The Sumter banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, January 20, 1852, Image 2
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th V ent, Mod~y' D
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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
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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
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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.