The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-06

citizens whether from the North or South In the enjoy
ment OF their property ~ the Territories; and ne hed
that Congress had right to destroy any right Of either
ercise being UNJUST shoud b resisted to any extreme
The South could not possibly aggress upon the NORTH
She could do nothing initiating against the North. L
against the rights oil northern labor, which not true
as Mr. e. went on at some length to show. The South
did not regard slavery az an evil Ia warm climates
nothing but involuntary labor would suffice for the de-
velopment OF the resources OF the country He did not
believe dense population necessary 10 the prosperity
aud happiness OF people, and conceived that there was
Individual happiness al the South than at the North
Mr. C. then compared the condition OF the northern aims
house statistics with those OF the South, to prove TINS
view.
The North denounce slavery. and say il shall not go
into their region They say also that freed negroes shall
not 20 there. The Ohio member lMr. GIDDISGsl had
declared. however. that he would pronounce a negro
killing his master, 10 make his escape, good fellow
Thus the North would receive such negroes but not
those voluntarily freed In case OF any such event as
the abolition OF slavery the North should be willing 70
receive and pay for her share Ii the views OF north
ern members be carried out the only alternative LEFT for
the South would be TO extermnae the negroes. NOW,
the South desires the means OF getting nd OF her negroes
il she can, and therefore wishes 10 have an ouet lot
them further South, into region where they may DC
The course es Of the North. Mr. c. thought forced
He approached such considerations with great re-
luctance, but had no other alternative; The SEN
timent Of the North placed slavery in the States 10
Of any slave Slates and all proclaim that they will
strike at slavery in the States. whenever and wherever
the constitution will permit Thus BY admitting az Tree
States they will in time obtain two-thrds OF the States
alter the constitution with respect to slavery al
their pleasure. The South had gravely considered the
danger upon them, and the best means tor averDg T. n
Georgia. had been proposed 10 prevent the COLLECTION q
debts due the North promissory notes. which would
in effect be but carrying out parallel violation Of the
constitution with that involved in northern legislation
against the recovery OF fugitive slaves.
File (Mr ca had solennly recommended his constitu-
ents to revouonze in of the enactment OF the I'M
just and oppressive laws which the North were urging
on Congress Here the speaker went on 70 snow thal
such result must inevitably follow such Legislation
II the duty OF the South he held TO IN
such case The position Of the Norththai NE SCUM
eminent, revolutionize rghtfullys that OF desposm
everywhere He held i to be the duty Of the people 70
reasons u good reasons for defending The continuance d
this government; but the South had none, unless her
rights were respected
ened the South with taking off her negroes, in Of
dissolution This would not be for experience proved
that the North had made no efforts to deprive the slave
carsd would never stop to Calculate upon the dangers
trials of defending her rights. She was ardently at
tached the Union and desired to cling to it the
suion be respected BY the North, and the Union be re-
Mr. FEATHERS TON having next obtained the floor
on motion, the committee rose, and the chairman (Mr
Mr. BROOKS moved the reconsideration Of the vote BY
which communication from the President had this day
been referred to the Committee Foreign Affairs
which motion agreed to.
Mr. BROOKS then made few remarks, TO show the
proprety OF dividing out the subjects embraced in the
papers accompanying that communications portion Il
the Committee Foreign Affairs, portion to the Com
mittee Commerce, and still another portion to ths
Committee on Manufactures.
Mr. STANLY could see propriety in making ref
erence OF any portion OF these papers to the Committed
on Manufactures.
Mr.. McCLERNAND said few words in favor OF ,b,
reference OF the whole TO the Committee Foreign Al
fairs; when
Mr.. STEPHENS, urging the importance OF looking int,
moved that the House do adourn which was agree,
to.
And so the House adjourned