The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-20

wish Mr. Chairman, no misunderstanding in this mat
ter We viii be eatehpoes for southern SHAREHOLDERS
We will stand purified RON the institution. No law will
no law can compel catch the slaves There Is there
be- law which win force northern men, elevated and
intelligent freemen out and give chase after
way slaves We have had demonstration Of what
lately ia Wisconsin There IL attempted to involve
reeInen in this slayeeaehng policy You have the
result Popular sentiment Is opposed 10 H. Our feelings
Of humanity principles Of Christianity forbid 1t
constitutional rights opposed 10 IT,
Mr. LETCHER The gentleman has got through with
all my queries TO him. and he is branching of on
other subjects
Mr. Chairman am very well satisfied that gave the
gentleman from Ohio Mr.. GDDNes the opportunity for
The interruption which he has made He has stated with
that rankuess and that candor which he has uniformly
hbied when discussing this question the sentiment and
purposes Of the North far he has been able learn
them We all know that be is well posted up the sen
Of the northern people their purposes and OBJ
eet far any action present or future connected with
slavery is concerned He says they for repeating the
ugitiyeslaye law that they in favor Of allowing the
South TO recover they best can the slaves who
away from their owners, when they have reached free
State He says Also that he Is for that sort of legislation
that will slavery from the District Of Columbia
the Yards and all other territory owned by the Uni
ted States He says that he is in favor of preventing the
interstate slave trade and for continuing slavery the
States where exists that he disposed al
low slavery go into any of the Territories of the United
States but that the contrary he s determined and
the North determined restore the Missouri ompro
mise line and prohibit slavery forever from the Terri
of Kansas though the people of that Territory
may be unanimously in favor Of its introduction
Mr.. GIDDlNGS. | ask the gentleman TO allow me 10
correct him in particular The gentleman speaks OF
proposing 10 prevent the Interstate slave trade That
Is not precisely my position so TAR as the transportation
of slaves from slave State another internally is
cerned have nothing do Ii is the ooaswise slave
trad, upon the high that propose to prevent Con-
qress have the right to make regulations for the navga
ton of the high seas and desire that this shall be one OF
them.
Mr LETCHER Very well take it as it is stated
and il presents point which is utterly impossible for
/ tbe 4 ia al
issue where il would be dsgraceul for the South to at
tempt shun il and she will not attempt 10 shun it. To
accede the thus dictated to her by the North Is
base surrender all claim her property and to admit
that whenever it goes beyond the limits OF slave State
and free State it becomes in the language of the
gentleman from Ohio sovereign in the State to which II
[ may flee for the time being.
llr Chairman, under such circumstances these the
gentleman from Ohio saws he has idea that !, any
who from the South, would be inclined to
the bonds of the Union--tha have talked too much
upon that subject and that will submit hereafter
we have always submitted heretofore. In other words
that there spirit enough in the outhhat there is
manness enough in the Southto stand by southern
rights uphold southern interests to protect southern
property and defend slavery whenever it shall be assa
ed by enemies from any quarter whateverl Sir, do
northern gentlemen entertain this opinion of us DO they
believe that have been reduced to abect position
that have not the 10 assert our rights nor the
power TO defend property III such IS their OPINION
then their conduct in endeavorng bring about disco
luton of the Union by forcing upon the indi-
Gated Tonight is precisely what might have been expected
They ought not to desire a longer connexon with
They will find later if these questions press
ed that they have been sadly mistaken If cannot be
considered the equals of the gentleman from Ohio and
the equals of those whom he represents upon this floor
the North determined that shall not have peace on
this vital subject; it they determined to press 1t at all
hazards regardless consequences themselves and
us be it So We shall have the agreeable reflection Of
knowing that not to blame that the evil results
be charged upon that the North and the North
alone to blame IL the Union shall be dissolved they
cannot say did it.
But the gentleman Ohio says the North viii
submit to have her rights interered with Sir, viii the
gentleman be good enough to tell when and where the
South has interfered either directly indirectly, with
the rights of the North? When have of the South
deavored to take awayto steal by the aid OF undground
raiiroddH by force fraud or by any other meanshe
property the citizens of the North Have made
such attempt upon the constituents of the gentleman
from Ohio2 Never sir / believe the gentleman
processes hold the doctrine of State rights declared
In the resolutions of 1898 and 1899 think the declaration
he has made tonight very much the same in substance
with that made few days ago by Mr. WILSON, the Massa
chuse senator the other end of the Capitol These
two gentlemen hold very much the opinions in refer
TO rights slavery the fugitiveave law the Ne
braska BILL and other questions of kindred character
They both hold the doctrine that the North shall de-
clare the law and the South shall have the glorious priv
lege of submission. The North is to make its demands
and the South is 10 yield prompt obedience TO those de-
n,snds The North prescribe its rules and the South
comply with them promptly and without a mur-
he NAV think of the spirit of the South he will find that
spirit bere that will not submit to such require
speak to the gentleman as cooly and calmly as
ever uttered sentiment in my life when say that OF
all parties in the Southdemocrat wings, by whatever
name known, or by whatever organization they uni
ted-wi be found faithful in the hour of trial, TO the
rights interests honor and institutions Of the section of
the country In which taer lot is cast They viii never
that the southern section of country shall occupy
in this Union that craven base, and degraded position
which he has assigned to Whenever that day shall
come the gentleman may assured that the South viii
be unit that all party lines and all party divisions will
be obiteraed that there will be party in the slave
States known only as the defenders Of southern rights
Whenever we surrender rights, give up the
Union there viii he no hesitation IN making the selection
We can live wihouy you. We manage relations
have the means among that will give wealth and
power and far better is it that should go and live by
ourselves than that should submit TO such unrghteous
and inquitous demands have been asserted here to-
night The has when the South must prepare to
defend her institutions against the aggressive spirit OF the
Northn
The gentleman thinks the South has spirit Sir let
him wait until the session of Congress- when these
measures shall attempted be carried out and be viii
see of what stuff the South is made He will whether
we shall quietly sit here, and whether constituents
viii tolerate the idea of quietly sitting here and sub
hitting to such injuries he has proposed to inc upon
us The sunny South is our home 1t is the land that
gave us birth 1t is the land in which deposited the
bones of our ancestors Within the bosom OF my own
State sleep Jefferson and Henry and Madison and hosts OF
others whose deeds have illustrated and adorned the annals
OF our country And, sir, shall permit enemies 10
invade the sancty those homes and those resdes No.
sir the South will be protected and defended by her sons
nj whatever cost and You will find that there l. spirit
enough left repel attempt at interference with our
rights interests.
Now sir there is still one other point which desire
Ind 4 Uieh IN the from