The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-08-14

scuihes elsewhsre 10 ari up and say thsi
he iisle ~ Tezss IN ihis country 10 in.Iis-
puisbie--shn itis - clear o. the iille nf
any other Slate TO any other irnilosy -
'bs Uaon.i There is an opposite npinion.
and ~hsrr nsselfrin ilie d,abs of The
ssliiiiyaef she rlaim &c Texas iron he
mouth ef the Rim fsrsnds On me source Of
cha, strrsm.a Thrrs are opposite opin,
inns honestly and sincerity eni. nainrd by
belh pariirs. awhs, is 10 he done IN such
q essel sYo1 refuse to appeal g., the Sa-
prems Gourl nf ihe Unised Sisies--ym,
jiso~n any jufisdiciian which rzn seiil.-
the question. 4 Texss a this mement
threatens. We understand. by fnrre cf arms
40 epforre her claim !npon New Nexica.
How isthe question 10 be sriiledl Can IL
u he done Otherwise. satisfactorily dsns.
lhan By compromise. and By the compro-
mise proposed in this bill, I repeat. the
South Eels nipe hundred miles Of the hest
pan nf the country bordering npcnihe Rio
Gfsnde put oul NJ lhr coa.rosersy as "a ihe
present sigh,io transport slaves there. She
gains the abandonment ofIhs WiImoi pro-
yIso, en- extent of tertiary on the Rio
Grande, and she gets a fugitive slave hill.
which trust will be rendered etiicien,;
and she also geis. az trust shall he ahle
10 show tn lhe progress Of my argument,
the abandcnmentof the agitation of The
abolition OF slavery IN The District of 90.
lumhia. What more ran the South ask I
Congress does nolhina 10 injnre her, de-
mes her NO rights. has offered ar much as
i, can. and says that if any new State
shall come here. il shall be admitted with
nr.wi,houi slavery. a. they choase. Wha,
more, lei ne ask, can the South demand.
Sir. ! rpea. thar, if ,he Soulh does NOT
gain The sanction Of her right 10 carry
slaves inio The new acquisitions. il is he
cause. according TO her own doctrine. Con-
aress has no constitutional authority 10
ronier such privilege. and herasse Cali
fornis. exercising her nndoubied powef,
has excluded slavery from her limits. and
because in The limits Of Uiah and New
Mexico the laws of natnre and ol nainre's
God exclude slavery. Now. lei me. ~
this point of the raSe. stop mnmeni to
compare the rys,em Of measure. recon-.
msn,led by The rommiilee with what has
been con,ended Tor by some of the South.
ern Senators during the progress of This
bill, w: she line Of 80 deg. 80 min. "a
bs run off 10 The Paci6c--to cui that much
of. Of course. from the State Of California.
1 Let us consider that question under Two
.Naspects first, without . provision that
. Nlayes may be carried south Of iha, line
sd, secondly. with provision thai
{ lisy may be carried south Of that line.
! ifa line 10 run without 4 declaration as
: to is effect upon the one side or The Other
> of Tie line, YOU might AZ we'll run line
{ upoRthe sands. upon the ocean. or in The
! arr; q would be obli,es,ed by The first
; blast wind or the first billo~. | am
| aware Nai there are gentlemen who main
. tain lhs lin virtue of the constitution, the
: right TO esrry slaves south Of that line al
{ ready exie, and that, Of course. thnse
1 who mainfn iha. opinion want no other
> secnriiy TO the transportation Of their
slaves sou,hef that line than the rons,i-
! tuition. lfl sad not heard ,ha, opinion
|, avowed. ! sho,d have regarded i, as one
: OF The most Extraordinary assumptions,
!. and the most iiefensible position that
: was ever taken |, man. The consti,u.
; lion neither crea,es nor does il continue
. slavery. Slavery visited independent ol
Y the constitution, an aniereient Ia The
i constitution; and il vas dependant m The
! States. MT upon the VI of Congress. hu,
. npon the law oi The respective States.
e The constitution is silts and passive up.
y on the suhjsc, Of The intuition of slave.
: ry, or rather il deals WI the fact, a. 4
fact that exists. without sving created
n continued. or being respoisble for il, il
i The slightest degree. within the States
). There are bni three provisions in The con
! s,iiu,ion which relate To III. ,subipc, q
= slavery. There is that whis, subjects
:. slave property TO taxation; ilt which
: makes il component. part in ihses,ima
= lion Of the population in fixing le ra,i,
.. Of representation and that whic1 pro
re vides for the recovery Of fugitive ssyes
: That is The whole extent Of the coni,u
et tional provisions upon the subject Of she
I ry. II no more Instituted slavery. OF
], responsible for its conimuanre or It's pl
IN lection for a moment, while il renal
of within the hosom of the States, than II
Il responsible for The protection Of any OH
=. personal property. depending for i,s pl
nj lection upon the State and not upon Cs
ii sressional law. Why, j, is said ,ha, up
=. The high seas. vessel, Of whose cal
70. slaves compose . part. would Ne un'
- The protection Of the constitution and
a. government Of the United States. Sc
e., would be upon the ocean; and wh
s. Because there is no separate jnrisdici
= existing there in any nation: hut there
Ia a common jurisdiction--eommpn 10
y. nalions--and the flag which floats, at
i. masthead Of the ship carries with il
81 laws of the nation TO which the vessel
! Il sbcr coI n