Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-04-07

men. No, sir. you should not complain
of this vicious population. In truth ant
in fact. they are aboIt the only stay ant
support you have there now, and yo'
ought not to traduce them. From thei
very natures, they attach themselves Il
you, and l do not think By any treatmen
you will be able to dive them off. They
are naturally with you; they were slave
in their own countries; they do not know
anything else than to be the understrsp
pers Ct somebody; and when they hea
that here are Shareholders contendine
with freemen, you find them with th'
former all the time.
Mr. President, think this shows The
antagon SIN between the institutions o
the North and the South. We have no
made them SO. Nobody here is particu
larly TO blame for the state of things lha
exists. 1t has grown imperceptibly with
our growth. Our lot has been cast eth,
er on one side oft line or The other
Our habits and our education have con-
formed TO that state Of things existing
where our lot has been cast. L can ap-
preciate and make allowances for that,
but cannot be biased as to the right oI
the matter. l know where that is.
Now, what is the remedy for this?-
If you bring rs into collision. your sys-
tenn of despOtism encounteriug our system
of freedom here on this floor, do you
suppose there will be no excitement?-
Is any one so superficial as to believe
that it will depend on the temper and
disposition of man, how this great cen
;roversy shall be settled? Not at all.
sir. You may preach harmony. you
may preach iorbearance till doomsday,
but violent conflict will take place every
time these principles meet on this floor
or elsewhere, because they are naturally
an;agOnistic. God Almighty has made
them so, and man cannot reconcile them.
What, then, is our safety? 1t is to stand
upon the principles you once professed,
rigid State rights. yielding TO the Gen
eral Government just as little power as
is possible TO cement it together so far
as to provide for the common defense;
for the moment you drag these things
into the General Government, assure
you that you may preach Cancellation
until dOomsdag, and conciliation will
not come.
] do not know, sir, what is 10 BE- the
result of this controversy. know some
of you threaten 10 leave tie Union un-
less you are gratified every time col
lision takes place between US; and that
Texas Of ours with which | opened this
debate, stands in singular attitude
towards US to-day. l have iu my draw.
er three resolutions of her Legislature,
presented to US at this session asking for
men for her protection, and for sums of
money TO indemnify her for expenses in
cun ed, as she claims, in protecting her
self, AMI urging upon the General Gov
ernment TO make further provision for
that State. which has already cost us so
much. Her Legislature has sent to us
a fourth resolution. / have not got it
here, but l heard it read at the table /;
and, if l understood it Alright, she has
given US fair notice that she is about to
go out of this Union. At all events. l
60 not think that was in good taste.
do not think it was polite; because we
may say to her, eff you are really going
to leave US, prehaps it is best for US TO
make no further appropriation for you"
Why beg of US protection, and turn right
around and tell US, 1--WE are going to put
you at defiance; we are going to held a
convention of the South, to de.
Iiberate whether we shall leave the
Q nion?" Before vote for the supplies
she asks, l think | shall want to hear an
of ihis l may want to
znow whether they are to inure 10 the
benefit OF the Union, or to furnish pow
Ter to blow cut our own brains.
Let me say here. Mr. President, that |
nave no apprehensions about the Union.
The people represent have got brayely
over any qdalms about your dissolying
he Union You may preach about it,
md howl about it. until your lungs are
'ore; i: will not move a muscle of nv
constituents or of myself. know that our
lestinies are cast together; and whether
t is beneficial or not-and l do not say
whether it is or not-you can obtain no
livorce. We are welded for better or
or worse, and forever; and we had bet
er make the best of our lot. You con-
lot go out. The Senator from Alabama
Mr.. CLAY asked the Senator from Wis
onsin, Mr.. DooLITrLE. in the course
f his remarks, whether. if they under
axe 10 go out oil the Union, we were 90
1g 10 forcibly interpose TO prevent it,
do not remember exactly what the an.
wer was, but l wanted to ask another
uesliOn, for it has taxed my ingenuity
, know how it is that you can get a
tate out OF this Union. If the most vi
lent resolution, if the most flaming de.
laration, could have done it, your
-nion would have been blown to atoms
'Dg ago. 1t wants something more
Ian conversations; it wants something
ronger than resolutions. do not know
ON you propose to effect it. How can
State go out? A man may commit
eason under the Constitution of the
'nited States. if he levies war agains,
lem: he may be hauled up and pun
he'd; but how, in, Heavens name, is a
tate to go out of the Union? / should
ke to have some one who talks abou. il
low me the mOdus opsrandi.
There was one aggression of the South
i will call it an sggression-that /
lied to mention in its proper place. II,
llude to the late nefarious decision of
our Supreme Court. They made new
iscovery-a discovery that, by virtue
the Constitution Of the United States,
Oh can carry slavery all over the con
nent wherever your flag may float. III
oproaeh that subject with no pleasure.
wish could entertain a good opinion
the Judge of that court. I,wish III
'uld believe they we're patriotic. l