Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-04-16

THE GREAT DEBATE ON KANSAS.
S EECH OF SENATOR WADE
Delivered IN me Senate, March "a and 15. 1853.
PLAIN TRUTHS ron THE People

SPEECH OF SENATOR WADE,
Delivered IN NE Senafe, March 10 and 70. 1863.
PLAIN TRUTHS FOR THE PEOPLE.
MR PREsipENr II would gladly forego the task that
Is now before me- especially me whole subject has
been debated by those much able TO cnlighcn the
senate and the country upon it than can claim 90 be-
Indeed, after the able report Of my colleague the Com
mittcc on Territories the Senator flom Vermont Mr.
ColLMnR on all the points involved ia the controversy
winch met with my entire appreciation, backed by that
mastery speech which he made the case t would be
arrogant In suppose that could add anything that
would tend TO onlghcn either the Senate The country
the subjects therein discussed would not spr,t ~
ail, sr, did not know that the people Of the State
Wmch n part represent deeply moved with the
consideration Of this question than they have been
~o-' lhey are alarmed at the bodness with which a
Constitution is urged upon a reluctant people against
her will They alarmed at the progress Of the prn
Hpe 9i utepousn which they think they perceive con-
nectcd with the administration Of this Government
Prescription.
ts thought that we are very unreasonable because VIC
take much interest IN the institution of slavery
have been here long enough 90 know that that great body
OF Northern people who roa time no thc Traditions ~
their fathers who act up the spirit Of those who inau
gurated uur Institutions just as much prescribed from
any o Che benefits, cnoumcnts, or honor of this Gov
thirteen hundred thousand voters belonging 90 the great
cpuhean party Of the North, who year after year see
the Government administered by hands that 90 them
anc' ana th'y cannot participate n IT, Why because,
whom nomination COMES before YOU, the question Is nsk-
D' uW s'.t"S "S ',s @ Norlhgrn man upon thc institution
"i the south What arc Dis vevsf Did he ever, u an
unuIded moment give utterauce TO the impulses OF thc
heart Of every freemau Did his tongue ever pronounce
That which the heart o every freeman fccs n ne did,
and any spy can fish up and bring it here be Is proc
/ scuhcd from any favors from the Government uudor
which he lives. and which he supports. This should fur
nish reason 20 You why almost everything political that
is unpurchasablc iu the market that grounds itself upon
principle and cannot be swcrycd by those appliances,
now ranks in the Republican party of the North
II mon arc purchnsHbc Il Executive favor reach and
sway them, II any Of those appliances that brought
TO bear in political controversies them from
" uHt'' u'y nave gone over t' youi ueY nave rcpu
dated the principles under which they born they
have forgotten the sentiments that they mhibcd even
rom their mothers breasts Such men have rcpudiacd
all this, and sworn feay 20 auustutou that they hate
such are the mon Of the North who find favor in this
I Gotenmcnti the rest arc aliens prescribed 10y you.-
ct, sir because they perfectly patient under this
state ot things they said 60 hr flnatcal Abolition
ists should Ike 20 know how long tho patience of the
South would hold ont Let us reverse this ncfirious
Judgment Jet Northern muiortcs here incxo-
he ever dropped word that favored Tic institution Of
slavery let us prescribe him-wuud There be any shreb
ing would YOU bear like lambs do you the credit
OF saying hat you would rise mp under such prescription
u.s. TINS ana show spirit more worthy Of Che fathers
should undertake TO- hold you TO these same utolcrant
and proscrpVc principles that YOU exercise towards
You would near howl worse than Mr. buchanan heard
from 'he south when Walker would not count fraudulent
Avr,aoNIsu
Mr. President have stated some of Che reasons why
Northern men take deep and abiding interest in tho
question ~ Slavery because it tend to astn is ucfar
nus shackIcs upon them. We may lust as well look IL
right strsht in the fce. for t never will be allayod will
sentiment Won Hrsy sing hosauuas this Union unit
,o , ,.l.ei you may talk of our common blood and
flag under which fathers flught and you may go into
on ut sunlpol 9tt teil Y9n ihat "nN'rn-
as they understand them, and by nothing else. These
are all very pretty matters in their place, but The admin
-ns ~ Eo'tInmtnt are ina1e o sieIner SUM lhey
arc never p'rpcinacd hY sentiments IKE these. ayto
You, Mr. President, there is Northumberland regret
".t ",,i.i quay" ~ ul'.l'ta "'.n u, ,i
oul government lhat seems almost itcconclablc do
not Know hut that means may hc found hy which this
'"l pl u'lusel over nH "h ,9e one manu- you
i i l 1 i,l ~ ll'N' 'hv " llu VNv! s'M Nne'c
,,i,r. t, y ii,J , "a tj i ~ a. i ~ ~ a.
'cnuyhI uit Us INcu out m practice by a me people
& Tlfs & et Is no 9T,ioeraey where there Is no man so
,-l Ia % n. AIl c'Tn m pHlese oeyohI nia most mum
,ios of tbo Nortb ,d ~ & 49, & " ~,
u ne ana o none more so IMAM OF th't STATE
MnOn nave hs hohuI lh part 10 represent mere naI
~ - , wv iS W IN ~ w NEE ltlc eS aS iec m lh'u u ol !
'iA' great paUioI Anomas Jehorsen' hAca ms eye inc
l1onont Ne aa Iepeleu me ioree oi Great bTMm lis
w sIN .'"t i@y1 @ 'liH usAUt'ul Nltucfhes'
ynH OPEN soon TO be people by the citizens OF the Unit
CO. o.a'cs IL was ieaanl OBJECT WIN mn % carry me
Wacucc inose peautIul theories oi equality which had
charmed hs great mind so long. lie ahorcd increasingly
unti ne had hNed ont document fully to carry out there
hs great lgea tht the people should rule the Govern
monts of the earth lie found nothing in the way OF his
theory there was blank sheet of paper There was a
Government to Do laid unstanod hy any Of the crimes
Of ancient Rome. No institutions had grown up there
inconsistent with right and he fixed upon that soil to
carry out the great theory OF segoyemnont for which
the world had aborcd and sighed for SO many genera
tons; and there the work completed In that region
heIc Is no 9stocracy In that glorious region there is
age NJ God is ACKNOWLEDGED 10 have an inalonabc right
20 liberty Tint none out God can take away.
This is thc character of the communities composing
more tnan one-'l ne states oi this Om3n TO" Is II
ON the other Side Why sir understood that the Son
ator rom ueim9' MI HuhLti;I m ne beautiful
speech that be made yesterday, which would have chal-
ngcd the admiration Of every one, except for
umcni that were scattered through IT, 10 sny-l have not
had the beneht OF seeing his speech printed but think
De sadthai these ideas Of political equality which were
hold up before our communities were utopian and fanc
ui and mover could Doe realized. This probably was moi
his angunge but 1t was his sentiment Those principles
Of equality asserted in the great charter Of human be
~ the Declaration " Independence he believes to bC
utopian, incapable Of practice distractions not
be lived out.
| wish Southern gentlemen better acquainte
than they to be with Northern Institutions tel
the Senator 6cm Virginia, YOU wrong in believing
this to be abstraction. II is, thank God truth thu
realization Of which any witness who will
over into my State. have heard these sentiments Mt
tered often the other side Of the Chamber that
have come to know that our views Of government arr
Just as diverse as mems views possibly can be- There is
as SAID penre an antagonsm existing between rs which
know not now you are 70 cover up Inc declaration
OF Independence an abstraction Are the great rights
Of our fathers, "gteung genefahues, having no mean
ing II so, would ask any man. what dd you gain by
that boosted revolution OF yours wherein does yonl
doNcrhmeht aihcr rom any uespousm on te hce Of h
earth once break loose from ihat great charter oi lib
criyt ana yon arc m he slough OF despohd you haN'
nothing % distinguish you nom ihe most horrible despo
tism that ever rgigncd over PROSTATE human nature.
ask agan why DO you boast OF what your iahefs dd'
they established mere u1ifncuoni Or as II is sometime