Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26

stricon or there be bounds, what they answer,
that every limitation prescribed by the constitution upon our
Legislative powers applies well to the Territories as to the
States Congress cannot grant titles of nobility make laws
respecting an establishment Of religion subject person TO be
twice put in jeopardy of life limb for the same Offences COM
pei to testify against himself or do any other thing pro-
hibited by the constitution in Territory than In
State The prohibitions in the constitution great funda-
mental principles to be observed and obeyed at all times and
in all places But there is prohibition to be found in the
constitution in respect to the power Congress over the ques
ton Of slavery when legsatng o Territory. IL then. the
subject Of African slavery be which the States OF this
Union have unlimited control and discretion within their
specye boundaries and Jurisdictions, what reason can be ug-
ed against the exercise of similar control and discretion by
Congress when egsang for the Territories and when there
is no constitutional prohibition perceive proprety in
submitting the matter to the determination OF the inhabitants
OF the Territory, who, for good ILL are to be affected by the
institution but as question OF power perceive no
ground OF difference between Congress and the States within
their respective Jurisdictions tits cean and must be pal
pabe to every one, that single State, Virginia for example,
has right to egsae for the people Of California and estab
ish African slavery among them the Calornan either
conquered or coded people, hive no right to legsate for
themselves without the Of their sovereign, upon
any principle of national law follows that we egis-
late for them Directly confer upon them the power egs
late for themselves In doing the latter we may prescribe
such terms as we choose In regard to the Oregon Territory
the bill allows their Legislature settle the question of slave
ry for themselves But this concession made by u.s. If
grant the power to them exercise it ourselves
Indeed the provisions Of the bill in regard to Oregon cannot
be voted for by any Senator without surrender OF all cons
tuona objections the power Of Congress the subject
| of slavery in the Territories.
In respect to New Mexico and California the bill prohibits
the making Of any law the subject of slavery. The
power which enables US prohibit legislation would equally
give the right to egsae The only question, them in my
Judgment is how ought to legislator think we ought
compromise upon the line of 500 3O But this opposed
by gentlemen from the nonsavehoding States. shall
examine the grounds and consequences of their opposition.
The question, says the Senator from Maine, Mr. HAM
1Ly free
tory How do denounce England for the original intro
ducton of slaves into her American colonies asks the Senator
from Ohio (Mr ConwIS) Thus we, according these
Senator'S about perpeate the enormtes condemn
in Others Sir apprehend that gentlemen delude and de-
ceive themselves by supposed anaog when exist The
extension of African slavery into newly acquired terrific
res is not identical in principle with its original introduction
into the colonies of Great Britain While the commercial po-
Icy of England planting human slavery in Virginia and
the Caronas she did allow take within her home
borders If be truly regarded social and moral curse
Great Britain exhibited herself inicDg il upon people
whom she claimed the power of taxation without repre-
sentaon upon people who had not the ability the time
resist the nicion, and upon people she willing to
ce for her separate profit and aggrandzemen She had
slaves at home to send out with her citizen emgrans nha
bit the wilderness TO convert the forests into farms and plan
atons to expe wild beasts and savages and to introduce
civilization and christianity She pushed her trade into the
continent of Africa, exciting with all its accompanying
horrors Of blood consgraon, and kidnapping get slaves
with which push forward her settlements plantations and
negro build up her interests in the land of the Indian
tabshing slavery abroad without toerang it home it
possible that gentlemen look at the origin of slavery and
its introduction among ancestors and then regard the
tension of the institution into New Mexico and California with
emigrang people bearing the least esembanceto the
conduct Of Great Britain have been intimately associated
with shareholders all my life, but feel responsibility
for the existence Of the institution than do for The time and
place of my birth My responsibility in regard to is the
which feel in reference any other existing institution
of my country which found established in coming years
of discretion. As and citizen, it is my duty, far
able, TO mould every social civil, and political nsti-
tuition in such shall produce the greatest OF
individual and public happiness may, from proximity
slaves be compelled by deeper sympathy and stronger
ves of action consider the subject but doubt whether
the moral obligation which should prompt and stimulate all
to ameioate the condition Of the slave binding upon
it should be upon the Engshman the Yankee whose
brought their cagoes manaced human victims and
sold them my foeahers The profits of the trade and the
crimnaty of its origin have descended upon them II there
be any guilt from its continuance that alone has fallen TO the
portion Of my Southern friends and myself.
am Disguised am incensed the conduct Of those who
perpeuay goadng the subject OF African slavery
and beg leave this occasion to expose their errors and to
suggest what they may do benefit both the black and the
white races their beneyoence guided by intelligence and
true love Of their species They do not understand the SUBJ
ret upon which they write and speak much Certain it is
their opportunities understand and TO comprehend il
equal those possessed by us who live in the midst of slaves
and from necessity have daily intercourse with Them
tionsts We mporuned to repeal all laws which hold
slaves in bondage and all laws which deny the black
race political and social equality with the white. We told
that should allow intellectual and moral aannens regu-
late social intercourse and political rights irrespective Of color
and that is only vulgar prejudice TO object black face
and wooy hair believe il 70 be a principle of nature
love ourselves first and best and next ourselves those
who most nearly resemble There exceptions, gener
Gus and noble exceptions, TO the general rule man may
die for his wife, his child his end his country, and n many
circumstances may be duty to sacrifice fea duty which
men will gloriously performs they may be stimulated to
perform from motives generous and noble, although selfish.
The building up great character altogether dsner-
esed work. The general rule however, with the Of
mankind isseove first and honor the exception the
because contrary and departure from the general rule
Under this rule affections and intellectual find their
highest enoyments in assocang with those in all respects
most like ourselves Unity Of sentiment and personal
bance the fountains Of harmony and love the want OF
hcm cause Of dstrus and anpa,hy hence the hated
esy generated among castesor different Of Abo
sh slavery place the slave of every right which
the master entitled, and what will be the consequence
Will they harmonic and love each other because they
equal in all respects the eye Of the law, may the
pathy the rivalry, and hatred of the place Of
serve obedience Let the eaouses hatred and which
in all ages Of the world have prevailed amongst castes
the inquiry Why, sir, during this very session Of Congress
the Indians Of Yucaan have been committing horrible butche
es Of the white inhabitants and in Hay the negroes have
been numbering the mulattoes Trace these 10 the
source and find other for them potent the
difference Of color Let any Of look ahead, and
contemplate what must inevitably happen in the Southern
States especially in those where the black population exceeds
the white in slaves invested with all the rights
and privileges Of free white citizens Let any contem