The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-12


glance to, or having any relation with that government
But. waving all objections % the right Of California TO
form for herself State government there were other
Ion into The Union Her boundaries were unreasonable
embracing the whole Pacific coast from the lower ex
tremiy Of possessions to the Oregon ne the clause
By the threats Of the North against her admission; and
the South had been excluded from all participation in the
settlement Of the Territory and formation Of the State
the resistance OF the North to any and all legislation Civ
ing her territorial government unless bardened with the
Mr. s. said, but for these causes, California. he
believed, would have been slave State II the people
had been left 70 their own impulses and their fears bad
not been aroused in regard to her admission into the
Union the prohibition OF slavery would have found
place in her Constitution He read from the late
sage of the governor show the adaptation Of slave la
Dor to the wants and necessities now existing in Cali
fomia.
But notwithstanding the wrong done to the South by
the proceedings in California; and the revolutionary char
q Ss M > 0f Ss
shakes the confedeacy to its very centre to vote for her
admission into the Unon with suitable boundaries, pro-
spirit Of Cancellation He for one would be satisfied. il
The North would give territorial governments 10 the
mainder OF the new acquisitions, exempt from the Wilmot
Provs0 other restriction the subject oil slavery and
OF their disposition to admit any
States formedo OF il into the Union without regard to
the nature OF the constitutional provisions they might
adopt on this subject.
Mr. s. referred to the attack made BY the honorable
gentleman from Pennsylvania MIR. STEvEKsl upon the
free white laborers OF the slave States and denied that
they held lower position in social life than the
class in other States They were moral, intelligent.
and patriotic body OF men, and none could be
found snywhers Inc presence o. slavery dd not nscss
slave States and when the gentleman from Pennsylvania
became familiar with the moral and social condition
OF the people Of the slave States he would find the re-
verse 10 be true He referred the gentleman to The con-
don 0 the white population OF the free States where he
would find more Legitimate field for the exercise OF his
benevolent sympathies. and which would yield to his
philanthropy richer harvest OF fruits
AT the close Of the remarks Of Mr.. STANTON,
Mr. FOWLER, having obtained the floor. said that he
the slavery question: which involved the interests OF the
country acquired from Mexico and OF the whole Union.
There never was. he conceived case Of more import;
by the slavery compromises Of the constitution, the spirit
OF which against the extension OF slavery. He did
y tic hs people Of M bsn
likely, tor such cause to resort to such remedy The
people could and would abide by the Union looking back
upon the glorious past and with hope 70 the joyous fu
To extend slavery into this territory would be a
grevous wrong. The great principle on which the
acted in making that instrument was that slavery shoul
not be extended, and that in no long time would be-
extinct in the then slave territory Of this country
The great and only slavery compromise OF the constu
ton the provision for the return OF fugitive slaves
He held that the opponents Of the extension Of slavery
s stand ne high ground S hs fathers G The
ration Of Independence. They had. in signing that in
strumen pledged themselves to establish and maintain
ss wss ososd % . sss q t. r n %
the white race, be quoted the views Of Governor Nor
rs. expressed in the convention framing the con-
slave basis Of Of representation Mr. r. peys quoted the
remarks made before that body by COL Mason Of Virginia
expressive Of that genemans horror OF the institution OF
Territory over which iSs or nS q
1857 was extended by unanimous vote to States
Thus the n-extensisn OF slavery was secured at the
consented 10 and provided for. That obligation but
to permit the South TO recapture fugitive slaves in the
States. according 10 the decision Of the
The constitution had been adopted to secure liberty and
justice TO mankind, with which slavery conflicts bind
ing IN letters OF iron the mind and body Its extension
and. indeed its continuance the gentleman thought were
directly contrary to the purposes OF the constitution
When the constitution formed, il thought that
would die oui in this country Messrs Madison, Of viz
gnia and rede, Of North Carolina both looked to this
result Mr. Parker, Of Virginia, member Of the frs.
with slavery, TO show the sincerity Of the belief Of Amer
lca IN the truth Of the principles on which her govern
=, was founded Col BlanS 81 yiuis bad uttered
the republic looked and onEed for the death Of slavery
The North bad faithfully carried out the principles Of
ence. eyinced by her course in abolishing slavery
within her limits. which the South had failed to do, as
MI r went ON 10 SNOW. Inc e0-ColIcu missouri
comprounse was compromise In that act the design
Of the proslaveryites became apparent to the
try, and il was resisted by the free North, rs a
aagrant violation Of the principles and intention Of
the constitution. The dough faces from the North who
had voted to admit Missouri with slavery had been
ruined politically by that act, which had aroused the
whole North into seepless activity upon the subject Of
slavery.
The course Of South Carolina and Louisiana, in assn.
ming the right 10 mpison colored citizens of Massschu
ses, NEGRO seamen on coming into their waters,
fragrant violation OF the constitution, the legality OF
which those States would permit the Supreme Court
than any charged on George III, leading 10 the Amer
can revolution MIR. +. held that the annexation OF
Texas which caused the Mexican war, was conceived
only for the extension OF slavery; and here he COM
mented considerable length upon the enomities which
the desire 10 extend slavery entertained BY southern
statesmen, had caused this government to perpetrate
Mr. next argued to show that to admit slavery
into California or New Mexico would be productive OF
great evils and, further that to do would be to give
the shareholders far than their share OF the teror,
OF the whole Union He maintained that 10 do 90 would
she was not entitled by her population, &c. Mr.. r. was
Tor Applying the Proviso 10 Greenland, Nova Zemba
10 Cuba or Yucatan IL either may be acquired by this
government Without this application, illinois would
have been slave State 10 this days and without New
Mexico would soon become slave territory The slavery
exensionists claim that the Scriptures justify their ns
tuition. The gentleman from Florida, Mr. CAprLL said
Mr. r, had quoted the case OF Hsger in the deser 10
maintain this view He Mr.. c should have looked q
little urhef, where he would have found that God g.
manded Hager 10 be restored to freedom
American slavery, he held, degraded man 10 q thing
His hands, his eyes. his speech his own body, &c. were
his. and 10 them n His would h. IN fhs mr., "a