The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-08-05

noniShed as that there Was an e,e,,.. a.
abroad which ~ must aiiay, add 10 do ~, -
j agreed 10 this - although il w,. s-. ne. 10
different from thu which he desired a. sss -
lion-hearted Senator from Vermon, -. 'aa1 'As
TO this Compromise, as il is called, becanss
Is an excitement which he wishes 10 sII-.. 1As's
Sir, desire TO see gentlemen act and vo,. I.A
as y mere Were NO sSsiiapsnt on the subject ''i
should DC very sorry st, TO allow s,v !. =
Huenees 70 operate upon my deliberate -
Inent, except those which belong to the r.is,.s
o. representative and constituent. IL is H.
thest from my intention Of ANYTIME III ar
be conceived Of, 20 say ANYTHING m a.-' ela
this bill which may wound The fr@l;na. sAtd 10
ilemen who have labored 50 hard 81 q geo
something that would satisfy rs all ~.
Tor ifona Vermont, has acted rs he .haaIt tl
acted mas acted nObly in relation 10 In. 's
and Know very well that he will BE- u;Iitf'
accord 10 me the same rule Of aetion Hs'o
Independence that he has used; and - .1ihe
| come 10 speak Of the bill, shall h. 49,. Wien
necessity Of asailiRg myself Of wha, ~. NE
tleman has called a special demarr.r' - ssa-
do not think there is such pressing nec.s-,, -,
the passage OF the bill rs 10 Oblige a, NJ - iO'
the statement Of such objections as NJ, - 5so
.sf'ain. Suppose you enact no law, ~; "a "a,
"sPPeh, oregon has for many years taken e.
VI neiseii, aha believe On one or two oec..,--
made better laws for herself than an. = A,Ohs
get al our hands. She has taken 60. ,s'Aa7y 10
ever since she became an integral no,,,o. "et,st
Union, by the settlement Of the di.nn,s a " ths
Us and Great Britain. How the new So, oe'Hseh
may iare' what may happen 10 New Me-
Caiiiornta IN the intermediate tine via ,l@
eiapse' We should not be able 10 act M. III sH
matter al the present session, IL not a n,.,1-N 1
haeh concern oraPPrehensiOn with M I~s-.H
1 know they have been in your eustoSv :'I
year or two, and have not comDlsipsI =, lOi
the want OF legal eRaetments, they L,~. 'oi
complained that you have made too r.. Oail
gnnPowder. Rather than not act in th-.,--'.~
iuiIy and dehnitively, as / would IL th.,-
no emergency, would allow those Drov;n.''',
take care Of themselves for another - !"
months, and come here al the bspipai.,, ~
he" session, ready 10 act upon the subs, :
my Judgment may dictate.
Now. Sir. IN the first place. Iun5...,.,
have Message from the President. shSa--, As
believe II has not been adyerted To bv an 80
calling upon us 10 designate the bO1n,,,,-.
these territories Of New Mexico and C,Iifa,...
and another branch Of the Legislature b@. I -
anxionsiy looking 10 the geography Of IL
countries, and tracing their history, and ar. =
YET incapable Of determining where Te1as s.s,
anu view Mexico begins; and they have l.-enn.
der the necessity OF applying to the Chief NJ
lstrate 10 give them lessOa in geography. W.,
the substance Of the information thew nav. =
ceived is, DO not know, bat have been =.
formed, upon the floor Of the Senate, thar T.,..
extends TO the banks Of the Rio GraBde.
IL this be 50, ] must be permitted 10 loas q,
the gentlemen of the Committee for informant
as TO how much is left for New Mexico 49,,
extent of territory and what amount Of po,.I,
ton. Is Il worth while 10 establish Tsrr,fe,.
al Government there, If il b true that t..
extends TO the Rio Gandel think itwmL.
found that there will be but fragment Of ~,
Mexico left, so far as population is Gomez
IL will be very convenient, perhaps, 10 attach !,
10 the Government Of California II Won -
your Governors and other officers there WILTON,
Establishing the boundaries, there will b. a con
iiet Of territorial jurisdiction. Is il not rTos.
dent TO settle il now, when you are founs.sy
new Governments there, anu placing side b.
side institutions which may be very dissimiIsr'
II IS perfectly certain that Texas will extend her
laws TO the Rio GraRde, and If she does. AZ.
viii comprehend within her jurisdiction 4 Isrys
proportion Of the population Of what was Or
merry New Mexico. Here, then, is my spsesl
demurrer. Under other circumstances, i am
sure the Senator from Vermont would agrss
with me, that il is indispensable to the govern
menls which we are about to establish, thst N,
limits of their jurisdiction should be defne5. IL
though do not know that this would be an IN
suPerable objection with me II the other por-
tons Of the bill were such as could give my
assent to.
And now intend, in few words. to state n Nv
| object 10 this Compromise bill. Sir, there /,
no one-there can be no one-who does not d.
sire that every subject Of legislation whieb
lcomes before the Senate should be settled harus.
niOusly, and, if it might be so, with the unani.
nous concurrence Of every Senator But, ST.
in my Judgment, with this subject as il slaad.
before us, il would be arrogant presumption o
undertake TO vote upon this bill, with qusstoE
before us which MA undertake 10 transfer % lie
JuuIeEary Department Of the country. nos .
this Is il not new thing in your legislation
when system Of policy IS proposed, an5 ID.
constitutional PrOPriety of that policy is qus..
TONED, TO pass an act for the purpose Of goltal
a case before the Supreme Court, that Tia.
Court may instruct the Senate Of the Unis.
States as TO constitutional duty in the matter
Sir, if We know certainly what that Law vii Be-
need there be any hesitaney how We sha.l yois
upon this billl Can any one suppose thai The
Senator from Georgia, or the Senator from
South Carolina, il they believed that the htga-
ton which is p. opposed by this bill to be brought
into the judicial tribunals Of the country veal
result contrary 10 their determination Of Via,
the law should be, that they would be in isy0.
Of such bill as thisl Does any one believe lhs'
II the Senator from Vermont could Anticipate
that the Supreme Court Of the United Slsiss
might decide that Congress, being silent on he
SUBJECT had allowed slavery TO pass at its pleas
ure, into these newly acquired Territories an
TO become part Of the municipal institutions q
those Territories, and to decide also, that Il Coz
gress had enacted a PrOhibitOry law, il eOsld Dol
have gone there, he would vote for this bill
Certainly he would not Is there any necessity
that there should be a prOhibitOry law passed 10
order that the question Of slavery shall be pre-
scented with the aid Of Congressional Legislators
to the Supreme Court Of the United States
will not undertake to say that differ with he
Senator from Vermont in a single legal ProPosi
ton that he has laid down. | regard slavery Is
local Institution. believe il rests on that Ia
sis as the only one that can give it moments
security. believe II cannot be carried. By IL
power Of the master over his servant, one inca
hey nd the territorial limits Of the power thai
makes the law. l believe that a slave earrird b
his master into the territory about which ~
are talking, II slavery be abolished there, I'll
be free from the moment he enters the Terri'o'
ry, and any attempt to exercise power over h1
as slave will be nugatory. That IS my Jag
ment- But would guard against any doubt %
this subject. would so act that there be 8oih
ing left undone on my part 10 prevent the q.
mission OF slaves; for | am free to declare ma
II you were TO acquire the country that liesSn
der the line, the hottest country TO be fOune %
the globe, where the white man IS supposed h'
To be able to work, / would not allow yoS =
take slaves there, II slavery did not exist hsr.
already. More than that, / would abolish
could, II II did exist. These are my opinion
aud they have always been the same. | kns'
. they were the opinions Of W ashington up TO ID
hour Of his death, and they were the OPhi'n
Of jefferson and Of others who, in the inianel
Of the institution, saw and deplored lis e'i'