Year: 1860




the last census BILL at the about thirty per
cent every zen years you precpate ~ this popula
ton into eght or ten Gulf States VIII have, in ten
years coo 00cn twenty years we shall have 600 600
or 9COOCOO and in thirty years II coo M 600


IN nss & ,nan twenty years the slave popua iol Of the
will come universal emancipation by federal goN ern
ment and sueh scenes Of murder between the tw
has been heard Of in the whole wor DIS
history such, in my opinion is the inevitable resu nd
such is the policy of the free states They understand
as well as do how these things work out, and il is
especially their 20 bring about this very state OF


things and in that very form. Long before these
occur the free states will be swelled by majority that
is rreristbe The border States will be free the Terri
Tor les West win be planted into States by the hot bed
process OF Northern abolition emigration, and the South
will be lying at the very feet of the North Yet the border
states complain of the States in the movement
that is now in progress. They say have right to
take them out Of the Union against their will Sir,
want to know what right they have to keep in the
Union against our will II 60 out let CO. II
they want to stay let them stay They sovereign States
Let them decide this question for themselves. will not
complain when and how, and where they go lam sats-
tied, however that they viii 90 when the time comes for
them to decide They complain Of us that we make so
much noise and confusion about the Fugitive Slave law
when we do not lose slaves but it is the
OF good faith in the Northern States, far the
camation Of fugitive aves concerned that the South


ern states are moving in this great revolution We look
infinitely beyond this petty loss of few negroes We
know what rs coming Sir, in this Union it universal
emancipation, and the turning loose upon society in the
southern States of this Of corruption which will be
made by emancipation And we intend to avoid IL If we
can lne border states can get along without slavery
Their climate and soil appropriate TO white
labor They can live and flourish without slavery.
The cotton states cannot. We obliged TO have
African slavery TO cultivate our rice and cotton
helos African slavery is essential TO our
istence a people. II Is not surprising when we
see this storm coming from the North TO oyerwheln
us, that we should seek safety when can, by
ting up for ourselves an independent sovereignty upon
which none Of these produce any effect And
again recurring to the question tell that
the Southern states now moving for secession will
be satisfied with concession made by the North that
fully recognise only the existence slavery
in its present FORM but also the right of the Southern
slave property and their right to Congressional protection
while in this Territory The recent battle in the South
was fought upon that very issue. Upon that very
issue the friends Of Mr.. Brecknridge put him upon
the very ground Of protection to slave property,
and II was on that ground he carried the cotton
States. l know there a small party opposed to
that principle that followed the lead of the Senator
from Illinois, but how SMALL had almost said how
tempbe the element in the Southern States that advoca
ted that principle Look at the popular vote That will
tell the tale Those who supported the third candidate
were in favor of protection and in my State they called
on the people to support Mr. Bell, the very ground
that he was in favor of Congressional protection And
il is fact well known that large portion Of the
friends OF Mr. Bell the most ardent leaders in the
present movement 1t is because they have lost all
hope OF getting protection from this government.
6entlemen need not mistake the feeling of Southern
States that is, the cotton States. II Is IN favor Of
congressional protection, and no amendments Of
the Constitution. Whatever viii fall short OF that
will not be Of any weight or even be accepted by the
southern states. what prospect have OF getting
thaty None here, none anywhere. Why therefore,
the necessity Of this resolutonY But sir suppose that





the constitution, and TO give Southern States additional
guarantees want to know of the friends OF the resou
ton what particular guarantees they expect or what con
cessionsy do not believe any concessions can be oh
tanned, and If they obtained, of what value would
they be, granted in state of fears do not use this
word In any offensive But the North, If IL yields
at ALL yields 10 the fear that the South going 10 dis
solve the Union. What value would such concessions be
10 the Souths Nay, i want 20 know what value any
pledges guarantees would be from the Northern
stat.sy None, sir, as long as vitiaed public scnti
ment OF abolition exists And when Is that going
IN lara NnNnr lnnn ehn Intf.. l.ufs
il is part of their political creed. II enters
into all their ramihcations Of society, into the
{ iTrepres~ BILE conflict y and how many arguments In
favor Of Slavery, its morality, it, social blessings,
s as bra ~, ow are yTn gong " ,S
South out OF the Union and when the North sees
folly, then the feeling may recoi and sound state
feeling may arise, but not till then Suppose constitu
tonai guar presented by this Commtee-thcy
report the proposed amendments TO the constitution
and Observance Of these guarantees BY the North
What better guarantees can be made than those


ms eon,.itusions & they were ,s carr, carried oa, on,
ask demand. How many OF them have been
violated By the Northern pcopel Look back
tuition was formed as a compromise. One was
that states might be admitted and the existence OF
slavery should be for refusal TO admit. IN


first state that came, the North refused TO admit, be-
cause her Constitution tolerated Slavery That was Mis-
souri, The obstinate opposition Of the North in this re-
spect drove the South TO dishonorabe compromise.
Mr. l. then referred TO the admission OF Texas In
1874 TO the Territories acquired from Mexico in s4s
70 the Tariff Compromise OF 1898, and the violation of
pghted faith by qe North in the tariff Of ls42 and then
continued: ask, then, how the south rely any
guarantees the North may make, especially under the
circumstances which now exist, when these guarantees
to be wrung from them under duress. have
ndoncc in the pghed faith Ppnsod d of the Northern
people don't believe my constituents willing 10
cpt compromise, matter how plaus BILE upon pa
per because we know II will only be paper compro-


look upon this proposition a. nothing else than delu
sion and snare, intended 70 operate on the public mind
in these seeding States and 10 put arguments into the
mouths Of the submissive party at the south, and
upon the people little delay, little more fold
ing Of hands, little more procrastinaton Put
IL "a, put IL OF. LIT what this great propo
stion will work out Try everything that suggested
by my friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. Bigier). We
have been trying for twenty-five years and what has
producedS Twenty five years ago they had but
thousand men 70 support their party; they have
carried one o. the most ultra had almost said one Of
the most Infamous not In person, but In polticsone
OF the most ultra, aye, two Of them In as President
and Vice President, by an overwhelming majority
They have accomplished ali this without The power and
patronage Of the government Now, when they have
that power and patronage what 10 expect but
rapid oonsummation OF the dire troubles which have
depciedS believe this proposition end In nothing
power this side Of Heaven can avert the result south
Carolina has determined 10 risk all on this die, and
other states will follow Those west Of the Mssissp-
pi moving That this Union is TO be dissolved u
liked fact, and tnkerng Of the constitution Of
committees OF thirty three thirteen avert the
consequences. I desire 10 say few words by
way Of suggestion 20 the states of Virginia
and Maryland, and especially to the District Of
Columbia. hear every day, not only in the
streets, but in the public press, loud and
deep poured out upon the devoted heads Of the
southern states The people of the District Of Columbia
have turned all their wrath, not % the true cause
the abolionisis Of the North but they venting their
spleen and spite against US because vndcang
Independence and liberty. They expect the dssou.
tion of this Union s going TO destroy the Capitol and
their property TO be valuclcss. That may may
be. II will depend very much their conduct.
In my opinion that Ave states will go out q this Union
before the sth Of March and form confederacy Of their
admits Of doubt and that the other slave States
must follow in the rapid process Of time, have little
less doubt. Well, II Virginia and Maryland desire 10
have any influence or part in the formation Of our
government and Union, 10 which they must
finally allegiance, they had better follow
example quick-Caughtcr)-a send delegates TO ioin
our TO frame a government for support and pro.
lection. II may be government will be formed and


constitution enacted before they have time 10 take
part In ~. and when they come out OF this Unon, AT
the tail end OF which they must learn to follow
ample, they find in the elements Of that constitution
things that may strike q their peculiar interests
I understand one Of the things which influence the
tardy movement OF these States They are little afraid
Of the opening Of the African slave trade and the
cheapening of negroes opposed 10 the opening Of
the African slave trade, because the negroes increase
,,tf into and