The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-11

lection upon constitutional grounds II the honor
able senator from South Carolina to whom am al pres.
enl responding entertained The opinion upon this ques-
uon winch he now expresses he certainly made nothing
like regular argument in support of this view of The
subject, Or II he did so il OF nature sufficiently
striking 10 hx itself distinctly in my memory Sir Cali
lorna was admitted just in the mode adopted for the ad-
mission OF every new State that has heretofore entered
INTO The confedency. If she unconstitutonay ad-
yet found their way into the contederacy in such
manner as 10 entile them 10 recognition legtimatey
appeI'anlng TO our conederacy Of sovereign StateA
Will not argue the question at length il would be
wholly prohlless TO do But let ask the honor.
able senator II be in his power TO show wha, man.
ner the admission of California has been al all deri-
mental TO any OF The older States of the conIederacy
La what respect is It possible that any such delrment
could have been experienced Have the people OF Cal
as Of the sovereign States of this Union as they
were anlecedent thereto Have not the governmental
piocssdags OF that new Stale been such as should
nand the respect OF The nation Is it not asceained
iact and does not the gentleman from South Carolina
know that the people Of California have shown them
cuar institutions OF the South as the citizens Of any
southern State in the Union II he not aware Vi the fact
beg leave to inform him that the sentiment of fanatica
opposition to the system OF domestic slavery existing
the South has never yet made itself manifest in the egs
a'lye councils Of this new State say this in hearing
Of those altogether competent to correct me if am in
or upon the subject Besides, the senator from South
Carolina should recoect that California from the mo-
nent OF her admission, has been represented in this
chamber by gentleman whom we all respect and who
on all occasions has shown HIMSELF in reference 10 the
delicate and dstractng questions which have placed the
republic IN go much jeopardy true patriot, Jealous
an answering friend of the Union The admission of
California then contend has done us no injury, and
the psrcaaI section OF which the honorable senator
from South Carolina is the faithful and efficient repre-
sentative here has had no reason thus far, to complain
| OF such admission.
Now, sir. let turn our attention for moment to
what is called the territorial acts These bills provide
territorial bills for Utah and New Mexico scithou the
Wiimot provio Again, each of these acts provides
dIcf1p
OF the constitution and laws OF the Union said Terri
ories-thas securing as suppose all jurists worthy of
the the name would decide. the eectua aboga,on of the
Mexican laws abolishing slavery These acts provide,
as !he senator well knows in addition, that the Terri
tories to which they apply. when they shall become
States, shall come into the Union with or without sla
very. as the people thereof may. their constitution de-
cde and this provision is equally eec,ua in regard
all the States into which these Territories may be here
lima will rejoice with me that such the terms
which territorial governments have been established in
Utah and New Mexico, instead OF extending them what
is known as the Missouri Compromise line, some u
traisls in the South have commended should have
been done. We all know that the Missouri Com
iSmse Sne p pfovdes IN express terms ioI the pro-
Union north OF SO deg. 30 min north latitude. Now,
the, principle, of this boasted Compromise. applied
to Utah would have at driven all the Shareholders
and their slaves now resident there and enjoying the pro
lection OF law therein beyond the confines of that Ter
ritoy. and have closed the forever the reception Of
slave property; since all of Utah is known 10 be situated
north of the line OF 80 deg 80 min How this could al
all benefit the South ye, for the learned doctors
henson it would be nothing nor less than applying
the hated Wilmot proyiso TO Utah Sir, let remind
the senator from South Carolina Of the fact that every
southern senator two voted for the Utah bill Es
pecally do wish TO remind him that his close and in
mate ally the honorable senator from Virginia, MIR
HuSTER voted for the Utah bill, he did also, accord
ing TO his own declaration TO me this morning, for the
New Mexican territorial bill, which is in all material
spects corresponding Herewith Surely the honorable
gentleman from South Carolina will no, think OF serious
y reprehending this portion of the of adjust,
men,, since in order TO do with effect he will have
to unite in eensuring those with whom know il has
long been his highest pride TO act here.
Is il the Texas and New Mexican boundary act that
the honorable gentleman suPposes should awaken SO
much dissatisfaction in the South As 10 this point
shall ask leave to turn him TO the honorable
from Georgia, fMr. BERRIEN.l under whose monitions
and at the instgaon OF whose eloquent pesuasons the
Is @ known 70 ina nave vsn s sandon 70 ths meas
Texas and New Mexico was dehnitively settled and
civil war. then seriously menaced, most happily pre-,
vented The territory purchased from Texas, placed
under the authority Of the government OF New Mexico.
became part OF the Union under the resolution OF Texan
annexaton which resolution provided expressly that all
States into which Texas might be subdvided at any
future period lying north OF SO deg 30 min north at
tude, should be free States II has been seen that the
act establishing territorial government for New Mex
leo brought into operation principle lar more favorable
than this rule OF 80 deg 80 min. TO southern nsttu
tons Does the senator from South Carolina object TO
this important amendaon OF the Texan resolution OF an.
nexation when, as he must perceive, by means oil
slave States allowed 10 spring up hereafter where
before this plan Of settlement adopted it impos-
sible that any bat free States could exist
Perhaps the gentleman mainly objects to the District OF
Columbia bill, as it is called WELL sir, il he does,
have to sayio him that he objects to what has been the
law of this District during the whole OF the present
tury the act OF Congress of 1901, TO which the sigma
,ure OF Thomas Jefferson attached, which adopted
the old Maryland law this subject and gave full va
dy and binding effect to the The part oil the Dis
rct retroceded at the period OF this enactment to tue
State of Virginia, having been far more stringent IN ITS
terms than the act OF ls50 the former having provided,
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only against the bringing OF slaves into the District for
sale here, for deposte here and sale elsewhere but
having denounced the penalty OF forfeiture, NC, oil all
slaves brought hither, for any purpose whatsoever
can scarcely believe that the honorable gentleman can
have intended be understood this occasion as muir
murng the passage of the ugtye-slave law though
believe do not supposing the senator IRON Soulh
particular enactment as some other gentlemen are known
10 have done who represented IN Congress the border
States OF the Union. recolec too quite yiydly varl-
ous declarations in this chamber and elsewhere, at di
ierent times made by certain southern gentlemen oil ex
IRENE opinions that great appreciation was due TO ,bs
particular enactment, since 1t only carried out pan
provision OF the constitution. - also not forgotten by
me and hope tha, is not forgotten by the Senate
either that this particular act would have been passed Dy
the two houses OF Congress at much earlier period oil
the session before the last than was, but Tor the lact
that il was not deemed polite by certain southern sena
tors who had special charge oi the subject 10 report bill
for the recaptue and restoration OF tugves from service
until it should be sscerained that all the other questions
connected with The subject Of domestic slavery likely
10 be satisfactorily disposed OF IN Congress The Senate
will remember my former exposition OF this matter here,
and have forgotten statement OF an important
matter of fact connected with this delicate point when
declared in hearing OF honorable from the South