The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-04-11
VOL. w.

Yea erfhr The rtH For
President DO not eomnain ~ he radnc ton ~ d,;
but would prefer 10 see nlan NJ rsdnc1n aon,sd IT,,
iy rately not under the dctaon Of anv rrv b 49,
conforrnlty with sound ana liberal udy rent Wy Oun
Well sir between 1890 and 1896 The anti slavery ag,
ton Commenced ana soon bec.me for,niJshls syt
again heard the cry Of dsunon The demand now wa.
suppression the freedom of speech and the and -
the right Of petition Brief silence on the sbec of s
very, and rbearsnce OF all action against IT, The atern
tive denounced dissolution of the Union The ags
uon, however, suppressed anti slavery socie,is
Increased and multiplied they made YES fell .ysr
where. Wen, was the Union dissolvedl Not al ali /,
saus yer, and VIII stand trust forever. The menace
70 uo'hing u mad the same termination which would have
attended all similar preceding menaces had thew hss
calmly disregarded. "'1 "'e' oeen
In 1914 The annexation Of Texas demanded bv H.
slave States. IL had been avorte object for manv
aud seemed brought within their grasp They became
accordingly, extremely urgent and resorted ~ ~ S
Carolina specific. They raised the cry "Te,s % l
union" The distinguished Senator from Missoar y, us.
devoted TO the Union, took the trouble 10 dirscs S
tenion in an appendix TO a speech of his on ~ pupc at
Texas delivered in that year TO some SAMPLES ~ OF
threats They are worth looking al now We'll air nne
these influences in part Texas was brought mo
say in part" because am well aware Thai Other ina
contributed largely TO the result: and among hes e
The lea t was generous oS1
Democracy Of the country in favor OF the ~ %
American Union-a sentiment which made them Wills; ~
accept Texas with slavery and trlst 10 the f,,nre @ W
deverance from that evil and reproach ~ "'i
And nOw SIR we have the last republic alton of this ola
story. Now we are threatened with Dissolution M ~
Union unless we will consent 10 what no repuhlcan ove
ment ever did consent To- what Is in direct onn stion
the principles and spirit OF our institutions and - con
denped nv he sarps, aJ h, - l ~ con
namely Tie extension Of slavery into Tepo eS n, G
Shall Ne WELD M this on,crvf For one s so~ ie9
my Judgment il is time 4, nause We have Welded noin,
until duty honor naIrosm Iem on s,
should sion ~ "
But we are told almost with the tone of tanpt that M
free States have had the majority ali t6 time in ore brancS
of Congress AT Ieast ami in he roags AMI har
fore mar vSharp Ger her ma
making these concessions 10 slavery il is upon them II is
minority and the victories of slavery have hssn Won b
their divisions John Randolnh said long AGO 1--WE Of
the South are always united and can always unite while
YOU of The North divide we have conn,iered YOU once
and we can and we will conouer YOU aaaIn These two
sentences make history
do NOT saw and do NOT mean 10 saw that there has
been but one 1oeal party in the slave States but that in
these States fidelity 10 the interests slavery las always
been m bo,b nars AN indisnensabe condition of suppor
for high public station and that great numbers in either
party have always been ready 10 support candidate of
opposite general politics II undoubted on This oneson
rather than candidate Of like general politics ali sus
pected OF dsiavor to slavery. No candidate known be
in favor of placing the legitimate influence Of this Govern.
actively decidedly the side Of freedom could
receive the support of either party Ii by this unity of
sentiment and purpose, aided by appeals 10 groundess
fears for the safety OF the Union and by disposition grow
imposed by the savehodng sections of each political
party, that the slave States have conquered"
Mr. DAWSON. While the Senator is writing the history
of the times he will do correctly Tie South has
never opposed any man because he was in favor Of
freedom The South has selected between gentlemen and
those who were against interfering with the constitutional
rights OF the South have always been supported by them
They have never opposed any man on the ground merely
that he was in favor OF freedom Not So They are on.
nterference wisss is,5 CONSTITUTIONAL ais as5
te senator Is wrong 10 say thai they opposed any on
because he belongs 10 the free States or is In favor of s
DIR, 49,.
Mr. CU kSR shan alxays ne ready ~ accen, ,uv co.
rection from anv Senator ~ anv erroneous satso.n,
NAV make But sir what is meant nv the con St,iona
rai,s nT,be So,,h SI vho ESQ.,. =, ~ , ~ .s ~
tniiona righrs of the South1U Nohodr bere cersanl
But what are they1 Sir when gentlemen from the slave
states ask us 10 supnort The onsttian fear thew mean
only their construction of the Consticn Every conces
sion whch mas ever oeeh made TO slavery every conces
81 f,h 10 i %, h, rs :, i b a. I'm
h, ~ ys -, ;,;sn O Of ,e lue sat-, "1 nv
vi 10y .i,iH nj III. sase oaaes 'ah1 ns saws
,h ne ,h i 80 an a ~ oe po,e1eu " HoNs nei
'' NJ y Xya .pS u dn "o'si"n'e"'
;, H. i ~ sSuppose ouei, aiso SIau 70
haS o bi,I;a e a iron, haosa, I hisoI
~, 800 ~ an s"e al ~ speot
nc n III II sSo s' so'.e As %
ms ms, ,aa ee a. ny 70 uou W VIC Coillu
TO the extent and in the same as the rights Of
ouner i'm am cr;non Of 9rnner,v nh,eSer ot
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INV, ~, ques"on VIII e'aoi '" ahs"ei IL he VIII
iepe' n ~; %, ,,., r A.. g. r. o..
W, i N m IN " VI. SENATOR oi Seots,a,
~, N ,,; ,iI WI. Iii "a i III e i, - $40
STATE, taxing slaves WIN hin anu INTO the ,err-
w. I'm ~ ni,ian oad t =, I h ii
~ nrons,, IN .axes nv The leoisIadn Of ms
nrsceIy as Ne would he TO the recoanton and nro,enon
r. ~; .;yh, $500 ., nr,ner,y ~ ~ ascrn,rt NV
= @ sa,;a5 NV IL aair,np,ys ,hen .Jda ,ha, h
evsd the Senator from Alabama entertained hs same
op M W,Nc ,, on;or 7 a,,er,,;, 10 ,his ,,, in -
W. no H. in;,sd Sta,es e;,her ha cnnouss,
or BY purchase every citizen OF every State the Union
there they can be protected under any that
Re tanned for he terriores NV the inited States The
noer 70 firm snch novernmens e supposed 10 exist under
The ConstituIon Whether does or not such has been
the practice and the construction given 70 IL When a ter
rtoria government is established is only for the proec
ton OF persons and property and The PRESERVATION order
and has power whatever TO legislae Tor the DESTRUCTION
OF property That is my opinion believe that whenever
a
slaves think proper there with Them this Government
is bound to protect them until the period arrives when the
population is sufficient for the formation OF State Cons
tuition Then OF the South hold believe without ex-
cepon, that the people thus forming State Constitution
and that Congress has no right TO prevent the new
State from coming into The Union on that ground but can
publican in n its chsracicr. Am understood
Mr. CHASE. Fully. The doctrine of the Senator is pre-.
csely that of the Senator from Georgia We understand
now from both sides oths Chamber what ia me ant when
we are on TO maintain the constitutional rights Of the
South So far as the matters now under are
concerned il means that we must recognise and maintain
nv devastation the clam the slave 10 take
into the Territories and hold them under Ma.
tional Covenmen and Territorial Government until the
Territory becomes State and then we are bound To admit
the State into the Union with Constitution establishing
slavery if such should be the adopted And no
citizen who his assent 10 this doctrine who believes
thai this cannot under The Constitution
snv claim Of in slaves bevond State limits
Who opnoses onenly ana decidedly the extension of slave
ny into The Territories can receive support of either po
tablishing This test
MIR BIjTLER would ask the Senator if he repudiates
or adopts the doctrine laid down by MIR WEBSTER in his
celebrated letter 10 Lord Ashburton In which he sa thai
slave property in vessels assimated to that property
Territories and that the was equally boundto
protect il
Mr. CHASE 7 have already said Mr. President, that |
do not AT ali concur in that doctrine
Mr. DAWSsJN The senator has made an exposition OF
The mode and manner in which the south vote wish to
ask him II with one or two exceptions every Southern
Sa,s I'D not Stand nv Mr. Van Bnren for the Precedence
Inc very candidate for whom the Senator voted at last
election So that history is apanst the posi-
& ,Yhch ~ Sem,or oce"nss and The south has only
done Thai which The senator himself has done
Mr. CHASE "Circumsapces - il is said, "aercase
n auobfer rather mink thai MIR Van Buren, occupying
ths poson and ayowing the sc nments he did in lS4S
would NOT have been a very acceptable candidate to our