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The Father and Daughter: OR THE POWER OF AFFECTION. Many years ago I happened to be one of the referees in a case that ex cited unusual interest in our courts, froin the singular nature of the claim, and the strange story which it dis closed. The plaintiff, who was cap tain of a ship which traded principally with the West Indies, had married quite early with every prospect of happiness. His wife was said to bave been extremely beautiful, and no less lovely in her character. After living with her in the most uninterrupted harmony fhr five years, during which time two daughters-were added to the family, he suddenly re solved$o resume his occupation, which Whbad relinquished on his mar fiage, and when his youngest was but three weeks old, sailed once more for the West Indies. His wife, who was devotedly attached to him, sor. rowed deeply at his absence, and found her only comfort in the society of the chi1'lren and the I es (if his n-.B'ut. in o 57mon1' i sed away and he came not, nor did any letters, those iisulicient but we] cOie substitutes, :rrive to cheer her solitude. Months ilngthnced ito years, yet io tiding;u were received from the absent hiuIi.iud; andI after hoping against h1op.., tie un py wife was compelled i ive th:,i lie had found a grave beneath the N t er ing ocean. 1Her sorrow was deep and he :-elt, but the evils of poverty were n14w ad ded to her afflictions, and the widow found herself obliged to renMt to some employnient in order to suppert her children. 11er needle was the only resource, and for ten y rs she labor ed early and late for th - miserable pittance which is ever gru l.ingly be stowed on an humble ui n1tress. A merchant in New -rk, in mod crate but prosperous c.n:nstances, accidentally became a airted with her, and, pleased with hier gentle manners rio less than 4-. most ex tremo beauty, lie endea%,ored to im prove their acquaintance id. iend ship. After some months, he 'offered his hand and it was acce; 1. As the wife of a successful -r -nt, she * soon found herself in 'ryment of comforts and luxurie., il s she had never possessed. I '12drenu b~ecamne his children. au n., 'ved from him every advantag u.ieb weak and afectioni could lLJ a v Pen years passedl away; tlhe daughters miarried, and by their s~ father were furntished with every coniii fort rcgnisitc in their new invoca of house-keepers. But they had hardly quitted his roof when their mother was ill. She (died after a few days, and from that time until the period of which I speak, the widower r-esidedl with the youngest dlaughter. Now comes the strangest part of the story. After an absence of over thirty years, (luring wvhich time no tidings had arrived from himt, thie fra hiusband returned as suddenly as lie hiad dep arted. Hie had changed his ship, adopted anothier name, and spenit the whole of that long period on the ocean, with other tranisient~ visits on shore, while taking in or dischiarging caigoes, hiav in g been enreful necver- to comec neareri homite thain New Orleans. Whty lhe acted ini this unpar-donuable manneir to w ard.s te fuamily , no onet coul te!l andl lhe obstinately refused all expla. tiol1. Tlhero wecre stran ii:.uars c-have trading and1 piracj .; '.. but they were rathier wh i'') of conijecturo than truth. Wh ate-ur night have beeni hism in v r his conduct, lie was eeruduly ,. ainis hait indhifferent to his family concerns when he ic turned. le raved like a madman when informed of his wife's second marriage, and subsequent death, vow ing vengeance upon his successor, and terrifying his daughters by the most awful threats, in caso they re fused to acknowledge his claims. Ile had returned wealthy, and one of the mean reptiles of the law who are al ways to be found crawling about the halls of justice, advised him to bring a suit against the second husband, assuring him that he could recover heavy damages. The absurdity of instituting a claim for a wife whom death had released from the jurisdic tion of earthly laws, was so manifest, that it was at length agreed upon by all parties to leave the matter to be adjudged by five referees. It was upon a bright and beautiful afternoon in Spring when we tnet to hear this singular case. The sun light streamed through the dusty windows of the court-i oom, and shed a halo around the long, gtrey locks and broad forehead of the defendant -while the plaintiff's harsh Features were thrown into still bolder relief by the sane beam which softened the placid countenance of his adversary. The plaintill's lawyer made a most cloquent appeal For his client. and had we n->t been informed about the mat ter, our hearts would have been mel ted by his touching ldescripjtion of the return of the. deso'late l dsbaisd, anid the agony with which h. now beheld his household gods removed to conse crate a stranger's hearth. The cele brated Aaron Burr was counsel for the defendant, and we aiticipated from him a splendid display, of ora tory. Contrary to our expectation, how ever, Burr made no attempt to con flite his oph'nent's eratory. Ile p'. o witlI his thin F ger tI one ot the pages, desired the relerees to ICal it, while he retired for a moment, for the principal u-itnes. . We had searcely finished the sece tion, which filly dl eided the matter in 0111 milis, when Burr re-entered with a tall and Clegait femal le eaning on his arm. She was attired in a simple white dress, with a wreath of' ivy leaves eiicircling her large straw bonnjet, and a lace veil completely concealing her couiteiance. Urr whispered a few words, appal-ently encour-aging her to advaice, and then giacefully raising hcr veil, discovered to us a face of proud, surp.assilig beauty. I recollect as well as if it happened yesterday, how siinultane ouisly the murmur of adiniration burst f'roi the lips of all present. Tin,11i6ig to the plaintiff, 'Mr. I3urr' asked, ini a cohl, quiet te ne "lDo you k<Iow this lady?" A nswer.-" 1do." Burr.--"WHIl you swear to that?" Ans.- "I will: to the best of my knowledge and belief, she is m11y daughter." Burr.-"Can you swear to her idenitity?'" Burri.-."What is hi. r age?'" Anis.-"She w~as thirty years old onl the 20thi day' of A pi. Burri.--"When did you last see Ans. -"'At her own house about a fortnight since." Ihiur. -"Wh\'len did you see heri pr'eviouis to that meetin g?" pas ens0(' iued- thle qu est jin' was re l\eatedl, anid the aniswerl at length was "(ln 'Ydhe 2-Ith dhay of May, 17-."' "Whaen ,she was'just thlee weetks old,"' added Biarr. "GCentlemen," continued be) turning to us, "I have broughlt this lady hier'e as an implort ant witness. -1 nd such, I thiink, she IS. The pilainitiff'ls conunsel has pleaded eloquenitly in beh alf1 of' the bereavecd hiushandol, who escaedte the 1peri Is of' the sea and re surned only to fiind his hiomei desolate.\ But who willI pic tmne to you the lonio y wife bendhiig over her daily toil , < 'evoting lit.- best years to the druid 'rry of sordid po-' vertyv, suppor'ted :. y byv thle hiipe" her hiusb~and'.. ot ieni?' Who wj at the slow * res of heart-sick. -2 ii w guish of hiope ed andich overwhieh n ig ag oniy wh'lich "non liert when her last hope was " iished, find she was comllI toe believe herself i:iileed a widow? Who can depict, all this without awakeniing in your Ihearts the wartmest sympathy for thc for the mean, pitiful wretch, who could thus trample on the heart of her whom he had sworn to love and cherish? We need not inquire into his motives for acting so base a part. Whether it was love of gain, or licen. tiousness, or selfish indifference, it matters not; he is too vile a thing to be judged by such laws as govern men. Let us ask the witness-she who stands before us with the frank, fearless brow of a true-hearted woman --let us ask which of these two has been to her a father." Turning to the lady, in a tone whose sweetness wa8 in strange con trast with the scornful accent which had just characterized his words, be besought her to relate briefly the re collections of her early life. A slight flush passed over her proud and beau tiful face as she replied: "My first recollections are of a small, ill-furnished apartment, which my sister and myself shared with my mother. She used to carry out every Saturday evening the work which hal occupied her during the week, and bring back employment for the follow ing one. Save that wearisome visit to her employers and her regular at tendance at church, she never left the house. She often spoke of my fiath er. and of the anticipated return, but at length she ceasedi to mtention him, though I observed she used to weep more frequently than ever. I then thought she wept because we wete poor, for it sometimes happened that our support was only a bit of dry bread; and she was accustomed to see by the light of the chips which she kindled to warim her Iminishing chil dren, because she could not purchase a candle without depriving us of our morning meal. Such was cnr pover ty whien my imother contracted a see mid marriage, and the change to us was like a sudden entrance into Para "Would you excite my own child a gainst me?' cried the plaittiff as lie iipatientiv waved his hand for hor to he silent. Tho eves of the witness flashed fire as lie s pike. You :re not my father," exclaim ed sle velemc-ntly. ",What, call vou my father-you who so basely left your wife to to'll and your children to beggary? Never! mever! Behohl there, lmy flther," pointing to the agitated dlefenldanat; 'there is the mai whoi watched over ay iianAev---who was the sharer of Iny childish spurts and the guardian of my inexperienced Vouth. There is the man who :laimns imV aleetionu :!:A sharcs mv hi.ome; there is my f'ather. For VomIIder Sel fish wretch, I know bitu not. 'fhIe beSt yvears of his life have blel spent in lawless freCedli from social ties; let him seek Clsew here fr the 'm I anion of his decrepittide, no1r dalre insuilt the asIes if my Itother- lv ehaniIg flthe duties of kindred fro'm h deserted children." She dre-cw heir veil hasti ly ar:oun md her aus shte spoke, and moved as if t, withld raw. "Gentlemnen ," said 1llurr, '"I ha::ve iio more to sa v. Thle words 1of the 1law'~ arc expryessed in th e booi~k befohre vi the wourids of trilth you have Itard-i you to decide accordIi n t Io te re 1iiulsitionis of iiatoure :and the deer;!es of justice."' I ineed naot say; thaut or deisuion was ini favor of the dlefenanit. and the 1ilailitiff went lforth foliwil byv the elilitenaipt of every h'iiain,rble. pet soil who was ireseint a.t thet tri-al. St-eet ltique-tte. iia iiy, wvah!dog~ wvith ' gentaliau, a.x, pret hi111 ~alwy tox-~i give her thue wa'! \Vhic-h iirmu shoul Ih iho auly take gener. Thies is ai subj-et oan whailh ihaao i great difl- renc oa f inu ill. I n' ii stat.. whlat I inkli and i ve my-ula re-as,., ihr thiinkiing as Id A\ getialan~~ -hla . eneaillv., giv thei hly hisa ri/ / arin :andi if h,- d-. not give~ lhr tither -aria, ., i-s uiaalv the eaLsi with youn propha-., hie shaald walk: ai r lh-ft si-hi- Ithe siia . IIlir is the re-ason:a in meaetzing proph ini iha streeit, it is uasuial io un tosai thei righat, allin i hus a genleanli i i I re /'aodrlr, thwan lie couald dlo if lbe wval kd iln laer right. TIhe patic oi f chaninfl' sir/rfs iiveryV lome yiou cross thae street, in ordear that lie lady amy wval I on ft inaideIa, I cioi sider ai most aibsuard andal luiirous enan tom . A few~ tdays since I wais temptedei to) Ilaughl inai~derately, onm seeinug a party' of' six connalcm Cos the fd.,, mi and chango sidcs, one after the other, with scrtupulous precision, like soldiers obeying the orders of nn officer. There cai be no rule upon this sub ject, however. Young peaplo should avoid affectution, and use their judge. meint. Let a gentleman change sides with n Indy, even ifhe places her ai his left, if it be to erinble her to walk in the shde near the wall, or to show her nov. elties which she could not see so well at his ritzI ; it is an uet of politeess whib siows his .discrimination and kindnesslof'leart. and for which sh should feel th'ukful. But tIhe practice of giving the lady the insiei, indi.scrim. inately, has no foundntion in reason, iad require.. to be reformed by the few sensible young people who nre too inide. pendent to fbllow fashions which are maiifestly ubsurd. [ Vanken~ Aatmon. Speech of Hon. A. H. Stephens of Goor On the President's messagc of A uga ust 6, 1950, con -rning Texas and New Mexico--E.'ract. I (o not intind now to go into a dis ekussion of the Texas bouidary. I did this a few daIi ys ago. I Io not now wish to repeat what I then said. I will ha re. Iy enunwrate scon' of the points. You an1d this House well recollect thai I do not consider the question now as it stolid lbifbare the war. Texas, ats al ind1. p'endeit State, was annexed and adrnit teal into the Union with such territurial limits as rightffiilly ielinged to lier alt that tine. Hier rights were founiled ho 'ther upon the right of successful revolution, and their extent, in) tny opin. ionl then, wis to the limits over which she had establisied her jurisdiction. I1er limits were auch os she hand suc cessfil rnarked o4itby the sword. I did not then helibve, oti'ode I now believe, that sie haid thus " iedher juris diction to tile ex t the setuletneajt: -- i woiling foa-rieace'fal lie ltiatiOn, pro ceeded by fioirce of arms to assert her rights to, tihe exttit of her claim. Till flthnPeie, Mr. Polk, innintinid lt her proper hotainry riglatfilly ex. Itelied- to thll I" ll ( ;rant1le, fro II it1s. 1'ilot0h to itS sIt'1ree; and this inositliol wits naiitined in dhw act d. cLaring war by largC iaioiies in bth branlch's of Congre~ss. It did- niot rec,Ivv muyvt 1;)r I did not beliuvo it to be trile. But it rliildte- u -i~ of th-isg v rn li( 1ii jartiients. Thlwei (Nvertaane'Ilt of tl' Via ed .'tat's, ther't-brt', I consiil r to be flly c Illiitted on this point. tlals wte are isipiseil sre'ani the ytablie faithl 2:ut so,!''iemny hte4'il 'd. we --nl. It wiat su ntilm aissrtion of ti's right-.1 S f, T is to the iio (.iralln e fri tl s ilnth t, is & reI,, thfiat 1 lw war %aws dclard. It wais in viinhira tienof lw rg hs ofTex s ! i ext.--d lwr.I )i> t h liinils of h'r Territi~ ial cl.hiuik that tlie iria wiai d ,lrd ti tii Iwo ,1ition ON thlt east bank; ifthe li"o(Iran. -. TI'' war was thie ieieqllince. And niu'.' I ask, if lhere i., a yliing ill ilmp tr'atv that was niiiit at tha. e'ani of hat; u i r iaetiii' tit whhi t li tiaws iof si fthe a l itt a ." .I .and ot-thn e trth er i 'I 'li ht t e-ii : .i, al the territ.>rv ih ia lnid I~ of lii. iitl in wich~t d ih et I' Sit liu h , as rliuninglt 'witha thea l i i i I Irn h frim iil i 111 m u t it s '. ilrcei. > ar, ti' Il ii 01 ti ls tl i( viu. -,i ~i , ii L ill.: ii th i' ic i i u tl ib it i ., ' pr ltus her ri.: h~, a hwi s, .i m t ul rpnael. iithe rih- ut inlul lii ilir (1n. ruc'l''i tin tourma(2 adi tuly esltabhshlii Ihos rigt 1:1 iuttery ti< pr t~ie that hver liwn' 'atfull [lir'-tix :11.11 - i in'a' er sf t'aa a ,:t lil, \l r.Sill t\hiur Ninquird' wto til e r '( thel l ris a ltion's ofew anixtiid tot eileaedi tane'' (Jatio ei ied upgnlth (af nxir-t al h(I a 'orauiet th po e titi s ile thmis ever have done so ?-Would we not have been bound to mintain hieAjiris, diction to the extent of her linha pre. scribed by her laws, and to have put down any insurrection against hei laws within those limits ? The only contes:ing party Texas had was Mexi. co; and when lexico ceased the contest, Texas and fhe United States stood to. wards each other just as they would have stood if no contest had ever aris en, unless in making the treaty which terminated the contest, and where the United States only had jurisdiction, some restriction was imposed upon 'exas. If such restriction had beei inserted in the treaty, of course Texas would have been bound by it; for this Government had the power in that wiy to take jurisdiction over it, but in nc other way. And as the treaty does not contnin any such restriction, and as Mexico is no longer contesting, I main. tain that Texas and the United States stand toward each other upon this sub. ject now just ns they would have stool] if the war had never been waged, and Mexico had ncver disputed her claim. The gentiennin, I trust, understands ine and feels fully answered. M r. Stephens, of Pennsylvania, ask. ell if it was not competent for Mexier to issign her interest in the disputed territory to the United States ? under the treaty, was not the United Stater the assignee of that interest ? M r. Stephens, of Georgia, continued. No, sir. In the articles of union be. [wein Texas and the United States, or the resolutions of annexation, Texas gave this Government no power to be. coime the assignee of lexico. The on. ly power conferred ias to extinguisil the oustinding claim. This Govern. ment assumed the character of an um, pire. She had power to settle thie dis. pite as a disinterested person, but not to become a party to the controversy. She had no power to purchase the out. standing claim, and to become the as. signee thereof., And if she had so pur. Iad~ier ,ights would have been -I.-pttrghasp would .bavt e?4s i it tr, a - shows that she did not attempt to tak< an assignment of the interest of Alex icc in the disputed territory, nnd to put ierself in the shoes of Mexico in this ilatter. There are no such words, it that trelty: no such clause, n1o such inl. tent is to be found fruni the beginning tC the t l ol that treaty, and no such con. sti ietin cani tie put upon it without co) mitting agreat nil outrage uponl the t1,ni g ish lguage [is somLl e e11nh!) sem) dis. piosed tocommit up1on what I now consid er to be the indispitable constitutiona rights ofTexas. These rights have, in my judgmen t been thus inlisputably es. tli:,lied by the action of this (overn oilnt. I it) not intend now% to speak of thu policy n% hieb gov. erned the public coun i sels at that tiie. It is known that I op posed it to the itimost oifmy ability. [tlt what was ldonte tlen1i Cuiinniot be. undomic Int) W. Wv haIve heird it great deal for soNIC years i of tie tdium of repuiia ationi; ind tranage to say, tle very nwr' who have been loudIest in their deneiiici ation agaiins.t pa rticular States who fail cd !ur i time to fulil their public engage nlts are now tile loudest in their clami mis for a total ilisregard oftle pledget fth ito the Liiioni. Thlese aire the mnp alw who are phlasedl to aissurne to themi sIlves thle title ofro(nse'rratic'es. Sir,i I lnow anin ug of conse'rrativsm, it i: thait prin~ciple whiich sustainis the su plr'inua-y of the ttaw, wlihi maiantauini the rights of' ailt partie's untder the laow malll whichb neer abandittons the puiLIr f aithi n' lie: once const itutionally given Tis is t' naturief of' myi contservatismn i .\nd coul a i miore' sho miele.ss spelctaLch he p rewao ted. to civil ized world than lot this ('overnownl't, aifter hatving tgone te wari with IAl x ico tor counteo-aihng t ha the' righJts oif Texas did not extend t< it iio t ranide', andti after spending al the blood5 andit treaIsur~e whichtl wasi wast lid in thaut wart, to turni round andt com muc(h inore uninatural conflict aigaiis LTexas' tO' asser1ting that lien rightfu boindary does e.ced to that limiit ? Thf~is is the disg race, scandal, and ini timna~y which sonie of you who cat youriselvyes consverratIies woldl bringi uponli yourii country. I belong to tn< such'i class of mieni. I ami far atbiding~ by) thte order of tings as I fmnd theni 'ontstititionally~ chanitged. If' they go too had11 to bet biornie without hopje of re diress, theni I shtall b e fihr revtot tion. hitut ha~vinig beeni ledt t) say miore up oni this subjec t of the bouindary of TIex as thanL~ I intendetd, in consequiencei o the iiinterrptionis, I rturni'l to the polint wasl' tponi. A 11i I again rt'peat, that i t 1'res ident shot:hi lie catlled upon~ ba ITe xas to puit down, itllegal resistance tc tht' atuthor~ities within lier' limits, h< woiibl bit bound to regard the lawv o Texas, defining her boundary, as th<c law ofthle land on ibis sutbject, uintili bo djisplaceed or invalidated by some su perior law. The treaty would hiav< beeni such superior tawv if it had done it llut it dlid tnot. A law of Coom.-s with the consent of Texas, would be such a law; but none such is in exist. ence' Whether a law of Congress alony, without the consent of Texas, would be such a law is not now before us. It will be time enough to discuss that question when it arises. All that we now have before us, is the message announcing the opinion of the Execu. live that it is a question that ie canuot decide; bt that, until it is decided by competent authority, he will use forc~o to prevent the extension of the jurisdic. tion of Texas over territory lying wit h tinher limits as Prescribed by her laws notwithstanding those laws are not in consistent or in conflict with any supe.. rior law; and that he will do so without asking any authoity from Congress in addition to that conferred upon him by the acts of 1795 and 1807. 1 have shown conclusively, I think, that those acts confer no such authority on him. And now, in conclusion on this branch of the subject, I assert, that if he at. empts thus by force to arrest thei legal authorities of Texas, it will bo a gross usupation.of power which should be resisted. And if you wish to know wnat I mean by resistance, or how I mean it should be resisted, I say distinctly, it should be resisted by arims, as lawless force al. ways should be resisted. I cannot speak for Texas- have no authority to speak for hor-she has men on this floor who can speak for her. But I have mistaken the charac. ter of her people if the spirit exhibited at the Alamo and St. Jacinto would submit tamely to such wanton wrong. The rights anid duty of Texas, to my mind, ire clear. If the question be not settledJ, she should extend hier ju risdiction over this territorv-sheshould pass all laws necessary to command obedience to her sovereignty within her limits. And if the execution of those laws should be opposed by force, either on the part of the people. residing in the disaffected section or the army of the United.States, she should meet force tli forc,* let the potsequenoes be - tW,11 he ..m y . - A nd -no m an t ce d in such a conflict Texas would be alone. I have lately expressed the opinion, that "1 the first Federal gun that shall befired against the people of Texas withoul the authorily of law, will be a signalfor thefreemenfrom sthe Del. awcare to the Rio Grande to rally to the rescue." I repeat the sentiment here this day. The clangor of battle at Concord, Lexinwton, and Bunker Hill, did not moro magically aroise every friend of his country, from Nassachu .9Etts to Georgia, in the tine of colunial wrtongs, than the first roar of Federal artillery in such a cause, at Sante Fe, will start to arms, at this time, every true-hearted man south of Mlason and Dixon's line. The former was, the be. giining of one levolution, and it will be well for those to whom the (lestinies of this Republic are now committed, to take care that the latter may not be the commencement of another. The p'-o ple in the slave-holding States of this Union cannot mistake the question. They iunderstaid perfectly well that no thing would ever hive beer heard of this doctrine, of its being tie duty of the President to maintain the posscs. sion of the United States overthis counr. try against Texas, if it I ad not be-en that Texas is a slave State. We have hieard not h ing of it in Califrniai, or Utah, or New afexico, the other side of thme Rio G.randm~e. WVe have heard nothing of the olgationms of the treaty securing "lire, liberty, and religion," to those Alexicans who have fallen wvithin the domtinions of the Miormons or who have become a prey to the say. ages that roam over the immense tracts of count rv betw'een the De)c Norte and thme Pacific. No, sir, we have heard no thing of these obligations of the treatv, and this docmt rino of hioldling possession lby force without thie authoi ity of law, savinig in that comparatively smal~il por. lion of the territory I ying east of the Rio G rande, whlich falls withlin thme pre. scribed limits of Texas. "Liberty, prop. erty anid religion" stnnd in no need of protetmon amongst the mixed and mot. Icy hierd who have flocked to Califor nia from all nations and cIlimes-theso sacred rights are perfectly safe amongrt Mtormons anda savages. It is only in slaivehsold'ng T1exas that they need pro tection. Now, sir, I say there is na maistaiking the issue. And I tell von. the people of the South will meeWt it, and they will meet it as freemen "who know their rights, and knowing dare maintain them.'' Mir. Chairman, it gives me no pleas tire to speak in this language. Iudo not wvishi to be understood as pitr ing a stte of thinags which would afTord mue any gratification to behold. I am but proclaiming disagreeblel truths; wvhich public duty requires me to utter. I am not insensible to the consequences wvhich wvould inevitably ensue from such a collision, I am, therefore as untixious as any man can be to avert them if possible, but they can never be averted bhe po icy ofr. ss I have for a long time looked uporithid question ofrTexas boundary as the rost embarrassing one beforeus, and Xfeel no hesitancy in saying, that I am in favor of a speedy and amicable adUsl. ment o~fit, I am also for a nettlement of all the other causes or Irritatiot and agitation in the country, which now so painfbily disturb and distract the pub lic mind as well as the public councils. But it is important that we do not de. ceive ourselves on these questions, I intend therefore, to speak very plainly and distinctly to you and the country. When we talk of an smldable adjuut ment, we may as well understand-ceaa lv wihat we meant by it. The Presh dent in his message, notwithstauding this threat of force, urges upon Con gress the settlement of these matters of contention and agife; that part of the message meets my cordial approval. Hut how are they to be amicably set tied ? This brings us directly to the principles which must govern our ac tion-to the basis upon whicli*'e are to agree. I shall give you mine candid. ly and frankly. So far as the boundary of Texas O* concerned I am willing tosett:e thaihy onthe plan suggested by the President, provided we can agree upon the terms ofr isposine of the other sectional diffi culties. We hear a great deal about settlement, adjustment, compromise, harmoty, and union. Now I am for all these. I am no enemy to the Union. And those of this House who know much of me, know full well that [ mean exactly what I say. I repeat -ar no enemy to the Union-and I am for its preser-ation and its perpetuation, if it can he done upon principles of equality and justice. Attachment tphe Union with me and with the South generally, I think, is a sentiment of patriotism, it grows out of the recollections or ' the past, the glories of the present, and the hopes of the future. It arisek from no bnse calculation of dollars and cemt But I tell gentlemen of the North,.it for them now todetermine whether shall be preserv or not. In money value, I It Is , wo to the North th i tho hibve heard buftto fImron froiji that motion,To eightg bnt eulogies upon the Union. are sincere in the expressin "d deep devotion to the institulions of out fathers, it is time for them to p,.ent the offtering which they are willng to make upon the alter of our common country for its preservation. If they expect the South to make all the sacri. fice-s to yield everything, and to permit them to carry out their sectional policy under the cry of "our gloriousUnion," they will find themselves most sadly mistaken. It is time for mutual con cessions. This Union was formed for the protec tion of the lives, the liberty, and the", pro, perty of those who entered into it, and those who should fiil their places there. Alleg. iance and protection are reciprocal; where no protection is extended, no rightful allea giance can be claimed. And no people, in my judgment, who deserve their name of freemen, will continue their allegiance to aniv Government which arrays itself not only against their property but against their social, and civil organization.' If you, gentlenen of the North. then, intend to en graft upon the policy J this common Gov. ernment your anti-slavery views, and to make its actian conform to your sectional purposes, it is useless to say any thing more of enmopromise, settlement, adjust. mecnt or union. It is as well for usto como to~ a distinct understanding upon the sub ject at once. I do not p lace a low esti mate upon the vaiue of the Union to the s3outh; baut I do tnt consider its dissolution, with - all the manitold evils of such an event in full view before meo, as the greatest calami ty that could befall us. Far fromt It. TIhere is no evil which can fall upon any people, in my opinion, equal to that of the degrada tion which alvays follows a submission to insult, injury, outrage, and aggression. And whenever this Govemtment is brought in hostile array against rme and mine1 I am for disunion.-openly, boldly, and fearlessly for revolution. I speak plainlye- Gentle men may call thin "treason" if they please. Sir, epithets have no terrors for me. The charge of "traitor"miay be whispered in the ears of thte timid atnd cratvenhearted. It is the last appeal of tyrants. It is no new word of modern coinage. It Is a tdrm long since familiar to those who knew how free. domn is lost and howv freedom may be won. And I say here in the presence of this House in broad day, that I will acknowledge alle giance to no governmaent that puts the pro perty of the people to which I belong out of the pale of the law. atnd wvhich attempts to tix pubhlic odium and reprobation upon their social order and civil organisatiotn. When that day comes, if it ever doies,* "down with the Government" will be my motto and watchword. When I am ot karced by you, I shall become yout impla cable enemy. I shall never kiss the rod that smites to. And no people who do not deserve to be scoll'ed at. trampled up on, and kicked by their oppressany, will. I tol you that we might as well ta'k plainly uapon this subject, and I intentd to do it. And it is for you now, who have nothing on your lips but "union," ifyou are incar est In your prof'ession, to come f a~rjI and-f assist in devising the ways an a1lsUt o sustammig it JtP An edrl ' such an extreme?.hor o that she has renoutilop t$e Cd virtues.