This is the attitude of the memorial and the oration.

Nothing has yet changed.

There is less fervor in the denunciation of slavery, but that may be fairly attributed to circumstances which made the maintenance of the general government and the enforcement of the revenue laws the main points in issue.
In 1836 the anti-slavery movement, destined to grow to such vast proportions, began to show itself in the Senate.

The first contest came on the reception of petitions for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.

Mr.Calhoun moved that these petitions should not be received, but his motion was rejected by a large majority.