The daily union., 1854-02-09

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te slave Slaes shall be banshed from this Territory Il
make room Tor those who from Europe Is not thus
hew doctrine which the senator from Ohio has pub
lsBed to the people o the United States ls not this
strange argument IN support OF what power should be
ercHed by the people those States in the settlement o
those itrntores Surely, no senator here aud nobody
oatsue oi ths chamber agree with the senator tina
right aud proper exclude shareholders from the
emeni OF those Territories with view 10 give them
INTO 'he hands OF foregners Sir by what claim can for
esncrs have the exclusive right settle those Terrific
rles Did they help 10 purchase them with their blood
and iheir treasured Did they help to win this territory
which our armies conquered in battle Did they help IN
any way to attach this vast territory this great repub
icf NO, air no. AT the time when your ancestors and
NINE were struggling TO uphold the Liberties OF our
Try oy pouring out their best blood 10 establish her nde
pendehce and national existence the government whose
subjects are declared by the senator from Ohio to be
feed TO our citizens in the settlement OF Terrific
ries sought not only to chain to the rumpha car o
despcic power, bat 10 blot forever from The bpok
OF nations Yet, according 10 the senator's doctrine, they
have right 10 demand upon this floor that law sha
be passed giving them the exclusive right OF settling
the Territories belonging 10 the United States. Sir. the
doctrine is new, indeed. To say that slavery is mora
evil, and Tor that reason we would not like to see its
exlenson enough perhaps upon the part OF those
who think so bu, should not give such reason an
has beea given by the senator from Ohio, that would
be wrong TO extend it into the Territories, because
would bring the e-hearted OF the South in
with the emgrans from Europe This doctrine has
no precsdenis, SO far as know anything about the his
tory OF this county.
How slr, are we entitled to those Territories How
| did we get them Daring the revolutionary war, and
before these States formed into their present
fed-racy. the territory belonged 10 the States New
York possessed great deal OF Georgia had her por
,ioo. and Virginia and other States theirs but they
secured to those States by the common blood and treas
of all those who assisted in establishing the inde
pendeBce of the country Hence Congress passed
ouon declaring that would be better for these States
10 cede their territories 10 the federal government Tor the
general OF the people OF ali the States That Teso-
luton was passed on the lo'h oil October l7so and
IN these words:
"Rssoived That the unappropriaed public lands tn
be csded renqnisued 70 the United States by any
rr.s, OF the h OF last shalt b., disposed OF for
the common benefit Of the Uned States
In pursuance OF this act New York ceded her terrific.
res the Uned States, and in the deed OF cesson these
remarkable words are used &.
THAT tue territories mere ceded shall be for the and
bensh, Of all the States that shall be parties TO this COZ
| federation"
Sir. there can be nothing clearer than that language,
The territories were ceded for the people OF any
particular secon but they csded the people OF all
The States collectively. That, sir, is the limitation ncu
dd the deed OF cesson, Virginia held The larger por-
OF hs territory embracing Ohlo Indiana, and vast
region extending lar beyond and this also ceded 10
the United States and what does she say IN Ler deed OF
eesson
.Al the and, within the territory so ceded TO the United
Safes and reserved Tor belore. toned pur-
pose disposed Of in boundes to tho officers and sol
mon fund f ne uss and beaeil Of such OF the Uned
States become, shall become membefs Of the
or federal alliance OF said States Virginia in
elusive -
Now poihing can be clearer than that all The terri
tory which Virginia ceded for the bench, OF all the
people living within the limits OF the different States
and 10 particular section OF the country from
settling that erriofy violation OF the principle upon
which it was ceded 10 the UBed States Georgia also
eeded her territory TO The United States and IN her deed
OF cession there IL similar provision.
Now come TO the territories purchased OF Spain
and France by the federal government What is SAID by
The great statesman hF. Clayl referred TO by the
from Ohio relation 10 the night ol all the
people 10 The territories will read you what The
great senator from Kentucky said for he great and
he great not IN limited or sectional sense OF the
word, but great, sir, the republic OF which he
GLORIOUS representatives HIS mins extended not
only State not only 10 section but u passed over
this broad Union OF ours taking in every interest, ex
cep, when by the force OF circumstances, in the
sage of The Missouri Compromise act lie compelled
10 surrender upon the altar OF faction the great right
which had been scared to all the people of the Un,es
States 10 settle the territories, whether they from
one section OF the Union from another. What does
be ssy in relation 10 the public land which pur-
chased France BY the bill under the consideration
OF the Senate. The price paid for II, believe, h
teen millions Of dollars. What does Mr. Clay say upon
this question
"Tas large pecunsry consideration, thus paid to or-
eign power draw from treasury Of people
of the United States, consequently ths tor
which they founed equivalent ought bs heid and
Uued states To divert lands tom general OBJ
oc viii be 10 misappy o. sacrifice. surrender,
Of the United Saius aud contrary the plain
duty by which The general government stands bound 70 the
That sir s the position assumed BY Mr. Clay in his
celebrated report upon the question OF sppropnsng the
proceeds OF the pu0e lands 10 the different States He
declares that all the lands purchased OF France and Spain
were purchased by the common treasure OF the country
and that II held Ia trust by the government OF the
United States for the benefit not only OF the people OF
the free States but Tor toe benefit OF the people o the
slave States Can there be anything clearer haa this
proposition; that the money which pad for these
snds the money OF the people OF the United States
and being The money OF the people OF the United States
The lands became The common property o all, that all
have right 70 settle on them, and not those from par
cuaf section and foreigners only, maintained by the
senator from Oalo HIS doctrine, SIR should be repadi-
aied by all those who look to the great principles OF iss
tee Tor the guidance OF their conduct These then are
The lands OF the people Of Kentucky, the lands OF the
people OF Tennessee the lands oi the people OF Alabama
the lands OF all the people OF the southern States they
the lanss OF the western States, and they are the
lands Of all the people 81 the northern Saes-lhe com
property Of all the people of the Uniied States
Why, then, - The STAKEHOLDER 10 be excluded from this
territory Why IL II that !, who have an interest IN
hose lands, am not TO have the ri1h in ssug the
Territory a. those who live iufther north The senator
tells US that will exclude foreigners. III it excludes
them, so lei il be. II drives them from the Territory
because they will not come IN contact with the slave
holder, then let them be driven from the Territory. We
ask but an act OF InsIce-to be placed upon the broad
platform Upon which we have right to stand not only
by the Constitution bat by the deeds of and by
the great principles lad down by MIR Clay himself IN
laon 10 tbe settlement Of thsse Territories That is all
Jemand and to demand less than this we should not
up 10 that OF justice which the Dagnani.
people OF the North seemed disposed TO award 10
those who have been placed under this oious ptoscrp
tiop
Then, MIR President what do we ask 10 have done Do
ask to DO anything the prejudice Of the people OF The
Norh2 Do encroach upon any right OF theifsl
D. seek deprive them o any rignt gusranied To