The daily union., 1854-02-25

cd the senator has OF doppng subject and OF carry
ing out his discrimination TO make another speech
on me slavery question strongly suspect that the old
relish has returned and that the disgust OF which he
spoke was evanescent aud temporary.
\ Ia the next place, Mr. President take the ground
ina, the compromise measures Of 1880 were formed and
carried lhrough Congress on the basis OF mutual con.
cesslons and with view 10 give either section any
considerable advantage the other. This can prove
by recurring to the speech OF Mr. Clay already quoted
| IN which he says;
"l appeated me. them that II any mt. any
satisfactory adjustment could be made OF the conirsvered
nent that arrangement could only be successful and effect
ua by exactg from both parties concesonnol OF
prnoPenot OF principle atai, bur oil ieeing, OF opnion
in relation 10 tho matters OF controversy between Them
believe that the resolutions which have prepared tuhl
rational, and attentive naton OF them which think
they deserve that by them neither party makes any
cessons OF principles all though the concessions OF Tor
bearance are ample"
/ would observe here. that the measures ultimately
adopted Were based on the resolutions of MIR Clay and
indeed, there is exact coincidence between them 1t
supposed .hh the principle OF mutually OF
sion had been fully carried out and this idea the
| pie ac9ulesced. and on this only.
/ The view Of the subject was taken by Mr. Web
ster in his speech delivered in this chamber July IL,
/ 1850. lquole as follows:
"wel sir, the inquiry is, what do Massachusetts
nut the question every gentleman here, and
every mao in the country They lose the application Of
thar is all There hing else that suppose the whole
North willing TO do willing TO have done They
wish ger California Into tho Union and TO quiet New
Mexico they wish terminate the dispute about the
Texas boundary, cost what it may They make no sacri-
fee in oil hese What they sacrifice is this the sppca-
,ion Of The Wlnot provo the Territories OF New Mex
co and Utah, and that is all
Here is the same idea OF mutually the South would
concede the admission of California into the Union, and
the North governments for New Mexico and Utah with
out the Wilmot proviso They would sacrifice the app
canon OF the provlso TO these Territories. Mr. Webster
did not dream that they were, at the same time, sacr
cng the restriction OF 1890 or in other words, that we
admitting slavery into the countries which we
Qured from France lying north OF 80 deg 80 min. am
truly happy call my aid, under this head of remark,
the honorable chairman himself, referring again to hs
Chicago speech, which is, admit, characterized with
ability. He undertook, on that occasion, to defend the
mutually and the equality OF the concessions made
the side and the Other and the justice and proprieiy
OF the adjustment After expaiang on the various topics
| embraced in the Compromse, he makes the following
/ broad declaration
Neher party bas gained or lost anything as far the
question OF slavery concerned. Texas has gained $0,
and the United States has saved in blood and treas
ure the expenses oil a civil war
The honorable senator did intimate TO his constit-
that he had been undermining or tearing down the
restnclion OF 1920 The statement OF such TACT would
have created profound sensation at Chicago and in
deed throughout tue whole northern country. will not
do the the injustice TO suppose that he enter
TAI any such idea al the ume for that would be to hold
him up the nation the most di-ingenuous OF men.
II he chooses TO hold himself up in that light il s an
affair OF his own. not mine The repeal OF The eighth
concession which Mr. Clay 80 carefully adjusted as be-
tween the two sections The South would have OBJ
tanned great victory the Norih-nay. absolute
conquest II would be mockery 10 call the measures
OF 1850 compromise on this hypothesis.
Besides all this, prove. from The language held
by leading members OF Congress during the pendency
OF this controversy, that nothing could have been further
from Their tbouxhs than The repeal OF the eighth secon
OF The Missouh act. shall begin with referring to Toe
speeches of MI Webster In his celebrated 7hof March
speech find the following passage
"And now say, sir, the proposition which stand
this dsy-snd upon the truth aud hnnness of which in
moment within the United States, any Territory OF the
United States single foot OF land the character Of which,
hxed by some law and rrepealable law beyond
power Of the action OF the government"
This opinion, strongly expressed was based on the
idea that the OF the territory northwest OF The
Ohio aud east OF the Mississippi fixed free terTi.
tory by the ordnance OF 1857; that The territory of
the Missistippi and north OF 80 deg 80 min was also
fixed as free by The restriction OF 1920; that the terri.
tory comprised within the Stale OF Texas was fixed as
slave territory by the terms and conditions OF her adms
sion into the Union that the territory embraced by the
limits OF Caliona was fixed as free territory by The pro.
visions OF Toe constitution and the Territories OF Utah
and New Mexico fixed as free territory by resst-
ble laws Nature To some OF these topics he barely
alluded, and others he commented at length and then
concluded as follows:
snow Mr. President have established, far as pro-
posed g 90 So me o u ana ba , ou
whole territory within the former Uulcd States, la the
charscie nov fixed and tied by law, which cannot be
repealed in the case OF Texas without violation OF
nm r. flt III. 4
io,1a and New Mexico. That therefore under one or
the other OF these laws every foot OF land 10 the States
the Territories has clearly received fixed aud decided
cha, ,aoter."
And then again be remarks, in his speech OF the % Of
June, as follows:
..on the 7th Of March, sir declared my opinion to be
that there square rod Of territory belonging the
United states character OF which, for slavery
slavery, is already fixed by some nrepeaabo law.
remain OF that optnou'
! And them after some observations not material 10 be
quoted, he adds
I have heard argument calculated in the slightest
degree TO alter opinion committee believe, with
one accord, concur IN H.
/ How could Mr. Webster such broad language if
be had supposed that Congress by the compromise
OF that year, laying the foundation tor the
throw oil the restriction OF 1890 quotation from a
subsequent part OF this speech Of the 30 OF June will
prove concusvey what Eis views were;
.sAnd let IL be remembered that speaking Of
New Mexico aud Utah. and other Territories acquired
Mexico ard nofhlsg else confne myself TO theses and
ion against slavery now, 10 to ourselves the right
Of King Such provision beresite Al this The
thorough conviction that under the laws OF Nature
be slavery in these Territories This the
| foundation OF all"
Mr. Webster obviously thought that the Missouri re.
mltee Of thirteen unanimously concurred with him in
the opinion, the position which assume is impregnabe
Ii s idle 10 pretend that Congress intended by the meas
ures oil 1880 TO set aside the Compromise OF 1870,
But maintain that the universally OF the adjustment
of 1850 has been and admitted IN the proceed
ings OF Congress until within very short period lhe
OF the two houses the Nebraska bill OF the last
session IL very striking illustration OF this TACT it Is
true that the bill then said nothing on the subject OF
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