The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-09

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come here ard quietly .e,iIe all the fficul,les
that nov threaten the Union.
| Mr.. &. then ded To the examination
q The third and fourth resolutions. proposing
csfIaIn bouedsr,es for Texa., and TO psy tn.
debts OF Texas, for Which tho duties On he.
'Dfor,s ~ere pledged ~h,Ie sh- wss rspub
iic. lie held tha, the United S,a.es had no
poser 10 divide or cut on any por',on Of ihs,
ur an, other State; but ~ nil questions OF un.
settled boundaries the Cniitd Sairs had ,he
poser TO settle them. The boundaries al
Twas hsd never b.en positively determined.
aud the United States had the poser to d.
30 aoS. Noteo'sf, II ~ss proposed to pa,
her fdebi and the AS propo, cd ss . campto
m''e, ~ the hope tbs, ,hsi State soud s.ree
20 he se',I.neb, Of Sli the fi-uli,es. snd re.
s'oe poocr sod harmon, 10 the county.
d, Wfdn-. .ds,
III. CLAY sa,d that f any p-rson camr
there with any rspecianon o' hsa'ing h,m
make toy displs,, they you'd Ne gtea,i, d,s
apInin!ed; his osn health, the scasoo Of The
ytN, ~ veil ~ the ,euson oi hrs osn l,i., all
,diaon'shed HIN To say ony 50 murh ss vas
wc-sssr, To the explsns'ion sBd support OF
tie HSasutt uitt'
The fourth resolution ~ss under his consId.
rta'Ion, ~hrn he closed yesterday. Afrs .
1r'h her brief .spl pl,usrioo Of u, he proceeded
to the cous'de'a,ion ot the hth resolution.
This RESOLUTION was, tha, il is me xp. dent
TO abolish slavery 10 the District Of Columbia
W lst that institu'ion continues To exist IN
Mary land, without the consent uf that State,
wnhou, the con.en, Of the people Of the DIS.
ttic,, and without li-, compensation to the
owners OF slaves within the District.
As an Objection WAS made on the occasion
81 the presentation Of tie resolutions. by .
Senalnr, To the recognition by ih,. resolution
Of power IN C"ugrcss to abolish slavery IA
this District. tic had never doubted this
power to exist IN Congress. lie did not be.
h.ss that any one could doubt ,hs, power
WIN would camly examine tho subject.
Tho Constitution declares Congress shall
have poAsI !. "a g exsra.-e ~se..-.s- a-s'-,-''''"
IN all cases whatsoever over such district as
na,, hy cession of particular States and tho
acceptance al Congress, become the scat Of
the Govern,nen, Of the United SAirs."-
What language can be conceived more com
pfchens,,e THAI the words "ex.tci.e rxciu.
si'e legislation IN all cases Whatsoever -
Suppn>e slavery Was abolished in Mar, land
aud Nugtnts, aud IN all The o,her States oi
,h- Cnlnn, then would there he sny power
To abolish II hctt' II So, where would that
power be Or was slavery to ABIDE ~ this
Dtslfci Tor all eternity, Mary land had M
power over this District The other slave.
holdmg powers had no such authority. The
power thea must be IN Congress. He had
expressed stn,lat views in s35 on thus sub
ret. In l-3s he thought Congress had the
power, bu; should no, exercise I, without con.
sent OF Mary land Nusu'iu, he peop'r Of the
Dis'fIct, md without compensation 10 the
owners. Since then that part uf the District
ceded BY Virginia had been reirnceded TO her
aud her consent wa. not nov necessary, shr
not being mere interested than any other
slave State. lie had held then, n. he did
nav, that wIile Congress had the power, II
ought not to be exercised, for Mary land aud
Virginia III granting the District, did so On.
der an implied promise that slavery should
no, be touched therein without their consent.
Tins Disttlc, was crded by Vugua and
Mar, land, aud accepted b, the uni,d Stales,
10 bo the sea, Of government; aud TO mako 1t
the seat ot Government should be .he leading
idea 10 oil our lcg,sls ION Tor II; mud hence It
iurspedent tnubulish slWory here w,lhou,
the desire Of the people and tho asseu, Of Ma.
eyland.
After the adoption Of the constitution,
Mar, land and Virginia. in feel ng of fra.
tcrnal peace AM happiness which then pre-.
vailed over the union. generously ccded 10
=, n 4
so, thfy never though, that Congress should
make It u thorn ~ their sIdc by abolish,ng
slavery here. lle thought in 1888, and be
l,eved nov, iha, the Congress OF The United
States, rs an honorable body, could n Il inter.
icre with slavery IN the D,s,uct wihou, a
violation Of all those implied agreements with
Msryla and Virginia, which, TO honorable
neu, wer. az binding as If contained IN the
CONSTITUTION III express terms. The resolu.
lion does no, admi, OF deny tha, Congress
has the po~er to abolish slavery in thus DIS
t,,c,. II is silent. Tho resolution in sub
stance provides tha, Mary Iand shall frs, re.
lease tho Uu,ted States from sil those implied
ob gations; and. ,f che does So, one obstacle
in the way ,s removed. There we're other
obstacles 10 the abuilion Of slavery here
Oae was, that the consent Of the people Of
this District should first be obtained.
The people Of thus Dstric, were in an an.
omaous condition. They are people gov.
eined by an arbitrary power. They are
taxed and governed by an authority in which
they have no voice. Arbitrary power he de-
} fined to he an authority exercised by pow.
er in which the people over whom 1t 10 exer'
csed have no representative. Congress, hav.
ing this arbitrary power, should never exsr.
} else Il 10 a manner harsh or unkind. The
consent, Of the poople should frs, BE- obtained.
The resolution did not stop hsre. II pro-