The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-07


Mr.. PsEs!DEsT: DO not mean now to 90 At large
into consideration Of the questions that pending
before this Senate and before the country. am re-
me country which reO Ou s are Standing IN
decided and ascertaned minority have been made to
feel that what is what s not TO be done in reference
~ do not know what their purpose is. but feel that
might do wrong TO those whom represent and poss
bly, % the southern States. at present TO take any
theoe uuestons Sir, the point OF division between the
States where slavery exists and the States where slavery
does not exist is this: We claim under the constitution
any Territory belonging to the United States. with all
any OF their property. and TO reside there and to enjoy
i their properly without molesiaton OF hindsIance, IN
der the protection OF the constitution long remains
Territory. We hold that Territory is, in the terms Of the
constitutions the property OF all the United States and
long the southern States where slavery exists are
constituents of these United States they have the right 10
60 into that Territory to reside there with their property
and TO enjoy II under the protection OF the constitution
That Is the right clearly and hope distinctly defined up
the part OF the South, 90 far understand What
il said upon the other side II is said that the majority
Of those who represent the people OF the United States in
Congress have right BY law prohibit the people Of the
southern States from taking one species OF property into
their Territory and that there ID nothing in the consttu
sou TO prevent il What the position on the other side
Now s notwithstanding what r We have heard Just now
consequence OF the assertion OF this right the part OF the
southern States hsanding what may be his opin.
Ions q the mpolcy o. maintaining such night on ner
cost what NAV S The State Of Virginia has asserted il
Mississippi has asserted il Carolina has asserted Geor
ga has asserted Alabama has asserted and what they
shall do in such event is no longer matter to be contro
vestsd Their position is taken;
Now. sir, have said, and repeat i. that do not
to 60 into the discussion oil the questions In
volved in this sectional division must wait until they
are presented IN more practical point Of view have
arisen principally 70 present. not 90 much to this Senate as
posture OF these questions 1t is the motion Of the hon
orsbIs senator from Mississippi lM FoorEl 70 refer all
S s SssH sa Rt III
b the power Of committee raised to adjust them
What are the questions The organization Of govern
one or more new States in Texas-the proposition for
the purchase of her public landa proposition to define
her boundaries. and proposition 10 admit the Territory
has recently assumed. These are the questions.
We are met at the threshold by motion, coming
from the State Of Connecticut by the honorable senator
over the way. [Mr. baldwin, modified and adopted,
believe BY senator from Missouri. mr. BENToN,l to
ce from that reference the question Of the admission Of
ana ns reason avowsd r. that sns
tion which the inhabitants Of California have adopted.
and with the boundaries which that constitution has pre-
0crbed be taken up and entertained in this Senate
- separate question: to be decided upon its merits
separate from and unconnected with what consider
kindred questions and necessarily to be considered and
Now. cir. told yesterday BY the senator from
ssissppi. Mr. FooTE,] who moved this committee, that
II his Judgment the net admitting California into this
taken By the southern States odensiveas indicating
The purpose Of the majority in Congress 70 exclude Their
people i!om ell ne Territories and further q he believed
question would involve dissolution Of this Union.
Sir upon this floor under the grave and heavy responsible
bsst judgment 81 which we are capable. in the difcses
that surround and to express it. Sir. what the con-
sequences may be Of the admission of California she
stands now, by separate and independent vote, am
not prepared to say II rests with others, not with
But prepared to say this: that il be done the
Get Of majority, and against the united dissenting vote
Of Ill the saveheding States, will require prophet
oetell what the consequences will be upon the minds
q The southern people Sir. am not one OF those il
ihsr: b any, who are opposed to the admission Of Cali
more deeply than do with the people in that Territory
There Is man who would 60 further. consistently with
% ss; e brow I,
And Il i that may be saved from the necessity Of vo-
ting against their admission into the Union that dep
the admission Of California Sir. the point at which the
action Of the States Of the South has been leveed in
the settlement Of this question, is the Introduction Of sa
torcai name Of the Wmot Pfoviso-,he nterdicton Of
slsvery in the Territories.
Now SIR what is California at this day, the moment
that speak What the federal relations Of that peo
pie 70 the United States California is a Territory
nohing bat Ts.ritory and say il without the least
y sns action o. nsi people convention
and known only as Territory to the constitution and
the laws She cannot become State either in the
c0Dl8uOu Interpretation
our constitution until she becomes by the assent Of the
government OF the United States the OF the Terri
Tory unless she should place herself in opposition
the government, and make good her claim vndicatng
by force OF arms. She now remains Territory; and
with every dsposition which cordially entertain to
throw obstacle in the way OF the people there in the
formation OF State government, OF recognition OF
State government already formed not prepared to do
il. and cannot do it, while Il is in derogaon OF the
rights Of othersthe rights Of citizens Of the southern
States
The senator from New Jersey, [Mr. DAYTos,] who
addressed the Senate some time age, took the ground dis
tnctly. and avowed il in his place upon this floor, that
the question OF the admission non admission OF Cali
fone was the weakest form for the South in which the
question OF slavery slavery could be presented
Why did be cay soi He said so because il might be
considered complicated with the right OF people TO
govern themselves; and II might be ascribed to the
South that their true objection the admission OF Cali
fornia should such objection be made was that in de-
Gliding for themselves the people had excluded slavery
Now, sr, circumstances and events, over which none
have control have placed in the power OF those repre-
sentng the free States here to change the issue in FORM
although not in fact The attraction OF the gold mines
has hurried an immense population into that Territory,
and they have felt themselves strong enough TO
m Independent government In doing this they have
and they have. by their fundamental law, excluded the
people Of all the southern States from removing there
with their slave property. Now, cir. have no desire,
for al this to remand them TO territorial State, and.
under proper conditions, to refuse them admission into
the Union with such institutions they deem best for
themselves but before this is done am bound TO insist
such division OF the property that the rights
Of all shall be regarded
| understood the honorable senator from Massachu-