Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-09

him. does inure but rather improves it, That the
argument in its favor.
The North then yielded the demands of slavery gave up
her protective tariff and consented for the sake of composing
the camors Of her adversaes to sacrifice her pecunay
teress And remains 10 be whether she will now
with the facility and for similar purpose surrender up
her principles and the dreadful risk Of oil the future mis-
chiefs Of slavery extension, by tamely submitting TO It's pre-
requirements For one, sir will not do it. am
willing extend the basis of slave representation il ORR
gnaly unjust aud has always marred the symmetry OF
political system Il always at war with every just pnn-
cipe of free government We not obliged to do it, And
part of agreement with the slave States that we
should do when the compact of Union formed There
such covenant in the bond II surely enough for
sir in this particular perform constitutional obliga
tons am not willing to do An eminent Senator
from Massachusetts has spoken we'll and truhfuy on this
subject could wish sir that be had never spoken other
wise. s&4 n 193K 3hR tX tf&
In 1s4s, in his speech the loan bill, Mr.. WEBsrER
Congress and the psope Senate slipping
from the great body Of the States into the hands
who would make il an olgarchy. He said:
State proposes to come into the Union and in
slave State then there is augmentation the inequality in
the representation of the people which already exisan
inequality already ersng with whichI do not quarrel and
which never will attempt alter but shall preserve long
ssss vote . g Is any voice 70 TINS
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States free and aveholdng and 10 that If States formed
out of territories thus thny populated come into the Union
the ra s ,nd d.
balance They break up the intended relation betweea the
Senate and House OF Representatives you bring in new
States State that must have Senator's She
may in with fifty SIXTY thousand people You may
have from particular State Senator's than you have Re-
Can thing dishgure and derange
the form of Government under which live signalIy
that Here would be Senate bearing proportion
the people out Of all relation to them By the addition Of new
and two SENATOR'S whereas the larger States have hi
teen thirty Representatives and but two Senators
The Senate added augmented Senator's coming
from States where there few people, becomes odious
ogarchy II holds without adequate constituency
Sir it is but boroughmongering' upon large scale"
Southern have just right to complain Of our oppo
son to the extension Of slavery The institution has always
been with the rights Of free labor, and the industrial
and financial interests Of the nonsavehong States have
than been stricken down by its remorseess eslou
sy, and changing and tfu policy cannot make up the
record of its offences in my brief limits Those who wish TO
become familiar with them, may commence with the embargo
Of 1907 by which the Of the free States driven
from ocean, and end with the annexation of Texas the
Mexican War, and the Nashville Convention. Revenue
laws have been adopted and repealed with disregard
of the commercial and manufacturing interests Of the free
States that admits Of palaton or excuse whatever.
And the financial and monetary concerns Of the country
been subjected under the influences OF Southern coun
ses the of oppressive and embarrassing operations
and experiments that seemed to be srtuly conryed and
executed work the greatest amount OF injury to the indus
try Of the free States And under the disguise of being
Southern statesmen, in the admnistra-
of the Government have usuped and exercised powers
granted the constitution and acquired immense tracts
Of country and in the Of Texas an independent naton
the purpose engng the area OF slavery and ncreas
ing the profits of the Infamous traffic in slaves When these
were the objects be accomplished, theories Of strict
stucton, constitutional difficulties ever formed the slight
impedment in the way Of their attainment some Of
these have been brought forward and communicated
by the high priests Of scsyed Democracy 1t must De re-
membered that they also the ministers Of slavery and
they Offered incense upon the atars consecated 10 liberty,
only device to enable them more successfully 10
| seduce and betray its worshippers
And sir when the genius of history shall to make
up the impartial record of the past and to pencil the result
upon her enduring tablets wish she could ruthuly say
that one of the principal objects of the OF 1917 with
Great Britain strengthen the slave power, rather
redress national wrongs and its permanent as.
tendency in the administration Of the Government.
The angry disputes and sectional alousies that now DIS
peace and harmony of the country and interrupt the
friendly relations that ought always to exist among U.S. all
spring from the and have the same common or-
gin. They the legacy which the authors Of the Mexican
bequeahed their efforts TO subdue new regions TO
the dominion Of slavery large majority Of the American
people opposed to the further extension Of the institution
have made up their minds to coune within s present
boundaries The motto inscribed upon the glorious banner
Of this majority under whose ample folds are now srug-
Cling and resolved to triumph, is, NO more saue fert
oru-no more slare States am enlisted In this service,
and pledged so far as my humble efforts go, to this
result And whatever the event may be- or whatever Others
may do resolved faithfully and feaessy to perform my
duty. But, Mr. Chairman have been tempted into this di-
gresson which has detained too long, and from which
hasten return, by the example OF Others the whole
some OF proceeding Wnich We nave auoPee "co
enforced and the arguments confined to the question pro-
pery before us, this debate continued Tor more tnan
four months would have been long since brought to close,
and California have been member OF this Union but
the course pursued here is different and it is not must con-
fess without its advantages For the stock Of ideas
which hoHoable member has been ndusrousy easuring
mp Congressional speech upon the subject before the
committee happens fail and become exhausted before the
expiration Of the hour he is obliged to take his seat, but
may pass any other opc and thus 6 up his time As
have enjoyed, however, the benefit of the departure In COM
mon with others, will not complain Of i.
| The psth Of duty, it seems to me- Ia plain before u.s.
We should admit California once, and without delay. It
would be party, sectional triumph. The various and
complicated interests Of this widely country
suffering for the needfnl legislation. The business tefore
has been wholly arrested. We within few days Of
the close Of the current fiscal year, and the most important
appropriations for the expenses of Government not
ported this House. Let dismiss all the schemes Of unit
ing California with any other subject and making her ad
mission dependant the merits Of other and distinct ques
tons Of Legislation. Such would 10 unjusabe
and without prececnt and fail Of producing mischev-
results Slavery must not exact any thing of
equivalent for the admission Of State into the Conf
deracy. We have nothing to give We have compro-
misses make. We might, true, surrender principles
If Others not interested in their preservation.
But edo act for ourselves aone We the agents,
the Representatives Of others and beyond the scope of
delegated powers we have authority to act And am
sr among the powers with which condiDg and gen.
constituency has entrusted us authority could 90
found that would justly in surendering inch OF IRE
soil to slavery And such surrender OF the great oo
ects OF the scheme of compromise pending IN the
end Of this Capitol opposed TO it, and large maony
OF the American people, Ihave doubt, repndae H. oiase