The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-22

scrlptive right To the revenues OF the Governments
and they ready to risk and leopard this glorious
Union, To be reinstatcd in power, they say they
| will be in 1852. He would tell these gentlemen
that our people watchful and jealous, and have
| no iactious disposition, and VIII frown down the
| men when they discover their real object. The
people Of the North and the South devoted to
the Union, and will not tolerate men who seize on
the Government and raise storm and revolution
| to reinstate themselves in power.
As TO southern convention he was satisfied that
there was not a sane man in northwestern Virginia
who was in favor of il. They were not only OPP
| posed to it, but would resist it, His colleague,
(Mr. BEALE,) from the Fourteenth Congressional
district, and himself represented the entire of the
frontier marked for the boundary OF the southern
coniederacy. There will be representation from
northwestern Virginia in the southern convention.
The people there believe that it was conceived in
sin, and that the object OF the getters-up OF it is
| disunion. Wherever the people have been called
out in large masses, in Portsmouth, Richmond,
Norfolk, and Albemarle, they have repudiated
those who have advocated the Nashville convention.
| The northwest are to a man against It, Every let
ter which he receives urges him to vote for the
admission OF California The slavery question can
not be settled by dcnunciation, but by the
vatlve men OF the two great parties. IL cannot be
settled by destroying the character of the distin-
| guishcd man at the head Of the Government. They
OF the South who wish to destroy the President say
that he favors northern views and northern senti-
ments while the Abolitionists denounce the Presi-
dent for advocating what they are pleased to call
the aristocracy OF slavery The President was
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| the trading politicians OF the country.
| Mr.. GERRY, of Maine, said that the people of
| the North, in common with the civilized world,
| have no sympathy with slavery; but they will, with
a few infamous exceptions sacredly and reiigiousiy
| discharge the duties which they to the Union
and the slaveholdng States. There was dspo-
sition the part Of the people of the free States
invade the rights OF the South, and they willing
\ to stand by the Union as it was formed; but while
doing So they will prevent the extension Of slavery
and Will feel that they are not intrenching ON any
rights of the South. They still entertain the hope
that slavery will be extinguished in the States
where it now exists by the States themselves. He
commended that slavery was in conflict with human
| rights and human freedom, and produced evidence
| to show that leading statesmen of the South Tin
| GLIDING Washington, Jefferson, and Madison,)
| wished to adopt some scheme measure which
might ultimately lead to the extinction of slavery.
He maintained that Congress has the power of ex-
elusive legislation the Territories. IfCongress
has the power is it oxpedient to exercise it? 1t is
Is the deadly nghtshade of slavery to be osered and
nursed in the lap ofthe the people?
Should prohibition be placed upon il in the Terri
tories and issue raised as to its consttutonalty,
| all parties may appeal to the Supreme Court whose
decision would be final He did not believe that the
| Union can be maintained by force. He was in ia
of the admission OF California and OF territorial
governments prohibiting slavery in the Territories.
| II that could not be obtained, he in favor of
| organization, proviso or no proviso. He was OPP
posed to leaving the people open to anarchy, sim
| ply because cannot give them all the protection
| we might under other circumstances. The crimi-
nal conccalment of Zachary Taylor's opinions, be-
fore the election, he said lies at the foundation of
this alarming state Of things. If his opinions had
been known before the election, the issue would
have been made, and the verdict of the people
would have been final. The election perpe-
| trated in fraud.
| Mr. KING, Of Massachusetts,, against the
admission of any more slave territory, and his con-
stituents expected from him that he would be faith
| full to the pledge This not question of expe-
dency, but Of right; not matter Of fapcy, but of
principle. The free representatives of free peo-
| pie will follow leader. He advocated the ad
mission of California not for her golden sands, but
for the treasure worth than gold, silver, and
precious stones and which the widest ayarce ever
| dreamed of. He for her admission with her
free constitution, without limitation and condition,
and without restriction and without delay. He
wanted the Wimot proviso adopted by the repre-
sentatives of the people, that we may have no more
| slave territory. Then shall hear more of the
annexation of Cuba, and the insatiate thirst for
extension will be quenched forever. He claimed
for Nathan Dane the paternity OF the slavery
provso, and spoke of the consistency of Massachu-
setts on that subject. 1t was no sckly sentiment
tality but a settled conviction not to be impaired.
Mr.. THOMAS obtained the floor, when the-com-
mittee rose,
And the House adjourned.
The following papers were presented under the
| rule, viz:
By MIR. HOWE: The petition of Thomas Nichlin
and twenty eight others, citizens of Mercer county,
| Pennsylvania praying Congress TO repeal all laws
adopted or enacted by Congress, by which slavery
the slave trade is sanctioned in the city of Wash
ington the District Of Columbia and that in the
event of their repeal the seat OF the National
Government may be removed to some more suitable
1 location. Referred.
| Also the petition Of William Fowler and TWEEN
ty- eight Others citizens Of the place. praying
| Congress to provide by law, that whenever per-
son shall be arrested fugitive slave in any
State other than that in which he is alleged to be
held TO service he shall not be delivered TO the
| claimant his agent, except on the finding of a
Jury that he is the slave Of the claimant Referred
Also, the petition of Lewis Egbert and twenty
ty- eight Others citizens of the county, pray
ing Congress to admit hereafter State into the
Union unless the constitution of such State shall
pressly prohibit the existence Of slavery within its
limits. Referred.
Also, the petition of Thomas Clulow and TWEEN.
ty eight others, citizens of the same place. praying
Congress 10 prohibit slavery and the slave trade,
expressly in all the Territories of the United States
Referred
Also, the petition Of Ephraim Armitage and
forty Others citizens OF Clarion county, Penn
sylvania, praying Congress TO reform the tariff Of
1896 and increase the duties upon articles Of foreign
Importation. Referred.
BY Mr.. CALVIN The petition of r. b. Wallace
an forty five others, citizens Of Huntingdon coun
ty, Pennsylvania, praying for modification OF the
| and Means.
Also, the petition of John Ferguson and sixty
nine others citizens Of Pennsylvania praying that
the present laws giving land TO soldiers may be en-
| tended TO the officers and soldiers Of the war OF
| 1912 and TO their heirs Referred TO the Commit
tee on Public Lands.