The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-03

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servant than the sysism VI African slavery a. exists N
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useless be il required NJ the laws Of every State ~ mi.
Union where ne institution sxs. % take e1e q and
such obligations iasosea on the master And Il Gen.
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master there can be no doubt because the momsn, .
slave. from age disease any other caase. becomes
worthless he can throw him on the public Tor support
L is mol so. all aware. with the slavs-owasr In
this country.
But We contend as think. iairly,hai this mat
been acquired 81 shs government Of the United States
and TO whom does that government belong Whose GOV
eminent that in the rsi place acquires this property
The States Of this Union The properly has been acquired
by the joint Efforts OF all the States The governmen 40
prosecuting the late war with Mexico, called upon Mas
sachusetts and upon Texas for tfoops-as Il had a
right to and did call upon every State Of the
confedemcy TO furnish men to 20 and fight is bat.
ties. y took out Of the treasury the funds raised
s--savehoding as well rs non-slaveholting--
Of this Union, to dsray the expenses OF the war All
were equal N ne ngnt az stood On an sasly % y,
perfect equality. so far as paying the expenses
Of the war was concerned all were perfectly equal the
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somuch, were not perceived then They were no, per-
ceved when the treaty Of peace sanctioned BY the
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have an equal share 10 the property thus acquired and
have right to 60 there with their property To say tina,
%a with 60 q snd No o0
is barren right. and therefore amounts to nothing at
all But say gentlemen the possession such property i
the constitution. Gentlemen CANNOT rssoneIs 10 Msr
consesncss as they tell us, to establish aavery IN Cali
fornia This sort of figure Of speech You do not
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these Territories. is il the establishment OF slavery any
where Can il fairly be called the establishment Of
vert free man into slave and nothing else Il can
but that The truth is that this cry about the
adjustment Of slavery much harped upon an out
in the sight OF Cod which have often heard. and some.
times even in this chamber, all refers TO a matter
which took place a long time ago. and before this
were about equally involved in the crime il crime
be. All the sections OF this country took about an
equal share in its Establishment do not kaow. for
ships manned by northern sailors, brought the slaves into
this country. The establishment OF slavery was, there
fore, participated in by all the North well as the South
and 1t seems to them II do repent the sins OF
fathers we ought to do II without such loud amen
ations the more especially when those lamentations are
offensive to one portion Of the Union that does not
slider slavery either political or moral evil happen
10 be just one OF that kind Of believe that the
slaves in the South take them altogether are in much
better condition than they would be in state oil servi-
tude in the country from which they brought have
not been TO that quarter OF the world and viii not abso
Iutey assert this 10 be the fact but this much do know.
that they Infinitely better OH than the Tree negroes
whom have seen at the North. They an ofcast.
despised, and degraded race among you You tell them
they Free but you give them OF the privileges OF
freedom They of your poor houses and ysur penitent
aries, and swell largely your revolving statistics OF crime
repeat that the negroes Of the South class are i'm
measuraby better of than the free negroes of the
North
Il is clear you do not establish slavery by removing the
slave that you do not make slave; but il is said you
extending the political rights Of the South How 90
Will they not be represented, II they are confined to the
States where they Just much as when they are re-
moved to California or New Mexico' Il is only extend
ing the area over which they 60 but il does not in
crease their numbers But have been told that the in
sttution must be confined to narrow bounds, in order
to prevent its increase What does this argument amount
tot ID it creditable TO human naiurel You must so
conne this unhappy aceyou must 20 cut them on from
check the natural increase OF population. II you wish
TO get clear Of them, take them out and shoot them be-
seech you, because then they will die mmediately but
do not punish them with living death, which n 70 last
for gcnerations We claim this common right and you
seek to deny il TO u.s. the ground that II 10 SIN and
you consider this no insult degradation, TO those who
possess slaves Let us reason calmy-le us forget Tor
single moment the storm you have raised, and reflect
what ii is your duty to do under the existing circum-
stances. Sir, il two Indians were TO hunt IN common
and take game and dispute were 10 arse and one oe
cause he happened to be larger than the other or De
cause he happened TO have accidental advantages
should attempt seize the whole, the sense oil justice
Of both would revolt at the proposition,
Under such state of things s il all astonishing that
there should be exciienenti And ask gentlemen who
here, and tell that slavery does not exist oy law
these Territories, TO bring forward some measure OF
compromise Shall run the risk of the consequences