The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-26

...u :, ~. .dm;..iou OF California He insisted that
Mr. MeC had misrspIs.sn.sd wns' nag been cone oy
~..1 10 dsyiss the best meanS OF urging the adms
son ~ Csliiorniai the triumph Of that
hS1ors ths appropriation bills taken up This course
III ben judged proper because well known that
Sssasiy Such had been the for the l.s'
twenty years. Mr.. W. then explained what he regarded
STATS b ss .oon a. po.sSs He believed thai the voting
population Of California was as large - that OF Mlsss
Mr VI then went on TO make general proviso speech.
p~n9 that measure. and contending that those claiming
10 b it, peculiar friends were struggling for trccdoms
sake" He held thai slavery controlled the government
Of the United States; how, be went on % show rep
Of property He had always been in favor Of the rights
OF labor opposed TO those OF property ~ pc spoke 10
hs
lzing property Interest. being sectional He denied
that he was dsnsfogus orr fanatic. Such terms Mr.
tsrest than the patriots fighting in reedom's name for
popular rights He next praised the voters Of his
congressional district urging that they were the best
the substance Of their political faith for its shadowpre
fsrng 70 give up their connexion with THEN national
o. hs slavery AZ that ina
them out q the democratic party He acknowledged
his district in being apro-slavery man, 10 standing
up for that interest in the House. But he held that Mr.
McC and his district stood in opposition to the voice q
bad been better indicated in the voice Of the legislature Of
that State nsrucng her senators in favor OF the prov
IL his question o and
sor according to his pledges to his constituents
Had III voted accordng those pledges freedoms
would have been happily laid at res. in that
triumph. Political combinations, personal ambition, &c,
had overhadowed the voice Of the people, thus defeating
settlement OF this question up to this tune. MT W
next complained Of the change which had taken place
in the course Of the northern whgs who from being We
executive indnsnce The northern democrats. too
that y. many Of them-had changed standing now ad-
voc.ss q policy against which they had pledged them
b. found impossible to break down the principle Of
.tricting slavery within it's constitutional limits. and re-
fesd 70 the result Of the last election show
that northern who proved untrue to that position
wsre sure 10 90 to the wall.
Mr. W. then pledged himself to labor for the pros,ra
uon Of any northern who in future might prove
M COBB. Of Alabama. desired TO know whether Mr..
Mr. WILMOT replied in the at6rmatve-y the slave
holder entertained sentiments in accordance with his
Nj STANLY That is, /" for a black man"
MIR w then continued his speech, explaining why he
opposed to the extension Of slavery. and arguing
the southern States and he concluded with defence
Of the friends of freedom from the charges brought against
them by Ms ns McCL.asasD .,;.,,.,;..
Mr. McCLERNAND. who, rising second time in the
course Of the days debate said that the remarks Of the
gentleman from pennsylvanla in regard to himself (Mr
had not been contradictsd. If Mr. Nice. had inter
ruptsd the gentleman from Pennsylvania at every mis-
representation, he would have been interrupted upon
the utterance Of almost every sentence Of his re-
marks His remarks were almost entirely not entirely
q ..g &c ~, %. be would
The gentleman from Pennsylvania had imputed that
M Nee. and his friends were opposed to the ad.
true. They were for the admission OF California, and
provision for the government Of the Territories con-
Jointly and BY the same act and il not by the same act,
that should be mpracticabe then separately. taking
up California and the of the Territories one after
the other, rnd finally dsposing Of them Mr. Nee had 20
tons, already published He had said
~e~aetio~ yiey-havng shown that the is useless
and ps.,sroa and that the other Is and coward
SIR have no hesitation this subjects say, admit
once and oonion,y by the same ac, and il not by one
by several acts. but still in the shortest time possible This
my opinion and my advice and this will be my course
This was the ground occupied by Mr. Nice. and
those who agreed with him upon these questions
Having INDICATED himself, he reorted upon the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania the charge he had made.
He opposed to the admission Of California he
the enemy of Californa-if not intentionally, at least
in fact What were the facts The gentleman was OPP
posed to the adm ission of California and provision for
the Territories, al the time and by the same act.
He would reject all, il he could not get Califor-
fornia by herself This his positon-one OF oppo-
II the gentleman had united 10 settle all the territorial
qussonsif he had co-opeaied in the policy for which
Mr. Nee had struggled. California would probably have
been admitted before now. long ago. The gentleman from
Pennsylvania therefore, responsible for the delay
in regard to California He responsible and those
who acted with him responsible Their clamoT
was false camor, to which they themselves were OBJ
noxious
The gentleman had said that Mr. McC. and his
sttuenu held pro-savery doctrines Not So This was
m empty unsupported assertion, substituted for fact
in hard press Mr.. McC appealed to the record Of his
course in Congress TO verify the truth OF that
True, he had supported the constitution be had found it.
So fur n recognised protected property slaves
far he had adhered to II, in with all OF its
provisions he bound by his III and duty to do
But ia taking this he not to be understood
70 b opposed to natural rights-the rights OF man in
their broadest scope But his opinions q moral,a
might Be thing, and his duty e,ssn another So
hr - the natural rights OF modified by the
constitution, il his duty TO maintain those rights in
subordnaon that instrument The only Legitimate way
to abolish slavery In the States appeal 10 the
psope-the whole peope-for corresponding change Of
the constitution. II hypocritca and unjust pro-
fsss devotion to the constitution, and 1t the time TO
make breach through to reach the abolition Of sa
very by indIrectlon. This what Mr.. Nice.
dsmned as dsoyal, fraudulent, and unjust
The gentleman from Pennsylvania had asked, what
was democracy He had professed democracy and de.
MID that collar inscribed with slavery badge OF
that creed. Very well this was all true. Nor a
q. This should not be forgotten by the gentleman.
Let him ponder it.
The gentleman boasts OF his democracy but with
what pfoprietys Mr.. McC. might be mistaken; but he
thoaeht be had gentleman OF very round figure,
WftS Of after dinner appearance Baltimore a