Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-02-02

and further the parties 10 that 10 exert their
influence with nations sIl permitting he traffic to put an
end TO Il bv closing Thai, maLas n thought TO be The
hest mode NJ aiscour,on ,hs d;soano traffic Ia cloe the
markets What 40 NV cons,,arcv now 1yopose Thew
propose not 10 omen ns markets. II territories where the
institution does NOT now eY;t for the ure
Of traffic which the almost entire civilized world has com
bined Il suppress
Sir are not the cases parallel IF e ara justified in put
ting an end 10 this ,rc II ~. ara iusied in ID
close the market n other how can we be justified
n oneninq these taor;es that have been
cd b. our yalo as new market for The introduction Of this
species Of proper,v |, @3, g.
Mr. President the second resolution has If possible BEEN
more than the rst Il has been asserted here
claims right in Congress to interfere with The institutions 81
the various States Sir the resolution claims no such right
II will bear no such construction Il il but substitution al
one expression for auothe. by which suca construction cen
be fxed upon II What il The language Of the resolution
THAT he soalled e esprom;se 81 the constutios, ~
strained te Fesrn from interfercncs it "a
er ouiy Saf4 N wntc i then existed and fron
with the slave trade only Tor limited nme which
mas long since expirsd.
Now It is to he remarked that the word restrained used
in the past tense is used in reference to the effect and
ration Of the constitution at the time was adopted. We
sir, is not the assertion true II the compromises OF tne
which restricted congress IN eiaon 70 tnis
Jec restricted them IN relation @ otnet .nah e
states wnefe 'nen eA,s.eo aesiie " pe o.a mAo'e
that territory IS Tor at TINS Time we nad put one teroy
that of the northwest The question was settled by the old
Congress- existing under the confederation, by compact
which has been arded from that day to the bind
ing upon ALL We had no other territory Where, then,
cond ,b restriction take effect unless il were n the States
.I s. ~ ~. ;,;.,; ;,5 4, D's ----
where the msutuuon q sxis,eo ss: -. j. -. !:
II mas peen saiu 'nu' iS teso'uuon assSis e Pooi -
Congress to interfere with slavery IN the new oaes-n ne
states nat nave peen aaoPed Since tne u
tuton OH repeat asserts no srcn Powef na. a's
,hose Dta.es rHss hcn'ucAy anu enuoss ~ al
Know that those states Were Pof'on, one anu
tne oner oi Noth Cafona: sne ies,lcol opeiaou ~
virginia as sne $1,000 a. ne ume o. tne ne con
sttuuon, ana upon NORM Carohna' coyeea hose
90 iar' tnen as new STATES nave peen oimeo ou " n ~
OF the OLD STATES 'ne estrichon wnlcn sppeo ue old
States VIII apply 70 the neW' mus iormeo ou' oi 'e is
OF the old.
But there is another aspect 10 "ncn nis ma1e 70 oe
viewed inose VINO draugn!ed the esouuon Knew wen .na
although the proposition In Its terms Is unquestonab ue
that the only restricted as nose
States where the institution existed yet ne suec was open
to be acted upon by congress IN relation 20 ne
Our st territory was LOUISIANA our second ioIaa' cW'
maintain that, while these Territories renamed !e1tores'
was competent for Congress to regulate he subject OF sa
very within them however that may be when tnose Aeff
tories became States the power Of regulating the subject
from Congress- they had no longer any control over It.
And thus the new States introduced since the adoption OF he
constitution have been placed by virtue OF then
States and their exclusive control over the SUBJECT with
out the pale of our legislation
Further the resolutions proceed to state
That the conferred upon Congress by the const
tuition suppress the slave trade regulate be-
the States to govern the and 70 admit new
-
more perfect unon establish ensure aomesuc IRAN,
quiaen.y, ProS'ue lor ule c1l!u c iI. - =. M IA
or All rgbniiy be used SO as to urryent
The yte.o of oSrv n,n territory now free and 10 abolish
slavery and the slave trade wherever either exists und the
Jurisdiction of Congress-" sF~~A
Now cir not This pan Can any thing be more plain
II asserts the power only in territories subject to the urisdc
ton Of Congress regret sir that there has been this mis-
take regret that this error has gone abroad have seen
notices of this resolution in the in which the
same mistake The honorable Senator from Arkansas
has been as saving that the resolution contains
this nos;tion that Cono,ess IL restricted onlu
Now sir by substituting the present tense for the past
he resolutions ave- made 10 rece;ve construction which those
ho dau ha m and tbose Who adented them never ina
inea would no annied t them IJpon this error Mr. Pesi
dent this has been hung speeches m
al with onnrobons epthets in This hall and various CON-
ent hsr bcb can onlv cb,racerize as the IesuIt
- ~ 80. s 49, ~ ,,,ta,oJ ,han, &c tbe;r own hasty
Jf atlemen had ascertained with more
= IN nor, &c ths ssoIoons thew MIGHT and think
nohhI ,Id bano snared ne The commen,s IN which hev
b,e ;na,aoJ Th hnrorabe Senator from Arkansas has
L INV :a - ~ ~ .h .; - oan,an;ro The .sssr
.or &c nnrnas hh ,he ol,;o docs not claim and cor
..s;n LIN ha nrosss;or f ae,Iemen If the North ne
Ia;,sad .s ao,n,end No =, ,b noconc,l;,on
annsn:ss ~ = - ~ ssar,;on an The nsrt &c -
I -, g.. - s H. III YT;o = a.; &c + oe N con,rand ,ha
hL1 49, . s.". - 80 J. w .h; r ,Id cor,nend b;r, - the
.s &c bs sacace sbs he s.ds the resolution again and
tbL h ;ll fd that he offensive construction which he
puts unon he resolution NAV yery properly be termed hasty
misannrehens;on Of his own Sir dscaim it. as have
done heretofore scaim this inputaon upon the resou
t;on On further there not man among nv corstitu
eucy of ordinary intelligence who does not understand and
feel that this institution in the States is beyond the reach Of
the action of This bodv Il is universally 50 consdered-un
versalIy.
Now cir the Senator from Arkansas says he wont argue
with us No he will not and for the very best of a
sons we will not srgue with him. We concede the point
Wa sssart M snch claim We have no argument to support