The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-06
THE SLAVERY QUESTION IN THE SOUTH
comprehensive and Conservative View Of the
Field by Southern Statesman.
Tne Northern Agitation Exhausting 1t
sen-A Hopeful View Of the Future.
Speech Of Hor James H. Hammond, Delivered at
Ba-nweA CeaTt House October y, 1858,

we'll geuas nc Of Tunes long gone ay have done it,
tehcve, caco II more than twenty years But those
stirring sncs whom, quarter OF century ago, 80
aposeso Aege o. the constitution and the Unoi-o
ys.T reits and wrongs nth.s coniedeIacy No, motto
you, hut 70 your eshers. aG indeed hapey 70 recognise
THIS asemha.e many who actors IA those scenes
ert uany uany more, have been sdmnonei hence, Wne
you grown 40 10 supply their places Tue eaht spills
Sno then suFroundea here ana "lese Khdnk eyes ana
Ac.,ne Do-oms animated anu responded y my speeeh,
have tsr tisa most part, passed away ~ ue nce -
s ui, sane, and Il = Es paIt - cay -ci ~ VAIN IN
hanged ccayicton and undated 2eai 70 every princpe
-cn maAr1ned 70 discourse Gicn INC same zeal .opes
the constitution and oar rights, "a
Lniea possible, 9dt Of H. need DC. And lis Is our
hattie The lapse o. thirty years has brought much
..Qefislee to le survivors oi those who listed FOR
I'll % al South Carolina. The ven OF what
fatureafuture covered Win angry clouds and
AID dars nesshas been rcmos ed and looking back
the eye4ts ui long years which were unknown
~ a. Tho hasi fought loldsour clequered fortunes
oar giotories-our aefaashe dead, the hvnp-al then
buried in the womb Of tine-age all clear and
p.paoic. Ana - those or US who have beer spared 10
w se ms retrospect il Is q proud saisi tion 10 know
time an4 have proved that principles
Ane and cause just; 10 recognize the Iaillschng
s1arage and overIowering ability with WHICH they
have long maintained, AM 20 feel renewed
assurance that they must finally aud fully triumph.
-Four fathers conhded n me from the 1rst mo
that 0et upon tins spot They took i'll their
aud lied INTO all the high places that
within tier reach and have had many proofs that they
taught you 10 connde IN m as they had done for
Ge great aud generous and abiding confidence
AID trust, never knew but one reason
AM that was, that ] always told them the
Truth according 70 nay best knowledge AMI belief And
dealt with them, shall deal with you The last Lecs
81 conferred high honor a
the Senate of the United states, and during the
~ stormy session Of Congress in part represented you
ere. You viii expect me 70 give goa some account OF
tie proceedings there and most especially OF those which
occupied four fths Of the time Of the session, and pro-
a led such grea; excitement throughout The country
zsude 70 the Kansas question; and as ~ exception has
A.en taken Tar know, any act OF NINE my
that Will take this occasion 10 give my views
fll Lpon it. When, four years ago, the Kansas
Heprsska at passed giving governments 10 those
was, ike most you, private citizen.
earnestly enyae IN old lands aud creating new
lmgClCsrlble.
desire expectation of taking part public
ar.s a. tle east ambitious OF you here present. m1e
s gs.1ad oS' that this biu Jrcugh aniu deluoa
ssd aos.-s % the South, and expressed myself all
salal4e OCCASIONS The bill had two leading features in it,
enacted tint every Territory, ia forming its constit1-
an f0r the purpose af applying for admission
Casor should have tue right 70 establish il organic
constitutional laws, and come IL with its nsttu
tons with the single condition that they should be repub-
hcaI Why unless our constitution waste paper,
all institutions shans and theory OF self govern
c-snt ialacy, TINS W nepe AMI privilege Is Their es
hes al the bottom " the Whole, and the
II IS the very right for which fathers
kught and made revouiion might not have refused
a. re affirm ~, but II ws eapererogacry; IT might well
ws the whole structure u DIG up for the purpose of
ysr.afon its foundation. The other the bin
repeal Of the Missouri compromise That
already repealed IL had long fulfilled ts mission Il
hlc calined the troubled waters Tor time II Oh
s-sete until the annexation OF Texas, when
seeded 10 the demand 10 extend through The northern de-
Of that But rsea California coac-trfoT.
.c thei should hare been Gad may VT stare STAT
cud demanded extent na. iiae the idchc and
s sesss Jog hs South ,Dssoa o. he magnificent t,rt
" purchased Iar ~ heJ otsI AMI treasure re
f- ThcYs thet lane tot.a
To repeal il was a mere formaly The supreme Court
Aae recently pronounce unconstitutional. so the
..,sal in respect Of any Importance. But
ts bah, with these two features, neither Of them Of
any practical importance, mLgnlaca and exaggerated
~ orators and newspapers into great SoutheTa victory
I'D u. So,h into N ,ksioH thai haaads might ). made It
si<te Sd1e, and induced II e Jot fake and useless
i.s slia has kl4 Tie ,gaoe country tsrs.oI for he
lss Jour yoars, and gaze fresh ige dad uigor
a. sog Gs iros.c soeaoS u fraud a,.d for,s, Il
7tyritoryof hcnscs ast forc Congress Tar ufnis
STAT cs. ic.a; i kIaoags t.e Locoaaio.
xalc. custoayiag siaresy aaaoag 10 prorioas. but
the convention ny ordnance, demanded
United twenty three millions Of
q s.nd nssos4 Of the four millions usually allowed TO
states containing pubic ands. IL almost certain
MAJ majority q The people q kansas were cppcsed %
Mis- constitution, but would mol vote cn H. and thS al
acnal nineteen millions which, allowed, would proha
by have kept them again from Tue recent polls was what
sse South expected q pay for that WORTHLESS. slavery
clause, which woaia have been annulcd
admitted. Ic0afss, my op-Hicz Tax n. Sun
A,y.D should kaok Aat coass,ais oa 81 cgsqcss bat
"a soVil Thought o<herrsc When the BIZ Tor Is adoption
framed, with what ls called the Green proyso.
strsnuousy objected to IT, and fcli very much ,-.d 20
vo.s against the whole, bot AGAIN ~ I, tue South
which accepted By acclamaIon. u 1hat Irorso meant
nong anc 40 interpreted u, twas roasca aud haa 40
bAshcss there, being without preceynt hAcru be male
a. anything, mus nave bceu ronn,iAilK vrong
and dangerous Bsi; a. SAD, N south t,os that BIZ
Ssr aod ~le. The House rei.csA i. lucy passed th.n
IA ,r.,snGon subisuie, wi.et propgscd u4e
Lcct zp;on constitution ~ sute y - pgopo u kansa,
Md 10 accept u, ratihcd ~ tcn. IA. bad pre-
y0uA.y refused thai substitute, and dsd tine
b bep asked conmi'er & e9Acreasr. That committee
q +
sross accepted The Lccomsoa c1a 'tiiou pre al SIN
~. with Ine ls.d OrGl4lUe the ke.CUnp.
an eouVcniun' ~ "A was u =" wee itf 81 the
s.iuti0n, but separate mcIsurC, demanded, a. Aavs
All, donation ~ som tNunt. trce millions ui "
land being nuetcn mlluls more tan had beet CIV
any other L-nd STATE. inc t4sh OIL cat Tia dpsu ~ she
usual ~ i0tr m.l0us ~ acres an1 required
ihat The pcpplu u Mans should rstr III
alhcsisu, ana surrender aN claim O. IA reiu4 Dicr
81 toe lHnls 40 C1Itit0u hcr Husl sNu,t..
sacn sact q rcqu'stou la rcon made ewes Uew
sat. CAV "a on Il ~ rau. ian b. tGai ia l.n al.
+ a NIH 4. y
and WEcr, thcfE uot turt away accepting tac
.ypasir,oa co - ne at.s ~ t,neress spt r.. a n
n every ~ them. "a i tn custom Is b usJs
slfy. aud tLs feature n The tngl ID i. w.s 7a.ce
~h FtrRi uFoccasnf Ti.a uus dr.ren.t ) a. !. ia,
ssaaiiv legislature II ho state Bteu required "a
accept this compact ~ lrrcvotsps at bal a.
referred o. t1e poutic ~ kauats directly IN tIs
without gsecndeu altogether, iuo a. tee state
before admitted Iowa ms quest had been s4b
mhea ~ a. Legislature o. IT, Estic. IOSs. N git
sgetor Use 3 TIC woe s4iA ~li s''r1inlr ~ tsls
English bill, except tal j. further 0g8rc4
w P9Pt q hintts @tt.lt.t ta- hiA''i ~ 4 hlt.'s
tasy should not - 41N.1Nd - HtAo uAtl 'hy haf
population Ia wgaa uuttlc t4em ca U1e representative
unaer tne e8era hpl5ftoaaneni tn.td to- ths ,ai
vote p'ol~rN lN"tu ~, "mJ ous" sacrte~'i no paf
1osc q principe a. -oatheru interest e. true IL
phraseooy Il hating aud 6uasl H.. u was drawn Up
hastily ami a. eat seHea 81 aatet t8 tha wora.
M "A i "a several - .st pWt ssafr, mysa.f tA4s
nahinf sinister ~ss designed, apa v1tsi i0f H. lssVar
IS authors resf"nsh lcf 1s actsua ~ statute
BOZ. thought irtiofs.e - tar Dsst b. the s,ust.
passed, and voted 1f Is nltg Wlluty Ii s te4a s,ate
Northofn dcilogra's NA5 tot.. t.4ts. CIV s4Alt bll
vvtel f'r tbs, ana iaue Z canned sl sas tl,f h
reason why should lot vo, io he thI rf0yr tai
crn,cd any pr.tepcy Tcy .gaai tbcnia,tos vront
and ptrfale wanted some eNcus. o. rCtrtCe lAat ss
wa happy = assist ~ giving u a. teu t,oai cost
90 curseivee. ] Wa particularly PLEASED ~ Eet "a
~ ibo mysterious prov $50 u the Arst bA, ALI u
require solemn com act in regard o. le p4blg
lands which had not b.cn properly rr1ydd for u
ulst nj 1hs ntiv pparsas tanpirsd ~ his pctols
hansds gfdir-g gedlf 70 rHs flFl bgipniaz
nd can hane prrn,ifse n tH-g'f7 ttais
!-i1ie asa ~ ~ Hour q gtgfaq ~ tris1'den ND
Stst.ss sda yet,9 ~ ete o~uef No. hi#gprg u ~