The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-27

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TO let Others lord over them. II they resist Il viii be tbs
struggle Of pride and sel6shness not Of principle.
laws should be relative the principle Of goyernnen
But is the encouragement OF civil slavery by legislative
Cs Sss p,asps VIVA. You whes love Of Equally
defined by some Of liberty as understood by othersnch
In despotc countries. lsays Moniesquieu where they
already la state of political slavery civil slavery Is
there 70 be with and with life Hence
the condition Of slave Is hardly burdensome thar
where il of the consequence that human nature
should be dsbased dspred there ought 70 be no
saasy and in arsocaces where shs laws oasb, 70 en-
make them far the Of the govern
situations Il only contributes give power and luxury 10
the citizens which they ought not possess.
agriculture commerce, its flourish, SO
long they depend reluctant bondmen for their progress
sEven the very earth ITSELF (says cee brated au
hor) which teens with profusion under the cuivating
hand OF the freedom aborer shrnks into barrenness from
the concentrating sweat OF slave This sentiment Is
not moro hguratiyey beautiful than substantially Just
Survey the countries sur where the hand Of freedom
yours Your granaes 70 this view appear like the store
Of ss nI ss he
Of freemans voluntary labyrs, animated by the hope Of
profit raa the s efforts Of ss si bun
fear prospect OF remuneration 70 encourage would be
s qs saf as
civil slavery ought alarm In truth the only ma
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Zeal desidefatum."
That was said In 1898.
will say, with regard to the subject which was up q
few moments SINCE whenever bill be framed hon.
esy to carry out the obligations Of the constitution and
carefully guarding against abuses, will consent to carry
out all these Obligations 4 goGd iah but geo q a
vered to enable persons to carry into effect the purpose
Of recapturng fugitive slaves should be remembered
contact the interests Of liberty should Be preserved pro-
tected and guarded and il is the duty OF the Senate and
Of the national Legislature to protect and guard those
rights OF freemen
Now, sir. with single word about this general ques-
ton leave the subject My purpose and aim have been,
throw any apple OF dscord into the Senate or to
made by the senator from South Carolina give, with
all the authority attached to his great name and repua
ton historical account OF the manner IN which this
subject had arisen and had been treated and when saw
in that historical account great injustice had been done
thought, considered that OF duty required me,
according to the measure Of my feeble Abilities to correct
desire 70 say or do anything that may be exciting or
wound the feelings OF anybody. The honorable senator
from North Carolina, Mr. BADGER in his appeal TO the
Senate, puts the question to il we willing to go
on with measure which the people OF the southern
States must consider as great wrong and an insult to
their feengs' will tell you where think this excite
ment grows from and springs from believe 1t grows
from the very building which we stand and that the
people OF the South suspected that they were being
wronged and insul,ed till they told SO from the city
OF Washington. believe that disturbing matter goes out
in speeches made in this hall and in the other end OF the
Capitol believe that no possible ingenuity, no course
OF eason,ng could nave induced me legislatures o. .ne
course q Legislation, commencing with the constitution
and Older than the constitution ITSELF insulting and
wrong, unless il had been lndusrously circulated and
sent out in speeches made here.
Now, sir an appeal is made 10 gentlemen OF The North
TO come forward and save this Unon make an appeal
to gentlemen OF the Sonh, and ask them 10 from
representing the North oppressive ask them
from representing that there is design purpose, or
wish todo wrong or injustice to any portion Of this
forth and forever, from representing that the passage OF
the ordinance OF 7S7 and applying il TO the Territories
OF the United States in the bills Organizing territorial gov
enments is anything but bill that comedies with the
constitution, and with it the present time ask
them 90 home and tell their constituents that this bill
is the which applied BY the old continental
owned. and that there has never been territorial
bill different from this, down TO the organization oil
the Oregon Territory, in which the right and the
ject OF slavery have not been introduced and acted
upon undsputed. Now, ii gentlemen from the
southern States will do this-h they will put the
constituency upon this subject-they will do more
TO aay the agitation there than the whole North can
possibly do. What is asked OF the NORTH They are
asked not only abandon the policy under which the
constitution framed, but the honorable senator from
South Carolina, speaking for the South upon this SUBJ
ect comes forward and not only wants US to abandon
tonbut TO give up the constitution itself That is what
very modesty asked TO do He says ais il not.
tnen, certain tnat something decisive - NOT now done
to arrest it, the South will have to choose between abo
lition and secession p What is TO be done The hon.
orabe senator from South Carolina requires the insertion
OF provision in the constitution which will restore to
the South the power which she possessed to protect her
self This, sir is the very modest concession we are
called upon TO make we not only 10 give up the
whole policy OF legislation under which we have lived
for sixty years, but TO give up the constitution
ITSELF and insert provision that shall forever maintain
the equilibrium intended 10 be established Sir, ngenu
lily is at fault when comes TO speculate upon the char
acier OF this proposed amendment
Mr.. Blu TIER. desire TO ask the senator from New
South Carolina spoke for the whole SOUTH wish TO
say that my colleague said he spoke for himself He
consulted one, he sad and that what he said he said
on his own responsibility.
Mr.. HALE. His language is "ihe South"
Mr.. Blu TIER And you say the North; but do not
think you authorized to speak for tn whole North.
Mr.. HALE. He says, "as events are moving, II will
not require the SoUTH TO secede"
Mr.. Blu TLER. That is his opinion.
MIR. HALE. Yes suppose he could not speak any
other persons opinion through his mouth. lie as.
sumed it. and undertook TO say what would satisfy the
South and did not hear but rise in his place and
say that he dissented from what the senator from South
Carolina said, and that the honorable senator from
Mississippi.
Mr.. FOOTE. I will set the senator right did not
wish 10 touch this delicate point for the discussion OF
painful me; but undertake TO say that the senator
from South Carolina did not intend 10 speak for the
whole South. Other southern gentlemen said they did
not understand the senator from South Carolina speak
ing for the whole South, but for himself only inter-
pose this explanation through fear that may be under
stood, II remain SILENT concurrng with the senator
from New Hampshire in the belief that he spoke for the
uhole Soufh II did nof an mn nd