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

ing Tor when they rcfase TO let of the South with their
aid pass bill by which this shall he conceded to
inc people OF California themselves will tell you what
hey are contending for. They saying IN their very
refusal to The people of California you shall not have
me power 10 model your institutions like the in
stitutioas of Kentucky Tennessee or other southern
States Out you shall, IN your fundamental principles
ADOPT what we please to dictate you the senta ele
men's OF your prosperity If does not amount to that 1t
amounts TO nothing Well, if you prescribe to these
people positive rule by which you them base
their Institutions upon the model of the States and if
you refuse TO them the liberty Of basng their institutions
upon The model OF the saveholdng Saes ask gentlemen
II that can be done without violating the rights of the people
of the slavehodIng States know that my friend from
Nsw Jersey said, God forbid that anything he could do
should SO operae wound the feelings of the
people of the South" But he perceive that Just
soon you say TO the people of those territories
shall DC deprived OF tho modelling Your Institutions
upon the basis of southern institutions and sha model
them upon The basis of the free States,
that extent you do violate the feelings of The South
that you do up perhaps the pharasacal peo-
pie of portion the United States being model
all excelence' Now sir, you avoid all that and the
people of the North by avoiding it, just well accom-
piish what they desire for southern that know
ofand very few believe at aexpect that slavery to
any extent will to that country from its character, climate,
SOIL productions and the pursuits OF the people. But
the people there themselves desire this institution, should
they be deprived of asking Kentukans go there with
their slaves any other persons from the South IL you
say they shall not exercise their own will or vohtion,
to that extent dictate them and msnace them to
that extent you violate republican principles and the very
base upon which constitution rests. You say to this
people-we will allow you the privilege of State govern
ment but will not allow you the poor privilege of de-
Gliding whether you Will have the of State
another You say that sir, when nobody claims the right
to introduce slaves from Africa from any foreign country
the territory of the United Safes and when the only
effect Of this policy which advocated the last session,
and which advocate now, to difuse what gentlemen
please 10 term the evil which already existing among
Now if the people of California think poperto adopt
the principle of diffusion why deprive them of the right to
judge in regard their interests Why tie their hands
and say they shall do that which them bes
Sir, am done with this subject. gave my opinions at
have said word but for this question started in the
Of this debate. of those who do be-
leveand expressed the opinion here the last
Of Consressthat the operation of the constitution of the
United States within the territories Of New Mexico and
California will per Sc Of its authority establish
slavery or tolerate IT by repeating the Mexican laws
which understand at the present time to exist in those
territories But, If am mistaken in thatf the south
view for call 1t such, standing upon this point in
very small minority be tho correct vew-howcver mi
northern friends this subject, they unfait
full conceive N their of action to the very
stution they sworn to support. They bound to
extend that constitution every part Of the confederacy,
whether it be territory State No, sir; if they have
nexed the country and it has become part of the Union,
hold it be their bounden duty extend this constu
ton it. IL it allows the souhener 60 there with
his slaves and they refuse allow it, they have violated
the compromises of the constitution, well by their
legislation home refusing execute that principle of
the constitution which requires the surrender Of fugitive
slaves They different modes of doing the thing
Mr.. u here reminded that the hour for the
had arrived, and accordingly yielded the floor