Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-13

he Inhabitants within this Dis'ric;-'he :
which the one owns and the other waits,
hat husband may perlIaps be put along
with his wife, or wife with her husband
do not mean 10 touch al all the question
Of the right Of property in slaves among
persons living within the District; but the
Slave Trade 10 which ] refer was, | think,
pronounced an aboninaton more than -
years ago, by one of the most gifted and
distinguished sons Of Virginia. the late
Ir. Randolph And who S there who IS
not shocked at its enormity' Sir. i IS
great mistake al the North il they suppose
tina, gentlemen living IN Inc Slave States
look pom one who is 7 regular trader IN
slaves with any particular favor and KIND
ness They are cilen--s1nlet!m UNJUST
". pcriiap excluded from social inter
cocrse. have known some memorable
instances Of this sort. Bur then. what IS
this tradcl II is good deal Limited since
the retrocession OF the portion al the DIS
irict formerly belonging 10 .rGinia.-
There arc Nlexandra. r chmona- Peters
burg. and Norfolk south Of the Potomac.
and Baltimore. Annapolis. and pcrh ps
oin.r ports. north Of the Potomac. Let
the slave dealer, who chooses 70 collect
his slaves in Virginia and Maryland 20
TO these places: LEI him not come here and
establi n his lails and put on his chains,
and sometimes shock the senSlb.i.iles OF
oar nature by a long train Of slaves pas
sing through that avenue leading rom TINS
Capitol 10 Inc house OF the chlet magis-
trate Of one Of the most glorious Repua-
lies that ever existed. Nhv should he
no, do III Sir, | am sure speak the sen
,.mcnt, Of every Southern man. aud eve
~ man coming from the Slave Stats,
VIXEN | say let il terminate. and that II IS
an auoinnation. that there is no occasion
Tor lit ought no longer 10 be tolerated
The seventh resolution relates - 4 sub
lec: embraced in a bill now under con5il-
Grafton BY the Senate. 1t is as follows:
RrS7Iccd. That moro ctfac,ual provs-
ion ought to be made By law. according 10
the RECRUITMENT Of the constitution. for the
restitution and delivery of persons bound
to service or labor in any State who my
escape into any other State or territory in
the Union.
Sir. that is so evident. and has been 50
clearly shown bv the debate which has al
ready taken place on the subject, that |
have not now occasion 10 add another
word
The las, resolution ofihc series Of eight.
g az fpil0ws:
Rr8oirca. That Congress has no pow
or 10 prohibit or obStruc The trade in slaves
between sldvcholding States: but that The
admission or exclusion Of slaves brought
from one into another Of them. depends
exclusively upon their own Par'iculcrlaws
|, is obvious tIjat no legislation IS nocos-
sarv. or intended 70 follow thu, resolution
# merely asserts truth established ~ the
highest authority Of law il this country.
and in conformity with TIA, decision |
trus, there vii! be one universal acquics-
cencc.
I shoull not have though. II necessary
to embrace in TINT resolution the dcc,ara-
ton WHICH is embraced in il. bur that
thought il might BE- US Gul il treating Of ih-
whole subject. and ~ accortlancr with the
practice Of our Brits, and American an
cestors, occasionally 10 resort 10 great
funlnmcrtal principles. and bring them
freshly and maniiesilv before our eyos.
from time 10 time. 70 avoid their being vi
olatel upon any occasion.
Mr. President. You have before you tho
whole series of resolutions. tho whole
scheme Of arrangement and accommoda-
ton Of these distracling questions. which
| have 70 offer. after having hes owed on
these subjects the most anxious. intensely
anxious. consideration ever since I have
been in this body. How far il may prove
acceptable to both or either Of The parties
on these great questions, it is not for ne TO
say. think it ought to be acceptable to
both There is no sacrifice of any prin-
ciple, proposed in any Of them. by either
party. The plan is founded upon mutual
forbearance, origna t,ng in spirit Of con-
Citation and concession; not Of principles.
but Of matters o. feeling. At the North,
Sir. know that from feeling. by many at
least cherished MS being dictated b. con
sidcrations OF humanity and philanthropy.
there exists sentiment adverse to the in
s,,u,ion of Slavery.
Sir. might, 1thinls-alhou. believe
this project contains about an equal Il
mount Of concession and forbcarancc on
beth sidcs-havc asked from TAG Free
States of the North moro liberal and
extensive concession than should be ask
cd from the Slava States. And why. SRI
W IN you. gentleman OchaloFS o. inc rec
States, what is it, An abstraction. Il SEN
iirnert-a sentiment. if you please Of hu
mainly md philanthropy noble senti
men,, when directed rightly. with 10 sin
lister or party purposes; an a.rocions SEN
timen:--a detcstable sentim cnt--or rather
the abuse Of it-when directed 10 the nc
omplShmen: OF unworthy purposes. !
said that Nigh; ask from YOU larger and
more expansive concessions than from the
Slave States And whvl You arc M
more powerful than the Slave
States Not that there is any Difference
for upon TINT subject cannot 60 along
with the ardent expression Of feeling bv
$ ,rno Of my iricpd-- coming from the sam
class Of States from which | come-not
that there is anv difference in valor in
prowcss. in noble and patriotic daring
whenever il is required for the safety and