The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-12

fyland. and 10 realion 10 which, y.ihe. by.
'''' Tho" no" wrong It is 20 pre- judge. Al
honorable Trend of mine in my eye, he's sug
gesi d that the OH 'ci ran be accomplished II
mode by which shoud like 10 know fron
he Senator from LouisiGnR, ~heihcr i, ca,
be accomplished or not. The miro duciion o
slaves mo The District, either for sale, o
placed in depot for subs quen, transpotia
non, aflses out Of the laws passed by Congress
Itself, permitting II to he done. A lrunt
said TO me some time ago, mir. Gay, yc,
can accomplish the object q, Which you ain
by simply repeating those laws aud leave IN,
Siaie law shete Congress found u, Shcte, b,
Law, 1t allowed Tho inrroduc ion Of SLAYER,
here" have not examined that law, but
have no doubt, from The gcnlleDsn's famllnri
,y With the laws o! Mary land aud Of The D s
tfci of Columbia, that sha, he stated ~as
perfectly correct. Now, | ask, if ins,end ol
the provision which Is proposed, ty which We
merely u.c the language Of the law of Mary
land at the time this District wss Sc, apart by
that Saie-,he precise Language forbiddiny
Tho int ,tucilon OF slaves for sale and de :a ipQ
that their introduction contrary TO Law shou d
Iofleil the fighis oi tho master 10 his slave
and that the slave should become free if IN.
stead Of that law the bull offered by The Com.
mliiee wee proposed to be amended so as to
merely repeal the acts of Congress IN relation
TO the slaves introduced intg che District and
transported hence to New Orleans, would he
think that wrong committed agaIns, the in.
s'nutious Of the Sou,h-ore which would he
alarming 10 the righ's Of The people Of the
Souhl Sir, where the c is d ,sposilion to
look at things ~lih an impartial, cand d eye
dispos'irn TO look a, oil the interests OF all The
parts Of the country and 10 all the prejidices
we vii be more likely TO arrive al q sa'isiac
Tory, harmonious result. Bui to attach our.
selves 10 single position aud 10 seek to bring
every hing TO the standard of onr own pecu.
liar opnions, is 20 calculated 10 produce such
a result, Again, | LAY ,ba, the Senator Is
mistaken IN supposing that tesIden, Of the
slave and bring him in.
Mr.. President, i, is time that the troubles
IN this country should be settled. | AN no;
one OF those who, either nj the CONNIE nee.
neni Of this session or a. any tine dUtlng i's
PROCESS, have believed that ihere wss any ac.
iual present danger 10 the existence OF this Tn.
ION bu, sm one of these who believe that j
this agitation be continued for ore or two scar
longer, 10 man csn say IN ~hai or where /
will end ID solution Of the Union ore o
the greatest ci!smiies, IN my opinion, tha
could bs'al this ns'ion-Day not IN form 'sk'
place. But next 10 iha, ~ the disso'uion o
all those fraieinsl ard kindred ties ~hict
bind us together as one christian and CONNER
cal people. repeat thsi, 10 my cpinie0, lhs
body polite Is Incompetent for one or tive
years longer TO bear this agitation wItbou
,evering the beads Of that reciprocal tus
which now unires us--and wi,hou, eventuail,
coming what, the Almighty prcsetver Of u,
all alone can tell. will 90 SO far asio expto.,
The opinion that unless thus Compromises
do not say the evact words Of the COMMITTED
i do no, mean TO exclude snetdnents, i'm
provemen,s and notifications so as to SATISFY
all-but unless some such scheMe as this shat
pass, ! venture 10 predict that nothing viii b,
STAINED for Calfor uia nothing for The Ter
rl,oties- nothing for The fugitive Slave Bill
or for the I'LL concerning slavery ard th,
slave trade n thus District. venture 10 90,
that instead OF healing aud closing he wounds
Of The country, and stopping the eIiusIou o
blood, it vii q " in s'il create, qnantl,lcs Il
the grca, danger Of this Republic. repea
that 10 my opinion the measure upon YOU
rabe with such amendments as i, may re
celvc, or some tenlamount measure, mus
| pass. or nothing will pass upon all the cub
jecis 10 which we have referred. | believe
there is q majority in both Houses Of Con
I ercss in favor of passing the Ca'ifo MIA bill
! Bot there ste causes upon which shall no
dwell, and which ere never sdveried TO by III,
with pleasure, but on the CONTRARY with pain
which will render 1t impossible, am afraid
Cor ,ha, bill to pass.
! What will be the condition OF this country
Let us suppose tha, Congress does nothing
lie, Us suppose ths, it fails to furnish Il .eme
dy for any one of the evils which now sillc
the country, und ,ha, e separate and go hon
under those natural feelings Of d,.sati.fac,io
and disconten, which will arise out Of III
failure Of Congress to edj j,st these great ina,
ters. | say nothing Of The reptoach and op
: probrium which will be brought upon US b
all Christcndom: | say nothing Of those VIII
are looking upon US with anxious eol,cilud
under the hcpe ,ha, we will fulfil the higI
desinles of this great republic; say no,hu
of iha, large portion Of mankind who are "a
zing with intense anxiety upon this grea, sx
pcrimen, in behalf Of mans freedom | sa
nothing Of all this matter Of our vainly enda
vonng,-sGer the lapse ofsix or seven month.
Ito reconcile the distracted and divided par,
of the country. You 60 home filled with pa.
sion and wrs.h, and urge one section egsin'
the other, each 10 sgi.a,s its portion again.
the opposite portion. Sir, can the Country =
! can the Republic endure under such state
!, ,bngs1 Let me suppose however, cir, ih'
! you reject this bill and pass the Calforn,