Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13

Coufcderacy therefore, would be compeleu ny ueccssiy
enter into strict alliance with great nation That ma
ton would doubtless be England. Now, Old England Is
not whit more partial TO slavery than New England And
Enelshmen peculiar fondness ft enforcing their own
notions upon their loving allies But sir what would be the
character of such alliance between such nation and such
confederacy 1t would be supremacy on the one hand
and dependence the other would be the worst kind Of
dependence having all the disadvantages and Of
the advantages Of colonial dependence
In fact Southern Confederacy would be colony
and slaves to raise cotton for the factories OF Eng
land. Besides sr it IS my firm conviction that the institu-
son of slavery exists in the South would not last
present shape for the space of twenty years in that
Southern Confderacy The South might well attempt to
shut the pressure of the atmosphere to shut out the
whole pressure Of the civilized world their cherished nstl
tutions. Another Chinese wall would not be sufficient to
protect the Conedeacy from the influences of aboltonsm
flowing in upon and invading from every quarter OF the
civilized world Sir in saying this, may be permitted TO
add that the effect Of abolition at this time in the South would
prove most Instantaneous to the slaves think the ne
groes would be the principal sufferers by the change
listened the other day TO the eloquent remarks OF the gen.
tleman from Virginia. (Mr HUsTER,) and heartily concur
with him in nearly all his opinions and statements on this
subject All have seen, and heard and read convince me
that where there distinct in the same commu
nifty, inferior and the other SUPERIOR Ike the negro and
the white race OF mild and gentle slavery the safest
and happest condition for the inferior Equality OF
rights and equality in the hard struggle OF life causes the
insensbc but certain determination Of the inferior GU
give them liberty please, but thot very liberty their
destruction you emancpae the slaves and wish to save
the negro, you separate the God only knows
how this is be done but is my soem conviction that the
universal emancipation Of the African of this country
would lead the gradual and nsensb but certain exilnc
ton of that race.
Sir the history Of this very country proves the truth Of
this position. Where the Indian tribes that
roamed in wild freedom this continent The history Of
Mexico proves it. Where now the Tclascalans the
Toucans the Aztecs and the other Indian nations
of that country The history Of the French and British
West Indies proves it, is melancholy fact, but it is
fact that the negroes in these islands rapidly becoming
extinct But sir let the consequence be what may the
negro, the white my opinion is that if Southern Con
fsderacy be constituted (Which God his mercy avert y
the institution Of slavery, as il exists will not continue
In existence for quarter of a century.
Mr. President, firmly believe that the rights of the South
notwithstanding all the annoYan to which they sub
eced better protected usder present constitution and
Government than they could possibly by any other scheme
plan which the ingenuity could devise They
protected against the foreign world the world abroad BY the
character and power and majesty OF this great nation They
protected from the North by the obligation and guarantees
of the constitution You will say no you will say the
North does respect these guarantees. But the
stution is restraint upon the North powerful restraint
imposes some restraint ALL on the rankest Abol
tonss ard imposes binding restraint upon all those
whatever may be their abstract opinions, who love their
sttuton and their Government and their country-her
whole countryand who prefer the safety and perpetuy of
this great republic to the abolition of slavery the emanc
patton of the negro and need scarcely that these
sttute vast majority Of the Northern people.
II opinion then, that the true policy as well as the
duty of the South, loyalty the constitution and feay
tne uoSelDmeGt is PoHcy anu Tue uuty OF the
North ALSO the policy and duty of the whole American
people. Let preserve constitutions and fulfil all its
obligations with true American honor and honesty, we wish
preserve this great American republican Government
will no longer detain the Senate. ~.
Mr.. MASON. do not mean now to go at large into +
consideration Of the questions that pending before this
Senate and before the country restrained sir because
feel that both the State and the section of the country which
represent are standing decided and asceraned
have been made to feel that what is what be
done in reference TO this question has not yet been disclosed
by the majority do not koow what their purpose is but
feel that might do wrong those whom represent, and
possibly to the Southern States at present take
position might interfere with the future settlement of these
questions Sir, the point Of division between the States
where slavery exists and the States where slavery does
list is this: We claim under the constitution right in law,
for all any OF citizens into any Territory belong
ing the United States with all any Of their property
and reside there, and enjoy their property without
estaon hinlance, under the protection Of the ccnsu
ton, long it remains Territory We hold that Ter
ro is in the terms Of the constitution the properly Of all
the United States y and long the Southern States
where slavery exists constituents Of these United States
they have the right into that Territory, reside there
with their property, and to enjoy il under the protection Of
the constitution. That the right, clearly and, hope dis
tincy defined upon the part Of the South far under
stand it. What said upon thu other side 1t is said that
the majority of those who represent the people of the United
States in Congress have right by law to prohibit the people
the Southern States from taking species of property into
their Territory and that there nothing the constitution
prevent it, What is the position the other del Now,
sir, notwithstanding what have heard just from the
Senator the way Mr SaIELDs to the consequence
of the assertion of this right the part the Southern
what may be his opinions Of the inn
policy of maintaining such right their part they pre-
pared and make good, what it may Sir,
the State of Virginia has asserted it Mississippi has asserted
it Carolina has asserted Georgia has asserted Alaba
has asserted and what they shall do in such event is
longer matter be controverted Their position taken.
Now, sir, have said, and | repeat it, that do not
into the discussion of the questions involved
IN this sectional division. must wait until they pre-
s,ned in practical point Of view. have arisen prn-
paly present, much to this Senate to those
represent distance what is the psent posture Of these
questions. 1t is the motion OF the honorable Senator from
Mississippi (M FoorE refer ell these conroverted ques
tons select committee in the hope and the belief
pressed by that Senator that will be in The power of
mttee raised to adjust them. What the questions
The organzaion Of governments for the Teorie-he
pedency of creating States in Texas A
proposition for the purchase Of her public ands-a popo
ton define her BOUNDARIES and proposition admi, the
Territory of California under the State Government which she
has recently assumed These the questions. We
met at the threshold by motion, coming from the State Of
Connection, by the honorable Senator the way, M
BALDWIN modified and adopted believe by Senator from
Missouri (M BESros, to except from that reference the
question Of the admission Of California and the
avowed is that the admission of California, she pre-
scented under the constitution which the inhabitants Of Cali
forna have adopted, and with the boundaries which that
sutlon has prescribed must be taken up and entertained in
this Senate separate question: be decided upon its
merits, separate from end urconnected with what cons
der kindred questions, and necessarily be considered
and adjusted at the same time
Now, sir told yesterday by the Senator from Mis-
sissippi, (Mr. FuorE moved this committee, that, in
his judgment the act admitting California into this Union,
before The other Questions settled, would be taken by