Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-09

carefully excluded from the Northern papers by these
combined efforts degree Of feeling and prejudice mas oeen
gotten up against the South which is most intense IN all the
interior.
was surprised last winter to hear Northern Senator
that in the in which he lived would excite great aso
nshment If il known that Northern lady would, al
the time of the meeting Of the two Houses walk up TO the
Capitol with Southern Senator that they had been taught
10 consider Souhners generally as being so coarse and u
fanly in that lady would not trust herself IN such
presence This anecdoe does not present TOO strong
picture Of the condition of sentiment in portions OF the ine
of the Northern country How lar gentlemen ON this
floor are to be influenced in their action by such state OF
| opinion leave them to decide
The great principle upon which the Northern movement
rests which already adopted by most Northern politicians
and which they all likely be driven by the force
Of the popular current there if the question is unsettled TIL
the Congressional election, is this That the Govment
OF the United States must do nothing TO sanction slavery
that therefore exclude it from The Tenores that
abolish it in the District Of Columbia forts, and asenals,
and wherever has jurisdiction Some too, carrying the
principle its extent nsit that the coasng slave trade
and that between the States, should also be abolished and
that slave labor should be tolerated in public office of
the United States such custom houses post offices, and
the like. As these things all obviously rest on the same
general Dogma il is clear that the yielding Of
points would check but would merely accelerate the
neral the end Of the SERIES Before this end
reached, they would probably append coolary the
principle that the President should not appoint STAKEHOLDER
to Office II is sir my deliberate judgment that in the pre-
temper Of the public mind at the Norh if the territorial
question remains open till the election few If any gen.
to the full extent Of the abolition platform 1t s therefore,
obviously the interest of all Of to settle this question at the
present session.
That the general principle above stated is at with the
whole spirit Of the constitution Of the United States which
sanctions slavery several of its provisions, need argue
here Taking, however, practical view Of the matter in
controversy look for moment at the territorial question: the
great issue in the struggle will do Northern gentlemen
this floor the justice admit that they have argued them
selves into the belief that they right in claiming the whole
of the territory for eeso Let state for moment, the
opposite of their proposition Suppose il were
be claimed no one should be allowed to 20 into this
public territory unless he carried one or more slaves with
him. il might then be said, just gentlemen tell US,
that il would be perfectly fair because it placed every
who might be inclined TO go there equal footing and
might by means of having thus homogeneous population,
advance the general interest Northern would at once,
suppose object to this arrangement Then should say
them you do not like this restriction, let be settled
that every citizen Of the United States may go the
territory and carry slaves not just he pleaes
This would seem be perfectly equitable and fair
ment Northern men, however, object this and say that
they not willing to live in territory where others
slaves. Then Of the South say them, that will
consent TO divide the territory and limit possession with
slaves TO part OF it and allow them to go at will the
whole Even to this they object and insist that they will not
allow US to occupy foot Of the territory Remember, sir
that this very territory was acquired by conquest and that
while the South, according to its population, would have
been required to furnish only onehird of the troops, it in
point Of fact did furnish two thirds Of the that made the
conquest And the North, deficient comparatively
in the struggle says that its conscience its cupdty
will not permit 10 have the smallest portion Of that terrific
y Why, sr this is the most impudet proposition that
was ever maintained BY any respectable body Of men,
Sir, give the North full credit for its feelings favor of
liberty. well suppose that Northern gentlemen would
resist in the most emphatic the attempt make any
man who is now free slave; but regard them too intel
gent to believe that humanity, either TO the slave the
master, requires that they should be pent up within terri
tory which, after tme will be insufficient for their subss
tence and where they must perish from from the
collisions that would occur between The Nor can
suppose that they think would be injurious New Mexico
and California for people to go and settle among them
Prominent Northern statesmen both in this House and in the
Senate have described the population Of those Territories
and have represented being not only inferior to those In
dian tribes that know most Of viz the Cheokees and the
Chociaws, but being far below the Flat Heads Black
Feet and Snake Indians. therefore suppose that
they really believe that those Territories would be injured by
having infused into them of society produced
such persons George Washington, John Marshall, and
thousands of other great and vuous men, living and dead
Your opposition to right will be regarded resting
the lust for political power of your politicians the
| pacity Of your people.
The idea that the conquered people should be permitted
law to the conquercs preposierouy absurd that
do net intend to it, Doubtless these people would be
wlng not only to exclude shareholders, but all other Ame
ricans if, by simple vote, they allowed to do
may remark, further, that but for the slavery agitation,
our Southern Shareholders would have carried their negroes
into the mines Of California in such numbers that have
doubt the majority there would have made savehod
ing State. We have been deprived Of all chance Of this
by the Northern movements and by the action Of this House,
which has, by Northern votes, repeatedly from time to time,
passed the Wmot proyiso in effect to exclude
sutions without the actual passage Of law for that purpose
It s farce, therefore, without giving people time
to into the country, if they desire do to allow the
individuals there by vote to exclude whole class Of
citizens This would imply that the territory belonged the
people there exclusively and to all the people of the Uni
ted States.
Compared with this great question: the abolition of slavery
in the District Of Columbia is Of little relative Oue
effect however, Of the ansavery agitation here worthy OF
passing notice Within the last two years. since the mat
ter has become serious has seemed improbable that the
seat OF government might be removed from the District AS
this would be extremely pejudca to the Of the c
zens here many of them have far changed in their feelings
as to be willing to allow slavery to be abolished yielding
the force Of the pressure from the North BESIDES many
their slaves from time time taken away by the abo
onists to satisfy them that such property here is almost
/ worthless great impression made on them by the
coming IN las, year of Northern ship and its carrying away
seventy slaves at Seeing that there chance
getting Congress to pass any adequate law for their protec
aon as most OF the States have done they forced
to ascent to extent the Northern movement Sir it
Is most surprising that the people Of the Southern States
should have borne with ls complaint the loss of their
slaves incurred by the action of the free States The Const-
tuition of the United States provided for the delivery of all
such fugSes, and Congress passed carry it into
effect; but recently most If not all of the Northern States
have completely defeated its provisions, by obiddpg any
OF their citizens to aid in the execution of the law under
the penalty OF fine and Imprisonment for long term
usually as hve years There probably legal mind in
of the free States which regard these laws as
siuona for, though the States bound legsate
armativey support Of the Cons tuition of the United
States yet is clear that they have right pass laws
obstnct the execution of constitutional provisions Private
citizens not usually bound to be active in execution Of the
law; but if two combine prevent the execute
any law, they subject indictment for conspiracy in all
countries where the law doctrines prevail II the
several States could rghfuy egae defeat the action