The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-13

While looking forward TO that day its countless gene
Fstons seem % me 70 pc rising up and passing In dim
shadowy review befors as and voice comes forth
from their sered ranks. saying, Waste your treasures
and your armies. if you will raze your Notifications 10
the ground sink your navles into the transmit 10 us
even dishonored name. il you must but the soil Won
hold in trust for usgiye II 70 us free You found free
and conquered il to extend better and suIer freedom
let have partial freedom; let us all be free lei
the revers0n OF our broad domain descend 10 u.s. un.
incumbered and free from the caamIies and the
Mr. DOUGLAS obtained the floor. but gave way for an
Mr WEBSTER, Every citizen may not have in hi.
hand copy of the laws, wish, therefore. TO read to
the Senate section or the joint resolution for the ad.
mission OF Texas. Having done that, could wish, in
ny poor way to address the Senate; but a. hold the
floor only through the kindness OF the senator from -
nois. mr. DoUGLAsl will detain that senator and the
Senate only for single moment, while read passage
me sas f = Fl the ~ %
men shall be able distinctly to hear me read;
And such States as may be formed OUT q that portion
tuds. commonly known as tbs Missouri compromise line,
shall be admitted into e Union, with without slavery
As the people Of each State asking admission desire
No consent of Congress- in that respect being neces-
Mr. HALE. with the consent Of Mr. DoUeLAs) (
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be compelled to differ from the views 80 ably expressed
By the honorable senator from Massachusetts With
great respect desire TO ask him question, which he
may answer or not as he shall think proper ! under.
stood him to place the obligation Of this government to
se GU Of r1s s ).
ted into the Union. The question which wish, with
great ddence and great % propose and which
Is lawyer is this Does the senator believe that i was
competent for the two houses Of Congress- BY Joint
luton to enter into an agreement with foreign nation
geher unconstitutional and void Was Il moi usurpa
ton, the part of Congress- Of the treaty power
vested BY the constitution in the President and twohds
Z Mr.. WEBSTER, i answer, not al ali. The const,u.
ton having given TO Congress the power to admit new
i was then intended to apply to Canada and there is
nothing the law in any degree epugnant to any part Of
the constitution Of the United States
Mr. HALE a am answered fully, sir.
Mr. DOUGLAS, stating that he wished 70 address the
Senate upon the question moved to postpone the orders
Of the day until "Wednesday next. az one O'Clock
rect one missaiement Of fact made BY the honorable
senator from New York. in relation to the question
which forms 90 great portion OF his argument-the
proposition that property in man has never been recog
missed but in two instances to which he has advertedby
treaty which he speaks Of having occurred In The
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questionaby under obligation to respect the etpua.
tons OF aeaty 80 ancient as that TO which ne mas re-
fered in the first instances and the honorable senator has
shown himself ready manner well calculated to ex
cite SURPRISE to absolve himself from the obligations i'm
posed upon him BY that clause Of the constitution But
along with the speech Of the honorable senator from New
York, is that this proposition, which he denies. and
which he says has been only supported in two instances
has been soemny and repeatedly recognised by the ju
dietary of the United States, by Congress, and BY the
treaty -making power OF the Union. The senator from
New York does does not know that the proposition
that slaves are recognised as properly has been soemny
and he does or he does not know that
Mr.. SEWARD, tinterposng) The senator entirely
misapprehends my remarks. stated that found but
two tredtie did not deny that there laws OF the
United States which adopted the principle. merely said
that had found but two treaties in which It was con.
Mr. BERRIEN. The honorable senator will not es-
cape from the effect Of bis misconcepon, and consequent
mssiatement, by combining himself to treaties He either
does or he does not know that the treaties between Great
Britain and the United States expressly recognise slaves
propery that by the treaty OF Ghent concluded in
1884, slaves expressly recognised a. propery and
BY the convention of 1918 the same thing was again
done
Mr. SEWARD mus, beg leave again 10 correct the
senator did not speak Of the principle Of property 70
two treaties in which the errddtion aves was agreed
upon.
Mr. BERRIEN With this second modification on the
part Of the honorable SENATOR LET again consider the
subject By the convention Of 1875 Great Britain agreed
to return the slaves which she had depored during the
war, 10 them their masters to account for
their full value in money In this the obligation
Of extration was implicitly recognised, and the obga-
obligation was enforced by the United States which gov
received the full amount OF the value OF the
slaves which had been deporied They are in terms
recognised In that treaty property and either restored
the persons who claimed ihe or paid for as such by
a pecuniary consideration.