifteen States
of this Union, like every other human nsnution--it
progress either upward or downwsrd The most de-
ermned aholilonls's cannot deny that u exists IN much
mllder form than did carly history The laws
and customs regulating this insuton IN generations long
gone much than the ultra southern
VIII, this day, approve practices and but for tho
unwise and audacous interference of oigan'zed abolition
socetes with things which in way them, and
with rights secured the constitution to the South the
dition negro would be far better than mpelled
by ssuided fanaca bgo,ei philanthropy the abolon-
sts have nerfered TO prevent the moderation Of the cond
negroes Remove The o.tsde pressure upon the
Cvrissn and humane people OF the Suth and they will
goon make such progress the Of their laws
and governing slavery would Danish from the
northern mind much If not ALL Of the prejudice which 1t
entenins resp ctog that institution. Nothing 10
apparent my mind ihan, bu, for the operations of the
aboluopisls of the Moth Delaware, Maryland Kentucky,
Missouri and perhaps other slave States would have had
within their borders large emancipation parties.
Nr Jefferson lived unt he forced, by the abolition
of io20 recant all his early sentiments upon he sub
G slavery by HIS letter to John Holmes, of
April 49, 1870, in which he said'
" had for long ceased TO read newspapers or pay
any attention to public air confident they we're in good
hands, ard be passenger bark the shore
from which distant But this question,
like fe-beli in the night, awakened and filed with
ro considered the knel Of the Union. Ii is
hushed, indeed, for the moment But this a reprieve
only; not final sentence" tSes note.
Your Gays, your McDowels, your Undcrwoods, would
have been actively battling in the emancipation
fore the people Interested and who alone have right
decide the matter had not been for the feeling excited by
nbliiuonisn,. IL rs well known that Messrp Clay and
Under wood both had the moral courage declare
selves in favor Of proposition to ingraf the
tion If KenuCky provision which you lead gradual
emancip ,tlon. Who deeated IL Who excited the
of thai Cammo wealth disregard the accommodation of
H. nry, lay, whom, above all other men, statesman
md pao', they had most conhdeneei answer II the
alb htionisls h is they who perpetuatpg slavery
wherever 1t exists and tightening the chains Of the slave
To he emaneIpanonist IN the slave States in the
ler days Of the republic common, and quite
specab as be otherwise What that end angored
the liberty and life Of Cnssius NJ Clay wherever he o-
ptard in his Stae t. advocate the sentiments which
he protested to onertan pending the election OF members
a convention remodel the constitution of Kenu ky !
II because he became the reckless month niece Of
Garrison Pn,lips, & Co., utter foreign and faaat
s.ntiment, alike insult ng TO the character and fame OF
Kentucsy i the feeling which States, communities
individuals vii ever manifest whom outside attempt
made dictate them vbathey shall or shall not do in
matters which belorr exclusively TO them