The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-08

plies furnished to him. The son, when he comes to
maturity, finds himself indebted 10 his master 10 ex
tent thai he free himsef and the consequence
is that his postey, 10 The latest generations held
slaves This as species OF slavery that is not
fined 70 color or description OF but il applies
70 all men, black Or white. no matter wha. may have
color. age, An American citizen may move
into New Mexico, and il getino debt to the S5
unae. inns system pc and ms poslenty are slaves ms
this law the creditor can take the debtor before an
alcade. and have him then condemned 70 service The
own price. credit him with his services, but always
striking the balance against him, so as make him
slave for life. II this is the case. there is no remedy
for there has been read here law by which the man
cannot be hired as servant workman to a second
master until he has certificate from his first master
that the debt has been paid Thus there is remedy in
American citizen. who has been free for his whole life,
may be made slave under this system think, there
foe that we are TO have Jurisdiction over this subject
at af to limit and restrict the action OF the ter
ritoal legislatonwe should abolish this unnatural sys
tenn, by which white men may be reduced to slavery, who
should be so unfortunate not to be able pay debt
OF S5 For one. am in favor Of putting end to this
! Mr., RUSK. ! want to say very few words upon
this subject. will not 80 into the history Of Mexican
peonage Tor would be very long article II has been
81 Mexico Now he senator s from sHs illinois s says
g son s Sc, ., hs debt
Mr.. RUSK. would like 10 know how the debt could
be made without contract The senator has made US
long harangues about the carrying OF the curse OF slavery
: MI Mr. DOUGLAS Not word.
Mr. RUSK. Well. sir. there is one thing that know.
Of New Mexico are capable Of forming State govern
ment. and asking admission into the Union State.
And Icertainly am not mistaken, when suppose that
to give them the opportunity Of forming State govern
ment Now. if they SO enlightened as this in the
name OF common sense can they not regulate this matter
know something Il is different in different parts Of Mex
co Perhaps there may be half dozen different systems
now in New Mexico regulating this service i gentle
men wish, will bring forward proposition by which
they expend their sympathics in relieving slaves for
there system OF the most abiec slavery in New
to day AT proper lime will bring in this matter, and
furnish gentlemen with case in which they can exert
their sympahes not by striking out any part Of the law
OF the land, but by sending supplies and men there TO
prevent the and children from being carried into
the most abect slavery by the savage and unciylized
Mr.. DOUGLAS. | have made no harangues Of the
kind to which the has alluded have made no
remarks upon that branch of the subject TO which he
fers. He mistakes entirely the person of whom he is
speaking He did me injustice have no doubt unin-
tentionallyfor have not alluded 10 the subject at this
any other session that is the branch to which ne al
ludesabout introducing slavery into free territory
have argued the question, and in urging the question
II Mr. RUSK. may no, be certain as to that Blu, all
referred to particularly that the senator from Illinois
thought these people were capable Of forming State
government said that if they were so, they were GER
And s one A word sss ques
ton put to me upon that point He asks whether, if
they are capable Of managing every other subject but
and ba bss e 10 he
capable q managing al subjects relating % white men
Bile Of regulating the affairs Of and servanl And
put the very question which is propounded to the
test yesterday and the senator from Texas voted
against 1.-THE very principle which he insists
shall upon Now the Senate have decided that the
question OF master and servant should not be left TO the
territorial legislatures am acting in obedience to that
that territorial Legislature, to which was willing to SUBJ
init ito regulate YOURSELF and abolish this system OF
peonage. you will not let the territorial legislature act
upon the subject should not have asked Congress to
abolish peonage, If you had left the whole question OF
master and servant TO the territorial legislatures Now,
desire, if we are TO prohibit the exstg laws there to
take this system of peonage in hand and abolish il at
once so that white men may not be reduced to state OF
servitude there.
Mr. D. asked the yeas and nays upon the pending
amendment, and they were ordered
Mr. DICKINSON know enough about this bust
from what have read and heard to believe il 10 be
an Objectionable seIvude, and one that i s desirable to
get nd Of But do not require intend TO complicaie
this bill with any such questions Whatever restrictions
have been placed upon other portions of this BILL they
strike them out will not vote TO legislate upon mat
ter SO entirely domestic this, at this distance. The
restrictions that have been placed upon this bor rather
erday-do not embanass legislation in the Territories
against this form OF service. All rgbtfu subjects OF
legislation left open TO them STILL and the people
in the Territories have not intelligence enough to regulate
affairs OF this kind should despair OF leading them in
this way with leading strings 1900 miles long. have
no doubt that it will be disposed OF either by them or by
Congress, but shall against embarrassing this bill
with il, there embarrassments enough around it
already.
The question being then taken upon the amendment,
It was rejected by yeas 20, nays 49, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Chase, Cor.
win, Davis or Massachusetts, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge
Of Iowa, Douglas, Fech, Greene, Hale Hamlin, jones'
Norris, Seward, Shields Spruance, Upham, and Walker
D.
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, BeI, Berren, Dor.
land Bright, Butler, Clay Clemens, Cooper Davis Of Mis-
sissppi. Dawson Dickinson Downs Foote. Houston, Hun
ter King. Mapgum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt Rusk
Sc basan Smith, Soue, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood,
Webster, and Yuee-32
Mr. CLEMENS submitted an amendment on the
10th OF last month. for the purpose OF having printed
now wish to make notifications in before sub
init II 10 the Senate In the fourteenth line OF the
ton defining the boundaries Of Texas, strike out the
word that" and insert the word "such |" in the IF
teenth ne strike out the words which es," and insert
in the sixteenth line, after the word latitude, the words
as the legislature thereof may direct" The amendment
as modified will read thus;
1t The boundaries Of the said State OF Texas shall be
confirmed and acknowledged by her law of limits passed
by her Congress IN 1876 and the sovereignty the whole
Of the territory ncnded ia said boundary shall he
| absolutely 70 the said State OF Texas
I'd That, for the safety and comfort OF the white inhsb
ants and enable the OF the United States the
better to repress Indian depredaons and otherwise
troll hem in such the peace OF the country NAV
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