Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-23

Some enforced by penalties declaring certain In
references with the enjoyment Of this kind Of property be
felony without the benefit of clergy Are not these
OF these absolutely necessary II not then they bloody
and atrocious and my colleagues "own Carolina stands
convicted before the world of unnecessarily taking the life Of
man. by enforcing the execution of such laws do be-
evs it, maintain that such laws proper and absolutely
necessary maintain that save-poperty cannot be
in the Territories any than IN the States without such
legislative enactments. And holding these opinions turn
to the bill and find that the ogarchy of judges governors
and secretaries IN whom vested all the legislative power
are expressly forbidden to pass any law respecting slavery
Mr. Speaker look upon the struggle going in the
country purely political power in the Senate of the
United States how it be Of honor, Of
morals Of sectional State interest any other way than
as the question Of political power makes II is alleged
on the part OF the North that they have conscientious crupes
about extending the institution. Sir the number of slaves
not increased made slaves who before
know il has been said by honorable Senator from New
York (Mr DIx) that by weesabished laws il is ascertain
ed that the population Of country increases rapidly and
in proportion il is extended within certain limits No doubt
OF It, But II is because their comforts increased and their
moral and social condition improved In its application
slaves this rule does not hold good The ceasng the
rule ceases also. The condition of the slave moral social
the II s the will and heart of the that makes
his condition less toerabe and the obligations which
public opinion imposes upon him certainly great and
strongly enforced in country which has advanced in nte
gence and refinement that and thny settled
In connexon with this subject there is fact which speaks
loudly for the humanity and kindness of the and the
comfortable condition Of the slave There has been no i'm
poraton Of slaves since 1905 Besides the natural increase
OF the white population there have been, during the whole
existence of the Government very large accessions from
emigration and yet the aggregate increase of slaves has been
as great as that OF the white population of the country To
go back to the subject if true that the condition of the
slave would be improved it would be argu-
ment which appealed to the moral of the North ra
the than against It's extension
see sir the interest Of the slave States is to be
advanced the institution strengthened al home by taking
and thar havo
resisted this extension Of territory, only believed
to be contrary TO the interests of the whole country and in
violation OF the spirit of the constitution but also because
North Caroman looking the interest of my own State
and sincerely anxious to promote had that appeal
ed most strongly to my feelings of State PRIDE love North
Carolina love her for her moral honesty. love her for
her political integrity My destiny has been under the
protection Of her constitution portion of her citizens have
taken by the hand and honored with their confidence
before had given the experience and information which
might have embodened me to seek it, Surely, sir, | could
not be true of such State could sacrifice neglect
her interests could consent if there
paramount to these and of higher considerations her. add
new impulse to that tide of emigration which has been
sweeping her wealth and her population and doomed her
b years to be the "nursery Of the Southwest Such
ns however, must for the present. give way to question
greater magnitude to the South and 10 North Carolina
desire that this accession of political strength in the Senate
and in this House, and all the political questions which
come before the people, shall be fairly apporoned And, in
order that the South may have her share in truth and not in
of Congress. told by those Southern gentlemen who
supported the bill that is idle expect that II may be
1t may be too aetoo late for the South escape the
chains OF political servude already clankng in her If
the wishes Gas believe them EXIST of gentlemen are
to be carried out may be too late for the constitution and
the Union If he true that asking vain, it not
that account the less incumbent upon discharge my
duty faithfully and fearessy. shall to make
the effort until the adjusted. If it true that is
now too late, heavy responsibility somewhere. Not
upon me " the party 10 which belong "Thou canst not
say did it. is the consolatoy reflection which left
They guilty who have nsgaed and supported the Exec
utve in his reckless disregard Of the constitution and his
bilious and selfish projects OF personal aggrandzement With
their aid and comfort he has, under the false preence that
national honor endangered, but in truth with the settled
and determined purpose Of illustrating his Administration by
vast extension Of limits, precipaed with
neighbong republic Our armies have her territory,
desoaed her fields, laid her smiling cities smoking ruins
and REDEEMED her rivers with the blood of her citizens until
1t seemed their had been mighty heart
Gashed to its death"
The fruit Of all this territory which has brought such
distraction 10 councils and TO country. The "inde-
nifty for the past with Mexico is threatening the security
for the future home This crisis might have been FORE
SEEN The history of the past full Of admonition. We
have before been in similar situation Once before the
sky has lowered the curtaned atmosphere grown dark and
heavy, and the deep muteng Of the thunder broken upon
compromise brought clear sky and the Joy
with which the first ray Of hope hailed throughout the
whole country told too well the deep Of the danger
had escaped. We without warning. This crisis
might have been avoided and, warned by past
experience, why il voluntarily encountered Sir the
that question will be found in the blind folly mad
ambition Of the President and his supporters and happy,
thrice happy, for country will be the day which shall de-
termne the existence Of the Administration and the
power Of the party which supports it,