The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-11
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING JULY II. 1850.

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History is sad 10 sv.eh BY es4m,s. aa ss aass e.
ahpes this isstrei The osaia~nes ~ i7rg ~ss ~.
Piled 10 The whole os The Northeastern Isuaoss. ssa
The whole North western Territory sAr hsv. sgsa.
lied into States There are no~ hvs >aes ol sh" taea
from that Territory, and they al ts~~ ~tse. >ls,
the question: whether slavery vli o sis ne1 ssa u
Stale, does not seem 10 me 70 de,~nd upon Ar gq~cs
which il may exercise aflct Il becomes Stale pne 81
these States, believe, made an ailrnT IN atvdats "a
very, but the pubic voice dsesset 4xAsss' a. Nov.
without questioning the right and power II Stalls 80 "a
do-tor do not propose " 70 into that qaeson a All
but, for the purposes oi asgupsas. eoaece tas iis-
contend that all history and all example show as very
clearly that State begins 10 scliie Aai continues y
settle, during its territorial existence 90 VIII be sts ars
ny during its existence state. In other words, Al a
begins settle with Tree population, and coaunnss so
will 20 and be free State and, On the oihe
hand the converse of this proposition equally lrae lba
IT, in the territorial governments the settlement comneb
with slavery, and during tue territorial existence ga
very is tolerated. whenever i comes inio Tue Union WI.
come in slave Stale. believe all oar history oa tais
point shows this position 10 be unioubed that every new
Stale which, in It's aDtecedent stages, adopted slavery As
continued it, and every such State coninues 10 he slave
State Well then, think southern gcntlcmea may sef,
well plant hemselves on the gound which they
They perfectly secure upon II Their ground -
Let aone leave the matter untouched Only give si-
very permission the Territory leave te option
ree and that is all which is desired think they are
right, ii their pureose be, as IT Is, 10 extend slavery All
history shows that sucha course would bs successful.
add slavery would be found wherever Is permitted to
10. There s also another reason why Territory IN
which slavery exists will be slave State When State
comes into the Union il H. new government, weak N
resources, and il is out OF its power To upoot slavery
because, ii the slaves emancpaicd u follows ot
course that they be paid Tor, and IL out OF the
power Of new State to comply even s 70 70
carried out aud slavery may 60 into lerrofy every
Territory will necessarily become slave State This
doctrine that may well satisfy all The desires OF Tue
. South.
MI CLAY Will the senator pardon me for putting q
s nge question to him IL is this: Not what is the opin
ION oil or b. but what is the senator's own opinion
about the OF the law in New Mexico and Utah as
10 the right to carry slaves there!
Mr. DAVIS. That question seems not very pertinen nj
TO the matter which am now considering, but have
no hesitation saying that my impressions coincAde
with those of The from Kentucky that the law
excludes slavery but at the same tne 90 moi sci up
dlsng ushed meRbers in this body. II rs enough 10
warn that il would be presumptuous so TO do, when
see learned and wise men assume different pos.lon
and declare their Judgment TO be thai slavery is not ex
cluded BY the laws as they are.
Then all say is tina, as State begins. its destiny
this point Will be settled and therefore, when we set
% the doctrine that because State has tins power 10
decide Tor Itself it makes the ordnance OF l7s7 an ab
stracton hoid ii TO be great mistake and TO be con-
lroyerled by the history OF the country.
spoke aso OF the law OF Nature. | have nothing to
suboIn to that part oi the argument But ! may be
permitted add this, that # either Of these points can be
made satisfactorily 10 bring conviction TO the
mind engaged IN the most Senseless conro'
versy that ever existed We are contending about =
mere shadow, and the contention is unworthy OF us. III
tue ordinance abstuacon II is wholly unmportan,
to ali the parties coniendng here SO omwth REGARD 10
the law OF Nature II there is law OF Nature which con-
suies an insuperable barrier the contest - entirely
senaeess; there neither judgment nor wisdom IN ~
because no one believes that southern gentlemen wall
send where they cannot exse Satisfy them that
such barrier does exist and they will make no attempt
to pass it, Legal provisions restraining slavery would
under such circumstances be equally unimpoftant iof
perfect natural barrier, which cannot be passed. more
eheciua than any human law
heard these questions discussed by gentlemen for six or
months and the subec, occupy the whole at-
enon oi Congress, blocking and obsttucung all onef
business, is tins: there faith in these arguments
that gentlemen do no, rely upon them that they do not
ee AS If they could depend upon them At all II Al were
Then for these reasons, think that the Compronise.
far regards this particular poinl the introduction
or exclusion OF slavery wholly inadequate Tor the
purposes for which II ia designed. II leaves things IN
the shape OF experiment, standing upon law, the
character of which cannot be ascsrtaned to the sasiac
on OF ar, body And il does what cannot help think
ing strongly Objectionable II leaves this question open
future controversy and experiment. to see there cannot
be devised by which slavery be introduced
into this Territory. That seems TO be fair and legli.
conclusion to be alr and just inference from the
proposed Compromises and for one am not disposed Ia
consider that a settlement which settles nothing and
maneslly is not satisfactory either North or South.
There s another thing which connects itself with the
question of Compromise and II is this: There dis
putsd boundary between the State OF Texas and New
Mexico That in certainly matter that might De con
promised il is matter suitable for adjustment u there
Is real, actual, and substantial dispute between the
partes may be settled in this particular way or IN one
Of diversity OF ways.
Mr. RUSK desire to ask the senator if he regards
New Mexico having been acquired political com
munity under the treaty. He seems 10 regard the con
troversy between New Mexico and Texas IL no to
litca community in under the treaty then " - mo-
between New Mexico and Texas but between the Unites
States and Texas
Mr.. DAVIS. If the senator from Texas bad listened
to me for a moment be would have discovered that
should have fallen into this point AT pres
eni consider New Mexico Territory OF the United
States. under the and supervision Of the United
States do not view it as an independent political CON
muniiy shall treat it snch in the remarks hav'
to make. The United States, when the cesson of THU
territory made, acquired, in the FIRST place, th
sovereIgnty-the right Of governing. That was on
great thing which passed to and was the principa
thing which was aimed at The next thing was the pub
lie property which was owned BY the government o
Mexico That also passed to us But AIR, DO not pro
pose enter al this time upon the question OF boundary u
in and OF ITSELF is subject which might occupy hours u
introducing and arranging the evidence, and have