The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-24
SPEECH OF
Edward Stanly, Of Norlh.Carolina,
D.Lrered in ihs House Of Representatives,,
MARCH g, 1850.
SPEECH OF
CONCLUDED.

CONCLUDED.
Bu, must hurry ou ono word MS 10 the
W,lmot proviso. shall 90, di cuss The con.
su,uu nal question. Tbs sut c, is worn ou'.
Ii would be IS great an outrage TO the south
e,n people 10 cnsci il IS II II were couslifu,
tuionaI. The beru people. with s,eut
unanlmily. believe, as ! do, that 10 enact The
W,lmot Pfoyiso would be "an nci oi gross
;,i,.,lce and wrosg." Aad though a. p,,.
,aic citrzen aud as member Of the Safe
Legislature, have opposed lhe sug e,'ion o.
a dissolution OF the Umon, should i, be ad ,p,.
ed, yet believe the reep'e of my Sis,e will
feel called upon, Il II Is suucicd "a eny Law this
session, 10 consul, 10 State Coasenion Il it
is no, time 10 mqpi'e ~heihef our northern
bre hfen int nd to regard u a. equals, or 10
,rra, us With unkindness' Wha,evei North
Carolina does. shah abide by. Sho wIl rot, ,
without great csuse OF ofcomp'sin,, 10 driven TO
III ok Of dirusioa. ] believe the nlrds Of a
la,se NJ fI'y RI both psriies 'hese ices,d
with horror tho though, of d,sUniun bu, #
,our legislation here inpiesses up ihe mud
Of her people that you are unsrcndly 10 u.,
she will ri'hou, b'utsr or !hfoats, provide
for he, honor and securiIy IN such manner
as the aor'd vii justify. vii nc, bs.Ipve
you will enact the W,lmoi p,cviso. There is
no necessity for il. hav- too good au opiu.
80 OF our northern n enbcrs 10 belle.e r.
Al rdnni that rev States, sftcr they are nd
mut,d. ean either tolerate or prohibii slavery.
Then lhese is m practical question q: issue.
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southern. Bu, hope they will rcmea.ber.
though It ~ "escelleni 10 have a giants
strength, Il is iyfsnnou' 10 use 1t as gian'."
And yrstnous legi,la,ion mus, produce acc.
iioual suimosiiies.
While on this subjsc,. ~isb to say Few
sots to my colleague hr. ClIogman) upon
the constitutional qaes,ion. | wish had
hms to read =, icng'h come axrrac:. OF he
speech Lu, have no:-l viii PRINT them.
From Mr.. Chugman's speech. December
22i!si7. on the slavery question: Appen.
dU 10 the Congressional Globe, 80 h Cin
gtca id session
IL am nov b oushi. NJ. Chairman, to ,hs
dirrc, consideration OF the great question. rs
10 the extent Of the powers aud du les st C9n.
gfess IN relation 10 slavery IN The Territories
Of the United SAFES. Upon this ,utl CT
distinguished polilician fiom the Sjuth. M.
Ca'houn.) IN The other wing Of this building.
some Twelve meuhs since, la d dosn cettsin
docliiues sh.eh arr, IN Substance, as near IS
eau rraiembef them. these: Tae territories
Of the Unned S,s'es, being The conmcn pro.
pctty OF the Uuion. arc he'd by Congress IL
ifus, for the use aud beneti, OF all the States
and iheu Citizens. Secoaily, that Congress
has no Ugh, 10 exclude, by ia~, any citizen
of'he u,uied States from go'og into any part OF
said ,ennof,es, AID carfy ,ns ~,ih lhem, aud
bod ng any such property rs they are slIos sed
10 bold ~ the States from which they Come.
This ,'es, though perhaps plsus.bls u, the
S'u glance. is really The most shdllor ana
"pe,fe,aith that could possibly b. presnfed.-
Admitting iho & s, general proposition 10 be
tue, (snd nofs mInd eau question 1t that
tho lertiioric. of tho Uaied Sia'es are held
by Congress ia ltui, Tor the use aud benefit
ol al the States aud their citizens, am iiee
TO confess. that Il Congress should see ,ha. /,
was most advantageous 10 ALLOW oil the ciI.
zsns TO occupy tho territory in common slh
the property, i, doub less ought SO 10 pro.
vide. Bat II is equally clear that II on the
other baud. Congress should zee that oil the
eliizsns Of the United States could no. thps
acsansseou.ly occupy all the territories III
eommon. II NIGH, divide the same so as &c
assign certain portions 10 pirhcu!at classes
or persons.