Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-03
TalE.sLAVERY QUESTION.
is SENATE. Friday, Feb. 10, 1886.

MIR. G alhoun rosesand said: Mr.. President,
I rise to offer set Of resolutions in reference,
TO the various resolutions from the State legis-,
latures upon the subject of what they call the
extension of slavery, and the proviso attached
toiie House bill, called the three million bill.
; What / propose before send my resolutions
to the table, is to make a few explanatory re-.
marks ~ - s5.zs+t.cc..ii;5s.
Mr. President, 1t was solemnly asserted on
this floor some time ugo, that oil parties in the
non-slayeholdins States had come to fixed.
and solemn Determination Upon afar0 i,.nn0si1s
TONS. One was, that there should be no fur
ther admission Of any States INTO this Union
which permitted by their constitution the cxis..
tence Of slavery; and the other was, that slay-
cry shall not hereafter exist in any of the Terri
tories of the United States; the effect of which
would be TO give 10 the non.sayeholding States
the monopoly the public domain, to the en-.
tire exclusion of the. slaye-holding States.
Since the declaration was made, Mr.. President,
we have abundant proof that there was salts.
factory fonndation,for il We haye received
already solemn resolutions passed by seven of
tile nonslaveholding Slates-one.haIf OF the
number already in the Union. Iowa not being
counled-using the strongest possible language
to that effect; and no doubt In short space of.
time similar resolutions will be received from
all Of the .slaveholding States But we
need not 60 beyond the walls Of Congress. The
subjec, has been agitated in the other House.,
and they have sent you up Il bill prohibiting
the extension of slavery" (using their own:
languagc) "to any territory which may be &C.
qured by the United States hereafter" At.
the same time two resolutions which have been
moved 10 extend the compromise line from the !.
Rocky mountains to the Pacific, during the
present session, have been rejected by decid--
ed majority.
Sir there is no mlslaking tie signs of the
times; and j, is high time that the southern
States, The slave-holding States, should inquire
what is now their relative strength in this Union,
and what il will be if this determination should
be carried into effect hereafter. Sir, already.
I've are in the MINORITY use the word eve"
for breyity sake-already we are in the minor
ity in the other House, in the electoral college,,
nnd, may say, in every department of this
government, except OF present in the Senate OF
the United States; there for the present we !.
have an equality. Ofthe tweny-eight States,
fourteen are non slaveholding and fourteen ara!
slaveholiing, counting Delaware, which is
doubtful, as one ofihe non-slaveholding States.
But this equality of strength exists only IN. the
Senate. Que Of the clerks at my request has i
furnished me with a statement of what is the:
relative strength Of The two descriptions Of
States, in tho other House of Congress, and in,
the electoral college. There are 225 epresen.
ta,ives, including Iowa, which is already re-
presented there. Of these. 1873 are from the.
nonslaveholding States, and % from what ale
called the slave States, giving 4 majority in the
aggregate to The former IF As. In The electoral
college there are lG3 votes belonging to the
nou saveholding States, and lib to the slave
heldirg giving majority Of 50 to The nom
slavehoiding.
We, Mr.. President, have at present only one
position in The Government. by which we may
make any resistance To this aggressive policy
which has tcen declared against The South
or any other that the non-slaveholding States
may choose lc take. And this equality in this
body is OF the most transient character. Airea-
dy Iowa Is Il State; but, owing tosame domcs-.
tic calamity, is not yet represented N this DO,
dy is of the most transient character Already
Iowa is State; but, owing TO some domestic
calamity. is not yet represented ~ tBls body.
! When she appears here, there Will be an addi-
| ton oftwo Senator'S to the representatives here
Of the non slayeholding States. Already WisJ
consin has passed the nitlatory stage, and viii.
be here at next session. This will add two
more, making a clear majority of four in this
body on The side Of the non-slavehnldng States,
who will thus be enabled to sway every branch
of this Government at their will and pleasure.
But, sir. if this aggressive policy be followed
If the determination of the non.sIavehoIdine
States is to be adhered 10 hereafter and wo.
are to be entirely excluded from the eterritor!ea