The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-12-30

yiction.
Now, cir, wish 10 saya word to the
other side OF the House, and intend, In |
what | say upon this occasion and upon
every other, to treat every man hero az I /
would lc n ated myself, respectfully; but
! shall express my opinions, IL I choose
10 do 30, all OF them, Crurlessly. There
is contest between the North and South,
and the admission might iust as well be
made nov as at any future time. There Is
state Of fo ling existing between the
North aud South which cannot bercmov-
Cd; il is as deep laid as the foundations Of
mountains, and, sir, il pevaacs every point
like an atmosphere. ityou want 20 know
why the North have feelings upon this
subject, will tcll you. They have be-
come satisfied that thoro is but one thing
which will sat sly our southern brethren
and that Is the right % carry slavery et-
lcrywherc. 20 plant It everywhere, to sus-
tain il everywhere, against the united
wishes as Il is against the united interests
Of the North
Mr.. MOORE, OF Alabams Will the
gentleman permit me 20 ask him a ques-
toni
Mr, HICKMAN. interrupt nobody
and do not wish 10 be interrupted my
self, for want - get into no controversy.
This termination to extend slavery
! is southern interest, and the Representa-
tives Of tho South arc compelled to ask
as much do not complain of them for
so doing; aud when our interests arc di-
richly adverse TO theirs, and lay IN anoth-
direction, why should we be denounced
for pursuiug our interests as they pursue
theirs,
More than this. Tho North has gricv-
Gus charges TO prefer against tho South,
and they are charges which they will have
answered. That is my conviction; and
liz the expression Of these sentiments
stamps mo with the title Of Abolitionist,
so be Il, aud will wear il as well as l
can. Yes, sir, they have charges TO make
against the South which they will have
answered. They charge them with the
violation Of covenants, oompaots, and
compromises. That IL what they charge
them with, and il is as well that they
should know Il. II isusoless 20 cry peace
sir, whom thOro Is no peace. Why, sir,
when tho compromises of the Const.u-
tion were entered into by our fathers, It
has been said that ii the same spirit had
existed which exists now, those compro-
misses never could hive been made. SEQ
tho truth Of the remark; l feel the truth
Of the remark, sir; for when those COM
promises were entered into, they were en-
tered into under the solemn conviction
that the power Of slavery from that day
was not o increase but TO retrogate. II
they had had tho conviction, or fthey had
pursued the policy which our southern
friends ure now intent upon, those com
promises never could have been entered
into. What did they get--what did oui
southern friends get by those eOmpromis.
esl They got the slavery representation
They got the foundation for a fugitive
, slave law. They got the exemption from
export duties, They got three very larg,
/, advantages. What did the North got
I or what did the interests OF freedom get
Why, sir, they got the implied pledge thH
after the year 1908 the importation Of AZ
rieans, or the foreign slave trade, fhonl,
cease.
Now, sir, tho South boasts to-day thai
they are in full possession Of all the ben,
INAAn VI AAA NAAN yum NNNNlAHNh VI AliN AHWAAnAl
tuition; that they have the slavery repre-.
sentation; and, II understood gentle
man who spoke few days ago, that they
have here, by force ofthe three-hfths rep,
resentation twenty members upon THU
floor They boOsti sir, that they have th,
fugitive slave law, and that the Nofti
does not abide by itS provisions. Thel
, are certainly exempt from duty upon cx
ports; and where is the North, with he
share Of the compromises Of the Consti
Z tutionl Why, sir, we hear Il boldly avow
ed-not here, but il will como befor
spring,it will como before the flower
come-that they do not intend that tn,
foreign slave trade shall be closed. The,
intend to open the traffic. Yes, sir, the,
have opened the traffic; they make Dol,
= to say 30, and southern courts refuse I,
4 punish offenders. ] say, then, tho Nortl
4 charges upon the South that they hay,
swept away from the North the benefit
Of the compromises Of tho Constitution
, when the South are in the full enjoymen
Of theirs.
When you como to the compromis,
Of 1920; when, in order TO get Missour
into the Union as a slave State, they gay,
TO us of the North the solemn pledge an,
entered into bonds that slavery shoul,
never exist north of the southern line o
that State; after having got Missouri in
and roaped all the advantage which thel
reap from that compromise, the Soutl
= came here-not the North-the Soutl
: came here, almost united South, 10 SAY
that the benefit which tho North receivel
from the compromise Of 1920 should bl
swept away; and, sir, southern breatl
swep il away; and we have, in conse
l quence, the struggle in Kansas as 4
whether slavery should or should not z,
into territory from which il was prohib
. tied.
But, sir, the North charge futher tina
in the compromise Of lS32-the grea
compromise Of the great compromiser-
northern trad5 was parslysea ant north
industry destroyed. And then, sir, last
and not by any means least, wo have thl
> compromises Of 1850 and 1854, which
choose to Join together, as they consti
tute but one single compact. Ater VI
bought, peace, sir, aft r we bought Cali
/, iornia iuto the Union, according to an un
divided sentiment, giving TO them mons
trous prorogatives, which Twill not under.
take now to enumerate, they made US the
solemn guarantee that il we would adopt
: the principle Of the Kansis-Nebraskn
bill, TO leave the whole question efsluyery
, TO the final determination Of the people
! of the Territory, and exclude agitation OF
, the slavery question from Congress, they
? would abide BY H. Now, sir, where are
! wei Who is there that represent that
southern sentiment Of 1850 and 1854, up
on this doori Who is there that repre-
cents ~ rs there any southern member
who represents Ia Il Is likely that there
is. II there be, however, he has main
tanned most respectful silpnee up %
this moment. No. aIIi Nhe aoulhern sem