Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-08

parliamentary sense be personal put say tnat convict
him Of historical falsehood Dare you, sir, look in
the face and deny it?
! Mr. SUMNER. Deny what!
| Mr. BUTLER. That Independence was won by the
arms and treasure of saveholding States?
| The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. STUART in the chair
The Senator must address the Chair.
! Mr.. BUTLER. He cannot and dare not deny it.
| Mr.. SUMNER. Will the Senator yield the floor
| Mr.. BUTLER. Yes sir, because want to hear what
you say that subject.
Mr.. SUMNER. What can say is very easily said
think is very decisive, When in history, VIC
speak of slaveholding States those in which
slavery has been established policy, and professedY
essential element in their civilization. This believe
is common, IF not universal or such spoke when
spoke of sayeholiing States such regarded
slayehoding States at the adoption of the Constitution
which in those days called Southern States in con-
trast to the Northern States sometimes called the
slavehoding States By slaveholdng Statesof course
mean States which peculiarly, distinctvely,
essentially slayehoding and not States in which the
holding of slaves have been rather the accident
of the hour end in which all people or the greater
part of the people, ready welcome emancipation
Mr.. BUTLER. Mr. President, think the remarks of
the Senator verify exactly what said, that when he
chooses to be rhetorical is upon assumption Of facts
upon his own construction and by nm accumulation Of
adjectves quit that part of the subject for it is too
papable to need argument and leave it to the country
say what shadow of truth has the gentleman to cover
him in saying that had made remark betraying an g
norance of the subject, made in irony. Upon
this remark of mne thus characterized by hin, the gen.
teman has poured out what he would have regard
rebukng inyective.
again repeat that the independence Of America uas
ron by the and treasure Of slareholdtag States.
Sir he made the assertion with view to assa South
Carolina That was his object. He did it with view
to assa State in which, may say whatever have been
her distractions and difficulties there is scarcely stream
path that not sprinked with the blood Of men
contendng the liberties of the country Does he sup
pose that be required to defend South Carolina,
be provoked into attack Massachusetts, by
thing thatAe1e can say Of South Carolnas No, sir
made the attack Massachusetts, imputed to me
but he has assumed that did with view to make his
Speech exactly he assumed the other day that asked
him question which never asked, viii prove when
come to it. He assumed that asked him question
which did not put 1t is matter in regard to which
should have said nothing but for the display which he
has made to-day.
never asked him the question which il appears
he assumed to the other day But he had in his
drawer, with his fingers fixed on it, his reply and he
drew it out without exactly knowing what had said.
give him credit for ttat; believe he did not know
what asked; and just in the way now he has
dertaken to that assailed Massachusetts, said
not single word in regard to Massachusetts, in the way
Of censure on her history God knows, as would say
if stood before his tribunal be judged, the Sc
nator could not provoke to it, An lustrious prede
cessor of the Senator, Mr. Webster)I will not nst
tute comparison much less contrast, between them
said g Massachusetts, needs eulogy; there she
stands; she speaks for herseM" | may add that she
will borrow nothing from the Senator's rhetoric No.
sir; the pages of her history have beer written and
shall read them and let the Northern audience hear them
shall read them with PRIDE With pleasure and here
knowledge that have been inspired Blythe lessons Of her
thrilling annals and have been animated by the exam
Piles of her ilustrious And in taat history did
not lec for materials Of libel her true character
Do NOT suppose for moment that ceald not find pages
for eeasure. No, sir as would think of Hancock and
Laureas will think Of Massachusetts and South Carroll
ma, they The very first mission, as have learn
ed from respectable source, that sent for aid IN
counsel and treasure from BoSton to Charleston
1t from colony hst had taken the step in the Re-
veluton that would have led to her destruction but for
the cid of the denoanctd saveaolding State, and
from the ibead State OF South Carolina. The commu
ncaaons then between communities whose soils
had been fought the first battles OF the Revoptionbe
tween the Of Bunker Hill and the men Of Sullvans
Island.
But, sir do you suppose ahat shall be provoked into
assault upo2 Massachusetts, No. sir Massachusetts,
and Boston, far see haveione their duty and
vindicated before the Confederacy in spite Of their
| msrepresenDg advocate Sir, what said to the gen.
tems not to him the representative of the peo
pie of Massachusetts either they they
did not magnify him into the representative of Massa-
chusets In aesailing the small target ut which shot
I never assumed that going to make an assault
upon the gravity the dignity and the historical reputa
tion of Massachusetts H HAS thought proper, howev-
to turn round and by his miserable shifts to dig up
in the last night suppose, by the aid of jackals and
hunters-worse than slavehuaters men whose malice
would lead them to do any thingmusty records in
der to stor and misrepresent history and he expects
me to-day, in moment, to answer has libel. can
flute and might denounce it. shall trust to transient
indignation 1-
Sir in what said the other day, and in what have
SAID at all times, lnever Instituted the comparison which
the Senator has chosen to make In the rather playful
remarks which l made in reference to Massachusetts
time ago. to which the Senator has referred said
that Massachusetts, like South Carolina and all theoher
States had undergone material change of opinion
the subject of slavery for at time showed there
was statute in MISUNDERSTANDING opinion
did not mention it by way Of reproachproyiding for
whipping every negro who returned ther, Now, in their
philanthropy they much better off that instead of
their whipping negroes they invite them there, with
view suppose to exhibit this wonderful spirit of liberty
called ia spirit Of resistance the stamp act n For the
purpose that referred to the totes quotes statute,
termed it. under which coored going into Massa-
chusetts liable to be whipped often he did go
there from another State, had right to do It
to show that Massachusetts, had very little sympathy
| opinion that existed then. n is Massachusetts
ut one time had the same op other States in re-
lation to the colored race. !ie owned them she
used them as slaves. lH
Well sir the Senator has said that Massachusetts, was
nota slGvehoding State at the time her distinguished he
roes, statesmen, and poets illustrated her history.
might say the Senator and his confreres that like
of the degenerate poets of Rome and Greece they
could praise Marathon Thermepyl and Salams but they
never lived in period when they capable Of the
achievements of those whom they attempted to praise
distinguish between the ripe orator who is proud Of
the reputation of his State, and the vapd rhetor;cian
ton in response me- for saying that Massachusetts
once slavehoding community. Nay, more; he has de-
nounced me for my ignorance on the subjects and he
specially to think that the aures and honors of
Hancock Warren aud the Adamses will be furnished
by any thing that be said Of them by atribuon
in cennexion with the character relation of slave
holding people. Why, SIR fhe had made true chat these