The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-20

Having thus shown that The southern States with their
institution OF slavery, have been excluded from every
1901 oil our Territories let pause 10 examine the motive
oil our exclusion That motive, openly avowed the final
extinction OF African slavery throughout the United States
he great object OF all government is pIoleclonpro
lection TO life liberty, and property By plunderng Of
our Territories, proposed to weaken, degrade and
ihen destroy Sir, we talk with affected adherence of
European desposm and yet what despoism in Europe is
there which does not protect property What government
in the world is there. saving this of the United States
which seeks, at one iell swoop, TO extngush at
people who uphold IL The foules OF all despotisms is
that which enters the domestic CIRCLE and there. where
dwes alone the last refuge for happiness TO man, in
spires discomfort and excites murder and blood. What
has Congress for the last ten years been but grand abo
lilon convention, preaching and inspiring insurrecton
amongst our slaves' What is this government but the
irresponsible and remorseless desposm of majority
governed by the lust OF national domination and anat-
cal propagandism! And now, by this Compromise, we
are ad helpless at their feet soon to feel, if we lie there
lhe nee! which cTushes u.s.
II there is nothing in the compromise 10
sfy the South with respect TO our Territories. there is
little TO satisfy us in its other features We need not
joice that two States wrested from in Texas, and
given over to the North, whilst have TO pay por
ion OF the ten millions by which wrested from
the slave trade abolished in the District of CO.
lumba under the penalty of emancipation II we have
got any benefit from these measures, it must be in thu
fugitive slave BILL originally part OF its composition
Sir, when the fugitive slave bill passed Congress- many
might have supposed that it would have been faithfully
enforced, although incidents occurred at the time of its
which might have foreshadowed its fate But, after
year has transPred for any man TO stand up here and
say, while all the rest of the compromise measures can
not be repealed. and this is the only which may be-
that we OF the South should express high gratca
ton at its success, most extraordinary thing Look
at ITS operation First il was attempted to be enforced
In Boston. There all the forms oil justice were upset
and mockery put upon them, and the slave rescued in
open court in broad day. Then gentleman from
South Carolina who tried get his slave He had 10 pay
five thousand dollars TO get him, and then him of
in steamboat at night. Have any of those people who
committed the outrage in Boston been punished Have
The laws been enforced No, sir. Everybody knows
How Is il in another State Look at the Chris,iana pro
ceeding, where murder was perpelrated. Has the law
The judges have determined that is treason and
the farce is going Of trying those people for
der, or msdemeanor, or something else. lventure TO say
in Syracuse, where there the opposition TO the
law, and marshal wounded in executing IL A form of
tfia is 70 be carried through but who believes that any
one will be convicted, or, if convicted, injured BY any
conviction II you could box jury who would convict
any OF them do not think you will find Executive in
the North TO sanction or enforce capital execution.
And now, when this fugitive slave law has been kicked
and scoed, and resisted from end OF the North The
other, have senators here from the South who say,
let us stand 10 the Compromise! The more rights
have been violated, the more love the vioators. II
we praise them they may pity US, and iobea Sir in
China, man is required, when he is introduced
ambassador 10 the Emperor before he daes lift his eyes,
to strike his forehead three times the floor The
aor from Mississippi would only have the South do
that but he would have her crawl body and SOUL the
foot OF the NoIth,here, with eyes closed,
to implore 10 be spurned. The law is treated with
contemp, by The North, and to magnify it, More
than thus. State has nuhed IT. Vermont has nuIted
BY her legislature forcing an appeal 70 her State ba,
message, seemed not to think IL worth his WHILE while
treating of this subject, TO mention that OF the
eregn States had nulfed law which he had said was
constitutional and right, and proper. II there is any
omen in itself fearful than another. showing our
true condition, it is that not merely individuals but SOW
eIeign States have nulled this law IN defiance Of the
legislation Of Congress and the opinions and decisions OF
the judiciary. If South Carolina Georgia had nulied
any law OF Congress what lectures. here and
would have been delivered upon treason What homlies
would have been read upon the necessity OF citizens
obeying the laws and OF traitors being executed! But
when northern State nullihes law OF Congress, de-
signed for the poecuoa OF the institutions OF the South,
il is not worth while for the President OF the United
States 10 notice IT, when he takes up the subject and
treats OF il in his annual message The North are
our masters. and we their subjects! Can they do any
wrong
Mr. President, have thus endeavored TO show that
the Compromise, il is called Is injurious to the South,
and would ultimately. believed be destructive OF our
rights and liberties II this had been the first instance IN
the operations OF the government in which II had de-
parted from that course OF mparality which should char
acerze is dealings with all its members, should have
sufficient perhaps, TO let II pass, as would not
be result from the nature OF the system ITSELF but
alteration which might be transient in It's character But
as have believed ha, the course OF the Congress OF the
United States with respect 10 our Territories, only
sequence in course OF policy which has existed Tor
many years. only another step that of aggres-
sion and consolidation into which II Is inevitably tend.
ing deem 1t proper lay before the Senate the grounds
OF my opinions.
II mistake not. from the very foundation OF this gov
ernment this day, the operation OF il IN its financial and
pecuniary relations has had but uniform tendency
and that has been TO aggandze the North al the expense
OF the South. II mistake not the course OF usurpaons
submitted TO has led to their legitimate sequences IN the
measures of aggression which have been denominated
the Compromise. To ties, the truth OF this position,
propose 10 back and trace the financial opera
lions OF this government for many years past
The two weak points in system OF government
the most delicate and the most important. and those
which created the greatest difficulty the convention
which framed the consuton-are slavery and taxation
Our fathers supposed that they understood the principle
of TAXATION and believed they had provided against any
improper unequal taxation by the terms o the const-
tuition II you look back 10 the FIRST incipency OF our
form of government, you will there very little
OF dissas sacton in its operation unul alter the
war OF 1914 That war demonstrated to us aud 10 the
world that the great purpose for which the Union was
formed-proteciion against foreign na'ionswas accom-
plishsd. and that more need lear the power OIL
foreign nations We could stand self sustained among
the nations OF the world There spirit of forbear
ance spirit OF concession amongst the members OF this
racy previous TO tire war OF 1872 Then we heard
no about taxation dissatisfaction about sa-
very Taxation light It's disbursements were
honest and anti slavery agitauons were unknown But
that terminated, and the great TACT was
to well 10 the world, that we were
self sustained and self sustaining, and that TIE great
pressure from foreign nations IN consequence OF our
weakness, which drove together, longer existed
then sprung up differences upon these delicate points
Immediately after that war terminated, one OF the
power new principle was introduced in the
tariff Of 1916. which was passed, and passed almost
with unanimous consent. SO strong AT that time wa.
the sympathy OF each portion Of the Union for the