The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-14

and II the proposition should be unacceptable to the c
xens OF this District the law becomes nuity There.
fore you have lost the benefit OF getting rid Of the slave
trade hh, ~ y s yery serious objection 70 J.
will pardon me for saying isa crude, i'll gested bill
does not make proper provisions to the rights Of
all parties L turns. ss my colleague justly observed,
nose persons who bound slavery out OF DOORS
and makes them free without any means whatever Tor
supporting themselves Now. there ought % be some
s pops, and suitable provision made on ns poii y
relation 10 subject complicated as Tins IN order 70 90
justice to the parties eoncerneda different provision 10
regard 10 remuDera1g OF slaves for the property
which they hold | might enumeraie many other par.
deulsrs in which this bill Is extremely defective Well
.r when consider the other oelecion WHICH make OF
it, being iii tuned, when consider the manifest defects
Of this bill upon its face, cannot, under the circum.
stances which exist give 10 my support My object in
rising il chiefly to say this do not wish to deiain the
Senate 10 discuss the at all have no objection
10 the principle Of the bill. but do object its details
MIR. DOUGLAS. My own Sale has been frequently
her constitution similar the complained OF in South
Carolina, Louisiana, and other States. Illinois has
provision IN her constitution making il the duty of the
legislature 70 provide efficient means for keeping the
negroes from coming into the State who are not the
uves and residents OF the State the time of the adop
ton OF that instrument Here is clear case. OF this
description OF legislation in free State; and would
much rather this controversy going between
free States OF the Union than see it made sectional
question between slave and Tree State. We there
have constitutional provision upon the subject; and
before the constitution itself was adopted this proposition
was adopted BY overwhelming majority Of our people
psndsss o The remainder Of he Constitution, 50 as 10 get
an expression OF the popular voice upon that clause BY
itself AID even before that was adopted our law pro-
vided that II negro into the State, he to pro-
white give security for his good behavior
and in event Of the failure to give that security he was
hired GU. for year; and il in the end Of the year
be still failed, then for another year and until he
could find some white person TO give security for his
good behavior and that he should not become charge
upon the public
Such has been the legislation of my own State, from
the time when i was frs, admitted into the Union. /
presume It has been in other free States OF this Union
These provisions were rgidly enforced And now, cir
when ! hear the complaint made that Massachusetts
cannot get trial OF the constitutional right involved in
that legislation, will assure the senators from that state
furnish them all the facles 10 test the const,uonalty
OF that principle We are willing 10 have the right tested
e .r y we are concerned n We will have the .r,a Be-
no sectional prejudice sectional feeling invoved and
where we will have fair trial upon the const uiona
pass ali those laws which we deem necessary TO the
quiet and to the peace OF our own community.
These laws are passed among US as police reguls-
Gully in having trial there, and an appeal from our
decisions to the Supreme Court OF the United States
upon the subject Then, we can see whether we
have this right or not We believe that have the
right. With slave States upon two sides, do not wish
70 make our State asylum for all the DID, decrepid
and broken-down negroes that may emgrate TO it We
whether free slave, aud will take of ours
We passed that law with the purpose to deprive you OF
me night OF sending your negroes TO US to nundate us
with them We do not believe that they that class
Of population to whom should hold out inducements
to cone and live with Those that have been born
our state those thar were residents in the State at
the time OF the adoption OF constitution, will pro.
tect not on an equality with the whites, not allowing
them TO be witnesses against the whites, to serve
luries, TO in the militia; not making them cti.
zens equality with ourselves, but furnishing them
with the protection Of law. We protect them with
awthsse and their posterity but we do not intend TO
Ia afaa Nf
that are sent there in order get rid of the trouble OF
them. is for this that Illinois adopted that
system OF legislation, and, having adopted it, we do not
desire 70 insist upon 1t unless il is consistent with the
consultation. We willing to have that question de-
cided. We invite any gentleman who denies the right
e pass these laws to institute his suit We will furnish
him with all facilities Then shall know whether
he right does exist or not | should prefer 10 this
Question arise between two free States, where there is
proper element the trial to bias the judgmen,
or excite the PASSIONS than TO il here OF
the sectional questions between the North and -ouh
Mr.. SOULE addressed the Senate His remarks,
withheld tor revision. will appear hereafterl
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts. Mr.. President, only
one word, SIR, as TO the matter OF fact between him and
sdge but one that to e sustained by testimony or TO
tall to The ground for want OF testimony. Now, there is
very little ground for the excitement which il to
tor from louisiana MIR SouLEl that il proof exists
will furnish il and he does not find enough OF il TO
prove that persons have been imprisoned under some sort
OF authority, because they colored people, and
there board OF ships and other vessels in the employ.
ment OF navgaors-f this is not so, then have been
under great misapprehension. apprehend when the
TACT comes TO be brought TO the lest will turn that
there - evidence, and enough OF it, that il be multi
Piled through long period oil years Now sir, all said
was, not that the honorable from Louisiana Mr.
SoULEl designed to mslead; supposed no such thing
not al all know him to be entirely incapable OF that
presumed that he not quite well informed upon
this subject he supposed he That is all Now,
SIR, regard TO the fact that he last adveed tothat
lahng 10 the gentleman appointed by the State OF Massa
cnasets to 20 there and judicaly settle this Question
he did 20 there There Is question about that He
went there under authony but have asserted or
never supposed that the governor Of Louisiana neposed
any obstacle to the settlement OF these questions; am
s;acle But Is notorious fact thai he Obliged 10
leave the State in consequence Of personal danger That
10 the the question not brought before the
court His own report will show what the state OF facts
was, and the that warranted him in leaving the
city OF New Orleans II was because OF the personal
danger IN which he was That the reason.
MIR DICKINSON. Mr.. President. despair oil seeing
any termination oil thus debate and has got far from
the ball that think Is just applicable anything else
10 tne measure under consideration must ask 10 lay
over Tor lev moments, ia order 10 take up de6ceacy
Dill from the House. Unless ant-slavery debate should
spring up upon that BILL apprehend it will take bat
very lew moments TO dispose OF it. Laugher1 hope,
therefore, that the Senate will lay this nil upon the table
and take the other up, as is very desirable that
should pass al once.
Mr.. PRATT and others. Let have the question frs,
on this amendment.
The PRE- ,lDENT Did the senator make motion
MIR. DICKINSON. Moi il the vote can be taken a,
oncs fins 1mendfnenf