Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-09


PLANTATION.
Leave being unanimously given
Mr., KING said Mr.. Speaker find in the Union Of thi
morning paragraph alluding, presume, to bill which
yesterday asked leave TO Introduce The editor of the Union
is very evident mistakes the purpose of the bill desire
briefly TO state the and opinions which induced
propose the and, that may not be understood
have written what propose to say.
Sir IN proposing to introduce that bill had intention
to interfere with anticipate the action OF the standing
committee from which 1t came TO the House at the last
sion, but governed solely by the desire bring the sub
ecs presented by the provisions Of the bill TO the early cons
deration and action Of the House The bill embraces two
principal eaturesone placing amount Of money at the
discretion OF the President to be used in negotiating
with Mexico, IT an opportunity shall when the Presi
dent should deem proper to this money in negotiating
treaty of peace the other excluding slavery from any terri
tory which the United States may hereafter acquire being the
provision offered by the honorable gentleman from Pennsy
vana, Mr. WILMor) and adopted part OF this peace
measure by the House of Representatives in August last
will frankly say that if had not supposed that there was
disposition in quarters silently to give theiree principle
Of the Wimo proposition the goy and, by smotherng and
avoiding action upon it. give further extension to the dom
Mons OF slavery at the expense OF Tree territory should not
this time have brought forward this bill The President
recommended and his recommendation, of law
granting the two millions.
Mr.. PAYNE here and said rise to point of order
In making personal explanation, the gentleman has no right
go into general speech in explanation and defence of
bill which has been submitted Congress for its action
Mr.. H. CHAPMAN, without rising } Certainly not.
Mr.. WENTWORTH hope the gentleman will have
liberty to proceed
The SPEAKER observed that the House had by unan-
agreed that the rules Of proceeding should be
suspended to afford the gentleman from New York oppou
nifty make personal explanation 1t was in such cases,
almost impossible for the Chair decide how far remarks
made by gentlemen under such circumstances were confined
what might strictly be considered explanation purely
personal OF that the House could judge well the
Chair but where there rules of order force was
too much TO expect the presiding officer of the House to
transcribed the leave given for an explanation
Mr.. PAYNE. Does the 60 hourrule' apply Laughter.
The SPEAKER. Oh certainly renewed laughter.
Mr.. KING thereupon proceeded If coupled with the
Wmot provso, would cheerfuly grant the money. But
would have the free principle Of the Wmo proyso enacted
into law, whether this bill passes The time has
when this Republic should declare by law that will be
made an instrument to the extension OF slavery the CONT
nent of America That the boundaries, institutions and
principles Of our Republic and will EXTEND there be
no doubt The present with Mexico must result in
extension OF the territory of the United States peace
honorable To this country be concluded without ndem
liy from Mexico in territory II is whispered that it will
lot do to propose law that any such territory should free
eory because Southern Administration will take no
itoy unless shall be arranged that the territory shall be
pen to slavery. will not listen to harbor monstrous
IN idea
Every inch Of Texas was yielded to slavery Iknow that
reluctantly yielded the possession of slavery by many
Who supposed the acquisition of Texas might be hazaded by
dssenslon about the terms srenuousy insisted upon
" the representatives of the slave States but with Texas,
he extension OF slavery, supposed, would stop. Ii
vas hoped the South would desire to carry il where it
loes not exist Is this SO The two millions are dis
incty urgently and repeatedly recommended by the Pres
lent to be appropriated There other for which
his appropriation be wanted except in connexion with
ession Of territory by Mexico Mexico already us un-
paid ndemnes for acknowledged and adudcated spoatons
On our commerce. repeat, must have territory from
Mexico and there can be no harm improperly in stating
what circumstances and every Of Government pro-
world and words
could do
Shall the territory free which shall come to urs
icon be free territory open settlement By the aborng
of the free States, shall be slave territory given up to
slave labor One other il must be it cannot be both
The labor of the free white and women and of their
children, cannot and will aud dpk and lie down. and
rise up with the black labor Of slaves free white labor will
not be degraded by such association Ii slavery
cuded by law, the presence of the slave will exclude the
boring white The young who with their
into the forests, and hewed Of the wilderness such
States Ohio, and Indiana, and Michigan, and Illinois, and
Iowa. and Wisconsin, would have consented, in the
workshops in the ed be coupled with negro slaves
These powerful Commonwealth have sprung up in the great
West within the memory OF single generation, Free popu-
ous and aourshing by the wisdom Of the legislation of the
OF the Revolution. One this Government did
for them than all other of legislation II was the ordi-
Of July, 1884, by which slavery and involuntary
vtude, except for crime, forever prohibited ia oil the
ory of tho United States north and of the Ohio
The brave and patriotic generation who achieved indie
pendence, and established the Republic did hesitate about
passing such They thus saved these populous
and powerful States from the evils of slavery and black
population.
Shall hesitate to do the thing for territory where
slavery does not exist trust not The man who has
wealth credit purchase plantation and become the
Of slaves may settle and reside without social degrade
ton in country where slavery exists Not with the labor
ing white He cannot go without social degradation,
and he therefore will not 60 He is excluded quite eec-
tuay he could be by law The presence slavery
wherever il exists degrades the condition. the responsibility
the character of labor false and ischievous public opn-
ion regarding the condition and responsibility of labor pro-
duced by its presence and false and his and
to his constituency would be any Representative OF free white
men and women who should by his place fec white la
Dor upon condition OF social equality with the labor of the
black slave equally false would he be who upon any pre-
tence should by nacton and evasion of tbs question: pro-
duce the same degrading result
The measure which had the honor to propose presented
this subject the House, cannot and of course do not
claim any originality in the principles of the BILL feature
OF which comes from the earnest recommendation Of the Pre-
den in his special message Congress of the session
the other from the motion Of my friend from Pennsy lvana
(Mr WILNor,) and the adoption Of his proposition by the
House when the bill considered and passed The bill is
again. in the annual message of the President the opening
OF the present session. strongly recommended TO the favorable
attention Of Congress- The history Of the known
to the House and the country II passed the House Of Rep
reseDaves at the last session, late the Saturday night
preceding Monday the 10th Of August which day Con-
gress had decided to ad ourn IL o'clock Many
other important bswere still pending in that Senate, be
decided IN the forenoon Of Monday, and this BILL taken up
the last hour OF the session of the Senate did the
final action Of vote upon its passage lost by not
having been voted upon, and without the decision Of the