Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-07-05
THE NoRrHAND THE SOUTH.

debates in Congress, between Northern and
Southern members, is one of the bitter fruits
OF slavery agitation. and renders almost hone
less the probability OF settling this vexe,l
question, harmonioucly and without rup.
ture. This was not SO in former years. ,,
During the notification excitement, under
Gen. Jackson's administration, when the old
hero threatened to hang the nuifiprs as high
as IIaman, Daniel Webster delivered his
memorable speech-in the U s. Senate, in
-repyto Gen. Ilayne of South Carolina, who
was himself n descendant of the gallant
Hnyne, who was executed during the Revolu-
ton, by the British Government for his pa
triotsm. That speech, perhaps the ablest on
record, will live as long as eloquence orparot-
ism has a votary. Mr.. Webster after having
defended and spoken OF the brilliant career Of
his own state, turned to South Carolina, but
not in spirit of recrmination lie eulo-
gized the heroism of South Carolinl, and her
sons, and concluded on that subject, with the
following: -..'..u
'Sir, LET me recur to pleasing recol!ections
let me indulge in refreshing remembrance
| oi the past-iet me remind you that in early
Zines no States cherished greater harmony,
both OF principle nrd feeling, than Massachn-
sctts and South Cnrcliua. Would TO God
that harmony might again return. Shoulder
| 10 shoulder they went through The revolution
--lnnd in hand they stood round the admin
lstration of Washington, aud felt his own
| great arm lean on them for support Unkind
feeling, If il exist alienation and distrusi. are
the growth, unnatural TO such soils, Of false
principles since sown. TMy are wsedS the
seeds of uhich that same great arm nerer scat
| tered"
1t is, however hut sheer Justice to say tina,
the Southern members have been the ngres.
sors in this matter. Many of them have
been in the habit Of using the most oprro-
bious epithets when speaking Of the North,
especially the New England states. Lntterly
some Of the Northern members have retortcd,
not only with considerable acrinony, but with
great ability, drawing largely on facts and
unpleasant historical recollections. The
| South at the period Of the Revolution pro-
duced ii great many brave and patriotic men,
but there is no question that it also contained
'eh 'iHes 40 H''''. ''Ies us any otHei puEtioil
Of the Union. Mr.. Burlinghame in bis recent
| reply to MIR. Keilt. on the Sumner outrage,
took advantage of these facts. The speech
though aboundiny with eloqnence and scath-
iuu .;urcasms. was. no douht. impolitic in ,he
,,.,o,, ..,,. ar ri NJ, c,t.
! w ""''''' NV '"'''"
| ing extracts from the speech. will serve to
| show its tone and character:
Dut pass from DIS iogic anu ms rhetorlc'
anu n'so "'er soi"e h'stolic"' h'isiuhes' u'uch
o, lhe su'he nature as those maue py 'he
rresiuehl' "hich nave ALREADY pointed out,
ana come 10 some OF MS sentences III whlch
'errihc ques,lohs a'd answers rSpiode"; lie
ups"ers h"''y ana 'aun'ihg'y thaI t"e oouth
wants wa no.e o' ou, .agnpoau pi'''an'hrmpy.
S'' ""e" '"e Pes''en'e ""''e'eu us sc',o"
%%,nss %s,',,, orvs ,',e ~ ~o"at"ei" o'",'S' ""' n"'h
! ern1,,rn,,y,,r, T. ,,rnnor,;.,r ,o - nnn,,I,
| To-, ,h,n .,n,, o,b,r SITE Y,ns tb.t y,a,i in,J
| nh;i,nthronv9 Ias,, tho raonjn nr Virg;nio
and % os Ion;sana Bnt .S;r The GENTLEMAN
u,,s r,ost ,nnIar aud ,nnst ,,I,;r,iye Chan ho
JoS,r;,.I H., st,rr.,d nn,r,,;yas WI g.
| ,ba ainoron,.e v., ,,ost oyaruL,I,,;,,, r,,o,'
| some Of NV rnll,,cnas I thnuyh, I saw Tho
;rnn Gco ~ o,,r Snaal,,r sor,an - Iii,io rLn,,
he listen.d "a ,Le unaxr.ctaJ svmno,hy nr
the centIemon with ,Ls harlsIins Of his
enrlv liza Sir h. wns nm oneru,jva from how.
! honi ~ ,oanhnnJ and onnI nn. foo Al
| sir he aid nat nnnrrcjoie ns he tasted The
sweet bread or hunest toil his real couditiou
| n. did not think os IL. stood in the music or
| the MACHINERY. which came from his cunning
! hand how much better if would have been
had he been horn n slave LAUGHTER and ma,
pnder the gentleman from, Snuth Carolina IA
| Kind master as | have no doubt he is \ wher.
| he would have been well fed and clothed, and
wonld have knnwn none or IN. trials which
| dnuh,l.ss NEE, him ON every hand How
| h,nnv he would have bprn if instead of teinu
| a Nnss,rhuss,ts orprn,ive h. had been n
| slnve in Sou,h Cnroliu, rutpnjur sinojup
t ami dancing nnon ,he hanks of snme river iT
,b,, Stn,a Iyr.,t lnrohtnr Sir if tho r.n.
| ,Iemon win uo IA my dis, rict and lnnk un,u
| ,ha nnern,ives aud mechnui,.s--ir he will
| Inol u,,nn snms nf ,hnsa haou,irnl modnls
which come iron, their brnins and which lrom
! ,ima ,n finn, I.an un,u The waters of IN.
! Atlantic nut fyiur nlI other clinp.rs bring
| i,y Lnwp ", aim and y;c,orv with ALI III.
| w'nds nr hanven h. mi,lt L,v. rnssnp ia
! chanr. his v,rws Th. gentleman broke on,
| in nm exceedingly e,,lnsiye ou,sti,n some.
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