The daily union., 1854-10-24

I'd It gave the right of way across Tehuanepee for
which Mr.. Polk had offered fifteen millions; and
3D. IL gave us about twenty millions of land IN
euding the Mesilla valley which Mr. Fillmore had reln
quished
For these we paid only ten millions
The reciprocity treaty with Canada entering
wedge Of free trade Though not as full as he should have
liked IL, ii was still something gained.
Congress had passed insane bill which uncon
stitutona usurpaon of power and insoent nterfer
between State and class of its citizens Congress
had also passed river and harbor bill stupendous
scheme TO deud the treasury and consolidate the govern
ment Amy scheme squander money in the West would
be advocated there while the North would support it
reduce the treasury and perpetuate the tariff Both OF
these schemes he said the President had with great firm
and patriotism vetoed. The President deserved well
of the South and of the State and should be supported
I'd. What Congress had failed to do Congress he said
had failed TO reduce the tariff He would hold out nc
promise that this would be speedily done though he should
labor it, The South had been pundered long enough
and il time for her wrongs to be redressed Congress
had failed also reduce the expenditures of government
within the limits of economy and repub bcanism
Sd. What were prospects in the iuture2 sectional
division of parties and next sectional Congress The
whig party was disbanded and its members now
blended with the free-soers The fusion would sweep tho
free Satescutng down the conservatives right and left
The majority in the next Congress would be wings abo
ltonizedelected upon issue but hatred to slavery
that majority would crusade against the South lie did
believe the whg party would have another nationa
convention 1t was now rven asunder There was geo
graphical line of separation The conservative democracy
of the North too feeble exercise influence and
therefore the southern democracy could not look to 1T
The North abolitionized and arrayed against the
Souththe South would have unite against the North
There could be compromise, for religious principl,
uncompromsable The North believes it is duty tc
God to destroy Institutions; believe ii is duty
God to defend those institutions. How compromise
question of conscence2 The antagonism is in soca
strucurehow reconcile IT'D The danger is threatening
the South should meet it brayey.
Cuba he said presented question OF great delicacy
vital interest He had doubt about her ultimate unoI
with the South We could permit it, he said to be
tropical den of free negroes European colony Il
moes Spain could not much longer retain the island
and when it passed from the hand Of Spain it must com
to There three ways of acquiring it; lst by
conques I'd, by purchase; Sd, by annexation inde
pendent community.
If got il by conquest the consuSgeneral would pro
claim emancipation The South would hold the procama
ton fraud upon the rights of warthe North would hoC
it valid The struggle would be here-which would
ceed7
ID If we got by purchase the North would insist upoI
the application of the Wilmot proviso to it.
Sd. If we got ii by annexation independent com
munity it would naturally come in slavehoding The in
dependence of the island might be obtained by the Cuban
themselves by the conquest of the island by those term
ed fbustes If the Cubans obtained it, they could nulli
fly the decree of emancipation. the lbusers obtained
it, they had by the sword they would hold thei
rights by the sword Thus they could remit the blacks t.
their former status and, holding the island, treat will
others an independent community
He declined counseling any He merely wishe,
the consequences of these various modes of acqur
ing Cuba The President he sure exertng hmse
to acquire the island and he would abide his time HI
would only say that the South must should, and woult
have Cuba---and have it saveholding.