The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-02

eW CalltOTnlanS assume to be utnplres between !
he North and the South What right had they
70 say to the South, you have poured out your
blood and may expend your treasure, for this vast
and invaluable territory; but take care, put not
foot upon it?-California was admitted. Every
amendment that presented which bore any
sembance of justice to the South was summarily
voted down.
From the Territories of Utah and New Mexico
slavery is etfeCtually excluded by the laws now in
existence there, and those Territories are poweress
to pass laws for its introduction This power, |
while they remain in the condition of Territories
can only be exercised by Congress, by which, it !
was needless for him to say it would never be ex-
ercised for such purpose. Congress, far from
giving an inch of territory to slavery, had wrested
from the South eighty-three thousand square miles
of the territory Of Texas and forced the country to
pay ten millions of dollars for the spoliation
Shall we, he continued, speak of the Fugitive
Slave bill? Here great disturbance arose. Some
fellow was summarily hustled out Of the crowd.
Quiet was restored by the tune of " Yankee Doc
die - from the band, and the Speaker proceeded
We see it stated every morning in the newspapers
that the law for the recapture OF fugitive slaves IS
concession to the South, and ample compensation
for the spoliations of territory it has suffered by
the other measures. He asked the people Of the
South to examine into this matter with truth and
candor, and 10 determine for themselves what con-
cessiou there is in this Many seemed to look upon
the Constitution as a sealed book. The surrender
of fugitive slaves a concession to the South! is
that book sealed that it can no longer be opened,
that the people of the South may see what rights
it guarantees to them citizens of the Con-
federacy? He would impress the inquiry upon
the heart of every freeman who heard him-Did
they know that the clause which imposed the obi
CATION to surrender fugitive slaves was the very
which constituted the greatest difficulty in the
formation OF the Constitution, and without which
It would never have been formed? And yet, said
he, you are told by these mendacous tongues that
the enactment of law to enforce provision of the
Constitution is a concession to the South The
Constitution proclaims that fugitive slaves shall be
surrendered to their masters; and yet, when a law
is passed which only puts the provision in opera
ton you are asked to regard it as very great con-
cession All, Gellow-citizens, said he it was deeply
Notifying in Congress to see the South reduced to
such an abject condition to be under the neces-
siy of begging that protection which the Constitu-
ton gives 1t remains yet to be seen what part of
the Fugitive Slave law will be put in execution,
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