The daily union., 1856-12-16

ieney this government by their numerical suehs
make II government OF discretion, 10 be admin
stored under the Union and the forms Of the Union
without regard TO the constitutions Il Il shall come to this
that the northern people VIII undertake 70 say that
holder shall be President OF the United States Il they
shall practically assume in any form am not particular
the oIm the attitude that when they have strength
enough they will elect invariably the President and vice
President from their section, with ayowed purpose Of
excluding southern citizens from eligibility 70 those hlgh
offices the end is manifest What would this Union be
worth when the constitution IS violated Wl you assume
TO govern every part Of the conederay by your dcauon-
by elected exclusively by yourseyesf hen that prop
osition shall be maintained practically in any FORM In apres
dentia election or otherwise-and 1t assumed at the
last eectonhat both the candidates shall come from the
North and from the South when you shall insist on
debating to my section Of the country so far as regards
the distribution of the patronage OF the government OF the
confederacy shall feel myself to be degraded citizen OF
this republic II submit TO IT, will not place my cnha
those who look up TO in condition OF disranehse
ment and degradation.
Here let me say-what is nothing but fairness before the
tribunal of history and postery-hat long the slave
holding States had the control Of this conederacy there
disposition manifested practical demonstration
made to exclude northern candidates Certainly until
1926 and believe until 1885, the sayeholding States had
the acendncy Was any such question ever made because
they had the ascendency? Did they exclude John Adams
John Quincy Adams and that class OF men2 During the
time the ayehodng States had the control OF this coned
eracy they entered into combination TO disranchse
the North when they could have done it. They had no
such idea When entered into this conederacy IL was
formed by practical men, who understood that they were
to observe the constitution in good faith and that when
not give government According TO the senator's ar
gumen the moment you deprive us OF an operative consul
tuition which can be controlled within Its legitimate sphere
you make this the government OF mere majority gov
ernment of discretion and discretion is the law OF the W
rant would not say to any section that 1t ought 10 DC
under the temptation to exercise such government YET
here the fact before you most papabe and momentous
fact that for the first time in the history OF the govern
ment believe both candidates have been nominated by
party and sustained by party from one section do
not intend to make this the occasion of stump speech
upon the presidency. have higher purpose 'hah
that
Mr. HALE The senator will allow me to ask him sin
gle question as he goes along know he does not
Intend TO misstate history. How was it when Andrew
jackson and John @. Calhoun elected
Mr. BUTLni2 Mr.. Calhoun was elected Vice President
when John Quincy ADAMS was elected President and
neither the North nor South thought proper to turn
him out when General Jackson was elected he was ac-
ceptable both He not elected on asectonai ground
with that qualification the senator is right Mr. Calhoun
went into office under original nomination for wee
President with Mr. John Quincy Adams and was conhn-
East or West There sectional question then The
issue then was not of sectional character
Mr. WADE. 1T Is not SO on our part now. =.
Mr. BUTLER 1t Is not sectional his part when the
gentleman says he would have both candidates from his
section
nr WADE / have said nothing about the locality of
the President aad Vice President; not word that am
Mr.. BUTLER Perhaps you are not fully aware OF
what you did say do not know that you said it but you
acted it.
Mr. WADE know did not say it. l aware Of
Mr. BUTLER The senator thinks that acts do count
much as words.
Mr. WADE did not say syllable about it
Mr.. BUTLER Well, where were your candidates from
Mr.. WADE The United States sir.
Mr.. BUTLER. will not be tempted to go into that
= United States One of them, said on another
occasion resided in place lived in another and was
born in auoer but win not go into questions of that
kind
such an issue has been made s the first time that the
Union of these States has been put in eopsie Nv s9'n al
ISSUE The President of the United States standing
does as trustee for all parts of this condeacy has in his
message attempted to rebuke this geographical array
sections and he has used the language of warning he
was bound to do He is not only trustee for all but he
is sentinel TO maintain the constitution of the country
II be thought that the constitution the free Institutions
OF Americayes sir the beacon lights that lighted up
by fathe-were to be exnguished in this mad array
of sectional power, he would have been traitor TO his
trust if he had not told the people Of the United States that
their institutions were in danger II he thought they
in danger it was his duty TO say He did think they
were in danger from these sources. think
The President has said that abolition associations have
been formed for the purpose Of making upon the in
sttuons Of the South. ! told that that is denied
and the question has been asked, "How 1t that
Washington, jefferson, Madison and all the Presidents
before us did not notice such subjects hese2' Why sir
when Washington went into power forefathers
patriots living together having fought together and they
maintaining the institutions of the country
under the highest obligations Of good ith without any
regard to sectional issues The South has made
in power itself it entered into combinations to exclude
northern man or make nominations exclusively from
what is called the southern section
Now, the senator says that freedom and slavery
not exist together Sir he has pronounced-I do not in
tend 1t in offensive personally-what would
amount almost to libel the character of his ancestors
who put into operation this confederacy. Where did
acquire the great principles Of civil liberty which have
peryaded the American mnd2 They found higher
sanction and higher guarantees under the influence OF
those who made the constitution than they find The
senator must remember that when this conederacy went
into operation and while il continued in healthu opera
tion II confederation OF Shareholders Slavery and
liberty lived together then
Mr.. WADE The senator viii permit me TO say that
was speaking OF the expansion Of slavery into Territories
and believe used pretty much the language Gov
Adams employed in his late message
Mr.. BUTLER Well, sir, maintain that Territory set
tied by Shareholders, and also by persons who
wealth composed exclusively Of those who
slaves say further that every State in this Union which
has held slaves has produced high development Of
civilization and Of human character any free State
shall not say TO which give the preference have de-
cIarea that would language of retaliation tut
yzes the energies OF society," and e1ngushes the gen.
teman intimated, the lights Of civilization
Mr.. WADE did not say word about that ! ar
gued II In its political bearings, and none other
Mr.. BUTLER. do not see, then, why you should OBJ
iect 10 Il IL il les deleterious effect If has very
mschieyous effect why should you be ALARMED sbout
Il do want the extension Of slavery have never
contended for IT. II had the right to extend by
act Of Congress would not undertake TO do would
leave that the choice of those who settle the Com
monwealths.
But the gentleman says forefsthers put the consu
to- in operation with ACKNOWLEDGED purpose that
sIave tsr,,.0ry should Union. He
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