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territory is occupied by free people.

ate in value If this territory is occupied by free people
But is that any why should not keep It free
S o1
the bound How lar south can you go and prohibit
slavery? and where must you stop. lest you depreclate
the value of the southern slayei Why, if by making
this territory free States you the instrument, in the
hand OF Providence, crumbling this institution in the
dust by the process OF natural law, God speed the prog
OF freedom have always supposed that the SOUTH
when they acknowledge this to be which they
could not shake OIL they have uniformly done by their
distinguished men, would consider it blessing i some
way devised by which they could get rid OF with
out violence, and with safety to themselves Well here
we have it, Let the waves divide: let the children Of
Israel pass through the Red sea on dry land Let there
south forbid, because it deprived them of slave market
| have no doubt the Egyptians would have established
themselves the other side of the Red they had
thought that their slaves were going to get away as they
did and then the oppressed children of Israel would
never have seen the happy promised land of Canaan
flowing with milk and honey. There is way of getting
rid of this institution The day coming in this country
when the slave shall be frees aud all attempts prevent
it will prove abortiye the of Pharoah to
prevent the passage of the Hebrews.
We have heard to-day from the gentleman from Texas
and the gentleman from Ohio-I mean the gentleman
who said his constituents demanded action, action,
action; and he certainly obeyed his, constituents,
thumped his table with his fist as with beetle "a
laugh That action suited to the will Of his const
uens If il was not suited to the words that he uttered if,
indeed he uttered any words that sane sensible man
could comprehend Renewed laughter.l He says sla-
very cannot exist without positive enactment and if this
territory into the Union it will in free and
remain free until Congress pass laws establishing sla-
very and ne wants any man to controver this doctrine
MIR PARIsH,] what his constituents know and believe
whether il has got into his head not that without
this poviso either at this session Of Congress ncopo
rated into the territorial law when you to organize
government that territory slavery will exist there,
and with it, it never will. The south knew this, and
derstood it. This is the policy Swallowed forth by the
speech OF that distinguished statesman from the south,
and the avowed policy of the gentleman from Virginia,
to defeat action upon this NATTER they hold it will
st there unless we positively prohibit il by the action Of
are SO strenuous in their opposition to our acting on
this subject Let it alone, and slavery will take of
itself, with the aid OF the stakeholder rs
Now, MIR. Chairman, this WILMoT proyiso with me is,
as have already said upon this floor, in days gone by,
IN reference to this bill not SINE qua non will vote
for h With aS whoS. the PTEovso prefer to vote for
Ject dare not IN reference to public opinion in the north
vote against it. think it is time to YIELD and to set
up here my private opinion in regard to the precise time
when this measure should be carried to carry
out the enlightened judgment of the north far
know it. if the sky FALLS but do not believe the sky will
| fall in this century.
shall vote for the three million bill to prosecute the
war or to consummate honorable and advantageous
peace, to define and hold this territory to make it
free. | desire that this country, that have got
into the war; forced into it by Mexico, shall hold to
this territory that they have conquered from these semi
barbarans, and consecrate it to freedom There is some
thing Notwithstanding elevating in the idea that
when we have been driven into by semi-b arba
rian power that have already conquered territory
Which is now within our grasp and which we mean to
bill, to enable the Executive to peace adj
vantageouss to the country have no doubt he acted
upon good reasons, after full deliberation and con-
suaton, and with the advice and consent of his cabi-
net, when he made this recommendation; and have
confidence in his administration, and shall vote all
war measures and all peace which he calls
upon us to pass which are proper and just and
sary in themselves. shall do so with or without the
WILMoT proviso attached to the bill that is to say,
still will vote for the BILL /. canddly believe if YOU
bring in here separate proposition, Joint resolution of
Congress, declaring the will OF this nation that this
rtoy shall be henceforth and forever free from
slavery, you would get strength for it that you
would connected with this bill fear that some of the
representatives from the north will avail themselves of
the pretext that it is connected with the BILL and will en-
barrass the administration, and will vote against this
provso, and yet go home to their constituents and de-
clare that they for it disconnected and separate from
the bill Now, am for scouting the war with vigo,
and with all the energies Of this government as becomes
this great and powerful nation. | am not for falling
back upon the Rio Grande. We would have border
war, guerilla war; carried against our four reg
ments from now till the end Of time--a never ending
1t is the most puerlle proposition my Judgment
that has ever been put forth by gentleman pretend
ing to be statesman since the fall Of Adam A vigor
carried into the heart of the enemys country it
does to will be the shortest the cheapest and the
least destructive to human life Humanity, economy
vgor and bringing it TO speedy cose-- close that can
not fail TO be honorable to the United States and bless
Ing 10 the NIeXlCtin nduOn
Mr. Chairman, much sympathy whether felt or not,
has, in the course OF the various discussions the war
of this administration been expressed by honora
BILE gentlemen of the opposition, this hall and in the
Senate chamber for the poor officers and soldiers of the
regular army and the volunteer corps who have fallen or
been wounded in battle died in the service or made
nvads by the diseases Of the climate, and the hardshps
privaions, and exposures OF campaigning life. can
not imagine why these pictures of death and suffering in
ciden to service of this nature, have been at this time
held up the country in such CHASTITY features and with
such doeful sounds OF mourning and lamentations unless
to discourage enlisments in the American army, and I'M
der false pretence OF sympathy for the suffering to im
pede the part and give aid and comfort to the
enemy. However that may be, and leave it to each
one to draw his inference, certain it is the officers
and soldiers and the friends of the fallen for whom
these tears have been she'd will not thank them for it
The officers and soldiers of the army, knowing the peris
OF the service, voluntarily went into it, and took their
sung from IT, and thousands upon thousands of others
stove for their places, and chagrined and dsap-
pointed in not obtaining them The CORY bed to them is
the bed Of glory
"Dulce ct decorum est pro patria mort" a
They despse their hypocrcal and feminine tears as de-
rogaory to their character brave and patriots In
war, Scochmen should hear Bruces Address French
men, the Marseilles Hymn; Engshmen Britannia Rules
the Waves; and Americans, the Star-spangled Banner
dges of mock philanthropy which have greeted our ears
are not calculated to make our people brave The states
Of the opposition had better have left this pols
work. in which they have been 80 much engaged to the
old women Of the counry for God forbid that young
women should he called to work abhorren as this
would be to their spirit of patriotism.
Another obstacle which these lachrymose orators have
thrown in the way of the prosecution of the war; the
Generalization inseparable from state of war This
they have not pretended is any more than other