The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-15

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Geo A. Trenholm, esq, James NJ Walker, esq,
Wnl. d. Porter esq, q. N Reynolds esq.,
NJ. 9. Mordeca, esq, Henry GouIdlr, esq,
&C Mein,nnger, esq, J. L. Norvil, esq,
C. b. Northrop. esq, James English, esq,
VIM Nj. l.awton, esq, 9, E. Kanapanx, esq,
Frederick Shailer esq. W. c. Gaewood, esq.
Hon John G. Calhoun was then introduced to the
meeting when the entire assemblage rose and received
himwh enthusiastic cheering, which having at length
subsidized -ym
The chairman, in behalf OF the large and respectable
portion of the citizens OF Charleston there present. cor
daily welcomed their distinguished guest.
Mr.. Calhoun briefly but feelingly returned his ac
Acknowledgements, and was conducted TO seat on the right
of the chair. t.y n
mitted the following report and resolutions:
The committee, to whom has been referred the grave
question, which has brought us together beg leave re-
spectfully to report
That in the opinion OF the committee, the developments
OF the last year. at the seat of the federal government
and in the nonslaveholding States generally indicate
condition of things, regard the domestic institutions,
peculiar to the South requiring the most grave and ear
consideration OF the whole people OF the savehod-
ing States. Your committee think they perceive IN the
events of the of Congress which has just closed
and of the latter part of the preceding session. IN the tone
and temper of the northern press during the interval and
in the action of the legislatures OF most OF the
holding States, conclusive evidence of fixed determine
on on the part OF these States that slavery shall moi
hereafter exist in any OF the Territories OF the United
States and that no State shall be admitted into the Union,
whose constitution toeraes It's existence
Your committee present an important statement OF the
facts and circumstances upon which tins conclusion rests
The first indication which they propose to notice is
The Wilmot provso introduced by member from Penn
sylvana, the close of the session OF Congress OF the
last year. This an amendment OF the two million
BILL authorizing the appropriation OF that sum Tor nego-
tating peace with Mexico which provides as funda-
mental condition the acquisition OF any territory from
the republic OF Mexico 'that slavery should be forever
excluded This passed the House OF Representatives
by vote of IS to 50.
AT early period of the session inst expired bill
was reported for organizing Territorial Government in
Oregon, and in this introduced the provlso,
that slavery should be forever excluded all reference
beng piposely omitted to the line Of compromise esab
lshed in the adjustment OF the Missouri controversy.
This could have been intended only as the enumeration OF
aprincipe; the principle OF the Wilmot poviso that
slavery should be excluded from all the territories OF the
United States. From the high northern latitude of Ore
gon and the nature of its productions is clear that no
apprehension could have been entertained that slavery
would ever be actually introduced into that Territory.
Besides, the good faith with which the south has ever
adhered to the compromises, which at various times she
has, for the sake of harmony and union, entered into
ask for the extension of slavery beyond 36 deg 80
min of north atihidethe line of the Missouri compro
mise Whatever may have been the doubts entertained
IN the south as to the propnety OF having yielded thus
much, no one in the south has proposed vio
ation of this compromise Whence then, the pretence
for the premature introduction of such provision to
Oregon, unless the enumeration of principle intended
the basis of future action what is worse, gra
tutous insult to the south But if allowed to
doubt upon the bill itself, the vote upon Mr.. Burts
amendment was not to be mistaken He proposed the
extension of the Missouri compromise line westward of
the Rocky mountains to the Pacific, and it rejected
by a large majority
The next manifestation which YOUR committee would
present. is the motion by Mr. Preston King of New York
introduce bill providing for the appropriation of three
millions for negotiating peace with Mexico, attaching
thereto substantially the Wilmot poviso This sus-
tanned by large majority OF the House Of Representa-.
tves and only failed because the rules required vote
OF wo-thrds TO grant leave to introduce bill out OF its
order.
This movement from New York was succeeded by Mr.
Wmots renewal OF his amendment of the session pre-
cedng which carried and the bill sent the Senate
OF the United States with the Wimot proviso attached
thereto While before the House, member from Hi
(Nr Douglass) again proposed the adoption in this
matter, of the line OF the Missouri compromise which
proposition again rejected.
II is true that, in the Senate the Wimot provso was
defeated by vote OF thirty twenty one but your
committee constrained to believe, that would be
dangerous deuson TO look upon this vote indicative
Of the views OF the Senate upon the principle involved
The remarks OF the senator's from the savehoding