The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-09


regulated II is 20 protect and TO promote commerce
among the States that Congress is authorized regulate
between them and, in that sense il is probable that
Congress will have no applications to regulate the sale
Of slaves between the States, have any disposition to
do II OF its own accord.
s. Abolition Of slavery in the States This again is
subject which wonld not touch The slave States are
much agtsted about III but without reason, and against
reason Congress has done nothing to alarm them and
much 10 quiet them. Disclaimer OF power-disclamer
OF desiresixty years refusal TO touch H. is the highest
evidence which Congress give OF its determination to
abide the constitution and its duty. This ought to be
satisfactory to all shareholders Il any is not salts
fed with this test let him try another let him go TO The
markettha quick and truthful reporter OF all danger TO
property and he will quickly nd from the price that is
offered him, that nobody is afraid OF abolition but him
self
No. sir These four last named subjects-aboton OF
slavery in this District-lts abolition in the forts and
arsenals dock-yards and nayy-yards-its abolition In
the Sates-and the suppression oil the slave trade be-
tween the Staesal belong to class OF subjects not to
be ouchedwhch Congress never has touched, and has
no disposition now 10 touch. They are subjects which
require additional guarantees from congressional COM
promises. The constitution is the compromise II Is the
binding compromise and has been faithfully kept by
every Congress from 1883 TO 1885, and there s no ea;
TO suppose will not continue TO be kept II il shall
not be kept il will be time enough after the breach Is
committed, to think OF the remedythe remedy OF dis.
We should no more Gos asa o
ration from our wives, for the murder of mothers
These all the specified causes OF alarm to The slave
States from any conduct; OF ahppehenqsa conduct on e
not trouble myself with those who have no power TO
act-with individuals or societies Congress is the Ell
~" o. AL n aosns in ~
conduct which can give the slave States any cause or
complaint or alarm.
Underlined complaints OF aggressions, encroachments,
and oppressons made from some parts OF the South
So far these underlined complaints apply TO Congress
and the northern States, know OF no foundation for
them Some legislative resolutions are ofensve but they
do not amount 10 aggression, encroachmen oppression
But do know OF orbearance in Congress TO exercise an
Iundsputed power which might be exercised to the an
noyance and oppression OF the South allude 70 me
power Of direct taxation. The slave property OF the
slaveboldng States is estimated at more than thousand
millions Of dollars 1t would be rich subject of tax
mass Of wealth untaxed We have taxed it, and when 1t
worth much less than now--taxed 1t ~ l79S. and IN
1919 No one dreams OF 1t now! Yet II would be
mode OF taxation TO Cypress the savehodng States be-
cause the burden oil il would fall exclusively upon them
II would be mode OF annoying the slave States, from
the right would involve TO count and value the slaves
and verify returns by actual inspection II might be
mode OF abolishing slavery upon the principle OF sup
pressing, by ning under the name OF taxing which was
mode OF suppessng, or banishing branches OF the Bank
of the United States, once esorted to- IN ORDER to gel
Of that institution, in some OF western States The
abstinence in Congress to exercise this undispuled power
the fact that northern member has proposed
limited it-this great fact OF not using this undlsputed
power when it might, should be received by all candid
minds the highest earthly evidence that Congress has
no disposition to usurp disputed powers much less to
commit fragrant violations OF the constitution, 10 harass
or destroy slave property in the slayeholdng States OF
this Union.
But we do not stop at iorbeaance- abstinence from
using undispued power to annoy the slave States We
do not stop negative proof to show the just and kind
disposition OF CoDgtess towards these States We pro-
coed to positive acis and by them prove the same thing
And here let be precise The year 1888 is named as
the year OF the commencement OF the slavery agitation
and the aggessons upon the South Granted, as to the
time granted ALSO to individuals and societies But
how was as 10 States aud Congessl That the point
And the answer il, that little Congress affected
by the abolition socielies-so little inclined TO abo
sh slavery or restrict its area-hat II actually in
creased it, and that repeatedly and largely and within
the obnoxious time. Ii was in the year lS36-the
very year after this slavery agitation is Dated and the
very year after leading papers IN the South had made
| il a question of time only for convention OF the
slavehodng States 10 assemble and provide Tor south
ern confederacy that Congress actually increased the
of slavery OF the largest OF the slave States and
that the sacrifice oil part OF the Missouri compromise
ne add By the actual conversion OF large extent OF
free soil into slave soil lspeak OF the annexation OF the
Platte country TO the State of Missouri by that act OF
exaon, part of the Missouri compromise llne-one
hundred miles OF il on straight line-was abolished,
and line substituted, near three hundred miles long
on its Sides cutting deep into free SOIL and convert.
ing il into slave SOIL The six beautiful counties OF the
Platte country were gained to Missouri by this opera
ongained 10 slave State and carved out OF free TEL
rtory, made free by the compromise oil lS20-and all BY
the help of northern votes. l say by The help OF
northern votes, without referring TO the journal; for
the fact proves itself. The northern members were
the majority; and without help from their votes
the law could not have passed to alter the compro-
mise line. Their senators were equal on this floor
and without help from tnem the TWO lus OF tne senate
could not have been obtained 10 ray the treaty which
removed the Indians from the ground promised to them
! for permanent home, and which removal was indis
pensabe TO the annexation OF the country 10 the State oil
Missouri All this done, and by the help oil northern
votes and in the very time laid the period oil northern
designs for the abolition OF slavery in the States II was
done without any array OF North and South. And
SO poweress the aboonists al home so unable 10
make agitation at home, that, lar as an informed
they were not able to turn single member out oil Con-
gess for the he gave in favor OF the extension OF
slavery under such extraordinary circumstances inns
is fact which stands for answer and as such pro-
duce il and leave II.
This is great fact, but small in comparison 10 another
Behold that Texas coded to the King OF Spain by south
ern administration in lsl9-Tecoyered by the help Of
northern in lsi4 the greater part OF slave terri
the Rio Grande-from The Red river TO the Bay OF Mata
gorda-from the frontiers OF louisiana TO the frontiers Of
New Mexico-ten degrees oil longltude-ahove ave hun
bred miles on straight line. All this was done for the
extension OF slavery and by the help OF northern votes
and within five years past. aud during the very time tina
the Southern Convention under advisement on &C.
count OF the designs OF the northern people 10 abolish
And now, away with idle fears and groundess accuse
lions They sink into nothing in the presence OF such
| facts these
But this is not all-bardly the beginning o. Congress
Legislation for the actual extension OF slavery. Look at all
the southwestern and OF the western and southern
States Look at them as they were some thirty years
ago. Look at Kentucky Tennessee, Alabama, hlissls
all ol them more or less ncumbered with Indian pop
uaiion keeping out the white and his save-now.
all redeemed from the Indian and actual slavery extend
ed where 4 could not go before And all this again by
the help OF northern votes for without that help the laws
could have been passed. nor the treaties have been