Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-11-23

marked, every body that chooses to emlgrate TO
the Territory Of Oregon, can go there with sucn
rights as the local laws recognize lie can
claim no other. He can claim no immunity OF
exemption from the jurisdiction unuer "nen "e
chooses to live. All he can ask is, to stand upon
theea,pe footing as his fellow citizens. But, says
the Senator from Georgia. we shall not stand on
an coualuv because we cannot take our slaves
,bsro Rnt cannot the Territories be occupied,
possessed and enjoyed without slave popula-
lion !. Is il indspensaby requisite to the enjoy
mcnt of the Territories OF the United states, mat
we should carry this institution INTO tlen! Cah
they not be peopled, and cannot these new com,
munties grow up and prosper, without the AID
of this institution? For the first time, believe,
in nv life, J have heard doubts expressed as To
the conslitutionaity and proprIety Of this prohl-
btion of slavery. Be it constitutional or not,
when gentlemen tell me they cannot ENJOY Their
rights without the aid of slave population,
ask them to look at the Territory to which the
ordinance of'S7 applies, and hentell me wheth-
er this institution is so indispensable to Tue en-
oyment of territory. Visit Ohio that mighty
State which is but few years old and behold
the results of this prohibition of slavery. That,
as a civilized community, is hardly as old as my
rccollection-fur | rccoect very well when the
first considerable emigration to Ohio took place.
They we're enabled TO occupy that territory, and
TO lay the foundations of the great and growing
prosperity of that State, without the aid OF a
slave population. VIII It be pretended that the
rights of that people were impugned or violated
10y excluding this institution? Did they lot
'Fe 'ne'c unu ioutlsh WITHOUT II Nnn VIC Peo'
ple % 'iio SOUTH then, hot live III OreSo' WIN,
gu, ''elI saves Oan tley not oc successful
"h"ou' ''ie''', as tnc people Vi the No'tn nav e
Veen' III planting their settlements IN 'he " eSt
Is slavery really necessary to the progress OF this
people?
Let gentlemen compare inc present condi''oh
oi that portion OF our Union covered oy the or
dIhohce OF l'o|, whh the ouer states whero
Gu very eA'e's, anu lney WIN n"u 'ne a"s"er'
ne argument ina, 'hc eHc'uSioh VI siaVeiy VIII
SHclude tne PeopIc vi '.e s.aee"olulng s'a,es
i,"'i 'he oeneu' vi ','e wy assumes that
'ne territory cahho' DC popped cultivated ana
v'yoJ' "i'"ou' Tue o'u VI e'ato power. IL this
% no' '''aue OUT ''ic urgu"ent luis IL tne arts
,n o1.upa''o's VI I'V'l1eu NE can nc establish
Isnou 'iere' anu ,he great ehus OF the social
'yt'h a'" vi CIV" government at'alned, wlth-
OUT 'ne INSTITUTION Oh siaVery' then The institution
- "iouc vi enjoyment uereiy, not essential TO
Tue iIah'S OF 'he propHe'ois' ana therefore a
ieei'Inla'e SUBJECT o. regulation by the majority
II o'"er words' OF Iesis'a'ion'
you cahnol' oil course, deny to any Of the
common proprietors ,helr rights 10 share IN The
common properly Ont, certainly, You can reg
Mate the mode IN "hich 'ley can ENJOY 1t. You
eau make all these regulations which are neces-
sary Tor the common benefit, and adopt such
legislation as may best promote the prosperity
ana happiness oil Tue "hoIe' II, IN the exercise
.! your Judgment, particular institution stands
III tnF way o INC accompaniment OF TINS great
SSJec! Oh the common good, you can p;ohlbt 1t.
MS question ot slavery III The territories IS re-
oucsu, theh, Simply 10 lhe mere mode OF enjoy
ineht oi 'hst whch Is me property OF all. The
question OF slavery III inc Territories thus be-
Ioines Ieel'lialo SUBJECT OF legislative action.
AZ Is mere question OF eXpedlency-of sound
legislative discretion. oppose these doctrines
10 ue proposition that we possess no power to
arrest the progress OF the evil.--that we cannot
prevent tle SEED irom peing lllanted-'that the
oh'y power on eafth That cun interfere is that
vi me people OF the territories when they come
|" 'ofn' o'alo constitution SIR prevention is
atoge'ncr better lhan cure. 1t Is easier, as the
tne'a"choly experience OF the country illustrates,
70 prevent me Introduction OF TINS system, than
" Ti'utGa'e 1t Wheh once established.
ne senator from georgia desires that, before
..e 'I',Ig.loh OF tnese niqte constitutions tho
s,u'I'o'u."s 'n'o'cs' Sia'i We represented mere
OH uesiIe no such 'hiis. Inc extreme dlili-
10y um, uar5e 'u.HupS hi'snt say 'he IN
proo ,Ja,',,oJ ; I'e iuS:Itu.lo" ~ "rr.
80 80. tI,'' 20 20 III ~ MS
i ~ .t'o nuN"'u' '"e pe'i' Vi 81 '"u
r ~ ;,U ,T' a'annohtS Vi
"ny Po"I'e, oo"o'' , '.'o e,eui ouI"arh u s'a
w. a. .''a ouiy Pahh upon which
va. '''.''o' "'1nuS henIo'e II anu the ihs'i-
iul'"h Is gone ONT out lle moue IN which 1t
I b ue aGo,'sred consistently win the peace una
,ie oeIu''y .. 'ne s'a'eholuing community, ana
,,'o %"'o system SIMS uhuer tne pressure Oh ''e
nv seh'he.n' .ne principles anu tie pocy o'
~ "u'ei we ,'ve'
or, "oulu i'ot SUBJECT lIe people OF lhe@er-
~, " ou1n inPeiiouS Hecessiy' l"cy are
oe 'no ui'.i'a'e JnogeS o' t''s matler' leave
~ nol l',r'oso uPo" 'ne,'l al
.Ia,,' ,in ""'." nU"oNe, oiie'sHo !, may oc "
wnnp1 ''''' HUI 'o "'ie " se' r'u Vi IL 'iey
p',
IS 49, ne quos''on 'ecu's Us W 'ho cNpeo'eney
ro P ~ III 'nc onl' ~ seems 'nat u'e
fIopae Vi o'esoi huvo es,aor'sneu eo''e'ilne
Inn 81 e.".poay sosi.""'on' III ,ne piese''ac
Conn.p .a Ill H"u o'uo' UNI. uie iees'ai'ot VI
io.s seos e"ati iu'elP by ,nese regulations
suaoy poniol'eu, anu 'ns oli'' as IL stands'
se' '. .Tl s'netloh o' congress 10 mat Prohibl-
.on' "e PtoPosi''o'' now Is 10 strike Out ms
p'o''stot' "hln vrtua,y gives etiect TO ,ne ac-
a ~" =. 'ne peopie Vi oregon ionoraole SEN
anaa ha ,s ephd'cuny Claimed the r'ghtto DIS
Gsp,u snis p'uhIuTlol' ana pant lhe institution
f III tne ieifnory' IN desplte OF The ac-
R", , Il, anu tle "ishes OF that people