The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-26


The partial representation OF slaves compromise OF
he constitution, concession made to northern delegates
who opposed their representation on the ground al 'sy
chaites The argument changed, but the OPPOSE
lion continues There another concession winch mas
often referred in this debatethe Missouri CON-
promise
With the right to extend slavery into any portion of the
errory of louisiana secured BY the treaty OF acqus-
non, there nevertheless herce resistance against
he admission of Missouri into the Union as slayehold
ng State Daring its territorial condition. the right mad
unquesoned; the controversy only arising IN view
}, the political power which would attach to sovereign
State | will not dwell upon the nugaory character OF
INV law which should attempt to control the domestic in
luions of State, but pass to the result OF this conro'
esy about the mission oil Missouri. Again the South,
the spirit of which had marked the conduct
If her at former period surrendered their nnqnes-
ned and unque-tonase right to extend slavery ove the
Whole of that territory which had been acquired under the
ZANE of louisiana and agreed, except within the limits
Missouri, conne it to The south side OF the parallel
latitude SO deg 30 north. Again was sectional m
crest abandoned p the hope OF permanently establishing
tranquility the Union Ii that hope ~ now to e destroy
3D. will be by those who derived all the beneh iroa me
ON romse-not by those who waived by 1t portion Of
heir rights and who now wiling to extend us pro-
Jisions if fairly applied all other territory, though the
livson which would thence follow would give to me
south less an a fourth of the territory which would
all to the North In the compromises of the constitutions
,id the concessions which have followed its ADOPTION
vanages have manly accrued TO the Norh YET the
south has steadily and faithfully observed them Can as
much be said of the North The constitution recog-
the institution of slavery, which thence acquired
,enera instead OF Its previous merely local character
was made The duty OF the State authorities to de-
liver up fugitive slaves TO their and the free
commerce among the States secured to each citizen,
vas a prohibition against State legislation to dis
.urb the right Of the master to pass from one State
to another With his slave property The duty has been
egected; the right has been obsructed slaves have
een torn from their when exercising the right
D, every American citizen to pass from one part OF the
Union to another; the magstracy have stood silent
when these ouases perpetrated, and the egisla,
on of three States instead OF looking TO prevention and
punishment of said cases in FUTURE have enacted laws
oest calculated magnify the evil Even here, in the
course of debate, has been asserted that to carya
ave out of the limits OF the jurisdiction OF State in
were ue the recognition of slavery by the constitution
would be nuty. The master who, in discharge OF
uty the government should enter an arsenal or dock
yard under The exclusive jurisdiction OF the United States
would thereby lose the right TO property in his slave Dr.
he should sail from Norfolk to New Orleans by gong
sea- he would pass beyond the jurisdiction OF State
and thus incur the forfeiture. Beyond the limits OF
State whether territory the deck of an American
vessel the constitution and laws of the United States fol-
ion OF slavery by the constitution. therefore, presentsa
ase arising here, very different view from one IN
Great Britain. The difference destroys the value OF the
argument based on British practice and analogy.
Eleven States of the Union have spoken through their
legislatures against the further extension of slavery with
clearly indcated sometimes even expressed intention
upon the instiu OF the South When told thai
slavery is immense moral and political evil, WHICH
ought be abolished as that end can be properly
and constituiionay attained y when admonighed
of the design resist the admission of any new State
INTO the Union while toerating slavery" he must be
nd VINO does not sie e n mus
voting all vast territorial domain to the formation OF
those in which slavery forbidden. to obtain in the a-
lure such preponderance of free States will enable
hem consttulonay 10 amend the compact of our Union
and strip the South OF the guarantees II gives ,ro
Ii acous opposition and sectional disregard OF the
common COED have been able thus to Obterate the great
landmarks -equalty among the States and n-nterfer
ence with domestic affairsn brief and such partial
enjoyment OF power how can we expect moderation and
lorbeaiance when swelled to three fourths majority
Those who seek to appropriate Territories to the
elusive formation OF savehoding States. must not
hope by catchwords and abusive epthets against slavery
conceal their real purpose, the political aggrandze
nent of the North.
Was their object the benefit of the slaves; did they
seek, paramount object their emancipation the poll
cy would certainly be the reversensead OF combining,
dispense them Nothing can be PLAIN than that,
confined to a small space, they must accumulate in
hands hee IS Of
,rises from their accumulation; that the master
md slave necessarily separated, and the latter placed
lnder the authority OF hired agent Whilst the num-
Der owned by one person small he has immediate charge
them; from their daily intercourse, permanent connex
on and real identity OF interest, arise those kindly rela
ions usual in such condition The power TO Cypress
ependants exists in all countries, and bad every
where abuse the power. In no relation which labor
to capital such oppression better guarded against
Than in that OF and slave Tuere 1t all which
naturally exctes the forbearance and Kindness of the
generous AMI the good and, this falling there con-
Ieratons of interest," of pecunlary advantage, to re-
ases of hired aDorers TO confne slavery to a snail
district would go further than any other means to strpt
If It's Kind pa erna character when the master would no
,nver know his slave, when the OveTseer woui1 have
me propretors power then would disappear many of
he features which com mend to those who have been
cared must it then would the moral AMI incl
ectua progress of slave; then would steadily DUNN
sa the eengs pro motive OF emancipation and the power
q effect it. 1t has been from the ASSOCIATION with
more elevated race the African has advanced IL has
been from their mutually kind offices that the master has
n many instances liberated his slave as marx OF atiec
lion For this association and for this feeling, n IS
p,red tina, there should be great disproportion in
ne numer of the races where they reside together The
nw.r to enancipaie depend upon property consie
atoms and upon public policy conjontly. large COM
nuny OF f &c men would have the pecunary ability to
.mancipate small number of slaves the reverse would
re beyond their power. Upon large territory few
Jacks might be turned loose without injury TO the pro-
.ress OF society but small territory large number
If blacks could only be released by surrendering the
country them If, then, proposed, slavery as it
s among u.s. should be confined to the States which
il now exists, the consequence will be, not its exngush-
nent, but its pepetuation. Each State, when it finds
within its borders many Africans safety and policy
will permit will enact laws prevent their further IN
New England to Texas will be checked and they VIII
hencelorward continue TO accumulate, and when they
reach the density which renders involuntary LABOR no
longer profitable they must still be held from the lmpo-
cy OF lberang them the country ana the inability 70
send them away--the latter increasing IN compound
ratio because the augmentation of number will bring
with il dlninution OF profit from their labor sIY
Gentlemen have spoken of the spirit OF the eye as OPP
osed to slavery Sir, think there Is no foundation Tor
ne presumption of moral change, but that all the changed
,con which occurred is reterrbe 10 density of pop
| =. h. ,Gnnn lvuvIa that nu0I