The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-01

them that they should csim TO b their peculiar
at the last sessioa Of Congress. the future admission
way hsrs; yet California now applies for admission
prohibiting slavery by her owl voluntary act They Ie
fussa e give governmsnt to OREGON for several years
people son had Iss s . and s.
oIehsnd soleinnly declared that slavery should
exist among them, They refused, and sti refuse, e
give goyenmenis 10 Utah and New Mexco with
out the ProUiso, although they admit thai slavery il
iDiedlcted within their limits by the Mexican Lazy
And they hus refuse IN regard these Territories cob
fary 10 the terms OF the treaty by which they were ac
CURED leaving The people Of those Territories prey t.
anarchy and savage warfare. Last, though not least
they have been The worst enemy TO the slave by the
ocous aud fanatical ntermeddling they have alarmed
the fears OF the South, and turned hack the llde OF pop
ular favor which had been gathering Strength m thai
quarter, which had already improved the condition OF
the slave and which promised to him or to bis poster l
eventual emancipation Yes, sir they have ncontlnenty
converted the cause OF human liberty oil human freedom,
INTO angry question OF sectional strife fatal TO The
slave hinsa and dangerous also to the stability OF our
beloved and glorious Union. They have done all this
and are responsible for the amentablc consequences
The gentleman has referred to Pennsylvania do mol
doubt sir that her opnons and convictions are asaies
slavery but doubt that she is in favor OF applying the
Prou,so 10 territory already free. cannot believe that
she would willingly countenance so needless and mus.
chievous act OF folly. What have been her recent
manifestations upon This snbject' Why, sir. il only
last winter ii mistake not that her Legislature refused
10 instruct her senators 10 apply The Prouo to Utah and
only few weeks since il common report be true, the
loyal and true democracy OF Pennsylvania responded to
the OF the Legislature by rejecting also the PrOUiso
The gentleman aise boasts of his democracy do not
doubt that ne democrat in his estimation But
cannot forget sir, what too many examples teach usthai
that too often mstak regard to ourselves,
and, again. that apostacy often cloaks It's deolmiy by
noisy professions and oversralned zeal 1me0 Danaos
ef d0nd Jercntes But what the evidences OF the
genlemans democracy cannot dwell upon all Of them;
but IN justice to him. must mention oneonc OF recent
date and conspicuous import saw, sir some two years
rosy rotnnd, respectable parsonage N
ing city-BallimoTe He attending national con-
venlon oil democratic delegates, assembled there 70 make
nomination for President and Vice Presden Of the Unl-
led States.
| Mr. WILMOT said he was not member Of that con.
| ventioG.
Mr. McCLERNAND. Nevertheless, saw the per-
sonage in question there's and that rosy rotund
respectable parsonage, after General Cass had been nom
mated Tor President hailed the nomination will NOT
say that he threw up his cap for JOY but certainly he
nation the Nicholson letter 10 the contrary nowitbstand
ing. What next! Some months alter this, another
vention held al Buto, and another distinguished
parsonage nominated for the presidency; and what
followed! "Tell II not in Gath publish II not in the
streets OF Askelon This rosy ROUND respectable
parsonage, who had previously hailed The Baltimore
nation deserted that nomination. and csp0used the
OF him Of Buffalo Yes SIR however strange il may APP
pear he turned his against those whom he had
gagged To fight WITH and in behalf 81 those whom he had
engaged to fight against Now, sir, 1 will not say this
parsonage other than the gentleman om PenDsyl
himself but will that he would pass for his
brother and that he also boasts OF his democracy
fobear, sir, follow the gentleman into abstract
examination OF the nature and tendencies OF savery
The occasion does not call for such examination
renew my thanks to The gentleman from ONO Mr. OLDsl
Nor his kindness IN yielding the floor to enable
make these hasty remarks, and conclude.