The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-06-23
MR.. wADE,S SPEECH.

Among the able and pointed speeches made
on the night of the final passage of the Ne.
braska bill in the Senate, none was marked
by more sincerity, earnestness and force,
than that of Judge Wade, of Ohio, which fol-
lows. 1t is termed in Washington THE new
" Declaration of Independence" 1t ia a
speech of remarkable tersensss and vigor,
coming hot and glowing from the depths of
noble and manly nature: Ed. ". Y. TriJ.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: do not intend to debate
this subject further. The humiliation of the
North is complete and overwhelming. No
southern enemy OF hers can wish her deepe.
degradation. God knows l feel it keenly
enough, aud haYe no desire to prolong the
melancholy spectacle. know full we'll that
no words of mine can save the country from
this impending dshonor, this great meditated
wrong, which is big with danger to the good
neighbcrhood of the different sections of the
country, if not to the stability of the Union
itself. But full well know that this hated
measure is to pass; it is foregone conclu-
sion, and cannot be averted or delayed. If
the NORTH were powerless to vindcate her
interest, and her principles in the peoples
House of Representatives,, where her voice
can, in some measure, be heard, how can shs
expect to do it in this rotten borough depart
ment of the Government, where the voice of
the people is scarcely heard at all! But from
all these discussions, Mr.. President, proud
y and confidently appeal to the people them
selves. If, indeed, they shall tamely submit
to this insult, they will then deServe all the
contempt that the South cannot but feel fer
them; but have no fear that such will be
the result. Mr.. President, while this deed of
wrong and shame goes unavenged, l shall
feel but little interest in whatever else you
may do. Mr.. President, have all my life
belonged to the great national Wing party,
and never yet have failed, with all the abil-
ity have, to support her regular candidates,
come from what portion of the Union they
might; and much oftener has it been my lot
to battle for southern than for the Pres-
dency. And when such candidate was assail-
ed by those who were jealous of Shareholders,
and did not like to yield up TIE Government
into such hands, how often have | encoun-
tered the violent prejudices of my own Sec
ton, with no little hazard to myself! How
triumphantly would appeal on such occa-
sions to southern honor, to the magnanimity
of soul, which | believed always actuated
southern gentlemen! Alas! alasl if God will
pardon me for what have done in this line,
will promise to sin no more. Such being
my aLtecedents, Sir, Judge Of my surprise, my
astonshment, at the disclosures which this
debate has elected. There had been thrust
upon the Senate for its delberation and ulti-
mate decision one of the gravest, most impor-
tant, il not the most dangerous questions,
which has ever agtated the public mind-a
question OF purely sectional character, also
evidently Involving a viol alton of plghted
faith. Now, Sir, under such circumstances
had not we northern Wings a right to except
the greatest Candor, frankness and fairness
in our deliberations upon such subject!
What would our southern brethren havsssaid
of us had we, in secret conclave, met behind
their backs, and there, in couRcil with our
common enemy, agreed irreyocably upon