The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-30

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igias has 1sssiasd Ter ;ls :Soy sad aSv
the District. and withoupayng the shareholders for the
property held and owned BY them
from mississippi say that he requires FIRST the extension
OF the Missouri compromise line to the Pacific, and then
that he is not satisfied with that bat he requires I'M
mission OF slavery south Of that line. Now, sir,
coming from slave State do, owe il to myself.
owe = 70 truth \ 70 the subject 10 say that no
eaIhy power could induce me TO vote for the positive
introduction OF slavery south Or north Of that line Zap
pause in the galleries. Immediately checked by the Off
csrs o. ne Senate II is solemn, deliberate Iona;
me 70 vote for the positive introduction of slavery either
south or north Of that line No, sir No! We reproach
Justly Ieproaehoar British ancestors Tor the introduction
TIE groundwork OF an institution Tor which the postery
q the present inhabitants Of Cali
iaa SsS s, for So1E
towards US. II they choose TO establish slavery them
selves, and here with constitution establishing
am WIN Ss them with their
will have to reproach them. not me for in that they
come with constitution establishing slavery.
care not how extensively and universally they are
known. AS TO the honorable senator from Virginia,
MI, MAseS,l he has expressed his opinion. dare say
honesty and sincerity believe that slavery nowhere exists
from Mexico. That is my opinion. He holds the oppo
will each act upon our own opinion shall upon mine
ne will upon his. But, sir, regret sincerely re-
gretths premature discussions for could show, and at
make, OF leaving the subject Enacted upon with regard 10
the subject OF slavery without declaration for or against
n-eaving i open-i could show that this is q much
better proposition for the South than that of extending the
Missouri line to the Pacific, unless you couple with i
that which the senator from Mississippi Mr., DAvIsl
must know to be impossible TO couple with It, a de.
claration for the introduction Of slavery south OF
that line. say, sir, in my place here. that i is
much better for the South that the whole subject
so q On both sides Of e imaginary LINE
positively north Of 3eo 30, with freedom to admit or
exclude south Of $50 so at the viii Of the people; and
South than The proposition the senator has suggested,
less he could persuade Congress- with his proposition, to
declare positively and absolutely in favor Of the right to
could have shown, would have shown, if It should
be necessary, in the process OF the Argument Butt do
hope that gentlemen will not, upon question to print
consideration Of those resolutions, viewing them by
one, and viewing them as sysemviewing them togeth
er But others have chosen to speak upon the subject
and could not remain SILENT in Justice to myself.
MI. DAVIS, OF Mississippi Mr. President, the sena.
tor from Kentucky mr. CLAY arose with something
like an announcement that he wanted to know my time
to meet him in argument, and have given it to him
gave to him several times The senator has regretted
very much this premature discussion and pray, sir who
Ss ns senator submitted ss 3 rs
speech upon them: Are we to understand that all
this was done without any intention to give, his
e. MIGHT come ,0 assss ss ns smoker ssFdss
be close upon the charge before we should see him
Why, sir upon other man would the charge Of pr.
mary discussion lie unjustly than upon myself
He was the frs and am the last With him began.
with me may ii end.
He announced il as his deliberate opinion and settled
any part Of California Well, sir. that opinion may be
very deliberate indeed He may have been all the time
making up that he has been in preparing these resou
IT. Did propose to revive The Slave trade Did pro-
pose to compel shareholders OF the United States to take
their slaves there Did use the word "inroduction"
at all II is a word OF his own He has set up
his own Clubhouse, and has shown his skill in
knocking i down. II is no fabric of mine. The re-
eognon of the constitutional right Of the STAKEHOLDER to
carry that species OF property into any portion OF the ter
roy Of the United States, and 10 declare the line Of d.
ylsIon-that was my proposition, and i was the u-
from Kentucky should be 90 much surprised at the ques
introduced al former session Of Congress. extending
the common properly Of the States lie speaks Of the
spirit Of compromise, Of the spirit of sequiescence with
what the States have done before US. and Of the dsa
SIR this was sans great dsa 'fi that "a linz line wa. esss
lished by any great principle Of climate OF production
that line does not extend to the parallel upon the
parallel The thermal line Of the globe upon our CONT
nent, points up II would 60 north instead Of south Of
56o 3O And have yet sir, 10 hear the senator express
the opinion that this proposton-connected with his
name, and upon which the most OF his fame has rested
originated in fraud and not designed to be declared
as dividing line between the sections but that the
line was to be drawn simply TO conceal the fact that the
prohibition to be extended everywhere What mat
ters TO me, SIR, whether il be under the covert guise Of
Mexican laws OF congressional actioni The effect is
the same Whatever rule OF construction the senator
from Kentucky may adopt will not vary the rights Of the
routhem States owners OF this common property and
land As to his suggestion OF the time for argument
when he makes his argument shall be ready TO meet IL
Mr.. KING. but regret sir, that this discussion
should spring mp; and IL IL characterized think, with
little more feeling than the occasion calls for l. myself
s entertain the opinion OF the honorable senator from
Kentucky. who brought forward these resolutions with
the best possible intentions, doubt, to calm the agta
ton which unfortunately exists upon this slavery ques
ton, and TO point out far possible in series OF
outions the mode by which, in his Judgment, il can be
settled, to restore tranquility to every portion OF the
country. While listened with pleasure 10 his remarks
am panied to say what would not say but for the
course which has been pursued upon this floor had
intended TO wait until the subject should come up reg
uar orders but after the remarks that have been made
feel constrained to say that do not with the hon.
orable senator in all Of the several positions taken by
appreciate his conduct and honor his motives and II
hope and trust that his resolutions will serve to call at
tention to suggestions which may preserve the
rights OF all, and restore the harmony OF our Union.
Sir, have long seen that good results follow
from angry discussion upon any question, however
important may be- and upon this question: well cal
cuIafed excite feeling conure friends TO keen IA