The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-08

support the Pacific railroad Living under constitution
designed to establish justice and promote general wei
fare we witness every day efforts on this floor to use the
whole power and moral force Of the government for the
destruction Of southern property Asserting that taxation
shall be uniform and equal the South is, by indirection
paying much the largest portion Of the income Of the gov
ernment Conending for Interpretation Of the oonsti
tuition, which forbds the general government becoming
mere moneyed machine and applying the public funds for
sectional objects her Interpretation strictly applied only
to herself and practically disregardod towards all other
portions of the Onion Under such circumstances there
necessity for the South have united action not only
of this hall but in it. But such united action does
necessarily imply sectonasm II may be required to
vent it, 3 r
Recollecng Mr. Chairman, the influence Of the South
in the formation Of this federal government the guaran
tees Of right which intended be secured her by the
constitutions and the gradual growth Of false public
timent at the North operating through that instrument
each year with additional force to weaken these guaran
tees and listening at the time the be-
tween the North and the South frequently drawn Of hate
by northern in debate this oor and from
here by speech address in the from which have
just read extracts-sometmos erng the South aggress
i've and sometimes condeDinng her political opinions
distractions and sometimes her social Institutions Grim
mall could not but recall the remarks Of eloquent
Frenchman, at recent date in defence of the humiliaed
spirit Of France against the material development Of Eng
land But slightly paraphraed the South may them
in no unknd spirit towards the North sAre we not"
said he the Of those who by the effort Of heroic
nationality did the worlds work in establishing every
nation the gospel of equality in the Declaration Of Inde
pendence? a 8
Did our fathers mean by the fraternity expressed in that
instrument that vague underlined sympathy which well
and loves everything which nnges bastardzes
confounds Would it not be marvel to see the people
who but lately reared the beaconght Of the future to
which the eyes Of the world turned, walking snbms
sivcy and without murmur, under sacrifice Of rightly
Well may northern gentlemen ask, with smile, what
and southern political struggles? Behold the South You
please yon have described her. seated the ground
like job and your northern States coming by TO
question: to comfort it may be- TO taunt her. @Where
your ships and your machineryW asks "Where
your enterprises of industry asks another Where your
literature and art asks another Kind sisters" says the
writer t,Sho IN nd
the South permit me to you She is ill you see,
and there she sits with dropping head unwilling to speak
knd-dsnterestedly expended by each for the advance
ment of the whole the pyramid reared out of her would
reach the skies; whilst all Of sacrifice that could be
piled up out of you would reach higher than chlds
knee. 4 -t@ .
Say not then, how pale South is She has shed her
blood for you. Say not how poor she is For you she
has given without counting; and having nothing
give has given her SOUL the latent heat OF the constitu
tom and is on that you live All that now left her Is
what she has given to others.
Are you surprised that she the constitution
and that trusting in it as her best security for the present.
and her sures guaran in the future she is ready pro-
test against its slightest voaton 1t is in this spirit and
not in that Of either selfish fear narrow calculating
sectionasm that the South has with snch united front
aided the North to put down the dark spirit that rising up
in their midst engendered by gloomy fanacism, has
sought reckessly TO strike at institutions in whose exist
ece involved the happiness and prosperity not of one
section, but that Of the whole Union
But viii leave this subject hoping that the gentleman
who has sought the floor will take early opportunity to
Mr.. PECK win the gentleman give way for mo-
ment?
Mr.. PERKINS, / will, with pleasure for moment.
Mr.. PECK simply desire to say that refer the gen.
tean and the House for the political sentiments of Mr.
Soule to his speech in the Senate Cuba
Mr. MAURICE. VIII the gentleman from Louisiana
yield me the floor for one single obseryation2
Mr.. PERKINS | have prepared speech, filed with
statistics the subject Of the public lands and came to
the House this morning intending speak that subject
but the gentlemen from New York appear desirous Of
replying TO what have said wi with the permission Of
the House, deliver at another time, publish, may
prefer the remarks intended make ] now yield the
hoor with pleasure to the gentleman from New York
Mr.. MAURICE. Mr.. Chairman, the remarks made by
the gentleman from Louisiana address purporting
its face to be directed exclusively constituents
come, 1t seems TO me- with bad grace from a vol
unteer defender Of which he says himself he re-
garded with feelings Of sadness when he left this hall after
its passage.
Mr. PERKINS The gentleman win allow me 10 correct
him. did not regard the passage Of that with any
thing but satisfaction, vote for it with feelings Of sad
What regarded with sadness the idea that
Of the South should be expected TO exut at 1t southern
triumph did not desire that y should hereafter be
dsred indicating the extent Of southern rights
rred the Missouri Compromise has been referred
in recent debate a southern measure.
Mr.. MAURICE. The gentleman Is WELCOME the effect
Of HIS explanation. IL docs not Il TO me- present
the matter in any very different light
did not come here to-day sir either prepared i'm
tending TO say single syllable in defence Of
which duty to constituents imposed upon
act Of necessity II had had opportunity during the
progress Of the debate OF expressing my sentiments in
ation TO the Nebraska and Kansas bl would, perhaps
never have troubled my constituents the gentleman
from Louisiana with any remarks In relation TO that bill
in the form Of an address
The gentleman after commenting in terms which hone
satisfactory him portion OF the address pro-
ceeded to say that If had stopped there although
could subscribe to the sentiments expressed he would
have felt IL incumbent upon him have drawn the
attention Of the House the subject but that repro
sentative of the State Of Louisiauasnd permit say
here that regard the members from the State Of Iouis
ana and particularly gentleman representing that
State with higher feelings OF regard and esteem than any
other gentleman upon this floor those who rov
my Stseas Louisianian he felt II incumbent upon
him defend the present minister 20 Spain from what he
supposed 10 be uncaedfor assaults upon that gentleman
and he went far TO say that they neither
manly nor chivaircR
Now put to the gentleman whether there one single
word in all that we have said in relation TO the minister
Spain that not fully warranted BY the TRUTH Did not
bis appointment minister 70 Spain awaken alarm and
apprehension Did not the known opinions and political
sentiments OF that gentleman induce feeling Of dread and
apprehension that confined the North7 Did IL
extend the whole country2 and has II not been
fully justified by the results The conduct Of that gentle
since he has been AT Madrid has brought any ythng
but honor upon the American ask the gentleman
from louisiana IL is not so should be glad TO hear
the gentleman in reply.
Mr. PERKINS. The gentleman from New York has
asked mo question, and desires viii give
him one but should prefer doing after the gentleman
has concluded his remarks,
Mr. MAURICE I will proceed then. The next passage
in the address TO which the gentleman from Louisiana
chooses to take exception is that portion wherein sude
to The fact, not matter coming within personal
knowledge but OF which had credible information that
the Black Warrior at Havana afforded to Mr. Soue the
opportunity of addressing communication TO the Spanish