The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-03

now 40 we hnu MIN VOlnR this session. NOT only L,
allow The negroes both slave and free, vote in this
District bur voting in favor of all questions which have
of slavery 1t shows (for / mean nothing unkins 10
my colleague; have no unkind feelings toward him)
creeping, then we walk, and then we run As NV friend
Iom indiana eloquenuy said the other day, in olden
questions brought up from time time and when we
look TO the records we see that my friend from Indiana
they don't want to agate the subject Of avey
WIZ do no harm that they do insurrec-
the institutions Of the South that they do want 10
touch the Institution of slavery in the States that they OPP
they found with the agators. Ii OF the North
honest and do not believe slavery ought be agtaed here
States, ought TO be nterered with, why let rise
one man. and honestly vote TO exclude all these tatng
questions and tell constituents have done Tor
the last twenty years.
Mr. Brown took up the action of the northern States
relative TO fugitive slaves. On that subject he said
Why, we have, in my estimation, viola the consttu-
ton OF the United States have violated its
feeling, and of the spirit of that instrument, in passing
laws that interfere with the right OF the southern people
reclaim their fugitive slaves when they the north
ern States The constitution says they shall be given up
and hold it here to be the duty of nohera Stale,
through all It's fnnc'ionares of government exercise all
ITS powers 70 deliver up every fugitive slave that should be
constitutions it the bond OF the constitution Is this
irritating usi Is it calculated divide rs, when
of brotey dsregarded all for the purpose of robbing
the people OF the South OF that which the law and
stitution guarantees to them
lncendary publications scattered by northern fanatics
through the southern States and the efforts made alb
duct slaves from their owners, next commented
on with great force and truth All of these said the
speaker, attempted to be justified by the plea of
southern encroachments and the inequality of repre-
sentaves This branch of the subject put ably,
that we cannot refrain from giving Mr. Browns remarks
entire:
Now. ask them here, in all sincerity to tell wherein
the southern encroachments consist have misread the
history of this country if they point single in
rights OF the North or to interfere with their domestic
sutioas in any way When the people of the northern
Did he pa aAs ay %ay
say We entered into this Union all slave States and
agreed abolish slavery and send their the South
did the South shut their doors and say You shall
trade did the South say No Did the South say Yon are
this trade as piracy and making us odous
we cannot Join with you never heard OF it. have
always understood that the South with the North
.erstcs: have to learn that anything has been done
in the North the subject of the abolition OF slavery any
where or at homes that the South has attempted
to interfere or encroach upon our rights
But todand that is the strong argument of our
northern friendstnat the institution OF slavery produces
political inequality against the North. Why that is very
strange In any light in which can view il, think the
political inequality is against the South. What Is political
inequality 1t is placing representation numbers that
do no. participate in the government Now look to Rhode
Island. ] see the sunny face of my friend from Rhode
Island (Mr. CnAssroNl before every knows, that
until the adoption OF the new constitution there every
man was not counted as clzen that the poor man was
Mr.. CRANsroN. The gentleman is mistaken.
Mr. BRowN. know the fact. say, until the adoption
of the constitution, poor could that
State Why we know that al the time OF the formation of
the constitution the Union large number OF the States
required property qualification for and all those
who had properly. and all free negroes
slaves Of the South only counted three for every five
against the South, and in favor Of the North Abolish
slavery tomorrow, and every of the halt million in
Virginia, and the three millions in the southern States
would be entitled be counted in making the
of representation in this House, and this political neoua
iy under which the South now labors would be done
away
question OF slavery in the erritories for trust 10 the in
diligence of the chairman and OF the committee 10 have
anosT e my views on TINS M
encroachments have been When we formed our Unon
or f e a to mav M
been doubted, but conceded it when we took the gill
said take it, You may prohibit slavery there Instead of
encroaohing upon u.s. Virginia southern State, made us
the donation oil this magnificent domain TO the free aborers
OF the NORTH This is one instance.
Next, we acquired louisiana Gentlemen now say
and California, because those Territories free and
it would be oachments the rights of the northern
rory it would be another things we would not ask you
abolish slavery there. But when got Louisiana and
when Missouri presented herself here for admission into
the Union, how was the question My friend from
Indiana euogzed the who fixed the line of 36 deg 80
patriots deserving the lasting honor of the country
but, them friend did vote the other day for 36deg 81
min he did follow in the footsteps of those whom
lie euog zedhe voted against it. What then The South
did not roach upon our rights in taking in Missouri and
Arkansas but encroached upon their rights took
them it was slave territory, and made one-ha
Of it free.
Then came Texas and was for Texas made the
first speech for Texas in the State of Pennsy did
all could waken up enthusiasm for love the lone star
history our included anything that exhibits idea
of so noble, patriotic great revolution, and so com
pIete They American scons, and they deserved
belong the American family. But what then! Texas
California and New Mexcol We do ask change her
institutions All want is to have them continue they
Texas! Did the South encroach upon then Why, it
looks very much If we had been encroaching upon
the South, and the South upon appeal to the
House and the country if this is And after
wing taken one-half of Louisiana and Texas having
grown bold propose to take all OF California and
New Mexico.
Mr. Brown next demonstrated that the condition of the
negro in the slave States better than in the free
States and illustrated his argument by many examples
In this connexion, he said:
Slavery if il be evil is evil to the negro race,
judge from results, but TO the White race
country in which it exists and if any de-
serves sympathy, it is the whites. Why cannot we
leave it TO the people OF the States! One hall
Here the hammer fell.
The abrupt conclusion of this manly effort, caused by
the Speakers hammer, well the subsequent remark
of Mr. Brown leads TO expect that the country will
hear from him again this subject We hope he will
go fully into the question; and when he has done so,
we mean-if circumstances will permitto lay his re-
marks in full before readers. To-day could do
no more than make extracts from production every
word Of which wished TO put into columns. But
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