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

the one or the other measure may produce That 10
cay the exercise Of such power which. they regard
usurpatiOn BY Congress- totally distinct from the
swf1 sxsrcase Of similar power by Stats forming foi
hsrsnf aad her own government constitution Three
yeass So two years ago. year short Yea,
sgohe great complaint the part OF the siavehosd'ne
Sa;ss Of this Union, was the sPrehendsd inicion ao,
their interests OF restriction called the Wmo frovSo
Well we have met together; there has been chsnss ~
pablo opinion. modification OF public opinion, :.
the North And allow TO say that with regard 70 tnal
most important portion of our Union-its northwes!
sectionthat man is more entitled to me nonor snd
ssslsade Of this saaia change ,nan ns MsSs
h cane here with his hands tied and bound BY resrc
ton which gave him other alternative than violation
Of hs seat into ihe hands of those who sent him here
Discussions have taken place IN this house. in the
try n the pssshey ran through the North and Miohi
gan poby released and united the hands Of her
and left them free To pursue their best Judgment
promote the interests Of their country And allow
.ay this the feeling Of al the Northwest There is in
dssd one honorable senator here, Mr. DoDaE. OF Wis
consn,l Whose grave and Roman like department in this
body has Mled me with admiration throughout entire
his military deeds in the field of battle And Il he viii
allow me to address him. approaching. both are.
he Close OF life, would to him that there nothing
Wasting to contamination OF his glory, and his assign
mot TO important and conspicuous position in the
coan9ys hstory-there 10 nolhing wanting but TO cap
re climax Of renown by contributing to carry triumphant
~ through this important measure OF Cancellation.
Let me for one moment assuming the passage of the
various which compose the system reported by
NOMmltlee OF lDneon-let me what Will Dc the
condition Of the two sections Of the Union-what has
besn gained and lost by each The North gains the adms
non Of California free State. and the high probability
territory avoids any introduction of slavery by the
thonty Of Congress sees New Mexico detached from
Texas With high degree Of the nature
OF the climate and the character of the sO and from
oshsr circumstances that New Mexico will ultimately
becoms frse State and secures the abolition Of the
slave trade in the District of Columbia Are not these
objects Of sufficient magnitude to satisfy any moderate
ntlonal, northern wishes And what will the South
CANT The South avoids the assertion by Congress OF
The Wno Proviso places beyond Controversy 0oomles
OF the territory OF Texas the Rio Grande dispute;
gains IN Efficient fugitive slave BILL and slsnces the ag-
taon in this District about the abolition of slavery Sir
vctions as to the probabilities Of the acat the South
mia, saapsd slave labor which slaves will belinro
duced But that 10 not the fault of Congress- 1t il
grsssonal power congressional usurPation, congress
institution OF slavery, against which the South raises her
woes IN psoestaton II she cannot get slave territory
she csnnot blame Congress- but must unbrad Nature,s
law and Natures God!
In human aars yet to be attained there are four con-
n the probable the possible and the impossible or the
inevitable The certain requires effort the probable
not little effort the possible may be accomplished by
pursuit Of it, But that which ID impossible and newt
able. philosophy, reason. religion and all the guides
Which a,s gwen e us by TIE blessing Of Co.. nculca.e
tioa TO His paramount hority Now inevitable
in my opinion, that southern slavery excluded from
psobr5ly q New Mexico and. il 50. why contend for il
Now, what i that abstracts the public mind' mere
abstraction We look back with surprise and astonish
ent 1t the prosecutions and punishments for witchcaf
that hundred years occurred The States
q Massachusetts, and Connecticut Two hundred years
hss if not much sooner. our posterty will read the
history Of the present times, agating and Threatening
pors The leaves Of the historian which be
witrhss. in former times And why contend for carry
ing dawes to Unh and New Mexico. where there is
nothing upon which their labor be employed-where
nobody will take them' Let remind gentlemen now,
whils upon this part Of the sabect-I those who
DESTROYS for the greatest extension of the theatre
Of slsvesy-of a danger, and great and an i'm
miDeat danger, which they mourning. venture
prsdcon-no likely to be fulfilled or decided perhaps in
the ccarse Of the short remnant Of my ethat it Texas
further. although the contingency about
lsos likely TO happen by the cnrtament OF the boundary
venture to say that in some thirty forty or fifty years
there will be no slave State ia the limits OF Texas all
venture 10 predict that the northern popuationlhe
population upon the upper part Of the Rio Grande and
perhaps upon the lever Rio Grande-wll in process Of
upon the Gulf and the lower waters OF Texas and ma
orty will be found to be adverse the continuance of
slavery, and will either be abolished its limits effect
uAllv circumscnbed. This ~ new opinion with me-
think that gave the same in letter which wrote
some NIX years ago from Raleigh in the State OF North
formed out Of Texas, thew would ultimately become free
States And that the probability 10 very great OF all
Texas becoming free, il il all she has claimed
including from the mouth of the Rio Qrande its source
OF even limited BY FL Paso But, whether it be great
small appears 10 that it is the interest and duty and
should BE- the incinaon OF the South TO look at facts
and nature ~ they exist, and reconcile themselves 10
that which - inevitable and mpoAsibe-to reconcile
hegseves 10 the fact that It 10 impossible, however des
rabe 1t may be in the opinion Of any OF them carry
slaves to the countries which have described.
Bat. Mr.. President, in the supposition which have
mAde - TO what Y gained by either section OF the Union
in consequences oil this arrangement of the diff
culhes between them. in there anything OF which the
Soath can iustly complain The fault Of Congress
not b citsd dsprving them Of the opportunity Of
rying thar slaves there The provisions of the bill
that The people left free do they choose There
indeed. provision which did meet with my ap
probation. and with which would have been better sat
which does NOT permit tho government OF the Territories
to establish or prohibit slavery. But introduced
q the instance OF come southern gentlemen. And
other amendment was also introduced al their instance,
which expressly provides that il any States from this
Territory shall come here with a constitution admitting
slavery such State IN be admitted that the fact OF the
provision Tor or agaas slavery . TO constitute objec-
lion 10 her admission into the Union. Now, what com
plant the South make the whole scheme carried
Wilmof Provso avoids the assumption OF any power
dangerous TO the institution Of slavery wthnthe States
III application Of such power slavery without the
StnAoa and secures 300 miles Of disputed territory
II quite unreasonable for any gentleman from the South
elsewhere TO get up and say that the title OF Texas "a
this country 10 indisputable il clear the title
Of any other State to any other territory in the Union
Theirs 10 opposts opinion, and share myself in the
donbi Of the validity Of the claim Of Texas from the