The daily union., 1854-02-28

particular productionshe climate the latitude The soil
the heat, and codshall determine the line OF demarka
non where slavery may or may not 60 II Is governed,
and VIII be governed, by no arbitrary law
New England to-day would have had as many slaves
as South Carolina Alabama has ii cotton or rice grew
there as readily and as profably at the South. Gu
pdty, and not philanthropy, has dictated the
which the North has pursued reference to this matter
Al your s9ueamIshness all your sicky sympathy for the
blacks which the few sentmentasis Of The North have
had, would have given way. and been submerged for
ever, 4 slave labor could have been proaby employed
Sir, the Missouri Compromise was an original act of
egslalon which, perhaps. bef,ted the time My pre-
decessoIs had the right TO make their laws am now
on The stage, and shall exercise my Judgment and my
right, so lar as my voice and my vote may go. The
question is, does that law suit me nowi will not
presume TO say that the exgeucies OF the country that
time il not proper for the OCCASION No doubt those
who framed thought il was proper, appropriate, and
right Il is not for me 70 say whether il win suit in all
my son. if he shall be honored with seat in the
national councils thirty years hence when he shall have
attained my age do not pretend BY my action 10 bind
hm act for the present generation, and Judge for my
SELL and for those for whom am deputed 10 act. ,
Mr. PRESIDENT, come now % Q question which, but
Tor one thing personal 70 myself. might perhaps. have
passed over entirely in this arguments and that is, the
qaeslon OF the power OF Congress the Territories
am glad that the venerable senator from Michigan Mr.
CAss is in his seat for shall be compelled to turn to
and review some remarks which were made by him n
1850 The question is have Congress power to legisatc
upon this and upon all other subjects in the Territories
My doctrine has uniformly been that have the power ;
and in my opinion. there be doubt at all about it.
10 say that we have not the power is 10 deny and fall
SHY the very first principle OF acquisition, Reason tells
US that be who acquires, either by force by purchase,
may, and OF right must govern his acquisition. The
power exists beyond doubt.
But the senator from Michigan did me the great honor.
Whle was private citizen IN private life, TO refer 10
me in not very complimentary terms in 1850. On the
2ls and 22d days Of January Of that year, when was
entirely out OF public life with no public employment
with no engagements here, but when was al distance
of thousand miles from this place. that senator in un-
deraking to maintain his position that there is power
in Congress to egsate the Territories, constituted
himself a catechst, and me caechumen. By chance
found his speech. came across il, and read it. Prior
TO that time had aspiration and never idea
that should reach the political elevation by which the
senator himself was honored with on this floor
but when found myself thus caiechised thus attacked
and, may say thus attempted 10 be rdiculed, hailed il
as my star OF destiny. From that moment never had
doubt that the senator and myself would live 10 meet face
to face here and that should have the gratifying oppor
taniy OF answering the questions which be put 10 me-
Sir, knew that destiny had provided that for me-
never doubted H. never hesilaed in my path. knew
that so soon as vacancy should happen from my State
in the Senate OF the United States, should be sent here
and that the senator could die and depart this life un
til that time.
Before proceed read from the senator's speech, al
low me to preface BY stating that his position is that
there power in this government over the Territories
and, having stated it, he must adhere TO IT, Doctor
Sangradoli like, he has written book, and though his
prescriptions and his practice kill everybody, he still
must adhere TO them, because he has written book. 1
might perhaps compare the senator's that oil
witness of whom story is told. It is said that, by
accident in describing horse in court, witness
that he was sixteen iee high instead OF sixteen hands
high Being reminded of his error, but being assured
iha, he had sworn the horse was sixteen feet hgh he
said be was changelng, and what he had sworn to
once he would swear TO again. lLaughter1 So, |
think, the senator is This question Now, then, the
extracts. The senator said
"And member OF this body high In character as a ju-
Tisi and statesman has characterized the difference
between the power 10 ilstue governments in tho Terri
tories and he power Of unlimited congrefsona legislation
over them, bundle Of absufdities /"
take great pleasure in saving aa cordially endorse
that sentiment But here beg senators to take dis
tncton between power and the exercise OF power You
have The conqueros rights and powers conquered
territory, but Il may not always be the part OF wisdom
exercise them You have the power TO build this mighty
temple this Capitol OF ours, and 10 line ii with gold If
you will but would be the part OF wisdom, or of pru-
dence, proprieiy, 10 do so The senator proceeds
"Whio representative from Indiana, in the neghbor
ing hail. with courage that almost redeems him from the
from the infamy, he might as well have said
switch such sentiment oanno but inspire 10 Ameri-
can breast says that this government cond establish
desposm any OF its Territories, beyond doubt; this
government could sell them into slavery, II it pleased ;"
The senator quotes the language which used in
swer 10 an inquiry from mani hardly know how TO
describe him-Mr. Venable, of North Carolina. The
senator continues:
"Bu, with commendable charity
he is taking il of little
"he provides specific for the wound he nfcts, by
sung there is danger would be proposteous TO
oppose there for there is great difference between
the possession and tho exercise Of power"
He quotes wha, said when a member OF the House,
and continues;
'Where he learned this lesson that there is OF
the abuse Of power, profess my inability to tell Il lisa
doctrine better suited to the Neva than 70 the Wabash
Sir let me say to that senator that the Wabash is
large pellucid and unrufied stream. In it's neighbor
hood there large praes, extending further than the
eye can reach There the lage gigantic mountain
or bill oaks, which have for centuries bid defiance 10
the storms OF heaven. There large plantations, and
all things built upon large scale. IL would not be
cf,a than thuQ nd 1hnulI
have inhaban with large, enlightened and improved
ideas Sir the people in the valley OF the Wabash gaze
upon nature in all its largest Developments; and II would
be strange IL nature there did not produce
responding 10 her external Developments. Physically
she has produced [aughter fully large the
produced in Michigan lRenewed laughierl Bat sir.
pace 10 another part Of the senator's speech:
81 is not necessary make extracts from various
speeches show how prevalent this opinion OF tho ON
nipotent power OF Congress over the Territories
No; for all men who had ever studied reasoned
upon the subject, and had not Sangradoke been CON-
mted TO his doctrine and theory, would at once have
Welded There uniformity, the senator admits
In the opinion He proceeds
II have already referred the declaration thatthey
may DO sold into slavery y
That s what ] said, andI will establish il before am
through, If have no, done It already-
land though this position Is the legitimate consequences
OF the doctrine OF samcd jurisdiction, sl there few
who would boldly follow it 10 It's Just oonclusio
Yes sir Il is " just ooncuson." and / am bold
enough 10 speak the truth, and the convictions OF my
Judgment, anywhere and everywhere.
"Thero is however, 80 tls diversity Of views upon the
question ITSELF that nothing would be gained by reference
individual speakers, where the general deductions are