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earth, without limit and that too by power contained in
Another argument put forth by the gentlemen from the
south, IN opposition to this provision is that is unfair
and unjust towards the south; that while northern men
go to this country with herproperty the south is ex
Guided No such thing; It is not the design. nor the
terms nor the effect OF the provso The south can go
to this territory well the north and take any proper
ty to 1t that the north But the south want to take
to this new territory what they call property which the
north have not and would not have if they could and in
conscience could not have if they would The south in
ihls, seek an advantage over the north. .sn
he great difficulty in the of the south to
psh TINS injustice, lies here cannot hold property
n slaves are not property except IN the holding
states Ont OF the slave States and out OF countries
where slavery tolerated by law slaves notpropery
They are property in the slave States only upon the prn
property IN man. And are not slaves men Have they
not the human form, the human voice. the human mind
Have they not a hope of Immortality and a hope Of
Heaven Are they to 60 down to the grave like beasts
Why has God implanted in their bosoms an Independent
wish to be free, if by nature they not free The
south may 60 to this territory il this proviso is adopted
with all and everything that recognised in the north
and among enlightened and civilized nations property
But II they take there and women and children who,
by the laws OF the slave States, property and b
government within these States; il they 60 % this terrific
ny with what they call property and is tolerated us prop
eIy within WITH Their respective States why these men, we
and disenhaed from the shacke that the laws OF the
slave States bind upon them they breathe the air OF free
DOM and their shackles fall.
MIR. Chairman, why do the north now agltate this
question? have already stated my opinion in regard
TO the proper time when the question should be lsed
and yet have yielded that private Snhon o. mne and
the north agitae this question now And if it put in
this BILL what effect viii ii haye' Why, sir, regard il
as merely declaratory of what the north intend to do
when this territory comes into the Union. and we begin
TO legslate upon il have done upon other terrific
ries belonging to the government Sir unless slavery be
excluded from this territory while belongs to the Uni
ted States is there gentleman within the sound of my
voice that does not know that California and New Mex
leo are be- and will be- peoped by the Inhabitants OF
Texas Missouri and the south that these people to
rush into thai country, carrying their slaves with them
not waiting the wave Of population, it naturally
moves on, but BY concert taking time by the foreock
and settling the question favor OF slavery in advance OF
our salutary and ohibory legislation They intend to
fill up this country with their slave population; and
when they have planted their institution there them
when they come to ask admtance into this Union as
State have got to admit them with slavery, did
Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri
have read the speech Of the great statesman of the
south, mr. CMHoUN,] made in the Senate on Tuesday
last, and think understand the policy of the south
Well, that gentleman, who is reputed the great
southern leader, that distinguished statesman whose
voice in the south is potential upon the subject,
says, hold on to the territory OF New Mexico and
California that we have already conquered from Mex
leo, not as conquest, but indemnity for the ex-
penses of the war; and for what is due our citizens for
wrongs committed upon their rights by the government
and people of Mexico. So far go with him. and am
glad that he made that announcement With him. nv de-
termination is fixed upon the subject that this territory
to be ours But you will read that speech carefully
and closely you will find concealed in it this policy, thai
TO be not to be when you
according is to be slave free that is the policy
Swallowed forth How long is it TO be hung up, like Ma
hornets coffin, between heaven and EARTH this du-
bous poson-to be ours not to be ours-waitng the
decision OF this question OF Tree territory not free terri
tory in Congress How long is this "mastery inactivity
70 suspend this territory 70 make it neither one thing
the other neither in the Union out of the Union
much like the doctrine OF notification Why, until is
edup with slaves and then the north will YIELD they
have always yieded they will take the north did
Texas rather than have it remain Independent confed
eracy OF the Saxon upon southern border The
same arguments will be used 10 bring it into the Union
that were used bring in Texas and with equal force
and equal merit Now this territory must be ours II
never go back to Mexico. Ii you abandon it, in
one contingency the senator from South Carolina favors
why, you will have another Our people already
going there they will go there and take their slaves with
them, unless you prohibit slavery in advance When
they get strong enough to overthrow the Mexican author
y then there will be another revolution similar to the
Texan revolution; and after eight nine years. when
the territory is full of this institution, are to have
another annexation and another
This terr1ory is ours by conquest Here it is in
our military Occupation. Let us hold to it, now we
have it, and regulate it while may am glad that the
south agree with the north that it to be given up
We are engaged IN war; and may well fight out
now as hereafter and let us settle the question OF slavery
soon can but slavery or no slavery that ter
ritory is to be ours And say. if the north VIII be uni
ted upon this subject and oppose the introduction OF
slavery into this territory they settle that question
now il should be settled, and keep the territory But
be decided by votes in Congress The north will never
dissolve the Union upon this question and they never
will threaten t9 dissolve it i The majority should be
doqgh-faces enough bought up scaredup to turn the
scale against them-neve But undertake to say those
who from the north sell the north out upon this subject
will ever be separated from them hereafter by an impas
sable gulf that they will be banshed that country
from whose bourne no traveller returns. Why, the
ken his seat wanted that we should divide this ter