The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-30


IN reference 70 slavery In ts connection with the terri
tories which has become, since those the Pacific
were acquired, universal and intense than
The effects have been to widen tho difference be.
tween the two sections and to give more determinsd
and hostile character to their conflict The North no
longer respects the Missouri compromise line although
adopted BY their almost unanimous vote. Instead Of
compromise they svow that their determination i to
exclude slavery from all the territories Of the United
States acquired DO acquired and OF course, to
prevent tho citizens Of the Southern States from emil
ssr H.n their properly N slaves in.G any
Of slavery and to extend It, th7s making the Issue
between them and US to be the naked question, shall
slavery be extended not! We do not deem 1t
sary looking to the object Of this address, to examine
the question: fully discussed at the last session. whs
the South from Navigating with their property into
territories belonging to the States Of the
Usion. What we propose in thi: so.nection is to
make few remarks on what the North alleges, srro
neously, to be the issue between US and them.
So far from maintaining the doctrine which the issue
implies hold that the federal government has no
right restrict slavery than to ests
bsb or abolish it, ner has 1t any right whatever to
distinguish between the institutions Of State
courage the other As the federal rePree entatves Of
each and all the States 1t bound to deal oat within
the sphere of Its powers equal and exact justice and fa
to ALL To act otherwise to undertake to dscrimi-
nate between the domestic Institutions Of and
for which 1t estabishedto be the protec-
tor and guardian Of all Entertaining these opinions
sion Of slavery. That Would max. Sisoriminstion in
our favor unjust and unconstitutional the dis
elimination they ask against in their favor 1t Is
not for them fer tho federal to deter
mine whether our domestic institution 10 good bad
whether 1t should be repressed preserved be-
What then We de insist on Is not to extend slavery
but that sha not be prohibited from immigrating
With our property into the territories Of the United
States becaues slavsholdsrs In other words
that We shall not that account be Of
privilege possessed by all others citizens and foreign
colsr ALL whether fsvsgs, barbarian, or civilized
may freely enter and remain We only being excluded
above stated but also on the solid Of right
justice and equality The territories immediately in
oontroversy-New Mexico and California-wsre 40
quired by the sacrifice and efforts Of oil the
States towards which the South contributed far
than her full share Of men, to cay nothing OF money
fairness and equality entitled to fully in
the benefits to be derived from their acquisition But
- mOregDass Is is this ground, there IL another not
in which, not individuals, but States distinct
reign mmunities. are the constituents To them,
and they hence declared to be territories belonging
to the United States. The States them the joint
ject that in all such their members are all
equal-equal IN rights and equal In dignity. They.
sueh gevsrnmen mt, and that it cannot DO destroyed
without changing their nature and character To de-
prve them the southern States and their citizens Of
their full share territories declared to belong to them
in common with the other States would be in derogs
tion of the equality belonging to them members Of
federal Union and sink them from icing equals into
. subordinate and dependent condition such are the
solid and impregnabe grounds on which We rest our
demand to an equal participation in the territories
But as soid and mpregnabe ~ they are in tho eyes
Of Justice and reason, they oppose feeble resistance
to majority determined to engross the whole. At
ii,hiDs territorial for Oregon sSeladins
slavery therefrom. The President gave his sanction
10 snS n :1d sent special me.:ss: to Congress
supposed that the Missouri compromise to be- and
would be, extended west Of the Rocky mountains to
the Pacific ocean. And the President intmsted his
intention In his message to any future bill that
should restrict slavery south Of the line Of that
intention Of tho North to extend the Missouri com.
promise lioo above indicated, the passage OF the
bill could ID 'Sy Be regarded =; svnsng the
vsopsments Of the present session Of Congress
made it manifest to all that no such purpose ntsn
extent. OF the truth Of this have ample evidence
in what has occurred already in the House of Repre-
ten'atves where the popular feelings soonest and
Although Congress has been in session but little
more than oae month, greater number Of measures
Of an aggressive character have been introduced and
they moro aggravated and dangerous than have been
for years before. And what clearly dissoses whence
to the territorial aspect Of the subject of slavery or
some other Of nature and character intimately con-
neoted with It.
The nrst Of this series Of sgsressions IL resolution
introduced by . member from Massachusetts,, the OBJ.
ect Of which Ia to repeal all acts parts Of acts which
felliSg and dspo.ing Of slaves in this District On
question Of leave to bring in BILL the votes stood 60
q
offered by member from Ohio, instruoting the Com.
mittee on Territories to report forthwith bills for
GLIDING slavery from California and New Mexicot It
passed by vote of LOT to go That WAS followed by Q
bill introduced by another member from Ohio to take
the votes Of the inhabitants Of this District the
Abolished ~
The bill provided according to the admission of the
the question to lay The bin on the table the votes stood
for, 1906 against, 10. To this succeeded the reso-
luton of . member from New York. in the following
vora,
so sa In ii ns%s. Sss.
y ierrosch to our seunsy throushous ohrstsn
n Of liberty
&. S :ls s " soon IS practicable prohibiting
votes stood Us for and Sc against He was followed by
member from Illinois, who offered resolution for
abolishiDs slavery in the territories and all places
where Congress has exclusive powers of legislation;
that is In al forts, zines arssnals dock yards
and other needful buildings, purchased by Congress
with the consent Of the legislature of the State.
This resolution passed under the rules OF the
House without being put to vote
The votes In favor Of all these confined
to the members from the northern States True there
are some patriotic members from that section who voted
against all If them and whose high Of justice 10
upon the South have, by their votes sustained the
guarantees Of the constitution and Of whom regret
many have been sacrificed at home by their pa
We have now brought to close narrs+ive of the
esries Of acts Of aggression and enoroschment
cted with the subject Of this address including those
that consummsted and those still In progress They
are numerous and dangerous and threaten with
desrueton the greatest and NEST vital Of all the nte-
rests and institutions Of the South Indeed 1t may be
doubted whether there b single provision stipulation
or guaranty of the consultation int for the
ry Of the South, that has not been rendered almost
nugatory. IL NAV even be made . rerious question,
whether the encroschments already made, without the
aid Of any other. would not, IL omitted to operate
unchecked, end In patton and that at dis
tspt dsy But be that as II may, 1t hardly admits Of
. doubt that, If the sggreesons already CONNIE nced in
the Houte, and nov in progress should be copsum.
mated, such in the end would certainly be the
quence. ID
Little. in truth, would be left to be done after We
have beef excluded from all the Territories including
hote to be hereafter acquired after slavery abolished
in this District and the places dispersed
all the South, where Congress has the exclusive
right Of leelaton, and after the other pro-
postd are consun mated. Every outpost and barrier
would be carried. and nothing would be left but to
finish the wsrk OF abolition at pleasure In the States
themfelves. This Distrct and all places over which