The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-24
THE UNION.

Of parties BY geographical ines from that day the bonds
Of fraiemal union will be weakened, and finally rent
asundsr forever And with the dissolution q ahs
bury 10 blood forever the hopes Of human freedom
throughout the world .
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my constituents and repeat here day. that this Proyiso
twas conceived in sin, and brought forth in inquity
BY Martin Van Buren,, through deep seated desire .
defeat Lewis Cass and the democratic party Yes, MIR.
Chairman this son OF York." that the great democratic
poss hsy had Sssied The breath q political @
stung his benefactors to death" But firmly believe he
has furnished motto for our political regeneration
"the sober, second thought OF the people"
"Truth crushed earth. win rise again
The eternal years OF God are hers"
But if the South ask OF the North to give our con-
sent 10 extend slavery one nch oy taw we say NO, no
The only choice left US is to vote for slavery extern
sion for restriction, will vote for freedom are
no propagendasts OF slavery; we propose to trust me
peopie-and there we stop.
Now, Mr.. Chairman--pardon this digresson--l pro-
pose to inquire whether is necessary and expeden TO
pass the "Wmot Provis0," or otherwise trainme by
congressional action, the will OF the people in these Ter
rtories.
If. as every northern man and many OF the southern
admit, these Territories are now free from African sa-
very how they suppose that the passage oil the Pro-
viso will make them more free The only ground upon
which the Wmot Proviso can be justified BY. repnbli-
that they doubt the capacity OF The people 70 gov
themselves that they believe the people are not so
wise, not SO moral not 80 good and that they do not
love liberty SO dearly as they do Northern solles
wonderfully alarmed for fear the people will not
know what is best for their own welfare for fear these
Far-West, backwoods pioneers will not have sense
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that Congress has the power to do everything not
expressly forbidden Instead Of the republican doc
trine that Congress can exercise no power mol sx.
express grant, and that all not expressly granted
to the general government i reserved to the States
q ,ns y make III peeS
rules and regulations for The people OF the Territories and
coniounds the people and the inherent rights Of man
make all needful rules and regulations for the disposition
OF the property OF the United States.
Mr.. Chairman, assume, on the basis OF republican
liberty, that man. in civilized stale Of society, has the
inherent right life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
ness and also the inherent right in all republican gov
ernments, to have voice. directly, or through repre-
for the government Of that natural right OF life liberty,
and the pursuit OF happiness. And, Mr. Chairman 70
deny any part OF fellow that right as this self
which in oden times declared that "the people were
rabbe, incapable Of selfgovernmen and that none but
the rich and well born should have power to govern
The ignorant ought to thank God that they were
we'll governed and that they should not even desire to
govern II another doctrine, that stnks In the
nosrs of freemen-that is that Great Britain. headed
by King George, right IN the days OF the reyolu-
tonary struggle, and that colonies were wrongthat
King George and his Parliament had right to tax us
without our consentthat be had right TO send standing
armies to be stationed among them in time Of peace to
eat out their substance without their consent.
This Provso doctrine assumes another federal toned
that the o. Sess nG
slaves once get foothcd there This again sets up the
dea that northern folks must needs watch over you for
fear YOU will suffer yourselves to be imposed upon Mr.
Chairman If slaves are taken there, constitutional dis
rct court OF the United States will also go there. In
that court II any person feels aggreved, will be found
tuition and laws OF the land But now here comes the
sticking point These exclusive lovers OF liberty and
freedom say they will not trust the constitutional trbu-
nails, because OF the Judges are southern men, Here
is the sore that testers deepest They cannot trust the
Supreme Courthey cannot trust the people OF the Ter
rtores they cannot trust Americans TO make their own
laws, for fear these pioneers will ABOLISH freedom, and
impose upon themselves some terrible evil.
These exclusive champions OF liberty and human free.
dom needs take this matter out OF the hands OF
those hard sted honest people OF the tar est
But sir, when the clarion oil war is sounded on our
western Indian border, does the patriotic ardor OF this
free SOIL free speech party rally 70 ns stand
ue generally sr they are found saying that our coun-
try is wrong, and the enemy right
But word upon the subject Of the Missouri COM
promise will vote for it, will never yield TO
the doctrine OF restriction the inherent rights oil the
people, either north south OF 800 30 north latitude.
wa TO es
themselves, and not my constituents.
| maintain the position that Congress has quite as
much authority to restrain and restrict l ne s ,ns,iu
tee, guardian and ward, parent and child, as they
have TO restrain the people OF Territory from adopting
their own municipal regulations, while they act within
the powers and limitations OF the constitution OF the
United States Therefore, will not vote Tor the Mis-
souri, compromise, because il should be free north and
free SOUTH If the people say so. am not afraid that
Americans, native or adopted will do wrong to them
selves.
language OF the distinguished gentleman from Massachu
setts, tMr. Manu- He says:
sin conclusion have only add, that such Is my sol
emn and abiding conviction Of the character OF slavery
that under full Of my responsibility to my country
and my God, deliberately say, better dsunion-beuer
civil serve waIbeter anything that God IN his prov
idcnce shall send-han extension Of the bounds Of
slavery"
Who from the South was ever heard to use such Ian.
euagel Who from the South ever implored dlsunion
and civil war; rather than the nonextension OIL slavery
Who from the South uttered so reasonable sent-
mentl answer. none. Let reverse this deliberate
declaration OF the gentleman from Massachusetts and
put il into the mouth oil gentleman from southern
State and then view il in all its wicked and immoral
tendencies Better disunon--better civil or serve
war-beiier anything that God in his providence shall
send-han that we shall not get slavery extended to Cali
fornia or New Mexico" What would the northern
press the northern people, and the northern representa-
lives have said TO such a SENTIMENT II would have
been denounced as most wicked and despcable And
must be recoected that this is not the language oil
gentleman OF the Garrison school OF abolitioniss-he
will not consent TO be classed in that categorybut Il is
from genuine wing of the North,
Mr. MANN rose and said VIII The gentleman from
Indiana allow me TO EXPLAIN !,
Mr.. GORNAN. do not yield the hoor: The gentle
man has written out his remarks, and deal with nothing
else