Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-01-03
STATE OF TIE UNION.
SPEECH OF ROH. B. F. WADE
Of ONO,
In the Senate. Dec. Il. 1850.

NAN SNA1hNt 0INs ~ AlOO.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF IN,
resolution oi Me-. Powell. u r,i,r 20 much oi -,
fre,'drhFs ssaee as relates to the present
agitated aEd distracted condition oI tae country,
70 a select committee OF "a rteen.
Mr. WADE.-Mr. President, at a time lik,
this, when thtre sttnls - be a wild ana unr, 4.
soulng e1c.tement la many parts vi the c iuntr, f,
certuaiy have wy ilttle Itn IA the efficacy "a
any 1rguul, ht that in be matt nut at tHe stile
tuIe, must Sdy, wItn near u stated by hlIut
S,natVrs ln tns CnIn.b, +, whore We ali r.sea oGr
bands 10 Hett Ell, ana .ODK a s0stmn oath ~ sal =
port the Constitution UI the Uulteu Stat,s. tnat
arcon the eve Uf dissolution OF TIE UaiOn,
aud that the Constitution Is 10 De trImp.cd un4,t
lVOt-si..ncr under such ercum-t. t.iIlccs stems ~
mC aAiu - trei- itstlt.
have listened to tie complaints Oh tie other
side pIts,nt.y, aud With an arIent desire to ~
certain What WAS the particular difficulty undt !
which trty were llbOrng. Many Os thOsc MIC
hive suppos, tn, mscN.s tgLre, e. have spUk, D.
out | cOnItss that | an no" total.y un.D.r to
Understand rtclscly what II i .. wueh the.
complain. Why, sir, the party wnlcn late. \
elected their ir, sldVht ana are prosptct.Ftly -
come into power, have never h,id al N,cut,,,
Office under the G-n,r.d G. ,v,ruineht, nor has
any Individual OF them. 1t - most min.I,s.
Therefore, that the party To which l DciOn- nave
~ vt committed nO tct UI wh.ca tnyUJoy c.n
complain. L. thcN have fears a. e. 1tr caur f.,
that We M ~ hereafter pursue, tdty mere ap-
rrt rth,nsiohs--t bare suspicion; .,rIsIns / fear
out o. their unwarrdutab., lrJud.ct IN nJtns"n
else.
| wish TO ascertain at the out-et whether VT
tre right; Tor tell gtntl, mtn tnat, IA tn, Gu
convince that | hO.dln- any poduc u
primo plts that are not warranted by th, COnstltL
lion undtr which We llyC, or thtt .rtncnts upon
th,ir rights, ti,y TT ell not ask me 10 cOmP.oinist
4. vi he ever ready 10 rant redtt-s, ana {.
- lit myself Whenever | am ArUn mu
n,ed approach mc with thrett taat toe q ~
crnlnsht under which | live Is L. he DESTROYED.
n,ctuse h"pr have now, AMI ever sa,I hdN,
such sense al justice, that when any mtn SNOW,
me that AIN ~rph-, shall be reduy 10 r. int i
without price or comprum 81.
Now, sir, what j. to. Nhich gentlemen com
+ pl1lhl Waen | lett my home Ia tie W. est L.
come q this pac,, ali was calm, Cheerful, ind
cont'nt heard OF no tiiscuhtt nt. | .plre
htnded that tnre was nothing L. lnt,rrupt tnt
larm ininus cOurs' Of our ie is,. tInI. | uid mol
earn that, since aejourn,d rom ti pace al
the end oi the list s,sssOn, there hld been aI,y
aeW ttct intervening thtt SnouAi Il all uIStur,
th' pub id m Hd. did not know t.iat here hAu
pcen any ea'rO tchln ut upon tne r. hts OF any
section Ol &c country slnC, that tImt; lui thIr,
ores sXpected IL hdyea vcry harmpt.VuS :, s>io..
IL Is very trn,, sir, that the .r,at X, puplic,u
triy, wnich II H. been or al zed tvtr SIn,e ypu
"pta.ed the VI sour COmprUmsc, aiu wdo ~,
you iour yetrs asU iu4l ~arain, tlat ter sruw
anS siren. III would probably result a. II H..
4, suited. have lrrl.d the late c3,ct,oa; but dh
not suppose that would disturb III, ,qutnn.ty q.
thSbody. 'iIl suppose tI,t every VINO "a
obS rrant O the signs o. tie mes M ht well "a.
t!itt things would result precisely as TIA, nave
result d. Nor do | undcr>t ,nd now tat iHNtnn
-
present 'N-it.nont that previ,les tIr conHtry.
Why, Mr. Pr, SGei.t, this il a m ist Sluptli ~
- ite o. tam =. Who il il th Il is coniplainin
they that have ht' II ia ininortv7 Thts tnat
have been the subjects OF an oppressive and ~
gressiv. Gov, ,rnm.ntl M, s.r. LIT US suppose
that Whom the l,,dsr of the oil glorious Kevo-
luton met at PhlurlplIis ei. hty four years aso
To draw up bill OF Indictment ag,iIist Il wickea
Ming and hi ministers. TIA, hld b,tn 1T a los
" h Il they should set forth as in, cause of THEN
com int. Tnrv hid difficult, ia 81 1t NJ IL. N
fortn 80 tat the reat article ut imptacInt M
will 20 down tD AL pl>terty ~ Iul ju>t ic ,ton
1T all the acts I'll, all. But let u Sulro-. that
instead oi its being these O'd tr0ts who h ~ M
t1'rr to dtSso ', their ction with the Brit Il
Cow rnm' ut, and u tr mp tner Il ~ unl, foot
had been the miuist, r. of the C.osu, the lrad
Ing IN, mb,r OF the British + r.ian. nj. of til,
dominant party that had ruled Great Britain loi
IN rty years previous; who would MT hlv,
lar inis d every man oi tirm tr itorl Ii wou ID
hc Stid: "fou ho hivrhtd ta, G. lv,rum,r II IN
vour hii ds; YOU who we been IL. mnist,rat tA.
Crown, advising every thing ~ 4 rs h., done
st mp here thit ,oi have been opnrc>Sei ana
~ rirv.d 10y the acton of On It very G ,v,rumcnt
which You Ii we directed ,ours.lvts." Inste,d oi
sub ime rsvo' ution, th, 1pr.sug OF an oppressed
people; ready t. btttlc a. -ainst unequll,l pow, !
for their rights, il would have been an act O.
treason.
How is IL with the e,d,rs oftrs mod, rn reyo-
lntionl Are th., in y ,sition 10 complain of III,
action o. this ivernm,nt lor years ptstl Why
ar, they have had more th,n tw thirds OF IL,
Srnate Tor miny years past, and until very
rerri tlr, ini hay. almost tiilt now. Ybu-who
complain ought to sS-sepr,s,nt but LIT ,
more ttn one fourth ot the Ire, p. o2,e OF ta, ;.
United ~ :, aud VT your counscls pr, vail and
naNe prevailed al a,ong Tor 10 ietst ten yrl..
past. Ia the = sbinet in the ~,nlteoftnr .it.l
states, IN tc supreme Court, IN ev,ry depart
lnent 81 the Government, ylnr otlit,rs, no q,
utsottd 10 you, have b,,n ia III, Ia tioriiy, ana
nivr dict ttd all tht po icts nf this G. ~, rn.n nt
Is II not Ir.nsr, sir, tat thu VINO nov oceup,
these POSITIONS should ,Omc mere an comp -,
tnat t.i,r ris hts re stricken down by taa action
., tnt Gov, ram, 1T.
But wnat has caused this great ct,menl ia 4
un-ouDt,u't \ prevails int o.to. % our cuuntr,
L tue new -pdi,rS are tO br Crcuit,u. tue tfc - +.
stl u OI u tIUG ia al tit Cttt atllu lar
ta- SOLt"trn p0rtion tdls coiu.nanitl, IN 4
.ooks s,rs nlscn h, u. "a Ion o, terror "a far.,
durr. tae fr,nca revolution. Titre ale acts o.
v.OttHc, tlAt NJ ret oI almost tNtry t y
"a t.ie rIriit> .. NOgtI,rn stFiCkvn n
shtr, tn,t ar, stht D,ck with llnc cnit.es; sa,r,
th.t are scsur-td, tarTtd, fcdthtreu, anu
murdered. anu ~ inquiry m. To tse cdu,,
act suppose that tae re- uitr GJN,rnIu, nT ili
.n.,~ al excitement nse tn,-,, - rr.,..y 4. s,on-
sue Ior sucn acts. SnOw tntt THESE vatur, aA ;
90 .ssiUu, tnese t,rrio.e exclt,m MEATS tn4t sOlnr
tli,- p,rsaueA commuh y, entire rf,p.e,-
-ln!t Uy the law vl tne cOGniiy. l >utpo.c 4, Il.
tie CAS-, no" 10, cause, !. tn, outr, - against
otat, authorities ther, w,r. tntt luroI., q -, :
.tr..Hr,st q GN,rAntnt earth, Wr sauu.u
4sclart war upon htr Ia on- day.
But what n,s CAUSED Il. .fe.st excitement
Sll, will tell y,u what s1rp 81 II ls. 10 iot
(anu sly & irAnkiy ~ n lcl iame the p.npi,
u the South; b,caGs, th' oeliev,, ahd they art
.d To begr,e by all tht IHiosmAtion that ever
comes bt.Or, Tia m. that w,, the dom ,ut part /.
- oAy, wn0 ntss Ju.t zcd upon the reius OI tn
GJNtrnua,t, are tutlr nj rtlI eHt A., sl.d stli.u
reaoy to trsmrlc their ILsttuttvns unutr foot.
ih,t have b,,n told 20 by our .n,m.s At tht
N"rth. Their misfortune, or th.ir iau.t. Is that
sa,H have lstt too easy ear 70 "a. ins nuitions
oi those VINO our mortal eu,in..s, wh.ir they
would not hear us.
Now. | wish IL inqur re, In the first Place,
ho"est., clndidiy AMI iar. y. whether Ia, SJutn.
trn ssnti, mcl, on the othtr side VI tn, Cannon,
tha. eomp.ain much, have any r.asOna1..
Grounds ior that conpiasnt-l mran when tut /,
'srs really intormel a. to our position.