The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-20

did moi think IL Was. n III wilmo, pro-
siso be passed BY Congress. there is so-
iemn snsrinent. and II is . positive in,rr-
diel'on of slavery ihere: but. by lhis asser-
iien. ~e say nothing more Than ihsi al the
rrsent line il dors MOI exist ihere. and
lhs'. IN our opinion. il never will.
lie hoped that the free States wo..id
be satisfied sish This expression Of npin-
100. and not reqnire sny enactment On lie
snhjeri.
This resolution would have been more
acceptable 30 him without the assertion uf
these two iinths Than with them. hut lie
bad fhonghi that something should be a.
ven as compensation lor the surrender
and compromise uf feeling on this point.
Tie had no desire 10 make speerh on
each OF The resolutions. bul would deiain
The Senate TOR while in The examination
ol The truths sci forth in those resolu.
lions. As 10 the 6rsr. that slavery does
mol exist in any Of tie Teni ories arquir-
ed from Mexieo. he would refer 10 The ACT
OF 1874, by The supreme government of
Mexico. whereby .lavery was abolished
N that nation. aud The general acouies-
cenre Of all the States Of Mexico in thar
abolition OF slsvery. dawn 10 the time of
the treaty ceding those Territories 10 tie
United Sialss. This act. OF The govern
meni Of Mexico WAS said 10 have been ir-
regular. and mol binding; but il was mol
our provinre-a foreign power-io inquire
into the validity Of The municipal acis Of
any government. particularly when The
people Of Mexico had aequiesccd in il.
Mr.. G. also read extracts from the COR
respondenee Of Mr. rrisi with thr govern
meni on this point. The discussions on
. iormer occasion. whrn iliis territory was
firstceded. had lefI the general impression
that sl.e~ry was net la ~nisience in Mcx-
lro or those territories prior 10 their cess
sion 10 the United States. Nor could he
account for lis existence there now. m.
less 81 The moment the treaty Of cession
was concluded tie constitution was ex-
tended orer every parl Of the territory and
took slavery with il.
Such doctrine was wholly irreconciIa-
BILE with his views and feelings. There
was Al The time of that treaty Eileen fee
and fifteen slave States in The Union the
institutions Of both were recognised by the
Constitution. How could il be possible
| that The Constitution. in extending nvcr
these territories. ronld carry The principle
az siasety. and could moi carry the princi.
pies at freedom esiablIsneU vi one hall Of
the Union! BY The law OF Mexico, there
was no slavery in these territories al the
time Of Tho cession; and as no action had
been taken 10 induce il there. he thought he
had sufficient reason 10 say ildId moi exist
there now.
The question Of slavery was divisible
into Two branches; slavery IN The States,
and sla cry without lhe States. Congress
have no powers over sla, cry in the States,
except the three particulars mentioned in
The Constitution. That is, The power 10
regulate representation. The power 10 levy
tax. and the power relative to fugitive
slaves. Beyond This. Congress had no
power over slavery in The States.
II Congress were ralleI upon 10 over
turn The institution Of slavery in The States,
and such measure was seriously thought
Of, then his vnice would be ior war. Then
a case would be presented where il would
be justiable in the sight Of God and Of
nations, 10 resis. the oppression. They
would then be acting in selfdefence and
The slave States would then be jnstifiable
in resisting the act By every means within
their power; and. in a acivil war in such
case. they would have the yn,palhies and
support Of every man who loved justice
and right.
France had engaged in a war 10 propa-
gate the rights of man, and her fate was
well known. II We should engage in a
civil war about The introduction Of slavery
into territories where il does no, exist,
what a spectacle would be presented 10
the world! Ii would not be war 10 pro-
pagate the rights of man. Our British
ancestors were blamed. and justly. fnr in.
| Producing into our midst this institution;
and he, for one. would never vote for lis
| Introduction any where, where The people
/, did not desire il.
The question Of slavery wilhon, The Ii.
miis Of the States was debatable one.
| Slavery within the States was undebata-
Bile. On The question Of slavery without
/ the States there was room for difference
Of opinion, but moi for such difference OF
opinion as wouli lead 10 The breaking up
Of this Government.
/ He differed widely from his friend from
Michigan Mr.. Cass) as TO The binding au-
,hori.y Of decisions OF the Supreme Court,
and elementary writer's On the Cons,i,u.
tion. He regarded. that when cons,ilu.
tional question was once decided by COM
pe.ent authority, il was settled. Olher-
wise there was nothing settled under
!, the Constitution, but all was still unset
tied.
i He put !. 10 gentlemen to say If there
was not an actual existing power some-
where 10 introduce or exclude slavery from
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