The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-20
CITY OF WASHINGTON, THURSDAY MORNING JUNE 90 1850

Of Territory in forming their State constitution, hav
full power to provide for all their relations, political
civil, and domestic, at their pleasure. They regulate h
departments OF their governments, the great principles
OF their constitution, precisely as suits them And Con
gress has just the right 10 say that Stale shal
not have governor, or that he shall be appointed
by the President but branch oil legislature,
10 require the surrender Of any other attribute OF SOW
eregnty. tins; and the same right 10 regulate, b
conditions of admission, the relation OF husband and
wife. parent and child, those Of master and ser
want Once pass the limits OF sovereignty, and Con
new States and they will be degraded in their owl
eyes, and in those oi the country, Il Is congressional
declaration that such States incapable OF exercising
Will wlsay o them, You are ii % determine M but no
that question Of internal policy, and therefore we will
determine i Tor. you Such will be the result. and i
will be followed 'by fundamental change in our con-
and rights, holding by the constitution, and others
merely BY constitutional tenure. He who believes thai
such doctrine be practically adopted in this
try s ignorant of the very first element Of our national
in its broadest sense, including every
person. and extending to every object This latitude ol
happsnsa nany since Il S al The
constitution OF that State gave power 10 the governor o
the judges the address Of the two branches Of
the legislature In the days Of Governor McKean be
required 10 judge OF the supreme court BY
address, under this clause Of the constitutions but ne
refused 70 do it, and with that spirit Of opposition which
he sometimes exhibited be said he would LET TIE leglsa.
Congress means tconf, agreeaby 70 the senator from
New York, unless State applying for admission willlay
It's sovereignty at the feet Of Congress, and quietly re-
ceive back such portion OF il that superior body may
think the people are i TO exercise The gentleman from
New York includes this power over the question OF
slavery, one that Congress may rghtfuy control in
the Staes and ls included in the category OF con-
gressional powers in the speech he delivered some
time since should like TO have him, or any one else,
tell me why Congress must stop at the question Of sa-
vey in imposing conditions upon new States, upon their
admission into the confedeacy, and why il may not ex
tend these conditions to any other question q internal
powers j. all idle to talk Of any other limitation but
the will of Congress and any other Of the attributes OF
sovereignty may Be demanded. well the power %
regulate slavery can assure the honorable senator
competent 10 determine all those matters as the people
Of the older States, and just resolnte 70 do
Mr. KING. Mr.. President, would not have con-
such an amendment should be made 10 the bill OF not
but that cannot shut eyes TO the TACT that there
great many individuals in both houses Of Con-
gress-and regret 10 say it, srwho suffer themselves
70 lose sight Of what they to the constitution Of
their country, and express determination never 70 per-
nit another slave State to come into The Union Now,
sir the senator ffom Connecticut evidently disngenu
The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thinks il is not in
order to say senator ia disingenuous.
is dsingenuous. because does not carry with it what
the senator means.
The VICE PRESIDENT was understood TO say hat
he supposed that was In order
Mr. KING. The senator means BY II, II he means any
thing, 10 himself and to others the right which
they profess TO believe constitutional right 10 prohibit
the people q Territory who have formed neli soas; b
from coming into this Union unless they comply with
certain stpulaions which be and others think proper to
impose upon them in direct violation OF constitutional
rights.
Mr. BALDWIN would ask the honorable senator
from Alabama BY what authority he imputes TO me any
sentiments one way Or the ohe except such as are IN
dica,ed by the amendment have proposed carefully
avoided in my amendment doing more than to reaflrm
what the treaty itself stipulated to provide.
Mr. KING. The treaty has nothing to do with this
question further than to make il obligatory upon the gov
eminent OF the United States TO admit these people into
the Union when they think proper, with all The privileges
OF American citizens But this very different question
When the Missouri agitation distracting the whole
country the Missouri compromise line, as II was called,
was established to quiet agitation. BY whom was i
established BY toe North; And what did the North
dol The North stipulated that south OF that line those
States that should be formed out Of the territory lying
there should be admitted into the Union with or without
slavery as the people might determine Well, cir, when
Texas was introduced into the Unon arrangement in
the resolutions OF annexation carried out the same prn
cpleurged in the other house OF Congress- acquesced
in in hsthat the people residing south OF the line 30
territory belonging TO Texas, with the consent Of Texas,
be admitted into the Union with or without slavery,
they themselves might choose and decide.
Now, the amendment offered by my friend from Iowa
s in precise conformity with what was adopted when
Missouri admitted and also with the resolutions OF
annexation Now, what is The ground upon which gen
they do let them come out frank and honorable
and what they meando they mean TO say that il
they happen 10 be in Congress- trust 10 God many OF
them viii not be here, [augher]-they will oppose the
admission OF States into the Union because the people OF
the Territory, forming constitution under the sanction
of Congress. think proper 10 tolerate slavery tell
them, and tell the country, and let them understand H.
that whenever that time shall arrive when there found
majority in both houses OF Congress prohibiting the in
PRODUCTION of State into this Union because the people
choose 10 have slavery choose TO regulate their internal
aairs-hat hour that majority shall be found deter
mining the admission OF State upon snch principles into
this Union, will the days OF this republic be numbered
Then you will find that there will be division OF opn
ion in the Souih--that we will act as one man.
Sir, though as said when first arose, that did not
entirely with the honorable senator from Mch-
gan. that this constitutional right that could
not take away, and that did not consider oil much
importance that this amendment should be passed, yet
when found gentlemen unwilling 10 state ia advance
Of their action what their opinion would be, under such
circumstances. having doubts thrown upon that subject
is right and proper that of the South should know
know that they not 10 be precludtd from coming into
this Union because they happen 10 particular de-
scripon Of properly, ana do not choose to dyest them
selves OF that property TO crafty faBalicsm anything
else believe lha as the amendment has been Off red,
II Il il rejected II il is amended proposed by the
senator from Connecticut, would have most uniorn
nae influence. The Souh IL tits not passed, will new
er be made 70 believe tna i is no. determination on the
part Of the North 10 prohbt the Introduction Of States
unless they prohibit slavery. Nov, with that understand
ing what will be the result Just IL with Cali.
fornia The people o the Territory anxious 10 throw
of the territorial govenment--ihey desrous TO be-
members OF the United States, and wish 10 form
their constitution They driven By the force TO cir
cumstances to do what they would not otherwise do; a
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