The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-05-18

own morltsf and let those who are hnfs
receive but the wages they got AZ home.
That is all I ask. Unless ....ere q aouea
thing done 90 arrest the political excite.
menta Of the day, just 20 sure as w5 arc
alive we will become q distracted aud
severed people.
I consider an examination into tbdas
questions great importanoo We must
put down the extravaganza Of the times.
We scu, every day, that expenses arc In.
crcasing, and labor il becoming degraded.
The farmer has now no grc-hd for en-
couragement. He is merely regarded as
farmer.
Now fyou want to do anything for
thoqrUst agricultural interest ofthis eoun.
try, then let there Be scperate depart
mont Of the Government established for
its benefit, and let some man ha placed
AZ its head who is competent for the dis-
charge Of the duties imposed upon him.
Let that man be responsible 20 the coun-
try for the proper performance Of his
functions Of office. As Il is how, Sec
Rotary Thompson, or the Interior Depart-
ment, has not tla uma % pay attention
70 the agriculture or thN co,.atry, Gov.
Thompson, fthe Patent Oficc, has not
time 20 pay attention TO il, and the sub
joet Is len to tho head Of another burcau,
and ify you inquire orhlm be says that be-
has no control over t. (Langhter.l Let
this evil be remcdled, for agriculture Is
the foundation ofthe progress Of all our
great interests
/ Mr.. Chairman, before I sit down I will
make few remarks Upon the topics OF
constant discussion In this Hall. Il MAY
be that my opinions may be desired by
my constituents. Whatever they are,I
hesitate not frankly TO express thom.-
Day aitcr day have we had fierce discus
sions OF every manner Of distractinq
questions. Now, think we would 70.
turn 90 the ancient construction Of the
Constitution. five would eonstrue Il
a. Il has been construed until within
the last ten years, there would then BE-
no further difficulty on the subject ofsla-
very. In the early days Of the Republic
slavery was regarded ns an evil. In tho
organization OF this Government its mis-
chicvous tendencies were not concealed.
At the timo Of the Revolution il was
tatcdin the Declaration ofIndependehcg
as one Of the complaints aaginst tho
mother country, that she poured numbers
Of African slaves upon our coasts, and
thereby degraded our white labor.
Me. SMITH, Of Virginia. | hope the
gentleman will allow mo TO interrupt
him, that may say one word. ms
Mr. CAREY. would rather 20 on
but | will yield to the gentleman.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia. II, when
[ gentlemen make statements like those
( we have heard, we remain silent il will
/ look as if we yielded our assent TO them.
/ | utterly ropudiute and deny tho PROPOSE
tion stated by the gentleman from Ohio.
l Mr. CAREY. appeal TO history In
reply to the gcntleman'a disclaimer. II
that be studied carefully, am sure Il will
; bear me out in what have said. be-
licye that am familiar with the princi-
pies of this Government which had as
cendancy until within a few years. /
know, | think, what were the doctrines
; Of Mt Jefferson, Mr.. Adams, snd Mr..
Monroe. They were the doctrines, at
: the tjmei Of all clisses Of the people.
> have on two occasions given express
sion by my votes to my opinion on tho
subject which distracts this country. BY
my vote have expressed my opposition
10 the extension Of slavery. do notbo-
lieyc that this Government has any pow
er TO extend slavery in this Union, upon
this continent, or anywhere In the world.
II Il be said that the State sovoreigntes
have the right 10 admit slavery within
! their midst, then respond that is a mat
; ter for the States, each by ITSELF to do
termine, and not for this Federal Gov
ernment. We all know that Congress
recognized the ordinance Of 1881, which
then excluded slavery from all the terri
tories Of the United States. The sixth
section Of that ordinance was repealed
by the admission Of the Slave States
} South.
A good deal has hecn said about res
olrtion Of my colleague, (Mr. Blake) up
on which vote by yeas aud nays was
taken in the House. Now, sir, | voted
for that resolutioni hoped that tho sub
ject would be referred TO the Committee
: on the Judiciary The subject excited at
tention, and had an idea Of what tho ro-
!, port of that committee would be, and
regret they were not allowed TO report.
II that committee had been allowed 90
make a report, have not the least doubt
that II would have had the effect TO quiet
this slavery excitement. | do not believe
that, under the Constitutioa,wch have any
right TO touch slavery in the States
where II now 10, than we have to inter-
fere with the private property Of our
, neighbOrs.
This slavery excitement increases ev-
cry four years, as the Presidential cleo
tiOn approaches. Now, Mr.. Chairman,
If men will appeal to tllciTow njudgmentE
and reason from common sense rules,
: there will be less political disturbance
than there has been. Th7sa wouldthen
be more probability of arriving at some
more aenEible conclusion on political
questions.
We hear threats Of dissolution Of the
Union, because Of this slavery agitation.
The idea is extraordinary and unnatu-
} raj. II 10 impossible that this people
can bo divided and this Union disrupted.
j / was taught, from boy, 10 voneratc
and regard this Union as the all import
ant thing in governmental affairs, and
} separation would be deselati0n. NOw,
/. supposing that, on the subject Of this dis
turbing question Of slavery, the Spuyh
should sooedes would il lessen these diff
iicultics! We are now under obligations
to surrender 10 them their slaves, aud ths
= great portion Of the Psople are willing
tlat II shall he done. We have some
people who interfere with this ching
We have imprudont men al Ghe North
as well as at the South. But how ia Il
possible to escape the consequences Of
, these difficulties by separationl know
that men can swell themselves into
great deal Of fexcitemenl aud passion ~
exelamationa about thor conatitutional
rights. | believe, as much ~ ] 8cliose
that / exist, that have she Constitution.
l al right 10 demand that slavery shall nof