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Mr. JONES, of Tennessee. I shall detan the Senate
but few minutes in reply to the honorable Senator from
Massachusetts,, Mr. RocKwELL) There are only one
points in his address upon which feel called
10 speak He think that arraigned the sign
ers OF that memorial with harshness than they de-
serve and he to the Senate and the world
that they constitute the bone sinew Of Boston and
Massachusetts Ne SIR am not personally acquainted
with ell the persons; but respectfully submit to that
honorable Senator 20 tell the Senate and the world while
he is finding fault with for alleging that the memorial
here surcharged with and with blood how
many Of those who aided in resisting the laws of the
country in Boston signers Of the memorial? Win
the honorable Senator pretend say the country that
many many of the sgners of that class of
men who dared with treason in their hearts and with
knives in their hands, to resist the constituted authori-
Ses of the country?
Mr.. ROCKWELL. will state that did not positive
ly affirm that not single person who signed the address
was engaged in the transaction to which he refers That
is not what undertook to say All that said was that
had no reason TO believe that they
Mr.. JONES The Senator says that he does not know.
Well, MIR. President should like to know whether such
Wendell Phillips and Theodore Parker, and others
Of that class who had not the courage personally to
stand in the fight but urge band of infatuated and
ignorant do that which they have the courage
to do not responsible before God and the country for
this
But, sir this is all. The Senator says that they
have right to petition. sure that that honorable
Senator did not point that remark He will do me
the justice say that conceded the very largest posi-
Die latitude to petitions that extended it to his Satanic
majesty himself. willing that they shall petition
here all subjects; but when their petition does
am not required to swallow it without inqurng into
its merits its purposes The honorable Senator says
that we need not deceive ouTselves that there is feel
ing in the North that is going conquering and to
quer and that the excitement and the agitation will 60
until these great things DO accomplished. Win
honorable Senator for whom have respect, although
have not the honor Of personal acquaintance with him.
upon his responsibility as man and Senator, tell US
whether he believes this Union could last single day
under the repeal of the fugitive slave law Will the ho
norable Senator answer that (?
Mr.. ROCKWELL. have to that do not
apprehend that any Of that kind would dissolve this
with the honorable Senator in that tell him that
We differ eelo II he supposes-and infer from his
remarks that he doesthat the South will stand a,ney
submitting like invasion upon its rights he
mistakes its character If he supposes that the South
will stand and see their property which the guarantees
and protection Of the Constitution them carried
away, he knows very little of the Southern character
When that Senator that he has and heard enough
of these threats and tauns about the dissolution Of the
Union that they have force left that they do not
alarm him, that it does not disturb the equanmity of
his heart to be threatened with dissolution of the Union
must say that used threat ! utterly disayowed
any thing like threat. not of that class of men
who make threats. And for the threats which he
aludes he End them in any thing that said But
tell him that he need not lay the fattering JUNCTION
to his SOUL communicate the intelligence his con-
sttuents that of the South ready to bear every
thing that the North may suggest He need not tell his
constituents that viii tamely submit any invasion
upon every right that enjoy He need misead his
constituents by argument addressed them go for
ward and do all that they to destroy the last vesge
Of equality between the North and the South and tell
them, Gentlemen do not be alarmed You need not be
alarmed about the dissolution of this Union they are
afraid to do it." We are, afraid to dissolve this Union
without cause but when il alternative be-
tween the Union the hand and dshonor disgrace
and nfamy and being trodden upon by men who are but
our equals on the other, say that if had torch
would apply myself and be consumed in the conagra
ton, before would submit to it aud speak the sen
ments of the South. ..~t
If we hold place in this Union at the
Of honor andyrtue, and equality the Union is not worth
having, and you can take all the glory you find in it.
We not seek to place you in such positions we have
sought to do it and when you seek place us in
such attitude misnterpret the character of the
South If you suppose it viii submit it. Why sir we
hold our under the Constitution whether this
right wrong you have right to inquire Ii thew no
TO Massachusetts, we have right to reclaim them and
when there reclaim them instead of finding every
man in Boston, as he ought to be- standing by the law
you find heartess oious hypocrites in the pulpit preach
ing sedon and treason and yet you tell us we NAV talk
please about the ministry they are y mower.
much to say, take lest you fall beneath their
execraton am not going to make war upon the minis
try leave that to the Senator from Illinois (AIr DouG
LAs) think his argument is about equal to the three
thousand and fifty ministers and when they have de-
stroyed him they will probably find other victim to
satisfy them. do net expect to say any thing about
them the peiy Of their hearts They are not to be
apout HuNe great respect the
try do not seek to get into a quarrel with them
would rather take the they send here and suppose
the Senator from Massachusetts is their representative
am willing to discuss with him; but do not mean to
get off false track. With women and preachers
never quarrel you cannot get me off such track
But sir, the Senator says very frank y-and take it
he is very honest man. but think he has partaken of
that fanacism that will lead him astray--hat am right
that repeal is the watchYord They intend to agiate
until tire fugitive slave law is repealed and until the Mis-
sour restriction is restored to the statute book Then
my honorable friend let say to you that you have
lifetime before you and you may sit here for your
that but do not think you will live to see the day when
the the other be done But if you do live to
that inauspicious day. let tell you that you will have
nothing to do The work will already have been
pshed and then, srs, the proclamation that has been
issued by Of your allies that the ncenary had bet
ter and apply the torch to the Capitol Of the
try will be useless. That thing has been done once be-
FORE Mr. President The Capitol the scene Of
o confagration-and by whom? by whose hands? BY
the enemies Of the country. And told by
Of the leaders of this upon the institutions OF the
country that is better to the Capitol Of his country
in flames than the South brought stand upon an
equality with the North. OH srs, If there be q curse
preserved in all the armory Of heaven that is deeper than
all Others let it descend upon the infamous wretch who
could have such feeling; and if had the power Of On
impotence would draw thunderbolt from its
nv and hurl such wretch into annihilation Rather
this Captol itself in flames these marbed columns tub
ling to ruin and the Representatives Of the States and Of
the people crushed in their fall than to equality of
rights between the members Of this Conederacy All.
sir in the better dnys Of this Republic in the days Of
Washington and the patriots Of the Revolution the
who should have uttered such sentiment would have
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