Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-17

embodied in these resolutions He had none ana could
He was born In the good old State Of Massachusetts,
Years ago he had the South End cast his lot with
Southern people, he had children, and he had reared ana
educated them In the South. He loved his country-the
whole country and he would give up the ines-
mabe privilege Of planting his foot American upon
the battle ground Of Buukers Hill. But when they hsa
question Of rivalry in regard business matters TO dis
Il necessary that they should talk plainly ~
was not worth while deceive themselves or to be de-
ceived the Irshman said. the beat way to avoid
danger meet II plump In the face.
Now there large portion OF the United states
that seemed to be taken into consideration by south
crn men, There was Il should be remembered, West
err section We had been apt to think that when We got
railroad far ST. Louis that as TAR as We could
CO. There the Northern portion OF the States OF ONO
udians Illinois, the whole OF Iowa and Wisconsin, MIN
uesota and Nebraska, thal forming new country
which day would be the greatest countr. 'na'
Gods sun had ever shone upon. And COW WINE 'ne
South sitting with her shut what was tue
which being pursued by the North, in regard 10 at
country for the purpose Of filling up with popuaon
and giving it prcponderance over tue "nS'e eo.o NV
many gentlemen aware OF the fact that with almost
every breath drew there came Northern voter n'o
ihs and beautiful section ready TO cast nus vote Tor
member of Congress They had bid Tor the foreign
emigration by providing that all foreign emigration set
Ting OF these territories should have the privileges
of citizenship, without declaring he intentions 10
become such That was bid; and the homestead bill,
giving away millions of acres Of land which had already
passed the House of Representatives was another DID
The Nebraska and Kansas territory OH was snoher oo
and all this being done while the south was lying
,o, lie thouu ht that there hardly Southern
present who would agree the Law allowing the unnatu-
ID foreigner to vote side by SIDE with nun al tue Pn
[Great applause The South did want foreign cmi-
grafton on any such terms. Renewed applause Aud
in his deliberate opinion il gross violation OF the
Constitution of the United States, aud gross outrage
upon the Southerc States, for any State Territory
to give the foreign emlgrant the right OF voting hef
becoming nsturalErd citizen. fceo'nuei applause
thought that Of all the ourages the North had sought
upon the South that was Infinitely the greatest
of them ALL
He had travelled over all these Western countries and
had
found in the States of | and Wisconsin. Il was
pcrfcct paradise in man! respects with the exception that
il cold for Southern constitutions There could
found hundreds OF niles OF the most beautiful prairie
land, inviting the Northern man TO come aud merely turn
the sod with the promise OF reapng his fifty bushels
of grain to the Germans and rsh and people from
every other country fockng Mnuesota
and Iowa. They get presumption rights now by merely
making little shauty from the bark OF trees Forty en-
gants would that country for that would
South. And what the effect? Why, that they
increasing their political at expense. lie did
know that not fair that they should do so they
could but the first duty which owed 70 those who
after u.s. ascertain the weight OF our
adversary, possible that might checknate him.
1t were in power. How many years would it be be.
twenty members of Congress would represent this
foreign voeg Ard with this continued increase foreign
and Northern influence, was il not obvious that the
prospect of the South ever getting the Pacific Railroad
put further aud further of every ycary Why even
ST. Louis beginning TO come down and join
in the demand for the Southern route. Onls
think Of FIVE days uninterrupted s,caming above
that that the country from which opposition TO
Southern interest come? He confident that
turing the discussion ofthe Gdsien reay in the Senate
currently understood that Northern members would
for it, and that too, the specific ground that
IL get a TO the Pacific Mexican soil-
Look the character of Northern meng Who heard
of Northern giving another advantage in a mat
ter of trade! H,d any body ever heard OF Northern
giving up the interest of his section of the
try through mere good good feeling! No heard
o such thing and it was both unnatural and unrcason
able expect il, and the OF the North knew fun
veil that wherever the Pacific Railroad there too would
the power aud wealth o. the country Toe North had
discovered that, and they not going 10
aud say the South that they did control IT,
that the South should not have it. On no! that
not their policy. They would be silent Is possible
and polite and courteous possible, aud thus the
South would be cheated Of their rights and they could
never know il until they were lost forever. Who could
expect the North 20 postpone torego their interests
and said them: I'VE demonstrate that our
route five hundred miles shorter than yours; that it
heaper the of grades; that get chea per
labor and cheaper building materials, aud want you to
go with for route because the result will be thar
the trade Of India and China will New Orleans
and Charleston, and Savannah ADD Richmond, instead OF
gIng 10 Philadelphia and New York and Boston, aud We
ynn help tS' wOuid Ie answer:
"Do you think ] fool. Are these the very rea-
sons "hy should not for it Most undoubtedly such
would be the
Again, it should be remembered, that there we're
great many ingredients and considerations that entered
into the characters of public His experience was
that there is very little OF patriotism, and much of section
al feeling and local prejudice in our public men How
many passed by Congress for which even
of the whole nnnber vote from mere consid
eraiions Of patriotism? Were they affected generally
by considerations of pecuniiy aud interests
So in regard railroad the Pacific IL was not pure
ly patriotic question. Many would say tnat they
desired for the sake of protecting our possessions on
that shore but do not Southern people and that
the people Of that coast would remain in the Union
they had 10 send their Representatives, to Congress m
routes such the present We also had motives OF in
terest We wanted the trade of India and China and he
NJ u and tho ,fSy Of ALL.
wanted it TO through that State 10 hope that
would increase the value OF their lands and xtend by
other means their The people of Char. ston
also wanted TO pass through their city, il wuu
increase their business aud add their alh Ia all
this there much Of selfnterest it was right ,h.t
It should be So Who was not that the MOI led
power Of Wa-street governed the gi-lature in Alba
everywhere?
Now he would ask If there any more prospect of this
bad being built by the General vernmrnt than there
was sI years ago? Not whit Il vas We und.r.,o,d
in the Ciy OF Washington that there no chance VII
ever OF getting lnds 10 al in the construction Of this
road. Tie special committee in Congress to whom the
subject had been referred had given up the idea aud Cen
Ru-k of xes had drafted another bill in which nc had
sn not WORD about lands, hut as Chairman of the Com
mttee on Post Offices and Post RjIds wanted the G. ~.
eminent 70 give bid for mail service several years and
to pay in advance. But he Mr had not the most re-
mote idea that it would be done.
His resolutions proceeded TO saw tina, for tho
South to be inactive in this matter to give active
cooperation to the North in building Northern railroad
ne DeleFe1 tHat sucn was the Tact. What he
proposeY He proposed that the Convention should saw
to the South ne Hercules of old said the wagner "p1
your own shoulder TO the wheel" Help yourselves -
God helps those only who do and he helps no others
IL was useless TO together year after year and time
alter time, in Convention urging Congress 10 do this
thing They had been urged nearly every year for
some years past not onlg by Conventions but by the Lee
gsa'ures Of Southern States They had had time upon
tme anu precept upon precepi, and il appeared to
him that was time the South should help them
And here he must say that the way for the North
anu the south to live pcaceaby together, was for the
SCUM - become independent Of the North (Great an
pliuse) Not independent by tearing the national lao
asunder aud breaking mp this glorious union OF the States
hut independent az God In his providence Intended we
should be when o conferred upon the South all her at
raj advantages she possesses. He believed the South
ought to be independent Of the North IN THE U.tos 1S
N0T Crr or 1T, (nuch applnuse) II the South wanted
The Southern rod built they might well begin to build
1t In that way as 10 have Congress build IT, for ever Con
gre, did build II, the South would have to pay for tho
Northern routes. And the South not aOls TO do Il
the members Of the Convention hid better 20 home AZ
once aud say no more about the Pacific lroad for 20
var rs he was concerned he ashamed ask C5nprsa.
10 build the soad with Northern money. (Connued an
pause lie would therefore propose that the Southern