Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-15

er had aB adequate idea OF, the -Ueciara-
tion of Independence- daughter. ,espe-.
ciaify By Mr Carpenter The Senator
smilesy very weIl 4 have been sicagl
escaeh in this esamher to witness the
vicissitudes of opinion on that great mag
| na charta- have seen il deridcd by 9TH.
crs more than Il ever was by the Senator,
from wfseansis. O. 80 = arE 'r-i ~
Mr.. Caspenser-I wish the Senator would
state when ever deridsd the Declaration
of Independence
Mr. Sumner-I am coming to that =
Mr. Summer then quoted remarks made
by Calhoun. Chostc. and Andrew john
sen on the subject. and sail that in =
speech in April. 1870. Mr.. Carpenter had
spnken Of the principles set forth in, the,
DECLARATION as THE reneraiitics of thaf
revolutionary pronunciamento." He re-
ferred tn this with great reluctance.
Mr.. Carpeuter-I hope tho reluctance
is not on my account. daughter :
Mr. Sumner-When the Senator spoke
last on this subject. however. i. was no
longer a revolutionary pronunciamento.
Mr.. Carpentcr-Oh, YES it is; stand
by that. | glory in that revolutionary
prouunciamento. and in all that revo!u-
;ionary history Of oars
Mr.. Eimunds-T you ought to give
some effect to il.
Mr. Sumner-The Senator says he glo-
res in it !; then let him give i, some ef-
feet. hope he won't take it all out in
clory hope he will sec that some of it
is transferred into human rights
Mr.. Carpentcr-Yes; all that is con-
,;stent with the expires, provisions of the
Constitution.
Mr.. Sumuer-Thc Constitution is 4 ma
chinc-n great AMI benefeent machine =
The Declaration of independence supplies
the principles which are to give character
and motion to that machine.
Mr. Carpenter said he had jus. heard
himself rilicnlcd. re lied and mi>rcprc-
>eutcl, because he had been unable to
agree with the Senator. frotn Massachu-
sctis. MIR. Sumner) as 10 the merits of
tic bin, and had stated two points in
vhich It's constitu;iona'ity seemed doubtful.
He was III favor of the substance of th"
bill and had embodied in his substitute all
of it shat was clearly constitutional, hut
the Senator from Massachusetts, did not
. seem to lie anxious for the passage Of
! bill 20 secure civil rights unless it had
, s'me branch or claw tearing into the Com
stitution The Senator hal also gone
back whole year and had arraigncd him
for having spoken of the Declaration Of
! Independence as revolutionary pronun-
ciahie,,to r. 7. certainly was Just Tint. and
he wondered what there WIS in the cx-
precision which 81 ramkled in the Senator'S
mind. He could not believe tina: it was
the mere use Of the affective, anl he snp-
posed 1t must have been remembered 50
long because the remark was made in
raillrrv and addressed to the Senator him
| self. who could not bear that any one
: should look on his venerable locks and in-
dulgc in levity and mir,h
Mr. SUMNER give the Senator leave
TO rail at my locks as much as h. rlcases.
but DO not rail against the Declaration Of
Independence
Mr. Carpcntor-Vcry well will
agree TO that ii vou will agree not to rail
agains; the Constitution. U.au!h;"rD |
will not speak di>re<pjctfully of the De-
clara'inn and YOU will not attempt TO yio-
late shc Constitution. and we will join
hand in hand in support of the principles
that arc the foundation of your bill The
Senator has done me the honor to point
out my prototype in constitutional argu-
ment-Pctrolcum V. Nasty. Gaugh-
tel. } That is one particular in which must
bow to the Senator. I cannot point out
lis prototype in n constitutional discus
sion. He never had one He is the be-
ginning. and IL onr Constitution is to be
much respected or to long last. trust he
will he the end of school of constitutions
al 3chatcrS who commence by asserting
tha, the Constitution has nothing particu-
lsr to do with the sabject-,hat' it is r.
mere machine and means something, or
nothing according to the Declaration Of
Independence. In copclusion Mr.. Car
penter said that the Senator from Massa-
chuset,s could neither drive him into the
Democratic party hy calling him n seccs-
sionist and comparing him to Calhoun.
nor By using the LASH To sompe! him to vote
for anything that no thought vas uneon-
| stitntional. =
Mr. Sumner earnestly denied that he
had ever disrcearied the Constitution. and
said he had always supported and obcyed
il as he understood it, lie predicted thai
history weuh show that his construction
Gf it would be approved and cos6s,ned BY
the AGeneaa people. ga l.-- -
nthe House of tRcpreseAtatives las, week,
Mr.. Biggs. of Delaware. thus turned the
tables on the assailsnts OF the gallant and
patriotic people Of the State he represents:
Mr.. Bigss. Mr.. Speaker. in rising to
uridrrss the House on the present occasion.
] do i, under some degree of emharrass.
ment. The gentleman from the State Of
Pennsylvania. (Mr. Townsend). who ad-
dressed the House in supper. of this bill.
saw proper to make an attsek upon the
institutions OF my State. and hold up be-
fore this Honse and the country the illit-
erscy Of the State Of Delaware. Sir, let
me say to that honorable gentleman that
| wondered at FIRST Why he objected to the
institutions Of my State. but when / re-
memhered that he lived very near the line
OF the Ssate of Delaware, | no longer was
in doubt tha, he. aud ;hose who practice
the principles which be holds politically
are afraid of the State Of Delaware. ard