The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-23
PASSENGER TO Mn. VEpsrER. The National

RESPONSE TO MIR. WEBSTER. The Naona
Era, saws Since the issue of our last number, we
have had the pleasure of seeing full report Of the
speech of the Hon. Grin Fowler of Massachusetts
delivered in the House OF Representatives the It'll
inst. Being the first voice from Massachusetts after
the great effort of Mr. Webster, curious to
learn how far it would respond to his sentiments
Some of the Representatives from that State, we
knew would not sustain him, and it is quite uncer-
tain whether any of them will.
The speech of Mr.. Fowler is sound, sensible and
vigorous, and it is obvious that parts of are intend
ed to furnish reply to certain portions of Mr.. Web
ster's argument Mr.. Webster had said that the
Proviso incorporated ina territorial bill for New Mex5
co would be a taunt to the Southland that, New
Mexico needed no Proviso to keep her free. Mr.
Fowler does not appear to be in the least convinced
by such authority. He says:
ssThe complaint, that, by applying it to New
Mexico, we taunt the South, comes with no good
grace from the counsellers ola free Republic.
am resolved to apply the Provlso to that territory
not to inure any ones feelings, nor to wound any
ones pride but because 1t is constitutional and right
and, as Judge, eminenty prudent and practical
measure. The application of this principle to the
Northwest Territory was prudent and practical
measure. believe its application to California and
New Mexico will be no less SO. Without the appi-
cation, Illinos-nobe Ilnois-would have been a
slave State. She did but just escape being so, with
the Provso upon her. Ifit be not applied to Cali
fornia and New Mexico, in my opinion, they, in no
long time, will be slave States. will, therefore,
vote to apply tito both of them, and to all other free
territory whenever and often, the occasion oc-
ours.
ssThe syren song of no Wimot Proviso for New
Mexico is calculated to bring in that Territory as a
slave State The only hope of freedom there, is in
the application of the rroviso in the FIRST organic law
The idea that slavery is limited by mountains OF
pains by soil or climate, by occupation by lati-
tude, is absurdity. Were slavery allowed in Cali
fornia or New Mexico, any one conyersant with the
history of the last sixty years will that those coun-
tries would be everrun with slavery in twelvemonh
The honorable member from Virginia. Mr.. Meade !
frankly declares, in his speech;
''sBut for the fear Of robbery under the forms O
law, there would be at least fifty thousand slaves
California by the first of December is the best feel,
for such labor now in America land it would be invalu
able to US as means Of thinning the black popula
ton. When people say that the climate and pro
ductions are unsued TO slave labor, they are eithe
endeavoring TO deceive, or are deceived themselves
81 am willing-yea more, am resolved-to us
the trst, the second and every OCCASION to apply I'll
Proviso of '87 to every office territory no
possess, or may possess. would apply it to ter
tory, lie where itmay-to Greenland, Nova Zembl
Cuba, Yucatan, the Arctic and the Antarctic region
and to the Torid Zone-to any and every part of tt
earth's surface, if it belonged to the United States.
''If bill for organizing any territory isreported
this House, without the Provso, while have Il
honor of seat in it, will move and vote for its il
segtion.
Every member has right to his judgment. TIL
right belongs to others-it belongs to me. hay
formed my judgment Of the value, and necessity al
constitutionality of the Ordinance of'S7, deliberate
i have avowed it frankly And now, alone or n
alone-sink or swim-live ordie-let who will aba
don it, | will adhere to it | will adhere to it in a
piaces-at all times-under all circumstances.
no case will participate in extending thesave pow
into free territory. No, never In no w
participate in Withholding the Ordinance of 81 fro
free territory. No, never?"