The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-05

United States than they themselves constitute The in
hioon once existing no person can come into The Ter
Michigan will admit that there is in relation TO this ques
ton OF domestic slavery distinction between II and all
the other domestic relations Of life There Z commu.
nifty OF feeling and interests IN regard TO all NE other do
nestle relations, which does not exist and cannot be
found in this institution OF domestic slavery.
Mr. BUTLER The honorable senator from Michigan
made an allusion TO mysefnot anything of Importance;
but am not willing TO have anything go out that may be
likeIyto be misunderstood have always understood
the honorable senator from Michigan as maintaining inc
principle, that il Congress has any power in The mrs! IN
stance give the faculty Gf may express MYSELF to
the people OF the Tetoryi egsate from that time II Is
psnay power and ss.s,on all n'en' anu
| Mr. CASS, lin his seat) Under the constitution
i MT BUTLER OF course, under the constitution. They
upon all subjects whatever The evils that we give
them chart, and then they go along without control II
is manifested through Congress In other words, have
always understood him saying that the legislature OF
Territory has full power 10 egsate the Legislature
OF State, upon all such subjects State can legislae
upon In this respect differ from him.
| Mr. DOWNS. The honorable senator from Michigan
alluded to my construction OF his Nicholson letter Now,
think he has hardly done justice to me- u is very true
that did not examine tas strictly and closely as might
have done because when have great confidence IN IN
dvdsals we do not examine political matters so closely
as we would in other | meant, however, IN my
construction 10 reflect unkind thought upon the hon
orable senator
Now, Mr. President, while up must here express my
astonshment at the language which the honorable sena
from Illinois has chosen TO apply to this construction
He says that such construction will sultliy the demo-
cratic party Now. sir 1t may be very natural that some
people should suppose that anything that does not accord
with their ideas is qualification other people may take
very different views. And il may turn OUT that the demo-
cratic party, the members OF the democratic party who
voted for the Clayton compromise bill in 1885, may now
against il without being sulhfed The senator from
Illinois excused himself for sanctonng this policy IN that
BILL by saying that it was patched up when he was alb
sent Now, the honorable senator himself has had so
much patching upon these territorial bills, that y
is natural for him 10 suppose that the Senate
would patch up something | thought hat the
compromise deserved some other term than being patch
ed up" supposed that, for reasons similar 10 those
formerly held the honorable SENATOR because he was not
on the Committee OF Thirteen, will say that the measure
now pending was patched up Now, had supposed that
this thing could be brought forward and acted on even Il
without its being said that it was patched up. This
clause Of the bill, il is reported BY the committee, is
taken, believe verbatim from the Clayton compromise
bill, with that clause about slavery stricken out was
astonshed as said before, when found that OMISSION
and offered TO restore it. must confess that ] re-
greet the course OF the debate. am between two fires
southern friends that this matter is right think have
succeeded in doing when find exactly from the other
quarer-from the free Sates-another opposition NOW,
Sir, when see these two extremes thus meeting, am
inclined stick to the matter than was before.
The honorable senator from Michigan, with great mag
nanimy, says that he shall vote against the amendment
As to this debate, has sprung, think from remarks
made by the honorable senator from Illinois. who spoke
OF things not intimately connected with the question be-
fore ds but in such manner as to make me feel 1t my
duty to reply TO him and thus rose the debate.
Mr. MANGUM. move that the Senate adjourn. h,
/ MIR CASS | hope the honorable senator will with
draw il a moment for explanation.
Mr. MANGUM. Certainly If the honorable senator
will renew my motion
| Mr.. CASS will do so. | wish to say 10 my friend
from louisiana that entitled much credit
for magnanimity he supposes did not say that
would vote for any restriction said should vote against
the amendments, and then against the restriction.
| Mr.. DOWNS | certainly understood the honorable
senator to say that he would to allow the clause
remain as reported by the committee.
| Mr. CASS. No. | said would vote against the two
amendments, and the original restriction. now
that the Senate adjourn.
| The Senate then adjourned.