The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-24


ton wouIdhaye taken place this subject, that aleast
time would have been limited Tor the importation
He could agree let them bempored without lmi.
aon and then be represented la the national egslaure
He says nothing, as will be seem about the extension
OF slavery, but only against its further importation
"Mr Gouverneur Morris said The admission Of slaves
Ibis he inhabitaat Of Georgia Or South Carolina.
who goes 10 the of Africa, and In defiance o the
oa sSs ds%ns Ss%
70 the most cruel bondage shall have votes gov
kind than the citizen Of Pennsylvania or New Jersey
Kutedge did not see how the importation ofslaves
hensve and would readily ths chsr
States from the obligation protect the southern against
question Interest alone is the governing principle with
nations The true question at present Is whether the
States se ness ssy ss w So
oppose the increase q slaves which win
"Mr Ellsworth was for leaving the clause as il stands
Let every S,ate import wha. please. The morality or
themseves What enrchss a part enriehes she whole
and the States are the best ndges Of their particular
point and he did any greater necessity for bring
Ing il within the policy Of the new one. F ~
the plan II i prohibits the trade II every proposed
extension Of the powers Of Congress- that State has
q # he states BE- al s ss
on this SUBJECT South Carolina may perhaps BY dssress
40 q herself what wished as Vgtaia and Maryland al
.Mr Ellsworth said, he had never owned slave. be
aid, however, that i to be considered In moral
light, ought 20 further and free those already Ia the
shas il Is cheaper % raise than So hsn
whilst in the sckly rice swamps foreign supplies
just towards South Carolina and Georgia. Le, notin-
iermedde As population increases pSo aborsrs viii be
not % .pecE our county Provision Is already made
n Connectcut or abolishing y And The abolition has
instructions from foreign influence, that will becomea
motive to kind treatment of the slaves. at tsakh
olnx
by the example of all the world He cited the Of
Greece Rome, and other ancient State: the sanction
States Ia all ages one.half Of mankind been slaves
The sUahsa sss ' % %aoas hsy will probably
Of South Carolina, for It. An attempt to take away
he ssopsa
"General Pinckney said he coniened the iniporta
ton Of slaves would be for the interest Of the whole Union
The slaves, the produce employ the carrying
trade the consumption also; and the Of this,
the more revenue for the common treasury He admitted
be reasonable that slaves should be dutied like other
IMPORTS but should consider rejection Of the clause
exclusion Of South Carolina from the Union, AN
'Mr Gerry thought had nothing to do with the con-
dnct othe States as 70 slaves but ought 70 be careful not
to give any sanction to1t. 't sfse z.
"Mr Dickinson said he considered it inadmissbIe, on
every principle Of honor and aie that the Importation
slaves should be authorized the States by the cons
pness would be promoted impeded by the importation;
and this question ought be lett the national govern
excluded Goni both those kingdoms. Greece and Rome
s s
accoun. apprehsndea especially as the power was not
likely 10 be Immediately exercised by the general govern
ment. N7ttsf .taeaa i Hgl8 ssta }t arh4 ,3s ,igg
"M Ru,Iedge said, fihe convention thinks that North
their fgai 10 mpo slaves be left The expecta-
ton Is vain. The people Of those States will be
s nad ssenss
the motion Of Gen Pinckney for commitment"
sMr Sherman said II better let the southern States
import than part with them f they made that
stns qua He was opposed slaves import
were yroprfy He acknowledg ged tha If the power OF
prohibiting The should be given 70 iae general
It's duty TO exercise the power. .t@..+ le4@#
'Mr Randolph said he was for committing in order that
os some middle goard q @ %sa possible es opnd s hs
risk the constitution. He dwet the dilemma
saa.s Tie ssaS 1sss s s .
many others In the States having no slaves On the other
hand States might be lost to tho Union Let then
he said try the chance Of a commitment a.a9 DIX 45
.Mr Madison said twenty years would produce all the
DC 'o % s
American character than to say nothing about In the
oonsttution M
"Mr. Williamson said, that both in opinion and practice
he against slavery but thought IL in favor Of hu
many, from view OF all circumstances, TO let in South
Carolina and Georgia those terms, than 70 exclude them
from the Union" tt f "
These extracts give the more freely because they are not
only 10 the point TO which reie but have important
specs among other things they show clearly that uness
liberal compromse had been agreed TO that subject the
Union would not have been formed There was perhaps
some In that though not much either because
there would be such great inequality in allowing The
importation OF slaves into the Souih and The consequent
increase Of representation, when compared with the in
crease at the Norh from the immense emigration there,
perhaps expected. Mr. King clearly never thought
OF limiting the Increase o slavery, by preventing their
removal IRON State TO another, or that there was
any danger OF its increase merely from such emigration,
when the foreign importation was forbidden
There are many other remarks 10 the same purport,
from which might quote, IL necessary. The question
the subject OF represeniaonwas, after this debate,
referred 10 committee and its being reported back,
further debate had the subject, which led 70 the
provision In the constitution IT stands, allowing
prohibition OF the importation OF slaves after isos.
Mr. President IL Is not necessary 10 20 further INTO TINS
debate Extended as il was, there not word OF II,
30 far as have SEEM to show that in those discussions
the question OF the removal Of slaves from one portion Of
the United States contemplated or considered
for moment, that the institution oi the ordinance
OF 1857 contemplated any such thing at that lime as
10 other territory The only proper and reasonable re-
srciion slavery, as then considered, was 70 take
place after iS0s; and that supposed to have closed
the question contend therefore, that those VINO are
opposed TO slavery have right to impose any resucton
which the constitution itself did moi impose IL was WIN
great difficulty and after long debate, that IN asprt OF
the stipulation made in the constitution.
that the importation of slaves should be prohibited after
certain time and those who engaged ~ that bond have
no right 10 extend il beyond that stipulation.
Mr. President have taken mp much OF the time OF
the Senate already on this matter, that must hasten to
close But there is one view OF the subject 10 which
wish briefly refer because believe IL is OF much i'm
porance, aud that lies at the very foundation OF the
whole thing and that il what our fellow. citizens OF the
North term the evil Of slavery The opinion that Z an