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,1-e- r. th V ent, Mod~y' D ed y .. - - INNC.:"D . ly0"*,1t mei ask the hionorabh a netion whih Iexpee, a e Imho he wil Afit*i-t withouit thet least hecsitation;1 Lt. .. rnposition were t< it up-to-m-rrow to, divide Cal AL '1withlthe understandin that (11'. oairti oIn shoul be a slave 6tatc. Otht both 'shouildb'e slave States, would bie' te f.>r it? to o ii sip pi. I will b cig past, Ilitory if the genkltsan willa %v tie. I it ro ducd two propostthns ol the sti.. jot mIyselfi the this aiter was wpli for neoither of which. a carI A%; to1i'y recollect. in, I hadl theil gentleman's support, or tht orf his IIlitictl associates in this bdvi. (IO 14i M'ontrary, bhth of those .o. positionls received the 1i reest 'e jiaindtion frm that quartter. Wwn 0.'Iiopositionl to e admsit aiforni 4iUaJp einahng,. I mlovedJ to amn l Ihe tiltlvso: that Calioft ortia ould bec hcreaftlr, Wiltes insths h vided he cotMr. Psident, ho p rio pototidsh re hold bhe. Uprest volhlultation with you, [Mr. KVig, 41L-took the line which is plrop(ose' i in the amendinctt, fru tho eaons y o u s s. t at d . I d id n ot de t e lppot, I aniticipated; nd I will be reared to show hereafter, fim th e t 1dd' debates, what. -ea:ons were nby honorable3 gen .ienfyr lot rt ~fthat very- hroosin. C S introdunged '.n.zti w . ine,Mati that a territorijal g.ov ertiniat-shouldi be established s muth qfpt. . Tihe obj--cdion, thea of certaini gemlhemen who called them.3;:h-es, Wai tlhe supptositionl that. the im ?!iIn my amlendmenl~at to con11vey that Cahliuia, ntot yet admitte 1, in theirz igmrenrt, validly itnto the Uniotn, shtoulI be treatedl withi so mutch respect'as to have her cosent to this tairbil enrtaihinetnt askedl. That piiOnS~~ here to divide Califortia with lier consent, by thtc linte ofi 3ti? 30', or 35"~ 30', treatinig haet in -all these respects as a sovereignrm '$tate, I shall vote for it, atnd sotme of ,thtose who will vote for it itn con Jiection2 vith ine will vote itn a an net- wholly repuganit to their foruIar * M3c.1~utler. Thten the Senator a'dtnits thtat while hte wishes to mzake the , cotmprondse inutatntable, he is o*pFfetly willing to change: it when su L2titafi. T1his is a 'liaity oh 'Mr. oote. T should vote for that '.1opisoiin to alter the bo)utndary inos of any other State in the. Uniott *itler equest. I would not vote fort ~ tat' honer thanm a proposition to ~ exas or New York, if those tatQsa desire ai new Smte to be -ifobrmed within their limits. While '1 ibold the compromise to he a - ftniywe sdttletnent, I doe not hold ii ~ e ai~v~e the Cotnstitutiont, and the CJonstitutionu excpressly gives Cotngres. - ~ e voer of admitting newv States * o ypprkaps, tho getntleumni is ent gtled ~to:. the. triumij.h which h< - (-.1)tler. I claim no triumphl .11.genitleman's. own exiplatiatiot -piwa- whore ho considers th< pjisi. While .he intsists mt fa coenpgromise laws .heCing lik t ~~jto, tho; aws of thte Medes antt '1erianls, 80 perfect. as not to b< h~anged, .yet heo admiits there art 2 4inogeieles onu 'hich claey may b< ijlded'.flt. is whiat I intelnde( M ~ .ltis so wise now that la d 'tes not choose to. let anybod.) jconsul t the progreCsiv e im provement:i ,ndeauggestior.s of' time; but in -wishes to stitch downy and pin every ibdg flse o- his I~unprpoitos, up)0 ;4'~4g$e :M Aihe Proernsteam e ~.d;hothqr Shor'ter or longer, is'th ~~jy tru~e nieasure for the counttry pg ~tan other prppogitiuti to thi 9 y yl~d ing4 eypcct hinu t that tOo. * . e, I will .answer a e~railemiin choose's t j neo'i he wili only idlow tn u oi-tatnity of ans :-ing then .TYA ''''0 0 : TD T lly.' B'oie gentlemen never au swer any lestions, I put to them, but i challenge the propounding of qiestious from any adversary. 'Ir. lutler. . The h0onorable Sen. atur in his speech reflerred to the Sresolutions of the Mississippi Con vention. I wish to ask him a ciestion, M111I do not 1 ish a disquisition inl relY. I Aobsrve tt thile Mlississi ppi Conlventionl have r eceived Ihat there is io other remedy for abh)usc of, tihe Ciolstitution but revo Iatiomary rmsistaice; that there is no right in any one of the ieb rs of the Conifederacy to resist the Guv ernlien sti il foirm a ne2w go2ver)nent except they incur the h enalties of trensonl awl rebellioni againi'st the Feder-al Constitution. The gen -iman Ias chosen to denouice. in iino Imieasil land 1iiguaze, tie Stato of South-Carolinai. .Now, I think lie will find hiIlself in a dilema fioli whicl he cannot escape if he answer the (ie2stiOn I ii.) Iow lo(iund. T.he 'ississi ppi Conven tionl h1as said that fr Ini interference with slavery inl the aCs- interfer-en(ie with the coiu mtI cC in slaves between States-the alhlition of slavery within the Dis. trict of (Colunhin--thze repeal of the. fuigitive shire law-the abolition of .i:ivery in the Territouics, would coms:itute a ground for the dis. S-lutionl of' their. connlectionl nithl the Fe-ral Ge vein ment; and that for these causes which they have as. si.m.cd. they wouthi dissolve by revo hitionary rcsisumce their e;.i ict in witi this Governicmeit. Now, the Cntleman must be placte-d ini this .i id on: Sup; osU MissiSsip1 i, for iiv of these causes. wr al of themi, Thomihlt determine uj~oi quiitinig this i-tmn, Or ais ISImIe ll positioni in whiiiebl . ii.. I getites ni M sppW thle Federal G v ermnen~itt, whIich wou~ild be prefe ir? Mir. Foote. I shall reply ini duei seaL.m ifii the genlemac wii l itl ive ine ani oppor)tuity,) buit ini the first 1.lace I mu- lst telhl himn that I c' nside~r it inisuhiniig to rte State wIhich~l I repre senit herie, wi hiich has~ alw ays piroved true to the Constitutiln, to 1.ut hter in anyi suchi imerh i:m nent as that dlescriibed. Never will the State of Mississippi, in my opinion,. be ini such a porsitioni as to cali oin any of bii sius to -maiike war iuiponi the Federal Gov'ernimenit ; and wihen she shall do :o, I shall delibecra t the question aw deel le accordinig to iy sense of pro. priety. I ackniowlednge my re-spetct, my iii poimnd respect, for whlat I dieemi the supreiie law oft die huid, anidi hse whoii do not, iin lmy o;.ilnion lire tr-ait.>rs wherever found. timaii, in a contest betwieeni :Iiis. sissipjpi and tie Federal G overilet. woub ei .nsideri himiselIf a traito r if h1. werec to fi ht against the Fe'de-ral Mri. F'oo'e. Thei gentleman may ma~ke his owni coimmen11tary ; I shiall state myi v iews inl full hereafter. Mr. Ihuther. Mhssi:ssippi here meanut someiithingi or* she mecanut no0 thing. It thiese causes were ap pend ed to the gentle mn's recsolution. I presmune he would go forl themi or against thiemu. What is the supreme law of the land of which lie speaks? I sa1v the settled dloctriine of Virginia, Northev Caolia ot aoia n I beiev ofGesrgia anid Af A labama, would be, that thisae confeder-acy of sovrein tates, and1( not a coni solidated Govermnmetnt, wihich has the exclusive right to dIecide upon thle duty of its members. 1 know there areC quiestionus of perplexi ty, and thei genitlematni iihlt take tuie to consider; hut I kniow whiere my allegiance will bie in a contest of that kindl. I would iiot stop, tol chiop iogie onl the conistrucetioniu of papers when-l moy hearthi and fireside arec invadcedi and I am called uponi to dlefenud themil. 1t moy blood is to be spilt in a contest hbetw een my State and die lederal (Gov'rieret, I would niot take time to delJiberiate, as the gent lemnan says heC would, whtere may allegiance was due. Thuu ipuls of my .hleairt, anid the dictates of a juldgmient long and~ die jilberately formied, would mnark out m v pattI of' duity. . Anuothier ofi the topie upou uI[i ihieb -the~ Senator fromn Mississippi dwelt. > He aid hehuld never consent to have he Ctisttutio of he Uited Stat es amnenldd-hie said lie wanted ) n0 ameflndmenort to the ponstitutioni of Washijngton. Why. sir,' the Con Stitultionl itself, withi Sih wisdom tint charilacterized its origin~al orgaizati provides tor- amencldmlents. 1\ v liberate opinion Is, that if aimen ments. - My -deliberate 0 inin i that if amlendmeits land been made answer the Cxigcicies anid progriesi, developiient of this Country, v would have been a happy Conufe1d ration of 1eplublies, tnler a mt haviig satisfaictory guaranties for ti gh ld interests (f all; but, i stead of' allelding it according to i1 origiual pirovisiol of the ConstitutitIi weI have now -got to a time wlcin is declared that it shall ner ce I unelded. And I would say to dh geitlemall f(rankly, that I cni see . occasion Why be should wish amended.. lie has not saiti th at i is in favor of' a consolidated '; ertninent, but he has maintained ill this Gnovernment ad the Col stit utiol, in all t he dillienh ics u!.iU may hb inv< h-ed, nay be overcin'. by coprmsl--h comp ronie ! the inajoriy; 1and if the en tlemia ebo0ses always to act wilhi the tln ywa ty, he has no occasion for' ana;.! Ilatc RtS. Mr. Foote. Doe; tI genP tlemat undertake to charge me wih liavi; S.id, at any tiie, that tile Col sticution of the United 8;ales could inl Illoinin, be pit dowin h coumprollnises? Mir. ]hU'er. .No. sir. \Itr. Fo'te.. That is tlhe wVar% tl g1ei tlem. iala's reialks will be uiler. Stood1. I stated the other dav, that onie of two renae ns why I sullko-ted. the comiproiise was, that it was n.ot only con'stilu tional in itself, but that none of' the costitutiouml law -4rs it this body' had attempted to n1I'ke all ehabora!e arguniit to this weln thie% were eballenged to attempt it. is the n1aj(rity Call Icia ki th - P om rwo2 ructionls to thl C.o~titution, it will .ot he niaidel and th1 ie ~entkmann is cenghl. atically,, naj-ity uun. 1 idid niot. say~ tih hegenlemian woul12 gpee to wha12 hec reg~anaded as 21 palable viohaii tendcy of' this modale oif tringt~l th< scen'.ces inI the form1 of coml r is to give it ai vaulity wiebcl it, wouh lot oth~erwiise have'. I think v< oughglt to inee..'t the crisis and 11rovi.h a reme'dy. TIhe gentlemran sav's that I laiv. have i'roiwe~d alone, but therie n1 onenii' hneni ts whIich I vWill vote for it was1 [i }-r.pose that no a'en'le a feet jng the jiiationi of colunilee OR tle disbulisellint of' the 1ublic up ney, hiou l paies wiithiouit a v'ote two-thlirds; aw na tell the genstlen :: that I would now vit e f'or such a a'r vis1Ltii. .Il' all ail inmelt wi. S r (osed to alflotd anew ugurantecS to ii; s! .vehioiin imerU~ tiest , 'euiing Coi(i :ss to g ive g!overnmencl ts to Tr tories , withlo ut restrvictionl as to ishm ry, 1. shiouh vd~ote for it. Izf I ner c'onslt the seemliity' of' th.s Goiinni nment, I wohall vote for' mniienidnant2 that no tu.d give eiufoaceable guarm11 tees to) the mioityii V, and not lenr lie umjoritiy to fritter it aw ay b conistructionI, or def'ormi it b y coinr isesL'. '1heret are manily saluiitar ameiidmenC its that ight he p roge llLldlalconec i withI this subl'jt and I say'~ it toi the Sencaa tor frin ii1 sissippi, miore in sorrow th a lia a; ger-1 uish lhe Lad n oLt IhoughAi icper to allude, ais lie did, with i :hl a saneer, to the book (f my late di ingu ished(M colleague, anda to denloumu .thle piropos~itiona tonta2ined~ ini that hoe ia way whiieba evidently shiowedi thi; it was iundeor thec ball of is censin I wi as iiot prlepal ed f'oi' that. I a llemor02y is no't c'onuiit ted to ine, la ther' are the works of' his great inte Ie t comi itted to 11ne. . woolbI Ru be ale to tak~e care'i of thiem;l but I least ne coul have expilectedl of' th< w ho ofteni agreed with an ddmbitt that distilngmlshed mlana wals, that v should Rnot assail him befrc he t1I woirkg ,ad thle Par liamuent of' the n'i i wer thle gent I'lemani himse'lf he so 11nany1, and1. seeinintg lkin dly, ae elations wlithI him. Mrt. Foote. The genlthlman do Riot chjarge me wi thl eve'r havii aigreedl with Mr ~. Ca lhounl that il Contstitiltioln shiould be amendCiiled,, ats to) give addiitionlal Conls ituiitin guRdarntees to the Souith? 1.prt Alr'. .lltlert. 1 iil not Pu e ih I- TM 00CI1A C>6 mo s 'Am -, P t, M ur. Foote. i d the en le:- theman saIy? i- M1r. 3]uler. T said that the e - s, leman frequently'agroed' with,' uiud to wa~s a 'great admirer of, Mr. Calhoui. e , C ~.:1o'te,.(ifl hiWs~entz) Ont "C sine eIICstios Pii.yee with him, e- but onI mtost I did iot. I The Presideit. 'The convorsation go on I At way. - The - earis a'lwqAlt li berty to mlake e an expaatn i the Conseit- of ,1 the ,etvln.ani h 1,11r,1 the floor. but it he is iot at libet jt sit in his,ehair e to untke cotrinIments I Ic the speaker e is gotmg on. IAr. Foote I Jt1ndrtantd my du it ty as well as the Chiir can inform me. e Mr. Butler. I am inclinled to -thiik tlmt injustice haus beenl dotie, t perims uititit etioably, to inv late ed Colln ;derhas some non ~spaper- e.>rreLspoidet sma .1 I kc utlL of it somethiing tribuitary to Stie State of th pulblic inind. I tinik, houwcvcr, that the book is not il dan C- r from such Coln tarIes, or any - imt canl be inade upot it by the SC:nator. They ill not addm to ntor Iltake frou its m1ers1 'Ihey ma-j it iS trile, iniake false ipresons, for -11 tu ?ne upo uper-iiil inin;dswh 1Ooik 11"t into thie book itsel]f; hut th. so who are cal1c of ai.reciatig it, nilt seek alter the Ii uthi, wiIll -ead n- theilseh-es, Ii! frn it ea n ligiht cned aid hoestjudgme'u. It i trule, asI the hoiable Seator 'has Said,1 that Mlr. Calhid.Un'llthoill ter shohl be two E-e1itivs with the ;ltle poTers IH i historian, an1d he kows very we~l.thUt there were t o Consul inI lam with a.Triblane L controthen..llail partitiotn of pwrit, h by Sr i iti e111 it . - d1( leergy. I presumve th"At MIir.. Calhot011 unmiht very well have eInter-1 t61n- d thle idea that two Prederits,,r n iht be iery wel.QIO ~teluils bv ing jur iic~iti f foreignt and the other c of dom estie alihicis, or- sonme .ich Ii artl it of dties. 1 presilume he IiIint. d th at eaich should be itnde ( tc l tcu r r e c e o f b th . 1 a mt i v e ry s u r eL :ie iL ai better operaltioni ti,:ti it now)i I nubes I*o otm -era to enIV%, ntor de I sayv t.at I an pr entieno las w m jut ict . tem. I liio) not eter intol the~ views - f 31rt. Cihouti; fot beneIver me~titon edl thle sujti toO in is lifeie m1.1 l ave- not yet had~ i 01 porttun 1 ol noticedl the renmrika i of tho genl iimin passin.r, ijth a view~ to .sh;\w thatl int some1 re-spects his inter etniion f te ook mih n.ot hthe al' iC .heir ltids1 beshides his to look at hei. subj-et: miil u'Len a greaItwr ito the tkind is t) be men(fsm-:i1l, it ttmst li lie i iin after- ful1 ,iiscutssjin upon -the subjeict. Sir-, I have touchedic upon these ings11 \ ithstt1 regra Ti'Oto S eo -t itot thatt the get-ilent:ant seems to bie ve\'ritd by untikind' feelintis to thanyi -' emtbraced in tihe swCee tlf thir een. r . Fooe. I have haee else il- where, (2'Ll' an verywhere, whv-'er I e ihave attempitedl to speak of thte strug ii gl ich ccurdntw l5ies, l onict in reernc to (2 i the quies 15 ically, th at so f:ar as the conuct of l-c~ttonerned int that. siituggle, I haid no et tha-5~t' it I wihe them to be censured n11 eC anyI shape~ or fotni by anyC patriotic e of this body , kntows whait myi iews~ on' eC ib is subljec w eri-, for we hav'e tailkecd It- toge thler. All tha It tha11veC said w as, the ,'2ent experbtnen~t of comprom-')ise~ that it wrs the dutyv iii aliatis te Nlith and1 South, to > ake a f i r ex 't-tany fealturu oh tem. I have sC iinlyv contdettmed all a ttemts at~ -the North, t. or at the So .ft, at tii titn-e. to break er unetknto 'conden. any nnani, ureCs. of a~Idysimer wichthy tem sel ves disatpproved1a t-the time. .Ti is, and aby~s-haf been my attitude oni thut; suI'eet. ' ildiite. ''14 m a be, bid' tho gentetnan knowsis welI us any oneO here, that nio-one' had greaiter-.in. fliieiite-peihaps I'may saf-'i tinit he had uncom mon iiif~ug eiin get ting up the SouthCer i dress: he was the primo mover of ito .A nd -I think the gentlemati 'unst, to sent' eterito as raime'ti& r'espoib ity, of the Nash. ville Convenitiorf I say tha't, aftor the position ahieh that gentleman ias ocupidjustice if not generosi. ty, i-equns that lhe should, at least, look to he motive, vhich I 'olie he will, of olIer lersons-h ar e I . di-. posed to stand uip to thc propositioins wh'ich they alvowedi at'th ti me in the e AddresPs. C s"pi se::1 it wans a mrat ter of~ historienal initei-est to the gentkman. And now 1 iwll sa' here,-foi- tha firstine, ha t i have liitofor c Ifad fIr my fietid that theas hvile Convention ivas prma ture. LOy. Irienls know that tis at myl 0piionu. If there~ is one0 gtentle, manri in this f l.t, wh.o his conr ibuited fiel to the fires of Southierin resistine and indigntion, tile lihonor .gbl' t ien. tor has fed tiemiras frely s any other. I iam not r'o Inoi i i any acca usations aginsit'hinm'for nere change of. ohi uioll aw pni dI 1 have said inothing ait all. nor wil )I say niytinig, in refierence to a man's ourgl~rf whien .ho change~s it; b)ut then. etiianafor. foin Miss sipi' though pige . rs to sipek .of Sontli tliti e.ll yCr rpeIoty' could r qmr of imt was to, oi beanr entkind a1usions t.s her conrse nnrid '4ada to abstain fr-om availing of his onmi cianige tof dc trinie anr d resition. to give point to those allusions. Thlie nmss oh those who, in tSuxth Carolina, were for putting her in advance of what I regarded the* position sI shioubll oVcupy, aIre personis whiose miLves aniid dsignsi wm o ll idace t hien befor the tribunal of history i aoint 0f ie, . bove reach (if th~e gei~ilemnii 's i arow. Thley are as wouldhe s braveI 'ic in aictioni, as5 anyl men who ever adocrncd the pages of hiistry. I differed romI fiends in thouth Carolina, but here, I cannot alhiw that differee to r.rent my dloing themil justice, if they requnred it at my'~ hands. Mr. F'oote, of MIissirsili i. If' theO speech as reported, or* if' hc distinctly recuollecd whalit I said the other daiy, he~ wouldi Ocrtainlly Iiiunii il ell'et uaill rele'ived fromi tile nee'sityv of min~g theC renil s .I hih he hais just mtadeI. 1 stated dis Lnecthy t hat I enl tertainied a high respect for the peo i:le of the State of Southi Car'ola. I felt, that thle reall pelole of Sonth Cat:-olina hadl comle nolbly to the~ res cue of the hion:,r of the State ini theC conitest huelly in progress there be. tweeni themii 'ad cetaii in emgogues. I h ii oe that thi copie there, und1er lie l eader lie hioinrale getltemman and suchi as he, would vanquish the dema:;tl Ogues1 in tha:it stru..2!e. Thiat is wi hilt I saidl. 1 did( not denlounceO of inen theri'e, LggislatureiL or Coinven-. to.If I have anyV iarttenr senti maent s unlfalvIorable toi such bod)(ies,;.I wi thhield thema: but I did denounice. anUld I shall conitinueC to dleno(uned, amv man11 or set men1 i iSonth Coielini, whao dared to nege! the peole~ of that Sta to to a ttack ite tarts of the Uite d wiari ij ipon the General Gorvenidoent ad whor (haled toa say, perve.rtinig the langua ge of t he 0)01 m ria! 1 bnry, ii say we niaust fishi."' I did4 not de niounlce such be sns and inot those whlo wero0.inliied to 1arin tile Stat e fior her' 0~i own defenc ainlst the gen injuist attack iaeither u enalced nor expec~ted. I did denounc~ie per~sonis wvho, as5 I amii prepared~ to pr't~on by their speechecs, at tempited, without Iany aggression on thet'part of' the (kn Ierl'0 Govi'eriet, to inei 6 tiho penge of' Smith Clustia to an iinst-diate attack ujbon the G(i-ineaiti rhese are the inenl *Liot i, d6i~1imnl, aiid am11 -Csponsilolher l'and OlIsetiere, Ire the at rongest lumn'v'e"a used in * i 4' M ,i 4 T41- 4l roh ii N~it~d hiiw liti T-,1 31'~ A0 do 1.11 ,- ben .#s11all Q,%ii iu mah dould mot ihave Ankeh cxceptidin tyso flat. Dsim 'eeie lidhVe not, sAid in%'1n; in .. .1e-S illMn r f vicw, b ist I -,nLAt,.-du.miy._l uy to' Mr. Foote. - Ir--the entlemaa Oi her frst e~eltion of i$ P8481 roina other Btutes. Is 1I1 had iot ei etterutins, - she proposud the, sain iepibil~u~diti l is:;w~ Cliainbd-:.:h ;180- Lon lll-thUV it 'pollptkn called her conIenti onoin referoptue a conrse prjcted iand pinin diy the StAte - o. I Cannot beistaken in tat s ith jusn that any roepIoa holibuld 'attach to her from ait reprsclative. of Misipjiio? Ther were inany.,thin, g1s8:wel'l ,cal c ulatt-d to agarpavate the p~opu1dAi-,x ettemnen tnirl indiginatign! at; l% (on'i of th..enraloer'nme Whilst. peoe ser iberialklg c1n their conition, aiidAheoiourse the State odMrsi, hj. A1dminiosta ioirshowed both a want' of' isoin 1ua1 decency..'. 11-v th pourpo s itc -tiroop wo. seto d1v . qrttsi! t in Charleston -is niot chstinetly under - to'd. The effecet wastod arnli,7M11. 4gtiesn ih a ' deteriiniti L .Tdne ilt tho insuling deemonstatinj and t was dificult for the pub me to -estrain excitement and control-con-, equececs. IThat moeinent has )eft Imabiding jillp r ession .n the 011.ppblice unn. .T liergP was..not- theSsligh1test lare. been.adevil raR Iby uhaquestions now iinctly uerb 9. g rmu0enlt r toasword lle ptietsk ito lavdetefod pnug c:unr stbk ag the inutid taiora .-~tin lid twdave beenul ons q ublme-n his 'traion agaitinstx an otrolin Teissuwoituldohvc.bent hiu- lbove ti candnogote i nt SSO ol this suib-i ject. excepwa to.tehessl htinio that nusia been done aiTa o liose edr to onom o qsgestions uowindeft alissisi nort altroet unde the co us o thae hondrbl encn-r wicah s touhnsel tnd thos ofote hall There oIthnsuchd in hi lu:n a stae he ad wa iey uns Mtr~Li.Vaoot outssssp. wll mue jto expl heause beI li'avoine wouhy strke o drlferce t hlim, y wouot o no r th exin the~ atb thitdeof the Sta t o issis hsipi li brth-toaroliceed. haeatemt edto roestiu aintw the entle-S( mm.issisaid nt alrerother onrse and~el attiueo the trateof ssis-or sip yi tii irI igeh the Sotfuth every whid contsanid thorein ot ies trueLlur~r I di owrdthier frem Mr.tl lun to h myid ow St liclno vtioe csandwic are.ott sno extents the thenexpecntd alow 'mera ofplain bdy. It isv -ttr-e alsotns harp hortro Y ert edi Calouan's let terec teolme 1 shoul be any nnw Ue'nden to~ii t6 Oo'n itutieon. l State of lississipi. la ib lin to moeeti apoprgin toerrotes arust hattc.pt thet inStatesiof thidisnironrin the COIash av iConentonf; the Satre o ofi fraugrnl, eoist h ined toh efr guardngs coitucqlrin. dat'ges roh' of wich i'was th ablehter ofm r slhoejun themy owiStc f nblia;~o atother aod whihi wated atint Sto snoe 'ethe Filmot provisedo.d uwl nojtitef rat *altly, it. isetruth whic we had beenthen assacetedo some~ yea, nd tong woricOenth-e ern At d~ulei dress hehor ~qiinan. (2htid cale h tte ttijn of-thehu9Ql tt gSna 01 in )iht teitatheref ir ais i, under paote pirit, ie *NA .--a 44. n I a 44 s , rt..".iv . 4... o'i nvitidi.iwii d,) fdr {he.re ffui-id ('ngitins fzoitve r ie 3ut ate, thpat e. ~didi Egornm selveeto secessio nIQr di eA &i~imi. dic th CFe dern sill Vhi t~ i p bort gctitleman thit thost tate oif I issijpai, anshd wiaejestified ir dltsin caine, to tl o coticlusion, gve i delbeiatl .aid hes 0 passirato rri wili pdr c: sie acted iely in comrfij that conclsnior -hattue 'pl"ie cion.,omag ffculiy a gamzst ovpry single dangei- with the South had- ben antecbdenIy ie'e nd securted t hr fugitive slaive law, to which'a entitled-by the Constiuatin1 rn ditior, together with ciros1p o iri eidqptal 'advartages,'some- o~i~j I 'cdavo ed t p6licoton ie day . Now if, iy the op j~j4 State of 3ISi~sssipp)I the coJupi0n 7 hassoperahtd in a manner prehensively beneficial }ow n cont ded the thd tale of Carolina) .ihent she undrtdok out just reason, -to manifest i~j isfaction with the ct'f ae t0 r aind preosed a outhierniO for* ithbe purpose, of pryn Southern tates aganwt t lcd into that tttifad the a od rg0is q 4 e toi. * Sout iwould hiavie had n o tiouble. beihe ithis adv(cd who attempted, in my o1 nion, , faith- of which "I slu4I pi~ proshereafter-to w'j : machinery of the Natioai ' 9 vention, gotten upi for very yi purposes, for the pvertifroWP Untioni; a very ingenious plan been adopted, anderth ' certain Iprsons ho have ed .thrmselves subecquent have 'lepn sepret dispists in and design at that time, in dp~~d ing tennsofeteenset' on unreasonatec as to all hope of their..ultitriate adop~f uttcrly abs Sd. 1 It One of the leaders of doth ina, a ;entleman who is reput be th6.author of te Nashvi dress, delare'd, as ! well recole~j a sieech delivered in p immediately after his repurrf frdutB1 Nashvillo Convontion, tfiat behdh 7 entertained no expectation whe4& celoitrated demand 'of .M deg. was ade on the partof t vention, that it wonld be6 acceed ~ but that be for many ar eah'st been tired of the Union and appi to: break it up, and einpected, tlizoi1 the agency of the 'Nashvilo le vention, and by demanding tertuswV adjustmzent which not be accededkto by Congress and the '1korthei States, to accornalish blj o cherished objece.. '~s noted av:*~ I isay,x as made in Charlestop 10 the session of the - Coaventionjt*4 -drawn to a close; but tha gntI~ pannot deny dcny that ho>jg qjuit. paartivular i not g eelar views and objete- in the NaphiIf Counvenition; "all will p eree thik sta temans thimi thi 1: nmisnie, stood the tr'upposio f the State of Mississippi,. -n haoue ist hereafter tp ew r~ ~: cnesed of being imaatigeted by anyp~r tion of the extravagaa t movenet4 cer tain- factionists in Benth Ca6l 'Mr. #dtler. I lave ony SoQuth..Carolina, to ,sorng shaped her course ap3Coaplgg4 4 1han marked out 'by tho IjisssipL, li S litor hi~ji a.lusions whc e rm ogj I. must, therefor, in justi90 Scolleagne, ayields then floo t* Shinf an onpruny t Jmysh olI no~ whi t is ho1 hyo an potu toticc.