Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-03-26
SPEECH or
HON. HANNIBAL HAMLIN,
In the United states senate. Tuesday,
MnIrh D. lsis.

March y. ISIS.
Mr. Prcsii,nt. I d5 not often trcsrass on
tho r1tisncr of the S1uatr. Do - now irom
N, rars,nal inclination ~ mv own. Indeed,
hut for the Obligation which b imposed mp
ON me hy a., re1u'r whom | rrprgscut,
would fr.rn. on th' present occasion, any
SUGGESTIONS which I might deem u proper
g. make. and give silent vote upon the
views which have ben presented. ami shall
D. presented, bv other Senators, upon the
question now pepluc The importance 1t
the question. however. Is such o.. imposes an
obligation uV1n nae O. sV.1k in yindIca'ion
Of the right, ol tie people | rcTro-ent. TIE
magnitude OF the question . saihcient
apology
Sine, have held a scat in this body, in-
de.sl in the history of trr whole country.
think un question has heen prcsrutcd O. us
for uur d,Iiheraiipu aud consideration, equal
Iu Importance and magnitude tn thatwhich
Isu1w before us. rr-rst sir, deeply re-
grit. the aspect in which &c D. Tr-scntcd.
IN aIl tbi. body, were ,1 pot thr question.
"luW many are ihere who approve thr act.
vhigb Is about OBJ D. cr7summ1tHl here, Boo
their mIcmcntf' bow MANY ol 40 that
bold seats here, would give au Affirmative
answer The tyranny 0i party. thc d',-
u0tism 0f PARTY. clmas m Oh che rescue
and men here ar about o. % an act which
in their Judgment and iD taeir hearts they
dr4rpro,r. Their, E. uH j-p1'..g ou earth
like Jfr lrspoti.m Ui party ans. party assoc
citations. I once Irlt its h0ul-' b.t shank
God am irsnln now.
Mr. President. DO is wy purpose upon td'
TrJsrut occasion o. c1ntur uysr.i TrincI-
TaIly Co. reply Oh che Suggestions which
have been made hv th, ho1r-lNe senator
from Sluth Carolina. Mr. llvv1Np.
may. after rryirvir. s1mr Uf che rrmlrSl-
Dc juc'J.n-s which hr tls presented. say
s1m.thir. Un thr question which is directly
hsi1rg us; bat 10 o. uy ohr'rt now o. rryiev
some li thr positions which hr hasasunrd,
Tor che purpose of testing tlHir accuracy no
their .rlcrurcy. and o. answer some 1. th'
assaults which De has mad, upon iheT-1p''
IrprJ,eut
First. as O, the faith Of thc south. Ivi,l
not stop 90 quote the S.ulirr'- language
but h. as.g-t. broadly thar che North have
uniformly violated their faith hlt that we
NAV rr'V with unlimited cuuhl'ucr upon
ths unHrlkru iIth Ui the south. ] have
20 answer O. h., allegation as O. thr iaith ot
the North Whom hr shall make his sp'ci-
fcatlrs. wil. give thr answer that 'ustic'
shall demand. On what point have wr 40
the North h.ru fithlH,s tu 1Ur constitution
al obligations lVHn what point have w.
at trr North heru aithlr-. On tIe >'uth
SIR. when speak ui trc south, am only
u.iur Oh, terms the senator from south
Carolina has PLACED in my mouth. lD my
heart. I know 90 North. n1 south, NJ East,
~ West We arr che people oi one come
mon country Whatever relates O. thc
prosperity and thc welfare, whatever per-
jain- Oh tbe rights of thc South, as an Amer
lean citizen. as au American senator, stand
her, 90 yiuiicatc and maintain. What arc
their rights are my rights. What belongs
O. them belongs O. me, asa ciiif.n oi come
mon country.
Blt tth, >.uat5r from South Carolina has
seeu ft. iu Doe course Ji thr argument which
D.. has rursued. Oh Brrli-n the North iHr
the want 70 fidelity. and has yauutct here
tl' uDhr1kcn VlE1tei hitl Ui thr >'ut1.
lss again, in S.u,t have w" violated our
constitutional obligations / t.Il y1n, .Ir,
you mistake us We rrslrI our country
asa wr1l,. Wcorc willing % stand by %
asa whole. nav. iu tlc Union, $500 moan o.
stand hy 10 asa whole. llu can neither
drive us 1ut 1f 90, nor shall yUu 80.
but. sir. o. VrI.y.I o. tae consideration
ol che points which make. TIE facts It
history show ;' my Mind c0Helu..yely, that
while w. hly, hr'la Union, Che A,h ut
tfs south. of which ,re >.rlt1r from South
Carolina BIB auuuuSly uuastgd, has hardly
l-,u kept. I would noe pursue this Tine 90
argument but ir lie manner n which tla
allegation va. made. W single instance
iu which We u. tIr NYrti have violated oar
constitutional Obligation hJ, hstH cited. /
think. iu trs absence 0i amy -rrcii.lti'n,,
may clearly some O. trr conclusion that
none can he successfully made. ! hardly
know what 80 >.ul,Ir mslus BY >IutHrrn
Gl.H. am therefore l..t tu -rHVe my way,
AM on draw uv HFu conclusions.
Pass tU tIe CONS. I.rlr.u Ui what was
tlt original le... .u pt olr t.,.umrl, iu
i,s foundation, auI What was che action Ii
tHe >Iuf. at tiat p.rH! H. slime. know
the S.utI HI, changed her views. d1 u't
kurV t.at | complain Ut 90. know tlc
eject ul habit. ls,Hr.4t.Hr, CHmfIuifu-HIT,
anI interest. urrn OIL. lives, tIe conduct,
aul tlc opinion, Ui mru. / can h' more
Chlriu ..r tY th.-a men uf t.e >,ltb than /
can Hr tI taair a..Iu, iu tLe Nlrth and God
forbid that should ~iy ONE word % ur ui
them. when Ws have such "a class gxistifs Boo
tEr Nlril as $50 have aU ar1Iul us. NJ,
sir.s might SAY that love tIem in com-
plr.sou with tFa cll-s 0i men 20 the North
who are hitUlr.- to aI the instincts ui
humanity, Ui 4s.lcIt.In, Oi education, ana
an their surroundings / know the force
aud tis power ol tH1s4 influences. God
knows what nigh; Del our opinions it wc
were born and educated at the SOUTH DO
not. Had beyn born iu Turkey dp not
know that nigh; NOE ha'e he,u "a Mussul-
man. Bat 30 IS tumdJtius O. us, % o.
mlrtiiy.r., bat &c IS au admission o. BE-
made. chat yHu train UGr politicians 40 ilc
North. AND make them suh,erUsut @ all
y0Hf b.fe-tS. Itis humi'hi.rs admission
o. maze, uut stiu ,t belong. O. thc i1iIy
o! humanity, aul tJTe. iu the prJsrc-, yt
time. we shall te comp T1ltrl Tor thr aI-
mission hy finding. wh,u the Government is
restored b its original position, that that
class oi people dI uH; hye gntirsly at thc
North. While 10 o. q matter 0i regret, aui
oilvp rgsr.t. that ", have such c'a.. oi
men among u., whi'e mourn over 10, um
cJn-1.ci With tIe reelection that lI-li b.
dlvu.u- in tae distant south; that Che
patriotic, th' n1hl. men Uf thar region arr
coming o. the rescue. and tlIl.u. us that
they have hearts and symYathir, that bsat
in unison with our own, and that they.
With us, ask only tlattlis government shall,
BE- calmiristerci uron thc principles on which
our father. founded 70.
Bot. sir. wha, wa, the early action ol the
Government 60 vh.,h have referred and
uIon which our government was BASED ?
Ia was che principle of freedom. know too
vel. and 1 e,niss. l.aI s,,uayrI4. emh4r-