Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-01-16


into This country Great Britain real injury let them
moi ndc the injury upon others Our Revolutionary
fathers in enumcrang Their charges Of oppression against the
Govern nen of George ILL., counted up, among the rest his
refusal 10 prohibit the slave trade in their colonies Why
then were they acusted by Unsuitable desire to extend
that evil into Of the aest regions OF this earth they
owned il to be evil why would benevolent wish TO
extend it What possible could they frame for such
wish How could they justify it even to their cons
tuents had referred the Introduction of the proposed
poviso wish the part Of the North to secure to them
selves the balance of power But they did not do for that
end The North always had had the balance OF power and
yet the Presidents Of the United States had for forty
from the South, and only for sixteen years from the
North. The statement, or nearly the same, might be
made respecting all the other leading stations in the Govern
ment for the sake of the balance OF power that
the North wished for this poviso They planted themselves
upon prncipe-he higher hoer principle of preserving this
virgin region from the evil of the Southern institution Sc
the North but this assurance and they would leave
their fSouthen brethren in the full enjoyment Of all their
rishts II slavery advantage, they might enjoy it
without let hndrance. How like this
danger the Union touched not the constitution it inter
cred with single Southern right.
What the alternative presented to the North To ex
tend the institution slavery soil where slave had
trod or-what "we will violate the compact of union
will secede and leave you will destroy the Union.
But Mr. q. would not entertain for moment such
idea Of his Southern friends 1t libel was a SANDER
them say, while the North complying with every
item Of the compromise and standing shoulder to shoulder
with them under all the compromises of the constitution that
the South would secede unless their brethren would agree
pevert the Government to the Of slavery by the
version of free into slave territory. That the North
.--oud do. How could any gentleman ask it What plau
be could they have for talking OF such thing
The constitution did not embrace these captured Mex
provinces. II proposed incorporate them into the
Union the North said let them come but they on
such would be conducive to human happiness
and forthwith they be told then will dissolve the
Union" Was this appeal to Northern fears Mr.. G
had fear upon the subject He had no dread whatever
that this glorious Union be dissolved and least of
all for such cause No stood firm and closely knit, and
IN stau lpnoa
than this trench Southern rights why, what
reason could be given for such act Because orsooth
here, in the middle OF the nineteenth century, certain States
Of the Union would that the power OF the whole
confederacy should be employed in extending slavery Mr.
g. dismissed all such idle fears. Men OF weak might
be inmdated by threats like these, but they had
for him. He loved this Union. He did not doubt it would
20 onward in bright career; and well assured lie that
Southern friends would be the last blight these fair
hopes by seeding without This was none.
But he referred 10 the Missouri compromise and it
said that the South willing stand to the of
that agreement Only extend the line OF 36o 80 into Cali
fornia, and all would be WELL Now, il did Mr.. g.
that small change had the spirit the southern
dream within the last twelve months. Ii he remembered
right had had, during the last session of Congress-
tain bill introduced for the admission OF Territory called
Oregon into the Union The bill contained clause declaring
that IN all Of Oregon lying north of (he Missouri compromise
ne go 30 slavery should be forever prohibited except for
crime had been taken that provision in the BILL
and large part Of the Southern Representatives voted
against it. Where was the Missouri compromise then
Where hose sacred principles compromise which
second only to the constitution ;" FORGOTTEN.
Mr. CHAPMAN of Alabama here interposed to say that
his stood recorded among the others who had voted
against the clause referred the Oregon bill, but he
not willing he understood having voted against it
because he opposed the Missouri compromise but be-
cause Of the want Of power in Congress to legsate that
subject al all.
Mr. GROVER. Very we'll will attend to that matter
presently
Mr. g. then asked again where had been the Missouri
compromise then was forgotten Had not his colleague
hPrevyi
because he voted TO admit Texas State equal IN extent to
four such States Vrgna) with undistubed night to
hold pleased NJ, a breath u such
charge The North had consented the admission slavery
included. And why Because slavery already there
of the institutions Of the State to be admitted And
therefore the North had been willing receive her she
was, and Texas received accordingly.
Had heard thing then about the dissolution of the
Union Yes, we had gentlemen OF the North were
angry and got up and talked abou, dssoving the Union
and Southern gentlemen got upand laughed and eered
AZ them What had been the position Of Northern Democrats
then Just the il to day. They took Texas
they did thereby extend the Of slavery single
inch. When they asked 10 do the thing for
California, the widely different The South
all quiet then word about the Union being danger
We opened arms and took Texas in Texas
State Of this Union, and the North stood ready
defend her rights.
But now the moment the North wanted act on the self
principle, what did they hear We will dissolve the
Inon; will rccede-farewel to this Union" Away with
the idea With what face could Southern gentlemen ask Of
the North to give up the holy and just principle Of keeping
slavery where when she had generously thrown open her
and received Texas with all her slaves
Bot the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. CH,PNAS) and
other Southern gentlemen said that Congress had nothing
do with ihad power to act upon the subject II not,
then what there to compromise Laughter in some
quarters If the power of Congress in the all
nuy where their boased Missouri compromise that
agreement which Southern gentlemen sometimes walked up
10 and sometimes departed from
Did these gentlemen believe their principle Cali
forna Free (fo bsrbarous Mexico bad abolish
ed slavery y and they held that Congress had power
act in any the subject Of slavery. Very well
what then, TO be the rule according to the law of
tons California conquered territory, held
IN military possession and the law Of Mexico TO whom
had belonged, remained the law Of the land in California till
changed by the sovereign power Of the conquero The
querng sovereign the American Congress and if Con-
could do nothing about slavery then how could slavery
come into California On their showing could
until there Californian independent state Legislature
= Introduce II What California, what would she be
admitted Would she not be Territory Congress form
ed the organic law the constitution Of territory. The Ter
roTia Legislature could only far Congress permit
ted Congress the creators and the Colonial Legsa-
tue had only delegated power Slavery then, clear
-d ent., the Territory ui received a
reign state when that should have done California
might establish slavery for herself n she pleased After
she became sovereign power, Congress would have no
control her. and then the North would
subject longer. Why should she She would then have
longer any responsibility in the She might csab-
hh slavery prohibit slavery charter banks or refuse to
charter them and do every other and thing that pertain
ed 70 sovereign power II she chose 10 introduce slavery
let her do the North would complain all the North
asked he kept free from the responsibility Of any such
act, This The General Government should do il ought