The daily union., 1852-05-06

Tor ihc constitution fathers made H. III plain
as day that the whg organization has been surrendered
10 the leadership OF such Messrs. Seward and
Johnston and that the evils engendeed by the agitation
of the slavery question only be ersdcated from
system BY the democratic party Of the Union.
LETTER FROM HON. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.
WAsHRcroN, d. C., May 4, 1852.
To the Editor Of the Union!
IN your paper OF this morning notice editorial con
tanning amongst other things the following
The DEMOCRATIC THE ONLY TRUE UNION PARTY =
Hon A. H. Stephens, OF Georgia, in his speech delivered
10 the House Of Representatives, April 27h in speaking OF
the rights of the South guaranteed by the constitution,
said
'And what is Of these matters Why, nothing short
OF the constitutional right OF the people oil the South the
reclamation and exuadition OF their iagives from labor
Now sir this is of the leading, and may say the par
/.
"Two years ago. in this very hall. the great majority of
o. Io ae two bs saa sn and Se
were lew exceptions, whom hailed them and now, as
only eleven, In ali, / believe @ One see now TMr Cor
whig'
We have seldom IL ever seen many mis-
statements crowded into little space. Ia The first place,
years ago. in the House OF Representatives majority
of the democratic members from the North
rayed against the South upon the fugitive slave bill and
kindred measures. majority OF the whg members from
the Norh-a very large maoritywas araycd against the
South upon that and all kindred Instead of there
being only eleven members from the North in favor of the
slave BILL there thirty who recorded their
names in the affirmative its passage Mr.. Gorman The
democrat referred did Tor the bill Mr. Brooks the
whg referred to, did not"
Now, in reply to this, permit to say, briefly and
spectuly that in all discussions for the arrival truth il
is essential not only that facts be first settled and agreed
upon but that when correctly stated they shall not be
fused misapped In those parts of my speech from
which you have given the donted extracts cited above
had reference whatever the of the House upon
the fugitive law, the passage OF those other
ures OF the last Congress known the Compromise.
speaking Of the condition of things in the early part
of that session. and the position Of parties at the North
upon those slavery questions which were then so deeply
agatng both sections OF the Union before that change
took place. 10 extent in both those parties the
North. which resulted in the adoption of the adjustment
measures, and to which distinctly and fully alluded The
truth which wished TO present was and is that since the
agitation OF these sectional quesonssince the day that
Mr. Wimot moved his proviso in August ls46 up to the
beginning of the last Congress-two years before the
meeting of the present-whie large majority OF both
the parties OF the North opposed TO the position and
claims OF the South yet there some, though
few who were for maintaining the right" under the
constitution whom hailed as friends of the Union and
the Constitutions then and irrespective OF their party
This statement SO far as il relates TO the northern
democrats, you seem TO call in question; for you say
In the first place. years ago in the House of Repre-
senatives majority OF the democratic members from the
North arrayed against the South upon the fugitive
slave bill and kindred measures"
suppose no one will hesitate to grant that the Wimo
provso the exclusion of slavery from the Territories
by act of Congress, OF the prominent questions
upon which the two sections then aTayed against,
each other How, them did the parties al the North
stand upon this great question in the early part OF the last
Congress send you true copy OF the journal ol the
House of that session. which will show and which you
will please publish. II is as follows
Mr.. Root offered the following resolutions
ha - e gi % on s de.y oe
bill or bills providing territorial government govern
by Mexico by the treaty eat Of Gusdaupe Hdsso. lying east
ward OF the Sierra Nevada mountains, and prohibiting
Mr. Root moved the previous question on the resolution
Mr.. Alexander H. Stephens moved that the resolution be
Mr. Houston moved. at O'Clock p. m, that the House
adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.
The question Tecured agreeing the motion that the
resolution be laid upon the table.
And being put decided in the negauve-ycas SO,
fhe yeas and nays being desired by onehh OF the
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. William J. Alion, Josiah NJ Anderson, william NJ.
jane. NJ H. Bsas, William T. Bi.ss Thoa. s. soeocs Fs"i
Brooke xrm.esd Burt george Alfred Caldwell Joseph 2
s %.m .
William DSer Henry a Edm%Da,on Andrew Ewing winasld
TSom.. a.sse.s p william + Hamilton, Edward
Hammond Hugh Harslson John H. armanson sham G. Harris
n Holiness John w. Houston David Hubbard, Samuel w.
Andrew Johnson James Johnson Robert w Johnson, George
Jones, Kaufman, sere, Mann, Humphrey
Dr msLssa 'isss 'i D
Morse James Orr, Owen, John s. Phelps.
liam A. Richardson, John Savage Edward stanly, Frederick p
Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Alexander H. Stephens, James H.
Abraham yensble, Daniel Wallace Albert O. wakas Marshall
welbon Christopher H. Williams, Joseph A. woodward and
Timothy X, Young.
Those who voted in the negative M-
Messrs. Nathaniel Abertsoni Henry r. Alexander, Charles
Allen Geore hshmun Edward b. Baker, Henry Kingsley
g. Bingham, Walter Booth, George Briggs, Alexander W. Bnel,
Lorenzo Burows Joseph Cable Calvin Camp
Conec Moses corwn John Crowen Milo NJ D,mmick,
David T. Disney James Duane Doty James H. Duncsn Cyrus L.
Fuller Elbridge Gerry, Joshua Giddnr Rufus X. Goode
Daniel Go Joseph rnne Ransom sowsy Moses Hsmp
Bibbard, Hoagand, John w, Howe, William " Hunter
William r. Jaekson, George w Julian, Daniel r King eeoFe
= kns .Ss .ssS osss Mnna oaIus %son
Edward w. McCsufhey, Thomas McKssock James Meachsm
Jons,hap D. Morris Andrer oss Edison % b. md. John o'
Potter Harvey Putnam Gideon Reynolds Elijah Rsley John
Robinson Julius Rockwell Joseph NJ Root Robert L. Rose David
schsnck NJ schermarborn, L. sehooca
sylvester EIbrdse spsudng William spguc Charles s,et
chare. s~esse John L. Taylor James Thompson William
Thompson, John Thurman, Amos Tuck walter Undsh John
Van Dyke, Samuel vn,on Hiram Walden Loren r. Waldo
dck David wnmo James Wilson, Robert Winthrop, Amos
". Wood.
Now, in laying the resolution OF MIR. Root upon the
table, there only eiepen msrbss from the entire
North voting with the South in the armaivel OF those
who voted in the negative against The South, As were
northern democrats and SO northern wings This is the
vote TO which alluded in my speech. had the Journal
then al nv deskI spoke from the record These eleven