New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-26

were % s-ouire the country that rs under tne me- me
hottest country o. he fcunt ire globe were nc
white man Is supposed - - abe % work "olia
not allow you take slaves tdfre, y avery ia lot
exist there already More than that would a1o..sn \
Il could. n o did exist These are NY opinions ahi
theg sNays have been the same. know tley were ne
onfnions 0f Mash.u.fln % The hour ~ lis death
ana they we're the opinions oi Jefferson ana OF others
who m IRE infancy OF the Institution saH ana depored
IL evils snd deprecated be counnusn, and would na'e
taxed themselves the utmost 70 exterm-naie % ihen
possess opinion on The subject taai have not DC
rived from these sources.
have only 70 say that those opinions have always
received the concurrence Of my own understsnains
upou he best investigation that have been aoe 20
give % the subject. ind the insutuuon existing IN
several States Of the Union. under the guarantees OF
the Constitution. ard 1nd that az 4t-slsilf' az
forbidden % act uuon the ~ Jet by the Constitution
which SIN sworn o. support ard be tn1s iorolaoeh
would not !nterpcse a. would upon every spot On
the face Of The earth where by sw an not iorodd Il
Sir what has been yolr p7acuce on tee sla.ec- u -
any me n the progress Of the STAIRS % THIS Govern
nnent YOU have acquired Territory where cavery e1
-rsd what did you do with u VITA the forecast OF
statesman you took upon yourselves tie dlcllies o.
When Louisiana was acquired such was toe tone Of
Ju1c sertnent--sni take upon myself % say tnst II
q had beon u the power o. Congress 70 aociso u men
they would have done soft they had not 0reseen The
stare 0l things that would have been consequent
upon such set tley would have abolished : very IN
Louisiana What did they DO IN regard % me Nofin
west rrtory n ll9l These were the men " 40 9aNs
directions 70 public opinion Would % God they hsd
something 20 90 with public opinion BOW
They abolished Slavery IN the North west territory.
It IS true 30 did there 70 any CREST ext NJ eX
cept IN a few French settlements. comprehendng lA
nos and part Of vast IS now ne state OF Indiana
And why ia they 90 o. Why did the men who then
exercised the power OF the whole COufederary-f1e
men who were the leading spirits who formed The Con
s-Irur0n II the United Siaies-why DID they "a Vs.
abolish slavery IN that Territory DID their opinions
suddenly change 20 entertain such an adherence
OF Slavery that they abolished = wherever neY coe.o
though soverezntv piled sovereignty cntcaTorei u
nva ie that land consecracd % free Institutions ~ tna
law hus was the pstrinony OF Virginia transisrred
% the United and thus did they who offered tns
pstrmony and no5ly gave i 20 the whole Union ioIou
that Slavery should po'uie ia soil. Ani' Sr' -
there any name the historic page OF Virginia more
illu-trious than that of Jefer-ont
Why there il scarcely Frginian who isres 70 nave
AZ opinion contrary the ghesl thought that be ever
expressed And 70 20. that now 20 1e reQlir-
ed for the sake Of some imaginary balance OF power %
carry Slavery into country where u does NOT now
exist That Sir e the question aropolnded by tnis
bl The Senator from Vermont is satisfied that Ia
very cannot bc extended % these Territories. De
leve 4 bic confidence The judicial tribunals Of the
country were vel founded that Slavery could not pos
sby 20 into these Territories provided the senate u
right both AS % law and the facts. ask every mem
Der % the Senate-perhaps may be less informed than
snv-whetler slavery does not exist by some Mexican
law, a. thi. hour. n California
M HAvyEG1N .in his seat. II does exist
Peon Slavery exist there
Mr. CoRwfv-I would thank the Senator from
Indiana Il be viii inform me what Peon slavery i
and really ask the question for the purpose Of Obtain
ing information. desire 20 know its conditions u u
transmits able by Inheritance Does the marvellous doc
triuc of which The Hon. Senator from Virginia SPOKE hs
being part and parcel of the law adopted IN Nrginia1
rs sqaitur r-afrum-prevsii l. that holy ordinance
that the offspring of the womb of hcr VINO u slave
must necessarily De slaves also there recognized.
Mr. HANNEGAN.-As understand. Slavery eN-
ist. in California and New Mexico. A. 10 does throughout
the Republic of Mexico, and is termed Pecan slavery
Slavery for debt by which the creditor has rlnt 20
IL. tf.. ar4rIf
bondage that that by which any Southern planter holds
bis slaves here
Mr. CoRwIy-so 10 he's been described 60 me
have not the Mexican laws upon The subject but
the just made with that o: many zen
temen who profess know something on the sunJeci
and therefore ana inclined 20 think that % i 80 ana
that these people the subjects OF that internal ia"
The Senator r-m Delaware the other day. informed u
that the Committee have given the people or Gal
l.ornia and NewMoxco the right OF suffrage because
they were Incapable OF exercising it-0ecause ar-e
proportion of them were Of the co.ored races. 30"
suDg0sing thar he tue and suppOsng the prup
-it0u 20 be submitted 20 the supreme Court 81 the u
S-afes-Wss slavery an Institution OF Ne"-N Mexico =
what would be the answer 10 the - 1ator rom w
diana there 90 make Response. lie would reply
To the Affirmative he would say that The institution
Of Slavery here-that o. be sure Il had ia modin
cations and is pecusriiies but that was stu slavery
though there night not have existed law az strong a.
that glorious principle OF free government SPOKEN OF DE
the senator from NIrginisporf1s stqtfW ttitrani IT,
sur these three Latin words can condemn o. eserastng
slavery the p0stenty Of a womsn WHO'S slave may
not hat municipal r. gulatOn OF wnicn We are nov
speaking In California and New Mexico with equal
proprety be denOmnafed Slavery md, then slavery
b. is called existing here % adegree and 20 al pfac
tcsl purposes lasting and memorable As IN the state
u Virginia and therefore the whole of the hgpohesls
of the gentleman from Vermont falls % the ground as
of fact inssmuch the Supreme Court viii de
eide that Slavery existed there, and that therefore the
whole slave population Of the United states may be
transferred % thai country.
NJ PHELPs.-The gentleman will excuse me,
tp0ke Of African Slavery.
Mr. CORwIN-Of that en- aware | speak
now Of the general proposition. Nov. t'is is very
curious spectacle presented th day and Jl weeks p4st
the American Congress and one cannot help pausing
this point sad rejecting upon the events or the ast
few years On looking 1sck a what has happened ~
that period am that the msynsnimous spirit OF
the Senator from C. himself will be obliged 20 con
cefe to the Northern states AZ least some apoiogy
for the slight degree of excitement on this subject
His hypothesis is that into every portion Of this newly
acquired teritory-California not eXcepted--every
stakeholder IN the United ates has righ 70 migrate
tomorrow. and carry with him his ssves-oo'dng
them there forever subject only 70 the Abolition o.
Slavery when these Territories shall be made into states
and come into the Union What, then, would be nose
lew chapters 10 our history We ind ourselves no"
n the possession Of Territories with pOpuaLOn OF one
hundred and ffty thousand souls. 4 am correctly IN
formed 10 California and New Mexico Inc beet su-
thenfcsed history OF the social institutions OF tnai
population informs that there exists there az this mo
ment species OF slavery absolute and neXora1ie A.
exists anywhere the face Of the earth and thai
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subjected h. the iron rule VI his a50mlnsbe institution
there.
Now do not expect that any man viii rse up ana
say that because individual happens % be the debtor
OF another be shall have his person sold INTO ola
very aud not only that bat thu, the shall extend
than that Of the Hebrew, not 10 tue miro and
fourth generation bu' % the remOtest p0si'riy Of mat
unfortunate man Nobody VIII pretend 10 rise up IN
defence of such proposition a. that Now then VII
give over the criticism suppose there Is law IN New
Mexico which oblges man tO work at ne days OF ms
~ Tor another because he happens % owe MIN ave
dollars by some means confrived By the creditor 10
keep him always bis debtor DO you intend hat that law
shall exist There for an hour Wen, you have
made a law here that your law makers who are 10
70 % New Mexico and California shall not touch
the subj c. Of slavery and % that ~hlcn u De
sgnaed In the popular language OF that country -la
very exists there Do you, indeed send abroad a. you
promised 70 d. your missionary Of liberty iol went
here VITA the sword and made 10 red ia the blood Of
these people, What did you tel them We come 20
give you freedom" Instead Of that you enact IN your
code here-boody that Of Pharaoh-rhst there shs.
be judges aud awgivers them but tia; they shall
make no sw touching that Slavery 70 which five out OF
SIX Of them subjected
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