The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-02-01
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MIR Dou0LAs having conoluded bis remarks as pup
Nj CHASE said Mr. President had some mtima-
tion coming 10 the Senate chamber this morning, OF the
diarbe which the senator irom Illinois Mr DoUGLAsl
has now pronounced | was aware that assault was
TO be made upon US Well, SIR the assault has been
made The bias paIaded his battery he has hired
his guns we have heard the noise in The midst
OF the smoke bat nobody is hurt. We still here !;
we yet survive; and doubt not shalt long survive
all such attacks as that which he has now been pleased
to make.
M President. the seaator from Illinois charges that
the address, upoa which he has been pleased comment
in terms which beh any other place than the Senate
cbamberhowevsr low that place may be--was concoct-
ed in what he chooses to call an abolition caucus held
upon Sunday Aye SIR, with peculiar generosity Pc
caiay his own, he has avaied himself OF msIe error
OF date, aud pously holds up 10 public reproba ion The
gentlemen who have signed that address as violating
the sacedness OF the Sabbath daytha day Tor which he
cheTishes doubtless, peculiar reverence And yet, at
very moment OF making this charge. he eiutes II by
anoiher asserting that this very appeal was printed IN the
New York Times and other New York papers on The
Monday morning following that very Sunday. Did he
not know that impossible that the document could
have been prepared and signed here Sunday and pub
listed in New York Monday mornng
Wel sir, the senator further charges that false state
men has been put ofth 10 connexon with this addsess
That false statement as he alleges, was this that the
appeal signed by majority oil members from the
State of Ohio He thinks ,ia, the design was 10 catch
some solt footed democrats "Soil- footed democrats =!
Ave. thats the phrase by which he chooses to mark all
will find that such democrats lille
than he seems now to imagine. 10 not know how
many there may De- pass tnat. what nave nov 10
deal with is the senator's charge, and that pronounce
utterly groundless
The simple facts these: The appeal prepared
upon consultation among the independent democrats who
signed IT, was afterwards suggested that il should be
signed by The senators and number OF the representa-
from Ohio and sent forth address to the people
OF that State. II was signed by my colleague and my.
self with that view but alterations being required
by certain representatives. which could be made with
out inconvenient delay it determined TO issue the
document with the signatures only OF the gentlemen by
whom IT was originated, and in the form originally pro-
posed appeal 10 the whole country This the plan
story The address bears no signatures other than those
OF The independent democrats whom The senator cho
TO style ''the abolition contedeTates BY OF them
II ever Tepgesentedio 10 be oherw se signed. Some
gentlemen connected with the press, however, caring
OF The purpose ha, II should be sgued by less OF
The delegation from Ohio have sent abroad with the
statement that Il was thus sgped IN TACT Ihive note
my hand which the corresponding editor in this city
o The New YORK Tunes has Just sent me from the re-
pof,ers gallery, in which he states how the mistaken
statement went into ha. paper. | will not trouble the
Senate with the readiog OF II but will sead II 10 The
reporter, to be printed with these remarks Ny colleague
is ~ has seat. and knows the rnth OF what speak
Mr.. WADE. Mr. President, | heard the address halt
Iad and judging OF its quality by its sample, signed
Judging II by that sample and by what has been made
known by the senator from Illinois, endorse every
word Of il, for believe is perfectly true and correct
1t was issued Without my egnatufe, Tor the reasons as
signed by my colleague.
Mr. CHASE MOI only, Mr. President, were none Of
who are connected with this addess responsible IN
degree for any of those newspaper statements, but ii
is also lfue that the moment learned that statement,
aitfbulng he address To the Ohio delegation likely
10 appear Inc New York Times, requested the
respondent OF that paper 10 telegraph the actual names
oil the sgnes Tor The very purpose OF preventing any
apprehension Anu yet the senator represents me as hav-
ing sent tins document TO the Safe of Ohio with this mis-
representation The very reverse OF this is true When
found how il appeared in the New York papers,, iele-
graphed at 10 friends IN Ohio not TO publish the adj
dress with any such statements do not know how 1t
has appeared there. know only that have sent none
OF these documents anywhere 10 be published with any
other signatures than those actually appended TO them
charges senators with false statements, intended Tor sPe-
cal effect in Ohio, in relation 10 the signatures TO this
appeal There is not particle oi foundation ior the
charge. Sir do not envy him either the spirit which
prompted II, the position which he occupies, having
r.. Well sir the senator proceeded to take exception to
'oi character and scope Of the whole document. He
"that we, forsooth have held him up 10 the country
this address gully OF certain great ard enormous
crimes Why, slr, any man who reads The address will
see that IN 10 part OF H. from hf to last, except IN a
brief note appended Is the senator mentioned at all SO
far as responsible for the document either by sig
nature authorship tell the senator he not all
my thoughts He exaggeaIes his importance when he
supposes that bad bn, rather hsn any other member
OF the committee, specially 10 view. Sir know the
ggannc stature OF The senators know the weight and
importance which he possesses IN the country; know
that he has great and powerful party surrounding him
and know also the great disadvantages under which
eater into any controversy which he provokes ! am in
a minority ! know that full well. II is no very pleas
ant position. But dare do that which should like 10
the senator also do. dare adhere 10 principle
though that adherence must carry me into minority.
Il il very true MIR. President that the senator from
Massachusetts, (Mr. SumsERI aud myself but two In
a body Of sixiy-two. We know that upon the great
Question which feel ourselves bound TO press upon
lhc conside ration OF the American people we have not
the syrnpaihss OF this body with But proudly
Challenge scrutiny OF action and defy the production
OF an instance in which have been illbera those
from whom we differ When have we stopped 10 inquire
whether the interests 10 be Affected by votes
those OF The Norh or the South When dd we fail to
give To proper for the benefit OF southern
State citizen prompt, earnest, and cordial sup
pouR When did ever offer sectional opposition any
nomination sent here Upon what occasion did we
discriminate, by sectional lines, between interest
Why, then, We TO be thus asssiled
SUI our offence is that we deny the nationality OF sa
vey No. man can show that we have ever sought To
Interfere with the lea -a,ion OF any State Of The Union
upon that subject All that have insisted upon
"a 'hai the Territories Of this Union shall be preserved
hoh slavery and that where the general government
exercises essusive Jurisdiction, its egsaios shall be
on the sde OF Tbsrty because defend these
iiona thai the senator from Illinois attacks He thinks
that ne can lake advantage OF his position in the
uy-fhAt he can lake advantage Of his connexon with
great and powerful political organization and assail
with lnile hazard IL - safe TO attack opponents who
stand stand without The supports he counts upon
Az, sr, that shows courage that shows cbyalry Thai
show. high honog that shows lofty manhood-to assail
the ew snd the unsupported. tell the senator from H.
linoss that did no, assall him. We did not say
word about him from the bex'nnDg TO the end OF our
appeal He named only In the postscript and then
merely the author Of the bill We spoke OF the bill
We spoke OF iis character We said nothing about the
character OF the lad vidusis who s authors any
body may see that who chooses TO read the address.
10 the whole discussion o the matter IN controversy,
We confined ourselves o that appea strictly aod closely