The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-14

and rs TO be the naked question: shall slavery be
tended or not! We do not deem it necessary, look
ing to the object of this address, to examine tn
question fully discussed at the last session, whet
er Congress has the right to exclude the citizens
the South from immigrating with their property int
territories belonging to the conederated States of TIT
Union. What we propose in this connexion is, t.
make few remarks on what the North alleges
enormously, to be the issue between us and them
So far from maintaining the doctrine which th
issue implies, we hold that the federal government
has no right to extend or restrict slavery, mor
than to establish abolish it; has it any righ
to distinguish between the domestic instl
tutons of State section and another, in orde
to favor the one, and discourage the other. AS the
federal representatives of each and all of the States
is bound to deal out within the sphere of its powers
equal and exact justice and favor to all. 70 act 9TH
wise, to undertake to discriminate between the do
mestic institutions of and another, would be tc
act In to total subverson of the end for which 1t was
established-to be the common protector and guardi
an of all. Entertaining these opinions, We ask not
as the North alleges do, for the extension of sa
very. That would make discrimination in our favor
unjust and unconstitutional the discrimination
they ask against in their favor. 1t is not for them
nor for the federal government to determine whether
our domestic institution is good or bad whether
1t should be repressed preserved. 1t belongs to
US, and us only. to decide such questions. What
then we do insist Is, not to extend slavery, but
that we shall not be prohibited from immigrating,
with our property, into the Territories OF the nlted
States, because are Shareholders !; or, in other
WORDS that shall not that account be dlsfran-
chised of privilege possessed by all others, citizens
and foreigners without discrimination to charac-
ter, profession color.eAl whether savage, bar
barian or civilized may freely enter and remain, we
only being excluded. ..51 ,...-.. -. ,.sJs5i, fne.
We rest our claim, not only on the high grounds
above stated but also the solid foundation of right
justice, and equality The territories Immediately in
Mexico and Calfornia-were ac-
quired by the common sacrifice and efforts of the
ioL,f nfod
than her share of say nothing of money, and
Is, OF course every principle of right, justice,
fairness and equality, entitled to participate fully in
the benefits to be derived from their acquisition But
impregnable is this ground, there is another not
less Ours is federal governments govern
ment in which,i not individuals, but States dis
tinct sovereign communities the constituents. To
them, members of the federal Union, the terrific
tories belonging to the United States. The States,
then, are the joint owners Now, it is conceded by
writers on the subject that in all such governments
their members are equal-equal in rights and equal
in dignity. They also concede that this equality con-
stitutes the basis of such government and that 1t
cannot be destroyed without changing their nature
and character. To deprive then, the southern States
and their citizens of ther full share in territories de-
:lared to belong to them, in common with other
States would be in derogaton of the equality belong
ng to them as members of federal Union, and sink
them, from being equals, into subordinate and de-
pendent condition. Such are the solid and lmpreg-
ldDle GROUNDS on which we rest our demand 10 an
equal participation in the territories. III ]
But solid and impregnable they are in the
eyes of justice add reason, they oppose feeble re-
'Istance to majority determined to engross the
whole. AT the last session of Congress, q bill was
passed establishing territorial government for Ore
ron, excluding slavery therefrom. The President |
ave his sanction to the bill, and sent special mes
enger to Congress assigning his reason for doing
These reasons pre-supposed that the Missouri COM
'romise was to be, and would be, extended west of
he Rocky mountains to the Pacific ocean. And the !
resident intimated his intention in his message to
eto any future bill that should restrict slavery South
+ the line OF that compromise. Assuming 1t to
ave been the purpose and intention of the North to
xtend the Missouri compromise line above indi-
ated. the passage OF the Oregon bill could only be
egarded as evIncing the acquiescence of the South
n that line. But the developments of the present
esson of Congress have made it manifest to all that
10 such purpose intention now exists with the
I Sorth to any considerable extent. Of the truth of
his, we have ample evidence in what has occurred
lready in the House of Representatives, where the
opular feelings soonest and most intensely felt
Although Congress has been In session bat little
nore than One month, greater number of measures
f an aggressive character has been introduced, and
hey more aggravated and dangerous, than have been
Or years before. And what clearly discoses whence
hey take their origin, is the fact that they all relate
the territorial aspect of the subject of slavery, or
ONE other of nature and character Intimately con-
ected with it. I'D .. .-..,
The first of this series of aggressons is resolution
Introduced by member from Massachusetts, the OBJ
eetsOf which is to repeal all acts parts of acts
5hich recognize the existence of slavery, or autho-
ze the selling and disPosing of slaves In this Dis
tict. On question of leave to bring in bill, the
otes stood SO for and 81 against leave. The next
1as resolution offered by member from Ohio, in
tractng the Committee Territories to report forth
nth bills for excluding slavery from California and
lew Mexico.t 1t passed by vote of IO7 to go
hat was followed by bill introduced by another
lember from Ohio, to take the votes of the inhabi
ants of this District the question whether slavery
Fithin the limits should be abolished. '-
The bill provided, according to the admission of
mover, that free negroes and slaves should VOTE
IN the question lay the bill the table, the vote
LOG; against, 79. To this succeeded the
solution Of member from New York, in the fol-
,wingi words, a.. D.. ..-
/" Whereas the traffic now prosecuted in this me-
opos of the republic in human beings, as chattels
contrary to natural justice and the fundamental
rincples of political system, and is notoriousy
reproach to our country, throughout Chrlstendon,
nd serious hndrance to the progress of republican
berty among the nations of the earth. Therefore,
" Res0kued, That the Committee for the District
Columbia be instructed to report bill, as soon as
prohibiting the slave trade in said Dis
let" =. ..
On the question of adopting said resolution, the
otes stood SO for and 81 against. He was followed
member from Illinois, who offered resolution
abolishing slavery in the Territories, and all pa-
on that is in all forts, magazines, arsenals, dock
ards, and other needfuI buildings, purchased by
ongress with the consent of the Legislature of the
tate. -. 80. .. !
This resolution was passed over under the rules of
e House without being put to vote. ,,... f-..
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