New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-27

Gny herself n Constitution" This our Northern
Senators might say with great Prop1ety to their
q constituents, I'VE have secured Chnornis ~,
Won she is dedicated now and brewer IN that
Free soii,m which you 90 much prize" "Weh,
bpt Shy then" they might reply, have you not
nut in restriction in the Territorial Bill so as to
secure that at least until they come 70 Dc nPe
enough 10 form State Governments for them
selvtsi" Would il not be satisfactory reply 70
tb, to say that 10 youf opinion and In the ooinion
Of Itree rnrtioD Of this Senate the law OF ature
| ard of Natures God excluded Slavery from these
Territories. and that according 10 your opinion the
! Ter ioci Of the land also excluded Slavery Night
| YOU rot further add with ProPriety mat you en-,
desyored 10 reconcile the distracted and disuntef
| portions Of this great empire and that no impos-
! lion or restriction was necessary 70 any OBJECT
which YOU desired to attain and 10 spri. OF Goa
ciliaton hsreofe, ou forbore ~ vote against the
| final measure, because 1t secured so much oil wnas
! tie EorIh waited Could you not say that you
! were Dot in danger oflosiBg what you also wanted
! IN respect 20 the residue OF the country
4 This subject has presented one OF tho most ex-
( traor6ipsry political phenomena that ever wit
! messed Here is a united Senate almost IN favor
Of all the measures in detatl-ln aver Of tle al
! mission OF California in favor Of Territorial gov
! ernmeuts for Utah and New Mexico with or
without the Proviso in favor Of the settlement OF
tie boundary with Texas in favor OF all these
| measures ia detail but opposed to them when
they come 70 be presented unitedly to he acted on
| admitting the validity OF every item OF the &C
count but when it comes 20 be footed up denying,
or unwilling 10 acknowledge, the justice Of pay
ing the aggregate. Sir, il the measures hsd
| been more inoOperuous than they are alleged to
be, there has been ample time for just c1nrep
ton Of them-just as perfect an understanding
Of them as il they had been presented in success
sive details.
! with sgaa to maxi only very few o6serva
tous about this same Proviso. 1t has been argued,
| with tn ability which requires no addition or at
| tempt az sddition from me, by the Senator from
! Nestscbuseus who has Just vacated his seat, that
lie Proviso is not in itsef principle but means
| 10 accomplish end And where, let me ask.
exists the necessity for a Proviso You have been
tod that the existence Of African slavery depends
upon the character OF the climate and OF the soil
/ The nature Of the soil Of New Mexico Orbids tb9
expectstion that slavery will ever be planted
! there Why, We all know that slave labor Is ap-
pictble only to the great staples which constitute
| lie subjects Of our foreign cOmmerce-cJttOn So
! car hemp tobacco and rice Slave labor has been
| iound, tccording 10 American experience, to be
utterly vauelets, Or. at east TO great extent,
| valueiets in those States where these staple ar
ticlot are not cultivated. Does anybody pretend
that the soil Of New Mexico or Utah u adapted 70
the culture Of these arlicesl Do We not all know
that if / were adopted, and the climate and soil
would slow o. their being cultivated the expense
Of transportation from New Mexico or Utah, either
TO the Pacific on one hand or to the Cuff Of Msxi.
ten times tie value at home Of any Of these az
! iicles7 But the Hon. Senator from Massachusetts,
! Mr. DGvif has found ont n new object OF tempta.
| tion in respect to slaves in New. Mexico He has
employed en- expression which filled all OF us with
/ profound regret on account OF the dignity, the
| character OF the Senator, and the high stations
! which he has occupied He spoke Of New Meal
co being adapted 10 the breeding Of slaves. He
has had the good taste to omit that expression in
| bis printed speech, and to substitute for 1t the
"trafic" in slaves.
Mr. DAVIS, lin bis seat believe | did not use
| Mr. CLAY-The Senator did employ it, for it was
| heard and noticed by more than my self.
Mr. DAVIs-One cannot always remember pre-
cisoly the language he uses In the hurry OF debate
| can only say have no recollection OF using the
word breeding" and / think, If Their ep0rters
notes are presery ed and referred TO- the word will
not there be found. shall have the curiosity to
look and see if it is so but according to the best
Of my recollection, spoke OF the capacity OF the
| country for trsfie" in Slsvea
| Mr. CLAr-That is tho language oil the gentle
! mans speech Is printed but the word breed
| pg" WAS used BY the gentleman, or never heard
a word Of the speech. Several Senators took note
| of IT, and we expressed how much We were shock.
ed and surprised at it. Ii was one OF the principal
! topics Of the Senator'S speech; 70 talk about the
cotton power the cotton interest, aud the breeding
| of Slaves. Now if the Senator had put il on the
! ground Of l0psuS hngua from the heat OF debate
insist utOu sttributing it 10 him, bat the expires.
sion was used by him and | remarked it it was
fixed on my memory and very much did | regret
! ,htt be made use of il. This talk, Sir. about the
cotton power the lords Of the loom and the breed.
ing Of Slaves will do for the bar rooms OF cross-road
| tsverus but | never hoped or expected to hear
! upon the floor Of the Senate such ePthets aP'
piled to the great manufacturers OF the North
or tho cotton growers OF the South. l have strug.
cled With the honorable Senator side by side, and
think he might have been disposed TO do some lit
tie justice 10 those States which stood by the North
in the gre at measure of Protection 10 American In
dustry. There were Mary land, Delaware, North.
Csrolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, which have gene
rally stood by the principle OF Protection to Northern
interests And among the more Southern States,
Georgia, believe, from what have seen ofrecent
Manifestations OF opinion OF her representatives,
was always ready to come up to the support and
protection Of our own domestic interests And does
not the Senator now that il was not the South
the unaided South-(for what could the South do
alone in prottrsting the principle Of Protection -
but il was the North and the South conbined--t
wn Pennsyva uHintentionaly, and NewYork,
and Indiana, and illinois, and Maine, and New.
! HanpthiIe and other free States that decided the
memorable contest OF "A, and, combined with por.
tons Of the South. repealed the act of 10 by the
psitsge ofthe act Of &c, and Frustrated the prnc
pie Of Protection And although, as have stated
| on former occasion, the South may be said 10
| some sense 10 have had the general sway in the
political sifars Of this country for long term of
yeas, and although the Presidential office has been
filed for the most part with her citizens perhaps
would be the truth OF history to say that
the North itself has governed the country through
| the South. And 10 the honorable Senator from
Massachusetts, sure that il the calamtous event
of the dissolution OF the Union were 10 take
place, and the North exclusively bad the power
Of passing upon the principle OF Protection,
it would be now established Unquestion-
| ably, without tho concurrence and support
Of the South, none OF those great measures,
which are charged TO the account Of Southern
domintton-the "ssve power" or the cotton
power, could have psEsed. Dir, If my honorable
friend for 90 | wish still to regard hin) wishes
ever 10 see a moderate tariff established in this
country which shall secure Protection to some ex.