The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-20

butchery, or drive them their ruined homes Ia despair
ana beggar unshetefed from The ples blasts and with
out the subsistence of life said le these horrors come
though tive hundred thousand lives should perish Sir
this i fereer curse against the South lan some Marat
obepierre uttered IN the renzed of French
revolution, when he declared that "a hundred thousand
lives cheap sacrifice fol the establishment Of prin
cpleH True TO this bloodhound instinct naucsm has
worked this end We have been told that the slave
holder is 10 be driven ont FROM among and that the
South is 10 be grdled with belt Of hrc that like the
serpent Ri with fire slavery Is TO perish Of despair and
ceniagraton tell You nov, SIR you cannot accomplish
your reckless purpose. The of ihe South viii
stand like hunted victims while prairie flames closing
round them in narrowing and st narrowing circles pow
erless motionless hopeless No light but the torch and
they viii burst the wall Of fire though the flames should
sryel their snews and blast their eyehals resolved 10
struggling like men.
As southern man sir, demand that this government
shall protect constitntonaly our slave property. But
few ago the whole North sent up distress and
oppression when you reduced your tariff bat few
Yon were told Of hlghted prosperity Of stagnant indus
try and crumbling enterprises when your legislation in
restoring equality different interests withdrew some Of
The enormous gains Of their capital which had been ios
tered by legislative bounty While the North Tins
whining in sackcloth and ashes their fnced oppres
sion, she had but about S700ooO0o Invested in anuae
lures. What now, u this government attempted 10 be
used 10 do To withdraw legislative bouniies and refuse
10 foster unnatural interest upon capital No II is called
upon TO npheave the social foundations Of magnificent
region TO conscate property OF incalculae magnitude
10 expe race aud ru involve ia chaotic
rupture all the social and industrial relations which an
age could not restore and readnst Sir the smallest State
IN the South has property in slaves than all the North
had IN manufactures when she crowded these lobe and
besieged the doors Of this hall CRYING against the
withdrawal OF legislative bounty And shall the South
be quieseent and train her tongue TO honescd words
when you raise against her the ruthless hand OF power
and oppression No, sir. ask for her boom, and
! viii take none but firmly demand rights.
What cry, sir, is even now coming upon the northern
gale The indignant voices OF northern fishermen roll
ing around this hall England has forbidden them from
hsing IN certain waters and she rests the denial upon an
asserted treaty stipulation and her vessels there
force it. And now sir these northern fishermen camor
ously demand the protection Of this government and
where blneghts ba2ed, the fires 81 resistance
fercey burning What sir, shall this government be
called upon at the hazard Of war; protect few north
men in questioned right to fish, and then deny proiec
ton to stnpendous interests At the South which the
win presumption stop?
You need tell that Won will intermeddle with
slavery in the States Sir, ianatcism has stopping
place The fanatics among you are sowing the wind,
and We must reap The tempest which yon moderaies
OF the North win not be able TO control Besides you pro-
10 do circitousy and ultimately what they propose
10 do directly and Immediately You propose destroy
the institution OF slavery By mprisonng il within restrict
ed limits and leaving il to the progress of natural disou
ton They would eKtnguisr it by shorter and sharper
process Against both the South serny array her
self To transport slaves TO Africa would bankrupt
the gorernment to free them amongst would make
soceiy moral hell ringing with agony and basl,hemy
smoking with crime and suffering"
Look 10 The Indian race, and It's condition. That
race 4 fading out and soon must be extinct The irniis-
cibiy Of the white with the Indian, and the indie
pendence Of the latter externnating the So il
would he with the African Every has risen cnlm
mated and decayed the African. That race has
been stationary in the Epringood OF adyan
cling civilization and unaffected by the decadence Of
tons The African has been the servant of the white
man and his stationary condition grows out OF the laws Of
God and civilization. on cannot change these laws.
Compromise sir is the bane of this government; it is
substituting itself for the constitution That instrument
for its amendment but you have annued that
provision Ine parchment which the constitution Is
written reinainsi but ts spirit fast decayng You
the forms Of the repubc but You desecrae its life Sir
the Roman Enperors used the forms Of the Roman repub
lie Gagula used the forms Of the constitution Of free
Rome when ne made his horse Roman consul free
constitution survives in the shape Of dead iorna
ties they only deusions 10 mankind and the mask Of
tyranny.
Sir consolidate this government shut out from the ex
treintes the pulses Of the heart and se the returning
pulsatons and whatever you give 10 the regime
der which the people agonize slumber ii is
tyranny. wel-balanoed constitution distributes
power of protection through all sections and interests;
der such TINS part win he benumbed with icy
cold while another Is beated into puiracuon and rotten
Maintain State sovereignty and the expansive pow
of your government may this hemisphere; your
population viii roli like the gufsirram, from
hover and bcautify hill and vale like morning round the
mountain spread But destroy his conservative element
consolidate this government sud some Pratorian band
amid struggling factions with shields locked around their
victorious captain viii him throne on his courtrys
ruins
Mr. Chairman am done We are told that the instiiu-
ton Of slavery is arragned y the civilized world. Sir
this government u be ours should plead 10 the ball Of
indictment Government alone meet government and
this Institution, vital to us, must have organ Yes
sir this government proves recrent TO It's ohects i
abdCates its dutiesif instead OF pleading 10 the bi Of
indictment II estihes against us instead Of supporting
IL assais uthcn ,be Soah must take her safety into her
own hands Conscious Of her rights and strong in tho
Justice OF her cause she herself must the foemce
him with helmet on with visor down. and lance couohtd
and with the proud wathword The God Of battles fo
he viii be the God Of freedom, too