The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-18

Ia With most unWOI and diGCfeditAbl0 L
heard once cha!se Mr. Calhoun the senate Of the
United States with being Painurus but never did ex
pect 70 hear native born South Caronian, in
purpose Of vndicatng Calhoun against that epthet
hope this Is the last time will be ever applied to him.
opposition to the iawsS Never He was grand, great
modern gant-a champion Of the principles which he
honestly espoused He felt his powers in debate and was
generally came off victorious. He did not talk about the
thunders Of war or the peas Of artillery he
found man. great reasoner who met tho great men Of
the day-such do not exist at al-Cay, Webster
and the rest He sometimes ovsTthrey them in ngh AMI
When did he urge any part Of his countrymen to
violate any law OF the lano9 If Calhoun were here
lips OF his to the individual thus calumniatng him
would make him less libeller all the days Of his lfe
say again that the laws Of the Union, standing
paled sustained by the judicial tribunals Of the land
confessed 10 be constitutional by all except my friend
ali conspns for their
lemn declaration that they may be opposed nuifed,
and that the judicial tribunals Of the country may be Set
sends s unctona les 10 any part Of the South they
ought TO be slaughtered and put to deatha that
never heard what is treason That is why oppose it
here in the gallant patriotic State Of Mississippi and law
The gentleman advanced the grand conclusion that
expedient necessary TO be resored to,
Ina an altitude These are the words The
gentleman assens to it, Seward and that band Of consp
TORS SAID years ago mat .he was aggressive
Gated his native land by asserting that slavery
was the least aggressive, Of all the institutions
and the South would take care Of itself
Ar. Seward commonly says-and the Tribune and other
papers respect the assctonhat the South aggressive
That charge has done SOW Of unEndness
in the minds Of the patriotic of the North than any
thing else deny that the South has been ever aggres
siye. / acknowledge that propositions have been
urged once or twcewhch the South generally msunder-
stoodbut deny here have denied every where that
fha e1a ahel1 oraor
class patriotic clasa high minded chiyalrous body Of
men; and when dcnagogues among them dare to Pct
them the aggressive track these dcmagogues fail
to be rebuked The gentlemen invites to aggression
am net prepared for aggression. do not know Hther
issue with the North What is the ssuef An issue Of
blood Of vo!cnce2 Is there here, democrat not
stakeholder or not who does not feel that this rue
Docs any body then, blame me for denouncing this at
tempt TO among reasonable seeds which hereafter
would spring up in banefu FRUIT unless the cursed seeds
are tramped into the earth at once, thus( And the
speaker suited the action 10 the words He says that
reopening Of the slave trade must tako place, and
jeot may be obtained except through dissolution Of
the Union; but 50, then let the Union be dissolved. And
YOU acclaimed to it, You undertake to denounce me for
| calling him dsunionist after that. - A nobler
population does not exist than the population Of South
Carolina more gallant, upright ard patriotic State is
| been pestered with demagogues, especially of sto
times, since the great men Of the old times have
(laughter) now curse the State where once giants
moved in grandeur Ths Mr.. Barnwel Rhett uaid
| Oh
Carolina was for disunion. gentleman who had just
passed through the State said tt the Senator srnder
$1,000 tne Pubic sentiment IN ms own state most wouly
Rhet said 1t could not be 30, be. it should to
be he pledged himself tc resign his In less
four weeks from that time poor Rhett had resign his
seat and &c home because he had prophecee falsely
the action Of South Carolina and necessary that be
should redeem his pledge So they msunderctnd pubic
sentmen: now Nine ecntha Of the people oSouth Caro-
lima would to day vote againct disunon based on such
proposition as re opening the slave trade rejoice
know ta&t the gentican's enlightened colleague here
Colonel Dudley with whom have converrsd-a man of
high standing at hone, differs with HIM in regard to
Spra.) corsro the action Of South Carolina even
10 TINS assembly. The noble patriotic State OF Florida
halAsent here y. pssrotic citzen--a government
oicr worthy OF sae nane-to support the laws which
has sworn TO maintain aviolae If the gentlemen there
FORE will persist in Their dsunion movement they must
p sn the norher no
ger the
Er Adams here, from the pney wecds-a learned man.
much as they want white labor hey Sse
anxious to increase their number ofnegroeG
M. ADAss Crising)~sir, you pi put me wrong
Mr. FooTg-Are you in favor Of opening the African
Mr.. ADAMs-No, sir; but the other remark which you
have made did not make. said thisthat believed
out white men from the SOUTH and that we wanted White
| labor well as black labor.
but expresses the same idea Wei, we will take Up
Mr.. Spratt little further He denounces Congressional
and he ges hs. this op wn O
the African slave trade-shoua be carried into effect in
opposition to such ensStmen There honor he says
thieves, but never did hear in the United States in the
land Of law and order, that was an honorable thing
violate the constitution Of the country the laws
cordance With it, What notions Of honor has the gentle
mann Honorable to violate law Honorable to violate
constitutional enactment Honorable to oppose the
constitution and laws Of the Unioni Honorable to sail
the stormy for the purpose of obtaining by
illegal means possession Of the persons Of unortu
nate Africans dragging them to these shores paradnc
them here in the view Of your fellow citizens in acknow
Honorablei Then it honorableto commit pententsry
offence. daughter and applause) It isa very credta.
bic thing for 70 sIn% Srrgg %
these things Does he know who made the constitution
of the United statesY Wiser men than he or can
| expect to become And this constitution is 10
be get at naught, and the who made it are to be
treated as FOOLS idiots not capable Of understanding all
these wise notions which the gentleman undertaken
| to promulgate. In my judgment there is not par.
ticle Of wisdom in his speech-not a particle
Of sound nationality in it, Did not know that the gentle
that that speech was the wild maniaca ravng Of
being honorable thing violate laws Of the United
States Mr. Seward said 80 come time ago. He dared to say
in that awu an spesGh Of his and when m
aud read that higher law speech, in which he dared to
invoke men TO violent opposition to the laws Of the Union
Mr. Clay leaned across TO Mr. Seward and said with eyes
Of SURPRISE and with indignation blushng along his
jesc face, r in the name Of God, did you make such
visage and almost with alarm, confessed that he did.
shall never forget the expression Of indignation
tnen on kr lace. he elttne senate CnamDer and
had the honor Of walking down the hall with him. Said
he to me- sr, Seward an execsabe man. and tnet is
| is the came with me, in the North as in the South
- Er. Seward has been In the habit Of de.
| nouncng the Supreme Court of the United
| Sates-thst grea: buiwark Of the free-that iNus
| trious tribunal which administered the lew
the land the North and the South and the East and the
West Mr. Seward says-as my friend DeBow said this
mornng-hat the Supreme Court must be reorganiged.
he wants them elected by some means which will enable
abotionists to violate your acts dc not 60 in for
organization 60 In for maintaining the authority o.
that Court 60 for sustaining the judges in the firm
nfexble performance of their duties. do not stand
here to dcnounce high minded men liked Judge Campbell
for daring define the law Of the land intend to detraGt
nothing from the well earned fame Of Eny one Of those
usrious judicial Chiefs intend TO do nothing to lessen
the influence Of that noble appellate tribunal Of the
land-ha great seet anchor OF the Sou.h-that great
palladium Of the dearly cherished rights Of the South
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