The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-16
CITY OF WASHINGTON SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY lo 1850

can doubtless BE obtained al some early day. through ths
numbers OF agents and Office holders the North gives
annually 10 this city temporary resientsl Is this OF
either OF these propositions concession to the South
Are 10 ~ hs treasury. n order that il may be emped
Coz purpose ~ abolition Is that one OF the purposes
ior whc submit 10 taxaiion direct and Indirect Car
money be appropriated from the treasury for any othe
than those purposes indicated in the constitution Ans
this constitution formed for the purpose Of emanci
sir. seems 10 me that this is question whichgiyes
~ own solaton-needs no answer What has been The
progress of emancipation throughout the whole history
of our toantrys IL has been the pressure OF free abo
apon he ess profitable slave labor until the slaves were
an.sred 70 sparse, Isgon and Their number was rs
ger of serious loss. emancipation might occur II this
federal government had been invested with susteeshiI
ss ss q p. Sss s sp ss sa Sesd Sas san
that appropriations OF money might be made out Of the
treasury fof purposes OF abolition in the District Of Co.
Bu cir i Il true thai the State of Maryland alone has
any interest In this question: Is il true that there is no
implied faith towards other States than Maryland not TO
Spsd y SaS ~ his cao and ,bese X public edces
expected il 10 be neutral ground upon which they might
alt come with their rights equally recognised, each as in
the dIefent sections OF the Union. Was there no i'm
Piled iah 10 lheml DO all these expenditures hey have
made Tor the public buildings, considering them the
common properly Of the United States. carry wAh them
obligation of implied faith Are they 10 be pre-
vened when they here TO attend session OF Con
gess Tor any oher purpose )m bringing with them
species OF property which southern family must have Tor
equal ioong in this Derct the common property oil the
several States, slavery were abolished and the south
ern were not permitted TO bring with him species
of dome tics 10 which he Is accustomed and attached
and which are therefore Necessary to him Wou he
ave the privileges IN this District a. those who
have domcscs OF another sort II not, then say i
10 be the common property OF the United States
II which the cilzens Of every State have equal priyi-
leges
win now. sir. in this connexionbecauss it is 20
much pointed than anything which could ofer on
the subject refer TO the remarks made by the hoRorabe
senator iron Kentucky, when formerly member OF this
holy, upon this very subject on petition for the abol
ton OF slavery In the District OF Columbia He then
said,
.'Tne following is provision Of the constitution Of the
Uard Siases Ia reisrsncs % this mat esi
.sTo ~x-roise x,h.ive Legislation In AL cases whaso.
sush dl.,rlt lna esd,ng Esa miles sGuare)
may by cssian oi particular Siates and tue accep
!. Congress- become tho sea, q government OF the
.This provision preceded, Ia point Of time, the actual
cassi,ns which made BY the States Of Maryland and
of ssysrnmen d The Uu,ed States aud grant The
,ut OF exclusive iesa,ion must be understood, and
be ai~ays Insprerd as having relation 70 tho Oh
lee oi lne ccssoa"
.lfi, vsre necessary ,h- efficiency Of this place
OF the general abolish slavery. wch L.
utterly denied. tue abolnoi should confined to the
c.. winch promP, i-rha. is g ihe limits oths city q
lin hc - rsment o lne itsd san,s nave no more %
win ,he laha asns Of he adacsns counIes of Mary
land aud Virginia which lis beyond ths District"
ory u Columbia wa. for ssI Of sosersms wnalsse
power i nscessary TO acconplsh object Is carried
along by he grant Bur the abSiton Of slavery IS not ne
cessay enjoyment of this site sea- of,hs gen.
era COVE lnent the grant Ia the constitution OF cx
al tgslatso over the District was made ~
the o exclusive authority OF the general
20 render this place safe and secure seat OF
ru of me bissrc Tue power grated ought 10 be inter
prred and exercised solely 70 the snd Tor which was
grsntd"
Tha, hold to be more conclusive argument than the
one which the senator offered upon this occasion. We
have right TO exercise any authority over the District
OF Columbia except for those purposes Tor which y was ce
ded the United States by the States 10 which formerly
belonged Until the agumea heretofore used Is answered
more effectively than this occasion - perhaps un
necessary 10 disturb It s' a. 70 ihe Argument o. .ne
senator that slavery was prohibited IN Mexico, and
that thereby IL 10 prohibited in the Territories acquired
from her, ii il were hold good in relation to slavery,
il must equally hold good with reference 70 some sxly
law. In letter from the Secretary oil the Treasury,
March 30h, si7, he states that about sixty nricles OF
bi,ioa n Mexico, including many Of the most common
articles OF trade, such as cotton and cotton iabrcs
tobacco cloths grain OF all kinds and most kinds OF
leather and other articles II the right OF the
saveholder TO migrate into the Territories and to carry this
species of property here Is prohibited by Mexican laws
the right ri the ordinary trader TO enter there with
hi6ed ana the fixht which every citizen freely
exercises oi free trade IN The Territories does not exist
OF right Bat the right OF free trade throughout the Uni,
ted States Ia derived IRON the constitution, and resulted
necessarily and instantly from the transfer oil the country
to the Uaed States That right equally applies TO the
transfer OF slave property IRON the domicil Oh the
owner in any ol the States 10 the same Ternioes and
the Mexican laws are no more in force on this subject
than on the other.
But II am told, by way OF answer. that the revenue
laws are extended the Teritores reply they are
extended only by the authority of the constitution. The
Mexican law which abolished slavery had not the same
vadity-t had not the same formaiity-not The same
binding force as those which prohibited these sixty emu
merated articles OF commerce II was because the con
suiion overrode these prohibtory laws that Tree trade
now exists BY the transfer Of the territory the sover-
eighty OF Mexico was Withdrawn the sovereignty oi the
United States Immediately extended over the country
and flied the place Ii Il had been referred the Mexican
people, whether they would more readily tolerate the intro
ducon OF slavery Proietantsm within their bounda.
res does any doubt that they would say carry into
California and New Mexico any all of the sixty pro-
hibed articles and slavery likewise but spare the IN
PRODUCTION OF Professionalism.
The sovereignty Of the United States refers back 10 the
constitution. Upon that disposed 10 rest the rxhs
of the South But sir, because, former occasion.
stated what believed TO be constitutional rights. but
country the one claiming that slavery shall be excluded
from all the Territories, and the other con'sndnE that
shareholders have right 70 60 With their pro<ry INTO
all of the Territories. and. these two conncnng pfin-
ciples could not be reconsed and compon'-e was
only to be found in division OF the properly. that
would consent 10 the establishment of line, one siis
OF which OF these principles should prevail and on
the side the other should be recogn'-edheessse
stated this and because suggested that this common ef.
should he divided, changed With the desire 70 80
tabllsh slavery where II does NOT nos exist elaine
existing right the privilege TO 60 into s ne isff.
tory and would not recognise Jour nfht 70 as
from any portion OF the territory; nut, fof one, w<.
willing seitIe the controversy, and incur ihs hAxa