The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-06-22

y Sc. Every troubled wave OF internal
commo,;on spends its force upon southern
soil and southern interests. True, the gen,
tleman from Virginia Mr.. SMiTH j. rsJo'ced
that his brethren Of the North have pre-
scented in this bill SO great u boon 70 NE
south. and rubbed his hands with delight
when he exclaimed:
..Mr Chairman. when wrong is done and rerp.-
tratcd under deliberate and >olenn ersnms'ail
when great Outrage has been rerpetritad on 'he ~,
stitution time cni,not eanoh.c 'hs error ~" ~.
argument Of time should arr. ioths question. Ahh
r ycntir,ncn PRAY YOU understand, r,ji",e from
the YER, bottom II my heart that thsre Is nov ,hs
indication in the proposed bills - repair Tue wrong '
MAS done"
This was all very fine, and | have no
doubt but that il was consollng and cheer
ing to northern men who seem determined
10 vote for this bill, notwithstand Z they
are daily reminded by their constituents
through letters and petitions, that the North
desires TO stand by the compromises OF the
country
Nor did the gentleman from Virginia iali
to pay his respects 10 the few southern gen.
tlemen ON this floor, who, true to the doc
trinc OF fnality, refused TO aid in opening
the wounds upon the body polite. lie says
to them:
. ,t;s ,,aw az The subject ask how II ishat gem
ilemcn from the same section q me country ny ny
ire found here III rposti 10 this effort Ia repair the
injury that has been denr. | ask how the country
could have anticipated that gentlemen from that see
non Of the Union which Is Interested IN this qncsuop
could have hurried themselves into THIS debate even
before the bills MP for action ard could have
manifesto the deep hstiiit, which they have SHOWN
tothe redress which they propcsrs
must say. Mr. Chairman. that nothing was better
calculated excite my slrpris. aud 10 provoke my
,.tonishmcnt than tina, manifestation; and mu he
.Iat lut
nj the remarks "f the gentleman from iouisiana MT
HrSr.l well rs at the remarks q the grhti'h :
from Tennessee. MIR tritoa.l on this question, aud
10 whom propose uddfess sfler awhile Il N. time
will permit. a Few remarks.
The Two extracts which have made from
the gentleman speech might be dralnatized
TO read thus
Governor Come 10 our arms, ye noble
northerners Come rest in this bosom OF
abstraction dig un the Ratchet OF agita-
ton. and onward. on with our banners OF
repeal, and plant it even among the snow
capped mountains Of Nebraska.
iyortherners We will gs riR.
Gorernor. ~ Oh are indeed noble set Of
fellows. and deserve niche high in the
temple Of fame, for your anlarged views aud
aisinterested liberality. You gave Us one
half OF the loaf in 1920, and now you pro-
pose to give us the other half.
.Northcruers, Gin IA whisper. )-Better not ex-
press that idea tTacfly; say nothing about
that first half. Just say, we mean "to
leave the people thereof perfectly free to
form and regulate their domestic Institutions
in their own way" which means To marry
and be married use a cooking stove, or u
stack chimney.
Gouernor. Turning to the anti-repeal
southern gentlemen -Ye chlvalric sons OF
the south, wherefore this contumacy' |
am surprised tnat you refuse this prolered
cup Of nectar Come, drink; drink il 70 the
dregs, as free offering from oul northern
brethren,
Southern There's poison in
the cup"
YOU have this whole subject ia nutshell
There's poison in the cup"
But, sir, the southern gentlemen who re-
fuse to quaf from this cup, and whom the
gentleman from Virginia presumes - call
to account for 50 dong have answered his
inquiries, and gwen their reasons Tor relus-
inr 10 disturb the peace Of the country
The gentleman from Louisiana gave one
reason to which ! more particularly refer,
as containing a sentiment orthy OF the
South, and Of her eloquent son who uttered
il. mean that part Of the speech which
have before read, where he inquiries: How
is il that the chiyalric sons of South Caro-
lima did not step forward to propose the set
ting aside Of the Missouri Compromise"
&c; and, adds the gentleman: These are
significant questions, and the answer 10 them
is clear. Southern honor rested upon south
Tr1fb southern I.sth nlalf,ai 20
the Missouri Compromises and moss | rely
upon the sober second thought Of the South
10 maintain that faith and uphold that hon
or"
Sir. If their ever was noble, magnani-
nous sentiment uttered III this Hall il is to
BE- found in the language which ! have just
quoted: sentiment, sir, that should be
written in letters Of gold by the biographer
Of THEODORE e. HUsT; sentiment tina, I
honestly believe VII find kindred re--
ponse among the masses of the South.
The gentleman from North Carolina
Mr.. CLiNGMAN tells us:
ssWhen The fugitive slave law passed. was told by
gentlemen who were favorable 10 u. that il was pro-
duciug intensity Of feeling ia the North, al which
could have idea. They SAID ihpt The whole
North MAS against 1t, aud in thc South many al
iaf "a the agitation altd Of the States passed
resolutions in the strongest tnrms Tor III enforcement
II The law"
Sir, there was a feeling in the North,
but there were other causes than the prop
ostion to enact the fugitive aw THAT created
il and famed it into blaze. You started
it when you proposed to annex Texas, with
the avowed purpose Of acquiring serritory
out of which TO form more slave States
You added to the excitement when you
boldly declared that it was the policy to
"couqucr a peace" with Mexico, and then
take another slice of territory from her
out of which you might add yet another
aud another slave State to this Union
Northern men nere excited, and stood ag-
hast at the magnitude of your scheme
The South not only proposed to open all
this vast territory TO the slave interest; but
you asked the passage Of n law by which
you might traverse I'm olested over every
State and Territory belonging to this Repub-
lie, to reclaim your fugtiyes wherever you
could find them. You asked all this in the
face of this "northern excitement" Did
you get it! No, sir no; the North refused
to give YOU second !.ion's share;'' and,
in the language OF the eloquent gentleman
from Georgia, Mr.. SrEPHEss.l you were
driven to the wal" where both parties stood
their ground, when, for the second time the
Great Pacificator stepped in to settle anoth-
er Of these unfortunate difficulties Then
came concession; ordinations were Danish
ed from these Halls the Compromise meas
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