The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-12
ment to every Louisianisn in the recovery Of
ms property. There are some men 10 whom
tho old adage would very well arply:

e. do not like you Doctor Fell,
The reason why cannot tell;
But this one thing know full we'll.
do'not Ike you Doctor Fell"
They ere deiermiued TO find objections to
fnes'Ufe. IT not practical, ihesreticai, and
such es they hope will lead 10 . subversion OF
the measure. Now. sir, follow The honorable
senator lii'ls further. The gfea, objec
lion "as 10 the prohibiting the territorial lee.
stature from passing any law in Iespsc, TO
slavery ~,h,n the territories. Did the Hon.
Srna'or know ihs history Of that CLAUSE
D'd he know that II was moved IN ibe Com.
mittee oi l3 BY bis own colleague ID d he
know that clause was voted for by every
Southern man IN that Comini,ier, with The ex
. csp''on of mysef (f | sm TO bs denomins,ed,
contrary 10 hat is the usual habit Of d,nom
iha',ns myseiD2 E,ery Southern man voted
Tor the clause which Is the theme OF the
Earned Seoaiot's long address. aud DID so a
guins' my cp'ni"n, and sgDitsi the opiDlon Of
'he Northern Senator'S Who we're upon tho
COMMITTEE, With one SOLITARY exception. And
Set. The moment It pres MS ITSELF although It
comes under Sou hefn auspices, il is ol jrc,ed
to. Agsin-l ak the Hon. Senator from
L1u-tnn Mr. Soule) and all that concur
Win him IN the op Dlon and ohjec, Of TIM.
measure, TO tell US What you wan, pu, i, dcwn
~ black and White, and give Us a PR ject and
lei II be compared With the PR ject OF the
Committee and let us know The tull extent
Vi IN, demand, end then we shall be able 10
pass idgmcnI upon 1t. d, not restrict your.
.elf IN ihr uus'a esDan.hke mode OF finding
. INulia hcut ~.
substitute Tor The measure which you oppose.
Tbs lion. 5 n,tor hnds grcs, oblectiun- to
hr clause Of prohibition. lls tells US th i
thefe aie % police regulations here. There
IS slavery there, OF there i, no.. Ii there ~
noslssefy. there IS no want of rolice regula.
lons II there be slavery. there arc police
regulators existing a!'egdy. and | imagine
they will be found 'utficien,, or f they have
no, been found ,,tficeni in Tho past, they
viii be foOni suf1i,,ent for ths, period Of time
which ~ 10 eispse from the Cretent down 10
the formation o. the States in the iefriiory.-
Get ou, It that lemma # ,oi csn. ltepea,
II there - slavery, there are police regulations !;
\ II no slavery, no police regulations are wanted.
! he sim Of the Commrice 10 the iniroduc ;
ton of this clause. Il believe speak Tor eve.
~ member Of 1.-THE honorable mover as
well aa-o,hefs,l was slmply this. TO declare
thai The Terftofisl l. L'gIsla'ute should have
poser neither To admit or exclude slavery
fha, wns cur purpose /; aud # the amendment
does no. accomplish tina, purpose, would II
not be more consistent with the spirit o, that
unriy-wnh tha, desire for settling ,hese
qu-s',ons, " hich hope snims;es the Senate
from Lou,sisns, TO have moved an amsndme nj
ior the purpose oi accomplishing the pfohl
J,ion by the Legislature Of the territories
from admitting OF excluding slavery, than 10
talk IN The formidable wsy be has done, as IT
my resolutions were iui king under tina, clause
rs II ,hst clause meant 10 asseit some new
ard dangerous pfIac,ple.
Then the Hon. gentleman objects to The
clause, 'netd'c'iog The slave trade IN the DIS
rict. lie otJecGs 10 that on two accounts
10 The first place the report Of the committee
does not efii IN that there is no constitutional
power IN Congress 10 pass laws upon the sub.
l.c, OF slavery IN this district. And ~hat s
the state of .pinlon 10 the country and 10 the
Senate upon this suij 'c,l large Poruon OF
the Sensle believe that Congress possesses
power, TO abolish slavery 10 the District an.
Other large portion believes that II has no such
power; and how docs the Honorable Senator
espcc, TO arrive at Compremse, ~ which
one OF these or,n,ons shall 10 made TO triumph
aver the o,heri How doe, he expec, Sena.
tors who lh,nk that the power exists to pro.
hbn slavery in the District, are to plunge
their hands into the inmost fecesses OF their
souls aud drag out the conviction that is
planted thetc' II he wants a compromise
r he must take 1t without, asking q surrender OF
opinion on Que side or the her. Ii he do
no, van, a compto,n,se--lC he wants ;he con.
4 cts of the county to continue, ard these
distractions to be increased or aggravated
then let bim insist ihs, one class OF Senstot,
shall surrender the opinions which it holds tc
the other class. ] though, the committee
wetc, upon that subject, as amicab'e as coulc
be. This clause beiher sffirms nor dcne,
the po~or to abolish slave. N the Dssttic
OF Co'umbia. II says il ougui not to BE- done
and tho man who thinks il ough, no, to IL
A done upon constitutional grounds should b.
I satisfied. The oar. who thinks the cons',u
ton authorizes BIT that it ougb, not to bt
: done from consid0Dd,ons Of expediency and .
!. kindness aud of ffa'ernal regard for the differ
!. en-, sections of tie Union, ought also to b
e satisfied. Thus, by neither affirming tn
a power, but by asserting that the power oueh
n no, to DO exercised, ssy tha, tho vssy sprl
of Compromise prevailing on both sides ougb
Il 10 bc perfectly satisfactory. Does the Hon
|. orsbls Senator sxpec. tha, my learned fr'en
:, whom | see before me, who has no doub, a
:. bou, the power, will give up that opinion an
!, reuounce he deliberate, well formed opiaon
!. which he has entertained for yesrs1 Doe
:, tho South make any such demand? Win til
\ Senator from Louisiana demand i'll VIII!
n sir, the demand 10 ths, there shall be no Con
n promise-no ssulemen, Of the questions ~hic