The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-20

to divide the property equally between the
two aections--a proposition which no man,
with any sense Of justice, could have objected
Here was read the statement BY Senator
Clayton Of the proceedings Of this commit
tee, in which an account OF the defeat Of the
also the defeat Of the proposition to leave the
question to the Supreme Court.
1t was then that Virginia passed her resolu-
tons Of l649 relative to the adoption of the
Carolina and adopted by her. In the mean
time new President was elected, who di-
rected Lis military Governor in California to
organize the Territory, giving everybody
the right to be called together and say what
direction the property Of the United States
ought to take. And this body met and de-
cided that no slavery should be Per
mot Proviso had been defeated in Con.
grese, but the President by his ipse diris,
passed 1t through California Now, we OF
South Carolina, thought that the Constitution
OF California was in fact the Wilmot Proviso,
and that being put in force, was the anne as if
the Wilmot PrOviso had been ab initio, the
work Of Congress. We ethought that its going
into operation was sufficient cause for seces. ion
under the Resolutions of Virginia, and sup
posed that in going forward we were mere-
ly leading the column Of an army already
made; m prSnlo,t,ns s|Atsry 1ne = D'r,e1
lawful there il 1t be q sin-which is the
troubie-is il not immoral ana improper
to sell slaves from one State to another =
Seeing these measures of 1850, we disavowedk
them and called a Convention, and very large
majority of the people OF South Carolina would
have been ia favor Of secession, if the other
States would have given their cOuntenance to
the movement. But again Virginia adopted
resolutions requesting us Of South Carolina
to desist from the meditated secession. We
did desist aud at great pain. We had sup
posed that we were sustained by Virginia. We
had to 60 around and canvass the State and
stop her from secession, and when the Con-
vention met it declared it mex xpedient to Sc
cede. The Southern Sta tee, except South Caro-.
lima, accepted the Compromise measures
What has been tb- RESULT Let 60 q step
further and we shall soon see. The next mea-
sure for adjustment was Kansas. The South
had been quieted and matters remained in sfatx
quo. Gentlemen from the North said let US take
this whole matter out Of Congress, and we
| shall have peace. and the Kansas. Nebraska act
was passed, declaring that when State was
| admitted to the Union it should be left to the
people to regulate the institution of slavery
| according to their will. At the same time the
| j judicial arm was interposed. The bred Scott
ldecision was rendered, and those interested
| were impressed with the belief that the vexed
question was settled. But what do we see |!
| Abolitionlsm spreads into Emigrant Aid So
cieties, and war is waged which, had it
| been nearer Virginia or South Carolina, would
| have been widespread. 1t was put down by
fedora! troops, but the bloodhounds were
ginia. We find that the Kansas Nebraska act
has driven Kansas away from us. The
| repeal of the Missouri Compromise came
too late for the South, for the North refused to
| concede to her that portion of territory South
| OF 80 80, and declared that it should remain
open. They have, too, taken from Texas what
| is equivalent to another State. Now, gen tie
| men, we are standing with the two sections of
the country face to face with each other. The
| North in the territories says not aslavehOlder
shall have protectio for his property there
in; and within few days past Nebras-
ka has passed All act prohibiting our in
| stitutions within her limits. We are di-
vided by geographical line--they having
no sympathy with us, or we with them.
Gentlemen. contrast the position of things
now with what they were when small party
Of Abolitionists gathered around Birney as
their candidate for President. This party has
been used by the ether political parties Of the
North, until at last it has taken the power in
its own hands. Look at the last Presidential
election. Were we not in doubt TIL the last
moment, whether we should not have to
take step which we yet may have to take
Pennsylvania was taken from them by
his friends, and they were defeated
But it is merely a respite. Shall we wait till
the locks Of the Sampson have grown again
croachments? Ifany man reckon that during
| the present generation there will be a changt
in the sentiment Of the North, he reckon.
badly. Let him look at the cause 1t ha.
i
ton of this generation. At the North books
have been given their children to teach then
!, | by pictures and words to abhor slavery. In
! public school in Philadelphia there is a lee
, They know that the women give tone to tn
( next generation, and they take possession
of the minds of the young ladies even in thei
: school days.
Then comes the pulpit, where the impres
sions of this education are made a religion
belief. The third element is the press-tha
great third power which scatters its abuse @
our institutions 20 profusely that the chile
. from the time he hears the earliest words froL
, his mothers lips, is taught to believe tha
} slavery at the South causes every mansion
, resound with the lash, and that our slaves ar
, treated as cattle and chatte and that no in tel
est Is taken in them or care exercised for then
| Now. where is there stopping point-a bal
T rier you can bring against this tide You ha
a barrier as long as the South had an eq us
+ now! There are fourteen of us agains
. eighteen of them, putting Delaware in the pr
I sition of q neutral. In the Government "
Senate is lost and the House Of Repr.
a sentatives is lost. Gentlemen may say "
e have the Judiciary. Why. men die an
r the Judiciary may change. the appoin
j., thing that stands there still is the Presiden
d Can he be elected by a minorityl A line b'
:. ing drawn, does 1t not carry the power OF II
2 Government with the majority side of tn
:. and the Government under control. they a.
masters. There was something in being GO
!, | erned by q people with the prestige OF Il
/. English. Even in Russia the Emperor low
d one part of his Empire as we'll as another
/. but in our Government the party controlliI
n | would be one that hated the section that col
n tanned the institution of slavery. There
% not one State, outside of Texas, that cou
3 | gain admission to the Union with slavery, al
!, if Texas were to divide tomorrow, the Stat
r. would not be admitted without great difiic ult
D. If not single guaranty is left us, is this Il
n | Union which we entered Now, a Unit
ID without Constitution, is dead Union, Al
v we have not a Constitution. The Union '
4 entered in 17s7--though South Carolina thin
b. it hard bargain-she will abide by; but tn
10 is not the Union of to-day.
AZ Constitution was dead, and in the days of all q
ID early Emperors, the form of the Const
l. prevailed, and the ceremonies partOok of Il
At better days Of Cincinnatus. Let us ascerta
of flIere the Clerk read the preamble to I
IT Constitution Of the United States.
H. Let us see how far the Constitution, as nc
sr administered, is the Constitution that W
r adopted. Let us listen to the howl that (,
ut lowed the execution Of the malefactors
I'd Harper's Ferry. Does that show that "a me
bit perfect Union" existsl A more perfect d
Mt union could not exist. In the early history
IN Greece there was no law for the punshme
II of parricide. The crime was not known.
d. it was with the tax on neighboring States
i. this Union, and SO President Buchanan
re piled that he could defend the Union. but =
rns Tsasra iGH%
ar but gave you NO substitute for them 1t Z
OF right, for it supposed perfect Union WOO
i'll exist and there would be no invasion OF o
ed State by the inhabitants Of sister States.
in orator in Boston lately said that there is q .
y. tied hate at the North against Shareholders
y, Yes, there Is a hate of the STAKEHOLDER, and I