The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-14

dren, and pm 9em 10 The posts OF The doors WIN swords
calmness these they not in the perspective
and consequent upon disunion And who more more a ao,e
than yourself Mr. KING the senator from A,aoSma nen a,
to step forward and nterpose his influence. his intei
gence, his powerful and expanded patriotism, to arrest
| the progress o this p0rtentous evil
But. Mr. President il is not alone the North and the
Soutnot abne these two sections OF this vast Union
who interested Where are the middle States Where
The old keyetone Will she hereafter look indner-
emily upon Subject and deeply impor-
tant to her Will she disregard ! Will she not inter-
pose her mighty influence to arrest III Where s the new
and manly West. with all the vigor OF youth, with AL the
sagaciiy, wisdn and strength OF manhood, and with all
the vaor that inspire the human hearwhere Is the
e @ E hs he s
uniona Do the productions OF the South contribute
the employment Of their moneyed capita Their carry
ing trade of the productions of the South profitable
one; and their labor and their ingenuity are highly re-
warded by the return OF our material when fab
ricated, and the sale OF it in the South What them has
alone, by pushing the South TO the fearful extremity Of
standing upon their reserved rights Sir, II the North
does not refrain they persist in their threatened a
gessons upon the South and nvasons upon their rights
established under the constitution the sin must lie at their
own door, and their own threshold will be dehled with
the consequences OF injustice to their brethren And
ask OF them calmly to consider upon 1t, and to re-
fleet that they have gone far enough that the South has
been sufficiently excited and that expressions too pas
sionate for have been nduged in on both sides
The memorials that have been presented here sufficiently
indicate the unfortunate state OF feeling that prevails and
the comments they have elected have been without
undue passion Let them take the advice which given
in the sacred writings, far surprising all human wisdom,
and emanatlg from the great Redeemer OF mankind and
LET taa advice actuate both parties, the North and the
South This says " II thou bring thy gilt to the altar,
and there remembered that thy brother hath augh against
thee leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy
way first be reconcied to thy brother, and then come
and offer thy gift"
Sir if this feeling acuated the contendng parties, and
they would only approach these important questions In
the spirit OF the precept laid down BY the great
nf ma me- fhnuyu hQ ms
hands in the salvation of the country regret that
deem it necessary allude to 1T but have been repre-
hended for the course have pursued on this delicate
question. when it much less complex than it is at
this moment and when was anxious to simplify and d.
vest II OF its extraneous circumstances that were cacu
lated embarass the reconciliation Of these different in
erests In the sessions Of ls47 and ls4s gave my vote
for territorial government for Oregon My course upon
that OCCASION and that OF others implicated with myself
he honorable senator from Missouri for one has caused
many reflections TO be cast upon And really, If
subject to annoyance from suoh sources, my
honorable colleague were, we might have complained
that considerable annoyance was given TO during the
last summer, in consequence Of the denuncatons which
visited upon for the vote gave, and upon him
with myself Tor refusing TO sign the Southern Address
In giving my vote for the bill establishing territorial
government for Oregon made some remarks upon the
occasion, which, perhaps is not necessary to repeat
here They were in open Senate before large audi
ence and all heard but, unfortunately, those remarks
suppressed and 10 be found in the records
journals of the debates OF that session OF Congress And
though afterwards given by the reporter
10 the Secretary OF the Senate to the late Vice President
and 10 myself that they should be forthcoming, have
been informed by those who have conferred with the
ecuors OF the deceased reporter that notes Of those
marks were TO be found among the papers belonging to
that individual at the time OF his decease. Therefore
deprived OF the power OF yindcatng myself through
the publication OF the expression OF any OF my views on
that occasion, and Of showing to the world what my
opinions then expressed | adhered strictly
to the Missouri compromise ine Wisconsin and To-
wa, (further south still, and within the old limits
of louisiana, and analogous IN situation TO Oregon)
had been received with the prohibtion when they
were constituted territorial governments that was i'm
posed upon Oregon There not shadow oil difference
yet was denounced Tor voting for the bills estab
ishng those governments. The honorable senator from
South Carolina, MIR CALHouNl who denounced my
on Oregon bill, and declared that ought be
held up the eprobaton of the whole South for that
vote, either voted Tor OF made no objection TO the adms
sion of Wisconsin, and subsequently of Iowa, with the
same provision, though Iowa lay south OF Oregon.
cannot see why was not fully justified In voting
others, senators OF the South who unanimously voted
for the OF State with the slavery prohibition,
taken iron the former limits of louisiana acquired
from Spain and France regret, sir beng called upon
TO make any ausion 10 this matter inasmucn the
ator from South Carolina Mr. CALHOUN not present
But as have been denounced, and this has been at
tempted be made the subject OF annoyance TO IL IL
due that in public, in my place in the Senate regardless
OF everything, loher than becoming decoum and due
Difference To the superior and standing OF that gentle
mar, } that should vindicate myself against whatever
deem charge unjusily made against me- The senator
said the South accused OF having yielded her princi
plies, (referng the Missouri compromse,) and as adj
hitting the power Of Congress TO exclude slavery from
Territories. IL compromise wnere D0th waived,
neither yielded their opinion" not here then
was not actor on that STAGE but will refer TO the
history oil the subectio the history OF the times; and
will not on this refer TO the memoir diary Of
Mr. Adams Very different, however, was the in
reference TO the Oregon bill passed the session pre-
cedlng the last There the North conended for the alb
soue right TO exclude slavery from all the Territories
and announced their determination to it, against
the offers OF the South TO compromise the question by
extending the Missouri compromise liue to the Pacific
That offer subsequently refused, and the bill passed
without any compromise.
Mr. President, il correct in the history OF those
proceedings il not the Northno member from the
North--wno moved to lay the bill on the table, but il
was member from the South. Yet II is charged upon
the North do not intend to vndicate the North against
the South, bui shall nothing extenuate, down
aught in malice" Let il be shown to the world how
both parties stand in reference this vexed and
pleasant question, that they may better approach the
truth and become reconced 10 each other The Oregon
bill not intended to be practical assertion OF the
naked principle that Congress had the power conended
| for in the Wmot Proviso Senators who were then
present will recollect distinctly that the Wilmot Provso
on that occasion met with little favor from any
measure that before the Senate. did not fail
to place every mark OF dsappobaton IL that possi-
bly, could and other kindred projects, such the Buff
falo Convention, which need not mention. But there
is one remark contained in my speech that occasion
that will repeat II is due 10 myself here, il Is due TO
the American people, and il is due my constituency at
home, they should know that, when declaring that
would vote for devoDg every foot soil north Of 3edeg
30 min to the purposes OF reeso, agreeaby 10 the Mis-
sou compromise line, and that the North might establish
there whatever institutions, conormable to the constu-
ton, they thought proper that when il the line
OF 80 deg 30 mn would place myself astride OF that ine
that would retnonstrae and mponune the North not to