Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25

that all just government arises from the consent OF tne
governed that every community, whether numbering five
hundred five hundred thousand has right to adopt such
social regulations for its protection and preservation as
may be actually necessary to the attainment OF these high
purposes but yeti contend that regulation not indisPen
SADLY necessary the self pres ,vaion Of such community
can bs egmatey adopted, the adoption Of which involves
the destruction of important rights OF other communities or
individuals wherever existing Apply these principles to the
people nhabing Territories. They have right to IN
silue Government for their self protection. Indeed
have always thought that it by them alone that egit
mate government such can be established But, then,
the sovereign States Of this Union have right to ENJOY and
dispose OF the whole territorial domain OF the republic, ana
the citizens of all the States have right to equal par
ticipancy in the enjoyment thereof which cannot be
either denied contravenel without the grosses MUS
tice The citizens of all the States have night TO re-
within the limits Of these Territories with any property
which they possess and which recognised by the consu
ton Of the Unon either generally speciality and to de-
mand recognition and protection off as such from the
rial Government it shall have been established
The abolition exclusion OF slavery from the limits Oh the
Territory is all indispensable to the needful ends Of
Government Therefore the Territorial Government esta-
bshel as be- under the paramount authority OF the
federal constitution, have no authority to nepose impe
dments to the enjoyment OF the fu rgots o. property ~
slaves as secured by the constitutions bound 70 consider
tsef as under the binding obligation to preserve such
rights Of property inyioa the full extent Of its capacity to
so Entertaining this view of the matter confess that
can see no necessity for any restriction being imposed by
Congress upon the Territorial Government about to be esta
bshed Sin respect to the system OF African slavery II
should undertake egslae for the prohibition or exclusion
Of slavery such legislation would in Judgment be mere
nuty and would the courts OF the country De bound
pronounce the question raised before them If terrific
rial legislation protective Of slavery should be subjected to the
same test doubt that such legislation would be held
valid really therefore, does Irepea much better
adopt restriction upon this subject at all and 70 leave tne
whole subject the Territorial Governments and the courts
Certainly if climate, soil, and mineral productions are
such in the Territories to be supplied with governments as to
make the introduction Of slaves desrabe it is better for the
South that no restriction should be imposed for there is no
instance in this hemisphere of slave labor being found highly
profitable in wbish has been introduced legal barriers
to its introduction provided Iitshoud bentroduced
might found expeden to egsate for its protection and
chershmen which would be, perhaps more or less oosuc
ed by any restriction upon territorial which could oe
devised On the other hand climate, soi and mineral pro-
ducons Of to make slaves not at all desirable on
the score pecunay profit they would certainly never be IN
oduced and therefore the restriction would DO wholly unne
essary any point view should prefer simple Territorial
Government without the mot provso leaving to the people
who nhab the Territories the power to regulate all their do
mesc in coDfomable TO the federal cons
tuition Yet my friends from the South, with one OF who
as member Of the Committee Of Thirteen, the particular
clause under consideration is said to have originated con-
cude insist upon restriction upon territorial Legislation
being imposed by Congress- who really more inclined 10
aid in securing settlement Of all existing questions upon
orabe and satisfactory erms than socous to have the whole
Of my particular views embodied in the plan OF compo-
mise, shall be willing to vote for the restrictive clause con
tended for in almost any form which be made to as
beg leave to suggest, though, that we decide
to retain the original words proposed to be stricken
out instead Of adopting the amendment If my honorable col
league which TO be exactly explicit as
should wish to be, insert these words, or words ana-
mount thereto: 'ether admitting or excluding African
slavery This change in the phaeoogy of the bill will not
all alter its meaning but might avoid msnterpreaton-
sintepretaon which know the present terms have been
already subjected am that could confidently appeal
to all the members Of the Committee OF Thirteen upon this
point and obtain from each Of them declaration tha. what
they do simply prevent the Territorial Gov
from egslatng either for the admission exclusion
of slavery and in fact. these will be found to be the very
words employed by the honorable Senator from Kentucky on
Monday last exposition of this part Of the plan Of compo
mise. Here Mr.. CLAY, Mr.. CAss and Mr.. DowNs all
nodded assent
Before bring these rather desultory remarks to close it
due the honorable Senator from Florida that should
notice fact in his political history OF which he appears
to have become strangely obivious That gentleman was
the jealous champions of what known among
U.S. years ago. the Clayton compromise bill which
bill contained such provision for the special recognition Of
slave property in the Territories that which he now advo-
Yet the honorable Senator from Florida was then,
have said, its earnest Champion and united with me and
others in censung those who defeated It IN the House
Of Representatives Then the honorable gentleman follow
ing the lead Of the venerable Senator from South Caro-
lima (Mr. CALHOUN )-Ieucr0 dce-was perfectly content
with providing governments for the Territories without
word being said in reference to slavery Of the character
demanded by himreying upon the courts for the hna
adjudication Of the great question involved Since that time
he has new lights. The doctrine OF the Wmo
school of politicians appears to have arayed Itself In new
terrors his fancy, and he not only demands special
safeguards against territorial legsaton but insists that Con-
gess shall egisate the subject Of slavery for the protection
of the South Is possible that the honorable Senator can ai
to perceive the egegous inconsistency Of his own course
he blind enough discern The danger which turks IN the
proposition which he advocates Can he doubt that
we allow Congress to legsate on the subject OF sla
very at ALL the whole system OF African slavery as nov
exists in the South, will be speedily overwhelmed by thai
tide Of abolition which the sagacou statesmen OF the
South have been constantly struggling to repe Indeed,
geved that this attempt enlist Congress in course
legislation the subject Of slavery in the Territories OF the
Union, should have originated with Southern Senator.
Mr.. YULEE. shall trespass but very few moments
upon the attention Of the Senate shall not engage in any
controversy with the Senator from Mississippi respecting the
consistency Of my present position and the views express
with any part of my previous action The opinions and
Of humble not important enough to the
country or this body be worthy Of discussion here.
content believe that there entire harmony in the opn
ions have entertained upon the issues which divide the two
section from their inception and will leave to those who
find it serving their time the record of my
will prefer to address myself directly and singy to the
precise qu estion before the Senate Sir, the Senator,
conceive LAS not touched the argument of the remarks which
offered What was it seeking to discove! whehe
there in the section under consideration any concession
the South pointed first to the opinion expressed by the
Senator from kentucky, who chairman Of the committee
ind eating tn at not the intention Of the committee
give any dstn, recognition the right Of Southern emf
grants TO be prot ected in their slave property within the Ter
ores created BY the BILL far the phraseology Of the
section would open ate and next declared that it
the purpose Of the section simply to throw people uper
the assertion of their rights under the constitutions where the
at oil, for it gave thing than have without
the bill Of compromise proposed thus to show that this
bill had not the charactu of q compromise, If nothing more
meant than state by the chairman. That sir, was