The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-07

other; but do see. although cannot express il more
iorciby than i was yesterday expressed ~ the zen
large portion Of he States should require us to aci upon
the Territories before act upon the State OF California
Sir. il there Be . man upon this hoor who has more
sacred regards more superstious attachment, ii may
express tito the constitution which binds these
States together than be who addresses you, do
know who he is II there be State in this Union which
has given more undoubted proofs OF loyalty TO the const
tuition than the State which represent in part know
not what State il is But, sir. knowing that people
know them. they would not regard the constitution
worth the parchment which il is impressed, II il is
10 be maintained at the expense Of rights which they in
tended II should secure. No, sir just as cordially as
they came into this Union so will they go out OF It, when
they satisfied that the bonds OF Union regarded by
the majority only for the purpose Of oppression
Now, Mr. President, submit il TO honorable senators
who have at heart know they have the preservation
consequences Of disunon which have been srkingy
depicted here-l call upon them to pause before they
bring into the State OF California, under the constitu
ton adopted by her people, before some final disposition
has been made Of the great questions yet undecided in
reference 10 the government OF the remaining Territories
Sir, hope am no alarmist; feel no alarm myself;
but the people inc
through their reputation and by their acts know their
deeply excited feeling and know that nothing bring
home to them keener sense OF their condition as hope
less minority nothing will more I'LL them with alarm
than the admission OF another free State carved out OF the
Territory in dspute before the question OF prohibiting
slavery in the Territories that remain is finally disposed
Mr. President, repeat again. and believe in doing
express the sentiment Of the people OF those States,
that there are none who are against the admission Of
California as State, who desire to have her delayed
longer than is necessary 10 the protection OF their rights
and their safety mean California with suitable bound
aries, "a question which may discuss when the proPo-
sition TO admit California comes directly before us)
boundaries which will leave to the people OF those States
the liberty of enjoying portion Of that Territory should
they think proper to do or it be found adapted to their
We have heard here from various quarters, and
from high quarters, and repeated on all hands--re
Psa.ed here again today By The honorable senate.
Nature which excludes the southern people from
every portion Of the State Of California know Of no
such law of Naiurenone whatever; but do know the
contrary, that if California had been organized with
territorial form OF government only and for which, at
the last two sessions OF Congress- she has obtained the
entire southern vote, the people OF the southern
their slaves there in great numbers They would have
done because the value OF the labor OF that class
would have been augmented to them many hundred
venton in California which formed the constitution, and
which any senator read for himself, after the
provision excluding slavery was agreed upon, i was
proposed to prohibit the African race altogether free
well as bond debate arose upon il and the ground
distinctly taken, shown in those debates, that
il the entire African race was not excluded their labor
would bring them there, though slavery pro-
hibted under contract to manumit them in two three
years And required very little reasoning the part
the producveness of their labor would be such to
that result An estimate gone into with refer
ence to the value Of the labor of this class OF people,
the mines of California, that they could not be kept out
Il was agreed that the labor OF slave in any of the
States from which they would be taken was not
worth more than hundred one hundred and fifty
dollars year, and that in California il would be worth
from four to six thousand dollars They would work
themselves free in one or two years, and thus the coun
try would be filled by class OF free blacks, and their
former owners have excellent bargain taking them
there.
do not mean to 60 now into what may be suitable
boundaries. may do 80 when the question is properly
before u.s. and shall be disposed to deal literally as
proper regard to the rights OF others will admit The
people now in California have gone from every quarter
OF this country There are among them my neighbors
and friends-and in large numbers-in whose success
and welfare feel deep interest. Those with whom
act have interest object in defeating or in de-
laying their elevation to the platform of the Sates-no
purpose TO interfere with any policy they may deem most
conducive to their welfare. But their part they
have no just ground Of complaint il, whilst poronng
them of in independence, retain for others who may
after them reasonable share Of the prop
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left altogether to the interested party Congress should
determine with due regard certainly to the interests OF
those in possession but with eye always to the rights
and interests OF all the people OF all the States
But, sir to come back to the matter in reference to
which principally have risen. The senator from Mis-
sissipp, IMr Foorr,l who has taken this subject in
of legislative precedence, and that TO act first the Cali
fona bill will be to put them back in order to give pre-
cedence to California.
The same effect willbe produced il we detach the Cal
iforna bill from the proposed reference suggest there
FORE that take up these territorial bills and pass them
in the order in which they stand and they have been
reported And that being done, the way open for the
admission OF California OF the States OF the
Union subject only to such notifications Of boundary
may be found right, or such conditions, if any be
suggested as The terms OF the constitution may require