The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-29

.vs Affecting life liberty and property. for The
.smsnt Of learning and the profession OF morals and re-
and IsguIsne e %sI5ssGs contract. .na Z. Other
sSsy incapable Of legslatng for the negroes The dis
son might be well laken But be did not perceive the
tss q ths reasoning He thought that II the people
p AZ K ss sy e.. sas 81 psoDs
'Msr with their families upon the shores Of the
psIe. who were familiar with the wants and condi-
sa 81 the countEyits soil, productions, and climate
'"S institutions would best suit them as we are
no we're never there, and never expect TO be
NIL the Pacific railroad should be completed This
was the general current Of his thoughts upon the sub
ssrasd to the Pacific. He believed them intelligent
Saous and patotic, and fully capable Of acting for
asmsslves. He believed they would oct deliberately
decide al bssssd ssy Would Ts ~ g Dss
Ssmseves and il they did thai, he knew Of nobody who
Id right 10 complain Eniertainins these Views Mr.
aid not hesitate TO vote fcx ne Oregon bill, contain
seu1 rather have had stricken out He had no doubts
man the constitutional question, and had previously
,msd for similar bills The Missouri Compromise. to
sieh he had 80 frequently alluded. involved the same
st measure prohibited slavery north Of certain line:
~ power existed % prohibit IN ihrss-iourths Of the
srtory Of course il would be extended TO the other
snTS Il was only question Of expediency as 70 how
n should be exercised And that be did not regard
natter OF the slightest practical importance far
institution q slavery Was conssrnsd, for q haa no
m was subject OF momentous importance whenit be-
sme The element Of political strife and agitation here ex-
ng the ieaousies and alternating the affections OF differ
%scSy and Iawisss violence upon tie people Of Cali
a and New Mexico by leaving them without the pro-
srion 81 lawand government
August ls4s, Mr. D. had voted for the Oregon bill.
tining clause prohibiting slavery in that territory.
aSout four months afterwards the Legislature assembled
IA uassed resolution nstrncting our senators and
ng our representatives in Congress to vote for terri
mai bills in California and New Mexico containing.
Tohbon Of slavery in those territories In other words.
Sey instruct him to do precisely what he had Just done
without Instructions He had been informed that his whg
|sads and perhaps few others, peculiarly stuated.
Instructions. Il would Be- disas 70 dsappont them
o reasonable an expectation Il was serious CUES
m however, requiring grave and deliberate consdera
M whether be could conscisntiously do under instruc
cus what be had just done from the dictates Of his
ndment without Instructions Al The decision OF 20 i'm
hat question required time 70 consdsr, he invited
Zen 10 wait and zee.
b conclusion, Mr. D. referred 70 the feeblsstste OF hs
. I'D presented his views. He had felt il to BE- duty
owed to himself and to the members of the legislature
present 10 them full and frank statement of his course
e sosd ssss ~ q Ms.sssa az
ences Of opinion might b found 70 exist between him
md them be was certain that they would do him the
sce to believe that be had ban Govened By sincere
dsiy and honor He fell glSfal % svsry individual
a WI aydience for the Kind md respectful attention
Ihh which thsy had listened q him. He had spoken
gssiaIly among his own people He hoped that no
sh expression had escaped his lips which calcula-
TO wound the sensibiifies Of any one. II, under the
npuse Of the excitement which the occasion was 90
os had done great injustice to the emotions OF his
esr