The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-06


go into the newly acquired territory in question, why
the northern people anxious to have legislative action
to provide against Why camo for the exclusion of
that which does not and will exist 1t seems TO me
that these inquiries justified by the facts and very
much IN point But suppose there should be doubt as
TO whether New Mexico California is suited to slave
labor cannot those who wish to emigrate with their
slaves stop upon the fresh lands of Florida Mississippi
Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas Or if any person wants
to emigrae IRON any OF the northern States who has a
great horror of slavery he stop the fat lands OF
Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa; he go Oregon So
that all our citizens can be accommodated and need
complain
The excitement which has prevailed for the last two
years about the mode of settlement in these territories
has satisfied me that whole communities well as nd
viduals, can get excited about imaginary evils well
real ones Even the wings begin to regard what is
called the "Proviso" harmless abstraction Hear
what Mr.. Dayton, distinguished wing senator from
New Jersey, lately 9th of April 1s4s) said upon the
subject when speaking OF the treaty;
"There consideration which very much COM
mend led the line OF this treaty TO my favorable regard
apoids praetfealv all thai question Of the 'Wil.
mot Proviso and think that the sober thoughtful
OF the north will reflection, view the question
light This line OF 81 degrees north latitude gives us
country which, apprehend. can become permaueny
is al aHadaptsa saue labor On contrary some
ground that day may be the OF sur.
rounding the south with tier OF free Slates."'
This is the doctrine for which the democratic party
have always contended. We always said that the Pro-
viso was harmless abstraction and "wetched" hum
bug and now seems that begins to upon the
Il o.,
1919 in speech which had the honor to make upon
the subject OF the Mexican war, &c, used the follow
ing language, in speaking of this question:
New Meseo de- PNobas , employed either
tobacco, can be profaby cultivated in either of those
with the extension of slavery than any thing No per-
son need fear that saves.w be taken from the
land to California. That county must be the home of
maritime people, and the course of settlement be
from the seaboard to the interior f."
Rut have for ~.
"provso" was harmless abstraction, but think nv
colleague mr. WmMoTl is against il HIMSELF and favors
the doctrine of neutrality. In his MIR. WnMors] speech
made the Sh of February, 1S47, find the following
language:
What repeat, do we ask That free territory shall
remain IN free WE demand Che "suray Of his souerme
And again he says, in the same speech:
'My colleague Mr. c. INeERsoLI suggests the proprie
~ OF eang UNI, the people OF those territories shall meet
decide for themselves whether slavery shall shall be
this it is all AK"
Mr. Van Buren,, when President, and before also took
strong grounds against congressional interference with
the question OF slavery He even went far in his first
inaugural address as to say that he would veto bill abo
ishlng slavery in the District of Columbia, where it is
admitted Congress has exclusive jurisdiction He said in
his letter published prior TO his first election:
81 must go into the presidential chair the inexble and
unconpromising opponent OF every attempt the part
Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia
against the wishes of the savehodng States and with
dee equally decided resist the slightest inter.
ference with it in the States where it exists"
would be well for some of his particular friends in
New York at the present time, to follow his example, and
adopt the rules for their government which he then so
correctly stated
2: Whatever may be thought OF the points have made
in the preceding part of my remarks, think that all sec
tons of the country should be content abide by the
Missouri compromise, as it is called If it is adhered TO
in good faith, the result would be the the other
was adopted by northern votes The north was nearly
unanimous in its favor when ii was adopted i'm 1920
During the last session, all the southern representatives
seemed willing TO adopt it, and appealed 10 abide
by it and hold our peace about slavery. A distinguished
Judge Dargen) from Alabama State in
which some gentlemen now talk about a new platform
sad his speech delivered on the 18th OF January 1s47
in reference to New Mexico and California, (see Con-
sressona Globe, page 1851 made this statement
"He had not get met 10Th the FIRST southern rto ,cas
not wing 10 rsnew and continue that compromise They
did not ask from, any wsh To- obtain political ascendency
the north, hope to control here out from the condition
Of things around them They ask their brethren of the north
rento the SANG agreement no, and they Of the south could
scrmputousty fnft H."
Not only did the southern representatives last session
express willingness to stand by the Missouri compro.
mise, but by voting for the resolutions providing for the
admission of Texas, they expressly sanctioned it. The
third resolution says And In such State or States rs
shall be formed OF said territory, north of said Mis-
souri, compromise line, slavery involuntary servitude
Except for crime) shall be prohibited"
But here is the whole resolution-beow hirty-sx de-
gees thirty minutes the people to decide whether III
will have slaves: above, slavery is to be excluded
New States, of convenient sze exceeding fosr in
number, in addon said State Of Texas, and having
sufficient population, hereafter by the said
state be formed out OF the territory thereof which shall be
entitled to admission under the provisions OF the federal
And such States be formed tina
portion of said territory lying south OF thirty degrees
thirty minutes north latitude commonly known as the Mis-
ohout silrery the people Of each Stale aSkg adn
desire fnd IN such STATE States shall be
formed Of said territory north Of sud Missouri conpro
line, slavery Involuntary serpde (ercept for ctuc
shall be prohibited"
Not only did gentlemen from the south agree by adopt
ing this resolution, that slavery should be excluded north
of 36e 80 but that the people south of that line should
adopt reject it, they might fit His colleague
Mr. WHMoT,] who was so much in favor of free soil "
also voted for the admission of Texas of which three
four slave States to be made thereby adopting the
line OF the Missouri compromise He SAID in his Tioga
speech last fall:
Sir, in favor of that measure, (he admisso on oil
Texas earnestly advocated it before the people and
uoied for IL IN Congress have regrets ot aug ha We
done. lit to be done again. should do the
same but 1t never should have been made party cues
ton
But it may be said that Texas part of the United
States at the date of the Missouri compromises and that
when the resolutions providing for the admission into the
Union were passed, slavery was egazed therein That
however, not sufficient for gentlemen either
from the north south. If Congress had power to
adopt the compromise line, originally gentlemen from
the south affirm, how could they vote for in the Texas
resouhons At the time of the passage of the resolutions
in question, there territory sufficient in Texas en-
tirely unnhablted, to make two three States Was
not that "ree territory" and when Congress was pro-
vding for annexng il TO the United States could not
poviso have been inserted excluding slavery and pro-
as adopting the Missouri COMPROMISED No good reason
can be given for the application of The Missouri compro
mise in the OF Texas that does not apply with equal
force in the case of New Mexico and California.