The daily union., 1854-02-10

shall not exist in any Territory. by parity of reasoning
they have the right 10 say thai il shall exist there VIII
The gentleman pretend 10 say bat could pass law
saying that slavery should exist theei He would re-
sls that to he bitter end bat when we simply propose
10 say that may may not exist according TO The cleo
iion OF The people OF The lerntoTy he denonnces the
proposition as great innovation on the rights OF The
North What right has the North in this territory more
than The Soahi Did they pay more for III Did they
contribute more 10 III Are they responsible for III
Not whit We DO not ask Tor anything but equality.
rights and all the immunites which belong the eoad-
on OF equality IN Ibis eouniyi and We Will maintain
this demand.
Thee Is another objection. in my mind 10 the Com
promise OF 1920 tls one 10 which wish TO call the
particular attention OF ibe senator from ono. The con.
sttuton OF the United States declares that "this cons
tuition, and the laws OF the United States which shall be
made in pursuance thereof and all rsa,its made, Shi
shs! be made, under the authority OF the United States,
shall be the supreme law OF the land Now LEI us look
for single moment into the treaty under whcn ms Ter
fiioTy acquired. claim the attention OF the Senate
10 one thing IN the treaty which has struck me with
great force do not know whether Il has occurred 10
other senators or not but there y an article 10 The treaty
made between France and the Uned States, by which
the very territory in dispute was ceded 10 this country,
which declares
!" Arr s. TIE inhabitants Of the ceded territory shall
be incorporated 10 the Union OF the United Safes and adj
ned soon possible, according 10 the principles oI
tie federal constitution, 10 the epioYment OF all the rghls.
advantages and immun,,ies % cI,izens OF the United
Saies and in the time, they shall be aintaned and
protected ia the Tree enjoyment OF their liberty properly,
and the religion which they profess"
Here is constitution which declares that treaty shall
be the supreme law OF the land and here is treaty in
which i is positively declared ha; the rights Of property
should be respected IN the Territory thus ceded Slavery
did exist in that very Territory al that lime and any law
OF Congress abogang The treaty Is, in mylugment null
and void The treaty declares that the inhabitants OF
The Territory shall be protected in the enjoyment OF their
property Slaves recognised property, under the
shalt be the supreme Jaw OF the land. How gentlemen
get around this point is something which have mol
yet been able 10 perceive
Both the senators from Ohio, in answering the poiot
made by the senator from Illinois, who charged that ae
Missouri Compromise was proposed To be extended
througho the Territories Of the United States the
Pacific ocean, and which was rejected, by northern
votes, excuse themselves by saying that slavery did
not exist there al that time, and that therefore, 10 IN
ertere with il would be 10 egislale slavery into ibe
Territories. II that argument is worth anything, it
must work both ways Those gentlemen excuse them
selves for voting against the extension OF the Mis-
contemporaries line 10 the Pacific ocean, because at
the time OF The acquisition OF The territory from Mexico
slavery did not exist there, and they would agree
legslate IL in there. Well, sir slavery did exist the
tine OF the acquisition OF the Territory OF Nebraska,
and you now propose 10 turn round and egisate oul
What sort OF equality IL What of frankness fair
nesT. liberahty or patriotism IS manifested By such
conrsei You take shelter under that fact in Terri
tory, and turn round and deny II in another II justi-
fed you IN voting agains, the extension OF the Missouri
Compromise line TO the Pacific. You admit that you
late that sacred principle in this Territory of Nebraska
where slavery did exist at the time of lis acquisition and
lec,ed.
Mr. President. The senator from Ohio, Mr. CHASE
who addressed us few days ago, thought that il was
very strange that this bill should supported by menu
be!s OF both parties who slood pledged n the Baltimore
platforms, in which il declared that the question OF
slavery was settled BY the acts OF $780, and that all aga
ton upon lhe subject should He arraigned the
friends OF this measure, BY saying You here violate
that sacred pledge, and 10 aga,e that question Before
taat honorable gentleman and those who act with him,
can arraign u.s. they mus, first vindca,e themselves
a he tqrsq A.
ia those plalorms' l want TO know If either of Them
to those measures his assent approval Both oil
them may have acquiesced. but the record shows that
they did not acquiesce because here is the recorded
vote OF each OF them 10 favor OF repeating OF those
very compromise measures of 1850 But. sir, as for
platforms, IL matters moi with do not think there
s any gfea, virtue IN platforms way the other
The only question before us now, is this; l. there
coallc between tie compromise measures of 1850 and
the COMPROMISE OF 1902 | will not pretend thai The
compromise OF 1850 repealed the Compromise
OF 1870, because Do not think IL is maatainable; but
this s what do assert and maintain, and what think
can prove, thathe spirit The iniention and the prhc
pies OF The compromise measures OF 1880 incon-
sisieni with the OF 1870 In what does that ncoR
sistency consist! II consists Ia this The act Of 1890
prohibits, not only during lis territorial existence, bnt
forever the nroduc'ion OF slavery into the territory
north OF 30 deg 80 min. IL isl perpetual, unendng,
uadying prohibition The whole spnt Of the acts Of
1850 declares that this is question which the people
themselves have right TO settle. The doctrine con-
tanned IN the act OF s20 directly invades and positively
iniringes upon the rights and sovereignty OF the States
nave been enteayoTDg 10 satisfy the senator from
OHIO doubt very much whether shall be able 10
convince him Of his should be most happy 10 DO
il, however should esteem il OF The proudest r-
unpbs OF my life II could only break the letters which
TO environ the mind OF that honorable senator who,
all his personal relations OF the most es,mabe
gentlemen lever saw. | say should esteem II proud
triumph II | should be able, by any means, to in
troduce little light into his mnd-io produce some
enlargement Of the generous feelings which know he
possesses on other subjects But confess have very
little hope oi doing IT. | have never known fsnalicism
Aa hos wtaN krn
other means tits one OF those evils which, when i
iaslens itself upon the mind and heart, and conscience,
Is undyng the man himself. have hope, there
FORE OF convincing him; but do hope TO satisfy him OF
few plain truths, the principal of which u.s. that the
acts OF 1850 are Ia spirit antagonstca 10 the doctrines
OF The act Of is20.
The compromise Of 1850 are antsgonslical
The act OF $780, IN great principle al least The acts
OF 1850 accord TO The States the right settle this ques-
lion under their constitutions The other puts perpetual
and neverendng nlerdici slavery Again. BY the act
OF 1920, IN all that portion OF country lying north OF
30 deg. so min, slavery Is prohibited forever enjoy
ment OF equal rights by the South 10 be oh.
tanned there. The doctrine of non-inervenion the
part o the federal government not advocated at that
time, and seemed then 10 find existence IN The public
mind but Il pervades every part and parcel oil the whole
series oil com promise measures OF 1850.
The senator says IT s monslrous outrage that, alter
OF the South nave enjoyed oor share OF the contract
we shall now, when the time for The North TO come in
Tor their share has arrived step forward and say, No;
you cannot doit" Will the honorable senator tell what
the South have got by the Compromise Of 1920 They
got more than what the compromise measures OF 1850
declared TO be the naenabe right o the people IN every
State OF The Union The States which were formed out
Of the Louisiana cesson came in with constitutions per-
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