The daily union., 1854-03-07

The North however said they had the power and they
would not agree to any such thing but they would run
the line where they pleased, and they pa, the Wmot
proviso in that bill and two senators from the South
this body voted for H. Was thai observing the Missouri
Compromise in good faith Was the spirit OF harmony,
intended 10 be ncncaed by s provisions, CONSULTED 10
this wanon and insulting declaration OF sectional
supremacy .t
The South wanted nothing but legislative recogni-
ton of The Missouri line The North chose to say that
il gave such for its conduct X made the oc
caslon one OF cumulative insult
Sir attach great deal OF Importance 10 the conduct
and the resolution OF States. Now, Is IL not notorious
that when The southern troops were eoniendng upon the
common fed of glory and honorwhen they were moist
ening the sands Of Mexico and mlnglng their blood with
the blood OF the North, General Dix rose in this body
and made the insulting proposition 70 deprive us OF any
share in the territories Al The very time when my kim
dred were battling for the interests OF common and an
equal confedeacy he proposed IN this body that whenever
the terminated, OF The South should have nothing
for our share but It's honorsha we should not polue,
as II s sald the soil by carrying our slaves there 10 cult
vae T. Was not that declaration authorized by lhe egs-
lalue OF New York believe il was. think great
many States passed resouona then who would be will.
ing TO retrace their steps If they could; but many OF
the northern States insisted thar south o 80 deg 80 min
they would exclude slavery Now, would ask the
honorable senator from Ohio il that was not violation
Of the Missouri Compromise
Mr. CHASE. think not
Mr.. BUTLER. Well the senator has carious way
Of thinking that is ALL Ii that was not violation of
the Missouri Compromise, what was! When we were
insisting upon IFS benefits they denied them TO us. We
asked 10 have the line extended 10 the Pacific ocean, but
II was refused The gentleman will not deny that that
proposition was voted down. II was voted down upon
the broad ground then assumed that they had got Us to
The line OF SO deg 80 mn and that they would 60 Just
as much further as they could The assertion was made
and the power openly assumed, that Congress would use
federal power to crush far il could the institutions
OF the South.
Now sir, suppose the North had succeeded in the very
beginning in excluding slavery west OF the Mississippi,
and north OF the line OF 80 deg 80 mln and bad confined
IT, my friend from Virginia has sad TO the old States,
tley would nave made tnem unit, lney would nave
made them more adversary and allow me to say that
instead Of beneftng the condition OF the poor slave
they would have driven him into such state OF exist
ence that il would have been mercy to destroy him.
rather than have him crowded up without the means of
subsistence, where the white could not support him.
msy here remark by way of parenhesis, that have
no doubt that, whether you pass this b or no or no
matter what bill you may in regard TO the aequsl-
ton of new territory, Mr. Webster right in saying
that the laws OF God will govern the question OF the
employment OF slave labor and, paradoxica as II may
appear II is true that every extension OF slavery, es-
after all but transfer Ii you were 10 acquire to-mor-
row all The West India islands and South America, and
il found that slave could make five times as much
The cultivation OF the sugar. cotton, and other products
of that region, he could make In Virginia, am rather
inclined 10 think that the Boston merchants would buy
up hall the slaves and take them there. They would
have no particular objection to buying them when they
could make money by H. What would be the conse-
quence The slaves would be transferred from Virginia,
lima, and those aboTers from the free States, OF whom
the gentlemen talk so much, would take their places
This debate and the temper manifested in ~ areyIo-
atiols OF the Missouri Compromise.
Here allow me 70 notice one remark which was made
by the senator from Massachusetts, which think even
common prudence or common delcacy would have sug-
gested him that be ought not TO have made Hs said
that wherever slavery existed II was followed by seril-
y, ignorance, and the want OF civilization, and that
wherever il was banished civilization. Well sir COM
uafsons nvidous. In what the South inferior TO
the North In peace. In the pulpit, in the acade
N.Y. In all the departments OF human knowledge, except,
perhaps OF ihe mechanical arts-and acknowledge
that The noberners perhaps, little ahead OF US in
patent discoveries. &c-n all the sphere OF moral aud
intellectual dignity, will not say that the South are su-
perior 10 the North, but will say that Il struck me as
sing usf that The gentleman IN Que breath should have
remarked thai civilization and education could not exist
in The South when IN the very next breath he quoted
the names OF ol her great men--of Jefferson, OF
Madison, OF Charles Coiesworth Pinckney. Have they
not added 70 the history OF this conederacy Sir, Chris
tophe Gads9en and Samuel Adams, in the extreme parts
of the Union in Boston and the other in Charleston,
said 10 have been the Romans OF tho beginning of
the revolutionary struggle They knew nothing OF those
sicky distinctions which gentlemen have erected now to
make the South odious
The gentleman went farther and finished bis speech
by reading, undoubtedly With great beauty and effect the
dialogue between Bruius and Cassius. Perhaps be in
tended that he should be considered Bsuus and that
might be assigned the place Of Cassius.
Sir. these are remarks which, IN my opinion the occa-
sion did not call for. They remarks which may have
an influence 10 making one of those small tributaries
which Tend 10 form public opinion in one section OF the
Union, They may furnish materials for the theatre.
They may furnish some materials for the pulpit for am
sorry sayI am sorry to be compelled to sayn con-
suling the verdict OF truth, tbg the Christian religion ~
sometimes disreearded in the pulpit They may furnish
materials for what understands very popular novel
"Uncle Toms Cabin"
have doubt they may do all this but put 10 the
geneman his remarks true They dealt some bard
ticks, but they not true historical facts Sir, am
going 10 give preference 10 the civilization ol the
South. have too much sef-respect 10 do so but say
before the tribunal Of history that II ~ civilization equal
10 any which ever existed on the face OF The globe.
[A this point the honorable senator yielded 10 the
quest OF senators who desired executive session. and
The further conside OF this bill was postponed until
tomorrow