Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-02-22
NUMBER IL


Mr.. 3ingham. desire 10 ask the from
Tennessee question; suppose white man maim
tlayo Ia pour State, Is no allow ca to be witness
against the person whe nafned him2
Mr.. Quarlea. No sir a slave is not permitted 10
testify in any ease in Tennessco against whto
person.
Mr.. Bingham. la Ohio man who Ii nasr,ei hv
another hss this right testify against him ia court
Mr.. Quarisa Weil sir, that only shows that you
have diiIercns ruie in yeur State in regard to who
shall DO witnesses Ia court frem that which W. have
in Tennessee. We sock no, to disturb those rnla,
and viii not in any way interfere with your State
policy. That Is nattor for zach State ~ regulate
fOr itself But would ask tho gcntiuman whocares
for your poor unfortunate operatives, whsn sick
mesa old ago or physical misfortune eyoriakss them
the orphan and the widow--amomg your labof-
ing class2
Mr. Bushats. fsaswsrthc seniioaian, thsNhoie
community. We have iniFmares in every county.
Mr.. Quarles So have We, sir; bn, there are no
slaves in them. We have NO pauper slaves The
owner s torced by law 10 give thom everything that
is necessary fof their comfortable subasleneG
Mr.. Bouliguy. With the permission OF the 9est
tlenaH from Tennessee IN connection with tho NJ
mark no has just made, vii cite in example, la
my own State Louisiana While was in New Or
leans lat November, planter residing In my die;
tret was arrested and brought before the court for
the iil-,reatmsnt of his slayes; and he could not
hud bail in the whole dstrict and was sent to pris
oa; and was, afer a time, admitted 10 bail In The
sHm of s 900 10 answer the charge
Mr.. Quarlea. Similar cases, have no doubt;
could DO cited from every slave State. You misune
dststand our system of abor il Il not the harsh,
barbarious thing 1t has been represented to you To-
be. Sir, after the relationship Of husband and
wife, parent and child, guardian and ward and the
colla,eral relations growing out Of the tics OF con
sangunty the next nearest with us 10 that Of masJ
Ter and slave. They are the hsppicst, beat clothed
and cared for laborors thatthc sun Of
upon. sall
Mr. Speaker In one hour / cannot dseuss all tho
questions Of high and vital interest presented Ia
those reports aud resolutions; but cannot take my
seat without making an earnest appeal to gehtlemen
OF the Republican party to come forward like mea
capRbleof grappiug with aud controllsg the sveuts
by which We are surrounded and make an houora-
bic adjustment of these mattea.
Gentlemen say, will not grant sny toruls Of
compromised to South Carolina. Sirs, 1t 10 not south
Carolina who ssks it; | ask 1t In the name Of VirI
ginis, the mother OF States and of statesmen :
whose bosom lie entombed Washington Jofferson
Madison, and Monroe; in the name Of North CrG-
lima who even now, amid the excitement which
RACES on her southern border, sts firmly enthronsd
on her LOFTY oonservaiism, conscious Of her own
strength should occasion call for It's exercise. aak
1t in the name Of Kentucky who Is ready, la defense
of the Union, 10 rebaptize hor soil with the Of
the dark and bloody ground. | ask Il in the nsmY
Of my noble aud gallant Staie every tsss ssstis
Of whose great heart is for the Union.
Sirs let us 60 back to the purer days Of the Re-
public, and catch the spirit Of fathers Let us
remember that southern blood gushed in living
streams down the slopes Of Bunker Hill, and thes
She bones Of northern patriots Wilton the iold os
Yorktown; TINT hand In hand our fathers tracked
the SHOWS of the Delaware with the blood that
rickled from their unshod feet. Let AZ recall the
hallowed memories that hang around the heights OF
the Hudson and lingsr along the chores OF tho
Schrylkill aud Brandywins Let us forget the BIZ
ter fucd which has grown up between our sections,
and banish forever this apple Of dscord from our
halls OF legislation. Sir can it DO sha, gisrious
Union h 70 be dissolvedf
| goary heighti
Or can the North give mp Its boast ln Yorktovn's
closing 6ght7
Can ye divide with equal hands q heritage Of
graves2
Or rend in twain tho starry Gag that Ger tbsss
proudly waves
! No sir; no. May the God Of our fathers forbld
| i'll For when that drsful oveBt shall heppee, tho
sun OF our glory will hsvo cot and II will set With
out twilight Pass those propositions Of the dis
tinguished Senator from Kentuck " Mr. crttenden,1
and you win sOnd thrill Of joy through the ma
tona heart from the Pcarly strand Of the Atlantic
TO the golden lip of the Pachc;n and every heart
will leap with gadnsss as the glorious old bAnnbs
floats out to tho free brcezes of hoayon with overy
star cleaning on IT.
4 But | am asked what will Tsupessos do In this
[criss2 Sir she will exhaust every honorable MEANS
Eof compromise; she will appeal to you, us she Is
now doing through her commissioners sent here to
confer with those Of other States aud If she fuds
you incapable Of the sacrifice Of your party preju-
dices TO save our glorious Union, she will appeal TO
your constituents from Philip drunk 10 Philip
sober; her action will be deliberate, conservatives
patriotic, and temperate. no state values more
highly the nestiDiabe blessings Of tho Union. She
will 90 everything except tarnish her unsullicd
honor to preserve il. No rashness will mark her
counses; but she win bo guided in al she may do
by high sense OF duty to herself and feryid and
glowing loveof her whole countrys She will stand
as the 'day man between the fierce aud contend
ing extremes Of North and South aud with the
Iove branch Of compromise in zach hand, she will
say in accents Of affection, Lot there be strife
between YOU
But, sill, If in IN evil hour led on by rash lncoa-
siderate, and extreme m0n you should attenpt un-
der any preteXL however plausible TO sublugato hor,
or Que Of Der sister Staes Of the South by toioa VI
arms
"At once thorc'll rlse 60 Gorcc yo
As all the Hends from Heaven that foll
Had pealed the banner cry Of hell"
Aad she win stand the dread arbitrament OF the
sword This 10 my opinion, is her position; and In
this position, am proud To say concur, with my
whole heart but, sir whatever may be her choice
or hor hte in this dark hour, /, as one Of her
soma, will abide IL and in tho language OF Ruth to
Naomi, say 10 her "Whither thou gossi vii GO
where thou odgest will lodge thy peDpe ahall DO
my people, and thy God my God
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\ aAurRMns" on rus UsIoa.--rm Union man.
! luv the Union from the bottom Of mi bart luw