The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-05-22

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AVAsnISGIte, shi Isl
| alr. douglas, yesterday, moved. 3as i 3
ttsf Of the sense Of tie Senate, oS5s ii u
CIay's bill, to lay.iton the table. The3 mo-.
bt,on was rejectcd--yeas, q gas,
1.Ihe Southern opponents OF fiie 81 saasj fa.s
were alI wlliin&exccpt Mr.. Yalee, ts,f tsiyss
tas., ssieuas o. the bill an oppdftGnity ssST
consider and improve it. The resnl. iSl.
ratl,er favorable TO the ultimate sliccess
OF The measure, in the Senate. The bill 4
was taken up, and Mr. Seward was abour5i
10 commence ihe action, hy moving the
| .Flmot proviso; but MIR. Jefferson lar;s
/ struck the ilrst blow. He moved an amend.
mcnt TO the tenth and twenty-seycnrhs ser
tons, by substituting for the words ]. ti,.s
lcSisla tive power Of The Territory shall
pass no lawn respect to African slavery"
tho words, "no law conflicting with tie
| right OF holding 1irican slaves as pro5fIerty. !
,s existing in any State Of tic Uniion.',.....
Mr.. Davis wished To render certain. In
! Southern men, The right To 90 into the Ter.
/ r'iorles with slaves, and hold them there.
I without being subjected TO tile expense of
/ litigation in HE Federal Courts. ifslaye.
try was to go into Territory, there must
DC some laws rcspcctin. t-iaws proiect-{
| ing the owner. ,ssIz
ms motion gave rise to long de5a tc,
whch is not yet concluded. Tie poin,,
made bybIr. Davis, is very important one,
anu ont giving rise 10 diversity of opinion.
| The success OF tie bill depends on the con-
/ slrnct'on ultimately 10 be given 10 those
clauses restricting the Territorial Legisla-
/ tllres, as to slavery. In AIR. Claws origit-
/ al resolutions, he introduced reasons forubt
inserting the Wilmot Proviso, WHICH fGas
sons were deemed by many as lanfanolt,t
to The provso. Mr.. Gays intentfun II {
now To frame the law so That the federation
Of of-A:rican slavery shall depend on The isr i
f.:c', as existing prior to the; e;nrganizafi6niof
the Territory. The 1crriforitorial Govern
ment he, therefore, prohibits f,.,.n enactine
any law respecting siarery.. If any person.
takes slves nto,ihc Territories, in Com.
| petition with labor there, abundant .a. Ten
cents day, The laborcrs protecting Them. !.
selves, lie must, il his right is< at1es ssioIfetl.
maintain II in the Federal Courts. The
court must decide where slaveryiis legal, !
tinier isie McXican law, or, hyiyirt1e oi the
1 cStensi,n, over the Territory, OF the ton
ss'itu,ion oi the United States, or; by tile
law OF the State OF Texas, in application to
that part Of Mexico, west OF tie Rio e rande.
| ami which Tcyas claims In fine, Mr..
Clay leaves this question very much on
The footing on which Clayion's Till Iplacea
1 it 81
Mr.. fnlce, in All argument. on The sub
/ lsct demanded that the right Sof IIfgfiaiii Ifiiiisss
slaves heabsolateiy recognized in the bill !.
I iMr tooic ihoagat there was no necessity
right OF hoiiiig SLAVES. in lie
I was ea:a,ructive right. He sippesteiL
however, an amendment RESTRICTING the
/ Territorial Legislature from either admit.
ting or prohibiting slavery. s {, 81
| WASHINGTON, MAY ~.
/ Tho Senate aguin look up tie Connro.
mise Bill, today. AR, Footc Continued hi.
very energetic and forcible speech in fiyor
! OF the scheme OF compromise. and uartiet,-
Eiriy III vlMlIcaiion OF the views OF M.
LAY. as 10 the question OF slavery in the
territories. alr Footc argued Thai no nm
Vision was necessary for the protection ,fs
slave property in the Territories. because.
~ by constitutional right, slavery went into
! me Territories, prohibition, bv territorial
law, would he mil and vrid and he clc.rlr
showed that, under tho constitution. slaya
property would he protected. The bill
merely prohibits any territorial enactment in
respect TO slavery: and Mr.. Foot. was will
ing that it should prohibit tho passaae of
any bill either admitting or establishing
slavery. Mr.. Clay has stated more than
once, that he attached no importance TO tho
clause in the bill and did not vote for Ia,
When II was put in by a minority OF ,I,e
Committee. The effect, as Ie stn,cd, OF
retaining tile clause inihe bill would be this.
| !hat ", IN any Territories, slavery now ax-,
Isis, y cansloi be abolished by the territorial
legislature and, il in any Ter ,ries. slave.
~ zoos not now exist, il ann, De introduce
ch'by The territorial legislature. TERRITORY
tiiai Is now Tree, MIR. Clay proposes to suffer
10 remain irec--heing satisfied 10 let the lea
''c', as II exists, remain. IL tho bill. remain
rs reported, tho Supreme Court mast de.
eide whether slavery exists in New Mexicn.
t.s sido Of tho Rio Grandc, in virtue Of an.
alleged extension OF the laws of Texas over.
ana also whether it exists in any part OF
me proposed Territories Of Utah and New
Aiex'co. in vir;ue OF an extoiision ever tl,em
OF me Constitution of tho United Sintes.---..
Mr.. Davis, OF Miss, does not by his amend,
'nent, which is still under consideration.
seek TO recognize slavery in The Territories.
Tor no relics on the constitutional right and
the right TO test it, if denied, before the con.
sututonai nmplre--the Supreme Court Uf
the = ). But he demands that territorial
legislation shall not Interfere Wit. rights &C
properly under the Consultation. I|ponn
iormar occasion, lie made an arpunsn,li,
favor Of" division of The ,crritory, a,Imitiing
slavery on ono side of d linz; and cSclnd;n@