The Greensborough patriot [September 9, 1848]

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VOLUME X. GREENSBOROUGH, NORTH-CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER <), 1848.
Publislicb lUcckln •• Whit do you mem, nr." ssid I, • by coup-ling
Georgia with such an »dj»ciif«t"
BY SW A 1 M & SHERWOOD., The docior looked at me with perfect amaie-
™ . _ i ment. At laat he touched hia hat to me, and re-rHI
«l>THHH iinl.l. Ills A VKAB,
..»1.50,.r ,..» .IT.,. „,,.u»TH».T«Rr..».T. |Pl'«'a.'''°''e'yotirpardori. •"—• <«ght Dot 10
or •vaorairnoR. have coupled Georgia freer with .0 cortrmptu-
.- A fallar. on the part of .ny customer to orJer • dwewr | olJI an expression, for I Bare no donbl that it has
Iiouinct within tae -utiicription year, will he considered . , * , . . ■ • , •
a lic.tie. .f hi. -i.l> to e.,ntinue ihe P.,.er. *<"<* '""nen.e good in IIS time-1 wish it more
.^gggMMggggM , extensive usefulness lor ihe benefit of mankind.
| If you will allow mc, I will rHraci my hasty word
and declari thai the rook hat go* ihe blested
mE CROWDED STREET.
■V WM. CLLLVN r.RVAM.
Let me mo>« slowly through lb* srrect,
Filled wiih an «vet abiding ir-iin.
Amid the pound •( atvps ihat beat
Ttas murmcrii>| walks like autumn rain.
How iatl Ihe (lining fi^urea coma—
The mild, th« 6rrce. the atony f«c«—
iSom* bright wilb thoughtless ■milea.and aome
W In-ir secret tears bavc left Ibeu liace.
The; pS*#—tO toil, It* rfT-V, l«l ttt\ \
To hall* In which ihe i.«*i i- apreaJ;
To chainbera where Ihe funeral gfcisst
In ailenct rite beside ihe dead.
Alid eome to happy homea repair,
"Where children, preaaing cheek to cheek,
With mute cariesses ahall declare
The tenderneM the; cannul apeak.
And aoroe, who walk in calmneaa lu re,
tJball ahudder aatbey react the door—
When one who made their dwelling dear,
It* flower, it. light, ia eeen no mare.
Youth, wiih pale cheeka and slender frame,
And dreama of greatness in ihineeye!
'Uttftt'lbdu to build an early name,
Or early in ihe the l»k to diet
'Keen eon* of trade with emioue bmw!
Who ie now fluttering i"» SaW snare 1
Thy golden fortunea, towel they now !
"Or inch Ilia ulil.ering spires in air?
Who ofthiacrowd to-night, ahall tread
The dance till daylight gleama SJSM1
Who Borrow o'er the untimely dead !
Who wrilh in throe* of mortal pain !
.Home famine atiurk, shall think how long
The cold, dark home, how alow the light!
And aome, wSo flaunt among the throng,
Niail hide in dena of shame lo-nighr
lln'li where hia l i-k or pleaau'e call,
They pas*, and hee.1 each ethSf not;
There is, who heeds, who h»IJ* tliem all
In hialargv love and botwdlataa thought.
Three struggling tidca of life, that eerm
In wayward, aintlraa course to tend,
Are eddies of the mighty alreum
That rolla to ita appointed end.
; Georgia fever. Will that suit you f"
No, it did not; but what could 1 lay I 1 had
just abused the man for cursing the Georgia fev-er,
and I could not. therefore, object to hie blessing
it ; although I could not help feeling that the last
waa worse than the first, and that hit meaning waa
that if it killed all the Georgiana, It would be a
benefactor lo mankind. My friend saw that he
had me at a disadvantage, and leering at me
through his glasses. (1 hate a man who wears
spectacles—I have known some honest men, who '
used them, hut I never saw a dishonest man who 1
d'd no:,) continued hia insureciiona to his assistant.
"Take the man lo ihe hospital, Mr. Smith, and |
| tell the ca-penterlo have the coffin ready by this :
1 lime to morrow. And tell him also, to gel '
another of about five feel ten inches, (looking at .
my height,) ready for theday after, ihere are some .
premonitory symptoms in one of the passengers."
•• I see you pin proper reliance on your skill, I
doctor,** said I to him, " bul you need not trouble
yourself about that last coffin. There will be no
u*e lor it. I shall not take your phisia" He
Ituctied heartily, niid al-ook me by the hand.— ,
•' You may go to town, captain," were his farewell ■
words as he If ft the vessel. We subsequently
learned, thai the cook died about ihe time desig.
nated.
After reQchirp the city. I siro'led toone of the
banks, upon which I had a draft, presented it, and
received my money. The dale &c.,of ihe check
told of course, where I was from, and I saw thai
the teller sneered as lie read it.
M Can I leave this on deposite, sir 1" asked 1 of
him.
"No,** answered ihe litlle Yankee talking
throngh his nose " not unless you are introduced
to our cashier by a gentleman. We don't care a.
bout receiving Georgia deposiie*."
•• Look here, stranger." said 1, (potting my hat
on one side of my heud, in regular Georgia fash-ion,
and talking through my nose.) " if your cash
ier warns to be introduced tua gentleman, 1 have
me in ni^i7ii^i~av n7~vrir VA1)17 ! no objections to make his nequamtence. Call'
THE GEOBSIAH IH RE* 1 ORK. | him. ftnd [ wi„ git.„ him a chance- hr seldom ge:*.; ,
but if you menu that I am lo find another gentle-ihsi
his confidential clerk bad absconded with all
his money, and ruined his house | or a thirsty snul'
who had linn kept from his usual stimulants fur
a week, because be could oot get them. and. in
his haste and aniiety, mistaking a gill of aqua/or-lit
for his luved liquor, and swallowing it; per
haps you haee seen some slight astonishment of
ibis kind, but either would gire you but a faint
idea of the pertrlfied look that the worthy presi-dent
put on when he hesrd that terrible word
Georgia. He could not utter a syllable for some
nine At last he said in a subdued tone :
•• This is bad business,"—and then added •• are
you determined on efleciing ibis policy, sir!—
Haee you considered the expense t"
•■ Certainly, I have ; I understood you to aay
that you would insure a;.y amount at one pel
cent."
■ Ah, I was mistaken, I misunderstood the State
from whence you came. We rank Georgia a(
tSUl hazardous. We charge two per cmi, and
would rather not take the risk at any rate. Don'1
you think you are rather young, air, to commence
this precaution!'!
•• No, sir," answered I, "I have thought well
on the subject; I am not a robust man, by any
means, aa
as you cor
indicate temperance, and arc therefore in my fa-vor."
I spoke hastily, sir," said he, paleness does
theconfinea of danger. So thou.ands hive thought | ii i, true, liaa been a very long one; and the
as sincerely as yourselves; and yet they fell, j weaihtr is very but and exhausting. lamas
"The probabilities that we shall fall when so I nn»»"a as any gentlrntra lo return to my home
many b.ve fallen." say. Dr. Dwighl. • are mil- ' "d "«f^'"- j»« J "V "V**?" "i* *5
(Trent and important measure should he hurried
tonato one ; and the con.rary opinion is only its)
drean of lunacy.—Doctor .ikott.
iPEECU OF AIR. BIDGER,
OF NORTH CAROLINA,
ON'TriKCOMlMtOMlMK BILL."
Delivered in the Senate oriha l\ Slate*, July 20,1 ° i -
The Senate having under consideration the bill
lo establish the if rritorial go*ern;iients of Oregon,
New Mexico, and California:
Mr. BADOKR said : I am very aoiry that my
honorable friend who reported this bill,(Mr. CLAV-TON.)
felt himself compelled, by considerations of
duly, under ihe influence of which I know he
alwuysacts, here and elsewhere, to press, the
measure through the Sentte, and lo prevent.su
far as depended on' his nt'iion and ' influence, a
full, ample, and thorough investigation of ihe sub-ject
in all iis bearings. Whrit is the character of
:he measure? It is a proposal tos«ule a most difli-
C'i't andani'ously-comidered subject, upon a plan,
a iiirely navel-.ine heretofore proponed by no rnie,
and, so far as is known, thought* of by no one. It
is a measure ul immense importance, relating, as
it does,, to a subjtct in itself of vust concern and
you see by my complexion, ul.hough implicated by many incidental difficult).*.-.
' . . . . e i Wow, il does seem lo me, that when ihe gentle-rectly
observed just now. my fea.ures „,,.„ com[,oslng ,„, Cl)„lmi„„. after the rnrinu,
diversities of opinion among themselves, which
were stated by my friend from Uelawsare, (Mr.
NUMBER 22
CJorernmeni of the United Stalea by the Coruli
)Utlon. The President, by and with ihe atfv..-«
a+id conlent of the S;nale, has power tcaiafco
iwaltes. Congress htis power to declare waj. -4
1 he Constitution ipecifiea no particular kind o(
1^",'!J,'M. lnclu<led ir. or excluded I'rr.irt ihe grsrtt.
Nor doea it specify the purpose for which war if
to be waged, or Ihe manner in which il ia lefca
concluded; bur leaves these aa i.eccssory uicideais
tothe treaty-making and war.making powers re.
speciively. Again, the Constitution baa not only
omitted any express restriction upon the treaty-making
power, but declares Ibat "all treatiea
aue,")or which shall be made, under the author-ity
of the TTnited Slates, shall be the aunreraeVbjw
of this land." - Whatever limitations, therefoa.
mar from the nrcee>iiy of the case be inferreoS—
aa for instance, thai a treaty cannot be made to
destroy ihe Government, or the Constiiution.or
any integral part ol them, or to introduce,, any.
new element of political power—it ia certain Ibat
ihe treaty-making power is subject lo no express
limitation whatever. When theConstitotion was
formed, various kinds of treaties were knowu
among nations ; and all these were undoubtedly,
included in ihe grunted power. Among these-were
treaties of cession, by which ihe linked
Stalea migbt acquire aa well as cede lerrudry.—
The power is a large .one. and the limilaliona isp»
ua it. whatever they may be, have not yet been
defined or applied. The extent of this power may
CLAYTON.) at last hit upon and concluded to pre- ,hl' "^rct under consideration. ' The passage
•rM, as a compromise, a measure before unknown, " llr!"-' feS'tf ["" ""r",'rt»nl subj-cis I IIW to -be
f)6l of the
"Twenty thoussnd. sirl^i'C ihoutand is our I kind
highest Georgia risk."
It is my turn to show astonishment.
" Why, sir," exclaimed I, •• they told me that
every fool ot ground in Wall street is worth 90,-
000. Do you value lino yard) of Georgia wii
'1 must submit," said I,
■V RUB T H. CIIARI.TON.
Reader, i' you live any where south of latitude
33, and if you wish to preserve a high estimate of
your native land, and self, lake my advice and
•lay at home. You will find, before you are a
thousand miles oft, your self estimation considera-bly
worsted, and you will nssertnin loyoui h'-an's
desire that you think more of yuur Dative Stile,
titan those North of you do. At least, that is my
experience; and ifyou have a few minutes to
apare, read my "simple tale" and sympathise
with my misfortunes.
When 1 wns a very young man. (it would he
exceedingly impertinent lor you to ask how long
ago.)! left Savannah in a vessel bound for N. York.
We were all well when westaried, but on August
eun began to do duty with our crew. One man died
and another became very sick. On the morning
of the sixth day. tve reuched the *• Highlands."
and our captain culled n council af war, among
the passengers, to consult aa to the course w
man in New York, all I have lo say ii, I don't I
work miracles."
" I see," answered he, " that your qualifications
for the discovery are not very great, but we de- j
dine the deposit wilb a compliance with the ,
tule."
By this lime I had began to ascertain that
Georgia was not held in the highest repute in that
regioni and f become a litlle more humble ond ;
subdued in my future negoiiaiinns. One of :ny oh- >
jects in veiling \, York was lo ensure my life,
and lo this purpose I now directed my attention,
taking ihe precaution, however, of "working
the miracle" of finding "n gentleman" lo inlru- j
duce me—one cf my former Georgia friends.— j
We went together tu the insurance office, where
h*1 introduced me to the l'u-sident, and [staled
my object.
*• Ah." said he. •• ihbj speaks volumes for you
air. Tosee a man of youryears, of such deep re-fleciion.
ofsuch prudeni foresight, is delightful, is
ought to adopt, in reference to our sick seaman; I grolifying-ii denotes a high stale of civilization. '
•• /or." said be." the health officer at the Quorum oil, I >"y '"B"' «tw—B IS an excellent coinmen-tioe
ground hales Georgia for ihe trouble il gives Ml) upon the char.cier of the people where you
htm, and ,f he finds any looking ihe leasl pale, he ■•»•. (Hum for Georgia, ihroughi 1, here IS a
•rill put us under ihe yellow flag for a week."- ">»"• »' l"» ■*• "n ■l>l"«'««' »•'•) Yes. sir.
We overhauled our s.ck man. put clean garments •»• «'» '«""• ioa "'«» r*>—"*<' lll"; Jouf ■"*«
opon him, shaved him and telling him lo keep ! -"■ ""*"• »«» l"uch I (*ta« • •»B»I* mnn'
•• a stiff upper lip." and not let the doctors suspect lhuughl l 0 >ou »re " "** l'"le- bul s0 mucl' ""
his indisposition, we constituted him cook pro Imc \ »*»". » *»•«" lemp"rance.-Yes. s,r. we will
tiicr. and propping him up ,, the -caboose." a-1 '"»<"'• >«• « lhe low"1 rm,,»- ,Vlr' Nteo"' ("d-waited
with some trepidation our " medical f.l- ! u"-"ing ,h' »»»WUr».) gM a blank in common '
low." We anchored 11 Sialet. Island, and in a few <»""■ »'"1 ""'"■ '"■•"•• ""u l'11 »P \ P"»J un »'« i
minute, a boat, with a yellow flrg Hying at lhe ] •«*• «< Juuge 1 think Mr. 13 called
»te,n. came up. ] J0" ">' s" '" j , . t
« Where are you from'" said a handsome look. I " *«,+>' *"™i '• «•> a -re« d;;al of "'• .
ing young man in glasses. j WWM. " I am 0 judge. [I should like lo see ;
•'•Georgia, sir," answered the captain.-" Ah. I ,he ■»■ ,n Ge0,«.'a- who ls n<"' or h" no' bc' " i
here's trouble for me, I'll be bound," soliloquized ' "j"0?'-]
Esculapius, as he came on board: "Muster your1 "Ah," resumed he. "your community are in-I
Messenger., sir." added he.—We all passed m ' <•««'' civilized. I we l/iey rise superior lo vulgar ,
review. "Call the crew forward." Done accor i prrjudicia ; they do not estimate a man's wotih
diogly. ; °y ni» years, Youih, sir. youih is the very uje
." Where is John Malhews !" asked Medicos, of wisdom—paaaioQl a linJa excitable, tin true,
Calling lhe roll. (That question was easier asked hut there ate t.o stubborn, rooted, prejudices with-than
alMfwered, however, for ho was our stead, in, Solomon, sir, Solomon, wo., quite young when
■nan. and we had thrown him into ihe sea.) j he commenced his writings—we (ball hear of yon,
41 We have lost him at sea,tir," responded the h leaner, sir, no doubt, air. Nicoil, you need
captain : " wt have had some severe weaiher." ' noi ask the usuul questions. The looks of i-be
"John Jones." This was our cook pro lempore. | gentleman are enough. Fill out lhe policy for
"Hallo! cook I come out!" No answer. •• Ho t life al one per cent, lor Judge, s. , of Vermont
cannot well leave the caboose si present, docior , —1 think you sanl Vermont, sir I"
—he's engaged, butif il's necessary to see him,' " No, sir," answered I, considerably abashed,
parhapa you will do me the favor to step there." ' " I said Georgia, sir."
he went, our poor fellow, maugre the shaving, and ; My dear readet, 1 have no doubt vou have seen
clean shirting and propping, were the indubitable instances of sudden surprise in your tune ; a mar.,
marks of grim disease. We saw al once that our for instance, in the midst ot a waltz, with a (air
artifice waa "no go" with the physician. He ' confiding one hangipg in his arms, " going u"
dell Jones's pulse, and- then scid qiuetly to his as- ' through all the mazes, and just at the tnatani, that
frjiaas." Taka this man lo'lhe hosj"ilal,.*r* lu* .Ve was executing tiia most grtjccful whirl, flavin"
git 'tat mitmhl, llmrgit fVee»." »twU.r«»"l toiiiitijI.y.mvM ^-iCtl <.atuM iti.yid,
peaceuhle, quie". man, and ap<
lion would keep me from fighting.
" And, Mr. Nicoli. resumed he, "add also, thai
if the gentleman lalls by Ai« own handt, lhe poli-cy
shall be void.
1 smiled agaiti.
ry trouble, my good
on my own life."
•• And. Mr. Nicoli." continued he," "just add,
ibat if the msurtd fulls by the hand of Justice,
(i. (H by lhe hangman) the risk shall terminate."
It was added - the policy was signed and the pre-mium
paid, and, as 1 lefl bun I gave htm a parting I slalll|j ,h
(hruit.
•• That
j he would prees llns hill upon (lie consideration of
lhe Senile. It was fir.', called up, if I recollect
' :n i.-li'. :; Saturday afternoon ; and, after a
of the L.ll, to w l.i
ast clause aboul the bands of Justice
sir, is ridiculous surplusage. I have lived in
Georgia, man and boy. my whole 1.1—. and 1 nev-er
heard of such a thing os Justice there. You
lori-ei sir. we art i'l a hitih tiaie of civilization teas at..
lorgn.a.r. w« are m ,,,,,'■ precisely the same r. soli look place. My boo- !i™'». he ♦poke oflhem Btpsat already. Ag*M
there, aupreciatlol merit in yuutb, and above li.e ■ !"•■>-•'} ""
. , , ,. • ■• orahle Irni.d in
prejudice, of age I Good morning, sir. fnet(|| |lil,unl|1).
He sighed arid bowed, and I ieli him, deter- lo pursue upon motions f.»r ndj
mined lo hail fiOCD Vermnni until 1 reached lo'.i- dined to adj mm. Ye». af
tude i'J. and ihel, lo take care not lo hail from Ver- •»»«« hours, neatly eight. I MT add. when my
,.,,.„.,., in.. •• I honorable friend from Kentucky, (Mr. L-JiDKR-niont,
I.M I should fall •• by the hand, of Justice. ™" "^ » • dK- ,,,,. ,-,.„„,,,; ,„;„„„•„,..„.,„.
and vacate the policy. ul't.'.o committee« when many Senaiors were
It is rtcurdid in Joe Milter, page 5iJ, that a , exhuMed, and soin" prostrated; and wli
ihioughihe dentate. If, indeed, the Senate had
passed ihe r« solution from tho«Housr, and lhe
House had adopted its ameoflinfn; fixing ihe
final day of adjournnieni for the 31st, we should
have stood in a very.different condiuon. In that
case, [ should inyt»*lf have given a silent vole, or
should, at most, hava made a very brief state-tueni
of lhe ffrounds upon which 1 have forfnexl
on opinion nJ verse lo the passage.of the bill.—
But. uode/ fceienl circumstances, with un unlim-ited
sespign before us, I feel justified in prVaenl-ingmy
view* fully and at large. I shall under-take
lo show ih.it this Compromise measure.which
my honorable friend has reported and reefwn*
mends, involves a total and'absolute aurrepder,
on the par', of the Sjuth, of whatever rights, fevl-injs,
or interest we imy ba»e in ihe suhject,with-nut
ao^- advantage being gained thereby lo us, or
lo ihe country.
Mr. President, on the fiul day of June, in this
presen[ year pi salvation, one thousand, eight
hundret and fnrty-eighl, a' cpeecb was delivered
by un honorable member of the Other "H'-use.1
representing n district in my own Sutie, which I
li.l in a pamphlet published in this CM y. and en-liiled,
** Spefch of Hun. A- W. Vfnable. of North i -■
Carolina, in tot House of R^presentaiive?, Junt« j be"judged from a few ins'.ancea furnished by ihq
1, ]81S,"and headed, "Slavery in ihe Territoris." hiatoiy and practice of the nation.
In.ihi* speech are some remarks in reference lo . TtnU B .ft ^ Vrr,id,n. ^ g^
myself, and I read them becau^. ns the Senate ^exercise a pfl.ir expressly con fern J ttpon-
,11 arV, Ihey have an immediate connexion with (Jongre.,. Fnrexsmpl,.. ihey can regulate dmr
merce, and confer citizenship. Again bv treaty
the Lulled $ aus can exercise a power^ nei C*Q-lerred
iipun'ihe OeneraJ Government a. al.'. iWl
undouiitediy le.-rrved to ihe Stales. X)t this s>x-ai.
n; \ s :.r :,-'.■ : in ihe treaties with Frauce and
the NetherlanjA,' by winch ihe subj-cts of those
powers were enabled tnsuccted tot'ie inheriune'e
of'an.'a ia the United States wkt.oui becoming na-tura'izfd,
and thereby ihe laws of the States ex-eluding
a'iens from succession were repcajled and
abrogated. Agaio, by treaty, the United Slates
■can set up a demand fur a debt which has beei.
'by duo course of law paid and faiisfied. This
wns done with regard to ihe, British debts which
had been riohifully conJUcaled by Stale authority
durmc the Revolutionary war, and (he amount
paid into ihe imUMirie* of Ihe respeciiva . Srates.
And, again, by treaty the United Slates may ac-quire
authority lo ereci judicial tribunals ond con-fer
judicial power wiihin ihe territory of a foreign
and indepeuden: nation. Of 'his we have an ex*
ample in the bill now on our lable—lo ereciauch
tribunals and confer such power—to be exerciser
in the empire of China. It seems, therefore, to
fnllow necessarily, as wo'l from the express gran;
of power as from the practice of the Government,
thai ihe President and Senate by treaty, may ac-quire
lerrimiy for the United Slates. When ibal
acquisition i* made, by ihe exlenl of the power
thus granted, the Constitution confers expressly
upon Conere.-s the power to legislate for the Goa-erniii-'
n', <■.! ihf lernmry >v acj'tired. For it con-fers
on Congress the power " lo moke all laws
necessary and proper for carrying into execution"
• " powers vested by this Constitution in lha
Gotri rogtcol of the United States, or in any de-
HI -m or officer thereof." To my undersland-
* ; ,i is therefore plain thai, by lhe treuly-making
; -ver, we have express authority lo acquif* iei-ritory
; and, by the provision I hove cited, Con-gress
has express authority lo legislate for il wbea
acquired. Now, sir, upon ihis power, what svra
(he restrictions, and where are ihey to bo found?
There ara plainly none in ihe Constitution itself.
Iiisone thing for us to ihink that certain restraints
upon the exercise of this power would be conven-ient,
.would ot ihis particular time be reasonable,
would subserve ihe interests of that section of
the country in which we happen lo live, or, if you
please, ihe general interests of lhe whole; and it
is another and a very difTVrent ihing lo show an
„ This is the aye of progress In (he olden time, it actual restriction upon lhe power ilself. The for-fof
the course iluy ought ,vna »*M ln!|1 " Mining tcr.its casl iheir ihadoua j mer rt.|ales l3 a j„3l an,\ propel mode of exercis*
for ndjt.urnment, still de-' b*filr« l" »"<*. now-'" llie "''v?hlv i,nprovements of mg authority, and oddres-es itself to those in wnoox
ra session of full !,n* dnyi«mio»i Ihe wondfTsofslesin and elec- i|ie power is-vested. The other implies sn Mia«
tricky, it may well h**, that •• coming words cast
their sounds before!" And thus it happened
thm my eollpasffflrofthe Hodsr. m the dark hour
of midnight, hod his spirit iioJuled with n vi::on
socleor o( ih'a strocAy which I should commit on
not alwaya in thai latitude denote temperance.— , „n(] uneor,jeclorec|, i, WM d.,c ,0 lne ,n,,,0rwnce JJ*"'C'»''] °" lll>' 7 h fjtt< '•<■<" 'he Fit
However, as 1 said I would insure you, I will keep of ihe occasion—ihe high, solemn, and lasting in- [te't l|.a',u' c.0.l"'i1"' 0M,d " "'.ln''8* «'ords :
my word. Aa a personal favor I would be glod lerett at slake—and, in an eminent degree, due | . •• A dinmirui.nfd Svr.a(ni.ol jay qw;i Suie, (.\Ir
if you would name a low sum. I'° ,hl5 l,,H,y' "sell, (hat, instead n( beinc introdu-.i Bauuua.) « lenUenuD ot biRh slUuJOeliU aid c»-
■ *nAnnn.t ,. -II n . i i ' Ced to us wiih n sioinlicini noiificutiort that il was.(.,ei'Ue'' 'ei>u'aii.,n in L iccent speech on tluj.tjreiroii
•• I name 830.000 then, said I. He regarded J ^ d ^^ m ^ fc ^ '- llMI- ldm„„.d „ ,,,,,,, of (jj,^, ,„ i^.l.l..^,.
Mr. CLSVTUN, (ia bis seat.) Nothhi of the "'" "■^''-•''■''"•slsvery'lritbererritorie-, but'nhecd.
. { the South upon lne punciple of expediency and the
.,' „ . ... . . , , I'sonse ul i.i.tice of the >'edeial i^iri.lsture." ■ .. _"
.Mr. H*t)or:n. I will show there v-aa,though . . •
peihaps it w.is nol intended. 1 was about to say, I Now- 'othose who are curious in such matters,
when interrupted by the Senator, that in.these , il •»■>' °1' eomewhat interesting to J.arn Usali in
circumstances, tnai.ad of such an announcement! '•''',' speech, distributed in Nonh Carolins about
being mode lo the S.naie. we should have- been '. 9>* middle of this month,* and delivered, as sla<
informed lhal lhe cuinmiitee, unable lo agree up-1 u'd on us fsce. tmfarfint day ol June, reference
u! and spun lacked lo lliem at less than one foot I on any thing else, and acting from the best „„.-1 is made in the passage which I have read. In
r .«• ii »>, tlli»le.s.., nII..iUJ t,hi.o'u.gfhiti p|'tr"o|p'.e-.r t.o.. p|'«rei s»«e-n,,t, uu nnee,wT aBnriilll *""" rettlarl—fS submiiird byJ me in—lhe>ieTt-t—a•1-—« u—p,---
ol w all street . | unheard nl phm nfpacilicauon ornhiimoni?nlous.l on ""'»'r'""'d".>' "f u"-' mine month of June.
•• We value things as «e please, sir. and if you qu,.8„„n. „ „, ,,„.y ,Jrt,„d ,,„ haste ; that, on the . MJ! li,fl i<npressiun tv.is; .hat the gentleman wan
don'i like our terms we « ill close this interview." , contrary, the, invoked from everv member of ihe \ ""correct III bis chronology ; but before cuinmif
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besiing; lhal full nine should be nffurded lo en- rangingeientsaccording lithe proper.i/«rr ; and.
able Senators both to reflect and to debate : and therefore, the jenileinan wr.a guilty of no viola
tlisi, •".'ir from the usual order ot the Beaale I ll°° « aWTavlfslsff/ l*Mv lepresenled himself
being reversed, and this question pressed -upon a ' "» referring on the fifil of Jur.e lo what was said
.weary and exhausted Senate—motions to adjourn,' on the feWMi/. both days being in Ihe same year.
'•Von are t.kinc unnecessa- ' efter a cont.nued st-.ung of seven and eight hours, Some f.ersons. on reading this reference in Ihe
» , i resisted, and lhe yeas and nays demanded —no ''l»',"Ch m my remark, und fiedmg. from lhe pro-
I sir; 1 shall make no attempt 0|)|)orIunll¥ for acUhlllU0n „na discussion would ' ceedii.gs ond debate, of lhe faetihle". that I bat.l
be withheld. ' not said "one wora on the Subject until after tin
My honorable friend from Delaware.(Mr.CLav-' M»"l'Ch was made, Rilfflti ^M.,.ose lhal a si-inaccuracy
had Crept in. ai.u .i.u. those- reuiL..-:
were not made at oil iu'ihe House of Represen-la'.
ivrs on hfwM of June, which refer, as a past
event, lo a speech of mine, made on ihe second
of June; bul were inserted for the firsi lime in
ihe jjr.fi/ft7speech in the month of July, Bull
drew un such inference. Tlie whole mutter may
be sHiisfactorily explained, without any.such un-and
'i..bori..u»""se'sston. my honorable friend HtS-1 Ahrittrtls supposition. In ancient times, when
ted ■ motion for adjournim-m. and on th* v. as , ,h* prophetic spirit descended upon a mnn, the
SndnSTS. voted Sgaiost it. The Monday after ••**"• "rnPl '"to future lime," often saw events
was spent in the consideration uf lhe bill, and ' «ith such Ibrde and dist.ncinefs, '.hat. in prophetic
TON.) says lhal no intention was announced It)
pMSS tins measure through in hasle. Il" by that
he means that no such terms were Bled, he is
undoubted1)* correct. But, in point Or" fact, how
miter f My Iriend announced thai
Hibernian bricklayer, laid a w.iger with one ol
his countrymen, iliai the Latter could noi put hnn
in a hod, and carry him up a ladder, 10 the lop u!
n lour :>tory house. A shilling was the amount ol
the Lot, and the task was successfully accomplish-ed.
" Vn "on )e," said the carrier, "give me
the shilling." " Faith and so you have,'* ans-wered
his load, '-bul I'at, "hen you reached U.e
I. with a constitution of iron, and youth besid. s on lh** *"onl of June, thai it beClR
mv side, fell some respite lo be rjeCevsary, u mo-lion
lo adjourn was curried, upon lha yeas 111.A
nats« against lha TOW of my Irjend rrotn Dili-ware.
Tlie proceeding nn?, la mv opinion, tin-fortunate—
very unfortunate—though 1 attribute
nothing of impropriety cf iuieiiiion to the genile.
men, or'hose who ncted With him.
Mr. CHYIO.N. It is very extrnrrdinsry that
the geiiilemaii does noi recoiled lhal when ll
a ;a*t
If fir*t
lit,
And
impleased up
as such, he al-then,
his patriotic
third stoty your foot sipped, and ihen 1 h.id great ( Senator from Maryland, (Mr. JoHMMl*} who •.■.a.
hopes ye would fall." eatauated and unwell.desired the Senate to nd-
The time had nearly arrived for the cxpiroiiun |Jou»i Lj" opposilioft lo the w.sl
of the risk of my life, and I sup| ose .hut the New I ** t^X^C^^
Yuik company «iil pocketall the premium >od | iht*gentlftnaocalls ■>* hot haat
incur no lost; bul last yt ur, in pa«mg ihrough the
county oi 13 , I gc»l a fever, ami ihen [«* my
of i IK
that the
ny fupporl.
on his mind
ludeU l*» it ur
horror, in ihl
mv olTence, imp- Mdd him lo make ft pious ap-peal
in heav) it in ihess WOfdSi nnmedialeiy lol-lowlng
those winch I have QUOtod :
■•tiiacieus he.ivn! are we roddOed 10 thial la
nur only, oor I '«i hope. t'ic vardtet ori jury vvboaa n-larevt,
whnsa h'hrps BIHI whoaa oraaaisatloo fix
ihsi verdict against uni '
And a liltle sfier, rli!! refeiiing to me, ho CX-Iriends
[ claim',—
inoiion j .. ^„j ,'orr.utliorn sUteamen sr.un.l lhe first r.oir»
That
Hibernian friend said.] / hud great hopes 'jjt£-
inz thim!—Orion AJufrazii.e.
GAMING.—Burgh in lits dignity of Human Na-ture
sums up ihe evils of irm practice in a single
paragraph:
0*»H)IIIC Is an amuseiiuiil wholly unworthy
Mr. lUbOi n. Unfortunately, ihe hororabl-gentlemau
ctulounds '.wodiflerei.i eases. I ItOOW
that the gfnileman asaented io the motion to ad-journ
last evening, for the ncrommoduium tl my
friend from Maryland ; but how was it when my
friend from l*C*iilncky, (Mr. L'sn* RWVOD.) who
was tUBpOHdto be opposed to!!.: tilt,desired an
adjournment fur liU accommodation ? It was tn
this case ihat I referred. Allow me, tir. to add
what I waa about to any whea interrupted by the
honoriihh- ffi'iilkn
of rational Oeings, DLViog ueuher the pretence ol I peculiarly Uhiurlunun* with regard lusuch n b.
1 s ihi.". The great end and object of lhe bill, a
vowed Ly the gentleman and ihe committee
exercising the body, of exerting ingenuity, or cl
giving any natural pleasure, and owing its only
enierunwi.' '■• -■-■-.. to unnatural and vitiated
taste; ihe ceusj? ol \u\\u. * ->*> U lime, uienor-ihuu.
destruction oiiuouey, irritating the passions
of ilirritig up Bvurice, uf innumerable tricks and
frauda, ut encouraging idleness,oi disgusting peo-ple
against their proper employments, and ol unk-ing
and debasing all that n truly gr.-at and valn-iihi-;
in the mind.'*
Lei me warn you, ^en, my young reader: t
nay, more, lei ine urg
dreadful road.- Shu
to destruction
lo pacify the public mind, lo settle this ugitating
■Object, and lo restore harmony to the Country.
How I Only by its moral powtr. You cannul
change the opinion, or Seiile lhe discontents of
free America, by the mere force of law. On oc-casions
of ihis kind, il is all important that lhe
moral influence which accompanies a measure,
should be as extensive as possible in is opera-liun
, and therefore, I think, there should have
be.m shown no dispoatiiuu to cut cfl any gentle-man
frooi • di>CH«ion ol lhe u.uestion, by pres-sing
a vote here uiiltl the phvsical energies cf
\ o-u iic'e'er lo entei this '• the Senate should be i, rule en down, and the mem-vou
would the i nl ,lf'rs ne compelled by exhaustion lo submit. This
of n treat] IJoai lha Bag fall first in tl.eirlif.i-di V
Now, as I intend to advance again that ntru.
cioussenlimeot which, drhvend by me on tin.
/•ccand day pf June, awakooed 'he propheuc hor-ror
»-l my COlIyaKUa oflbfl House on ihe Jlrst, nnd
Hi IPS speech,"no dl 'il l with lhe kind-si fei ling*
towards me, was p r,.ed sid circul'iied 1*1ten*
sivtly in tne State of North Carolina, the Senate
will see why I have nude this reference, nnd that
it is demand* d ol me, as 2 matter of respect and
gra.te.ful consiJeraiion to hnn, that 1 shonlj . late
the ground* on winch pjy.apiilioa rests; A1 opm-n.
ihut I tegnrd his course as ( ion. bv lhe sspreSlion oi whicii I have, according
to his phrase. " soundi u* the first note of rental'*
from a position Which I have never nssjmed, and
thrown down a f.ag which I never raised.
In order to a full understanding of my views,
a is necessary that 1 sliuuld po back a Intle in ihe
orgumei.t, and show thai this Government jus
al exclusion of power and leaves iiolhing for *.he
exercise of discretion at all. The honorabla
Senator from Virginia (\1r. HUSIKB.) svmarkud
tl:ai, ahh* ugh ii seem-d »o him an abjur-diiy to
deny Congress the power to govern the teritory,
yet that puwer must be exercised insubordination
to aome general lulo given in ihe Constitution.—
He undertook lo specify one case, and cerainly it
ar ferestgl.i or fjrchearvif: of | was a very Onlsappy illustration of ihe rule ha
hud laid down. He remarked ihalC'ongret* was
bound toeslablish over a lern-ory a republican
form of government. Why, sir, whsl has bean
heret"fore lhe aCtldQ of Congresa ? What do we
propose to do by this very bill I E?iabluh a
republican form of government f Why. tho
President and Senate are lo sen 1 four men i>
New Mexico and five to California, who, without
the previous request or subsequent ssnetion of
ih- people ihere, are lo exercise legislative, exec-utive,
snd judicial powers over ihem. Is sWM rd"
pa bitcan ! lathifWhai ihe Constiiuiicn calls a
republican government 1 A government, in
which the p-ople gav-rned do nol elect their gov-ernors,
and do not exercise tl.e smujlest restraint,
control, cr i; fljence over |l e,n. Sir. :t is prepos-leruustocail
Juch n. intihuticn lepubhean.—
How, tarn, do ghnileineri m ike oul lhaufrom tha
(jenerel power of Gj *rnme^ I, cjnferred without
quahricition, is ajtc**pied tin- power of excluding
the insiiiuiion nf • latery ? BMrerj vos it tklaa
under to* Conslitut;on w the United Slates, is a
State insiiiuiion. It exists in the Ttates whith
allow it, as a Siate inMiiut.on, under their lavs.
It does nol exist M an institution of the Cmied
States. 1'. is nol an insiiiuiion that owes its pngin
io any law of ihe United States, by which s'aveiy
is ii.troduced or e«iaM.sht d. IS'or is u recognissd
craumei.i, aim ibat mis oovernmeni n« by- the Constit.ut.ion■-o-f l-h.- a Un,i.t,e.d Slate. s, othTe-rwise
a i%hi io acquire lerruory. and whence ihaTnghl ''*" 1 .,ns,»ul'^- 1 *}*' f»y re/ere nca
,. dw.ved. lUpuouihthisis ppoomint. dd.illTleerreennilooppHtu.ions have i ",l ™ lUl 'n>'ru„,eat ,, the sin.ple provision by
been expreu»ed. .My friend Ironi Mass (Mr.
Davis.) in a very able speech on ihu subleci,
ireuied this as a casus ominus in the Conatitu
ri *«.. °f thr party io whom such service or labor may
lion, he d the? power io ocuuire an assume.! one, , ' /, ' ., c a „,_,.„U
be due. Where, then, do geni einen nnd ground
and lhe right tu govern as u con»eqdeuce merely
ot lhe are|ui»itrun. In-iiiy opinion, ihe power io
acquire'ierruory is Slpfaasly coiiferrtd upon the-
•.\licr ihiafppeech was rmeY1,wa* iiilormr.1 h)
which persons bonrsd io service ot labor ip one
Siale. "under the laws thereof.*' and- escaping
into another, shnli bedeliv«red up on complaint
for the conclusion that, although Congress has
pOWaflQ govern these territories in every other
(•articular, ii has no power io govern ihem ia
r gird '.o ibis pancular institution f If ihe couchi-iivsn
'were right, woul<] it not lulloW, ihoi l.ft/nuo-i-
nl vou I.O, a.l ..••) t.c lost. Bay Dot ihat ;au . ,6,M j, „0 eltj,„. j„ i„y*]ud|Meu, for Xh* .,-. I ,... .n.tl'aill n». *.t X'ongrers at. to racluJc ill- .
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