Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-19
HENRY WINTER DAVls'sPER RcI1.

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HENRY WINTER DAVls'sPE RCII.
Further Extracts--Tho Phtlosonl,Ov
of5tho Revolution I'm the Cotton
liTionism - tn tic Frree STNtcSs-I
9unlmnry-- or the Rum OF Recent
EyentSs-1loquent and Interesting
observations.
tnaius 10 be explained, how it is, that. in
this free Republican land, over SO wide n
region OF. country, people hitherto loyal to
tue United States have so suddenly taken
such stEangs 2 pft tireEP Plptiapp w cosRsosIs.,
First, sir. tits because there ia, and has
been for years, Revolutionary faction in
many of them, disguised by being mingled
in the ranks ofa great political party, but
always working to accomplish its treuson-
able purposes.
II il because OF the tcnNcity with which
defeated politiciNns-not revOlutionists,
but acting with them-cling to power, de!
Iermimed to rnlo or to ruin the Government.
They have the power to bring these
greHt disasters upon tile country only be-
cause the popular mind has been aroused
and excttedIhy fierce discussions upon the
topic of slavery. on which the southern
people ure SO justly sensitive. By ltheg
Rrossest inistepresenta the purposes
Of the great body of the northern pcOnle,
by perpetual reiterated INSTRUMENTATION
and eXaggerntion of their feelings a hostile
state OF feeling has been created through
ont great portion, if not throughout the
whole of the South, which borders upon
revolution itself. a state of fear, nm un
defined dread, sense of insecurity, has
been inspired by the course of the political
canvass in the South. The mischief has
been done by the violent struggles of par
ffaR for |R11nP Rnfh
each to 6lacken their common opponents
at the North, by imputing to them opinions
and purposes which both exccratc; and
one has imputed sympathy with the same
opinions 10 their political opponents at the
South. MISUNDERSTANDING exists there,
the great, the main, the substantial cause
of it is not the conduct orthe people ofthe
free States. hut the conduct of the polttt-
cal canvass at the South, the course of the
debate by Southern gentlemen upon the
other side of the. House, and inbitually cir
culHtCd at home infHmmatory speeches of
certain Northern gentlemen, which, I sub
NIT did not reprstent Tie feelings of tie great
body Of The people az the NOrt6, h0trereyi areH
Ltly may repreEeat that SmdH faction calie6
there g "-i60iitiOatifEg sny that is the real
the Chief, the existing cause OF the exciting
disturbances; and, sir, in my Judgment
without constitutional amendments, or the
passage of one Law, ,yif gentlemen will only
remove the Impression which they lave
erroneousty ieItlupOn their peoples minds
-if they will only go away and say to
thpm what they llavefheard said again Ond !
again on tlisaoOr by the gentlemaR from /
NassaSLusett5, tlIr, Adams ! by tue ClistinsT
gqishcd gentleman from Ohio tAir. Corwin)
so often aud by so many of his coll
leagues upon this floor, and what is now
said still more formally by the Republican
votes inthe committee of thirty three, and
reported BY the distinguished gentlemnn
from Ohio, there exists no purpose. direct
ly or Indirectly, to disturb or interfere in
any manuer with slavery in the States,
ana the only question is whether it shall
Ego into. the poor, miserable, worthless ter
|ritory of New Mexico or not; If they wonId
go and tell the people that, there would be
peace and quiet throughout the whole
South within month after they made the
explanation. But, sir, from the course of
debate in this House, I have small hope of
that NATURAL prompt and honest remedy
They who profit by the error will not cor
rectit.
CThe following, owing to interruptions,
was not delivered in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, bdth published in The full. re.
port of thg speech in the coagyesnonai
Gldbt.
a more marvellous contrast awaits rs.
The minority report, with great dtliber.
alton, depicts the rise of u purely sectional
party, determined to rule the Southern
States by the Northern votes. united by
hostility TO slavery AlOaC declared that
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