The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-07-30

| !tarh SecllOnal ilBc Wnt.il is attempted 10
,e drawn, is it not our duty to do every
ching we can for peace aud harmony !?
When | utter these sentiments. do speak
ior or against Kansas? No, sir; sneak
4 or the majesty of the people of the Uni-
| ed States; | speak for the Constitution;
sneak for those great bonds of Unior
ahich unite us, and which ought to hi d
is to a common course to settle every
difficulty that arises in our ath
/ When a measure is offered t. gentle
Fnen here, intended as measure of peace;
INTENDED as n measure of pacificaiom. they
spurii it. Yon offer them bread, and they
cast at yon stone. 1t offers them a
remedy, and they answer you with provn-
cation. Is not that the state of the case?
Mr.. President, it does not become me.
perhaps, to say so; 10 one can ascrl e to
fme an humber position in this body than
that which will assign to myself; but |
think, on this dangerous and difficult sub
jiect. we have ndulgedaltogethert 90 much
koli the one side and the other. in crimiua-
'Etion and recri,ninaiion. What does it
amount to? Is it any remedy? Is il hy
ANGRY words that tie wis.lam of delihera-
tise bodies is advanced? Is it Ivy harsh
laHords aud invectives, personal and sec
tiional, that we are rendered better fitted
ilo discharge The great tasks of common
care, common vigilance. aud common re-
gard for the whole Union Instead cf
these acrimonious tleta eS, wouiti it not be
more profitable to turn our atteasion to
he real evil which now exists. in all mod
Grafton in oil Cancellation. in he BEST ct
tempcrs, TO endearor TO find a remedy, aud
stay that current of discomfort and i'll
feeling which is spreading more aud more
lover the land ? What at last is our duty
as Senators Of the United States? There
are certain purposes which a.o;her course
might serve; and besides, can make am
pc allowances for the heat that one provo
cation, a retaliation. and retort upon
that, produce here on the feelings of gen.
tlemen who, KNOW, in their sober moments,
think of this subject with all the serious
ness, with all the earneslness, and with al,
the patriotic Intentions that do. But
we should turn ourselves aside from these
theated debates. these heated personal con-
trorerSies, TO that sole and only consider
alton which ought to engage us, namely
what is best for our common- country, and
what is best to stay aud l'ut down that
tide of discomfort which is now raging.
In this spirit, as l yerilv believe, my
friend. the honorable Senator from Georgia
FfMr TooMBs. has offered this bill Il
i, s. u hit to giin no sectional adj autage
No such thing can be imputed That is
not its purpose. All such purposes are
disavowed; and those who are not salts
lied with it are called upon. if there he
any such feature in it, or ii, in the nature
of things. it may tend to produce any
such result, to change those features, to
change those provisions, and make them
what yon please. If the time proposed
for this convention is an unsuitable one;
| il it he too soon or too late, say so, gem
tiemen; anne ID it, make it acceptable to
yourselves, and it will be so to us, for all
our object is the restoration of law, order,
peace, and justice to Kansas. y
That which you offer as an amendment
i is no remedy. Itmakes the disease worse.
1t is giving poison instead of salutary
/ medicine 1t is calculated to increase he
commissions of your patient; and yet you
say this is taking one step! Ay, fatal
and terrible step it is, to plunge that whole
community into a state of lawless anarchy!
i II, ,od,
What in the name of God is last to
be, if the first is so bad ? When your
! patient is in eXtremities yoil apply this
fatal remedy Of anarchy. The only rem
4 edy afterwards, it seems to me, would be
to employ an undertaken to flush. the
work. This is not the way we should per-
form our duties to this nation, in prescrv-
ling the peace, and in preserving the unity
I of Tvs people-a unity which depends as
Imuch npon proper appreciation of each
other a proper appreciation of sections o.
each other, AS upon laws or upon consti-
tutions. The people of this country know
how to jndge us. and will judge us for all
we do on this subject; and if we fail to
1apply tie proper remedies here, if we
allow the disease to GO ON. we ought to be,
and we Shall lie, held to account
Mr.. President, it seems to me that the
simplest way, and the way least calculates
: to involve us in any personal arguments
or personal reflections on this subject, is
inst to take the evil as it exists, as though
/ it had been cast upoh us by an accident,
: if such thing were possible, without a
! retrospect for its causes, except SO far as
} may be necessary to prepare a proper
: remedy for the evil dispassionately, delib.
eratsiy, and justly, for the sake of the
whole Union, for the sake of justice, to
! |apply the proper remedy for this Kansas
case. Giye them freedom, guard then
. against further inroads and further out.
, rages by all the mears in your power, and
: you have the power of fulfilling tha,
4 pledge perfectly. There is no mean,
within the competency of this Govern.
ment that j viii not use for the purpose
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