The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-01
THE DAILY UNION


leaders, could not be expected that he would be over
erous As the senator's State to have paid but
little heed his denuncations of the republican party and
its LEADER am sure We Elm beequay indifferent 10 his
ceusurea
The senator from South Carolina [Mr. BurLER boosted
Of the great conentmen among the slaves In his section
Of the Union, He told that slaves who had run away
vert returning to their masters and that this the
best kind OF law Perhaps the senator
right but the Transporting all the South hardly
sustain Tia ssnaiora declarations commend to him,
whenever boasts this floor Of the Of the
bondman, the words of Edmund Burke lie who makes
contented slave makes degraded man.
Look at The condition of affairs in your section OF the
Union to-day In many places your people think they have
found evidences of ncpent ebeons Thesupporters OF
Buchanan and Fillmore have Iivaed each other in misrep
resenng the sentiments principles and policy OF the sup
portes Of John Fremont The leaders Of the southern
democracy have everywhere denounced the republican
party party u favor Of emancipation by the exercise
of the powers of the federal government The hungry
OF these bondmen drank In these false accusations and
unjust approaches Your words will be TO them posses
sion forever, exciting hopes that will never die
Go home-undeceive those whom you have deceived DO
us justice. Place where are and where we intend
sandoppossd slavery rywhere in favor OF It's
abolition where outside of the slave Staesopposed
the domination OF the slave power but concedng TO the
people the slave States their constitutional rights to set
tie the in their time and in their way.
Senators desired TO know how we should vote ON the
admission of Kansas as a slavehod:ng State answer
myself il Kansas applies for admission as slave State
will reply in the words of Caleb Cushing the law officer
of this government In arguing the question OF the ad
or Arkansas, he III
power Of Congress over the subject:
The constitution upon the discretion to admit
States at will It limits in certain respects our power
to act armavey but does not limit in any respect
discretion, the negative side OF refusal to admit
new States"
Resting upon this authority of the distinguished legal
adviser OF the administ alton will answer your question
whether will vote for the admission OF Kansas slave
State, in his words:
81 do persuade myself that liberty is evil, that
slavery is blessing When called upon to accord my Official
but expressly slavery should be false to all the
opinions and principles Of my life II did not promptly
turn peremptory and emphatic Nor"
The senator from Texas commends devotion to the
Union We have supported the Union and tell YOU
sir what intend to do in regard to its support The
from Pennsylvania the other day denounced the
Barnwe Rhett school Of politicians suppose he thought
it safe attack that little squad of fanatics as he calls
them, in South Carolina but sir, We the republicans do
not conne our denuncations to that little faction We
denounce your Governor Wises all your chosen leaders
threatened destroy the Union ii the fortunes
of the election against themhe men who have your
confidence-the who 60 to Wheatland and have the
of your incoming Executive give you notice to-day
gentlemen what we intend DO. II the incoming admin
straon sends into this body the nomination OF single
who threatened the dissolution OF the Union, we
intend to camp this foo and to resist his confirmation
to the bitter end give you notice now that shall
t the coming into power of all that class OF men as enc
mics of the constitution and the Union.
We go further. We to hold the incoming admin
straon responsible if it gives confidence patronage
your Richmond Enqurers and Examiners your Charleston
Mercurys and Standards your New Orleans Deltas and
your South SIDE Democrats or any democratic journal IN
The United States which threatened tile dissolution of the
Union in the of We intend here In ou'
places defend that Union which makes us people
against the Of your party who have threatened to sub
and destroy it. We intend to go little further Your
slave propagand journals have denounced the ndepend
ent laboripg of the North rs "greasy mechanics
"dlihy operatives "small-6sted farmers moon-struck
theorists We 10 hold you responsible If you be
your confidence and patronage upon journals which
maintain that "he principle Of slavery Is itself right and
| does not depend on ference OF complexion"
Senator'S have told they want peace-tbey want re-
pose WE'LL sin want peace, and want repose. The
State represent wants it, Tens of millions of our prop
scattered broadcast the southern States The
business men, the merchants the manufacturers of my
State want peace much you can want it. You car
have it, But you cannot have 1t If You want to extend
slavery the free Territories You cannot have it l.
continue your efforts to bring Kansas here slave
4 State. @
II you want PEACE abandon your policy of slavery
tension Cease oil efforts to control the political des'inies
the country through the expansion OF slavery az an ee
ment of political power Plant yourselves upon your re-
served constitutional rights and will aid you in the
vincaon OF those rights Turn attention from the
forbidden fruits of Cuban Central American or Mexican
acquisitions, to your own dapdated fields, where the re-
negotiating forests sprineng up and where in the Ian
guage Of Governor Wise you have the owners skinplnR
the negroes the negroes skinnng the land, until all grow
poor together Erase from your stautebooks those cruel
laws which shock the sensbies of mankind Place there
humane and bene6cent legislation, which shall protect The
relations of husband and wife, parent and cbildwhch
shall open darkened minds to the eevating influence
Christian culture. You will then have the generous sym
pathe the sincere prayers OF men who reyerny look 10
Him whose hand guides the destines of the world You
will have best wishes of the friends OF liberty all over
| the globe Humanity and Christianity will sanction an.
bless your efforts hasten that day though it may be
distant when freedom shall he the inaenabe brhrght Of
every who reads the soil of the North American con-
] tinent.