The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-22

objected tothe admission of California as State into
the Union. Although voted against the bill as sepa
rate measure, yet, as was willing to vote for ii part
OF the Compromise. Will give you OF the reasons
which brought me 10 this conclusion was disposed
then 10 vote for this as part Of the Compromise, be-
my vole aud that OF all the members of the South
against IT, would not prevent its passage knew it would
be passed IN spite OF US and In truth, was passed
al last But, even IL We could have prevented the pas
sage OF ~ that would have done US no good Tor slavery
was prohibited by her constitution and her State govern
mn organized before this brought before
and would have remained just the same whether she
admitted not the only difference would have been
that she would not have been State in the Union, and
entitled TO her senators and representatives In Congress
Slavery excluded by her great distance from us, BY
the doubt and agitation to the right TO carry slaves
there and by many other long before this poh
bition made the State admitted But II is said the
Stale admitted irregularly, and without passing
through the usual state OF territorial probation II may
we'll be objected to this argument that there is no uni
form rule ~ the subject Some States were admitted IN
form and some in another. The constitution provides
no FORM nor has Congress The power is plenary and
without condition or limit, except in particular and
that is that Congress may admit new States The plan
of territorial governments has been frequently adopted
but has been departed from in many previous cases The
two first States admitted into the Union were admit
ted without this fomality. The first (VermonD was ad
mlted in 1871 the application OF her commissioners
on constitution formed in l5sa before re the present
California was admitted and The very next one (ken-
tucky) was admitted before she had any constitution
dent 10 declare her admitted when she should present
herself with republican constitution, just it was
proposed to do with California at one time and
partures from the usual course-even Texas Of
Them only short time before Mr. Polk, during his ad
minis'ralion, desparng of settling the question other
wise, approved OF plan TO admit California prospect
vely as in the case Of Kentucky Such measure was
proposed BY Judge Douglas and being referred to the
Judiciary Committee, ! made minority report. accom-
panied by bill in favor of it, but it did not pass; il it
had and California had, she no doubt would have
adopted constitution prohibiting slavery, Congress
would have had no more right TO refuse TO- adm.
her than Kentucky Indeed. many members OF Con-
gress from the South, as well as the North I'M
der this idea started by Mr. Polk, advised the Cafor
mans TO adopt this course think indeed it was gen.
orally approved at first by southern men, until began 10
be apprehended that slavery would be abolished Yet all
must have known Mr.. Calhoun declared in his
formed constitution for themselves, they had the
conditional rghf reject admit slavery they might
decide. But why should we complain much about the
admission of one free State Is so unusual thing
The South has held her own well on this point. We
stand relatively. as 10 numbers, just as we did
when the constitution was adopted OF the old thirteen
States al that ms o. ssna 70 s SIX
relative position still, at this day. after the admis-
sion OF California, 80 much complained Of for there
have been ssse n ss es, % 81 hss. slave
States formed from territory acquired since
the Union established; and of these seven,
as) are slave States. and only FIVE or six years
since every ofths States thus formed from foreign territory
WERE STATES the two free States, Iowa and Cal
iiorna, having been since that time both admitted
TO submission, Mr.. Soule and some others would
have us believe by the admission of California into the
been ruined eight times before and still live and pros
per and have this additional consolation, too that
have also ruined your northern kings nine times
with this additional comfort that, far the foreign
territory concerned ruined them at the OF five
to itoo What wonderful people we must be to have
been ruined eighteen times IN sixty years. and yet the
most prosperous and happy people on the globe or that
ever has been il and what is the singular Of
all is that the eoQuence defamation and phensy Of
most exalted statesmen cannot make sensible OF this
degradation and RUM often repeated 'Your north
ern kings" about nsensble 10 ruin as we are
for not long ruined them out OF Texas, larger
than California, and capable of receiving twice many
negroes. They complained almost much about that
we do about California; but they recovered from
the affection, and so shall we, though one OF your
senator's Mr.. Soule, tells you for this admission OF
California, as the principal grievance. you must
command forbearance on the part Of the Nor,h (Which
means, if il anything, resistance or your doom 10
sealed and you destined 10 be but subects-humbe,
ableci subjects. Iou may deceive yourselves by vain
and empty words You think you retain your rights
while you permitted to send your senator's and repre-
senaves 10 Congress- there 10 pande TO the exacons Of
your northern kings You will but retain the shadow OF
what you were, soon 10 sink beneath your own con
sciousness OF degradation and ruin" And again He
says. if you submit, (Which believe you have thus far
done, and infer. intend TO do in fu'ure) "you will
down 10 silence before the wrong doer, sinking Ike
arss beneath the pressure OF your suengs' He says
II IS dastard ADVICE TO tell you 10 DO and suits
Russian serf Austrian minon " and if you do il
you rfq't cd 10 crouch in the dust under the feet Of your
opprsssorI lest you might proroks LAsHw WE'LL il
you receive words like these with patience from
who ought 10 be your servant and not your MASTER then
the world will conclude you are submissive" and you
need not look abroad for northern king, for you will
have a southern al hand, who, though neither a
Russian nor Austrian" assumes the airs and words
OF both The only wonder is that he did not the
lash' on which he dwells no much the late
sion, n certain commander IL said TO have done with
his troops
The bill suppressng the slave trade in the District OF
Columbia has been objected to principally the ground
from the laws Of Maryland and il will be remember
that all that remains OF the District originally
part OF that State. Oar legislature passed similar law
in ls2g, which was afterwards repealed voted against
this BILL but many southern men had long advocated
such a measure; II was mere matter OF police, and j
could see great danger in IT,
have given you view Of my course on two OF the
compromise measures deemed most Objectionable by the
South will consider the other three-ihe terrific
rial bills for Utah and New Mexico the Texas boundary
BILL and the fugitive. slave bill In doing this mus,
necessarily notice portions OF the most exaordna
ny speech OF Mr. Soue, delivered ut Opelousas the
9th OF September and which received by the mail last
evening | confess looked into it with good deal Of
curiosity 10 see was not completely demolished, and
felt quite relieved when found not entirely exter
minated, even with the aid oil most eminent writer
and statesman" Randolph OF Roanoke. could not find
that a single fact principle contained in the brief pero
ration of my Trinity speech was attempted TO be
conroveted, except perhaps. the axiom that the majority
ough, to rule Here il isl will read 10 you; and when
you consider with tina, all that is there said is admit
ted, think might ask judgment al your hands without
further evidence or Argument:
Z" / think, then, have shown that when the crisis
the slavery question was approaching myse and other
a Ii IL H. IL