The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-29

Short argument n long questIon-Reason for com
PROMISE and rule OF just compromise.

For the Union
Short argument long queStIOn-Reason for COM
promise, and rule OF just compromise.
1"The United States declare and make treaties
therefore il acquire territory by conquest or by Pur
chase. Marshal and Supreme CoWf.1
Copgress has power dispose OF the territory and other
properly OF the United States 81 Constitution
How dispose Off The rule is not laid down. But
there nevertheless rule there which was unneces
saIy to write, because implied IN every power to dispose
of property. The disposition must be JUST. It must not
be repugnan to justice in the actual condition OF the
frucuary owners 1t must not be such disposition as
will make any partners part Wusory, or an injury rather
than gain
The northern man says it is unjust TO allow slavery TO
go the whole OF that country Or indeed any pa OF
it, for with slavery is not allowed and II you allow
il, you come in conflict with our institutions, which
make all free, and gave our part In blood and money
The southern says, We gave our part IN blood ana
money Also and with slavery exists; and as long as
this country exists in common, you interfere with my IN
situations in saying we shall not carry our slaves on our
property where is conceded we have rSht TO
go ourselves; hut to end the matter, will divide. .
As both sides claim right an the whole with equal
pernacity and each asserts 1t is unjust to grant the o
ers wishes, and as each bears its share IN the acquis
ton does it not force itself upon every ones mind tha
keeping the property together is itself UNJUST and making
the unjust disposition of it, If the design is to carry
out the wishes, whms, caprice, you please, either
pary9 Because, you may make the argument OF elmer
side silly unenable you please, and yet we must
that that side would have the right so to use or abuse
its property its part OF the property held IN sevea
Every southern that the North could exclude
slaves horses, CATTLE steamboats,, If they thought them
TO society, and therefore IL must De wrong 10
force them upon them, when rights equal; and every
northern man must that If southern man wishes to
carry his slaves to his plantation, - very unjust TO
prohibit it if his rights equal Therefore say,
though Congress may dispose
l. II is an indispensable condition OF that power that
the disposition should be JUST.
@ That the parties owners radically differing upon
this question, any disposition by Congress giving the
rhole to either party, directly indirectly, without assent
and acquescence, is unjust, and therefore would tran
scend lis powers.
g. The difference being inherent and permanent, and un
alterabe by Congress either party il is the duty OF
Cong dispose of the subject that respect by d.
pision
AS il cannot keep it in that respect in Justly,
il must dispose of such manner as may Justly,
which is only by dipston.
Rule Of diuis,on.
The States beng equal in many respects, equalt in
those respects would be held equity. But they moi
equal in all respects g. the house, electoral colleges,
direct taxation population wealth. Importance to union,
&c Equality, strictly, would pot be equity. Surely
nothing can be equal and Just than the rule
found IN the constitution for direct tardon, which is
also in proportion to representation This must give the
proper proportion because, II direct tax levied to
buv H. or paw the debt cost, that must be the rule
And the rule of payment or proportion OF payment IN a
purc base must be Just rule OF division Then let the
southern States have divided of proportion of square
miles in one body the south side opposite them, bear
ing the same proportion te the whole number OF square
miles to be divided that the respective numbers federal
nunbers) the several southern States (or rather their
strength the electoral coege) bear to the whole Union