Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-06-10

ItaIy
thing or which Mr. b coniended. The country full
these party terms. Thus had Liberty party, If W
were not all friends of liberty and Native American party
just as II there We're among who were not the end
OF America, enemies nave-born Americans S
they called all Northern men who did so TO their ia
natical extremes " dough faces" He thought when the
used this expression they must have had the mirror beor
their own faces.
Il was said that slavery great moral and politca
evil It might be but the world was full Of evils of
nous sorts which impossible TO remedy and which
must make up our minds endure and great as this ey
might be- might become yet greater II an attempt was mad
orcoy TO pen 1t. up within its present geographical limits
Could such design be effected and should turn out tha
slavery within those limits ceased TO be profitable to slave
holders, the adjacent States would be with
black population Of the very worst description Slavery hat
always existed IN the world and he presumed always would
II had been made ground OF communication from thu
church, and ought be oexcommunicaon from po
ical party The negro race, always subjected to degrade
on among men, had occupied condition elevatet
as held IN our Southern States Slavery distinctly
cognlsed IN The constitutions and those who recognised the
authority of that instrument ought hold their peace upon
the subjects but however they might rave, the constitution
could not be changed.
Mr. b. held that the legislation which had been resor,ed
New York and III Massachusetts to prevent the recape
runaway slaves in direct conflict with the constitution
Mr. JENKINS asked to what legislation Of New York the
gentleman alluded
Mr.. BRUDHEAD said he did not pretend to a minute
knowledge OF all the laws passed by the New York Legsa
tue, but he under the impression that law had beer
passed in that State which forbade all State officers to aid the
owner Of aIunaway in recovering his property.
Mr.. JENKINS said no such law existed in New York.
Mr.. BRODHEAD was happy to learn the fact, and was
very sorry the could DO said for his State.
The nation had lately been greatly agated this subject
and there was party among us who were perfect Don Qux
oies IN philanthropy they could totally overlook evil at
their own doors to gaze upon and weep thousand
miles off, Men worked themselves into fever about this
Wilmot proviso from whose States probably family
would ever remove into California New Mexico South.
ern men would probably not take their slaves there in any
numbers because the where would
not be profitable and where profitable slavery
went long continued but Southern men, by very
tura feeling, were unwilling to be put under the ban.
There exseda sckly senmenaly in of the North
States that finding its outlet sometimes in Fouriesn
sometimes in Miersm and sometimes in an-sayery. But
Massachusetts might well undertake NEEDLE with and
prohibit slavery in the State Of Pennsylvania New Mex
leo or California She might well order Pennsylvania
strike out the word white" from her constitution before the
words free male" citizen. 1t was mpernent intemed-
ding with other peoples business.
The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. RaErr) had
objected to permitting ''handul of squaers in the Ter
ores settle this question Of slavery there for all time
Now Mr.. B. did not think it very well became
Americans at squaters; for take together,
nation squaers; and it quatters who by their
industry and hay enterprise had made the country what is
Mr.. b. bad rather a company of sqiaers to
make constitution under which live, than pack Of
dreaming Foueres shut up cities, who knew nothing Of
life in country He held that those who in the
Territories had hight to form their laws provided they
were not in conflict with the laws of the United States
As TO this Wimot poviso question: 1t practical
question. California, obvious, must be the future
home Of maritime people; and notorious that the pro
gress OF all settlement must be what It always had been from
the the Interior Slave labor would thrive there
The South, hnheo had always held that the constitution
sufficient protection them in the holding Of their
slaves but when TO look at the docne put forth
by the Baltimore convention, found there backing
OH from that doctrine in some quarters The Wings in the
Npr4h haYa
this questions evidence of which be read quotations from
speech made by Mr. DAYToS, Of New Jersey, in the Senate
OF theUnied States, on the Mexican lreay great
nduccment for the adoption of which was, that practically
avoided 'that wetched Wmot proviso question" Here
intelligent Northern who considered the whole
thing "a miserable question:. The Territories to be
acquired by The treaty were not suited to slave abo that
the whole Of the agitation which the introduction Of that pro-
vlso had produced throughout the country grautous
and without any reason or necessity.
Mr. B. here read authorities in support Of his posi-
on. He expressed his surprise that Mr.. Van Buren, had
been satisfied with the Missouri compromise He had
said that he would veto any bill aboshng slavery the
District OF Columbia.
Mr. McCLERNAND inquired whether Mr.. B. meant to
that Mr.. Van Buren had changed his opinions
Mr. b. discamed any such assertion.
Mr. WILM0T asked if the proviso was not adopted and
acted on would Shareholders go into these territories,
and would not the perpetuaton OF slavery there inevitably
follow
Mr. B. said If the constitution carried il there he was
WHlluB knOutu numltleu,
his speech, (Which Mr. b. quoted that the people of Ter
rory, when became State, ought be allowed TO decide
the question Of oerang slavery for themselves why not
accord them the liberty while they continued inhabitants
Of Territory Why perm, the Territorial Legislature
act on the subject
Mr. b. maintained that all the States were bound by the
provisions Of the Missouri comprome and he willing
adopt tending 10 the result his doctrine
Of government neutrality.
Mr.. b. quoted the Alabama platform, as laid down by
Judge Dagn schief justice Of that State and formerly
member of Congress.
The Missouri compromise had been forced upon the
Southern States by the Northern representatives BY the
existence Of slavery north Of 800 80 abolished south Of
that degree Of latitude the people to be suffered
choose for themselves whether il should exis, within their
limits Men from all parts Of the Union the last
Congress had been willing 10 agree upon this peace
In March, 1890, when that compromise first
adopted the Sscs bad been equally divided the subject Of
slavery, eleven Of them prohibiting and eleven admitting H.
The vote in the House Of Representatives it, adoption had
been "a 10 AZ, and in the Senate 81 10 TO- The
promise bad been imposed upon the South by Northern
and he held that OF the North ought 10 be willing
abide by il peace measure
The Wings talked Of nominating for President gentleman
who himself practical stakeholder Ihey wanted to carry
him the chair when they got him there they would have
to abandon the plan Of getting power by abusing slavery
They would be Obliged TO back from the Wmot proviso
their candidate would get a Southern State. Ii that
question should be taken Of the Of political
versy IN the Northern States, Mr. Is. should heartily rejoice
For, H il pressed TO is results lead disastrous
issue. The ground Of entire neutrality the ground
to be assumed by the Democratic party On this that party
would stand united anj firm, however much the Wings might
divide. The coming election would finally settle this ques-