The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-27

sovereign States OF this Union, and her shedding Of
American blood upon American soil. How is she to do
what is her present debit Her foreign debt was about
sixty millions OF dollas her domestic debt about forty
millions her whole debt then, before she commenced
this controversy with the United States of the north
one hundred millions dollars Her treasury is exhausted
her government is bankrupt; her army unpaid, and
fed and, upon the last breeze from the south, there
TO the that her Congress, desperation,
have issued decree against the property of the church
Now. sir, vain TO look Tor indemnity Tor eti
zens from such government without she pay US in ter
rltory. ai e esEal I fi
take it, then, for granted, Mr. Chairman, in adj
dressing myself to this question, that shall gain terri
tory and must gain territory, before shut the gates OF
the temple of Janus. IA IA
There is another reason why we must gain il, Mr.
Chairman. Our emigrants in passing along across the
broad prares OF the west have already turned their foot
day the Anglo Saxon planted his step upon the " sea
grt sls down 70 the present me his motto has ever
been that which was gorously borne the banner
OF the immortal Hampden-- .sa
g Yssfigia auHa rstro,sun.n
Our emigrants are going there they are carrying with
them the civilization of the north they carrying
with them their love for the institutions OF these States
and tell you sir. il do not gain this territory Mexi
co can never resume her iron sway over it. Ii must
either be with us, adding the strength, and the wealth
an independent republic. We must have it. Every
sideration of national policy calls upon secure it,
We must march right out from ocean TO ocean We
must fulfil what the American poet has said of us, from
one end of this confederacy to the other
''The broad Pacific chafes our strand
We hear the wild Atlantic roar"
We must march from Texas straight to the Pacific ocean,
and be bounded only by its roaring wave. We ai-
init other government to any partition of this great ter
ritory 1t is the destiny OF the white race it is the des
tiny of the Anglo Saxon and if they fail perform
it, they will not up to that high position which
Providence in his mighty government, has assigned
them.
If we are them to have this territory, we must act in
reference to the question of its domestic institutions 1t
must either preserve what my friend from Georgia [M
CoBBl truly described neutrality in reference to it,
either preserve a neutrality upon this question
of slavery else we must adopt the provso offered by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Chairman, shall not discuss this question in
constitutional point OF view have neither the strength
the time to do Indeed after the very able discus
sion which it received weeks since from the
gentleman from South Carolina, Mr.. RHETT,] and to
which have listened this morning from the gentleman
from Virginia Mr. BAYLY,l in reference to this view Of
the case, should not have such field the poor
privilege of CLEANER. The argument has been exhaust
has clearly convinced me that under the constitution of
the United States Congress has power make this
prohibition against slavery in the territories which we
But wish to take another view of this question: sir
This movement in its remote orgin arose with the abo
onists of the north In making this remark, do not
attribute the usual motives which animate those gentle
men, to my friend from Pennsylvania But this move
ment against the institution of slavery, it exists in the
southern Of ofS had s origin with
from Who were the men who first started this aboli-
ton movement in the north They were Englishmen.
1t from England, nation that has done more to
forge the chains of millions than any other nation
earth nation whose statute book is dsgraced by
mcnt after enactment for the encouragement of the slave
trade Yes, nation which, in the face of the
strances Of the American colonies year after year. poured
out this population upon the shores of the New World
Why, sir, witnessing the scenes which do or whose
report is brought to us now upon every breeze that
from the east, would think that Great Britain
had full scope for the of her philanthropy
home. What spectacle IS now presented nation in
rf fhr,at <bao,
on the borders of arvaon speaking to the world rum
pet-tongued of the misrule OF centuries! nation, at
her door, occupying rich and fertile soil, beggared,
starvation, brought about by her msgovernment And
this is the nation that would send her philanthropy on
crusade across the waters against the institutions of the
New World! Why, sir, although it has been truly said
that charity should not be bounded by home home the
place from which it should start, and where its genial
light should first shine
Now sir this movement has for its avowed object the
benefit of the slave. Mr.. Chairman | claim to be as
much the friend of the black any aboltonists of
the north !clam to be the friend of every who is
made in the likeness OF his Creaorwho walks with his
face erect to the heavens and would lend every effort
in my power to enhance the happiness of every man.
But, sir, when you to look at the means which
proposed, ask, they to carry forward advance the
happiness of the coloed racer Could they be liberated
Why, there is no man here, and no man, suppose in
the north so wild as to believe that they could with
safety either themselves or to the inhabitants of the
southern States. As has been well remarked to-day,
and shown by statistics it would be but to usher them
of savery--of African savery--has been the work of
centuries 1t has been saidhese things beyond my
ken)butt has been said to have been the fulfment OF
that terrific prophecy, which said that of the of
the patriarch of the ark should be his brethren
But has grown upon this country in the of CEN
tures can only be safely removed by the same pro-
cess.
Now, sir as said before in Maryland, in reference to
this question: occupy somewhat peculiar position.
We are slave State We are the first State south OF
Mason and Dixon's line. We have free State on the
NORTH and slave State the south We do not legis
would dare propose in the legislature of our State
the abolition of this tenure between the master
and the slave But yet, sir, by the slow process
OF causes beyond human agency, and above all hui
man Legislation, that State is destined, at some fu
future day. TO take her rank amid the free States of the
into free population The statistics upon this question:
when looked into, show some mighty results In one of
the counties of Maryland Cecil in $780, the slave pop
ulaon amounted to 3,4O7; the free coloed population
only 20 1913 In 1870 shown by the last census, the
slave population in the same county has dwndled down
free coored population has swelled up to 255l about
fifteen times its number at the former date In the city of
Baltimore in $780, the number of slaves 5,S77 and
of free coored persons only COT In 1910, the number of
slaves was 1896 and of free colorea persons 3fs5:
showing gradual decrease of the slave, and vast in
crease of the free coored population And the same
suit is shown throughout the whole State. Here the
black population changing from slave population to
free colored population, and this without the agency of
law, but by causes beyond all human control
III has been from variety OF causes, Mr.. Chairman
We have an open door to the north; have open
door TO the south As slave labor has become of less
value. citizens with their property have migrated to
the cotton growing States and we have thereby gradu-
ally been passing off tn the south portion of this pop-
laton We have also been making an effort, though