Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-28

Ius within our present limits; while
they will permit homesteads TO b'
granted TO the descendants of ou
!, former enemies, and will populate i
with men who cannot even speat
our own language, and to whom they
should be bound by no stronger ties
Ito affection than they should be tt
the men Of the South, who shared
Iin all the dangers and hardships o.
its acquisition.
! | have no hostility to foreigners;
but, sir, when / see the legislative
bodies Of my country legislating
with yies TO give them precedence
over the descendants of the revolu-
tionary sires of the South, | feel
that it is time for US to speak out
to demand at least the rights Of
the people of the South. There can
be nothing wrong in that. We do
not claim any exclusive right in
any of the Territories. We only
claim the same right in those Terri
tories that are secured 10 the people
of the North. We demand nothing
mort; we can submit, sir, to nothing
less. We do not ask to exclude one
of the northern people, or any spe-
cies of property possessed by the
northern people. But you propose
to exclude Us, unless We divest our
selves of our household servants-a
property which is endeared TO us
from our euliest recollectioDs, and
for which we have higher regard Than
for any other species Of our property.
The relations which exist between
the master and servant create sym.
patby unlike that which you feel for
your homestead and your farm horses
and wagons. 1t is kind Of friend
ship. 1t is devotion Of fellow-feel-
ing CHARACTERISTIC os that instiiu-
ton, which never has been, and which
| fear never will be, justly appreci-
iated by the North. They are a
part Of US. They sympathize
with us, and we with them. Our
rights are their rights; and when
we prosper, they prosper. If we
can go to country where we
can do better than where We are,
the slaves that go with US are bet
tered in an equal proportion With
ourselves. Hence, sir. it is that we
claim all the rights Of equality in
this Union.
But, Mr.. Chairman, the time has
gone by for the discussion Of this
question al length. We have pass
|, ed from theories and come to facts.
Such has been the character Of the
dealings of the North toward The
South all Of which ] have not The
time, in the few minutes left me, to
refer to-that the South feels her
rights are no longer safe in this Gov
vernment without some new gnarap.
tees for their protection. Under
that feeling, four States have already
seeded from the Union, and, sir,
probably while ], am address, ne
this com mittee, the fifth will take
leave Of us. These are the facts that
stare us in the face. Disunion has
taken place. Many Of the grea'
minds Of the South have taken tht
giound that the right of secession
is a right over and above the Con
lstitu!ion-but a right recognized b,
1.-the peculiar manner in which tha
instrument was framed. ] have DO
the time on this occasion, nor do
believe the great body Of the Sous
are going 10 take time to investigat
the very nice and very able legal argu
j ments made on this subject. w
d 20 back to fist great principles
3 1t is enough for the people OF tn
d South to look to the Declarations
81 Independence. We believe that
81 s.When long train Of abuses an
: usurpations, pursuing invariably th
! same object, evinces Design to II
. duce them urder absolute despo
I ism. it is their right, it is their dut,
ito throw off such government, and
s pro. ide new guards for their futuI
S safety" .s,.s-
i The ground is taken here. that v
9 cannot and will bot be permitted
: lsecede psaceably from this Uniol
!, If the action in the Senate yeste
b day means anything, it means tha
Al This thing os secession is not to |
Z permitted. The Army ano the Nav
l. are to be employed against u.s.
;. The money .abDIopriated in the bl