The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-11

50 careful they I'd provide for the stability of that
domestic nshtuhOn that OF The provisions of The
constitution implicitly at least recognises it, and provides
the means of the summary enforcement of the masters
rights over his slaves, when iugves any of the free
States In another OF the most important compromises
OF the constitution, slavery, though not by name is
plainly referred to, and Recognised and made the basis
OF conciliaory arrangement to suffrage. Nor was
that arrangement In the least in conflict with that eqaly
of privilege and protection, demanded for the rights of
all, Tor slaves by the laws of the slave
holding States in some lights regarded persons, and
other population would have afforded while they were
also, and more essentially property, they felt and
conceded to be proper subjects to constitute mixed
basis OF representation. The end and purpose of this
was to attain the Indispensable equality of rights in
sisted on, and at the NORTH at least has been
garded as any concession OF inequality the part Of
the SOUTH but rather been matter of complaint
perlor privilege oi the shareholders Are we not, Them
to conclude, that under the constitution, and in the
ton OF this government the people and institutions of
the south are TO be ull much respected and regarded
as the people and institutions OF the north, and that the
rights to property whether TO slaves any other chattes
in the one section OF the coonfederaey, are to be
as much conserved, and TO be little debarred
from full enjoyment by their owners, and little pre-
JUDGED by invidious legislation as those OF the
stution expressly framed for general defence and
mon welfare, with view to irmer Union and more sta
bic peace, If property in slaves, which constitutes the
by far the most valuable item of personal property in the
Union, not to be the subject of equal protection and
regard but is to be viewed with hostility and suspicion,
ana 10 De ulScOuntenanCeu ana value ana ut
ty by the Legislation OF the government Of this Union
Yet, sir, by the odious provision OF the bill consid
erng, the Shareholders with their property, be
frowned and condemned They are to be prescribed
and nvidiousy excluded from the territories of
the Unionhe Joint possession OF the States of the
fedecy acquired to be acquired by The Joint swords
or common treasure OF the people of the States Sir,
from the establishment of this government the slavehod-
and the citizen of the north have constantly coworked
upon equal footing in efectng its ends and discargng
It's functions In the national councils they have parti-
cpaed and held like places OF trust and honor. In the
halls of representation the STAKEHOLDER and the northern
representative have and do sit down together, and to-
gether deliberate and mature the Of legisla-
ton Tor common country. The collective wisdom of
the north and the south has together watched and
guided our glorious republic on her advancing course
to the fulhment, so far of noble desnies In the fear
full conflicts OF arms (and we since Union have
counteed once again the power before which all Europe
succumbs) the stakeholder of the south and the northern
man have stood calamity side by side, now under the
skul lead OF Shareholder, jackson Or Taylor now
under that of champion from the north, Brown
Worth jointly Drawing the battle and the breese dying
the sod or deck with their blood-sharng the
triumph, and receiving the need of grateful coun-
trys prase and trust may be permitted, without
SUMPTION to say, that of the wisdom that has guided the
councils of republcof the craftsmanship which has
administered her AFFAIRS at home and abroad-of the
tal genius, which on land and by has commanded
victory for her banners the savehodng portion OF the
confederacy have furnished at least their due proportion
What the great achievement of peace war that has
sgnazed our annals in which shareholders participated
mot Is there sod of SOIL strip OF territory won by
the unaded vaor purchased by the separate treasure
OF the northern men II So there may be some pretence
for their appropratng and engrossng it TO exclusion
There is none WE'LL SIR has il come now to this and
naught else is the meaning effect of heprovison de-
nounce, that the whole slayeholdng population OF the
the farest and most favored half of the Union who
sttue the people of half the States, and amount to
an half of the whole population of the Union, are with
our guaranteed property and because of it. to be debarred
and excluded from all the future acquisitions of
our joint blood and ontreasure Sir the proposition is
monsrous-oo gross and too plain to be argued against
of thu ,,Iaiul
and never will submit to such principle. To do so,
would be to argue unworthy of ancestry and their
heritage of fame and freedom, and would exhibit us as
but too ready TO be degraded and oppressed merting
richly the dishonor and exaetons would by slow de-
grees but inevitably realize Nor, sir, It be
anely allowed that the legislation and influence of this
federal government shall be politically and morally d.
rected to discounenance the institutions and prejudice
the property of the south, both of which is under the
most solemn obligations to and maintain The
course of truth and justice in this matter too plain to
be mistaken. The common acquisitions of the blood
and treasure OF the Union must be open and free
Ito the STAKEHOLDER, with his property and domestic
institutions, to the northern man with his prop
ery and his familiar household privileges. The
Legislation and the influence Of our common govern
impairment and depression OF the rights OF property the
overthrow of peace and the stability of institutions in
portion of the conederacy, but to the like protection
and security and to the equal conservation and malnte-
of the institutions, the rights OF property and the
domestic relations of all sections OF the Union. We OF
the south place ourselves securely on the basis OF equa-
pratIon, peculiar mmuniies. We ask not to exclude
our elowcZens of the north, prescribe their pro-
perry But, to test the right and consttutionay OF
the proposed nvidOus distinction against and ours, LEI
analogous action on our part be supposed Suppose in
stead of provision by fundamental law to exclude the
Shareholder with his property should propose to
clude from the territory OF the Union the north
ern man with any kind of his prOperty-for instance
every from the north, who should bring with him
single article of northern manufacture for aid and
fort in his home in the wilderness,how else could
the proposal be characterized than as monsrous and
pointed and come directly home to the present mat
ter it not PLAIN that if the exclusion of slaves in such
common territory may be prescribed by fundamental law
with parity OF power may their admission be required
and enforced and if all shareholders coming nth slaves
may be prohibited and excluded all freemen Of the north
entrance and residence Yet the latter our PROPOSE
ton, the former is theirs how loud and with what
manifest justice would be the outcry OF the north agans,
rapacty and gross outrage the common char
ter OF confederacy OF verify then, there can
be rghfuy prohibition and exclusion to neither sec
Others neither sir, ought will we, permit it as to
ourselves We plant ourselves on sheer justice
rght-askng ami fully resolved to receive no
less. | have said Mr. Chairman, the reasoning OF the
gentleman from New York support OF his views was not
less extraordinary than his proposition itself His fun
damenta position give in his language. He says:
Shall the territory free, which shall to our
jurisdiction be free territory open to settlement by the
aborng of the free States shall il be slave terri
tory given up slave labor One other it must be; it
cannot be both y and the assigned is that free
'e labor cannot tolerate the presence OF the save or
IN MS words, I'll slavery is not excluded by law the
presence Of the slave will exclude the aborng white
man NOW, sir, even if true, this disposition IN
wolves an arrogant assumption of superiority northern
men, anu anorus not decent preeXt for the claim OF ey