The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-07

nons were most conducive 10 the progress ana pros
,v Of the people lie was remarking, that they had
look TO the boundary line and on either side OF IT,
d The evidences clear as the at MONDAY as to which
oaion of things was most advantageous But, indeed,
Emissions of southern gentlemen themselves lett
ue or doubt The gentleman from Virginia, who ad
vssed the House yesterday, Mr. BEDINGER,] who spoke
ahnn The north constantly ecurng them at the south,
Tery feelingly alluded to the .,deiomy which they
,ss mon them. In manner that had in II touchin,
Una that honorable gentleman spoke of the "unhap
% "ortune' with which "nature had cursed" them,
y about which he accused the north of constantly
any a"n,nq them With all Difference to the gentleman,
y" Mr G. begged to say that the north did no such
,bOg All that the north sought TO do, to prevent
ha Extension of that defomity to regions whose fair
iom not now dlslgured by a. Al tnal me north
vsbsh The gentleman had pathetcally complained, into
rsgons where ii was now unknown: lie asked the
nth was not satisfied that the introduction OF slavery
s INJURIOUS to any county' Was the south not salts
SsJ La their revolutionary fathers justified in
barginr upon the king of Great Britain, of his
acts OF tyranny and OPPRESSION, the effort TO protect
the slave trade and perpeiuate slavery Wny' ihen,
10 extend that institution over regions OF the earth
os vet unvisitel by that evil Was the human
heart so SELFISH Could they really desire the extension
and ieeinsIy deplored Why seek to nlic il upon 9TH
ers Some of them talked of the balance OF political
mower Gentlemen had no reason TO be Jealous on that
ssubect The north at all times had had the balance OF
power yet Tor forty years the chief magsiracy had been
Tiled by southern men, and by the north only for sixteen
years All the prominent official stations had been filled
chiefly by southern men and YET ,ae hor.n haa ever Pos
y, Had not the past afforded abundant evidence that 1t
was with selfish view OF acquiring politcalpower that
the north had resoutey planted itself on those great
principles which he had so feebly attempted to announce
and defend The north desired-as he trusted, from
pure motives and certainly apart from all mere sectional
consderatons-to preserve that region of country Ca
formal from the evils of slavery Let that be secured to
hem--secure to them on the Pacific shore Gordon of
free Staes-and they would leave the south in. the full
enjoyment OF all its rights. If slavery had its adyan
tages they were welcome to enjoy them II II had ITS
evils the north deplored it. But the Union in dan
ger! Howl They touched not the constitution. They
touched not any OF the rights of the south They secured
them all the rights which they ever had, and left intact
all the country over which slavery existed All that they
insisted on was that that institution should not be ex-
tended over regions which the foot the slave had
trod WE'LL did that violate the compact? Did any gen.
teman suppose that for moment he could entertain such
an idea OF the southern portion OF the country that they
would regard that as violation OF the compact? he re-
garded as libel and SANDER upon them to entertain
such an idea. While the north religousy observed
every item of the compact, and stood with the south
shoulder to shoulder in carrying IT out where was the
excuse cry out ''we'll dissolve the Unon-well Sc
cede unless pervert the government OF this country
from its legitimate purpose, the extension OF slave
rv-o the conversion of free into slave territory y The
north would consent to that What reason
was there then to dissolve the Union What earth
ly reason What plausible excuse could gentlemen
render to their constituents for talking about it,
The constitution did not embrace this territory It never
embraced it. There then no compromise relative to
it, 1t proposed TO- incorporate that territory and the
north insisted that the incorporation should be made on
the terms most advantageous to that territory se-on
the terms that would best promote human happiness
there, and the prosperity Of the people in all tune to
come And 10 forthwith, he did not know but with a
view to an appeal to their fearshey told that the
Union endangered Away with the childish no.
ton He (Mr G.) had no fears that subject. The
Union could not be dissolved SO long as the principles OF
the constitution upheld-so long as every, right
given to the south maintained nvlolate-so long as
no encroachment was made upon single immunity Sc
cured by the constitution Gentlemen could not go to Their
constituents and tell them that they must secede from the
Union, and why What reason could they give to then
constituents, 10 the civilized world If the north, in
the middle of the nineteenth century, would not permit
the power OF the republic to be perverted to an extension
of slavery, that reason why the Union should be
dssolved He dismissed all such considerations Men
OF weak nerves might be inundated by them-by all 9TH
ers they would be regarded unworthy of moments
attention. He loved the Union His affections clustered
strongly and warmly around it. He believed that that
Union was to be pepetuated, and that the republic
a go Oh IN us sn h o. n e na no
would secede without Sure, sure he was, that
in this matter she had not particle of reason even to
threaten such secession They referred to the Missouri
compromise. They were told that the south was will
ling to adhere to it relgousy-hat il had no disposition
to reaconly extend the line SO degrees 80 minutes to
the Pacific, and all would be well 1t occurred to him
spirit of their dream If he recollected Alright, there
last session bill providing for territorial government
in Oregon He remembered that in that blu there was
clause prohibiting slavery involuntary servude in
Oregon. except for crime-; that was north OF 90 deg
30 min far enough. The vote was taken on that sub
lect in the House, and large proportion of the southern
men recorded their votes against it. Where was the
Missouri compromise tlen--where that blessed in
strment, second in their estimation only TO the consttu
ton itself All it was forgotten. They charge
Mr.. r. CHAPMAN here said: My name, amongst
that vote being opposed to the Missouri compromise
but that declared the want OF power in Congress TO leg