The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-03


from which il arosehe atenal feeling OF the people
and for one. have fear OF its pepeuty-none tna'
will not survive beyond the limits oi human specua.
ton, expanding and hardening with the lapse OF tune, 70
extend its blessings to ages unnumbercd and people
nnumerabe, include within its empire all the useful
produs. oi the earth and exsmPy the sapss'.y soS q
Nj BALDWIN Before the vote is taken. wish TO
explain my own position When this bill was before the
COMMITTEES OF the whole, the senator from Louisiana
moved to erase those words from the bill which pro-
hibted the territorial legislature from passing any law in
respect 2 slavery voted sgsnst the amendment pro pro.
words, intending TO meve myself an amendment % the
BILL declaring that the Mexican laws prohibiting slavery
should continue in force until they should be repealed BY
Congress. On the following day made that motion,
which did prevail and since that time the bill has
nndsgone very material changes and the circumstances
Of the Territory that is to be affected BY TINS bill have
also materially changed and the present occasion,
although voted against the motion OF the senator from
Louisiana to those words from the original bill
shall now vote 10 favor OF the erasure OF the words now
am also influenced somewhat in the course | shall
take upon this amendment by the action OF the Senate
90 s ss
which about TO establish in this bill shall
not into operation in any portion Of the Territory Of
government be formed embracing any portion OF that ter
Titoy until the State OF Texas shall come to some agree
ment with the commissioners whom 1t is proposed TO ap
point to confer with her in relation to her boundaries
This, Mr. President is the very OF the propo
siiion made by the senator from New York MIR. Sew
AlDl to amend this bill Friday lasthe having pro-
posed that New Mexico with the constitution which
understood TO have been already formed and Of which
that senator had received copy from one OF her dele
gates should be admitted voted against that PROPOSE
ton because, aside from the other objections that Were
urged against its introduction into this bill, deemed it
premature for Congress to take any action IN relation 70
constitution which may have been formed by the State OF
New Mexico until was regularly presented 2 us oy
OF the treaty In that event. declared my readiness TO
perform what conceived be the duty OF this govern
under n the husSSn q s treaty n.y. Ba, s as
Georgia yesterday declared that these people shall not De
admitted State until the State OF Texas shall come to
with se nun, ,o G Os Sss
left unproyded for by Congress- with any government at
all except the military government created by the former
administration, have assembled with the consent OF tna
military government upon the application OF the people
of the Territories, formed constitution formed what
in effect provisional government with the assent OF
the people am disposed as far AZ possible consistently
leave these people At liberty under the provisional gov
eminent which they have formed. TO do what all con-
csds they would Be At liberty to DO provided DC ssy wse
mental law OF this provisional government have declared
effect that the preexisng Mexican laws prohibiting
slavery should continue in force They have done thai
which accords with my own opinion. They have done
what there be doubt the people OF that Territory
desire. am unwilling, therefore, TO sanction the
to repovs them Tor doing that which
M Mr I EWING WING Nj. President wish to give my reason
lew of s give me
prohibition against Legislation by the territorial govern
ment Of New Mexico, upon important subject which
y h me o q " ~
the territory Now, Mr. President, il must be borne in
mind that the amendment yesterday restricted the exien
Of this territory e s west .as q me ne fo Ssn
until day in June next; and then, unless Congress
Texas act the territorial laws. whatever they may be-
over The whole Territory New
Mexico, east as well as west Of the Rio Grande.
Now, sir the territory west Of the Rio Grande con-
as OI sss imam
Of Pueblo Indians. How many men there will be there
who capable OF legislation at acapable Of anything
like self goyemment-l know not There may De lew
il there be, il be very small number None OF the
principal towns lie west OF the Rio Grande no we'll
cultivated portion OF the country lies west OF the Rio
Grande You take then small strip Of frontier coan n
legislation and when they have gone on and legislaed
for year, and passed such laws as they please TO
" es Of
many OF whom are men oil capacity, genius and in'ei
the laws Afterwards II is very true, II they be not laws
that relate TO and extend into the future and have their
effect in the future We well know that there many
laws passed early IN the Territories % mat 90 extend
within the whole Territory That, then, being the fact
OF the case in favor o restricting legislation there
Just 90 far be restricted would restrain legis
aiiou upon the subject because would not permit that
handful of people, having little intelligence as un-
des,and they havc fix the desnies OF that great mass
and many particulars without their concurrence al ALL and
without their assent 10 the act Controlled them BY this
arendment in this bill, shall vote for retaining these
restrictions; and would he glad TO restrict them further II
possbIeesrct them just lar as possible In regard TO
legislation because II Is moi OF selfgovernmest on
the contrary, 10 the Of few individuals governing
lae population TO some extent, though not forever,
to mould their desnies.
Mr.. MASON We were told yesterday, Mr.. Presi.
dent by ihe honorable senator from Louisiana that this
provision which il proposed now to strike from the
bill was probably the only one contained IN II winch
looked TO designed 70 furnish any security for
those rights which the southern States have been con-
tending for; and being OF that character, IL is proposed
now although il adopted by majority of the Senate
several weeks since, to strike II out and we are tod oy
honorable senators-pnncpay by the chairman oil the
committee and enforced BY suggestions Of the senator
from Michgan-hat il was necessary TO strike IRON the
bill this provision, in order 10 conform Il to the great
principle OF non II n styled at the south,
and which is considered the ark OF its safety Sir do
not detan the Senate st this time, for take but
little pat in this debate am always content to listen
questions than am. But am not at liberty, when SEN
ators tell that contravenng and destroying
principle to which the South has looked Tor Its safety
am not at liberty to remain silent, when know the very
reverse is the case.
What is this principle Of non intervention II recol-
lect right one of the timbers that were used IN
constructing presidential platform convention OF
all the States were assembled at Baltimore in order 70
make nomination for the presidency and this principle
II fufnr q fhou nc