The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-19
N CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY IS, 1850.
[Is CONTINUATION ]

The Senate having under consideration the order OF the
day towit: the bill TO admit California State into
the Union, establish territorial governments for Utah
and New Mexico and making proposals 10 Texas for the
establishment of her western and northern boundaries
Mr. YULEE said; am glad, Mr.. President, that this
amendment has been offered. II the phraseoogy in
which is couched does the object avowed by
my friend from mississippi. hope he will modify it
as TO accomplish that purpose voted, sirs TOR laying
this measure upon the table this morning alone, be-
eve among all the representatives from The South upon
this foorfor the same reasons which led me. upon its
scheme oi adjustment proposed by the committee TWAS
because could perceive in what offered 10
sderaion, no single point In which concession was
made TO the South--n0t II there one II wasa
10 be implied 10 the clause now under consd-
Grafton, and to which the senator from North Carolina
lMr. MAsayMl pointed " a. the lime l. was vas sonces-
stitu0n and the laws Of The country shoud within that
territory at least which not included in the California
81 southern citizens as they do all other descriptions OF
property OF every other citizen OF the United States
Now, sir. the purpose OF this amendment, as under
stand IT, discover whether il really the intention
OF the committee recognise the rights Of the citizens
of the South protection within the limits OF the Terri
tories now 10 be established for their property in slaves
by adopting phraseoogy adequate 10 the purpose II
that not the purpose OF the committee II that be mol
the practical operation intended in the BILL then call
upon any gentleman in this body-up0n the chairman
oi the committee, who is conyersant with the purposes
OF the committee, any other member Of that committee
10 point single passage in the bill IN which con-
cession is made the South You take California into
the Union with constitution inhibiting slavery; you
take territory which is now covered by The sovereignty
OF State which recognises slavery and add i to the ter
rtory OF New Mexico under circumstances certain
suit in making il auxiliary to the generation OF free
S,ate to be added 10 the power OF the North and you
only do ii, sir By prostinting Texas 10 your pur-
poses she will permit, BY appeal to her necessities,
but you require from The South 10 contribute qnoa
of the ten millions which thus to be used in converting
permit for the first time in the history Of The federal egs
iaon by the bill relating the slave trade, it is
styled this District distinction TO be made between
conol Of rights in Thai description OF property which
does apply, and which is not proposed TO be applied
TO other descriptions OF property
Mr. FOOTE. am sorry TO interrupt the senator from
Florida, but rise to point Of order While this bill is
before US think is not 10 order 10 discuss the question
Of the atoe1 ef slavery II the District Of Columbia
Florida is called to order The bill for the abolition OF
slavery the District OF Columbia is before the
Mr. YULEE am referring to the scheme presented
by the committee for this object
The PRESIDING OFFICER But that is not now
before the Senate The subject now before the Senate
is the bill for the admission OF California
Mr.. YULEE. was endeayorlng to show that there
not single aspect in which concession was made
to the South, unless be BY an implication that the pro-
teclon OF law to be given to slave property within
the limits OF the territorial governments created IN the
bill. Now, sir II that protection is not really intended,
infinitely prefer that the admission oi CaoIn,a should
TO be admitted, she should be admitted by the exerton
Of the power Of the North, and that the North should
the honorable senator from kentucky proposes TO leave
rights to the operation OF the lea loci there Sir that
comedies nothing to us. for we have now already all
which such provision could afford US.
III are only 10 have those nights which we can es
labsh consistently with the existing laws in New Mex
leo and Utah. have them already under the existing
state Of things; and IT, under the constitution OF the Un
ted Staaes have authority TO carry slaves into
those Territories. in defiance Of the laws left BY Mexico
al The date OF the cesson we have II now, and we have
under the protection of the judicial department OF the
confederacy quite well TINS bill will give H. But
when hear The honorable senator from Kentacky, as
the chairman and spokesman OF that committee declar
ing that il bis understanding that the laws OF Mexico
nhibitng slavery in force, and that, under the
operation OF this bill, its introduction viii be inhibited,
and when lind IN the phraseoosy Of the bill that not
oiy is the legislature permitted 10 repeal those laws
but that is not permitted TO adopt legislation by which
we may be protected in the Of slave property
there take j that THIS bill VAL Dc not ya only mosxsry
sanctioned by my vote.
But the senator from Kentucky says he will not con
SENT by his vole extend the existence OF slavery be-
yond lis present Iim,s and into territory And why
noti Will the presence Of slavery taint the soiil VIII
il be contaminaisg TO those who 90 from The North 10
mingle with southern emigants who carry slaves with
ihemi II So and II tins sentiment prevails in the North
tie union OF these States, In fifteen OF which slavery
exists, contamination. in northern OPINION and Their
political come xon with should cease. But certain
~ IL am not much mistaken, the senator has very
much changed Of sie IN the tenor OF his opinon upon
this subject IL am not much mistaken, there was
time when he maintained the right oi the southern ci
zen 10 carry with him into all the Territories oil the Union
his slave property. and when he eoquently and yehe
meny urged the recognition OF tha right due not ouly
10 their perogave citizens of the Unlon but as due
also 10 humanity towards the blacks. whose condition
would be improved, as he claimed, BY diffusion
am quite distinct my recollection that such was
the pOsion taken by the senator from Kentucky during
the Iendency OF the Missouri controversy, al which time
the senator member and believe the Speaker of
the other House And now, in the present day, upon
an acquisition o territory under circumstances much
more Impressive OF our rgn 10 joint participation Than
the reference the Territory oil Louisiana
when we seek iron due regard the advantage o The
ee millions Of beings placed by Providence under our
euaianship, and, in vinacanon OF the political rights
which bold under the constitution, we demand mat
we shall be protected in The right 70 coloaze the Tern,
,ores which belong 10 IN common and TO be secured
our properly thsre-we met by the assertion OF the
chairman of the committee that he will not consent and
] presume il was not the intention oi the committee
10 CONSENT that by any vote oil this body, OF by any
phaseoogy OF this bill, the existence oil slave property
shall PASS beyond its present limitation Sr, we are
forced the conviction that this compromise does not
Hsei the great radical issue which lies al lhe boiton
OF the sg,aton srnng the two great sections OF the
Unioa and that is, whether the South shall henceoIn
be restricted IN her right OF colonization, and whether the
opportunity and the Of further addition OF slave
States 10 the Union shall he embarrassed and prevented
by the legislation OF Congf.ssl
| hope my ifiend will perseyere in his amendment,
and that we shall bring tie Senate direct vote upon
At; and according a. The votes Of the members cf the
committee shall be announced, shall Judge whether u
was the purpose OF that committee 10 give what would
be The only concession offered by this b to the South
We protection Of law 10 our slave property within the
limits OF the Territories established in H.
Mt FO0TE. II Is with feelings ui profound re zret
that have witnessed the progress Of debate 20 htle
seems 10 me. marked with that spirit OF