Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-01-14
VOL. XXV.-NO. As.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
Personal EXPLANATION OF MIR. PRESTON
KING OF NEW YORK

N'AN'o' VIEW IOhk.
Mr. Preston King asked leave 10 to.ks . r..,,.i
said ' My
MIR Speaker: find in the Union of this morn;r.
paragraph aindmg, presume, TO bill which yss.sr-
day asked leave introduce The editor of tho fTc;,
II Is very evident. mistakes the purpose of the bill
desire briefly to state tho easons aud opinions which in
dnerd me to propose the measure, and that may not DO
misunderstood, have wrliton what propose 10 saw -
Sir. III proposing 10 ninuduco that bill | had M in,au-
lion Ia Interfere with ancipae tho action of ~.
standing committee troln which il 10 the HOUSE Mt
ioat ssson but was governed solely by the desire /,
brns The SUBJECTS presented by the provisions Of the bill
Ia the early consideration and action If tho Eouso tn.
bill embraces two prnopa featuros-one placing Al,
amount ct money at tho discretion of the President 10 be
used IN negotiating pence with Mexico, il an oppur,u-
nty shall occur when the President should deem il pro-
per tn use this money IN neg tating a treaty of poacs
the other excluding slavery from any territory which,
the United States may hereafter acquire being tho mn,
vision oil red by the honorable gentleman from Pcnnsyl-
wanna Mt w 'lmot and adopted part ofths mca-
sure 10y the House oi Representatives in Auuusf l.st
WI, frankly say tha, had no, supposed that there VIA
disposition IN some quarters silently give tho psnc
pie o the Nilmot proposition the goby and By smother
avoiding action nponii to give further extension to
The domnos OF SLAYER, the expense of free torrtorv
should not at this time have brought forward this bill
The President recommended, and retcraes his recon-,
incubation OF law granting the two millions.
Mi Payne hero rose and said: rise 10 a pon, Of or
der In making personal explanation. the gentleman
had no rght 10 20 into general speech. in explanation
aud defence Of BILL which has been submitted to Con-
grcss Tor It's action.
MIR Il Chapman, (without risng) Certainly not.
MI enwor'h hope the gentleman will have the
liberty 10 proceed
MI Payne. ask decision of tho chair
l o Speaker II Is not the business or duty Of the
s"l 10 d'ee what constitutes an explanation. Con
emen are rs competent lc decide that az the Speaker
All rules have boon suspended aud is not the proypc~
Of the char to say, whchc. the gentleman is out Of or
der. when there Is no rule governing him at present
Nh. Payne, Docs the 'hour rule" nppiy7 (lauph-
Tho Speaker Oh certainly (rcnowed laugh
Mr.. King proceeded coupled with the Wilmot pro.
Nl~o.i would eheclnly grant the money. but would
have the free pflncllc Of the Wmot rroyso enacted
INTO law. whether tins bill passes or not The time has
come Whet Tins republic should declg by law that il
VIII not be made an instrument tho extension Of slave
" on Tho continent oi America. That tho boundaries
institutions and principles oil our republic and will
extend. there can be no doubt The present war with
Mexico must result Of the territory Of tie
lnlled States. peace honorable To this country can
mol be concluded without indemnity from Mexico IN ter-
nlry. II Is whispered that will not do TO prpse
Ia" that any territory should bo free territory bscausc
southern administration will take territory unlcss il
shall he arranged that the territory shall be open to
slavery. viii moi listen TO harhor SO monsrous an
doa Every inch OF Texas was yielded 10 slavery. |
no" that was reluctantly Yielded the posi- sson Of
4lrefy by many who supposed tho acquisition Of Texas
might be iazarlod h any dsscnsion about the terms ~
srcneousy insisted upon by the representatives oil the
slave States but. with Texas the extension Of savcrv
II w1ssnpposed. would stop. II hoped the south
would not desire 10 carry where mol now exist,
Tins - The two millions are distinctly, urgently and
repeatedly recommended By the President TO lie apprspri-
aod There Is no other purpose for which this sppropri-
liiln can he wanted except IN with ccssiou
i territory by Mexico. Mexico already owes us unpaid
ndrmntes Tor aeknow lodged and adpiicatcd spoations
On our commerce. repeat must have territory from
Mexico and there can he no harm improperly in stat
my what circumstances aud every action our govers-
nent proclaim 10 the world as clearly and unerringy
/ words could do
Shall tho rrltory. free which shall come undor
Iufsdlcon hc free territory, open 10 settlement by
tho aborng man OF the free States, shall it be slave
territory. given up 10 slave labor One other il must
bot cannot he both. The labor Of the free white men
md ", inen aud Of their children, cannot, and will rot.
II aud drink, aud lie down, and rise up with the black
labor Of sacosIcc white labor will not he deg raded by
h ciaon II slavery is not excluded BY law tie
presence OF the slave will exclude the labonng white
man. The young men who went with their into
the forests and hewed ont OF the wilderness such States
as Ohio, and Indiana, and Michigan and Illinois, and
Iowa. and Wisconsin, would never have consented in
The workshops OF in the field, to be coupled with negro
slaves. These powerful commonwealth have sprurg
up III the great West within the memory of single rtH.
Grafton. free, popuous and lourslng oy The Wisdom Of
the Legislation o the OF the revolution One act Of
tins government did for them than all other acts ~
legislation II was the ordinance of July l7S7 by which
slavery aud involuntary servitudc, excup Tor cre was
Iorcver prohibited in all the territory Of the United States
north and west OF the Ohio river The brave and patri-
goncra,n Who achieved ourindcpcndence and estab-
lshed the Republic, did hesitate about passing such
an act. They thus saved these now popuois and DOW
erul States from the evils Of slavery and black popu-
liion. Shall we hesitate do the same thing for terri
tory whore slave os not exist trust not
The man who has wealth credit purchase plan,a-
lion, and become the Of slaves may settle and re-
side without social degradation in a country where slave
ryoN.sts. Not 50 with the laboring white man. lie
cannot go without social dcgradaton and he therefore
will not go lie excluded quite as eflecuay as he
could be by law The presence of slavery wherever it
aclcr Of labor. false and mischevous public opinion
regarding the condition and probability Of labor pre-
duccd by lis presence and false and to his race
&c white men and women who should by his vote place
the labor Of the black slave Equally false would no b
who upon any protcnce, should by inacton, and
sion Of the question produce the degrading result
The measure which had the homer propose present.
ed this subject to the House. cannot and of cause do
not claim any originality in the principles of the bill
feature Of which comes from the earnest recommendation
Of the President in his special message Congress Of
the last s'ssion the other from the molten Of my friend
from Pennsy wanna Mr.. Wimo) and the adoption Of
his prop sion by the House when the bill was consderc
and passed The hill is again. in the annual message of
the President, at the opcl ing of the present seesi
strongly recommended to the favorable attention of Co
gress he history Of the known TO the Hovse
and the country passed the House Of
Al the as on late on Saturday night preceding
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