The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-03


are not in any degree arnenable TO the people for
whom they first to snaet laws; second 10 erpound
s .ne combined powers Is Ss very Of dsspos%
The only apology for it's establishment now, temporarily
even is mperious necessity We have no authentic sat
&c. OF the different paris OF those territories to enable us
to frame law under which the white citizens there
could elect the Legislature we should comm, plumbers
should be established and we have examples in the
similar temporary governments established IN Louisiana
ST. lauded as it has been provided for such govern
ment General jackson, who was made hrst COVER
, aS Of saus Should % ss1"f ns @
po,0ers;, Agreeing with him fully. when vote for
this bill, it is upon the consideration that soon
been called the second sade Of territorial government
it is to be done Even this will be amelioaon only
of the evil The whole system OF territorial govern
The proconsular despoisms that Rome allowed in her
distant provinces, and the abuses which Cicero de-
nounces in his Grafton for the Maxan law could not
be more abhorent than our territorial municipal corpora
tons have lived sixteen years under and felt dis
tranchised as an American freeman the whole time
State prisoners n Venice wets once tan,azed BY golden
the principles Of civil and political liberty. So ct
zens Of Territories, who witness those in States ad
Joining them fully participating in all the privileges
can freemen, denied to them The condition OF CO.
ionial vassalage is dependant degrading and humi-
iating. The principle of mo taxation without rep
RESERVATION" is violated. They have no representa-
ton, but mere agent here, who has no vote, and is
l@pc,en to DO more than beg for Justice The citizens
that is BY no means satisfactory when it effects
dress The old colonies had like agents al ST. James
Franklin was one The treatment of that great man BY
Wedderburne, when he was examined by order Of the
British Commons, is example of what, in different
ways territorial agents. without any presidential votes,
e, ss poes son,s
are looked to with some favor afoding means Of
warding political avontes by governo,shps qdge.hps,
the government only hateful The people are prone TO
be dissatisfied under them and is not to be wondered that
they are There are two senator's on this floor, (Mr;
King and Mr.. DoDcE.) who, besides myself have held
federal executive office in federal Territories can ap
peal to them to testify that what say is ruethat the
whole system is ancongenial to our government, and
should be devised. In these distant Territories, unless
you do 80, they trN soon separate from you. make
,zens have DONE and will DO under such government
This law, il passed, should not be continued in force
year.
The sixth section contains the delegation of legislative
power as to Oregon, and il s sail righfu subjects OF
legislation consistent with the constitution of the United
States and the provisions OF this act restraining it, how
ever, TO public lands taxes, &c and with respect to
this Territory, there inhibition the passage of
laws respecting slavery" The right of revision and
annulmen of the territorial laws is reserved by Congress
The twelfth section contains provision continuing all
the laws Of the provisional government of Oregon,
in foce not incompatible with the constitution and the
provisions OF this ac for three months after he first
needing of the legislature of said Territory subject.
however 10 be altered repealed" SC and The consti.
tuition and laws Of the United States extended
said Territory 1t will be recoeced that the "provs-
ional government Of Oregon has abolished and excluded
slavery in that Territory far has the power to do
coporaed in it the restriction Of the ordinance of 1851
the precise terms OF what called the Wilmot Pro
viso."
The hirtythd section of this BILL deiegating the egs-
lative power as to California and New Mexico, places
1t with the governor, secretary, and Judges OF the
supreme court OF each Territory respectively and gives
han l,r.,
justice, not Tepugnant to this act inconsistent with
the laws and constitution OF the United States" II in
hbts the passage Of every law respecting the estab
lands and resrans the taxing power and also reserves
congressional vefo as to all laws.
After the bill was first printed, examined it carefully
and as then printed made up my mind that was my
duty TO vote against it; and avowed my intention
do. unless amended by its friends. advised with
In the other house; and both OF them conceded with
in opinion OF the Effectiveness OF the BILL il then
appeared was subsequently discovered that the print
ed copy was incorrect and that important words in the
twelfth section and material words in other parts of the
bill, had been lef, The clauses requiring compa,i-
blty the laws Of the provisional government OF Or.
egon with the constitution of the United States to allow
their continuance, and limiting the continuance of all
such laws 10 Me term of three months after the first
committee had been omitted by mistake in the printing
did not regard the clause respecting the constitution
al compatibility as important Tor hold that repug
there is no declaration by the legislative power to
that effect and the extension Of the constitution over
the Territory therefore asuficent; but did con
slider the limitation Of the term of the continuance Of
all the provisional" laws important the
organic law Of 1885, before referred could have been
continued with the implied sanction and under the a,l-
thorty of Congress thus given for indefinite period
Though the copy has been corrected, not yet fully
satisfied with the provisions Of the bill fear that, like
the Missouri compromise bill" and the other precedents
pressed upon may hereafter be brought up judg
ment containing an admission of the power OF Con
gress to egsate upon the subject Of slavery in the Terri
tories, and 10 exclude it and OF the power of the terrific
rial legislature to exclude it, unless prohibited by act of
Congress Nay sir have strong doubts as suggested the
other day il my inquiry of the honorable from
Vermont, [Mr PHELPS az the effect of the terms EN-
ployed in this bill and whether the practical effect of
these terms may not be the exclusion of slavery from
these territories efecually if the Wlmot Proviso
was adopted. From the language used on yesterday
by the senator from Ohio, Mr. CoRwN] when referring
10 thatnqury, presume he Inexperienced its import
II is proper that | should correct his error.
The senator from Ohio inferred that my apprehcnsons
were excited lest negro slave nurse without some
forty cOnsabcs provided by law, to guard the infant
in her charge might throttle it," | never entertained
any such idea. The fancy of throing white infants by
their black nurses, never originated in the mind OF any
from the South In these dsempered times there are
political ncendares who, excited by hatred of the South
for various causes, would reve with the delight of
devils TO that region the theatre of a seve war; and
the scene OF outrage massacre and desolaton There
are Others who to crafty political aspirations do not
hesitate to resort to the desperate means of organ
Xing sectional factions, and exciting sectional zeal
ousies especially upon the topic of domestic servi-
tude The effect of the courses of these two classes
is to encourage assaults from different quarters upon
the institutions OF the South The fanatic ia found
profanng the Holy Scriptures in the unhoy work of