Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-09

longer than the time for which it is so paid.
SPEECH OF MR. CROWELL,
OF oSEIo,.
On the .admission Of California into the Union.
Ioesr1susD raox PxrEa SATURDAY. Lssr.]
It has been announced upon this oor with aboness and
it be urparIamenary, with efoniey that can find
parse, and beggars and dehes invectye, that
sLAvExrnugAz sGi-is blessing, and not curse
and thatt 10 the duy Of this Government to Poec sustain,
and extend it The Consultation Of the United SAtes, We
are tc Requires y md we srs summoned Y s per
S, II IadsRy it, and will not obey any such summons,
nor acknowledge any sach obligations of duy They do not
exist and they imposed by any human laws would
disregard them and uampe them under foot II we were
verng under the heares and remorsess desposm Of the
Emperor Nicholas instead of standing in this hall and giving
thoughts in the manly tones Of eemen, and
hacking in the sunshine Of free institutions and republican
liberty, could be treated with Oreearnest and eo
uenr favor Of the assumed right Of part Of
mankind 10 ampc upon oppres and enslave the other
than this debate has afforded have been filled with amaze
ae temper and character of this discussion, and the
lprneipes ayowed by members of this House.
In fact sir able discern any very sensible diff
ference between the principles peshaps should say the
PLATFORM which bis imperial Majesty has placed his feet
ncaryng his relentless warfare against human rights by
theide of his remoseess and blood-thsy accompce of
Austria and that occupied by the advocates Of human bond
age slavery, and oppression this the Atlantic. The
rights man held by the title under European skies
that they here and the power whether welded by one or
by many whether claimed by imperial despo or egsla-
tive assembly, that robs Of his nalienabe rights and
makes him continues him slave is more inexcusable
and despotc there than here AL created equal
The love of liberty that fires hearts and nerves our
against the eppesso the bosoms and anmates
the hearts Of crushed and downrodden European breh
Andhe Almighty has engraven upon the tablet Of the
ensaved Africans heart whether gvooning in hopeless bond
age in in other countries the SAME love OF free
atyu Of
where.
It is not much therefore, say that shed for OPP
pressed Hungary and Greece, and Italy, and other distant
countries by republicans in theory and patriots by profession
insncere-are in fact nothing but siron down
fPutos cheek sympathy is e and expressed by them
for the ensaved in our country to whom liberty is
dear is to them reference historical facts will show
the into which honorable members have fallen who have
ventured to maintain that under implied obligation
TO permit the existence Of slavery in the Territories, and to
extend protection to that species Of property wherever the
Genera Government has jusdiction Nothing can be fur
ther from the truth than this assumption When the Con-
stuon Of the United States adopted the only territory
belonging to the United States the Northwestern Terri
ory and that protected and secured against the intro
ducon Of slavery by the celebrated Ordinance Of Freedom Of
Ns7 This ordinance passed by the Congress Of the
Confederation and when two years afterwards the cons
tuition was adopted its binding force recognised in that
instrument The sixth section provides " there shall be
neither slavery involuntary sevtude in the said territory
otherwise than in punishment Of crimes whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted" Thus every inch
territory which the Congress Of the Confederation had
jurisdiction or power to egslate carefully guarded from the
encroachmens Of slavery BY provision whcht solemn
y declared should remain Nnaerabe except by
consent.
And further to illustrate the sIeepless jealousy of the ins
tuition Of slavery cherished by the eminent statesmen of
day and conclusive proof of their fixed and Interchangeable
determination to chain down and conne to its existing
limits, allow me 10 remind this committee that the first Con-
gress under the constitution passed law in August 1850,
which approved by President Washington continue
Of in
and effect In the Territories The declared purpose Of
ing the act of Congress avowd to be "n order that the
ordinance Of the United States in Congress assembled for
the government Of the territory northwest Of the river Ohio,
may continue to have full effect is requisite that certain
provisions should be made adapt the the
suon Of the United States and the necessary provisions
were incorporated in the BILL and it became law All the
Territories thus secured to freedom and consecraed to
liberty, and slavery confined within the limits and left to
he municipal regulations Of the States where then existed
There permitted to lnger and left to perish under the
operation Of which have already driven from several
of the original Satea and which, in the judgment of
good men, sufficiently potential to work out its complete
and speedy determination. As mark Of subection to
foreign Government and badge Of colonial vassaage that
remained after the close of the struggle for independence
was oashsome and offensive those who laid the foundations
OF our republican institutions upon the firm basis of Liberty
andEoUALTrr; and for this itwas not permitted to
extend INTO the Territories the States that 10 be
formed out Of them II forever prohibited by unater
sbe decree Of the supreme legislative power n the State and
the importation OF slaves after the year 1903
Nothng omitted that could be done to restran and
fine within its original boundaries and free soil
from Ito bghng and pouting footsteps And if it be
pofane, itay Tuhfuy be said that the way of the of
LIE was not more carefully guarded by the Almighty, after
the disobedence and expulsion Of Adam from the garden Of
Eden by cherubims and flaming sword than the free
dom OF the Territories by the wise Discreet and patriotic
t'en OF those who achieved independence and established
our free institutions.
The constitution Of the United States conferred no express
power to enlarge the boundaries of the country by acqu
sion Or annexation of neghborng nations This dangerous
power the exercise of which has often proved fatal other
Countries wisely withheld. Schemes Of territorial sg-
sandzenen were not entertained thought Of by the
great and good who formed the constitution. They
made ample provision for the government Of the States and
then under the jurisdiction and within the scknow
edsed limits OF the United States Beyond this they did
60 Inc constitution which they adopted ordained and
es'aonsned o use their language) in order to form
more perfect unon establish jusce ensure domestic tram
PROVIDE or the common Defence promote the general
ana % secure the blessings Of berty-no the
terity. s -
These are ts avoed Objects and these the end. which
was designed to secure and they in Language
so plain, in terms easily comprehended that the way
aring man. though not half wise and learned as some
honorable members on this foo need not r.
Still Is maintained by Of the disciples Of the Southern
school Of politicians with zeal and eanesnes that mght
easily be mistaken for sincerity by those not with
proceedings in this hail. that this language without prsct
cal meaning and that 10 the blessings Of liberty
il not wholly innocent in that respect simple announces