The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-02


The majority. and arrange the BILL that You can get
70 pass The bill will pass and this very clause IN your
bill which 10 prevent Intervention, aud 10 lie up The
hands of your local legislature, 10 be stricken down.
and they are TO be lief, entirely free egisate they
please Ii is equivalent TO giving them direct instructions
to enact such law they have hitherto enacted of
know Thai they will do il The doctrine 10 held up and
ed AZ sword for and shield Tor another
know YOU will pass the amendment care set{ lule
about H. The matters are all arranged would seem
that am overcome BY the majority OF Tue members; bui
am not as the representative OF one OF the States be
cheated other words, am not TO Dc deceived by the
mode Of les,ss'io9 upon ms suolsc,, ~ os 49,.
who has iust taken his seat calls Tor remark IRON
was in favor % this amendment because We could get
the bill This has been rather annadveh.
ed upon by the distinguished friend before me- as being
MI BUTLER I'm his seat) Oh, no; ! DID not say
so | do not think so; for we all do II
Mr. PRATT "We all do II " aud therefore he would
MIR BUTLER, (,n his seat No: did mol say that
Mr. PRATT. Ii we believe the measure lisht--ii We
believe that the passage OF this bill VIII bring peace 10
the country and Introduce harmony where everything
but harmony exists, are we MOI right N agreeing
any amendment which does no AFFECT The principle
which we are in favor Of and which will have the effect
to pass the hill ask the senator from South Carolina
if he believed, as do, that the passage OF ,his bill
sentia 10 the peace Of the couutrytlat without It, IN all
we shall have between the United
States troops and Texas bringing wilhn It's vortex moi
only the United States and Texas but The Uniied States
and all the southern States OF tins Unon-wou he
vote Tor any amendment 10 the bill wiich ls not in.
consistent with principles or our Rights and which
would have the effect to pass the bill II gentlemen say
that this wrong, and have heard II from other quarters
they may make the most OF IT, do believe that upon
the passage OF this measure depends The peace Of this
great county do not see IN the amendment proposed
any thing wrong principle On the contrary, believe
that the section which am Interested will be benefit
ed By the alteration, according 70 the Poposiion OF The
sena Tor iron New Hampshire. Believing 20, and beev
ing il will have the effect OF making friends TO The
bill which to INTRODUCES peace, am to be held here
as doing wrong because announce that a, the principle
OF my vote!
Mr. President, one moment in reference to the argu.
men of my honorable and distins ushed friend before
me, mir BUTLER What is it, sir say that the true
doctrine OF the South is that neither the executive nor
the legislative branch OF this government can have any
power to interfere any way with the subject OF slavery
anywhere Does my distinguished friend deny that prop
rot think he w-are we not, by including in this bill
the prohibition upon the territorial Legislature from es
latng upon this subject--ars we not Legislative
branch of the federal government, interfering with the
subject Of domestic slavery! But, sir, if do moi pos
sess the power OF interfering with slavery, have
the power to include in that bill the clause proposed to BE-
stricken out Aud although it should remain If we have
not the power, that portion of the bill would be contrary
to the constitution, and would be imperative Now my
friend from South Carolina says that this is interfering
with the South, because he says that the territorial
legislature will the day pass law by which slavery
will be eXcuded and the honorable senator from Ten
nessee who preceded him in the debate taking another
striking this II the Mexican law exists there,
what power will this territorial government about
to establish there possess! II will only possess the
Mr. TURNKEY win the senator allow me word in
explanation do not insist that the Mexican laws
force. | only went on TO show that many claim them to
be IN force, and that their arguments urged with
much talent that ii al least doubtful question with
all how the point would he decided by judges to be ap
pointed BY free soil President
MIR pRA TT resumed Mr. President, we have heard
the question OF party brought into the field for the rS
time to-day and we now have II alluded 10 for the hrsl
time thai we now have Presiaen, who s not southern
ne hnFp hear ri
was southern lan and what did he do! He signed
bill containing the Wilmot Provso And now il 10
planned that this gentleman not southern President
SIR, believe that the honorable gentleman who is at the
head OF the executive of the federal government will do
what he believes il to be his constitutional duty to do
do know what that may be but he will aci
in accordance with his views oi the constitution.
Now wlleay that, according 10 the doctrine OF some
here, the Mexican law which excludes slavery exists Ia
the limits OF these Territories Ii that DC true, will il be
right To exclude BY express legislation here, from The
territorial legislature the power to annul those laws!
My honorable and distinguished friend from South Caro-
lima only took one and that the opposite OF the sub
ect that the power being conferred upon this Legislature
they would only it in the enactment OF the Mex
laws should they have ceased to exist What they
do exist and the territorial legislature possess the power
to repeal them Where would be lhe Of striking out
this prohibition?
did not design to say word upon this subject.
further than had already explained my views but my
honorable and dsting uished friend before Mr. But
LsR spoke of this being done get votes and that the
whole matter settled beforehand. II 90, have no
about it than the honorable senator himself. took
for granted that would the OF the honorable
gentleman who moved it, ! saw no disadvantage 10 Nt
South in the fact that il would his vote and u
nothing conflict with the interests OF my
suens OF any part of the country, that would Ger
taniy be strong reason why should vote for it.
Mr. BUTLER IL is due to my honorable friend from
Maryland that should say, very few words, all that
ntend To say in reply 10 his remarks When used the
expression that this bill would 20 through because pro
pated the majority and that il was arranged to produn
that effect intended 10 throw imputatiou npon my
friend his purposes; for sir believing he does that
this bill is eminentIy calculated this coun
peace and harmony, while this amendment would moi IN
tereTe with the interests OF his section OF the coun
measure altogether for the whole country well c
his own pacsar section, do not blame him for resort
ing to what is termed parliamentary address to Obtain
votes, making no sacrifice OF principle. But IN the view
take OF it, say that could not, because regard es
sental principle as involved lie does not regard M
principle involved He may very well, therefor
vote for il according to his view, while shall vo1
to characterize this Of Legislation wrong
itself II this amendment will obtain votes should not
De rejected that account by the friends OF the bill bu
they very well take the ground OF the senator iron
Mar and; and believing that they vote for il with
out violating sense Of duty, they may vote for i be
cause II will gain votes for the whole measure. ce
tanly would be the very last TO take ground agana
that
have said that we held the doctrine OF non-nterven
ton but BY the laws OF Mexico, Mexico has herself ~
tervened and placed this prohibition obstruction in TOE
way Taking that obstruction out OF the way do mol
regard intervention nj all am ready restrain New
Mexico from passing laws way the other 80 "a
allow persons 10 there and try the validity OF the laws
OF the United States and OF Mexico unhesitangy ay
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