New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-21
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SPEECH OF HON. HENRY CLAY.

w The Hollow Ing is the conclusion OF MIR
Clay's speech of which we only received part
for our paper ofyesterday morning
And now, Nj Speaker, let me for moment
pause and consider what are the actual losses and
gains by the two sections Of the Union in the
adoption Of this ystem of measures think as
to California, neither parties so far as the action
of Congress IS concerned, can be truly said to
have gained or lost What has been douc there
has been done by competent and admitted au.
thority without the interposition of Congress. As
to the Territories OF New. Mexico and Utah. the
wishes OF the South have prevailed the WilmOt
Proviso has been repudiated; and although | do
not believe that Slavery will be tolerated in either
of them both are allowed to admit or exclude it
according to their own pleasure. lnregard to the
Texas boundary, the South has been rendered Sc
to all the territory lying west Of the
Nueces, and extending to the Rio Del Norte, and
up the river from its mouth 10 the southern line OF
New Mexico, as an area for Slavery which had
been before disputed and controyerted The
South gets effective provision for the restoration
OF fugitive slaves. The South will be Quoted on
the subject of the agitation of Slavery in the Dis
trct of Columbia, by the abolition OF the odlous
Slave Trade in the Distrlct-a measure equally
demanded in nv humble opinion, by the honor,
dignity and true interest of both the South and
the North Will that system OF measures ailay
excitement and agitation, and tranqullze aud
h1rmOnlZe the country nope ttusI @l'u OohiS'0
it will. At all events, the field of excitement and
agitation has been greatly circumscrlbed No
longer can California be q theme to create dlyls-
ion among US. She is now an admitted member
of this Union, and can no more be put out OF 1t
than Kentucky, or Virginia, or any other State
No longer can the Wilmot Proyiso be insisted
upon to be engrated into the acts providing Ter
ritorial Governments for New Mexico and Utah
for venture to predict, if any attempt be made
to fasten that Proviso upon those Governments, it
will be resisted by decisive if not indignant
iority in one or both Houses of Congress. No
longer can this subject OF the Texas Boundary be
one of agitation and controversy tor, from all that
| have heard, the people of Texas themselves,
who had the undoubted right to decide for them,
selves whether they would accept or reject the
proposal of Congress, have las | never doubted
they would consented to that proposal. AS to
the Slave Trade Bill in the District of Columbia,
the North, presume, will hardly attempt the re-
peal of that; and confidently anticipate that no
such attempt will be made on the part OF the
South In respect to Slayery within the District
of Columbia which is dying a natural death rapid
ly, think we may confidently hope for freedom
from all disturbance on that account
Thus, Mr. Speaker, trust and believe that of all
the numerous threatening topics connected with
slavery at the commencement OF the last session
of Congress, one only remains to create interest
and socitude and that is the Fugitive Slave Bill.
Narrowed down to that single ground, the slave
holding States will occupy the vantage position
The Constitution is with them; the law IS with
them; the right is with them; and If its execu-
ton should be opposed or attempted to be thwart
ed by force, the State which makes such oppos
ton will place itself clearly, manitestly and lndls
putabv in the wrong. Occupying such a ground
the slayeholding States may tearlessly and con-
sistently await the issue. 1t was not to be ex-
peCted, nor did | expect that the measures adopt
ed at the last session of Congress would lead to an
o,,d oo,arai an ha RI
of the utraists of the North and South. They had
been impelled by such violent and extreme pas
sions that it was too much to expect they
would silently and promptly admit their errors,
and WELD to what had been done Tor the best in
terests of our common country. Accordingly we
perceive that at the South a second edition Of
the Hartford Convention has again assembled,
ard is laborng to stir up strife and contention
and in several of the slaveholding States the
spirit Of dscord and discontentls busily engaged
in its unpatriotic work. But confidently antlc
pate that all their mad efforts will be put wn by
the intelligence, patriotism and love OF the Union
of the very people of the sayehoding States. And
here, MIR. Speaker, let rs make momentary in
curry as to what would have been the condition
of the confederacy the subject OF slavery, II,
unhappily, it bad been discovered. Assuming
that the line could have been drawn between
slavehoding and non-slaveholding states, all
North OF the States OF Nlarylan and Virginia, and
all North of the Ohio river would have become
foreign independence. An Independent foreign
power is not bound to surrender fugitive who
takes refuge within it's jurisdiction. We have
recently seen this great international principle
acted upon by the Sultan of Turkey in the case of
Kossuth aud his Hungarian companions, who took
refuge in the Sultan dominions. His refusal to
surrender them upon the demand OF Russia and
Austria was enthusiastically admired, ap-
proved and applauded by all Of US. Now,
Mr. Speaker, we have the Constitution, the
law and the clear right on our side. Dissolve
the Confederacy, and create new laws, and the
right will be transferred from us to others.
may be asked, as | have been asked, whether
| would consent to a dissolution Of the Union.
answer-never, never never because can con-
ceive of no possible contingency that would make
it for the interest and happiness OF the people to
break up this glorious COnfederacy; to separate
it into bleeding and beligerent parts. Show me
what | believe impossible to show me-that
there will be greater security for liberty, lie,
prosperity and human happiness, in the midst OF
Earring, Jealous aad warning independent North
American powers than under the eagle OF the
Union and ! will consent to its dlssolutlon-I
would not hold to tit Congress were TO usurP
a power which am sure it never Will, TO aDollsh
Slavery within the States for IN the contingency
ofsuch usurpation, we should be IN better con-
diton ms to Slavery bad as it would be- out OF the
Union than in the Union.
Apprehensions have been entertained and ex-
pressed as to the want in future time, OF Terri
toral scope for the Slave population. belleye
that very distant event, not likely 10 occur in
the present or next century Whenever the vast
unoccuped wastes in Missouri ArkanseS b LOUIS
fujjypeoped, Slavery will have reached its natural
termination The density OF population in the
United States will then be so great that there will
be such reduction in the price and value of labor,
as TO render it much cheaper to employ free than
their owners, will be voluntarily disposed Of and
allowed to go free. Then, hope and believe,
under the dispensation Of Providence, the Cont
nent OF Africa by tho system Of Colonization,
will be competent to receive from America, allthe
descendants OF It's own Race. II the agitation IN
regard to the Fugitive Slave Law should continue
and increase and become alarming, it will lead to
the formation Of two parties, one for the Mon
and one against the Union. Present parties
have been created by division OF opinion