Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07


now ard if be became one, would DO be-
his brethren of the North would compel him do
He loved this Unon and he trusted would continue through
all time to But he must say that be loved the rights
which the Union intended to confer better than the Union
itself; and if after all the remedies had been exhausted hs
should be prevented from enjoying those rights the only al
tentative left him was to cut loose from the Union He
would not hesitate to do He for protecting bis rights
in the Union if he coud-out Of the Union be must He
believed that the South had made many concessions that
had she stood firm and manifested disposition to give way
but to maintain her rights at every hazard their Northern
brethren would have given way and they still would have
been authority. He did believe there would be any
dsunon believed that the controversy would be adjusted
in satisfactory manner. But il the North continued to
ample under foot the rights of the South, and insisted
excluding them from the territories acquired by the
blood Of all the States, they would increase the number of
disunonists He for confederation for the insertion
additional provision in the constitution of the United
States putting beyond the power OF even three
the States make amendment affecting the institution Of
slavery within the State without the consent Of the slave
States This amendment would not only give additional secu
y tie people of the South, and create consciousness Of
security but would do than any thing else TO aay this
agitation What did the bill under consideration propose
II proposed purchase from Texas territory which she
claimed, to the amount he undesood, OF some 49,
square miles, $4,000 of which north Of S6o 3V
and the number Of square miles south OF that ne For
this proposed give Texas ten millions Of dollars This
was nothing else but scheme dsmember TeIss Of por
ton Of her territory, for which be would not give bis VOTE
Mr.. MCDOWELL next obtsned the door He said that
he should have risen address the House this
sion the proposition restrict slavery had been offered
by the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr Roor He would take the
liberty remark that il had been his fortune, twenty
years ego, far back 1882, when he member Of
the House Of Delegates Of Virginia, 10 address that
body speech upon this particular subject Of slavery in
which he examined with the freedom becoming Amsri-
citizen That speech had been again and again referred
to in both branches of Congress It had been quoted
by members in the other wing Of the Capitol and in this
connexon with overwrought and unmerted encomium-
Il had been said that he did not entertain the same
,c:ov hat
nents Of which it not his purpose now 70 review.
He did confirm revoke solitary of those
sentiments but be meant to say that whether they
right or wrong, or FALSE they uttered in the
right place. addressed the right audience and invoked
action from the right authority They spoken the
Legislature Of Virginia and addressed to the people Of Vr
GINA They related to institution established under their
laws and they had right to modiy, abogate,
inue it, Congress had such power and could alter,
suspend, upon the subject any way whatever I'm
til Congress had this power interfere with this domestic
institution was unwise and Poweress
for good purposes but powerful for evil Let slavery be le
among those with whom il existed leave to the wisdom,
the conscience and the interests Of those among whom the
providence Of God had paced He opposed provso
because il was unconstitutional HARSH and unnecessary: be-
cause il was an offensive violation Of the rights Of the States
and the people continue slavery. Its practical effect
that gave all the territory belonging to the United
States and ell that would hereafter come into the Union
entirely the free States matter how acquired whether
by diplomacy, conquest annexation and the whole South,
whatever might be her exertons and contributions procure
IT, no matter how she stood in the front rank the hour Of
sacrifice and honorable sevce to be driven out from the
body of her associates bowed and humbed 10 spirit He main
tanned the Wmo provso in oil its length and BREADTH
undsguised, deliberate and disunion proposition
which, besides preventing section Of the Union from in
creasing would divide the States in raernal feeling It
utterly impracicable to produce any other result Sup
pose the South should restrict the North, saying that she
never should extend her boundaries beyond their present
limits, while the South would appropriate all the territory
ever taken into the Union make savehong States Of it,
suppose South pressed such measures and made attacks
the morals and habits Of thought Of the Morrill, be asked
gentlemen say whether their indignation and rage would
not have boiled Would they not have regarded
an aggression their rights and departure from bro.hery
affection Would their constituents have been quiet
Would there not have been general uprising among the
Northern people, Would Faneui Hall have been voiceess
and dumb = All New England would have become
living coal and there part of the West that would
have been found to resist proposition which, coming
from themselves, they had abored long and aboousy to
fix on the South He contended for equality and Justice to
the South which asked no favors but only immunity from
bondage He appealed most eloqueny the North, asking
her join with them in putting end forever to domestic
dissertations te49 tav.g .yi
Mr. HOLMES then obtained the floor but there being
general desire that Mr. MCDOWELL should be allowed
cude his remarks Mr. H. yielded the floor for that purpose
Numerous points of order then raised touching the
right of Mr. HeLMEs yield the floor except for expanaon
and after considerable confession sr1as ,s
Mr.. MCDOWELL declined TO take the floor. n
Mr.. HOLMES then addressed the House. He commended
that fathers in the formation of the Government
equality of States He also argued that If California
should be admitted the whole functions Of Government would
through Legislation be thrown the hands Of the North
other words the other branch Of Congress and this House
having passed the BILL the North having majority this
majority created absolute tyranny because subjected the
industry of the whole South such they might FORM
He further argued that if they abolished slavery, they des-
oyed the Southern States, because Southern produce could
only be raised by slaves that all experiments dispense
with labor that had been made throughout the Southern
isles had invariably failed He said that the South would
submit to such policy unless she intended yield up
the entire control Of her labor Others which would cons
tue absolute tyranny In resistance only be thought there
could be safety !
Mr.. WILLIAMS then obtained the floor, but yielded to
Mr.. McCLERNAND, who stated that some days ago he
mttee of the Whole the state OF the Union. He would
Withdraw that motion, to divest the question of COM
plicaton.
Mr. BURT question of order which was, that
the gentleman from Illinois, after instructions had been
ed, could not withdraw his motion. s'5st. 80
The SPEAKER (Mr BorD) Of opinion that the gen.
eman from Illinois had the right Withdraw the proposition
to commit before the question had been taken upon it.
Mr.. SCHENCK desired 10 know the condition the ques-
ton. Had the motion commi, been Withdrawn and the
previous question moved 8-ig
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
Mr.. SCHENCk then inquired whether, if the demand for
the previous question should be sustained there would be- an
opportunity to amendment sas 3 n ssa.
The SPEAKER replied in the negative.
The question then taken secondng the demand for
the previous question: when the House refused second said
demand Ayes 76, noes 90.
Mr. McLANE, Of Maryland, moved to adjourn, but with
drew the motion, and moved to commit the bill the Com
mittee Of the Whole on the state of the Union M e"