The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-28

known everywhere, that those who object 10 this amend
do onlhe ground that 1t throws the broad shield
Of the constitution over the rights of the southern section
this 'nfsderacy in those territories
Mr. BELL. Tbs deem proper time to call the at
ehlon OF The ocnate 10 some OF me statements made In
reported speech delivered few days since by the honor
able senator from Georgia. MIR BERREN think it due
stand in relation to an important question: that should
take some notice of the in The replv OF
The senator fom Georgia to the argument submtsd bv
me on the amendment thought proper to propose TO the
one now under consideration
There are several Measurements of nv argument con-
tanned in the prned speech of the senator from Georgia
which propose TO notice not in their natural order but
they are printed The honorable senator after some prem-
mary remarks not necessary to be read proceeds as
lows.
s.rh.v oaaning the nm ,a Iudicia,v whose
reuor had been eombang1 have examined the 9nestion
first with reference the constitution, and secondly
the Interpretation which has been given its provisions
The of,he The proposition Of the
rom tennessee is on tue Other hand that Congress alone
ana 20 other powell mas au'hoT,'y 70 create state
| an Rnn, s IT, Ii',,ioa ni ,h ,,ro,,si,ion
r. ~ T, 10, nohs, h,, $1,000 c , o XXX ir q sat
,,o h i ~ ln y, re- 9on iu o,s power " ''o'
~, 10 $50 " s
Now deny that ever advanced any such argument as
that Congress alone create State except with quail
hcaon, which not stated by the senator conended
that Congress alone State of the Union and
bai that "a the onlv of states known 10 the
stiutiop
miph, have said in arpu,ud, after having laid down nv
proposon that Congress- alone can create State but
submit to The honorable senator whether it was fair TO take
remarks dsontedv and the argument which he
! has ascrled to me;
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VT; pGnI'G.> y" ms seat WIN Inc Seha'or Pe"Se
Mr. BELL The senator asks me to read the succeed
'"s pn ~ ~ a.. -
BAT the Argument OF the honorable senator Tor Tue power
Oh SJs.Iss w M & aa app,1u ,o Ii ii
al ~ cons,i,, Sac Nv ,ha,a ,,, ,,yo nonosnns
Of the scnaor which wish 10 consider First nobody but
! ,pgress can create a State
do not denv that NV argument was addressed to that
point but it was not in connexon with the question of the
mower of Congress- to do ANYTHING else than to create
State Of the Union What comnan of ia that the hon.
orabe senator chose to consider the correction made of his
original statement as Limitation of nv original proposi-
ton and after receiving the correction and the
sounness of The propostop az then stated bv me- persist
cd in an nroent extending over more than two.ths of
| a co,umn in a newanaper founded mainly upon the as.
SUMPTION that nv proposon had been such as he first
stated il to be- / denv that ever entertained or uttered
such n nronosition
The next passage to which will call the attention of the
Senate reads thus
rh. rronos;,;on \; ,ba, roho, I'm, f,,roress on, ,o.a
State Nov sir in his look irst to the
stitrton. presume that misunderstood the hon orabe
senator, thar iapsls iingue, when he said
that Congress could do anything not prohibited by the
st,,n,lono u,;
an p,.1iH ~ y nv sou. - Th as ~, ~ M
he hat Congress NAV do Is no,
ed ny the constitution thought a, the that il was
misrepresentation of erms but the acquiesces
my understanding of it,
Here sir, find reasseon of the proposition.
repeat, strand think every senator who did the
courtesy listen my remarks have understood
me-that other power but Congress State
out of any of the territories belonging the Unon had
no reference my argument any of tho original States
of the Union they being parties the federal compact
also represented the passage just read having
replied his remark suggesting laps ln.I when
he understood me, had asserted the proposition that Con-