The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-05-23

or not receive the supplies. The Crown must
also take the bills as they come from the
Commons. Hence, when the Commons de-
sire some measure favorable 10 liberty and
the people, they tack it to money bill and
force the Lords and the Crown to swallow
both or receive no money. Tacking is, there
fore. unpopular with the Crown and with
the Lords, but it is never Objectionable 10 the
Commons. lacking cannot take place here.
All appropriation bills must originate in the
House. but the Senate, unlike the House of
Lords, has the power to change, alter, and
amend the bill coming from the House. But
in England, tacking is only objected TO In
cases where different and homogeneous meas
ures are added to each other and placed in
one Bill. He denied that there was any In
congruity in uniting these measures in one
bill, or any indignity offered to California by
so doing. Far more homogeneous subjects
were connected every day by Congress He
read several a few among them were as fol-
lows: An act regulating the compensation of
certain clerks, and providing for laying out
certain public roads. An act for the preser-
walton oil the public archives in the Territory
of Arkansas and for the relief OF John John
son Laughter. Also, an act passed Oh
the Sd of March, 1S49, for the relief OF James
Norris and for other purposes-the other pur-
poses were no more nor less than an appro-
pration for the expenses of the Territory OF
| Minnesota. He never heard that Minneso-
ta's dignity had been offended, but he believ
ed she had Pocbeted the money and said moth
ing.
| He also cited an instance where the Sen
ator from Missouri (Mr. Benton) had moved
to add to the ciUH and diplomatic apprOpri-
alton bill an amendment providing for the
conquest IF California; the amendment Mr..
Walker's) which passed the Senate to the CT
vii and diplomatic bill, which provided for
governments for New Mexico and California;
and to various others-all to show that Con-
gress had repeatedly connected subjects far
more homogeneous than those now proposed to
be made one bill.
There had been in the committee an amend
ment made TO one OF the sections in the ter
ritorial bill, the effect Of which was to deprive
the territorial Legislature Of any power to
pass any law on the subject of African slave
ry. He had opposed this, but had been voted
down. The effect oft was to leave the ques-
ton of negro slavery to the laws now in force
in the Territory.
Personally he believed that slavery did not
exist either in law or in fact IN the territories.
Others differed from him. That had been
made as an objection to his resolutions. That
statement of what he then and now consider
ed as two truths, was put in those resolutions
as an offset to the REIMBURSEMENT by the
North of the odious Wilmot ploviso. The
latter is now at an end, and there was no ne
cessIty of going into the other matter. He
believed slavery could not exist in those terri
tories. and that it was excluded by the Mex
lean law. Even if it were not excluded, he
did not believe any one would carry his slaves
there. The delegate from New Mexico
had assured them that labor was cheap there
that it was not worth more than four dollars
| a month; and who would carry his slaves
there, when their labor was of so little value
He then explained at length the two sec
, tons in the bill relating to the recapture o
{ fugitive slaves.
These sections were intended to satisfy the
Just demands of those States whose prope. ty
t was constantly being carried hey ond lis own
, er's CONTROL and beyond all means of recov
f cry and also fair offering to the feelings o
those whose natural prejudces were opposed
to slavery and in favor of freedom. The
question was never without its difficulties, anC
: the committee had done what they thought
r would he satisfactory to all
There was one class and he believed them
to be small, who found in some natural or di
: vine law justification for harboring the run
t away slave and in proven ing his recapturt
, by his master To these he would make nc
concession; nor was any intended to be made
10 tDeHl. n convention Ol SUCH Llcu llttu DIS
| scmoled in New York few days ago, ant
1 had rejected the propheis-Moses and the
others-because their writings were not II
S conformity with this supposed natural law
e which was above the constitution, and above
= the solemn obligation of an oath TO support it
= They had rejected and blasphemed the holy
name of the Saviour of the world for like
: reason. To such men, wherever they wcrt
S to be found, he made no concessions.
. He then alluded to the next topic acted OF
? by the committee, the abolition of the slave
: trade in the District of Columbia, and said
was recommended to all by its propriety.-
e He had heard it first advocated by South
a ern member-John Randolph of Roanoke.
: In conclusion, he earnestly hoped the bill
= would receive a fair consideration; that Sen
: a tors would strive to amend it and make il
: better, before rejecting it altogether. If sucf
Y were done, he had no d Jubt but it would NEE
with approval by both houses of Congress-
He was confident that, if it were submitted tC
e the people of the United States tor their de
t cision upon it, nine-tenths OF them would give
7 it their hearty approval.