The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-24

great respect for she has certainly been OF the most
moderate in her action with regard to the South in that
quarter Of the Union and her representatives. here have
exhibited corresponding spir-here is Rhode Island,
containing only 200 square miles, equality in rep
resentaion with State (MissourD containing $1,000
square miles Now sr Is no. tns glarng ln.qualiy
free States with the slave because OF the slave rep.
resentaon in the South There is no comparison be-
them The slaves N our country are the hsse M
borers pay the OF your country just the white
iaborers in the North do These negro laborers per
sons and according to o q The subject = Is S
degree In fact il the views OF northern were car
RED out they would all be emancpated and every one
would be emitted b y @ half
dozen II YOU 20 TO the State OF Missouri and other new
States YOU find so And it is objection TO say, that
although they have not equal area, they have population
They have not population equal extent and even u
they had il would be but temporary advantage COM
pared with these,
cepbie Of and that will not in few years have pop
uaton equal to that OF Rhode Island We have never
complained of it. We were willing to submit TO it, we
were willing to abide by the bargain, although we can.
moi but feel that il is hard bargain. Perhaps, il you
drive us again into original elementary State, very
different compact may be formed. We do not seek ior
this result What find written in the bond that we
have subscribed TO- we willing'to adhere To-; we
never violate obligations; yet we cannot smut
our eyes to the inequality which has been produced
by the various and important concessions that we
have made from time to time. We know that perS
feet equality is not 10 be expected in the admnsra
ton OF human affairs There is no such thing on
earth II is chiniera. There is no human nstu-
tion law, or provision, that was ever YET made,
or that can be made that will operate with perfect equal
ity upon every human being / cannot 90 + Inc Az
ferent situations in which mankind paced-ther dii
ferent capacities all the circumstances thai surround
them-make it impracticabe All that you can 40 Is 70
approximate towards equality Therefore we ua no. en-
a. near 10 as we could But every day that passes
clearly shows that that inequality IS becoming greater
because the disparity between the larger and the smaller
States is increasing. No such small States are now
formed as were originally admitted; but the inequality
between them and the larger States must continue TO IN
Now do not pretend to say that this would produce
perfect equality; but do say that when the balance
done-and Of them are susceptible Of much extern
son and of producing greater resourcesl do say that
the inequality will be enormous
Now, ask you, sir, and ask the Senate ask the
country and ask the wordto say whether it be
pected under such circumstances, that we should SIT
down quietly and acquesce in course, the results OF
for such results these if they are to happen think
that for those unfortunate results, the blame would
not rest upon us, but upon others
Mr. President the history OF the relations OF the North
and the South on the subject of slavery, may be stated
in few words. In the old confederation, the slave
States, being in majority in numbers IN population and
in area in spirit of unsuspcious hberalty, gave up,
from their resources, to the common fund the finest
and richest spot OF virgin earth OF the same size on the
GLOBE now composing the five States OF Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan. and Wisconsin, and gave It not only
to the common treasury but to the dominion OF free soil,
by the ordinance OF 1857 In the formation OF the present
constitution they gave up the right to import slaves after
lS0San important political right since representation
was in some degree, based that class OF the popula
ton. In 1919. when called on for another concessios
they gave up again. to free territory, hvesixths OF the
vast domain acquired by the Louisiana treaty, though
warned by the vote just before given in the House Of
Representatives. that to do would be giving up the only
defensive power they had N the government Senate
Ne Gfaaa dnfh hay
ing anything TO complain OF the subject OF representa-
ton, have now in the most important branch OF the gov
ernment 10 senators-and you include New Jersey and
Delaware, which ought to De included, Ia senators-on
an area not larger than Virginia, Louisiana, or Missouri
some OF the States from which these senators come mol
being larger or having greater natural resources than
many counties in those States and many others. YOU
the North, gave us Florida in 1919; but this only sup
piled the place OF Texas, which you gave away IN the
same treaty When you got back Texas, you took hall
of il for free territory, and want TO take more OF
for the purpose In is4s the Union acquired the
immense domain OF California and New Mexico. We
do not ask equal division OF il we do not ask any q
IFS gold or fine harbors. We ask but two-ffths OF IT.
which would leave only about one seventh OF the
new territory out OF which States are to be formed
Or to count by States, to 80 States You say
no, you must have il all, and have already seized upon
the best part OF IT, You say you must do this TO equaze
representation, though we have demonstrated TO you
that you have greatly the advantage oil US IN that re-
spect already, and have no reason to fear us; foI
il should acquire all the power we wish, IT only
rests with TO resist encroachments, and not tc
perpetuate them for you would still have the ascendency
In the House OF Representatives and in the executive
You say you do this to prevent the increase OF slavery
We ask no increase, and we show you that extension
makes the slave more happy. This is the true state Of
the casethe history OF the past and the present hope
may never be incorporated by future Gibbon into
the preliminary chapter OF history Of the decline and fa
OF empire greater than that OF Rome In your hands
people OF the North the destiny Of this republic rests
You can do with II you choose destroy IT, or make 4
prosper more than ever yet has II you destroy H. per
hap, both sections will suffer- but you must suffer INF
nely the most Pause, then, we ask you-not so much
on account as on your ownin the career which you
pursuing II is not yet, hope, too late but
soon it may be- We make no threats we speak not IN
anger, but in sorrow We wish only 10 speak to you
like brothers We hope we pray to God, you will listen
TO in the spirit in which speak and that this strife
between will cease forever.