Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-23

the States of the Union.'
After reading the above Mr. Seddon said "]
wish now to test whether there is really to be- or
the part of the South, the privilege of participation
in its enjoyment. What benefit to us that States
are to be admitted from this territory with or with
out slavery, as the people forming State constitu-
tlons may prefer, if in the intermediate time the
Shareholder with property to be excudedby the
pretext of Mexican law or by the territorial legs-
laion of The insignificant communities now occupy
In8 il BY the vote of the committee on my
amendment, we can determine whether this alledp-
ed Intervention be substance reality, or a
mere shadow of name-a pretence and a cover
for our exclusion, under the supposed operation of
Mexican laws, or by hostile squatter legislation.
Let us see whether our rights, as southerners and
Shareholders, to participation in common terri
tories will be acknowledged and secured even as to
this pitiful waste of desert land
The proposition of Mr.. Seddon, was voted down
Ayes 55-Nays 85
Mr.. Mson, of Virginia, offered the following
to be appended to the 1st section of the Utah bill :
''Pro0jded, That no law usage existing in the
said Territory at or before the time when the same
destroy or IMPAIR within the said Territory, any
rights of property or relations of persons that may
be recognized and allowed in any of the United
States'
Mr.. Millson said afterreading the above: ''Sir,
the sole object of the amendment l have offered,
is simply to provide that no court shall give such
effect to the past legislation of Mexico, as to hold
that 1t interferes with the rights of southern citi-
zens. The amendment does not seek to establish
slavery. 1t does not propose to forestall either
or territorial legislation. 1t does
not protect the rights of property the relations
of persons against anything but Mexican legisla
ton What excuse can there be for refusing to in
sert such provision in the bill, except that it is
really expected and intended that the bill as it now
stands shall secure our exclusion from this terri
tory 90
The proposition was voted down-Ayes 40,
Nays 90.
Mr.. Seddon offered the following, as an addi-
tional provso to the 1st Section of the Utah bill
''And that prior to the formation of State con-
there shall be no prohibition by the ac-
ton of the territorial legislature of the emigration
of any citizen of the United States, with any prop
erty recognised as such by the laws of any of the
States of the Union.''
Mr.. Weborn, of Ga, moved to amend the
amendment as follows
Pp'ovided further, That the people of said Ter
ritory be allowed to pass all laws necessary for the
of slavery within said territory, should
slaves be introduced there
Mr. Seldom moved to amend the amendment
by adding the following
''And to remove all restrictions to the free emf
grafton of persons with their property
Mr. Hubbard said, before these amendments
were put, that Respecting the extent of injury
inflicted upon the southern people by these meas
use, after al that has happened, both having voted
FOR paying Texas zen millions, puts me in mind of
the veraicts Of Jury once trying two men for fight
ing Il was in proof that each had been badly
beaten and gouged. They severed in their trials.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty to the
lrst. L was agreed that the same jury might try
the second also when every one expected he at
least, would be severely fined and punished but
to the astonshment of all at court, the same jury,
upon the same proof, found the second man not
guilty also. Consequently, there had been no
fight or wrong although both were nearly beaten
to death So it seems is the factn this case there
has been no wrong done to the South, although
we have been nearly ten months trying the matter,
and notwithstanding, also, the South has been de-
prived of all her interest in the newly acquired
Mexican territory, for which she paid her full share,
and has been taxed her part of the ten millions to
pay Texas; and yet, according to the argument of
gentlemen, ''little or no harm has been done p
Nobody is guilty.
All the above propositions were negatived The
vote not given.
Mr. Davis of Miss, offered the following amend
ment--the record reads thus:
sTo strike out in the sixth line of the tenth sec
ton the words Gin respect to African slavery"
and insert the words with those rights of proper
ty growing out of the institution of African slavery
as exists in any of the States of this Union' The
object of the amendment is to prevent the territor
al legislature from egislating against the rights of
property growing out of the institution of slavery
Mr. Clay said in relation to the clause that this
amendment proposed to strike out, that it was Sin
troduced into the bill by the committee, for the
purpose of tying up the hands of the territorial leg
islature in respect to legslating at all, way or
the other, upon the subject of African slavery"
sI repeat what have before said, that / cannot
vote to convert territory already free into slave
territory. | am satisfied, for one, to let the lea
loci as it exists, remain He continued thus:
According to my opinion, the laws of Mexico
still prevail in that country because Texas never