The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29

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give him the same right for work and labor done
fugitive slave taken to-day in Massachusetts,
if such case Is snpposab!e,) could claim no such
right But pass this bill and the right accrues al
once, and could not de denied by the master, ex-
cept upon the lenalty of one thousand dollars
IL Will not do, SIR to say that this is no eOncrS-
sion Of such power, but that ii il in the nature
Of compromise with the NORTH l, is time that
the South should have learned some wisdom, from
the compromises heretofore made with the North.
She should remember that her good faith IN car
rying out the compact catered into with Virginia
before the Constitution was adopted and in oh
serving the obligations imposed by the Missouri
Compromise, have all been interpreted by the North
into concession the power of Congress TO exclude
slavery from the common territory of all the
States. She should not fail to remember that
even now, there are not wanting those who deny
that any obligation rests upon the North to OBJ
serve, in good faith the compact made with Texas.
i'm the resolutions by which she was admitted
into the Union. Pass this bill, and dignity il
you may, by names and titles, and my life upon
IL, in time to come, il will be throwns into your
teeth, us an acknowledgment Of the right Of Con-
gress 10 interfere in the relation of master and
slsye, wiihiA the body Of the slaveholding States.
Endshis NO, Mr.. chariaan, is a concession 10 hs
North.
The last in the series OF measures embraced in
this plan of settlement, is that which coniem-
plates . t--.M.
5thly The suppression OF the slave trade in the
District of Columbia.
This is an object long desired by the North, aud
as urgently resisted by the South. To-day, the
citizen Of the South, equally with him OF the
North, may introduce into the District, and dis
pose of, whatever may belong To him by the law
of his State. But pass this bill, and at once, the
citizen Of the South will be stript of right which
will still be retained by the citizens of the North.
Rut scrin, InufioD i,pfN q
zcns of the North and of the South, within ju
risdiction set apart for their common government,
proposed as it is, not in compliance with any
demand made by the people of the District,
but in Difference TO the fell spirit Of anti-slanery
is the only objection to this bill Pass IL, and
the long mooted question of Congressional iuris-
diron over the subject of slavery in the District,
will have been settled 1t will prove to be but the
introduction to the ultimate objectthe totn aboli-
ton OF slavery itself in the District, and the
the savcholdng States. Adopt this measure, and
a breastwork will have been constructed, from
which the shafts of Abolition will he thrown with
most deadly effect against the entire social system
Of the Southern States. In view of the avowed
objects Of the North, as daily proclaimed here and
elsewhere in reference to the institutions of the
South, trust that no son of hers, by supporting
this measure, will furnish weapon to be used
against her hereafter. Let not aid in building
this arm6ry of precedent. So that when the day
shall come, that rends this Union in twain, as
come il will, unless the madness Of the North shall
yield to returning sense Of justice, we Of the
South may be enabled to say
elf Rome fall were are innocent ~
And now, Mr.. Chairman, having examined the
separate measures which make up the totality of
tais plan OF compromise, let us balance the account
between the North and the South, and see where
the profit and where the loss f.ils.
]. by trickcry, fraud, and "kingly prerogative,"
the North gains all Of California, and this the South
loses. ,."r... .'.
.. BY the supposed existence of Mexican law in
the territories acquired by the war, and which the
North refuses to repcnl, and by the existence of
doubts upon this subject, which are as potent as
law, to exclude the South, and which Congress-
refuses to solve, the North gains all OF UTAH
and New Mexico. And all Of this, the South
loses.
3. The .N1rih gains one hundred and twenty-five
thousand square miles OF the territory of the State
of Texas, running the proposed boundary far be
low the line of 36o 3V, and embracing enough Of
surface for three States large as Alabama. Be
sides this, the North gains the proportional amount
which the South must contribute for the purchase
Of a territory from which her citizens will be
excluded. And all this the South loses.
4. Under the pretext Of more etfectually carry
ing out the provisions Of the Constitution in rea
ton the recapture of fugitive slaves, the North
imposes upon the South new conditions and new
obligations not imposed or contemplated by the
Constitution, and secures a precedent for direct
interference in the relation of master and slave,
within the jurisdiction Of the slsveholding States.
All this the Ntrth gains ana the South loses
s. In suppressing the slave trade in the District
Of Columbia, the North effects object on which
it has been intent for the last twenty years, and
establishes the jurisdiction Of Congress over the
whole subject Of slavery therein; principle which
the South has uniformly resisted. So, here again,
the North gains everything, and the South loses
everything.
And now, Mr.. Chairman, would ask, in all
solemnity, is this such ad ustmeni of this grave
and important controversy, as the Southern States
can accept, consistently with their honor! Is 1t
such measure of justice as 10 due To their dignity
and position; TO their generous sacrifices for the
common good of all, and their tried devotion 10
the integrity Of the Union, In my poor judgmen',
proposition more huaniliating 10 their lofty pre-
tensions, more unjust to their reasonable expe'ta-
tons, and more derogntory to their co-euuallty IN
the Union, could not be presented. If stand
alone, will condemnit by my vote. Nor will
be moved by the cry Of "peace, peace, the c"un-
try wants peace 7" This measure, OF all Others,
will not bring peace! Nor will the craven appeal.
sthat in the best the South do win me to It's
support. The South can do no worse! The
peace that tyranny imposes, can have no charms
for freeman. The measure Of his rights in,us-
tice may not limit. Better the perpetual struggle
of right against might-better, far better, never
ending resistance to wrong, than the cold and JOY
less repose which waits on conscious inferiority,
and h,imbles the proud man. spirit to the lessons
of obedience. And tell you, sir, if the courage
Of the South be equal to her interest in this great
controversy if her memory still cherishes the re-
collection Of her past glory, if the blood which
once animated her mighty dead is not now a la -
guild current, coursing through the veins ofdegen
rate sons, you may pass this bill, but she will
never submit 10 it..
Curious EFFECT THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.-A
gentleman near Waliham Abbey was experiment
ing short time ago with the electric light, and
having n wound III his left hand, he touched the
conducting wire with it, and at once felt an irritt-
tion in his hand, and il became swollen, and hls