The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-20

freely through WfOp0sed mea-
stir up outbreaks and Instructions and ncte
the slaves to riot, rapine, and murder.
You of the Border States will sensiby feel the evils
which must egitmaely flow from such of action
But your injury will be slight compared to the misery
which will be inflicted those further South. Cast
your eyes to Mississippi louisiana Alabama Georgia
and then four hundred hundred negroes on
plantation with the master and his family and overSeer
the only white persons near Imagine the effect that
those nceIdiary publications will have on those hun
dredS of ignorant and beSoted negroes. Think of the
consequences which must follow. Picture the deeds
outrage violence and murder which must follow in
surrection in such community Yet, in view of these
enormites, which will result as necessity it'll proposed
to enact laws by the General Government to sanction
the causes which produce them They say they do not
intend to interfere with the institution directly yet they
will adopt these indirect measures which will tend to its
abolition BY this policy, they will work out their ne
farous designs. 1t may be said that Mr. Lincoln has
yet done this, and will not do it. Let examine his
position.
lie selected the representative of a certain
set OF principles of declared policy. His party speaking
for him throughout the entire said they would
carry out that policy and say they will do And
they also the and means which they will
employ. They will use the post-onice by filling these
offices in the South by who will sanction the crcu-
aton of ncendiary publications So that the Republican
party is not only committed to this policy, but the
tails for carrying it out are given. Now let look at
the probabilities of their doing it. 1t is said that
surance has been given that such would be done 1t is
TO be hoped that it will not 1t would violate the Con-
snturon ana such step 1t IS supposed would not be
taken. All these surmses and hopes deusve Does
any man believe that Abraham Lincoln, after receiving
ms nomination as representative man-after success
ul campagn-w turn traitor and hetay his party, and
prove false to its principles. We have his promises and
his pledges that he will not but that he will adhere
strictly the of his party. Those promises
have not been given since his nomination while he
was member Of Congress and during his contest in the
State of Illinois for the United States Senatorship Those
pledges and promises the foundation his faith
and we must conclude that he will be true to them.
Their successful operation will result in the prostratiOn
of the South and the subversion of the Constitution We
have the acts of thirteen Northern States evidence that
the Republican party is in earnest
They have tramped upon and nufed the acts of Con-
gress. They have enacted laws to prevent the
ton Of the laws of the Federal Government and these
nuylng enactments stand out in bold relief as evdeu
that the party will deferred ON carrying
out their policy. When this party comes into power
what will be the condition of the South the
dton of the State of Marylands Already your citizens
have been murdered in the neghborng State of Pennsy
vania, while peacefully and under of law, they
were attempting to reclaim their fugitive slaves. They
have been seized and thrown into prison for daring
seek after their property. What will be- where your
safety when this party into power? assert again
mat Lincoln election is prostrauon Of the rights
Of the South and subverson of the Con-
sttuton Some people contend that the time action
has not yet arrYed-that must wait for overt act
tell you the men OF the Norh-the leaders of the party
will act cautiously. They have said, and said now
that they will pursue certain course. They cool
men and think calmly. Shall we put the purse and
sword into their hands enable them surely to
subvert the Government before act2 TCries of No
No"1 They are not the men to say one thing and do an
other They not impulsive of the South Their
blood cod-their hearts beat cold If a man whom
l know to be determined threatens my life and
know he will take it. meets when weapon is within
his grasp and he towards the weapon what my
duty? Is it not my duty to shoot him down? Would I
the
Soath and the North The life of the South threatened
Lincoln the representative man. has given pledges as to
what he will do. He is advancing to the purse and
sword
The only quesons, will he carry out his pledges? He
certainly will unless restrained by your strong and
those of the South What is duty? We all love the
Constitution and the Union We learned to lisp our love
for it in infancy The people of part of the Con-
federacy are more loyal or more devoted to the Union
than the South. But it must be union Of equality and
liberty The suerngs of forefathers naught
compared to We have done ythng-exhausted
tr;,, a..
their duty and an appreciation of our rghtsbut in vain.
They have turned a deaf to pleadings-have
scorned our threats and called it Southern buster
Now must act-now must defend lose our rights
Various plans have been proposed for remedy
evils under which suffer. When suferings
borne they must be remedied The day for suffering is
past. We must now stand on rights TCheers.l l
will mention few of the remedies suggested for relief
The first Is must look to Congress for relief A Com.
,a;ttao oF tlr.,- ttrao bos r., 79,;tai -. -: - s
ward measures OF compromise. They are now busly
doing nothing Laughter This Committee of thirty
three mostly from the North represent all shades of opn-
ion Your State is represented by Mr.. Davis A
of hsses The speaker endeavored continue but
confusion was too great There shout Davis"
followed Immediately by cries of put him out do
mention his name with disrespect do not know him.
shout for Davis and also for ''Bel The Judge
continued: My friends the question has rassed beyond
pen OF bTechihTioge IL IS beyond party We have no
time to talk of differences between ourselves. We
now stand shoulder to shoulder for common rights
and common preservation. [Cheers,
We have forgotten parties in Mississippi Some of the
abes men in our movement those who voted for Mr.
Bell. The Congressional Committee will amount to moth
ing. have onyersed with several members there
is nothing to hope for from the action of the committee
The have discussed propositions, but have not yet APP
preached the of the dis ase They started upon
a wrong basis told them to offer proposition to this
efectThat the Constitution recognized property in
slaves, and that it the duty of Congress pro-
from Georgia has offered a resolution embodying
my proposition. Now let the Northern members
answer the ques stion-sDo YOU recognize the right
of property in slaves" The Committee will explode
the moment they are brought to this point. They will
not accede to TINS proposition The Constitution recog
naes it, and you will never surrender the right There
fore nothing is to be expected from this Committee
delusion. The Northern members will recognize
the right of property in man But suppose they do patch
up something with which to plaster the sore, how long
will it last? Compromises have been tried before but
they amounted to nothing. We have the Constitution,
the Fugitive Slave law, and other enactments, and all
have been violated 1t useless to further. f they
dc not believe Moses and the prophets neither would
they believe one though he came from the dead
have heard proposed in this city that grievan
be redressed in the Union Icanno understand
the expression To my view is impossible have re-
vouton in the Union But will not argue the point for
do not comprehend the idea Another proposition is to
call Convention of all the Southern States Cheers
1t is my duty to state the position which in Missssip
pi occupy on this question We opposed to such
Convention for what consider good and sufficient rea-
First, believe that it do good time.
1t could not assemble before the first of March, and that
is too late date Whatever is done must be done before
that time There would be time to deliberate or treat
the questions which would arise This alone is sui-
cient reason against such suggestion.
But there is another important. Such gather
ing would violate the Constitution 1t is contrary to
spirit of that instrument 1t would be States hold
ing Convention in the Union the purpose of making
an agreement to go out of the Union. The States have
no right to go out together. They must go of the
Conederacy they entered it-as individual States
The 10th section of the lst article of the Constitutions
prohibits States from entering into compact
ment with each other. This objection is conclusive If
good results could follow such course its unconstitu-
tonality would prevent its adoption.
Now, fellow citizens, to the remedy which propose
provide for sustaining our righta remedy which six
eight Southern States hold up for consideration
1t for each of the Southern States by herself and for
herself TO secede from the Union. Great commotion,
Kisses from all parts of the Hail. followed by cheers,
which continued for minutes then there were three
cheers South Carolina voice cried out her
then there rush made in the western passage and
cries of put him ou everybody then Jumped to their
feet, and threatened; somebody sung out "three
cheers for Governor Hcksreceived with hisses groans
and some moderate cheering three cheers given
for Mississippi when some in the gallery proposed
three cheers for Massachusetts this answered by
groans and laughter Cries of "order," "order" were
then heard and after the excitement had subsidized udge
passions and preudices of the assembage; but he
not to be deferred from speaking his native
Maryland, 10th citizens of Maryland, whom he consid
cred he had right to address on this occasion. He
wanted the audience to listen to what Mississippi
about to do, and if her principles which about
govern her now were not those of the Constitution the
people OF Maryland could reject them.
The State of Mississippi has long tried all expedents
TO maintain her rights guaranteed by the Federal
pact and failing this her only course was secede from
that compact This course not taken with the view
OF breaking up the present but to to
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had been pledged to her by the fathers the Reyou-
ton The State of Mississippi would withdraw from the
Federal compact and resume her sovereign rights which
the Declaration of Independence says she shall have
right to do whenever the government shall render
her the safeguards and protection given her by that
compact
The rights of the South had been trampled upon; the
decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States had
been ramped upon; the Bible had been trampled upOn
and the South holds that the Declaration of independence
is her guarantee that all her rights the rights of every
state shall be respected and protected and the govern
men fails to give this protection, it is the right and duty
OF State to put ou this The speaker said
there was man to whom he would yield in devotion to
the Union and the Constitution loved liberty and
security more-that liberty and security which
fathers have given in the Constitution the great pal
| ladium of all our liberties.
In relation to the rights OF the States guaranteed by
the Constitution, the speaker said that slavery OF
those rgh and that light destroyed by the action
ofothe States then any State has the right to the
sovereign power which she had before the Constitution
formed Our fathers did tight for the Union but
make the States separate sovereign and independent
After that theU Mon formed-and after thought
they agreed to make compact among themselves That
compact is what live for, and that what we accuse
the Northern States of having broken
The South don't want the Union without its compacs
and they don't want anything else Detesed be the mar
who would have the Government different from what h
received 1t from his fathers. Secession is not to break
the Government, but to perpetuate it. II is objected bj
those opposed to secession by State that the Constitu
ton does not give the right to a State to Secede Thu
Constitution gives the States rights except few
empowers them to hold slaves but gives them no rgh
to elect Governors Mayors &c Those rights are
to the States themselves.
All powers given to the States by the Constitution
belong to the States themselves The speaker here reat
the 9th and 10th amendments to the Constitution in sup
port OF this position, and said there nothing
! Constitution to prevent any State from resumng he
State sovereignty. Alexander Hamilton had alway
contended for the right of a State resume Stat