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nold and Strong southern sentiments.

Ertroet from The Speech Of Mr.. CRAWFORD. Of
Georoia, delirersd III The House Of Representa-
t;resc Dsc. is. 1853. - sr-os '+a'A 'fr .,f
But, Mr.. Clerk, TO- proceed with my argument
In 1852 all parties seemed to acqu,esce IN the com
nrom;se, of 1850. The North said that they were
satisfactory. The Democratic party said that they
would abile by and adhere to them. The Wing
marty said that they were satisfactory. They were
II bc FueIity--a tnal settlement of all the dit
ferences that divided the people of the North from
the people of the South. How long did your com
promises Of 1850 last? For only two years-irom
1852 to 1854 And, sir, when the principle OF those
compromiSes was attempted to be Incorporated INTO
the Kansas Nebraska BILL this House remembers,
the country remembers, the blaze of excitement
which was seen throughout the entire North. That
settlement for time, had smothered the anti-sia'-
cry sentiment in the North; but, in 1854. 1t broke
out with renewed force-with more, indeed, than 1t
ever had before Why? Simply because the slave.
holder of the South offered the poor privilege OF
settling the Territory of Kansas upon an equality
with a man from the North The restriction, which
fr thirty wears had driven from that terri
tory. had been torn from the statute-boOk. The
men of the South stood once more forth the equal OF
the men of the North. -
II SAhonlv our contend;ng for this privilege and
this right which the South was entitled to ENJOY IN
the Territory of Kansas which reused the North IN
to a fame of excitement against us. 1t built up this
North, and in 1856 nominated an ADVENTURE, man
unknown to political fame, man who had no ante
cedents which would Justify his election for Presi-
dent of the United States, and came very nearly
electng him. In fact. the opponents of Slavery and
the haters Of shareholders, in the North poll tor
that man thirteen hundred and thirtysi thousand
votes, larger vote than that which Mr. Buchanan
got in the North You control the entire North;
you control al. northern legislation, and you strike
down the Democratic party of the North. Here,
upon our side of the House. the few Democratic Rep
resentatives from the North who have stood by the
Constitution and have seen prepared to defend the
rights of the South, have by one been swept
Lway before this northern fanatcism. They have
stood up and battled for usnot for slavery but for
the Constitution of their country | honor them
for it :; am proud of northern Democrats vino have
stood by the Constitution of their country, and they
deserve the thanks of our people But tell them they
are powerless to meet this great Republican horde,
which comes like an avalanche from the North, and
drives everything before it. They have the control
of the North, and you are weak, You IRE no longer
able to save yourselves, or the Constitution. We
must look to olT people and our own section Tor
protection We can no longer rely upon men OF the
North to help us in this our hour OF danger. l
would that We could do it, but it is impossible.
Next comes another event in this great drama of
antislavery. southern traitor, poor, miserable
wretch who had been driven from the town OF his
nativity seeks refuge among these sacred observers
of compacts and publishes book in which ne calls
upon the non.slavehoders Of the South to put down
slavery BY violence and blood We have no fear for
slavery; it is institution which, in its relation
between master and slave cannot be disturbed by
all the men in the northern States. The book which
makes this proposition to class of our safest and
best men in the South finds sixty-eight ndorsers
among the; representative men efsthis body in the
last Congress. Yes sir, sxtyeight men OF the last
House Of Representatives recommended TIE circula-
ton of book which urges the slaves OF the South
to sacrifice the lives of their owners, and your
candidate for Speaker among them. The great lead
er of that party, Mr.. Seward said he had read the
book that it was full of merit and recommended it
to the people Of all the States Hear what ne says:
IL have read The Impending Crisis of the South
with deep attention. 1t seems to Inc a work of
great merit rich, yet accurate, in statistical ntor-
nation, and logical in analysis i
Such is tine language of William H. Seward
This book is endorsed by your leading men, and yet
you are our brethren and love us devotedy, and
anxiously desire to preserve our rights under the
Constitution of the United States We were told
by the gentleman from Ohio. Mr.. Corwin, the 9TH
er day, in an amusing and interesting speech, that
we should look upon this ques ion calmly know
it is the purpose of the Republicans who signed
that circular to make the country believe that this
is trivial affair." And why? Because they know
ludL lIIey VIII Ue Htlu W sIilCt
those Democrats who stand behind them at home
You say we should not be alarmed that we ought
not to pay any attention to it.
Let us pursue the history of this question little
further, and see You make sport of the Brown in
vasion, and tell not to be alarmed. But why was
it that that instruction did not extend? We are
not indebted to the northern Black Republicans for
it. but to the fidelity Of the s'are population Of Tr
ginia, and to that alone. Brown expected, and had
reason to expect, help from your people at the
North; but he was deceived. They had the WILL but
they not the courage of John Brown. Applause
in the galleries. l tell you now that the South is
once more aroused She understands that this
question cannot be settled she knows it cannot be
She sees the condition of the public mind at the
North; understands, and appreciates it. She I'M
derstands, that there some men at the North who
are now afraid that these southern colonies of theirs
will break loose and set up government by them
selves to get rid of this everlasting disturbance up
on slavery Hence it is we see that they are gath
ering all over the North, in Union meetings to ex-
press their sympathy for us. We ask from the
North no such sympathy. We are able to take care
of ourselves. We are independent of you. tell YOU
what the South wants. She wants the North to
send Representatives different from those now here
and in the other wing Of the Capitol. That we
never shall get and we know it. We understand this
question too we'll not to know that the North in
tends to change her position in thatrespect When we
see that the North proposes repeal her personal lib
erty bills, and her acts of habeas corpus when she
throws open her ails for the security of our fugitive
slaves; when we can travel through the northern
States as brethren. and you travel South without
attempting to excite nsurrecton; when our rights in
the Territories respected then and not till then
will the South be satisfied But until them your
Union meetings amount to nothing Give us these
things and then we will begin to listen to what you
have to say.
Hear what distinguished Senator says in regard
to these Union meetings at the North
Union saving meetings are of no earthly signif-
canoe. He had nothing to say against those polti-
cal eunuchs who gather around such meetings; but
those meetings did not weigh feathers weight in
Massachusetts,. Boston had gone for the Republi-
cans at the recent election, and the Union-saving
meeting held there was enough to produce such a
result Notwithstanding these threats on the floor
Of the Senate, the people of Massachusetts, would
give fifty thousand majority for whoever shall be
nominated as thu Rennhlican candid.to Go. .p.os;