The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-12

slaves are few in proportion 10 the whites inhabng the
country There policy which would pepeuaie and
rvet that institution forever this country so surely as
that which confines the slaves to the present limits IN
which they held. There must be door opened BY
which they may go out and that door must be towards
the equator All who understand their habits and
stiiuonal peculiares must admit this. And yet the
policy is here advocated day after day, BY those who
claim TO be the peculiar friends Of emancipation to draw
around barrier to prevent the exodus OF the slaves,
and dam them up in the small territory which they
py WHERE increasing In number year by year. the mpos
sbty Of emancipation will augment also until be only
pared the slave become the maser TO convert
portion of the States Of this Union into negro possessions
or TO witness The more probable result OF their extermina
4 tion by servile war
4 word or two 10 another remark made BY the
senator. He assumes that the Mexican States the
creation OF the federal government and not the federal
government the creation Of the States. Now, sir The
Mexican republic. like own, passed from the colon
al condition into OF national independence and when
they organized government, after throwing Oft the do
mnion Of Spain they stated This nation adopts for
form Of government popular representative and federal
republic" The States were 10 be free and Independent
in the administration Of their domestic affairs The
provinces became States, and their republic
federation framed after the model OF these United States
Il declared 'that these articles OF this constitution
shall not be subject to alteration &c.
/ MIR BALDWIN. wish to ask the senator whether
by the constitution Of Mexico, California and New Mex.
leo were States Or Territoriesi
i Mr. WALKER. That may give the senator the adj
vantage Of this position, will ask him question: Sup
pose Inc government had been eSlaDilSneu
the plan o guaa, and that afterwards the Congress
aed under that plan had taken constitution and adopt
ed il literally, changing things that absolutely required IL
as for instance the names, would that constitution have
had the same effect there as il would heres
Mr.. DAVIS. That involves great many ques-
Mr. WALKER wish him 10 view Il merely in this
light: Taking the consolidated government which
TACT the plan Of Iguaa and proclaimed to be the const
tuon Of Mexico wish to know If the Congress created
under that plan had adopted constitution, would il
| have had the same affect there here sst
| MIR. DAVIS Certainly not But only speak OF the
case as presented: thus BY revolution the yiceroyaty
fell and conferaon OF States free and independent
upon the site il had occupied The constitution adopted
defined the powers OF each department Of the federal gov
as mere, ,ns ahsposi.ory o. me general ,
| TO exist, moi TO supposed cases and their effects.
had occasion to state to the senator aomer occasion
the fact that the slave being person, and recognised in
twofod aspect person and as property the laws
OF the State from which he is carried may follow him,
and affect his condition in the State TO which he may be
erty at certain age and ii he be carried away before
he reaches that age, ne does not become slave for life
The decisions OF the OF Mississippi have been
voving supposon OF fraud upon the personal rights Of
negro to shield him with generosity poportonate 10
his weakness. believe il will always be found that
among both the ues and the courts have given 10 the
negro the amplest protection OF our laws Thisis the
natural result OF that sympathy and generosity which the
relation OF master and slave is apt 10 produce. II is the
public opinion OF the country somewhat suppressed, II
true, but not destroyed by the offensive and mischev
Gus interference OF northern brethren with domestic
relation which they do not understand and cannot appre
caie remember in point, that oil African who
supposed to have been brought IN alter the lS0
having been captured in some OF the constant wars
OF those barbarian tribes He purchased by sub
scripion and. with sufficient outht, back to
his native country.
II is no uncommon for questions TO arise growing
out of the laws OF the State IRON which slave may be
brought and think this has probably led the senator into
an erroneous construction OF judicial decisions.
In replying to my remarks, the senator from Wscon-
sin my position assertion that slavery results
from a natural right did not say that This is the
passage from my speech:
81 do propose TO discuss the instIce injustice Of
such purpose Il Is enough Tor me % know thai here We
not called upon . egsae either for q. ameoaon or
have no power to abolish Iis enough
know that L. was established BY decree q Almighty Cod
that IL sanctioned in the Bible In both Tesaments, from
Genesis Revelations; thar IL has existed in all ages has
been ound among the people OF the highest civilization
and in nations OF the highest proficiency 10 the arts Is
enough. IL this sufficient existed In
all State. Of this Union the period Of the confederacy
all the adoption OF the constitution, and
day"
That is the passage believe, on which the gentleman
relies Now, sir, never spoke about natural right
am not very sure what natural right is. The only
natural right comprehend that OF force; know OF no
other natural right The senator owns hat; not by
a natural righ but by law did not use the term ma
tural right and yet he founded his argument upon that
assumption.
IL
traced il to The law Of God; and maintained that that
certainly was much declaration that slavery was
founded on the laws OF nature.
Mr.. DAVIS. Well, sir, did assign II TO the decree OF
God, and little surprised to hear the senator read
the ded of Judges OF human law TO show that Il Is not
the decree OF God do not know why be should go to
the reports OF Judicial decisions 10 determine what the
decree OF God He should go TO the inspired writings,
and not the theories OF natural right Lei the gentle
man 20 10 Revelation learn the decree OF God LET him
20 TO the Bble and not to abe report OF the decisions OF
courts said that slavery sanctioned in the Bible
authorized, regulated, and recognised from Genesis 10
Revelations
saesis chapter g. 25, 2s And he said, cursed be
Canaan OF hs he be unto hts brethren
Aud he said blessed be The Lord God OF he aud Canaan
shall be his
tents az shem' and Canaan shall be his servant"
Gesssis, chapter L. t." And the Lord appeared
unp Abraham and said. unto thy seed viii give this
land"
This land being the plain Of Moreh. then inhabited BY
the Canaanite.
Vos ls" The same day the Lord made covenant viii
Abraham, saying, thy seed have given this, IRON
/. pirates"
And then the various tribes inhabtng the country wer
enumerated.
And he who is said 10 be the father OF the faithful
whom il is said the Lord delighted honor, Abraham
given the country OF Canaan his possession; and
after many years Of oppression the people OF Israel re
turned 10 the land Of the Canaanies the land OF promise
The Mosaic law regulated slavery establishes
institution, drawing the broadest distinction between
slavery and servitude involuntary and voluntary
serviinde, making distinction between the kondmeI