The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-18


Mr. HALE want 10 say a word in answer to a sug-
.stion thrown out by the honorable senator from Mis-
sssppr tits the first time have heard any Complaint
made that senators made too short speeches ne sena
for thinks did not give all my reasons IN oppos,uon 70
lhe amendment think did give one thal was al-sun-
cent and did not want TO say any more.
But want 10 reply 10 suggestion lhlown out Dy me
senator from Georgia, who says mat compromise OF
mis- matter will give great peace TO the country This
matter of the question OF slavery very curious aar
and il operates directly contrary al different umes y has
been claimed here thai the Missouri Compromise, which
restricted slavery north OF 80 deg 80 min, gave grea
neace 10 the country which was enjoyed Tor nearly thirty
Years and il has been lauded as measure in the dis
cussion OF almost every act oil legislation which has eye
haen done by Congress- and 1t is conended that the
destruction OF that Compromise letting slavery extend
from 80 deg 80 min 10 the AID degree Of north latitude
win also give great peace and quiet 10 the countrywi
allay all agitation, calm all disturbances, and quiet al
distractions Pray, in what is the difference now from
thirty ago. Then il was great matter OF peace
limit slavery TO SO deg 30 min but now. ii this amend
men has any effect whatever il is 10 destroy that restric
ton in all the Territories and let slavery loose up to the
42i degree | do not exactly understand that IL is
difficult oil explanation than "Townsend's sarsapa
nlla.o
There is another matter to which would call the at
tenton Of gentlemen who contend that this Is matter Of
great indfference-hai by possibility slavery 20
mic the Territories What does the senator from Louis
lana Mr. SouLE say in relation to this He says he IN.
Ioduces his amendment because the people OF the South
are watching this subject with great interest, and they
want the expression Of this Congress- to know whether
they may go there with slaves That is the object, and
the plain, unequvocal declaration of it. And now do
call upon those gentlemen who entertain any such opin-
ion that this is an abstraconhat slaves cannot 20 and
will not 90 thereto place confidence in the declaration
Of southern men who tell US what they mean, and what
they want and what they intend TO do. Ii seems ii
i was judicial blindness which visits everybody who
undertakes shut his eyes to the immensely OF the I'M
erests which are at stake II is matter OF indifference
Why, southern gentlemen say il is not So One OF them
avows that he wants feel your pulse and to know how
II beats Well, that is all fair and manly, and, far as
| am concerned, they shall know how nine beats.
Several SENATORS here rose, supposng that Mr. HALE
Ar HALE Again, sir $50 many gentlemen wan,
10 speak, Mr. President. and finding that am taking up
more Than my share of the time, will sit down.
Mn Mr. UNDERWOOD. rise to express my hearty
thanks TO the gentleman from Louisiana and the gentle
man from New York, Mr. DIc9INsoN,l who are afford.
ing this movement the only ray OF hope that has been
shed upon my mind in regard TO compromise OF the diff
fcues OF the country. Sir, this constitution OF ours
based upon the idea originally that local matters
should be left to the local jurisdiction of the States and
all the difficulties that have had from the date Of the
Missouri Compromise down to the present day have
grown out Of the violation Of that principle. And here
sir tor the first time in the last thirty years is an amend
mendmen made upon this floor by which appears that
we are 10 go back to the days Of the foundation OF the
government Sir what is the foundation OF all our diff
hcues II Is an attempt on the part OF members oil
Congress to regulate local matters in local Jurisdictions
That was the Foundation of the Missouri difficulty This
principle offered by the gentleman from Louisiana, il I
had been applied to the Missouri case, would have heal
ed the difficulty at that me and would never have
had il 10 settle The foundation OF that difficulty was an
effort the part OF Congress TO refuse to the people Of
local jurisdiction the right 10 shape their local govern
ment suit themselves That was the foundation OF it
and has been the foundation OF all The difficulties
have mad from the beginning. Now, sir, we have
ties upon this point ii the Congress OF the United States
will announce 10 the people OF the United States that this
government not formed not desiged in its orr
gin, TO take jurisdiction and cognZance OF local matters
but that they to be left to the local Jurisdictions that
the State governments which TO be carved
settle these things for themselves and that this national
government oil designed TO fulfil the powers
vested by the constitution of the United States in Con-
gress for national and general purposes.
Sir, return my nearly thanks to the gentleman from
New York, because he acted with than two
years ago upon this very question: and he the only
one who did act with me, IN effort TO leave these loca
matters the local Jurisdictions and conne ourselves
10 the general powers OF the constitution.
But the gentleman from New Hampshire says that he
cannot understand how it is thai, at time il becomes
very propertha It is the salvation of the countryto
eIict slavery, and thereby TO make compromise which
stogive peace to the country. Sir, that became
ary. At any rate, II became necessary 10 take that
course because of the violation of principles in the first
place. by which you refused this right which this propo-
al now comedies 10 the people Of The States, 10 make
heir local regulations upon the subject OF slavery, well
as every other local matter. 1t forced state oil
ninss; was s violation o. principle; and the comPro-
the people Of that jurisdiction 10 make their consti.
luhon II became necessary for those patriots OF thai
me 70 concede, being forced TO do il, that Congress
should eglsate those local matters That is the
way it happened.
Now, sir, as 10 the Introduction OF this thing into the
bl II Is no new thing although il may be binding upon
The subsequent legislation OF Congress 10 introduce
principle into preamble OF a BILL or even sometimes
INTO the enactng clause OF bill and upon that ground
see no difficulty at all.
have endeavored thus TO express my feelings upon
The OCCASION and TO those who moved this propo
ahon that shall most heartily vote for it,
Mr. BADGER. | wish TO say few words in respect
| 10 this amendment and but a few. shall vote very
eheeriully for the amendment proposed by the hon.
oable senator from Louisiana, and shall stale very
one1y the reasons why; and hope shall not become
excited, as my more juvenile friend from Kentucky has
permitted himself TO be.
10 the first place., think the most stringent objection tc
ms measure IS not the assigned by the senator from
New Hampshire that il is provision OF this bill which
VIII nave no binding effect hereafter; the contrary,
am rather inclined to think that IL the provision would
nave an effect hereafter would be less disposed to
esa IT. look upon the provision sound and proper.
ana The accustomed mode OF legislation upon subjects OF
ms KIND. We are forming territorial government in
nus bill for New Mexico and Utah The Territory Of
New Mexico was acquired under stipulation that Al
eme period other, 10 be Judged OF by Congress, the
Territory should be admitted one OF the States of the
ohon The United States therefore under obligation
1ol 70 retain that Territory always in the territorial con.
auon II is therefore perfectly proper and germane 10
We subject IN hand IN carrying oat the st step in
ooIgation assumed by the treaty with Mexico by pro-
ung territorial government, TO 60 and declare that
future Time, we will redeem in full our engagement
admitingth this Territory into the Union; and il perfect
proper, Tor that object, TO state what manner and
oim we shall do IT, must be permitted TO remark that
hink the honorable senator from New Hampshire is
must TO those persons who be the successors in
not look at what have done think he il unjust Ia
and to our succeesors He rpust fancy tboas ,v ~