The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-10

~ psrior poWer-to wound the pride, even-whether
wound the pride Of the gentlemen aud people OF thu
Southern States. have no such object and no avch
purpose They would think It . tsunt snd an indis-
nifty. They would think 1t to be oct takiug away
from them what they regard as proper equality or
privilege. Whether they expected TO realize any
theoretic wrong In degree
more lsts to their character taken place need
not inaict any such wound upon the feelings OF any
body unless In where something essentially In
portant to the country Ind efficient to the
Of liberty and freedom h to be effected: Therefore
repeat sir and repextit because wish to be under
stood about It'll do not propose address the Senate
often upon this subject desire to pour out all my
he,T Art as plainly Is re,e say 5 tSs r
New Mexico, and 1t was moved to iosert provision
for the prohibition Of slavery would not vote for It.
Now, MIR. President, have established, so FAR as
propose to go into any observations 10 establish the
proposition with which set out-upon which mean
to stand to fall that Is that the whole territory Ia
the States OF the United States, or in newy acquired
territories CT the United States has liked ana set
tied character now fixed and settled by law, when
be repealed in the case of Texas without ioa
ton Of public faith and which cannot be repealed by
any human power Ia regard to California aud New
Mexico. Under or the other OF these lass every
foot Of territory in the States or In the TERRITORIES
tss now received fixed and decided character Sir,
II we were nov making government for New Mexico,
end any body sheuld propose the wilmot proviso,
should treat IL exactly Mr Folk treated that pro-
position for excluding slavery from Oregon Mr: folk
Known DO be In opinion decidedly adverse to the
WilGot prevso bat he f.ls the necessity OF law for
the govsr reAt OF the territory Of Oregon Aud though
be Berfesty kugatcry proviso; and since 1t must be
entirely nsss,ory, sinoe 1t took away no dsicrba-
bic, sEn.sble, weishsole, or tangible risht OF tne
South he ssic he would sign the bill for the sake OF
eDsctug Law for the government OF the Territory,
and let tbas entirely useless-and la that CONNIE zion
entirely senseesslroyiso remain. For myself VIII
say-we hear of the xpneyation al Csnadsif there be
any man. any of the Northern democracy or any OF the
fee coil party, who suppose 1t necessary to insert
Wiluot rroyiso in the territorial government Of New
Mexico that will Of course, be Of opinion that IL
is pecef,aiy TO protect the everlasting SHOWS OF Canada
tIe foft Of ais nv
Of set Of Congress. Nov, sir, wherever there Is
practical good 60 be done wherever there is an inch OF
land to be stayed back from becoming slave territory.
ready to inert the principle OF the exclusion OF
slavery. am pledged to that from lS5I--piedged to
1t again and sgaip-snd will perform those pledges.
But viii not do thing unnecessarily that wounds the
feelings Of Others or that does digrace to my own IN
MIR President, in the excited times In which we
live there IL found TO exist state of mutual crinn.-
tion and recrimipation between the South sri she
North. There lsts OF grievances prodaced By
each; and these grievance really suppose ALLEVIATE
the mn DIS Of portion Of the country from the other
exasperate the feelings subdue the sense Of frster
nal connection. of patriotic love- and mutual regard
shall bestow little attention upon these various
grievances produced by the one side sBs the other
begin with the complaints CT the South | will not
aDtwer further than have the general statement OF
the honorable member from South Carolina, (Nr.
CalLoun) that the North has grown upon the South,
in coprsquercc of the manner Of sdninisterpg this
government, collecting It's revenues, SO They are
disputed topics which have no inclination to enter
into but will state these complaints and especially
nplsipt OF the South, which has, In my OPT
Mon Just foundation which Is, that there has been
found at the North, among individuals, and among
the Legislatures Of the North Rehabilitation to
form fully their constitutional datiss in regard to
the return Of persons bound to service who have
escaped into those States In that respect 1t ia my
Judgment that the South is right and tn. orth Is
vrorg. Every member Of every Northern Legislature
Is bound by oath to support the constitution Of the
United States and this article Of the constitution,
viii h ssys 10 these States that they shall deliver up
fugitive slaves, Is bi.dng In honor and in con-
science any other article and man his duty
under his oath, in any State legi.aturs, who Gets
his constitutional duty. have always thought that
the constitution addressed itself to the legislatures "
the States themselves or to the States themselves 1t
Gays that those persons escaping into other States
shall be delivered up: and confess have always
States themselves 1t said that person escaping
into another State, and becoming, therefore, within
the jurisdiction Of that State shall be delivered up
II to me that the plata Import OF the passage Is
that The State itself In obedience to the Junction OF
the constitution, shall hIri to be delivered up.
That Is my Judgment have way sentsrtsined it. and
entertain it now. But when the subject some
before under the considerable OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States the majority Of the judges
held that the power TO the fugves from service
to be delivered up was power TO be exercised under
the authority of this government do not know upon
the whole that that rot have been a$crunate de-
csiop. do not say that il Is NOT legal decision. My
habit Is 10 respect The results of judicial deliberations
stands the business OF seeing tina. these fugitvss
delivered up resides 10 tho power of Congress snd the
Judiciary Committee he's Q bill upos that subject
bsfsre the Senate with come amendments to It, which
have been offered. - 80 -
propose Import that TN With Asts peov!sions to
tire fullest extent desire TO cell ths sctsntsn.of all
eob.s In the North-risp carried n~ay by no Ia
nstcsl ideas to their constitutional obligations upon
this question and in this respect pat TO ell sober
and sound men In the North, question OF morals
quertion q copscispce-~bat right they have, 10
their oapscites any other to endxvor
ret round this Constitution TO emberrsss the
free exercise Of the rights secured by the Constitution
20 all rertons who're slaves cforpe from them None
st sll-none at ell. Neither In the forum Of cen.
cience before the face OF the Constitution, can
81. ..~aNa ak.s IL nj
H. q natter for their own considerations They pro-
baby In the turmoil ofthe times without having stop
ped to consider Of It, fell as 1t seem. 70 me- into
current Of thought, In which they imagined they
found motive for their ac and they neglected to
investigate fully the real question Of the esse-.o oon
cider their constituuonsl obis alton, which, an sure
II they cid consider, they would fulhl With sscrity.
therefore repeat here Is ground Of comps against
the North vt-founded, which ought TO sbs remedied
which Il 1. In the power Of the different depsrt
merits az this government to remove-which calls for
the enactment OF proper Law, authorizing the judi
ea,ures Of the several states Of hs TO do
all that necessary for the reeapture OF fugitive slaves
and the restoration OF them 20 those who claim them
wherever go and wherever speak upon this subject;
sud when spsak here desre 90 spesk 10 the people Of
the vhcle Nor say that the south has been I'M
In tLis respect u has right to complain The
North has been too osrelr,s upon What think the
contribution psrsmPtoiiiy and emEhat!eauy enjoins
Complaint Is made ssain, sir Of the resolu.ioss
that emsust. from the several state legislatures aud
are ~ here 10 Dot only upon tie subject Of Ella
very In this District bat sogUtines recommending
Congrtss 90 otntider the esus 81 sboishlng ,avsry
In the Ststes should b. vers ssrry TO be called
upon present sDy resolution not re;erab,e 60 any
sckuowlsfged power IA Congress, and therefore
should te very unwilling 20 receive fg.n Mastacbu-
sets Instructions o. prefeut rcfolutioos expr.sDg
any cgiuion Whatever upon slavery u ezts q. the
prsfeut moment In tie States. for two reasons In
the fret place d. not conlGsr tbs. The legislature
&C Nsttsehusstts las any thing 60 do Nth 10; sad.
"a the nest rlace DO not consider that here, -
Der reTrsfentatve have any thas 70 DO With Il. Aud
" The Legislatures Of the States do 10. Ike It. they
tsve great Zeal more povCr 60 put IL doEa than
leVe 10 uphold IL 10 has become. "a my opisop,
quite too common practice for Stste leg'tlsturss to
Tre,ent Tsfclatcns ugUD all subjects, aud nstrustins
~ here upon al subjects. Thsre j. NJ public maa
that rtsds Instruction mere ttt1 %. needs Ia
formation mere than I Go. O. asslrss it more than
% bat 90 not kks 20 heye ~ cons IN too FeFa-
NVe ftsre. I nuticsd With Tisasuge zone reners-
made ;he other dsy "a the serstc q MSsusshuestte
~ q ycarF rlrs a. tclsut ttcSfirr g1d cta.Ho.x.,
for whom the lest hopes sra eattTtsiusd rTon tai,
suiteot-i rsan Mf. h.il'art. H. tcid TIE E-u>.s q
tha. - would vote fcr ilstrcsi.ass
whatever 90 4 f5ggsrict - m.nS.rs cg CcrEgf.-,
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