The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-05

49, Ateia ~ u AAAAN-- - IAHAN-a
6isEsly . IlEsady abolithsi and ullsTly
efadieaIad.
DR.. ClAr. I au<5xslood he SeassoE q
- ~Ss-iilng lhs apinion uhi<h snlerszi1
I'd md expsessed.
As. SoplE. esrtzsnly did MOI.
As. Car. Bslhzt a. u may. t's h,so'
ssois Senator roniends for lhai which %
soaisaieni 10 the non-ahsliiioa Of slavery
BY shs Mexican lsw-lhzi lie right 10
carry slsrss into the eejed Territories
49, restored by virtue ofths constitution
Of he United States.
s3r. Sorrr. That 10 Il.
Mr. Clar. That. ;hen. 10 Whist The So
major commended lsr. Very veil. then.
II. By the Constitution Of The United
States. there IL right. on the part Of eve-
~ Shareholder nm this country, 10 carry
sissrs ialo The eeded Territories, (which
] esra,nly 90 not believe or admii.l wha,
more does the Senator want He talks
abous The sfdfu gsso. The sfGfu quo 10
precisely what should suppose him 10
want. Boz. supsradded 10 thai. " that be
with him. 10 The Constitution Of the Uni-
ted States. And yer he 10 not satisfied.
Does hs wish The constitution 10 be re-
snaciedl Can ihs paramount authority
be strengthened by an act Of subordinate
poseri Would no recommend the intro
dneiion Of the Wilmol prosiso inta The
bill. or legislative enactment TO admit
slaves. because the plan OF The committee
10 silent upon that subject! The Senator
10 not sail6ed with this compromise. Will
be tell No now. in so many words. what
he would put into an sci Of Congress TO
satisfy himself or The subject Of sIaveryi
should be extremely happy 10 hear 10.
Mr.. SouLE. ! am ready TO answer the
honorable gentleman nj once. will be
satisfied with this section Of the bill il the
smen'lmeni proposed bv The Senator from
Mississippi prevail. That 10 al | want.
] am willing TO sbids by that section. pro-
vided the amendment proposed by The
Senator from Mississippi. snd which ]
have this morning sustained. be adopted.
] will also be satisfied with other portions
81 the bill. if reasonable amendments shall
BE- made.
Mr.. CLAr. I am happy % find that
there 10 some possibility fhst the Senator
may yet vols with ne. Perhaps should
have been less earnes, if had not des-
paired OF ever obisiniDg his vote. lreaI-
y thought that. from The course Of his n.
Eumsnt, and from the manner IN which
no ifesled every proposition contained il,
he report. he was gone case that he
was hopeless; that nothing could reconcile
him 10 any scheme that The commi.iee
soulj propose. iregrei. however, 10 per.
seive ihatthe Senator, in announcing what
wonlt satisfy him. restricts himself 10 this
section. But. now, should like 10 know
what other Law the Sensior wants upon
the suhjec, Of slavery than The paramount
law Of the Constitution Of The United
Siaiesi
Mr.. SouLx. Protection.
Mr.. Clay. The paramount law OF The
affords tina, protection.
Mr.. SorLE. think IL does not afford
lhai protection.
Mr.. CLAY. Will The Senator be salis6-
ID with striking ont the clausef
Mr.. SouLE. I will be satisfied with the
clause. provided !, be modified as propos.
I'd by my friend from Mississippi.
Mr.. Clay. But tina, amendment, The Sc
major knows cannot agree to. because il
assumes fact the existence Of which
deny. Il assumes the fact that slaves are
there. | maintain that there are none
there. except here and there a body ser
rant ina, has been carried there by those
who are sojouning or travelling through
the country.
IL the Senator will be satisfied with
striking out the clause. | will vote to strike
il out. because voted agains, putting !,
in. Or would consent 10 its being so
modified az 10 declare that the Territorial
Legislature shallnciiher admit nor exclude
slavery, which will leave il open 10 police
regulations. If the Senator will be sa,is-
feel with that, am content. But. if The
Senator desires, by any indirect means.
by any clause which goes beyond It's pro.
fsssed object. by any implication which
ean result from that clause. 20 assert eth
or that slavery exists now in that country,
or that il is lawful To carry il there under
the constitution of the United States. | for
one. cannot agree TO il. II the Senator
will agree to the modification Of The clause.
50 as 10 declare that the Territorial l.eQis-
latnre shall pass no laws either TO admit
or exclude slavery
Mr.. WEBSTER. Respecting the estab-
lishment or exclusion Of slavery.
Mr.. Clay. Certainly. If the Senator
viii agree 10 modify the clause so ~ to
declare that the Territorial Legislature
shall pass no laws respecting The esiabA
lishment Of exclusion Of slavery, will 90
for il with pleasure.
Mr.. SoULE. wish not 10 misnndtr-
stand the honorable Senator, but If under
stood his argument, il seems 10 imply that
the amendment proposed BY the honora-