The Hillsborough recorder., 1861-02-13

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INV circumstances. We leave the Dred
Scott decision untouched. uncontradicted,
md without criticism. by making no refer
ence to it in the compromise. Take your
southern territory, under the compromise OF
1850, and under the bred Scott decision,
with the protection and the right to sue for
your slaves. which it declares, and do just
what you please with it; and we will take
the territory north ofthe Missouri line just in
the same way we ask no prohibition any
where in any territory. You cannot make that
north of S6o so slave territory and therefore
we care nothing for the Dred Scott decision.
But do you take the southern territory. with
the Dred Scott decision take it now whilst
the status Of slavery is upon it, fixed by terri
torial law, and make slave State out OF i
il you can. We ask no prohibition Of slave
ry north Of the line. We trust to climate,
soil. and productions. If ANY ofyour negroes
come over into our territory, the few that
come. or are brought. may remain until the
people Of the Territory, in forming State
constitution, shall otherwise determine. lfI
am not mistaken, and think cannot be.
in my construction there is no other on its
face. think this proposition may be safely
accepted by the South. II not only applies
to the territory that we now have. but il APP
plies also TO what we ever may have.
would have southern gentlemen think oft.
But il is said that there are men in the
North who make war upon the Dred Scott
decision. ask, is this the first decision OF
the Supreme Court that was ever denounced
BY political party Our Democratic friends
Ill Il hst tha
sons Of the Supreme Court. | think | no
tced that at Charleston little resolution
was offered committing the Democratic par
~ to be bound by the decisions OF the Su-
preme Court on all constitutional questions;
but it did not get many votes. IL comes with
ill-grace, respectfully submit, from the De.
moeratic party, 10 be preaching about stand
ing up to the bred Scott decision, when you
cannot to-day get them to pledge themselves
that the Supreme Court, even The present
court. is 70 be the arbiter on all questions
arising under the Constitution. They never
have done SO. They denounced the decision of
the Supreme Court in the case Of the United
States Bank and although they had Gene
raj Jackson in The Presidency. other Presi-
dents Of the same faith. and had the control
OF almost every State government, they new
er tried 10 amend the Constitution IN that re-
spect, or to take away the effect of that de-
cision, never The Republican party very
improperly follow bad example which was
set Tor them; but, | imagine, with M better
success. Experience, under The decision,
will not require its reversal. | tell YOU II
never will be done. tell you. gentlemen. j.
that. in nv opinion. the more that is under
stood by genllemen of the North and Souih.
the less inclined will they be to disturb il.
Il was well said by The gentleman from Nir-
ginia, Mr.. Mills1n tit was 4 decision.
mark YOU, connected with this Kansas trou
ble--,hat il gave 10 the North the kernel, aud
TO the South the hull; aud that is about the
whole Of il.
Now, Mr.. Speaker. I have presented these
considerations, hoping thereby TO get Us IN
proper frame OF mind anil disposition 10 work
ior the peace Of this country, because | de-
sire TO do nv duty, aud nv whole Jnty. while
! am IN the Union; and it | am forced 10 70
out of Il, NAV be also enabled 10 do my
duty then. tell gentlemen that il, in spite
IT all the eIfnrts Of wise and goud men, the
State froln which Come decides 10 dissolve
/ her connection with this Government, my
destinies are, and will be. with her. know
that When that ereDtoccurs peace cannot lorg
continue. A war. a terrible war, will eDsue.
Whenever the people Of The North and South
have once appealed 10 the God ol battles, for
which look with most fearful apprehension.
civil war will follow that viii end only 10
/ the destruction Of 81 the g-eat interests ol
L al sections Of the country. Whenever that
event cones, ! know my duty and whelheI
! have the nerve to be there myself Or nnt.
/ know thar such will be my duiv, and that II
will also be my duty 10 devote 10 The service
l nv means. yself, and nv children. Whene.
Yer that struggle comes, YOU will Ind. North
and South. that tie men who have sought
most TO preserve the Uniop. Who have beet
/ the last 10 give il up. will be the frs. men Il
! be found in the rank and 6le on both sides o
the bl liOdy contest, .beir means most liberal
I y and freely be devoted to bel ping aud main
talniag the great. terrific. and bloody strug
gle. aud they will enter il on either side fo
victory or death and if they fail IN their ef
forts lor The first. they will be found viii
their back 10 the field. and their feet to ,h,
FOE.
want gentleman North and South 70 mari
my words; when these things come. whel
this blo0dy strife eHsses. a. Il certainly vii
unless this spirit Of disunion san be cheek
ed; when, mark you, this country shall b,
laid waste; when all our channels aud com
munieations Of trade shalt be broken up
when the shipping in our ports shall be de
stroyed; when our Institutions Of learninj
aud religion shall wither away OF be tori
down when your cities shall be given Up 70
plumber aud for slaughterj when your son
and my sons, your neIghbOrs and my neigh
bofs, shall be carried from this bloody Gel,
Of strife and our mothers, our sisters. ON
wives. and our daughters. shall assemble a
round us, and. with weeping eyes and achin
hearts, say Gould uot you have done some
T thing, could you not have said something
that would have asertsd this dreadful calami
tyr want 10 feel in my conscience an
10 my soul that have done my duty. rsup
pressed applause.1 want you, fellow me
j ~ a. A.. Il. Ia