The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-28

the committee which is as folloWsi
The undersigned minority ofhe committee upon reso-
utons ask leave respectfully 10 submit minority report
to this convention Believing thai the success of the demo
cratic party will depend solely upon the truth unuh OF
the principles avowed by this convention, aud by the
nee thereof the undersigned cannot give hef assent 70
understood entertain the opinion that Congress has no
right interfere with the question OF slavery ia the States
or Territories but that the people inhabng Territory
have the exclusive ghtto exclude it thereom. The ma
ony of yonr committee have only adopted this prince
far applicable the States and have thus refused IN
the avowa Of the cardinal principles of the democracy TO
express any opinion upon what is really me most exciting
leaving the people find exposition OF the views OF the
great democratic party of the Union, and the probable
opinions of their nominee for the Office of President
This cou Sc we conceive to be fundamentally wrong 1t
has been pride of the democracy has dealt
frankly and honestly with tie people. Il has scorned
conceal It's political opinions II has made II point oil
opposition the wing party that it frequently goes before
the people with mask upon its brow and has appealed
TO the masses rebpke that party for course 50 offensive
must find their support in intelligent public opin
ION That public opinion cannot be ineigentiy formed as
10 views upon those institutions, if we refuse to avow
them, and dare not advocate them
II is useless TO deny that this question does not press
home upon for decision Ten OF the sovereign non
savehodng States have already expressed decided opin
ions upon IL This has been met by counteractng opinions
in the South first distinctly by the State Vr-
gina and since followed up by nearly State in that
section OF the Union.
1t idle call the question an abstract abstract
in any is only to the section in which have org
mated the avowals OF aggression upon the rights OF large
They not dollar of property 10 be affected by the
tendency Of The principle al issue They have not sin
on 10 the South on this point pureya question OF moral
and political ethics Far different is it with the South
They the property which the this prime Pile
will prevent them from carrying with them the Terrific
res. They have common right in the Territories, from
which they be excluded, unless they choose go
there without this property. They have heretofore been
considered as political equals in the Unionwh the same
power OF expansion and of progress, which hereto
lore distinguished all classes in the Union, and which has
given 10 rs all the distinctive appeation of the party OF
progress" They own, in common with their brethren OF
the North, these Territories which to be held by the
federal government, as trustee, for common uses and
commou purposes
IT, therefore, you refuse the issue made upon the
saveholdng by part OF the -slavehodng States, and
permit the heretofore expressed opinions of nominee
to stand implicitly the opinions OF this convention
pronounce, in substance against the political equality OF
the peopeagainst the community interest in the Terrific
res, which, is commended, exists in the people--again
the right OF oneha OF the people of the Union to extend
those institutions which the fathers OF the
recognised fundamental in the framing of the articles OF
union, and upon which rest the great and leading prnc
pies upon which taxation and political power is based
In order obvate such constuctionin order to give
assurance the public mind OF entire country that the
democracy OF the Union will preserve the compromises OF
the constitutions only States but in the Territories
that recognises entire political equality exist
rights Of property, the Vast errtorles which the Unon
holds but trust until sufficiently populated to be erect
w. L. YANCEY, Of Alabama,
JOHN c. M'GEHEE, of Florida
j. M. COMMANDER. of s. Carolina.
Resoiped, That the doctrine Interference with the
rights Of properly of any portion of the people Of this
fedora ton be in States the Territories by any
other than the parties interested hem repub
ican doctrine recognised by this body.
Mr. YANCEY Mr. President, am sure that the
great importance OF the subject matter embodied in the
report and resolution just read by me will be deemed
ample apology for my addressing to the convention few
words in support OF them. They presented with a
sincere desire that the action upon them may tend to pro-
mote the harmony of the party, and, above ALL may be
just | have not word of objection to the resolutions
adopted by the majority of the committee AS far as
they go, they appear to be correct took active
part in framing them, and In modelling the old resou-
tons in the shape in which they presented as
any other member OF the committee Those resolutions
however, do not go far enough; and the resolution
ported by the minority we desire may be added to those
reported by the majority.
When the only resolution reported by the majority
upon the slavery question was adopted it covered the
question presented at that day. The democratic par
| ty then eminenty just to the whole country in
adopting it. Then, abolition and faction sought to en-
ter the federal temple, and to disturb the harmony OF
its inmates As worsppers at its sacred fame you have
driven them out You have solemny declared that there
is no power in the federal government TO interfere with
the question of slavery in the States OF this confederacy
1t was light thing, grant, for you to say and to
maintain the position of our friends at the north In the
conflict which ensued, many noble spirit has been
trlumphed with It, There are now few so hardy as TO
avew that the doctrine is wrong Driven, then, from
their position in the federal temple, the great enemies OF
constitutional equality and order have taken up a new
position upon the frontiers of the confederacyupon the
borders OF your territories in the bosoms OF which lie the
ncpient elements OF many State yet to be added to our
galaxy There they meet our pioneer emgrans; and II
their doctrine is TO be maintained, they Will welcome The
aborer from the NORTH and turn back the aborer from the
south. Your nominee enertans similar views.
AT this point the gentleman from Alabama was inter-
rupled by delegate from Pennsylvania, who desired to
know in what the views of Gen Cass differed from the
resolution reported by the minority OF the committee
will answer the delegate from Pennsylvania Gen Cass,
understand holds that, while Congress cannot interfere
with slavery the States Territories the inhabitants
of Territory, while yet under territorial government,
may make such regulations will exclude slaves from be-
ing held in such Territory The minority of the committee
hold that while in such state condition, such nhab-
Wants assimlate themselves to tenancy IN common,
Each has equal right to enjoy the territory with his
rights of property Their sovereignty as people is in
Iabeyance. They possess the tenancy i'll common I'm
der the rules and regulations prescribed by Con
gress, and have rights of sovereignty until they
meet in convention to frame constitution preraato-
nv to admission a State into the Union In that
stage they have undoubted right to establish to
exclude slavery institution, and not before. Be-
fore that, neither Congress nor the inhabitants OF the
Territory establish exclude slavery from the Terri
tory II must be permitted to exist if II is not there by
the rights of individual property-haviDg attached to it
none of the political weight given to 1t IN the Staesand
which can only be revived if the inhabitants choose,
admission into the Union to recognise 1t as State nsti-
tuition
will not argue this point further 1t is said, how
ever, in what your rights involved by this issue In
what are you injured In this your nominee procaims
that the Joint tenants of such Territory set slave
free who taken there and this body refuses to take
different position.
1t is proclaimed them to our emgratng population
that if they to such Territory, the they may
meet there will free their slaves if they desire to do
!" But there is the judiciary" says True and in
sensible man, with small property, will leave land
wi his prOperty and protected both by