The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-23

the Globe. But all this is catching at SINAI
things and express my belief, with all be.
coming respect, that they had better be lett
out in discussions Of this kind. | expect 70
gain nothing by such. think my colleague
wiil find that the people of North Carolina,
before whom we have buth to appear, VIII
take very little notice of these small matters.
NV colleague, il seems, would get ME INTO
some controversy with the venerable gentle
man from Mississippi, Mr.. Quitman. In
that trust he will be disappointed tor say
here, as have often said in relation to the
gentleman from Mississippi, thatl had esteem-
I'd and yenerased him as much as any man
whose acquaintance it has been my fortune
10 make since the commencement OF this
Congress. He may get him momentarily in.
10 some excitement, which, on reflection.
am sure will soon pass away. expressed
my views as to how those who desired to
have the Green amendment stricken out OF
the Senate bill could have proceeded so east
iy to do it; and in this, lindulged in the usa-
al freedom of political criticism. But upon
that particular subject think | have been
heard enough and think have been heard
in such manner that my people, at last, and
all North Carolina, will be well satisfied with
the history and explanation which have
given Of that subject. Was the amendment
of the venerable gentleman from Mississippi
to strike out the Green amendment! Let
us see.
First, we had the Senate bill. The first
amendment was to strike out the Senate bill
and insert in lieu thereof the Crittenden, Mont.
gOmery amendment. What was the amend
ment Of the gentleman from Mississippi! II
was to substitute his amendment for both the
Senate bill and the Crttenden blll-to throw
the Crittenden bill entirely aside. Had it
been written out no mention OF the Green
amendment would appear in it. 1t was
substitute both for the Senate bill and for
the CritteEden.M Montgomery bill. In his
amendment, | repeat, nothing would be said
about the Green amendment, suppose II
was written out. What was the vote .
Those who perferred the adjustment Of the
difficulty by means Of the Crittenden- Mont
gomery amendment, and were opposed TO the
Green amendment, TO support the Qntman
amendment would have had TO vote against
their own favOrite bill, in order to have got
at the Green amendment. In my reply
asked why the motion was not made simply
to strike out the Green amendment from the
Senate bill. To this no answer is gwen.
Nv colleague does not doubt, no man doubts,
if the amendment had been first made IL
strike out the Green amendment from the
Senate bill, that motion would have been sue
cessful. Then what would have been the
next vote: II would have been a vote de-
Gliding between the Crittenden-M Montgomery
bill on the one side, and the Senate bill, thus
stripped Of the Green amendment, upon the
other side. When the gentleman from Ken
lucky Mr.. Marshall brought that fact u
their attention, and asked that the previous
question should be withdrawn, that this mo-
lion might first be made, SO as TO place 10 all
their true and proper position. why did moi
my colleague and those OF our southern friends
who wanted the Green amendment stricken
out yield to him, tina, the question might b.
submitted in that shape: Nothing could b,
gained effectually in putting the motion in the
shape in which il was put, and eyerythin.
could be gained BY putting il 10 the simple
plan shape Of striking out the Green amend
ment aud thea the vote would have beer
between the two propositions as lhaye stated
But desire TO say no more upon that sub
ject. understood the greater portion Of th'
speech of my colleague, OF the Goth OF April
10 be defence Of the doctrine contained ii
the executive Lecompton message. direct
cd my remarks to the doctrine contained il
the message. In order that there should b,
10 difficulty upon that question, | quote,
the very identical doctrine 10 that messag
with which found fault and dissented from
and upon which the Green amendment; reste'
ipr explanation executive message Civ
ing meaning, force, and effect, to this Gree
amendment. have, as TO this, not heard m,
colleague distinctly; and really do not un
derstlnd to-day whether be approves Of tia
doctrine or moi though, if have heard an
understood him correctly, he says he doe
not approve Of that portion Of the message
Then, submit with great Difference, that m
colleague ought to have LEI ny argument .
that subject pass with bis approval and himse
argued sOmcwhit against that doctrine Of Ii
President; and not have devoted himself 5
entirely 10 other matters 10 the speech whic
made. and matters foreign, and 70 whic
no allusion hal been made by me.
One word now as ID tie vote which he sal
gave in the Senate ~ North Carolina.
desire hat what BE- quoted and stated as
tie provisions u tie constitution II North 81
fplina shall appear 10 his speech just as
spoke Il here 10 day; because, when il sha
bs compared with the constitution Of Mort
Garolna. there will be found, | conceive,
very material ference between his quot
ton and the constitution itself. We had
convention tpsmend the constitution 81 Nor
Carolina. IN 1865. II was called by an EN-
bling act. The people being first eonsulte,
They dteiafel IN favor q convention, az
delegates were elected. Amendments vel
nsde BY that convention, anJ the people rat
fipd their action.
IN that connection, lie committee report,
in Substance that 20 convention should
called except ID tie manner stated by N
colleague. speak from memory. but =
1ording 10 tie register ii the debates 81 Il
convention. complaints we're made OF Il
Ihraseology u tie daft Of The constitution
amendment hfst proposed, as 10 calling