The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-01

s eyes bis than TO have become her necuser
think the senator may search vain even Ia the bitter
est Trades Of abuse and v6eauon uttered ID tbose
whom he border rufiAns" for any language 20
strong any accusation disgscea a. thar made oy hu
self against his countrynen
What proof is offered us la support OF this accusation
lie pointed us 10 the annexation OF Texas fsrnaps,
said the senator in this connexon that was horthern
aggression The question of the annexation OF Texas was
first brought before this body in treaty made by Pres
dent Tyler IL rejected by large majority composed
Of majority Of the South as well as the North IL was
adopted AS party by the democratic convention
in 1874 which nominated Mr.. Polk. IL was openly and
fairly put before the people Of the United States every
where discussed and eominsnted upon emoiazoned on
every democratic banner throughout the Union, ana dec
ded by the people favor OF annexation IL carried
by great majority in New hampshire presume against
the senator's eoquenee who, II mistake not was turned
out Of his old party for opposing IT, Were the people
who supported this measure bought by the South Who
bought the hardy, intelligent sons OF New hampshire
What pay did they receiver Who rich enough to Blu,
them Sir remember 10 have seen II related Of one OF
the poorest Of her sons Ethan Allen that when it
tempted TO seduce him from his fidelity his country be
Indignantly replied, Poor as am, the King Of England
is not rich enough 10 buy me- Applause Sir, wheihe
the story be true Of him not doubt that there
thousands and tens of thousands OF the incorrupble
patriots Of the land OF Ethan Allen who would proudly
have made the reply to the temptation These
have been bought they he either cajoed
or intmidated by the senator from New Hampshire
They supported the annexation of Texas because they
believed ii to the public interest; that it
measure Of sound policy. 1t proposed by the
party with whom they acted they approved and adopted
it 1t was everywhere party aud not sectional issue
Nearly one-hal Of the South opposed It, but majority
of both sections approved it, 1t is that those
gallant and patriotic statesmen OF New Hampshire who
supported this at home and here bought
tray their State Or their section Many Of them were
known and reveed by friends and opponents throughout
the Union. Some of them gathered TO their
fathers Gil honorable graves and around whose tombs
cluster pleasant memories unianted by dishonor Wood
bury Anterior, and Norris long known and honored by
New Hampshire, have thus passed away. Who bought
them In the of TRUTH of justice Of my country
and for New Hampshire repel the charge.
New York supported that measure. Who bought her
representatives Who bought Pennsylvania Who
bought the Of the great West They supported it.
Who bought and who paid for Indiana Illinois, and Mch-
gan : They supported that measure. These Wholesale,
baseless and unfounded charges will not nmidate but
they ought to the of the North to vindcate
their honor by Indignantly repelling their libeers from
their counsels. H
The northern who support and maintain their own
opinions great constitutional questions, and have the
fearless independence follow their convictions of duty
in the elegant vocabulary of the friends Of humanity
usually termed 'dough-aces' "doughacesp bought up
by the South betray the North Who bought the Nes
tor of the Senate Mr. CAss who with patriotic hmness
maintained his constitutional opinions and voted against
restriction amid the yels and shreks of his abolition de-
ractors He IS commonly represented by this class the
chief of doughaces Did the fourteen senator's from the
nonavehodng States who voted for the Kansas bill sell
out themselves and their country is that OF
them have fallen victims to temporary causes. The abo
tonsls and the darklanern conspiracy in States
raernzed and succeeded in cutting of them down
Snch things TO be expected in all free countries. We
cannot be wholly exempt from errors and deusions Mad
will sometimes but only for time rule the hour
We take the good with the evil with the firm trust
that popular intelligence and patriotism will finally vind
cate themselves and come to the support of the right
The senator seeks every occasion to ally himself and his
with the North hence he arully defends the Pur
tans from imputatons which my friend from Tennessee
MIR. JOINS had never cast upon them He told us the
North would fight believe that nobody doubted
that any portion of the people of the United States would
fight proper occasion. Sir if there shall be civil
in this country when honest shal about cut
ting each others hroas those who be depend
ed on in fight will be the people who will set them at it,
There courageous and honest enough in both
tons of the Union to fight You may preach in your pull
pits in favor Of sending Sbarpes rifles TO Kansas and you
succeed in getting courageous to 60 there TO
them Not the least misfortune resulting from it will be
that those who stir up the strife not apt to be found
even within the reach OF r-sbooting Sharpes rifle No
sir there question of courage involved, The people
of both sections 81 the Union have Illustrated their courage
on too many baie-felds TO be questioned They have
shown their lighting qualities shoulder TO shoulder togeh
whenever their country has called upon them but tina,
they in contact with each other in faer-
nal should be the ardent wish and desire Of
every true man and honest patriot.
With reference to that portion OF the senator's argument
justifyng the "Emigrant Aid hatever may be
their policy whatever may be the tendency of that policy
10 produce suifei they simply aid emigrants from Mas
saehusetts Kansas and TO become citizens of that
Territory am prepared TO cay that they violate law
and they bad right TO do it, and every attempt TO pre-
vent them doing violated the law, and ought not 10 be
with arms with the intent to offer forcibe resistance the
constituted authorities they guilty of the highest
crime known TO civil society and amenable TO Its PEN
ates shall not undertake decide upon their conduct
The facts not before me- and therefore pass it by.
shall be pardoned trust for not going into crmina-
ton recrimnaton to the matters in dispute between
the emeants out by the Aid Societies and the nhsb
itants OF Missouri IL is wholly mmate ia this issue
who is right and who is wrong wrongs have been com
mited apply the law to such within lite proyis-
iona IL the law is weak apply force in aid OF It's
cuton and TO any extent necessary its execution and
no further.
know that many gentlemen with whom have CORES
ponded and from whom have otherwise heard in west
Missouri General Atchison among them ask for moth
ing They simply demand that the actual settlers
who 20 that country shall have fair opportunity TO es
tablish those domestic institutions which they may think
proper General Atchson took this ground In the Senate
very he stands upon 1t now. SHALL therefore
dismiss the anonymous unsupported charges against him
He is ready at all times 10 answer for hmself apd, am
sure In every contingency he will maintain that lofty
character which he h~ always sustained.
Mr. HALE. ] made no charge against him dsclamed
any such purpose. simply reod the extracts and gave
my authority for them.
Mr. T0OMBS If the senator made no charge must say
that cannot commend the good taste fairness of retail
ing against honest or charges deroQaory
bis character picked up In the srecs In irrespons
BILE newspapers doubt not the did that wrong
think, in that respect the senator
erredmore especially the conduct Of Mr. Atchson Is
not called in question and in wise affect the ques
tons under consideration
The senator alluded to the Dorr rebellion In Rhode
Island and went back twelve thirteen years and pre-
scented with the views then by President
Pierce what he calls @squatr Sovereignty Many of
the resolutions which he read, having been offered by
the President approve large portion OF them sp-
prove; they announced sound constitL ona truths
Some OF them not prepared 10 say wholly approve
lu do