The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-20

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fran NoTlh Canalna. aud nhifh called
Is,fIh sBeh un.paling crnsnTe fI0m lbs IN.
dlgnani patriotism; and herAnse 1 think Il
due Ia Nc. BADGER hat he lsei should he
nosed here 1hrre my colleagues remarks
are represented 10 hare bern made
ahrow back upon him the charges which he
has 30 eomplaernlly hssped upon olhers.
vail enlaavnr ~ show IllsI Il i. he and
ihose uho sci with him who are the de.
seueTs, WIN have : pulled down the ll-g."
and surrendered he citadel. and hose
votes and opininns would have welded
forever The claims Of the Souih. and con-
milIed his constituents. politically. 10 The
mercy II The North. Ia doing 50. shall
he explaining The reasons Whirh indured
me 10 give an affirmative vote on the mo-
ii0n IN lay the Senate bill known as he
campranise bill, upoa The table.
gave Thai vote With lnll sense az The
painful responsibility then resting npon an
American Representative. No one in
this It'll realized more fully Ihan did
the obligation we y ere under 10 adopt. iG
possible, some measure that would tend
Ia calm The public mind upon this exril-
ing subject. Regarded thar bill as blind
Surrender OF The rlalms of the South. a
Ireaeherous hai thrown out 10 eniangle
her. And, 50 lar from being MEASURE
10 quiet Inc agitation IN the country. &c.
gafdrd II as The beginning nf snolher con.
ynlsion more violent aud more 20 be dread
ed Than any whirh The Union has yei en-
counlrred. ! would not. gra.p II the
shadow. and lei 60 The substance.
The only CLAIMS which il had 10 south.
ern support are founded OF what j. callrd
The non.lnleryeniion principle; that il. the
principle ihaI Congress should moi legislaIe
upon the subject e slavery IN The terrific
ries. II is commended thai, under the Con.
stilu,ion ofihe UnlIed States. and without
any law Of Congress upon the subject, the
cil,zens of The Lave States have right tn
carry their slaves into the territory belong.
ing 10 the United States: and that those
slaves would he regarded and protected
there as property By The Consultation, al
though lhe,e was law IN the territory
n the time Of il cessInn which excluded
the institution This, believe, is the
d"clrine 81 my colleague. cpnfess Ii,at
am moi sure represent him cosrecily,
for, although | have read his remarks
again and again, | am not satisfied that ]
have extracted his idea upon the point.
was puzzled al The outset. lie lays
down in the first paragraph. as the basis
of his argument, this new and remarkable
puslulale:
Truth reduced TO its elementary principles sE
fords the only safe guide to investigation and the
only satisfactory conclusions are those which are
formed from such development"
In my simplicity had supposed tina,
truth was itself an elementary principle in
all sciences SIN politics as well as phiIoso-
ply. ] was moi little startled at pro-
position 10 reduce It, lest il should approxi-
male lis antagonis,ic principle. was
relieved 10 find that il was afterwards 10 be
developed again. Not being very well
skilled in metaphysics. | have not YET tul.
~ comprehentled what i, was when il had
gone through my colleagues crucihIe. and
come out in lis new form. But this pro-
found piece of metaphysics enabled me af-
forwards I" reconcile some arParen, con-
iradic,ions in h,s remarks. which would
have otherwise hopelessly puzzled me.
He starts with the position, tina. the only
legislative power which Congress has over
the territory OF the United States under
the Constitution musi be found IN the
clase which declares that
"Congress shall have power TO dispose Of, and
make all necdful rules and regulations respecting
the territory or other property belonging 10 the
Mr.. VESAaLE. who was recognised BY the
Speaker after Mn. DoSsELLs hour expired, in the
course Of an explanation on this subject, said that,
in his speech on the LIST June. he had named no
Senator, but had in his mind distinguished Wing
Senators from the South, and that, upon seeing
afterwards that Mr.. Badger held the same opin-
ions, had in writing out his remarks, made refe-
renee to him.
Mr.. DoSsELL denied that any Wing Senator
from the South had. at the time, opened his lips
upon the subject in the Senate, and asked to whom
his colleague alluded!
Mr.. vEsABLK said, to Mr.. Underwood, Of Ken.
lucky.
Mr.. DoxxELL denied that Mr.. Underwood had
then spoken upon the subject. The Register OF
debates in the Senate showed that he expressed
his views upon this subject on the third day OF
June, the day after Mr.. Badgers speech.
Extract from the Register Of Senate Debates
June 3, lS4S: ..z
Mr.. DAYrox.-As the Senator from Kentucky
is so distinguished for his professional reputation
as wen as his statesmanlikc views, am anxious
to hear distinct enunciation of his principles as
to the right of the Federal Government to ex.
clude slavery in the Territories under its urisic
ton. Did or did not understand him to admit
the existence of that right. $50
Mr.. UNDERwoop.-I admit that, during the
existence of territorial governments, you have &
right to lcgslatc for them within the limits Of the
Constitution ofthe United States. II is said, how
ever, that there is constitutional prohibition t.