Speech of Mr. Pickens, of South Carolina, in the House of Representatives
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Pickens, of South Carolina, in the House of Representatives: January 21, 1836, on the Abolition Question The resolution of Mr. Wise, declaring that Congress has no power under the Constitution to abolish Slavery in the District of Columbia, &c., being under consideration - Mr. Pickens rose, and observed that he regretted exceedingly the necessity that induced him to say any thing on the interesting and deeply exciting topics before the House. Sir, when I had occasion, some weeks since, to make a few remarks on this subject, I, as well as the party I have the honor to be associated with, were then denounced as attempting to raise a discussion and excitement for party purposes. It was said that, like the Hartford-convention men and the abolitionists, we were put down and sunk in the country, and that we desired some sectional excitement to raise us from our weak position, &c. I would disdain to notice this, if the charge had originated from, and been confined to, a miserable whipster editor, who has been hired to hunt down all that is virtuous and intellectual in the country - who has fed upon calumny and fattens upon slander, and upon whose countenance envy and malignity hold their cadaverous union - I would loathe to touch this pitiful thing, that lives by licking the spittle of men, if it were not that it is understood to represent the Executive branch of this Government, and is the organ of the dominant party that now rules the destinies of this republic. This being the fact, I call upon every honest and virtuous man to brand it with the indignation that its falsehood and infamy deserve. Let no man suppose that, because I belong to a comparatively small party, persecuted and misrepresented, my voice is ever to be silenced upon this floor, when the honor or the interests of those I stand here to represent may be involved, directly or indirectly. No earthly consideration shall deter me from uttering the sentiments of my heart on this subject. Let no man make it a question for partisan warfare, or for party triumph. It rises above all parties, and is identified with the dearest and paramount interests of every Southern State in this confederacy. Mr. Speaker, I have seen enough to convince me that there is an unsound state of feeling here and elsewhere, totally at war with our rights and our institutions. I have not read passing events for the past year to be now deceived at what I see. I agree with gentlemen, when they say the abolition societies and their open partisans are at present, compared with other great parties, small, so far as numbers are concerned. 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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