The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-19

Of SO deg 80 min to carry with il all the incidents, all
the rights and all the obligations Of the Missouri Com
intend TO speak explicitly. have yielded to it, 1t was
not my choice, but | believe my constituents would
yield TO i Tor the purpose Of peace and the preserva-
ion OF this Union and they have made many sacrifices
Tor u, and given many expressions OF their attach.
nent to it. | repeat that would be willing 10 adopt
that line with the rights. incidents. and obligations
The rights and incidents of that Compromise All
the time the Missouri Compromise line SO min 30 min
was run, all the territory know the Louisiana terrific.
y was slave territory and by that act north of SO deg
mn was subjected to The celebrated provision Of the or
dnance OF 7s7 to wit that slavery could not and should
not whs, II was IN territorial condition, go beyond that
me nul what was the iact so far regards south Of
~! why, SO lar regards south OF the Missouri Com
promise ne It was known. not that slavery should ne
cessay exist there but that the right Of carry his
slaves there should be perfect There was nothing
prevent 1T and say, in answer to the inquiry of the
senator from Kentucky that when claim 36 deg 80
min do not intend 70 claim under the cloud Of name
Du intend to Claim the principle do not intend to be
satisfied with the name Of The thug. and 10 have
my constituents to repose with deceptive confidence
worthless adasment. either ~ IL regards actual rights
that may be claimed political doctrine that may
them IN their future rights That is my TO the
inquiry OF the distinguished senator from Kentucky.
cannot say that am very much embarrassed by the
question whether the Mexican laws prevail in this Ter
ntory, and thereby exclude slavery. II they do then
mere line OF 36 deg. 80 min viii do no good II they
cannot operate 10 exclude slavery then there is harm
IN saying So anything is TO be effected under the doc
trlne OF compromise in saying thus much wish to be
understood asserting principle that the South is not
to De excluded from any part OF this Territory
have reluctantly come TO the support OF the Missouri
Compromise but have yielded it because, perhaps
the great dangers OF the present crisis may be for time
aveted Time and acquescence in this celebrated Com
promise have impaired to it their sanctioning influence
originated IN the confidence that it would close the
troversy between the different sections Its operation has
been 10 give power TO make controlling majority the
North. and to enable them to subject 10 the humia
ting cOndilOn of taking what get, and not what
the constitution or even compromises have given
cognised The South must now look TO the real doc
trlnes and operative principles OF any compromise to
which she may be required TO give her assent She
wishes to know whether it is the deliberate purpose of
majority TO deny TO her the rights of equality in the
joymellt OF common property. BY the Missouri Com
PROMISE she assenls 10 be excluded north OF 36.deg 80
min, ond only 10 have common rights south Of it. In
this view Of the subject, then. should require free
rtory for ALA territory into which all would have
right to go with their slaves with any properythe
southern planter with bis property well any other
person with hls property from whatever part Of the
Union. l would have that territory open from oil Qb
structions. When say this, do not know that slaves
would ever go there. | want provision by which
am TO have guarantees TO carry slaves there that s
no law expressly authorizing the carrying OF property
there want nothing by which, the popular slang OF
the day, slavery to be "extended" ask for such
Legislation at all upon this subject ask for eligi
bllty, mere right. And, sir in the celebrated compo
mise which proposed here before in relation to
this very subject. he Clayton Compromised this very
line was proposed, with declaration in the bill that
should carry with it the rights Incidents and obligations
OF the Missouri Compromise. The South was not at one
time united in favor OF the measure hut since then there
has 81 been M q great deal Of agitation in the country
Well Mr. President. the question which obviously sug-
gests itself will slavery 20 into the territory south OF
36 deg 80 min. Is il probable that shareholders will
settle there with their properly ! am not prepared to
prospect by which the STAKEHOLDER make available
slave labor, To make more profitable than employ
ing IN sugar cotton or rice, then there is something
substantial involved in the ssue, and We have right to
make and maintain IL, not only IA constitutional right
but in some measure TO claim of proprietary value
And If there be this substance in claim. gentlemen
can longer dispense with it abstraction; they
can longer hold il up idle, fanciul thing. In
lroduced Tor the purpose OF mischief and agitation.
have not said whether believe that slavery will go
there. do not know. have always had my doubts
OF but II slavery exist there pohtably, and
not be carried there then this abstraction The
point OF view IN which have always regarded IT "a
porant is as prospectvey involving doctrine OF vital
importance to the southern portion OF this Union as
principle OF honor and right, has associations OF which
ii cannot be Invested.
MIR President is it no,hingShat we should contend for
the tenure Of honorable political existence Is II
nothing that should contend for the tenure OF that
laws and constitution Of the United States equal with
any OF the members OF the conedetacy Suppose that
slavery should not 20 there, and gentlemen say that IT
will no, go there, whilst they iaun the South for con-
lending for absrA action Improbable IN eelf aud one
which was Introduced Tor mischief reply that you have
made the issue, not but we will meet H. But, sr, II
is something than doctrine Of honor, affect
ing the equality OF the different members OF this Un,on
regard q doctrine OF prospective advantage, and
one which we ought TO contend Tor. looking TO the fact
and the hazards OF the past regards principles settled
heretofore by compromise.
Ii would have been better for had not INDUCED
in policy founded in the lust Of conquest and territorial
acquisition, and il may be well If we were to restrain that
disposition hereafter am not of those who believe
that this country IA stronger or more glorious by the &C
question of new territory, and never have been But
If ii should be asserted a settled doctrine that any u'
ture acquisitions that may be made. either by arms or BY
treaty. shall be exclusively set apart for the onslave
holding population, how can you expect consistently
should embark in war, that their representatives
should consent TO treaty. by which they divest them
selves of their own rights ortfy others who are
king upon them How You expect us 10 con-
time in the conederacy with the solemn advertisement
that any acquisitions hereafter TO he made in Mexico
or in the West India lsands we may spill our blood,
stand upon bloody fields, and bear share OF the ex
pense of the contest. but that competitors shall have
The fruits of victory What honorable could con
Aen to such conditions You must suppose the south
ern people have gone down with premature degeneray
far below that TO suppose that they can submit TO doc
trne OF this kind openly avowed and which must ope
rate upon them hereafter When, therefore, contend
for phantom II negroes and will go into the ter
ritory contend for something substantial II they do
not we contend for honorable relation with the other
Staes at least contend for prospective doctrine en-
abIing us 10 20 anywhere, and compete with other con-
fcderatss in this confcdeacy terms OF equality either
in war or in peace. We claim fair share OF the fruits
OF victory, or, II you choose, OF the fruits OF treaty
the feelings which such doctrine as that COMMENDED ior
hy northern men awaken, than ii southern oices
and soldiers in Mexico had been called mp the day amer
their victory and had been marched up IN regiments and
told that law had passed Congress fixing upon them
provision by which they should not go into the territory