Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01

said about dissolution Of the Union exaggeraon and
that no such feeling really the hearts any
considerable portion Of the people, And although do not
believe that any may here going
dissolution Of the Union, yet do believe, surely as there
God in heaven, you force the people OF the United
States upon sectional for the Presidential eecon in
which the people of the free States to look to particular
candidates because they n and Of the free State them s
say, that in the shortest possible time you will
have severance of the Union Sir could cite within
my who looking to that position and who are
already imagining their elevation from this or the other wing
Of the Capitol the Presidency of The United States upon
issue of that Sort The President OF the United States
to be aboIons bis cabinet Us matter Of course, would
be aboitonss; foreign ministers would also be aboli
tonss and, instead of having who will stand up for
interests and honor and defend institutions, my
respected friend from Michigan (Mr CAss) SO noby did upon
memorable OCCASION when they attacked in foreign
unie you will have those who not only do not rebuke
those who may venture do but lend helping hand in
the assamen who rejoice in opportunity to assail that
portion of the Union within whose borders this particular in
stuon Of slavery exists These sir the inevitable re-
suits that must be forced upon BY giving way to the doc
rnes Of these gentlemen.
Now, sir will say that do not believe that there is
particle Of sincerity the part of those who e;ernay
prang about the dangers of slavery Utah and New Mex
Sir, cannot believe they think what they say. This
whole movement has been political rather than phlanlhrop
cal These gentry do believe in their souls that there
any danger whatever Of Southern shareholders emgrans
with their negroes those elevated and hypeboean regions
but yet, for the sake oil a little political capital
The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair admonish
the Senator that his remarks not strictly in order.
i Mr.. DODGE. Mr.. President may be allowed, hope,
say that have not great deal of respect for those
sons-I will not intimate that there any pesent-who
seek ride into the Senate House of Representatives from
free State the back of Niger ] have not very
high appreciation Of tha, sort Of pseudopaanhropy which
passes objecs of benevoence and charity home to
travel thousand fifteen hundred miles for objects which
lavish that gets up carcatures and efges, &C. depict
the horrors of slavery to harass and excite the old maiden
ladies' and Of weak in the free States And yet
these the characters who contribute largely get these
If have
the years past think that it is high time for both
Wings and Democrats if they would have this Union held
togeher TO take stand against these agtaors.
And now sir, just show proposition connected with
aboonism any shape and will have my vote against
it, here or elsewhere think understand the progressive
spirit these things and Of the purposes Of certain gentle
men, who here laughter but the opposite side of
the chamber aud outside of the bar We all know what
ptal they have already made by denouncng Presiden.
Folks God abhorred begun and prosecuted, they
alege for slavery. must say that if they could only cacu
late upon the spirit advancing rapidly in the future has
done the past they will easily get put into those glorious
places which they anxiously waiting to fill
Sir, when spoke of the warnings OF the Father of our
Country and Of those who had signed the Declaration Of In
dependenbe and of the noble example they had set and
of all they had done for US, could not but think that
owed it them defend the constitutions and thus preserve
the rich legacy they had bcquea,hed US.
But, these doctrines to advance in the free States
rapidly they have done, and gentlemen to make
outside of the constitution, ke the Senator from New
York. who regretted that the Legislature Of his State had not
the District of Columbia j if 10 go making new
issues aud raising points of this Character and
tanned in hem they years questions that
they raised of the annexation of Texas and the with
Mexico they will produce indeed lamenable state of affairs
If they go thus agang these questions they do
and making all these sectional issues and receive for them
the sanction of the people Of the free States they will
infamous among the of the Father OF his Coun-
tey and Of Jefferson and Of other great who have held
slaves and simply because they held them
Now, sir, these precisely the objects which sought
TO be accomplished by these gentlemen. say therefore,
that repudate every thing connected with this thing OF ag
aiion am here friend Of the admission OF CALIFORNIA;
and, sir, would be willing to sit day and night that
object could be effected disconnected with any other mea-
sure. But the Senate has decreed otherwise that is to
connect with other and not disposed
be facous but vote for this bill because it proposes to
provide for the Territories which believe 1t Is
solemn duty to give them. am willing and anxious too
for the passage Of the fugitive slave BILL and deous of
voting for it in the form proposed by the Senator from Virgil
mia, in any other satisfactory FORM can answer Tor my
constituents that they not sealers shough iney
live right upon the borders of slave State Iue some Of
the Missourians did with their rifles to certain
Quaker settlement after fugitive slaves and they got
them We had practical illustration Of the idea suggested
by the Senator from Kentucky (Mr CLAY, OF people light
ing for their rights under the constitution and in the Union
And, bad that greatly prefer to lighting for rights
outside Of the Union and after shall be dissolved we are
Of hosSales who would throw obstacles in the way OF
the provisions the constitution being carried into effect nor
do desire intend to do so am therefore willing 70
take these together separately and to vote Tor
them as they come up. .a. . ssl "a
i Mr.. DAYTON. / have no purpose, Mr.. PRESIDENT, 70
all into this debate further than to call the attention
of the the distinct proposition which Is now before
he and then to ask again that The Senate ADJOURN or that
it rather be postponed until to- morrow at one o'clock
The 10th section of the original bill does not seem TO me
all subject to the exception which has been taken to It by
the Senator from Mississippi and others That section res-
tricts any legislation g in respect to African slavery"
think that conveys distinct idea No legislation in respect
African slavery the institution Of slavery but do
apeherd that there happen to be slaves there which
be legally held SUCH tha, this fords their making
police laws their safety and protection Then comes
the amendment Of The Senator from Mississippi; which, for the
purpose Of excluding conclusion, says, provided that
nothing herein contained shall be construed TO prevent the
passage OF laws for the preservation Of that kind oproper
under the general denomination Of property As originally
Stood the amendment first offered by the Senator
from Maryland, it was call property lawfully introduced
but that stricken out puposey by the Senator from MIS-
sssP that the property gets in there under the consu
tuition andlaws ofhe United States then Territorial Legislation
take place for the purpose OF protecting 1t there ha
4 / understand to be the object of it. h
/ Mr.. DAVIS. With the Senator'S permission, wish TO
ask him whether he heard the explanation made when inc
language used substituted instead Of the word law
| fully.
/ Mr. DAYTON Certainly.
MI. DAVIS. Then the Senator knows that the word law
fully was an interneaon which objected as soon as
it. and took the occasion modify Believing that
it made difference in the meaning OF the amendment tne
Senator from Maryland made this inteneaion at the sug
| gesion Of another, and without consulting me.
/ Mr. DAYTON. Certainly. rccoIlec distinctly the ex-
planaon of the Senator from Mississippi The lear s ina.
this amendment offered by the Senator from Mississippi