The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-31

haf-s the schoolhouse Of New England Inc school
master is at home everywhere in New York and az the
time and New York has made niai OF me blessed ex-
ample OF Massachusetts, and Connecticut That what
has been done in my day. since my and your experience
began and than that In every one OF these school
houses is public library O. two hundred and fifty
modern history or science, literature geography and
every other branch Of human knowledge open and
sble TO every eitizsnvman, woman, and chld-in the
Slate OF New York Yes, sir, these four millions and
half have supplied US with libraries which, taken col
lectively, contain more than one million Of volumes.
More than that SIR there has not been left in the State
OF New York. the blind person who has not been taught
to read his has not been left in the State the
deaf and dumb the mute who has not been brought to be
able to give expression OF bis gratitude and praise to God
and degradation below his race More than that SIR we
have not neglected that other unfortunate class have
been asked why not consider the free Sir the
appropriated to their advancement, also TO raise their
dtion to cultivate them to exercise the rights Of self
government and to carry on the great work oi the eman
cpation OF their wherever they found in bondage
Yes. sir. five thousand children Of the African
educated out OF this great fund Of NATIONAL
What becomes Of the reProach then, that this is CHAIR.
yl What would have been the disposition of this fund
il il had been left here SIR II would have been left
the revenues Of this country. always too large too
LIBERAL have been expended in mproyidence It's there
fore that have always claimed that It should be dis
tribued among the States that they might apply It to
works Of adyancement-progress--h humanity.
Now, sir there has been no dimnution OF i all this
time While have been enjoying this four and hall
millions, there is not dollar OF gone Every dollar
is there yet Il is still in The treasury Of the State Of
New York; and all that has been r done has been
not wiser to make such distribution Of this fund than
would be to employ it in encouraging prodigality in the
which the Mexican war had is origin, By which was
brought into this Union 763000000 acres OF public do
main, be added to the one thousand millions we had
before! What has it wrought II has proved, in the
words Of an honorable senator here but Pandoras box
of evils and entertained here day after day. with
the intelligence that the Union must be dssoved-hat i
is really now dissolved-even to-day. We employed
the revenues of the public domains in extending our do
minons that are too large unnecessarily already
Sir, want no more Mexican wars no more lust Of con-
left alone, would Of itself fall into our hands. claim
that the federal government shall be brought at once to
its responsibility to the people and that the people shall
The senator from Georgia and the senator from u
nos grieved that there Is peculiar character about
my proposition in considering he case O. foreigners e.
friend on my left, from Georgia. supposes that ne has
found peculiarly Objectionable feature in this PROPOSE
ton not found IN that q the honorable senator from
because provides distinctly for foreigners without pro-
vldng for others. Sir, these remarks-and am sorry
say the reception wf lo my me TO
what would not have said beforethat the way to de-
feat any benevolent charitable object is 10 bring into
charity which ought 10 Be provided for first Sir the
lgon which inculcates the duty OF charity gives us an
admoniton against such schemes for defeating the ends
Mr. DOUGLAS. Will the senator from New York
allow me to call his attention to the fact that my bill
was brought in FIRST and therefore, that it is his which is
MI. SEWARD do not allude TO the senator's bill
The first time that | have heard OF it from source
to which could acknowledge myself indebted for the
rendered to him the deserved homage Of my gratitude
claim, however that for the senator to join with the sem
ator from Georgia Mr.. DAwsoSl in censurlng me be-
and hcr,
was an unkind aud an unnecessary return Tor That hom
age was going to say tina, the rsg,a,np which nenl-
pale him who negects it, admonshes us also to pour oil
upon and anoint with oinmentwhp precious ointment
the Savior while he is with u.s. though the Pharisee
may cavil, and say that this precious ointment might
have been sold and the value OF given to the poor
Now, SIR, | know OF no other way or performing
the duty OF justice, and OF accomplishing the object
before me Il . no excuse 70 me iGs MOI h paying thus
equally indebted because we have poor in our own
county, am not discharged from the claim OF charity
upon me in behalf Of the sxilss whose Liberties have
from their own land Let them all come on let them
present themselves in whatever order and TO the extent
Il he whole II M my friend from Georgia iMr 6awsosj
supposes that this is the measure OF justice am going
to require him support relief Of Aliens or Of the
hs senator aas f from @ af they much
mistake the nature and character OF my sentiments and
principles with regard to aliens and foreigners am in
favor OF the eQuaiIty OF men-Ol Wncuef tuey
be born in one land born in another. am in favor
of receiving the whole acknowledge them all to con-
sttue one great family for whom 1t Is the business oil
statesmen and the business OF man to labor and to live
And, sir, when do have occasion to ask the votes OF
those distinguished senators and friends in behalf OF the
alien and the foreigner it will be not for the exile mere
w. who is commended TO sympathies for the suffer-
ngs he has sustained in the cause OF liberty in Europe
but il will be for the ameoraon OF the laws OF natural.
ization which put period OF five years and an oath
in the way Of any man Of any country in becoming q
citizen, which raise barrier between ourselves and
will find me and they will find that to the extent that
humanity bears the sembance which 10 impressed upon
by the hand Of our Maker, il is my design and my pur
pose labor TO bring about that equality in the land in
which live and as far may be in all other lands
And, going upon this broad principle have no hesita
ton in saying that there distinction in my respect or
affection between men Of land and Of another; be-
tween men OF one cline and another between men OF
and another; between men OF one color and
anoher no distinction but what Is based NOT upon ns
ons of government, not upon the consent Of society,
but upon their indpidual and personal merit II the
ator from Georgia Mr. DAwsoSl will test this, il he has
this sympathy for free negroes which am reloiced to
hear him proclaim let him bring in his bill and the first
aye that shall respond 10 il will be mineif none should
80 respond TO il before my should be alphabetically
reached shall be nine More than that: IL his sympa.
thies embrace class that deserve them still morethe
savee him bring his bill for the slave and my voice
for emancipatng the slave in any district territory shall
go for il. Nay, let him show way in which
give vote, an efectual vote, for the emancipation
OF the slave, in his own State any State and shall
feel honored to participate in the movements and my