The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-03-19

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The House being in Committee of the
Whole ON the state of the Union, Mr..
PERRY said
Mr.. CHAIRMAN 1t was not originally
my intention to have troubled the House
with any remarks upon the Message of
the President; but as this appears to be
"free fight" make no apology for
taking humble positionin the rank and
file of the com batants. The Constitution
requires that the President, " from time
"so time, shall give to Congress informa-
"tion of the state Of the Union, and re-
commend to their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary
"and expedient." In performing this
duty, the President has taken advantage
of his high position, and instead of con-
f;ning himself to the constitutional limits
of discussion. has travelled out Of the re-
cord TO arraign the people of the Free
States of this Union, and charge upon
them numerous derelictions of duty,
crimes and misdemeunors, which, iftrue,
are equally disgraceful to them as men
anducilizens ofa great commonwealth.
Judging the President by his acts, it
seems he is determined that Slavery Agi-
tation in this country shall never cease. =
The sound repose which the nation was
enjoying at the time the present Admin
istration came into power was soon bro
ken by the ruthless repeal of the Missou-
ri Compromise and from that time to
the present the President has used his
whole official power G 10 use his own lam
guage) "to prepare the people of the
'fUnited States for civil war, to under
"mine the fabric Of the Union, by ap-
"peals to passion and sectional preju-
"dice. by matchmaking the people with
reciprocal hatred. and by educating
"them to stand face to face as enemies,
'.rather than shoulder to shoulder as
"friends." Icharge that Franklin Pierce
and his Administration, backed up by the
sham democracy. have done more to ere,
ale disunion sentiments, North and South
Ito weaken the bonds which unite the
different sections into one Federal head
to create animosities, hatred and bitter
ness among the people, and to sow the
seeds of sectional strife, which have al.
ready germinated, and, unless arrested
in their growth, will end in a dismember.
ment Of the Union-than all other causes
and agencies pat together.
Il was reasonable to suppose that, az
ter the heat and excitement of the Presi-
Dental election had passed away, and the
great Republican party of the country had
been defeated, the /" verdict +" of the peo
pie, about which the President SO AFRO.
ganFlv boasts, would have satisfied his
malIguity Of feeling toward the people o.
the Northern States that he would have
been willingto accord to them at leas,
honesty ofpurpose in the discharge of a
high constitutional duty and, following
the example Of Mr.. Jefferson. would have
sought TO allay and quiet. rather than 70
ment and increase, sectional strife and
agitation. But all such hopes and ex-
pectations proved delusiye. The Presi.
dent, abandoned by his friends and smart.
ing under the lash Of popular indigna-
tion, forgets the rules of honorable war
fare, and turns e savage . upon the de-
feated party; and. with characteristic
malignity, hurls his tomahawk . ant
fourishes his scalping. knife at th,
heads Of million and half of America al
citizens who he insultingly boasts ar,
crushed out" .s e.
Mr.. Chairman, among those who ar
charged with desire " to change the do
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