The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-05

him here far he own use.
hr. souLE. feel assured Ghat slse ho-
norsbie Senator has misuaderssscd mr.. 1
have mersIy sia'ed lhal The rffses az sk,s
section. II ! understand IL we'll. will bs 90
Preclude the introduction into lie Diarsrt
OF any slave fr sAe purpose Of being cold.
even Il a were for lhs porpose Of suppsy-
eng the necessilies Of iha>e .nissbliisr .i.e
D'slrirl; and 4 know ,hal The honorable
Senator will do me the justice. on lool-
ing al 'he section. 10 admit lhai sceh wIl
be us. legal effect
Mr. CLAY. Well. what 10 The ipcon-
senienee Of M A slase ranaos be hrousls
~IlhIn ihis place Cor sale and be here sold,
bui man who wants fIave here may 20
10 The distance % five miles and purchase
ane. and brirg him hea. nal Tor sale, but
lar his o~n nsr. The real smounl ofla-
ronsenienre then. is. thai rrsideni within
the District Will have 10 travel Eve miles
10 purchase slave. Instead af The slave
bring brought ere tn be sold. There 10
oolhlng Whatever in the bill Which pro.
hihrls resident within the District lrotn
going oui of the D,ssriel and purchasing a
slave Tor hIs own use. The anly pmhi.
bilion Is that no slave can be brought in,a
she Disuscl or inio market for sale, 40
merchandise. aiihosi forfeiture. Bur.
rir. I'epeaI. lhaL by the repeal of The laws
under whirh lhls is done, all difficulty
might have been "byiaisd: and 50 il win
probably be, II the bill be allowed TO take
ils usual course. s
N. part oi this compromise seems 20
receive The cenmendailon of the Senator
from Louisiana. or 90 afford him any So
lace or satisfaction. Tie says that /, has
been con,ended by me aud by Others. thai
The law of Mexico abolished slavery, and
lha, il does not exist there by Law, and
is moi likely 10 be introduced there, in
point Of fact. cannot renounee that opin.
ION. II 10 impossible IN my nature for me
To do 80. cannot disbelieve what | be-
Iirve. But the honorable Senator has
taken up the greater portion &c tile time in
which he has so ably and elnqnenlly adj
dressed ne. 10 provc--whmi That that
opinion of mine is incorrect. lie has gone
into an historical account of the abolition
Of slavery in Mexico: he has gone into the
negotiations whirh led Ia the conclusion
oflhe treaty oi HIdalge: hr has gone behind
the negotiation INTO The n,siru.iians gwen
with regard To- the proposition %, The Mexi-
c,n commissioners, inrbldiIng The initoduc.
lion of slavery inio the c, dtd Territories.
He has rune inio the Senate. and traced
what has been done in this boIy. in order 10
prose that even here. b, The negative Of a
prnposiIion. moved. Ibelieve. b, 4 Senator
from Cnnnretirul, there was an implied
purpnseonihe part of Congress tn alIow Ella
very. or rather 10 recognise il there. Now.
cannot the Senator be satisfied with his
own vieai lie thinks thai slavery is not
abolished iheie. know tina, he is much
more eminent rs jurisl than ever ne.
pire To he. Why. then. rs he not saiisii-
ed with his own opinionl Will he not,
in sp'ri, Of liberal liberation, allow an
Opposite oplnion To he rnleriainedi But
the ohjeciion To the measure ~. that, al.
though this proposes tn be settlement Of
all the questions involved. yeiihere is one
question which Is left unselied. that Of iha
lea ioic in regard 10 slavery in these ,pv-
rilorie-. which ought TO have been adjust
led. Will he tell me how ii could he sch
lied! Will he or any hody else tell me
how il can be settled. otherwise than by
the Supreme Con Of the United States.
whether the law Of Mexico did or did moi
abolish slavery wllhin the limits of those
're r,lonesi Tha, Is wha, the committee
pruposrs 10 do. 'fhry have recommend.
ed this plan To the consideration oi The
Senate. and of The country. as measure
Of general compromise. which would sel-
lie all the questions that were prac,icabls
or possible for legislation 10 settle. The
question which the Stna0r suppnses is
LEFT unsettled. can only he settled by The
Supreme Cour Of The United States. and
there il is left.
Now, SIR. il is little remarkable that
he Senator argued with such grra, inge-
nuIiy. and eira, earneslnes-. that. accord
li"g 10 The local law of Alexico. slavery
Was MOI abolished that. according 10 The
local law oi Mexico. there was a right on
The par, of The slaseholder 10 carry his
Slaves there, that. according ,o ,hai local
J law, aud the constitution oi the United
States, that right exists. II IL does. ought
mol the Senator TO be satisfied! Why,
should suppose that j, was all that he
wanted. He Us thai The right TO carry
slaves there aAisi-. aud lha, Congress has
, no power 10 lrgl-lale on The subject oI
slavery one way or the other. What
more then. does he want lie SAYS ,ha
/ The Ter loci admins the existence OF slave
! ry. Then has NOT The honorable Sena.o
/ 20, precisely what lie wants!
! Mr.. SouLE. The homrable Senate
} does me injustice. | expressly admi,,e,
that slavery was abolished BY the Mexi
can law. Isneyer raised doubt upol
} 'shst question. Slavery has heen abolish