The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-19

on which this surrender shall be made CORVALLIS said
10 him, "lhese hard terms 10 require 20 out
with folded coors and to beat the Turks marcia neutral
march Laurens said "There shall not be a dot Of
OF in the terms OF capituaton at Yorktown which
observed at Charleston To make il deli
cate to Lincoln, whom the shade Of had
what passed for his conduct at the siege OF Charleston
Lauens said that il proper select Lincoln receive
the sword from Corvallis as he had surrendered the
sword TO Clinton You will see him IN the foreground Of
the picture in the rotunda There chivary, Sir-a
ehiyary peculiar TO the days in which exhibited.
Is such conduct that 10 be under the of rheo
rca fbroator AT this day II 10 hard 10 beat Is un-
just in itself
Now, sir, have done with these topics have not
yndicaied the history OF South Carolina ask the Sem
ate 10 bear testimony that have not gone into this
matter with a view 10 yindcae her She does not need
il Adopting the language OF Daniel Webster may say
There is South Carolina there she stands she speaks
for herself she needs euogy she cannot be injured
by the detracton of who is under influence Of
justice, truth, or honor.
Having finished with these rusts at the constitution Of
South Carolina and az her history and character
now TO another matter in relation to myself He says that
have euch proclivty 10 in my statistics that
have as many words OF error as utter. What whole
sale assertion is thai Strange to say, resorted no
statistics at all on the occasion to which he alluded When
interrupted the senator from New Hampshire Mr. HALE
had on my table returns from the Charleston
house. alluded to them In general terms prove what
he cannot dspne that the slave trade was carried on in
northern and English and Scotch vessels that the profits
Of il redounded them and that when the slave trsd
was opened, it gave them the regulation Of commerce
The venerable grandfather of my friend from Virginia TMr
MASON in the convention had inserted into the consu-
on provision that twothrds vote Of Congress should
be necessary for the passage Of any to regulate
commerce.
say here that for South Carolina and Georgia il was
policy when they gave up the regulation Of
commerce TO the navigation interest in consideration Of
their having the slave trade open until 1905 with
the certainty before them that New England mainly gained
the profits Of that trade If the sin of the slave trade Il
to be imputed TO anybody let it be imputed TO the hand
that took the child from under the tree separated it fem
It's mother in Africa, and brought it to this country under
circumstances that ! confess now, shocking If
were TO dwell on some Of the circumstances Of that slave
trade as have heard them from Africans and believe
them to be true they would shock the Senate The slave
trade threw its profits into New England AS friend of
mine from South Carolina Mr. KEITT1 said in the other
House, New England viii to-day come back and return
all the money she has got out of the trade we win
strike balance with her and LET her buy them but she
would not take them This tme when the condition of
the slave Is better than it at any other ia the
occasion when they are making upon the inst
tuition. IL Is the common pracoen my district cannot
answer beyond my neighbosto give the aboring hands
three and half pounds of good bacon every week. and
as much bread as they can eat II is the interest Of their
owners 10 elothe them They happy contented in
telligent and reformed people.
But sir, the senator undertakes to say that because
have advocated here the constitutional rights OF tie south
and the equality Of these Staes subjected M self 10 an
imputaion which shall not read myself Ii bears his
own handiwork. Mr.. Secretary beg yonr pardon for
asking you TO read such thing as ts but your duty
The Secretary read the following extract from Mr. Sun
NERs speech Of May 10;
"But, before catering upon the argument must say
what has fallen from senators Who have raised them
selves 10 ennence this foor in championship human
DurLTRl and the senator from Illinois, GMr. DouetAsl
who, though unlike as Don Quxote and Sancho Panza,
venture. regret much miss the elder senator from his
seat; but the against which he has tilt with
exposing him should be lost and il is for the cause that
speak The senator from South Carolina has many
books OF ehvay and believes himself chiyalrous knight
with sentiments of honor and courage or he has
chosen mistress to whom he has made bis and who
luted in the sight Of the world ehse his sghtf mean
the harot slavery For her his tongue always proase in
words Let her be impeached in character PROPOSE
ton made to shut her from the extension Of wanon
ness and extravaganza Of bardhood Of
Quroe, in behalf Of bis wench Ducnea del Toboso is all
surpassed The asserted rights oi slavery, which shock
equality. II the slave States cannot enjoy what IN moekerr
Of the great fathers Of the republic he nm
national Territories TO compel fellow % unpaid toll 10
separate husband and wife, and Ia sell little children the
he State Of south Carolina out Of shs Un,en Hsrae
Knight exalted senator asecond Moses come for second
'Dut not content with this poor menace, which we have
been twice told measured the senator the unre-
strained cbira Of hs nature has undertaken 70 apply
probrious word1o those who differ from him this floor
lie calls them ectona and anatica and opposition the
asurpston IN Kansas be degounce as sn unoacuang an.
and all sentiment Of truth but the adventurous
does not hesitate. he Is the uncompromng unbluhnp
representative this Aoor Of agrsnt soooaalsr whlck
dominee the republci and jet with ludiorous
ignorance ofh postonunable himself others
zee him-or with eironeTy which even his white head
ought not TO protect from rebuk be applies here
who resist bis eonais the very srithet which degnates
himself The who strive TO bring back the government
10 It's original policy, when freedom and slavery was
national while slavery and not freedom sectional he
arraigns ssotoa This viii do. IL involves great
perverson Of tell that that to him
f and to The organization Of which he the Committed
advocate that this epithet belongs. faften upon
hom. For myself, little for but since
question has been raised here affirm that the republican
party o the Union Il 10 just cofona but than
any other party rational and that IL goes forth
odge from the high places Of the government the tyrsnnca
ofwhich the senator from South Carolina
Il the maddett xealos"
Mr.. BUTLER Now, Mr. President how any man who
las not been excluded from society could suc an IL
ustraton this floor know not do not see how any
nan could obtain the consent Of his conscience to
se in the presence of gallery Of ladies' and give TO sla
very the personiheaon Of amistrsssn aud saw that
owed her because she "harlots ] beg pardon for
repeating IL What n the name Of justice and decency
,oud have led that To- such language7 That
4 the language Of Cson IL is a somewhat remarkable
hing that in the speech which delivered here in reply TO
ho senator from New Hampshire used the word slavery
pat In paragraph and that In response 10 re-
mark Of bis speaking Of the Supreme Court the citadel
1f slavery Irebuked him. ] said would rather regard
hat court the defender the promoptoy Of the
tHon and that he at too great distance ever 20
teach IL by any which he could discharge oyo his
BOW. Sectionalism not in the speech itself When I
poke Of individuals In particular section Gid speak
n terms which would imply or convey the idea that
meant The public OF the saveholding and nonslavebod-
ng Sates confined II 20 that section who suffering
1t this time hope to limited extent and who are burn
ng their fires until they viii be reduced 20 the caustic
,shes OF and disgrace did not speak of