Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-01-07

sure III CulllOp UlUl IDN lIICuu-luul u ! tuulh
only procure his election as Clerk Of this House
by entering into u covenant with any man here,
upon the Republican side Of the House,
would refuse to do it. AS Mr. Buchanan could
not purchase me, so can | not be purchased by
Others. Applause and hisses. have already
been offered more than | am WORTH and | re-
fused to sell myself at that Laughter and
applause.1 Why, sir, this is all false pretence.
| know where the trouble is, and the country
knows where it is. have vcuturcd to express
opinions against giving to Slavery an unlimited
charter to travel whore it pleases. That is the
body of my offence, oil The poet is fnlsn pre-
tcncc. And ! desire to say now, that il De- |
mocracy consists in supporting all the claims |
which the Southern country may make upon us |
! shall very soon cease to be a Democrat. | |
have been in this House long enough to learn |
many things which never could have learned /
at home, and think it has perfected my cduca- |
ton on one point: have learned that man |
may support every measure of Democratic
Administration, and vet, if he shall vote against
n single interest of Slavery, he ceases j1so t0c-
To to be a Democrat but if he vote against cv-
cry measure of the Administration, and will
sustain the interests of Slavery, he is pSo tdcio
good Democrat. put that as Gods naked
truth before this House and before the country,
and intend to stand upon it as a solemn con-
viction.
Now, sir. | wish to say a word to the Admin
istration side of the House and ! intend in
what say upon this occasion, and upon every
other, to treat every man here as ] would be
treated myself, respectfully; but shall express
my opinions. if | choose to do so, all OF tlem,
fearlcsSlv. There is a contest between the
North and South, and the admission might just
as well be made now as at any future time
There is a state of feeling existing between the
North and the South which cannot be removed;
it is as deep laid as the foundations OF noun
tains, and, sir, it peryades every section like an
atmosphere. If. you want to know why the
North have feelings upon this subject will
tell YOU. They have become satisfied that there
is but one thing which will satisfy our Southern
brethren; and that is the right to carry Slave
ry everywhere, to plant it everywhere, to sus-
tain it everywhere, against the united wishes,
as it j. oa,oinet thc untod interests of the North
MIR NoonE. of Alabama. VIII the gentle
man permit me to ask him a question?
Mr. HICKMAN. interrupt nobody, and do
not wish to be interrupted myself, for do not
want to get into controversy
This determination TO extend slavery is South
crn interest, and the Representatives of the
South are compelled to ask as much do not
complain Of them for so doing but when oitr
interests are directly adverse to theirs. and lie
/ in another direction, why should we be dcnounc-
ed for pursuing our interests as they pursue
/ theirs
/ More than this. The North has grievous
charges to prefer against the South. and they
are charges which they will have answered.
That is my conviction; and if the expression Of
these sentiments stamps me with the title Of
| Abolilionist, so be il; will wear il as we'll as
/ | can. Yes, sir, they have charges to make
against the South, which they will have answer
ed. They charge them with the violation Of
covenants compacis, and compromises, That
is what they cnarge C,cui ":ti, ~,,a :, - we'll
that they should know it. 1t is useless to cry
peace, sir, when there is no peace. Why, sir,
when the compromises of the Constitution were
entered into bv our fathers, it has been said
that ii the same spirit had existed which exists
now, those compromises never could have been
made | see the truth of the remark; | feel
the truth of the remark, si-; for when those
compromises were entered into under the SOL
cmn conviction that the power of Slavery from
! thar DAY was not TO increase, but to be dlmn-
ishcd If they had had the feelings or if they
had pursued the policy which our Southern
friends are now intent upon. those compromises
never could have been entered into. What did
they get? What did our Southern friends get
by those compromises? They got the Slavery
representation. They got the foundation for a
fugitive slave law. They got exemption from
export duties. They got three very large ad-
vantages. What did the North get. or what
did the interests of Freedom get? Why sir,
they got the implied pledge, that, after the year
1905, the importation Of Africans, or the for
eign slave trade should cease.
Now, sir, the South boast to-day that they
are in full possession Of all the benefits Of all
the compromises of the Constitution; that they
have the Slavery representation and, if un-
4. 1 IL i Il.
ago. he declared that they have here, by force
of the three-fGhs representation, twenty mem
bers upon this floor They boast, sir, that they
have the fugitive slave law, and that the North
does not abide by its provisions. They are GER
tanly exempt from duty upon EXPORTS and
where is the North with her share of the COM
promises of the Constitution Why, sir, We
hear it boldly avowed, not here, but it will come
here before spring. it will come before the flow.
ers come, that they do not intend that the for
sisg slave , trade shall be cosea cd; ag4 Hhey dqtRG6
the traffic; they make bold to say so. and South
ern courts refuse to punish offenders | say
; then, the North charges upon the South that
they have swept away from the North the ben
etits of the compromises of the Constitution
; when the South are in full enjoyment of al
the advar tages which could possibly result tC
them.
When you come to the compromise OF 1870
when, in order to get Missouri into the UnioI
as a slave State, they gave to us of the Nortl
the solemn pledge and entered into bonds thai
t Slavery should never exist north of the south
ern line of that States after having got Nilsson
, ri in, and reaped all the advantage which they
could reap from that compromise, the Soutt
t came here-not the North--the South came
here, almost united South, to say that thu
f benefit which the North received from the com
promise of 1920 should be swept away; and
sir, Southern breath swept it away and we had
f in consequence, the struggle in Kansas as tC
f whether Slavery should or should not go into
/ territory from which it had been prohibited.
But, sir, the North charge, further, that il
4 the compromise of lS32-the great compromis,
of the great mpromser-Northern trade wa
G paralyzed, and northern industry destroyed
S And then, sir, last, and not by any means least
: we have the compromises of 1850 and 1864
which | choose to Join together, as they consti
/ tute but one single compact After we bough
e yes, sir, after we bought California into th
t Union, giving to the South monstrous preroga
: tives, which will not undertake now to enum
: erate they made us the solemn guaranty tha
i if we would adopt The principle Of the Kansas
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