Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-21
BURG WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 81. 1859.

less nights which he had ra9kd in the consdera.
ton of those questions We nlI know how in tho
most unusual and remarkable manner Mr.. Fill
more, the President Of tho Union and champion.
50 to speak Of tho Wing party of this country, re-
cevod compliments such Ms were scarcely ever bcs-
towed in modern times. lie received them not only
from members of his own party. distinguished as
statesmen in their day, but from those who warm
ly opposed his election and who HAD done overy-
thing in their power to embarrass his adninistra-
ton.
The same parties which, in 1850, had pledged
themselves that tho Union should exist no longer
have have now from the force o circumstances,
received an additional impetus /; and our object
now should he tn arrest its progress to allay the
excitement which SO unfortunately for the coun-
try We find existing when we assemble here.
Aud TINT same feeling Of disunon which exist.
ed in 1850 in n portion Of tho Southern Statcs,
not only existed Mt the time when tho Southern
convention assembled in that, but It has existed
from the days of notification down to the present
period. 1t was 'unbont and unbroken' no lon
ger ago than in 1858, when tho letter of Mr.. Yam
ccy, of Alabama, was published, adverting to, or
recommending, the organization OF a league OF
united southcrners. tho object of which was, as |
believe, to dissolve the Union. shall not, under
existing circumstances. 20 into history Of their
principles. many of which existed in and grew
out Of this focng Ut dissatisfaction with the Union
as 1t existed which feeling has been nourished
for series of ysars upon the part Off portion OF
tho Southern States, and has been developed in
various modes, not important now to recapitn-
late.
And when we look North, arc their skirts clenr,
When we look North, are there sentiments OF
that kind existing there IL there nothing to
correspond with The Nicksburg convention. which
was held no longcrago than in the month Of May,
1897 When We look to the South, we a feel
ing of dissatisfaction with tho Union maniiosting
itself uDon nil occn sions and unler NIL CirCu
stances. Is there no feeling of that kind upon
tho part of portion of the North Why, sir.
since came into this House have heard sen,i-
! mcnts attributed to Northern which, 1t
seems to me, equal anything that has been snid
ut the South, sentiments which rcgret to notice.
aud in which trust no large portion OF our nor
thern brethren here agree. will call tho atten-
ton Of the House to few extracts lately publsh.
ed, showing the circumstances under which we
have assembled here. and the necessity therO or.
lists for wise aud moderate counsels upon our part
| will read, in addition to what WAS read by gen.
tlcman from Virginia one or two extracls:
"'rhere is II higher law than the Constitution
which regulate authority over tho domain
Slavery must be abolished. and we must do it.
That sentiment is ascribed to William II. Sew
ard. The next extract is taken from the New
| York Tribune.
Tho time is inst approaching when the cry
will become too ovcrpowering to resist. Rather
than tolerate national slavery Us it now exists,
| let the Union bn dissolved at once and then tho
sin of slavery will rest where it belongs"
Tho next sentiment which | will read is
cribcd to Joshua r. Giddngs, formerly member
| Of Congress. 1t is
II look forward to the day when there shall be
n servile instruction in the South; when tho
| black man, armed with british bayonets, and led
| on by British officers shall assert his freedom,
and wage q war of determination against his mas
ter. And though We may not mock at their ca
| Il 49,.
We will hail it as the dawn of a political millen-
num-"
Mr.. Hutchns. / suppose that the gentleman
| from Tennessee has heard that Mr.. Giddings has,
over and over again, denied the utterance OF that
sentiment when he WIS
A member. On this very floor.
| Mr.. lIutchins. Yes; and in his published COM
municatons To the country.
Mr.. Cox. Yes but the gentleman knows that
! he has never taken back the spirit Of it.
Mr.. Leake. l undertake to say. thnt years ago
when was member Of this House, | heard him
utter his sentiment.
Mr.. Cox. 1t can be found in the Appendix to
the Congressional Globs. as modification; but the
spirit ia the exactly rs that read by the gen
! tleman from Tennessee.
| Mr. Nelson have no desire 10 do injustice
to any gentleman ; and, therefore, will give tho
| authority for my statement 1t is tho Democratic
Standard, n paper of which know nothing. but
|
| The date of the paper is November 2G, 1859.
| SEVERAL MEMBERS Where is it published?
| Mr. Nelson. 1t is published Mt Concord, New
Hampshire. find various other sentiments of
the same character hero. This sentiment is
ascribed to Horace Greedy:
| Il have no doubt but the free and slave States
ought to be separated"
THE Unionis not worth supporting in oon-
necton with the South"
And here is n sentiment nscribed to another
northern gentleman. l am little acquainted
with any of the members of this House. that
really am unable to say at this moment whether
| the gentleman is II member of this House or not
| Unless my impressions erroneous he was Mt
| o. G time a member of this House. 1t is Mr. An
son p. BURLINGAME. Laughter. Thio sent-
ment 10 ascribed TO him; and If he never gave ut
terance to it, why, of course, have no desire to
! do him injustice
Tho times demand, and we must have, an an
ti-slavery God"
| Now, Mr.. Clerk, without taking up tho time
| of the House with reading other extracts Of the
| same kind ] will state that my bject in advertng
to them is to show that we all know, we have
| in this Union extremists at the North and South
| could multiply extracts. There time in the
history of this land when the Hartford convention
sturk in the nostrils of the American people; when
| the man who cried out disunion, secession was
regarded Mt least moral traitor to his country
| Those halcyon days have have passed away, and
| now what once struck the public mind with hor
ror, what once was regardedas almost worthy Of
| death. is a sentiment which seems to meet with
response in the North and with an uttorance in
tie South. |, for one, Mr.. Clerk, nm opposed to
this feeling of dsunion, no matter whence it comes
prolonged applause in the galleries and upon the
| floor /. for one am opposed to this slavery agi-
tation, no matter whether it comes from the South
| or from the North. Renewed applause
1t seems to me that there is very little for US to
| contend about. ! come from slave State, and
although am not man of wealth. own few