Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-14
NEBRASKA 4 AND KANSAS
SPEECH OF JOHN $. CAsKIE. ESQ, OF V.

NEBRASKA AND KANSAS
SPEECH or JOHN $. CASKIE, ESQ, OF VA,
!" tie H"u%ro, Representatives., May ~, ISL
The House bcn;: in Committee "l the Whole "u III"
state Of the Union. Mr.. Old. in the chair
Mr. CASklE rose and sa;d--Mr Chairman: The
field "f kunsnsN cbraskn ,clntr has been not only
rraped, but glcnuc Nevertheless thrr' ar reasons,
which Thall not stop In state, why desire tn present
my views. shall be c"ntru, il | cnn lind here and
there stray grain add the rich stores "i hrgu-
mcn' and illustration which have already h"cn Sn;!-
cred aud @arnrrcd in t- discussion.
AS wus to be- expected, We have ha'! am nr!u"us
struggle, not yet ended, and lIs attendant 'lIiCuItl"
| AMI cxcitrmcuts. Still considering. the deeply i.i-
portnn: and stirring character of the question: there
has been, the whole. very gratifying dc"rec %!
Kindness md consideration i'll our dchn:rs. And wei!
may it hr iurtaking the larG" view % The iHat-
,crwc but congratulate ourselves upon the nap
pv auspices under which the grand issue "i the day Is
before this House Gnd the country NrUrc CONSIDER
ing and nppy wing tho great principles "i "nE Hnfriii-
me, when only there is nothing /" NeX or disturb
our deliberations, kut everything invites 10 calm ana
patriotic investigation aud decision. Peace and pci
" smile upon our land. We ARE respected abroad
and happy az home. OCr treasury orcriiows ad our
industrial pursuits Weld rlc! returns. There Is at
least lull i'll mere political wnr'arr AMI nnhi" spI-
rt of search after tru, is abroad. Surely this Is n
iii time 10 explore fundamental ducrimcs and I" cor
rect departures from them. Ii il Il most lit time 10
remove alv cause of division and ,sscsl"n among
ourselves, repeal unequal aud unjust cGsl Sutton, I"
cast of irritating and uiuuS restrictions, and give In
our whole wide dcnain in all lis purity a,id power,
TINT masterpiece of wisdom and Justice ihni taS;ian
which has saved Us from snlrcs, defended us from
| evil, aud loudrd Us with bcssIngs--ihc Constitution
| uf our Country
our inr possessions unu constitutional has l. be-
fore lls, the Representatives uf III" People, with the
emphatic sanction of III" Representatives "i The
States. happy augury Is found III the inct iiH' ''T
|
-iuauguratd by Il gallant Senator, there born
| there living, aud there I" hc buried, who, happen
what may, hus nj lcas:, in the language of one oi my
colleagues i'll the other VIM u thv Capitol, "marrlc'
his name To- grcat prnciplr and, will add. rli-
reuchcd himself forever III IN" hearts ut millions ol
his c"un,rymcn. Ii has found supporters, too III mel
! from the reg ion, who grace the scnaniiu! di"i
tv aud urc imbucd with III" spirit of that brother
ioud which our fathers str"vc 10 secure, under ihe
sacred shield OF the equality u all the States and Sec
lions Of couicclrracy.
In approaching the cci OF the rights Of NIL the pee"
pie OF all the States, III and 10 , territorial proper
~, acquired by their c"inn"n and c"n"inod efforts
and mcuIIs, which is involved III the creation I" c"H
crnunens for Nebraska, trust have the -pIrIl nnd
temper which the circumstances la which have ad-
vcrtcd ARE suited to inspire. Feeble my views u
| this wcl-niGh exhausted question may be, hope
they are conceived withuu! prejudice, aud will br pre-.
-elitcd without passion. | snail try 10 t0rs,f the
wrongs which believed the S"u.h Ia have suffered
and 10 remcnb,r the disposition which ir shown
to right them. Ny aim will be t" the North, i'll
the tncc, not of the fanatic but of the putrio Ia
| gard it as pcrsomaed by II DorGLis. RIcuARDsoS
and their worthy c"mpccrs, rather Than By others Ia
whom parliamentary rules forbid tlIat should fur
| ther refer.
Above all shall cndcavor 10 louk away from lines
ot latitude, and to keep "eyc .n-lc 10 that Com
Sutou, which We have all, with our iips. and h"l'c
with oar hearts sworn {" support AMI :" iI;; c"uls-
try which is the heritage alike 81; III" Nr-'risn hn'
Ncrnuntcr, Of the Car"!iminm un New Yorker. Ana
! ,l,i hard 'p SOM
holders, AT any rit", after l">r the isH iJr!.n-
natural upon hcarin.: III" reckless dIn'r"t7 against
our iur;nlr, will! whv''! "niic Iic!IIci- s'ir'!':''
rr:,alc themselves III this lla.l.-Nn-cr soon !i"!'!S
| To contempt
The Soutl, is satisfied with hcr situation. Tie
South knor& what African slavery Is; size ku-"s "!
only that il is exclusively her own concern. AMI hen
own responsibility, but that she has auiEri nt"rIcr.
rncc with it, the solemn guarantee Of the st sacred
treaty made among Snvcr"i"rics. ui"'"r winch
mos, of us were, born. and all live. 1h"ii 81" may
we'll nat chut E"i ami" M the l,,pirt rag" 81 he!
assilants. Her conscience in This matter l. ~ !,
n her authority s plain, nEd sh d'>i',"> - H"!''i"
herself. She rinc,> ~ the nvayu !uv"o: hrr white
populations while s" looks with no "rdiAarr
ton ON what sii: :> don" for Vi" black iH'" III tI
midst Revlc, A. sh" j.. il * surely pa!;'"ntbl" That
the South conirlapa!cs with PRIDE rs "tH ns !i''H'
sure her h"ncariiuns Ia the Atrican. ST" ~cs E"w-
fitted for nbrdimCc IT, he Is, aud requiring c"ir" ~
he ,ncs-hc he ."uIl III" n"ccrsitv "I hH mn'nr" ~
her guardian ownership. She views si!s :r'cnr i:"
|
short, she remembers how III Frr m''I ard "tf'r rr'
paItS he has a;uc'. ::J "Crr higilcs. rrE'sp'"rH:
which he ins reached II; any r"rl"d :" his .SSi"'c'
But enough of ths. which IL bti bare aiin=Irr.
certainly do not lnrRn ;od-cu>s the isi"ns "i the
South Or only business is Ia inquire whether ;hcrc
il any warrant inr inv"'s, ,iscririatl"iIs nniusi
those institutions, or the pc"ll" "t ia" south 90" i-
count ui thcnl in respect Ia Territory. which ',Isi h
admitted to belong tu all the :,;Htr-'" IA" nr'h>IiI"
of which The Shareholder and H." i'vc''!rf '''v'
| alike contributed a;il hold ;.Ic >ann" TILE.
II we could only vt.t Ourselves nj prejudice, and
sectional -vmpathieE, and traditions, apprh"md
that bunstilIg NJ do nj the Cquay"i ur citizens.
10 proposition would appear more m"str"is ii'fa nm
attempt tn hem great division {" ilicih W.h HT',i-
irury boundaries, and deprive il "i participation III
! !Eat which has been bought with lis money. ~ ""I!
| by its vnl"r. II womb hc strange. II '"un'rymrI
were found 80 varin anh Srrrari. tia; ;h"r" yls
necessity for drawing line "i partition between
| tlrc,u-giving the territory ab"T" ii nitnm latitude,
i" br held exclusively by one section, wln 'hhi be-
luw wi- similarly assigned T." TIE "iHrr la; ,ii'h :!
partition would only hc thc s0-r"hh" Missouri com.
rop,is, ~ there seems 10 br sort ui vague r: III
many minds that il il. The wonder grow, wh"l We
contemplate that compromise nS, III i"c 1t l.. Il =
not oiy stran.c, but pass!ii S'inl, that on" H"r-
ton of people should have me arrogance I" Ilhi''
ur themselves, in p!'ari>nichl, <''"""S"- tame
hnIicr-'h0n-thou spirit and temper. the r'"ymcni 81
all the common property, while they cNr!ld" their
fellow -citizcns from far more than hail "i IT,
There has been murc than Christian mcckn"ss III
thr f,,rhrurnncc mud submission Of the dcep"d sec.
tun. And yet il is the ni;cnrt--in:, AMI n"tIi.'!-
morc-to ohliteraic the unsiGI'iy, unconstitutional
line of 30 BY IL give the people who are t" liN" I'M
der institutions the privilege al choosing ihcm "rih"n
selves, without our dctatio' or m"adiin"'" permit
ing them Ia copy from the South the North Is they
NAV please above that line as they do below it. which
has not only made politicians violent. but cl"r@yncl
i,npio,s and raised NIL the din ana "n:rrr which u"w
distract the North. DO the Northern cnpi"ft'r' I"
the Missouri line reflect upon the a,!lnissi"r which
their position involves! Theyfaii their free nstu
tons they claim that they art every way preferable
to and stronger ihun ours ami they dc@li I" sIn@
uruis.s Ia the virtue and intelligence of III" pc'pIc-
We, when we saw wcll--lci I'll" people "i Nchra-ki
and Kansas have an opportunity u; seeing our ills
unl,s for themselves nlrngsl,c -. yours n'd ni!c!
having during their territorial pupl!a"e, observed TN
working Of both just L.: thc,m-whcii they como I,
organize a State irr themselves aud thcr children n
ter thcn,-decrmiuc which they prefer. ynu shrink
back aud call OH Missouri restriction 10 sl'lti yot
from fair colnpc;iou, upon ai open nrrl'a' cNcl
when YOU claim that all the advantages oi Sx an.
climate ure on YOUR side. Iuu can.iu, except 10 th,
tribunal I, is fair and honest. ard las the d,npcs
stake i'll IL right decision. Why t"n. fear rs ct"rhrl
uatiou l. it that you doubt your cnurc lsthcr'
the rub and is that the clamp by which y"Hr whlcr:
arc wrunr
1t is not for me to counsel Northern representative
NJ 10 their duty 10 their own constituents. Still.
citizen of common country, claim tue right L. sa,
10 tLcu that have much mistaken that sul' man
lines, which characteriscs the Gasscs" nj tie AiIc;cni
people. if they get credit at home fr ti!c hackou
;rum fuir field and generous rivalry, which rub
nit they will make il they oppose ths In";Sllrc |:
at! respect and kindness venture I" su' 81 that the,
will fnd il difficult to explain 10 "ur constituents
who, uue;!y tilling their lands mud w"Tkn. IT then
trades really believe in the virtue nj! strength an'
superiority ut Northern lns ns;!tn'i"iS-i!"w ;hgy IT.
fused those institutions III honest, manly and fra.cr
u:l competition with tiwsc "t the Scuil. Aye, ilrr'
will br wonder how true ,.lun d",'' not cni
l.nsc Tor battle but the hui:lly gn", whctI invite
To noble lists aud impartial nn'Pi"e' And thrTe vii
h, more than wonder should the powerful uiIi 'omi
nnnt North shrink from such lls:s behind the srltc
ui 36 30, nnl prefer the resor; "f congressional r.
.trction ~ bruticrly Gn!,r, where Ill" Cunst!
tuition is the law, aud under il, thc lc"" TIE judge
I trust the committee will remember iiic Catholic spi
r;t in ,yhrll | try tn sncak. End lhnt NMrthriI