The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1858-03-27

ENtract from speech delivered in the Senate Of
the United States On ihe lh inst. ny Senator liam
mond oi South Carolina Speaking of Tie opposition
" The admission Of Kansas. as Il State under TIE
Lecompton Constitution, by the Black Republicans.
be denc- their true object 10 be- c agitation of tie
slavery question lie discusses it, therefore a. pr r.
teal hing Immediately affecting ON political n.ri
mtipne, and with view 10 ascertain how loae these
institutions viii hold together undrr IT. cts show
ing At the same time, the strength and resources OF
the Slavehoding States.
The Senator from New York. Mr.. Seward
entered very fairly into this field Yesterday
was surprised, the other day when lie %
openly said the battle had been fou.ht and
won. Although knew and had long known
it to he trdc, ! was surprised 10 hear him say
So | thought that hc had been curappcd
into hasty expression hy the ,hrrp rrlukr, Of
the Senator from New Hampshire; ana am
glad to sec that yesterday he has come Out
and shown HAT it is II mnturcd project Of his.
that these words mean all that | Thought thcv
meant; that they mean tint tie South is Il
conquered province, and thlt the North III.
tends 10 rule il. He said tlat il Wa, their Iii.
irntion the Black Republicans to take ills
Government from nnn>t and uHfaitbful hands,
and place it in just aud faithful hands; that i
was their intention 10 cnnSccrate all the Terri
tories Of the Union TO free labor: aud that, 10
effect their purposes, they intended to recon.
strnct the supreme Court.
Yesterday, the Senator said, Suppose We
admit Kansas with the Lcrompton Consi,u.
ton; what guarantees are there hat Congress
will not again interfere with the affairs of Kan
sas = meaning, | suppose, that if She abolish.
ed slavery. What guarantee there was that
Congress would not force il upon her pgaiu.--
Sir, so far as we Of the South nIe concerned.
yon iay,, at least, the gUnragtn" ~ rood pth
that never has been violated In what gua-
lMntee have We, when you have tllis Govern
meht III yoW possession, in all lis departments.
even II we submit quietly to what the senator
cXhortS us TO submit to---the concentration of
slavery IN IFS present territory, and even to the
reconstruction Of the Supreme Court-that
yol will not pnnder us with tariffs that YOU
will not bankrupt Us with internal improve.
meniS and bounteS on fish: thai you will not
restrain us with navigation laws, aud other
laws impeding the facilities Of TRANSFORMATION
to Southern produces? What guarantee have
we that you will not create n new bank. and
the North where already, for the want Of dill
rect trade and a proper system of banking iuI
the South they are ruinousy concentrated q
Nay, sir, what guarantee have we that yoU
will not emancipate ON slaves, or, at least,
make the attempt? We cannot rely on your
faith when you have the power. 1t has been
always broken WI eneycr pledged
Now, sir, as ! am disposed 10 see this qucs-
ton settled rs soon oS possible, and am per-
tcctly willing to have a final and conclusive
settlement now, instantly, and after what the
Senator from New York has said, | think it
not unmportant TINT should attempt to bring
the North and South face to face, and see what
resources each of us might have in the contin-
gency Of separate organizations. If we never
acquire another foot Of territory for the South,
look at her Eight hundred and fifty thousand
square miles; as large as Great Britain, France.
Austria, Prussia, and Spain. Is not that ter
ritory enough 10 make an empire that Shall
rule the world With the finest soil, the
most delightful climate. whose productions
none of those great countries can produce we
have three Thousand miles Of continental shore
line and so indcutcd with bays and crowded
with islands, that when their shore lines are
added, we have twelve thousand miles of shore
inc Through the heart Of our country runs
The great Mississippi, the father of waters,
nto whose bosom are poured thirty-siX thou
sand miles of tributary streams; and beyond
We have the desert prairie wastes, to protect
IS IN our rear, Can you hem in such territory
IS that? You talk of putting up a wall Of
ire around eight hundred and fifty thousand
quare miles so situated ! How absard.
But, sir, in this Territory lies the great val