The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-21


but expressed the opinion that he would and succeeded
making the people OF New York believe that the opinion
was well founded will now ask the senator from New
duced 10 vote for General Taylor il they had mot been
made 70 believe that he would have approved the Pro-
Mr. SEWARD. think not think undoubtedly the
result would have been otherwise
| Mr.. DOUGLAS. The senator thinks not General
Taylor then could not have received the electoral vote
OF New York, but for the IMPRESSION which the senator
contributed to produce in the minds Of the people, that he
would sanction and approve the Proviso General Tay-
lor in his annual message and indeed or two spe.
cial messages SINCE has plainly and boldly recommended
has declared himself opposed 10 all legislation
for the Territories Now, action is non intervention
% Tar as the question q slavery s involved On this
the same ground In other respects in regard to
the Territories, they differ widely and materially For
instance General Cass is in favor Of action far to
but Of action upon the question Of slavery General
Taylor is in favor Of nonacon also upon the slavery
question: but goes further and opposes the establishment
upon one point and that is, that law should be passed
upon the subject Of slavery, and consequently that the
Now, sir. what becomes Of the senator's representa-
TONS and arguments. and appeals to the people Of New
York. BY which he made them believe that Gen. Taylor
7 ay0, p s PoyO " in q That
they otherwise never would have doneo vote for him
and make him President Of the United States / One
snos esosd ~
fraud Who perpeirated the fraud' Who deceived the
people The senator from New York tells US that he
gave them tie sanction oi bis nas The " weight Of his
authonty that he Of the agents who infused this
false impression into the minds and hearts Of the people
votes for man for whom they would never have voted
i the truth had been told them The senator does not
distinctly inform us whether he did these things Oh
his own account and upon his individual respon.
sbiity upon the authority Of another This point is
important in order to detect and expose the guilty party
The circumstances would seem to throw the RESPONSE
biy upon or the other OF two important person
ages The one is the eminent citizen who occupies the
White House by virtue Of this fraud, according to the
ators confession; and the other is the senator himself
The President according to all appearances, has vindi
Gated himself by the direct and unequvoca disavcwa in
his several messages of the sentiments and opinions i'm
pued to him by the senator from New York Under this
view OF the case the responsibility rests with all its force
and odium upon the senator from New York But sir,
the choice, rather the defeat of the choice Of the peo
pie, Of President Of the United States, s not the only
result of this system of double-dealng within the limits
Of the State Of New York The members Of the egis-
aure elected the same day, and the nflu-
ences which secured the electoral to General Taylor
gave the Wings majority in the legislature, and that
majority elected the gentleman Mr. SEwARDl member
of this body He too, therefore, is enjoying the
substantial results Of that system OF double dealing and
deception which was practised upon the people of New
York, with the view OF placing General Taylor in the
presidential chair, and himself in the Senate Of the
Rsa States Under these submit
that senator 10 have vindicated himself against the
injurious inierences that likely to be drawn from
es Than 2 hae 2 81 n odum and P
as the faithful ally OF the slave power looks as if this
unounded charge against the democratic party was gotten
own conduct He may have peculiar reasons for wish
ing to avoid too rigid scrutiny into the terms Of the a
ance between him and the administration and especially
the means by which both were elevated to power and
the mode in which patronage and spois have been dis
tfibued No one who heard his speech could have fail
ed 10 note the omnous silence he observed upon all
49,
or and his cabinet upon the slavery and Proviso ques
ton He did not here venture 10 express il as his own
opinion, he says he did in New York during the
lie did not do this nor did he sound the alarm and tell
them that they had been deceived and betrayed by either
himself General Taylor Mo- he did neither Of these
northern democrats to their constituents the faithful
allies Of the slave power while his southern whg friends
are in the daily habit OF charging the same northern
abotonists II seems that the Of proceed
ing which resoed TO- to defeat General CAss for the
presidency, and to prevent peaceabe and satisfactory
adjustment oil this yexed question: is 10 be continued
with the view OF sustaining the power OF the adminsTa
ton.
Mr. HALE The senator says il his friend from Mich.
gan had been elected this question would have been set
tied: Will he be kind enough 10 tell us howl
Mr. DOUGLAS. Yes, sir ltwouId have been upon
The Pps q * he action s q the
tuition, would have been received into the Union as a
Stale long ago, and the usual territorial government
would have been established Tor the residue OF the coun
try The whole country would have remained free as II
s now, BY the existing laws OF the land, BY the will OF
the people who inhabit il, and by the laws OF nature,
climate, and production. The adjustment would have
been effected quietly, peaceaby, and satisfactorily No
offence would have been given to any portion oil the
Union. We would have had none Of this irritating ag
iation experienced none OF this painful excitement We
would have heard not word OF southern rights and
northern aggressons much less the harsh and dscoran
men we would have witnessed had the regular nominee
of the democratic party been elected President OF the
United States Is the senator from New Hampshire sat
isfed on this pointi
Mr. HALE am satisfied that such Is your opinion,
but not that such is the fact n
Mr.. DOUGLAS. The senator is not satisfied as to the
fact. | will remind him OF an instance in which he has
been mistaken before upon this very subject and pre-.
sumo he viii now gladly acknowledge his error. Last
acquired from Mexico, by the treaty Of peace, into the
Union State, reseryng the right TO form States
out OF any portion OF said Territory lying east OF the 81
ezra Nevada mountains. The senator from New Hamp-
shire opposed that bill upon the ground that if the Pro-
yiso was not adopted and the people were allowed TO de-
eide the question OF slavery for themselves, II would be
slave State Well, sir, the Proviso was not adopted,
themselves, and California has presented to us const
lion prohibiting slavery The senator then doubted that
this TACT would happen-he can no longer doubt that
il has happened then predicted that the people oil
California would prohibit slavery. and ask to come into
the Union as free State, but the senator shook his head
and doubted Ia vain recapiulated TO him the srgu-
menis in favor OF freedom the physical formation OF the
the feelings and pejudces Of the inhabitants, all favora
Bile to The exclusion OF slavery He still doubled: no,
he did not doubt he was positive, absolutely certan
thai slavery would inevitably 20 there, not prohhted