The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-11-06
THE WASHINGTON UNION.

f'that ii against his own Judgment If you plead
ignorance of these facts silence alone must give inn
piled consent to the validity Of your II you
knew and only remembered TO forget them your age
and long public services, trust viii awaken gentier
sentiment than that of anger at this manifestation Of az
frm OF which yourself more than othcis. have been
made victim during eventful tye
In the speech Of Mr.. Calhoun which instantly fol-
lowed the introduction Of the substitute Of Mr. Clay h.
said
..Tho difference between him and the senator from
Kentucky wide as the poles That gentleman was
for concession He utterly opposed 10 concession in
any shape or form. For this he was decidedly
opposed to the amendment While he was
ready to yield to any modification going to the mere
phaseoogy he would not agree under any circumstances
TO surrender the principles ON which they were drawn
Page SO.
Again $500
.sHe had examined the amendment of the senator
from Kentucky offered substitute for the fifth
luton and that il was impossible for him to bring his
mind to give it his support vote for it, If II should be
adopted in anything like its present shape. Page 60.
AS several amendments were made, Mr. Calhoun was
appealed 10 by his friends to support the substitute He
says:
sHe could appeal to the senate that he lad shown
throughout this discussion liberal spirit oil concession
md perfect readiness 10 make any modification OF
these resolutions that did not sacrifice the principles
which they based Further he could not go and
he had hoped that none of the friends of those principles
who had thus far supported him would ask him to go
further To vote for this amendment to strike out the
fifth resolution and substitute what the senator from Ken
lucky proposes even as now modified would be utter
abandonment of the entire ground assumed in the reso
tions already adopted - 81
Again
He regarded the grounds assumed in the resolution
as amended worse than useless They calculated not
to repel but to attract attacks. y 10. ta sa5
Again:
.sThe abolitioniSts knew perfectly what they were
about and in praying that slavery may be abolished in
the Territories they intended to establish gsa prin
PIE only that it should be abolished in Florida where
exists but that hereafter Territory should be created
in uh should not be prohibited This was clearly their
intention and when the senator limits it to Florida he
declines to meet this broad issue, and surrenders the
whole ground except Florida, TO the abolitionists
If it be intended then, to surrender all constitutional grounds
as oe Territories and place their protection the ground
erpaecy and to surrender all territory hereafter to
be created without the poor protection Of this feeble
word soe for The resolution amended As to himself, he
would give no such vote He never would consent to
place cur rights such frail foundation lie stood
ne constitution the great principles Of interference
and non-discrmination and he would surrender
them, and put the question on micro asepdiecy. -
Page H. f8.s.s8 s.. s sa II
Titus spoke and columns Of burning words
twenty years ago. when all at cease in Zion" the
Iaiahs halowcd fire his far-sceng eye scanned the
dim vista Of the coming time and orcold the calamities
and dcsolations which would bcfa his people. But we
stoned the prophet secuted his counses, and would have
Of his reproo 1ime The great levcalcr has
Grated history what condemned anaticsm. Our
house is nearly cleft unto desolate.p Well may the
stern Genius Of the South bend arcpcntant Pilgrim at
the tomb where slnbcr the ashes of Its mighty chief
but 1t shall find emo place for repentance though it seek
it carefully with tears. But to RETURN 4
When ut last this protractei and momentous debate
had drawn to close and the vote on the substitute
about to be taken, Mr.. Calhoun rose and said
In compliance with the urgent wishes of his friends
rather than with his or juaqaa he would consent to
vote for the resolution amended It had undergone
important notifications, making it out stronger than ut
first but yet it still very feeble, md 1t al .facd b
the occasion. p "a.
These bitter declarations Of Mr. Calhoun, showing that
he not only opposed, but execratcd and despsed the
substitute stared you in the face the turn Of every leaf
of that debate and silently mporcd you to cy nothing
of the dead but what was true.
You tumble back and bury them in the silence and
forgetfuness of the grave you ransackng for
tcals to write yon) history You array the skeleton
fact that Mr. Calhoun voted for the substitute (Which let
be marked did not assert only did not deny the power
in qucstion) and roundly assert that between his
own resolution and the substitute he had bare .'prcf
ercnce " that he agreed to it when he found II
preferred by other senator's, and gave his recorded
sent the doctrine of the power Of Congress to legis-
late with reference to the existence of slavery in the Ter
rtorc Alas Heaven has issued its injunction against
passing Judgment upon the motives OF fellow men,
and comments charity which tnkch evil, .hopah
all things" and seorereih multitude of SINS Your
lf fear will furnish occasion, at least for the
crcse Of this sentiment in Others though your history
will hardly be treasured very remarkable illustration
of the virtue.
This Misrepresentation, conceive, of the opinions
of Mr.. Calhoun upon subject Of the most mumentous
consequence TO the South, put forth ut tie when
It's rights involved in this issue, in troubled agi
tation-when the slavery question, involved in the
Kansas difficulties dividing the Union into parties
more strictly sectional than at amy former period of our
history when repeal of the Missouri Compromise
threatened dissolution of the Union BY the NORTH and
its restoration disruption of the confederacy by the
South Your object in making such charge against Mr.
Calhoun at that particular time has not been left to
lecture You boldly admit that you made the dis
closure aud drought to light the alleged endorses
ment By Mr. Calhoun Of the power of Congress to egs
late with regard to the existence Of slavery in the Territories
as IAN estoppcl against his followers sto cointerrct
the force of his and dangerous opinion that no such
power existed and consequently, to weaken tho South
In defence of her rights and to diminish the number OF
her defenders far opposing opinion Of her most
eminent chief could huvc that effect The decision of
the Supreme Court in the Scott case had not then
been made sweeping your hmsy sophstry ptc thin air,
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