Speech Of Mr Downs Of Louisiana On The Compromise Resolutions Of Mr Clay

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Excerpt from Speech of the Hon. Solomon W. Downs of Louisiana: On the Resolution Submitted by Mr. Foote, of Mississippi, Declaring the Compromise Measures Mr. Downs said: Mr. President, I had not arrived in this city when the resolution under discussion was introduced, and, if I had been consulted on the subject, I should not have advised such a course. I do not think there is much virtue in abstract resolutions in legislative bodies; I prefer actions to words always; and as Congress has acted on the subjects referred to in the resolution, and has evinced no disposition to change the policy adopted in 1850, but, on the contrary, as it seemed to be sustained by more general approbation, both in and out of Congress, and in all sections of the country, than when first adopted, and has given peace, repose, and safety to the Union, I would not, if the choice had been left to me, have renewed this discussion. However, at it has been renewed without my agency, and has led to a general discussion of the compromise measures, in the course of which arguments and opinions have been advanced, and fact stated, most erroneous and dangerous to the country, and calculated to do injustice to those who are responsible for those measures, I, too, find it my duty to the Senate on me subject. I appear not as the champion of the Compromise - I am willing that it should stand on its own merits - but to defend it from the unjust assaults that have been mule against it. This very discussion has shown that it is stronger in the affections of the people than its best friends had supposed. The clear, frank, and satisfactory manner in which the honorable senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Brodhead] vindicated his State and the North generally from the charge of obstructing the fugitive-slave law will calm and satisfy the minds of many in other quarters of the Union who have had their misgivings on the subject. This is just what we expected from that gentleman from his previous course in the other end oi the Capitol, and before the people, and from his noble State, now, as she has ever been, literally and truly the keystone in the arch of this our glorious Union. In another way this discussion will do good: it will show that the opposition to the Compromise is much narrower, and embraces fewer individuals than it did in 1850. Who makes war on it now? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, in Support of His Propositions to Compromise on the Slavery Question The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to the consideration of the following resolutions, submitted on Tuesday last by the Senator from Kentucky, (mr. Clay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.