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


had to meet of the separation Of these States Since
spoke have had put in my hands document which en-
tirey refutes the statements Of the gentleman eab
rately prepared 1t is in Judgment Of the ablet
productions of the times and has every guaranty Of a
curacy It comes from who loves truth and pursuss
it in the spirit fairness It is pamphlet published by
citizen Of Virginia, MIR. Garnet. take the liberty Of
appending extracts from it, note to my remarkss
| have gone the two issues upon which the
Senator has spoken, and they are both false.
Now, sir, few words in reference to the affair of Mt
Hoar in Charleston and sorry has been brought
up again. Mr.. Hoar did 60 to Charleston with view
to interfere with law which had been passed BY South
Carolina in reference to coored seamen. Here let
say that that law would have been passed by South
Carolina but for the excited fanatca feeling Of some
portion of the Northern States win say Massachu
sets particularly will guardmyselfn that respect But
sir say that that law to which the Senator has
and which he has reprobated with much violence was
passed to guard against the very feelings which he would
excite to guard against the ncendiary who would
and burn your dwelling in the night and like the
in fair fight who would advertise you that he would
meet you in an open field
But for the intrusive interference Of those whose con-
duct gave rise to the law would sure long since
have been modified have hesitated give that as
my opinion Whenever consulted / think il may be mo-
died, and if the State should be left to her
sels free to do she may think proper with orea.
enng foreign influence exerted upon her. she will do ia
tce to herself and others. But depend upon it such
marks those which have been made by the geneu an
will exert nothing but baleful influence Allow me
now to mention fact which referred befor on
this foor when predecessor of the Senator (ar Vim
throp) undertook arraign the law That e n,e-
brought it up upon the case ofCaptaih Ranet Now
what was the case Of Captain Ranlet? Yes, 81 e the
grevous operation of that law brought to q view
Of this Senate by pathetic and deliberately Spared
letter of Capt Ranet written to Senator from Massa-
chusets gentleman for whom had by the by, high
spest That letter may be well referred to pecinnn
paper philanthropy and fair illustration Ibetw<en
conduct and sentiment. That letter disclosed what was
supposed fragrant and crying oppression the South
Carolina law 1t disclosed circumstances Re these
that Capt Ranlet with his crew, thems Les dis
trees but obtaining some temporary relief they had
opportunity Of going to the relief Of another vessels and
qured right salvage, and went IN to the city Of
Charleston it. WE'LL sir what to Ok place Two
colored seamen were temporarily impr scncd under a
municipal law Now, sir what do you II ding this captain
did? Instead of relieving his men by paying two
three dollars he Boston to agi tas and to write
pathetic letters TO his Senator He did not wish that
such the Senator should Fave monopoly in
the professions OF liberty and dec' lmatien phan-
thropy believe the history of the matter is that
gentleman in Chseston released the sailors leaving the
captain to furnish the materials of such speech the
gentleman has made, joining in the work rhetoric
afraid the business is running down. If the law should
be repealed may have another reference to the
Hoarease again. This than the fourth time that
| it has been referred to. The law had to remain a
speesh h making stimulant
TIE gentleman has spoken Of Mr.. Hoar being expelled
by a mob. Sir, there vas no mob. Mr. Hoar was IN
formed bya committeeeof gentlemen that it desir
able he should continue in Charleston with init
nation that he would kave to leave, but with declara
ton that portion his family with him would be
treated even as guests il they chose to remain
But sir, these matters apart from the subject
very serry that have been provoked into this dis
cussion. 1t is against my feelings that parake in it at
all, but will to the most specific charge in the
indictment against me.
1t is not my wish or purpose, while am member Of
the body to charge intentional fasehood made any
issue by gentleman who represents sovereign State
but far regards the remarks made the other day,
am bound make statement which think justice de-
mands and let it for what it is worth The Senator
1 xxl.1 "a n
word about it if he had gone back into the graves of
South Carolina. He deserves quarter, and perhaps
should give him The other Senator from Massa-
chuse;ts will perhaps have to listen to- what to say
and think the Senator will have in measure, by
his opaion at least to bear testimony the truth Of
what do say How far it may affect the Senator know
not was speaking the other day in regard to the pc
tton praying for the repeal Of the fugitive slave law
which had been introduced and had given rise to SO
much excitement. l said that originally I rather
opposed to such law believing that the Constellation
with its sefsufcing energy and powers was len to
cute ITSELF the states themselves parties to the
pact ought perform under that compact the duty of
turning to the master fugitive slave Of delivering him
up, to the language of the Constitution Such was my
easily soe mo an hs IaSss
years Of age IN 1870 about the same in PENN
aaa sna a s ss s a ssd the s
sh s sn on s% .ma ,s the syo
@ sa @ @ s ha as 'S s s,ss Ga
in fact nearly equal Pennsylvania, triple military
population and twice the whole
eccded New Iorks 2936 though than
double the military population per
pulaton Connecticut and Massachusetts did
ree states that find that while South
and New Hampshire eighteen! that
- u Knox in some of the greatest exerons Of the
Southern States there militia while
nc the North entered the rolls pension
too plainly shows; that while the character
there IL was here brought home re
regularly In the field The
nearly unadcd but sent
the North anu when consider that the
ton OF almost the whole regular and the beet large
disbursements while the South enemy
and That the almost utter ruin Of the incomes
exceeded taxation
unengs
those the North But viii
OF revolutionary burdens If the South
viii We
VIII pass at TO consider the action
| K.
The pension system throws strong tendency the
people Of the free States quarter
mn at the same time that shows the usual progressive inequality
OF expenditures
data in 3D1 Senate Document 1855
inclusive had been paid pensions
which the North received
had in the and tine South S3G7 being SloS9
OF her soldiers The number soldiers
knoxs report which confely great deal The
m q Tue south IN raising troops Let us cn the
amounts received with the white population Of
and find the free States
pensions for every soul In their limits the
South had received hut the efforts
OF the savehon their whole no.
puiation for the labor Of the left much
larger OF their masters free to take am On this sun
position the southern soldier received
tonnry services which brought the Northern This gross ina
quality remains the same by whatever tried For example
The seven free States contributed to the expenses
war s3I971I7o
F1ha h"l FeVet'ea IN pensions IN 1858 2S,2e259T
| Balance intheis favor s33,Tps.s73al