Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-03-31

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lily resemblance. | presume that there
were frauds; and that if there were
frauds, they were equally great on al
sides; and that any investigation int
them on this floor, or by commission
would end in nothing but disgrace 10 tn,
United States.
But, sir, the true object of The discus
sion on the other side of the Chamber il
to agiiate the question of slavery.
have very great doubts whether the lead
ers on the other side of the House really
wish TO defeat this bill. | think they
would consider it vastly greater victory
TO crush out the Democratic party in the
North, and destroy the authors of the
Kansas-Nebraska bill; and | am not sur,
that they have not brought about this i'm.
broglio for the very purpose. They tell
US that year after year the majority il
Kansas was beaten al the pollsI They
have always had majority, but they al
ways get beaienl How could that be?-
1t does seem, from the most reliable
sources Of information, that they have a
majority, and have had a majority fol
some time. Why has not this majority
come forward and taken possession of tht
government, and made free-Slate con
siitution, and brought it here? We
should all have voted for its admission
cheerfully. There can be but one rea.
son; if they had brought as was general
ly supposed at The time the usas-Ne.
braska act was passed would be the case,
a free constitution here, there would have
been no difficulty amoug the northern
Democrats; they would have been sus.
tanned by their people. The statement
made by some of them, as | understood,
that that act was good free State act,
would have been verified, and the north.
ern Democratic party would have been
sustained. But Kansas coming here a
slave State, it is hoped, will kill that par
ty, and that is the reason they have re.
Trained from going TO the polls; that is
the reason they have refrained from
making it free State when they had the
power. They intend to make it free State
as soon as they have effected their purpose
of destroying the Democratic party at the
North, and now their chief object here i.
to agitate slavery. For one, | am not
disposed 10 discuss that question here in
any abstract form. ] think the time has
gone by for that Our minds are all
made up. may be willing to discuss il
and that is the way it should be, and
must be, discussed-as practical thing
as thing that is, and IS to be; and to dis.
cuss its effect upon our political inslitu-
lions; and ascertain how long those insti-
tutions will hold together with slavery
ineradica6le
The Senator from New York entered
very fairly into this field yesterday.
was surprised, the other day, when he Sc
openly said "the battle had been fought
and won.'' Although knew, and had
long known it 10 be true, was surprised
to hear him say so. thought that he
had been enirapped into hasty express
sion by the sharp rebukes of the Senator
from New Hampshire; and | was glad 10
learn yesterday his words had been well
they meant all that
thought they meant; that they
meant that the South is a conquered
province, and that the North intends 10
rule it. He said that j, was their inten-
tion "io take this Government from unjust
and unfsithful hands, and place it in just
and faithful hands," that it was their in
lention TO consecrate all the Territories of
the Union 10 free labor; and that, 10 effect
their purposes, they intend TO reconstruct
the Supreme Court.
Yesterday, the Senator said, suppose
we admit Kansas with the Leeompton
constitution-what guarantees are there
that Congress will not again interfere
with the affairs Of Kansas? meaning, ]
suppose, that if she abolished slavery,
what guarantee there was that Congress
would Hot force it upon her again. So
far as we of the South are concerned,
yon have, at least, the guarantee of good
faith that never has been violated. But
what guarantee have we, when you have
this Government in your possession. in
all its departments, even if we submit
quietly TO what the Senator exhorts us TO
submit to--the limitation of slavery to
its present territory, and even 10 the re-
of the Supreme Court-that
you will not piunder US with tariffs; that
you will not bankrupt US with internal
and bounties on yOar ex
ports; that you will not cramp us with
navigation laws, and other laws i'm
peding the facilities of transportation
10 southern produce? What guarantee
have we that you will not create new
bank, and concentrate all the finances Of
This country at the North, where already
for want of direct trade and a proper
system of banking in the South, they are
concentrated Nay, what
guarantee have we that you will not
onr slaves, or, at least, make
he attempt? We cannot rely on your
Taith when you have the power. 1t has
been always broken whenever pledged.
As / am disposed to see this question
settled as soon as possible, and am per
fectly willing to have final and conclu-
siye settlement noD, after what the Sen
ator from New Yo K has said, think it
not improper that l should attempt to
bring the North and South face to face,
md see what resources each Of US might
,aye in the contingency of seDarate or
ssnizations.
If we never acquire another foot Of
srritory for the South, look at her.
Eight hundred and fifty thousand square
niles. AS large as Great Britain, France
Austria, Prussia, and Spain. Is not
hat territory enongh 10 make an empire
hat shall rule the world?7 With the
inest soil, the most delightful climate.
whose staple productions none of those
,reat countries can grow, we have three