The daily union., 1856-12-31

dicted Are bis constituents to receive il as truth Are
they believe that that is the sort OF declaration Of in
dependence which We should make To suppose that
70 suppose the South is made up OF set Of not only fools
knayes-worse than knayes-arrant heartess hyPo-
crtes Let say 70 the honorable senator that con
ungency shall come you force upon the necessity OF
separation we shall be able 10 make declaration for
selves and shall make truthful declaration OF ag-
gressions your part and when we are forced into ~
shall be-remember say IL 10 you kindly, not boast
ngly fretfuly-we win pen that declaration al the
hazard 0. lives fortunes and our sacred honors
The honorable senator from New Hampshire Alr HALE
next in order de has grown tired OF all this SORT
Of thing he thinks the time has when We ought 70
have peace am very glad Of livery happy TO hear IL
lie wants nothing in the wide world except the privilege
prohibiting slavery in the Terrtores The honorable
from Pennsylvania Mr. BIGLER read letter which
went little further and asked the senator from New
Hampshire if it his letter. He said yes and that II
a very good letter. | very much amused at the
adronesS with which the honorable senator paed that
blow. When the letter read thought they had him
certain but he met ii In the only in which he
could have met IT, by way Of palliaion or relief
Now Mr. President if have had any particular reputa
toni do not believe have much and do not care
about Tit has been political gladiator at home
have been in great many close places and was remind
eyey much OF several OF the close places that have been
caught IN when saw the senator from New Hampshire
brought up with his letter In all my experience as po
tcal gladiator have been OF more than
modes OF parrying blow Of that kind The senator
from New Hampshire has inaugurated third he has
elucidated new ideaa system OF tactics Tor which
the country and myself indebted TO him When your
competitor gets you in close place. where there is no
particular defence defence OF reason defence OF
gument defence OF fact OF the usual modes has
been either 10 get up laugh and laugh out OF IT. and
the other to get up row, and fight out Of It, Laugh
ter That would have been my mode But the senator
from New Hampshire has found another way He did
not laugh out OF it he did not fight out OF II but he
prayed and preached out oft Laughter Did you ever
hear such that which he delivered almost
forgot that he in the political ARENA and thought
| he of the "three thousand who making US
splendid disquson on the theological branch OF the
question.
His adroness reminds me OF an anecdote and cannot
help telling because the Senate to be in good hui
NOR There a living in the region OF country
represented by my fend from Kentucky, about Madrid
bend and his name was Sam Wilson He settled the
margin OF the Mississippi river He had to settle upon high
ands bottoms from ten to twenty miles wide The
bottoms filled with wild hogs which were considered
species of public property that every man had right 10
shoot but they did not have right thereby to shoot tame
ones Sam had very large family and was known TO
entertain mortal aversion to work, Yet he always Ved
WELL and had plenty of 1t inquired how Sam had
always much to eat Nobody saw him work. lie
used to hunt and walk about and he had plenty OF bacon
constantly hand People began to suspect that Sam was
only shooting wild hogs but sometimes tame ones SO
they watched him good deal to see whether they could
not catch him. Sam however was too smart for them and
always vaded just as the honorable senator does final
~ IA man Rar. walking out one day looking after
his hogs at the edge of the boro snd ne saw sam go
along quietly with his gun his shoulder. Fiesenuy
Sans rifle fred Bailey walked on TO the oshS1ptal
and he knew he had very fine hog therei ana
over he found Sam in the of drawing out ms knie "
butcher it. Old Bailey sapping Sam on .nv snou QUA
der said 81 have caught you at last "CaugnI seii
Sam al will shoot all your biting hogs that come pins
after in this way Laughter That IS ABOUT ls WY
the senator got of his scrape He would he VI
ting hogs in the woods and if not he would preach
sell out sorry for that sermon which he pFeaehea
If he has published ii, hope he will not DO So ne
went off to maintain what he calls the higher law.
am no great theoogan and do not profess 10 De oul
think that the honorable senator very far into tne
borders of sacrege impiety and rregon ana approah
ed prostration of all that can separate poes
from religion. You talk about higher law conuoiing
the actions of here under the constitution nat do
you by tbat2 Who to be the judge oil lhat
law2 Your conscience2 Your conscience Is against
slavery. Then according your assumption your
law conscience would justify you in taking my negro from
me- believe in higher law in morsis and region ou'
behave in higher political law than the constitution
which have sworn 10 defend and maintain. hen yon
ATTEMPT to establish a law aboFe the constitution for your
guidance here you at and there as no sacred
under the constitution that safe from the tonch OF Dep
redaor What sort of logic that TO go to the country
that here for political purpose 20 Transact he
affairs OF the country urder the forms OF the constitution
and under the solemnes Of oath, may substitute or
them his conceptions OF higher obligation than the con-
tuition There is safety in this country, there can
be no protecon for the rights OF persons ana property II
the opinions Of eerted consciences OF men a.
allowed to establish law higher then fhe constitution
under which they live That sort Of law ~oud brnB us
all down TO dependencies our own conscences or
caprce The honorable says his object is not 10
disPossess US of rights proPery and be does not
| claim the power to abolish slavery in the States.
Mr. HALE Will the senator allow TO interrupt hmi
! Mr.. JONES, OF Tennessee. Cerhinly.
i Mr.. HALE Mr. President did not suppose II would
be necessary for say another word about the higher
law bat want TO put question to the senator II there
does a case-and he will not contend that II Is
mpossble-where the cearest convictions Of mans I'M
dersandng teach him that theaw Of God does require
him dsobey Of the temporal government under
which he lives In other words IL the temporal govern
ment requires thing aud the law Of God as he under
] stands it requires another which must he obey
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee In the hrst place, appre
bend that such thing arise and In the next place
tell the honorable senatorand that will answer him
directlyf question should here requiring my po
ston 10 be taken and had that conscientious conviction
to which he audes and IL conficte1 with what believed
10 be the constitution, would not perute myself but
would resign and 20 home and let man with more
| easy conscience take my place.
il Mr.. HALE That does not meet the question.
/ Mr.. JONES' Of Tennessee. Ii does.
| Mr.. HALE Not in the slightest.
4 Mr.. JONES' Of Tennessee. would not do that which
had not TO do If my conscience suggested that
had taken oath which could observe should en-
deavor release myself from that oath by resgning my
place What would you do 2 Would you perjure your
| self or 20 way or the otherf
i Mr. HALE Mr. President hardly expected this con-
troversy to arise this morning Ii s little plain
either for the defamation assumption Of the senator
put this question hm II the law OF the land requires
thing and according to his conscientious convictions
the law OF God requires another which would he obey
i He sara such thing occur Why sir, am
\ little asonished that declaration but then he goes on
.ad stead OF asweFng that question: puts case confined
10 senator here sworn 70 support the consuu-
ion That is not the question at all whenever case
arises in which cannot suppors ne constitution nnaer nay
convictions OF It. and my oath to sustain w resign
That is another point sud Il is just wide Of my cues
ton Is who owned the hog that his hero shot put
n question 10 him. and paused for reply, He does not