Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25

say for their own safety and happiness But nasuch as To-
abolition exclusion Of slavery necessary Tor
and as the right 10 hold slaves as property Is o'ap
tied by the constitution Territorial uovenlnen' 'u
formed could be Justly regarded having authority 70 es
late adversely in apy respect this important interest,"
all such legislation ud be necessarily invahd "ns' es
laton designed simply to protect and Peserse this s
tuition, being Of nature not rePugnan % ue alaa.
ton would be entitled respect and obedience hoae
these general views the inherent right OF he PeoPe
to establish Government for themseves-n support OF whcn
shall presently cite very high authority which seems %
have been heretofore strangely overooked cannot perceive
the necessity proprety of demanding from Congress spe
ca recognition of the right Of shareholders to so INTO the
rtores attended by their slave property and 70 claim e
protection of law in its behalf eer its having been mus IN
troduced What the constitution has secured efsctuaiy
Congress cannot make To attempt II would DC
but to draw our constitutional rights INTO question ana
must repeat my regret that the Senator from Florida has h
insisting upon the Congressional incpositlon which De mas
claimed this subject less detrac,ed from those
weshty authorities in support Of rights which otherwise
would be he'd undeniable.
Mr. YULEE. Will the Senator from Mississippi allow
me to interrupt him for moment
Mr. FOOFE. Oh, anly for an explanation.
Mr. YULEE. LIDO not desire to address the Senate again
upon this subject and therefore wish TO attract the Sena
tors attention to the precise point made have asked his
permission make this explanation in order to say to him
that be seems entirely to msapprehend my poslion ana
he will read the report Of the remarks made Yesterday am
pretty confident he viii find. claim nothing for the
South but the rights which the constitution gives was
engaged in the examination Of this bill scheme OF COM
promise, and while in j. stated yesterday, large
and many concessions from the South to the North could
see none whatever from the North to the South.
Mr. FOOTE. think understand the Senator from Flo
rida.
Mr. YULEE. shall not dean the Senator long from the
prosecution of his remarks to prevent the necessity,
if possible of the Senator'S proceeding in line of remarks
which, appears me, 90 not apply to what said yes
terday.
Mr. rooTE think they apply and that very f,,eiSly M
sissppi having yielded the oor the Senator from Florida will
proceed with his explanation.
MrYULEE. was observing that in this bill saw many
concessions from the South to the North and asked if there
any concession from the North TO The South. II there
any concession it could only be provision contain
ing distinct recognition Of the right Of the South to be pro-
teced within The Territories Of Utah and New Mexico IN
their slave property Otherwise there was no concessIon be-
have all the abstract rights which the consti
tuition gives fully could have them under the bill
was simply examining this bill system of compromise
simply figuring there any compensation, equiva-
lent for The vety large surrender made Nortbern opinion
and interests and stated, the only shape in which
concession could be made would be distinct recognition of
what denied by the North,he right of Southern to
take their slaves into these Territories and to be protected IN
the enjoy ment of them. ..@..... ,.~
Now sir lam aware as said yesterday, that there
differences of opinion in this matter. My opinion concurs
with that Of the Senator from South Carolina, (r. CAL
HouN,) which read by the Senator. And do not con-
in the opinion of the Senator from kentucky but the
fact that this difference Of opinion exists shows that there
doubt to the right The North contends that the Mexican
law prevails the South contends that does not and the
only way which you could compromise the difference would
be- when you take California for Northern settlement, to give
distinct provision repeating the Mexican laws in Utah and
New Mexico, else declaring, in plain terms, the right of
Southern emgrants carrying slaves TO be protected there
have asked for compromise have asked for nothing but
our constitutional rights and need other protection
than that which the constitution provides Bst if you bring
forward compromise scheme, let it give while demands
cessons For what required to yield let there be
equivaenor the measure is one Of mposton not OF com
promise.
Mr. FOoTE The gentleman has not mended the mattel
much, as it appears to am not much in the habit o.
misunderstanding honorable Senator'S Of msatng them
have looked the report Of the remarks made by the Sc
nator from Florida yesterday and although this which hole
hand very condensed report Of what be said on the
OCCASION am willing to take what is reported and will thus
meet the Senator in degree upon his own ground
what about read from the Republic is not In substance
correspondent with what the honorable Senator SAID on
terday then am incapable of understanding plain English.
4 The Republic reads as follows - ~..
Mr. YULEE Qnterposing.) From what paper does the
Senator read -.
Mr.. FOOTE. From the Republic.
| Mr. YULEE. The report Of my remarks, and the only
which has appeared this morning that know o. IN
the Intelligcncer
MI FOOTE have not read the report of the remarks Of
the Senator from Florida in the nteigencer. have them
here reported in the Republic and the report sppears to
me to be remarkably accurate.
Mr.. YULEE. | cannot recognise that reports do not
Mr. FOOTE. think this report, far my recollection
me, perfectly accurate 1t is perhaps not quite so
full have already Observed reports usually are IN
the Tnegencer and Union but 1t embraces substantially all
that the Senator said upon the point in dispute, and
say that thought the time the honorable Senator was
speaking that he employing language which in all proba
by be would like hereafter This is the report
of the Republic
"Mr YULEE said that he glad the amendment was Of
ered and if there doubt to its he
hoped would be made to be express aekuowedg-
OF the right carry slave property to the Territories
He could support the BILL The committee had made great
concessions the Nort and the South 1t had pro-
posed to admit California, with all her Irregularities as
South 1t had reported bill making distinction in this
District between slave property and all other property
ing to the one the protection extended to others
Now, beg to say that understood him to all this pre-
csely and believe that the Senator from Florida himself
will hardly deny that be did, made speech in reply to him,
in response 10 which he proceeded to say
That he had always entertained the opinion that the
Mexican laws aboshpg slavery not in force He hau
been opposing the bill because proposed - be comp
thing conceded the North and he thought that as
something due to the Sou some such TO hei
rights should be inserted in the bill He still maintained and
agreed with every sentiment contained in the Southern Ad
dress"
In subsequent stage of the debate the Senator from Flo
rida again spoke as follows: @
ssMr YuLEE said that he knew South had the right
express terms the right of the Shareholder to bis
per the territory have protected and secured in the
same manner as other property"
MY recollection Of the honorable Senator's speech pre-
cisey in accordance with this repor. in the Republic and
doubt tha, am sustained by the recollection OF every
Senator present am quite Indifferent as to any cor
of the report the In,egecer which the honorable
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