The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-30
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 80 1850.

nd that there are not amongst the leading members
me Senate uor do not suppose the leaders are all OF
one sde there has not been found to stand up herr
and advocate that old ordinance OF the old Congress
Older than the constutionw is denounced infa
nous, over and over again The official reporters o
are paid BY the column for publishing the debates Of ihi.
body day after day. and week after week. denounce this
measure as Infamous and suppose everybody that sus
word sit quietly places, and hear the faith
our fathers, and the doings OF this Congress- from It's
earliest moments up TO the present day-no, up to
lS4S-denounced as Infamous, and not word is said in
reply Thegreat problem now is, how to get over this
difcuitynot how TO meet il in the face, but how 10 st
fe i and put away. 1t is dead, sirconessedly dead
il shall offend the too delicate olacores OF gentle
men. That is the position in which we stand,
Now sir, for one do not stand here to defend ad-
yocate the policy Of the President bold challenge was
made here the other day. calling upon any of the friends
Of the administration to come forward and defend it,
Well. am no friend or enemy Of the administration.
They may take care ct themselves. and will endeayor
10 take care of myself But will answer one part OF
the charge, as what have 10 say here, but what will
not say IN the newspapers and Isay that for stand
by the infany OF that measure the ordinance OF 1851
and am ready to sustain Iii willing to stagger
der the load the opprobrum, that may be heaped upon
the man that adheres to the old track, and walks in the
steps OF the fathers Of the country
The senator from Kentucky the other day Il have not
his speech before me- but made such impression upon
me that recoec the import Of it said he thought If
this compromise bill was passed, everybody would be
Mr.. CLAY. No, sir no.
Mr.. HALE. have not completed nv sentence. The
honorable senator will please to wait till Iget through
He said that everybody would be satisfied except
A SENATOR. Present company
Mr. HALE. No, not present company, but except q
few miserable fanatics; Now, sir. 70 use homely
could not bring better grst 10 the hopper for these Ia
nahcs to grind than this same compromise bill. No,
cir; BY no possibility could be devised
fho nf
cradle fanatics" 20, the wretchesD lLaugher.] No,
sr; II there are any that want TO give them food let
them pass this compromise bill, and they will have
enough TO do. For what is this compromise bill
saw suggested The other day that in obedience to the
old song, that cannot alter things, will change
their names this bill was going g be rechristened and
styled the adjustment" Whatsihis adjustment what
does do. .have listened TO the speeches OF those
who have attacked it'll have listened with great deal
OF interest," and greatly TO my edifcaon hope, and yet
bring my intellect to exercise and with the greatest
degree Of charity for all mankind that can possibly
feel, these gentlemen, though they have talked with
eloquence SURPRISING what had conceived it possible
for Them to eynce in such cause, have failed 10
vince nae that they really mean in their hearts to 90
against this bill. after all, And think have seen the
true secret OF this opposition which they have disclosed
do attribute hypocrisy to these gentlemen because
the prophet has told u.s. centuries ago. that "he human
heart is deceitful above all things that hearts
may deceive ourselves in regard to this well other
things.
will tell you what is in my opinion the secret OF this
apparent opposition This bill has been proposed and
the southern gentlemen have seen that the North have
think they have not Obtained something That is
the OF it. They have taken the whole Of the terri
Tory TO begin wth,hey have taken the lions sbare and
then they have got the fugitive slave bill, which makes
hunting ground OF all the rest of the country-and
pretty large extent of territory s-and yet they not
satisfied was asking southern man the other day, in
friendly and jocose manner what the South would be
satisfied with. Now" said he, will be candid with
you if we can get California and the rest OF the Terrific
Iies, and then take Cuba, we will be satisfied l,iie
while, but not long even them tlaughter1 Well,
believe that man spoke more truth than joke when he
said this There was good deal OF truth lurking
in IT, and admired the candor OF the gentleman when he
said they would not be satisfied great while Because
sir, TO be serious il gentlemen satisfied with this
billths adjustment do they want
What have we got that give They say and they
contend that we cannot egisate directly and absolutely
to make slave and to introduce slavery They do not
ask that should do because, when they to
say that. then the converse OF the proposition will fol-
would be cutting their throa,s They simply say.
hands of-et us alone. Now sir, that is very old cry
Some have thought that this doctrine OF
Is npi Ts.T So .a w aa as 0o
whom the Saviour came who said, LET alone; what
have to do with thee" That non-intervention !;
and that is what slavery asks Of US to-day-.Letu us
alone; do not do anything; win go into the Terrific
ries we will 90 when, and where, and how we please
but let alone; hands of intervention that is all
we ask y Well, sir, this bill does all that. 1t gives
them all that they ask, and still they not satisfied.
Now say my friends at the North. il there is single
one that sympathzes with me, you cannot satisfy these
gentlemen; that when you have drank the cup OF
caion snd concession TO the very dregs you will fail
satisfy them, for up TO this time have conceded and
conceded; and concession only creates demands.
Who supposed four years ago that would be seriously
contended the part Of the advocates Of slavery this
hoor that Congress had power TO legsate in the Ter
rtories, when every page OF legislation from the
adoption OF the constitution down 10 the close OF the ad
OF President Polk, covered with
statutes recognising the exercise Of this rghl The very
ment that il was constitutional exercise Of power to
prohibit slavery in the Territories
A SENATOR. No
Mr. HALE. Somebody says no. But there Is the act,
and there is the approval read IL there do not 20
10 any subsequent messages explaining what the Presi-
dent would have done under certain circumstances but
take the act il stands, to which Is appended the sig.
nature Of Jane. Polk say, then, sir, that begin.
ming with the administration Of Washington and CON.
ing down 10 that Of James X Polk, am not aware Of
time when the Territories of the United States not
covered with this prohibition Who that knew anything
OF the history OF the country could have contemplated
that the time would have arrived when the exercise OF
this constitutional power of Congress would have been
denied
Now sir, have only TO say this for myself say
Il for myself and my constituents-tbat, upon this ques-
him; and, II Baa. him." There is, there be
legimaiely no compromise upon the question whether
the American government at this day should place itself
upon the side of freedom OF slavery There can be
and there ought to be no compromise between the ques
on whether slavery shall be into Territories now
for one shall vote against any amendment which is to
wrap up the plain, naked features Of this proposition by
circumocuton-s amendment about which no two
members OF the Senate can agree as TO what II