Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-17
MIR. Floyd on the Compromise and
Fugitive Law.

Extract of a Speech delivered by Mr. FLOYD of
.N:w York, IN the House Of Representatives.,
May 10Th, 1852.
Bul, sir, in this truck and Gicker Of principles
between Northern and Southern politicians, what
of practical benefit has been secured or yielded
either by the North or South is 10 Inc past fluid
ing out.
The act purchasing land of Texas and erect
ing it into the Territory of New Mexico, neither
allows nor prohibits slavery there aud that
question is to be determined by the Congress
which shall be in existence when any portion OF
that Territory shall apply for admission as "a
State. The question is deferred, not disposed of,
aud the South and North both gam nothing. The
act admitting Calltornla-she having already
prohibited slavery-is reckoned in the bargain as
something yielded by the South 10 the North.
Why, sir, she was admitted upon strict Southern
principles. The Southern doctrine, as contained
IN resolution Of late distinguished Senator
from South Carolina, Mr. Calhoun who pos
sessed the confidence OF that section OF the Union
10 greater extent than any other man ever did,
ana whose loss to the whole country, aud espec
lahy 10 The South, cannot be tuu deeply deplured,
rs" mat State, when fu4ninp tor herself a
constitution, and proposlng to come into the
Ohlon, mad the exclusive p0weg to decide for
herself. whether she wosiA = rosila 10. have
the Institution Of slavery.
Upon this precise ground s5aiiforni, octed
declaring by her Constitution that slavery sho,,l
not exist within her bounds--and vet lie ndI,,,
sion Of California, upon the very puncipes ire.
scrbed by the South itself, IS 10 received with
thlnksgvings at the North, rs liberal Southern
CONCESSION 10 Northern anti slavery notions
The act establishing the Ict,gtory OF Utah Ii
similar to that relating to New Mexico-sIaverl
is pellher established nor prohibited IN the Ter
r1ry-and the question whether any portion o
that Territory shall be admitted as slave Stat,
s lett tor that Congress 10 which application 10
admission shall be made The ACT abollsh!ns
the slave trade IN this District is put down ais,
us q. concession by the South to The North; bu
why it is 50 put down is not easy to say. TIT
laws of Maryland, whoa authorized slavery II
this part Of the District. prohibited the sIav'
trade. Both were laws of Maryland, sIaV
State aud the recent act was but revlylng TIL
very law. Upon the dlscusson OF this part 0
the Compromise In the Senate, the Distinguished
Senator from Kentucky Mr.. Gay said:
"lt this slave trade ls aOU lshe4 Il viii satisfy
to a great extent Northern feulln. and, ad,
with pleasure, Southern feeling o. for hay
shared IN The horror at his Stare hqI Ne tbs DIS
trict and UielCed u tCGh as nlluA deteStati0A u
any of those Of The Worth ,Oho coa4tua Of IT,"
Aud u Senator from MIssIssiAn, MI Foot.
who is PERHAPS more than any Oher ldenute
, with the COMPROMISE, declared IN equally stron
terms
1.-The construction of this clause will be sue
as must bnng about Immediately the removal q
these depots, which, confess, detesl as nearl
lily as ANY man can do. they Lnng discredl
on the system OF domestic hbor at the Sou,t
and are profitable to none except those concerne
IN the traffic, am not wllhDr that The who'll