The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-01

Gentlemen who had done him the honor to listen
20 him. knew that he had never discussed the moral
aspect Of the slavery question. Ii was in its po-
litica aspect that he had uniformly discussed 1t.
Aside from all moral connection incident to sla-
very, he was opposed TO the further extension OF
slavery as political question, because he believed
il to be wrong and ntrepublican, and subversive
Of the interests of the republic, that any great
interest money or slave, or anything else, should
control This was a Government Of the people
and they have right to CONTROL according TO their
good pleasure and sound Judgment, and to direct
affairs for their benefit and advantage He as
signed other reasons and said that he looked for
ward TO the day when the South will rid them
selves Of slavery.
He repeated, there was no foundation for the
charge that the friends of freedom want to defeat
the appropriation bills; they are loyal and true
TO the country, and only desire speedy action on
the admission Of California. To defeat these
bills and thus impede the action Of Government
would be treason There was no danger that
Congress will adjourn without passing them. He
did not believe there was a man here who would
aid in their defeat Let VS. take up the Califor-
MIA bill act upon il, and, when the appropriation
bills are passed, 90 home The taking up of the
bill for the support OF the Military Academy was
ominous Of the fate If California, as there was a
nominal, but not a firm, unwavering, determined
majority in favor Of the admission of California
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morning as showing that California would not be
admitted during this session. The friends d
California have exhibited an increasing weakness
there is a falling of of the Northern vote HI
was pledged to vote for the admission of Califor
MIA with her present Constitution and while ht
would do this, he was willing TO vote separately
IN 10 m In ha shO
give, be held that ne would be consistent. III
was not opposed to the admission Of slave State
into the Union, but he was against the extension
slavery to territory now free. He bad been paine,
to see the efforts to create divisions in the Demo
cratic party, as he looked on its unity and nation
atty TO save the country from impending dangers
II General Cas- had been elected 10 the Presi
dency, ;here would now be no difficulties W
should have settled them on the platform o
non-indervention
In the election of General Taylor we have
different policy. The people, North, East, South
and West, are compelled to turn their eyes ava
from the Presidents mansion to Congress, witt
the hopes Of securing the rights Of the Nortl
and South. The fault was that the canddat,
Of the Wings was pledged TO the two sides of thu
question. The gentleman from Pennsylvania
tMr, WilmotC> Glori9d yip bqypg, contributed tC
tne ac1esU Ur CfencruY eJ!ss' H6thrsHUOr 'defe-
fore, lies all the sin Of the difficulties The coun-
try owes its support to the policy Of the Demo-
cratic party from the commemorate the Coy
ernmeut6uti now.
pledge myself and 20 further, will support
the candidate from the North or from the South,
because look upon the Democratic party as per-
petuating the Union. In conclusion he said he
was willing to vote for the admission Of Califor-
MIA to-day, or tomorrow or next session. He
was willing to vote Territorial Governments for
Utah and New Mexico and to settle the boundary
question in separate bills on the responsibility of
those who had sent him there lie was opposed
to the extension of slavery to Territories now
free, but not to the admission Of slave States.
There he stood