The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-02-02
1)olitlfal.
SPEECH OF
HON. SHERRARD CLEMENS,
OF VIRGINIA,
In the House Of Representativcs, January %, 1851

P0r, from 'ne seeee eon'in'"e0 Vi 'hr'y-'hree-
mr.. ChEMhNo sa'a
MIR. SPEAKER: For TWO years ana more my
voice has rs'ey resounded IN inns nan VI"
questions OF h'gh aeoa'e my voice mas ever
oeen wanting; ,on'eha''s WIN pnyS'ca'
august on oeu Oh '',su'snneht M" as
ease inc aepehde". "lnu cou'" pe OUT "eari'
eAerc'seai | khow: SIT, | nave uu'T
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,orv w. NAV hc in tho dvino Jsvs If ,hi.
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.hnuld mix now nv knovl, dos nrc,r. I
wnnld &C III. traveller in tho a,ns n,,.r
.v.,, j., ,,h;.r., nn. y.ra ,.hich ,ninh,
t.;'' -, do.', ,ha .i,,o,.a ,,,a H. ' IT,,
80 or,nr nnonlo would s,..l. ~
Son,h,rn man ;dnnt;frd hv hir,h Nv, oJnc.'
,;on y, ,..;d'rca h., ;n,cr.st b., Hro,a,,,.
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nv ;nh.r;.,nc. or n,p Children nv r,hnr;,
,an.. ,,h;ch avn, j., .,vas o,rorn,s =" ~,
b.Ir NJ H., mhol. rnn,b.r in al ,ha al. um,
cnn,ti.s Chick com,nSe mv corgros.;,n,,
d;s,r;c, in V;r,ini. would cal w.
western y;r,;nian and &C ,h. cn.,nd,on or
IN. n,oner,v nj those ch;ljr.n who aro w,
old rrorch to knnw tho nrr;l n which !, ;s
eIno.od hy ,bose vbo arr r;d;nc nm ,he vcrr
crcs, Of ,h. nonuI,r wave bnt who ,rc We,
dss,;red to sirk in ,be vrrv t,nnoh If ,hn CO,
IN d.n,h 90 ,bomahj th,,, br,,hlo ,r;Il
n,v,r r;s. tn marx the snnt whore ,hov want
ca ;,ro,,;rcmslv dnwnI w,m r,a. y hasa
who have ,n,n,u, tod RI. ,svol,,,;o,, ;.h;.j, ;s
NOW stalking rv,r tho land cry out VIII NV.
lifted hands for peace. and dcnrrca,e rho ,lt,.
sion Of blood, II was tn. inventor of ,h.
pu,llo,inc who was its first un,rviS,in, vic.
tim md the day nav no, be far off bcfnrc
may find ,hoS. anon, o,r ,,, ,on,Jo
xhn viii ~. co,nncllrd 10 n.I,. unon ,ha ,,,a,
,,n;n,;,v of the v.rv no,nlo,,nr ,hny h,So
outraged and deceived. The authors If reyo.
lut,ons have often been their victims
Sir at this hour I have m hc,,t IN o,tor
into five d.,o;ls Of This aroumcn, mr. tn e,.
,r,S. IN. INDIGNANT .mo,;nns ,vhicb RIGA ,o
nv Inns and ulead for nt,er,nc. Rern,sC,d
and in nv unost conscience. believe thai
sI,vcrv will Inc c,uciG,d if ,h is nnb.nnv cnn.
t1oy.rsy ends in a ACKNOWLEDGMENT or th.
hmm Sir if not c,ucjfed il win carry I'm.
do.,h ,attl, in its throat I NAV he ,;n;d
m,,. NAV mt knov what il ;s tn t,k.u,,
,,,s in nv ,u, Il, Ems. II ,.,,o;ns -, IT,,
seen however, whether treason can be carried
on, with the same facility it can he nlo,,,d
and arraneed, There is a HOLY conruwe
nnonp the minority in every slave State that
INV he far the limo oy.rwhrmncd I,ya,nS
is not dead. but s],cpr,h, Ere lsnr the
xt,,ne will he rolled awav from tho mon,h nf
the tomb and we shall have ALI the olor,s If
g now resurrection. eO'''
Sir Who has fnrcot,cn ,b,t ovorc finn
clans If Scotland bescon Grss could le II,
bv concerted signals l,.n;ng rnr lima
tram moun,an crag to mpnni,n cr,n IN I;v'
inc voluncs Of flan. ve, exn;r;nr ,yer u r. ire
own fe,ccness and sinking into ashes os tbs
f.oyo,s were consum.d7 This NOV h.. III. on.
I'd 10 rebellion. such rs nol,lica, lead.r.
NAV sometimes nromnt far n h,i.f hour. hn,
TIM, fires turn with the farpo,s and all il conl
and dark urain. There Is az mn,h ,ras,
between such A movement AND a rr,, nnr;.,na
amonr tho masses for ,l,rr violated ,;nh,S -,
there Is bc,wrcn B,,tom tho weaver on1 Srn,,
the ioner. who can roar Won no gently %
,,, Ia, d. y, III 4,
.nr n;vh,;no.lc F" Una 10 ~. s,.,,o b.; y. ~
a noli,ical HARLEQUIN tho oih,r a Iy;na sooI
nv The one is fifth and lur;J a,me. 3D..
o;h.r .. rra;r,e mn Hre Gndnr i, nv".,, , w..
II. nrorress rnnd far ,,s all.r,yrn;ro , nmp
81, in ihix orioenrv h,fnr. ~, -reoi;,;,.i
consn;rncv | NAV stand alone with nv crI'
l.ar,'r from the Norrolk district lMr H,,,r
son | who ho. more nol,ical say,c;,r ,ha,
.,n,,.!!..iI,, Calls 70 ,ho f., ,'r ,',," va"
:, no pvcn So seek No nf,iro Mr nn,;,;n .sl
,.cs ;s Voluntarily RIM U,c,n,v III, n'.,1,a
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