The daily union., 1854-02-28

| ~ efuui. VIII 70 hiin, TOLL tue fellow
- the gutter, i you his equal" But speak what i
true ! speak what is the judgment OF all men, i
ihey dare say 4, that neither morally, mentally
socially, physically, nor politically. does equalii,
exist IN any country on the earth II cannot exist IN the
nature OF things God himself has not created them
eqaa II 10 not, therefore, lruism, Jefferson put
iorsh but II is false IN form and false in fact Sir, will
NOT trouble nor detaln you with the inequalities which
the Almighty Created especially under his theocraey
Inc only government, except this always except this
for this is another which he has taken under
bis special carebu, n oden times he made exceptions
himself as TO the political rights, well the moral
physical, and mental rights, He created priesthood
He created kings and eel them up the people, with
different political rights and powers speak what His
recorded and plainly written will when say there il
no such thing as equality among men,
Now proceed TO notice another question which has
raised aud touched upon by the from Massa
chnsetis, Mr. EyERErT and by the from Texas
lML housIos.l particularly aud ,na is, the Indian
appeal made TO my justice, my candor, my honesty and
my integrity either in public private capacity, in
quire whether there is anything wrong, aud whether
propose TO DO anything wrong Now in reference to the In
dans, the honorable from Texas Mr. HoUsToN]
would make you believe that all The Indians upon the
North American continent to be annhated by the
ganzaton OF these Territories Let say TO the Senate
tor need not say to the senatortha almost all the In
dians south OF this line in the Indian country
peciay provided for them The line does not cover an
acre foot OF the ground reserved TO the tribes to
which be aliudes. They are entirely without III SO tina,
all his lamentations the poor Indian, and The wrongs
and depredations committed by the whites upon him
ever The faith OF treaties! What treaties, ask you,
aIe'we about to violate Is there any color shadow
OF truth in the allegations that we about to violate
the plighled faith OF the nation-hat the treaties with
the different tribes oi Indians here 10 be held for
nought, and tramped upon by wanton violence Sir,
there is nothing OF it. This bill expressly guards and
protects all the rights of the Indians. II is expressly
stipulated, sir, that they shall not be disturbed in form
substance, in manner effect, ill they conseniree-
y TO sell out their lands and then the laws of the Uni
ted States shall be extended them 1t the merest
caning and whining in the world. Suppose had yes
| lerday given to the honorable senator from Rhode
Island, Mr. JAMEs.l who sits before me, warranty
deed for plantation that had, and had agreed to
and defend to him forever In other words, sup
pose that had treated with him, we treat with the
Indians, that they shall have this territory unmolested
forever, and that had warranted il 10 him, his heirs
and assigns, forever The next year wish TO buy back
the old homestead and go him and say, My friend
10 gel the papers made out, and will it do for The atto
ney to say to my friend, "Why, you have Peps deed
with full covenants and warranty in which he has spu
lated 10 disturb you and can it be possible no
that he has come here demanding repurchase OF this
property~ Would he not reply at once, "No; he is
seeking disturb me; he has brought ejeclment
against me he has not forced threatened with ven
geance unless surrender; but he to me with his
money, and asks me, for much money! cancel these
covenants and reconyey 10 him I"
That is precisely what doing with these Indians
no more, nor no less We tell them upon the face OF
the BILL that their rights shall be protected, but that if
hey iii TO reconvey we will enter into agree.
ment with them. Who, then, say that this bill is
violation OF pgh,ed faith and OF public honor and that
sets treaties a, defiance One treaty holds between The
contracting powers until they III mutually 10 abroga,e
"a, and no longer.
come 10 another point OF the argument | ask
is the Missouri Compromise compacti The senator
from Massachusetts, Mr. EVERETT says IL is, and that
MIR. Webster considered it, He says that Mr. Web
ster the 7h OF March, 1850, made the following dec
laration:
And now say, sir, as the proposition upon which
stand this day, and upon the truth and rmnsss Of which
intend until IL Is Overthrown-"
You see, Mr.. Webster had an idea himself that il
might be overthrown but according TO the construction
which tue senator from Massachusetts, gives TO it. there
possibility OF overthfowing ii and Mr. Webster
ia thus made 10 use language which is absurd and in
applicable in this connexon Mr.. Webster says that his
position is tha there IS not al this moment within the
United States single foot OF land, the character OF
which, regard TO Ills being reeso territory or slave
territory is fixed by law, and some irrepeaabe
law beyond the power OF The action OF the government"
The senator from Massachusetts intepTeis the language
OF his liusTous friend in manner that hampers and
contracts bis genius, and does him, | think, in
finite injustice The senator from Massachusetts, says
"be meant, OF course, 10 give 10 the Missouri restriction
the character OF compact which the government, in
good faith, could not repeal" ask, could Mr.. Web
sler, il he living or his shade and his mem
lefpreations OF bis language Sir MIR Webster filed
my idea OF grea, He a great lawyer, great
SENATOR great Secretary OF Sate and in all the posi-.
lions which he occupied while living. be was emphati.
eay great He had great thoughts and large IDEAS; and
he spoke you could almost them struggling with
each other to find escape from his generating and prolific
wherever they fell, though the hardest al they
seemed 10 make indeniaous and they found utter
ance from his lips, they were like "appes oil gold .
charming, delghng and convincing all who heard the
OF their value Such, sir, is my estimate OF the grea,
departed statesman. ! know The senator from Massa.
chusei,s would do his memory injustice but does
be do Il by the Interpretation which he has given to
his words Did MIR. Webster suppose that the Mis-
sout Compromise act of Congress- passed by our pre-
decessoss repeaable by the power Of this govern
menti Never, old Mr. Webster utter such an alb
surdity, or harbor such thought or such belief MIR
Webster knew too well what compact was, and
what law was, and what were their respective con-
stpent parts.
A compact Is agreement between two or more per-
sons, who agree and do agree, 10 abide by H. as
rule tor their action to do this and to do that and 10 do
the other, Tor the non-performaDce OF which suit may
be brought OF enforced Between individuals your do.
mesiic policy establishes tribunal to which they may
for the violation OF non performance OF contract
compact II compact between nations has been viola
lated, the ins ratio ia provided There an appeal 10
arms, the only court known 10 the laws OF nations
which nations can appeal 10 enforce the penalty for
compliance with oompacs or contracts What is law,
as conradistingulshed IRON a compact Ii is com
mand, an imperious order from the law.maker, com
mandng what rs right, and iorbdding that which is
wrong. We sit here, and our predecessors have sat
here, to make laws not oompac,s and agreements We
command that this shall be shall not be so. The
people have delegated this authority for given pc
od and they cannot resume II until that period Is over
There ~, then, no color OF similarity between this law
and a compact II IL be compact, who were the
said That is not so; for here we OF the North and
We OF the South form but one government with one
President, with one Senate, with one House Of Repre-
sen,auyes and we represent SUCH but one constitu
en body, and no two three, coming together to bar
monize, by compaets, our different rghs Mr. Webster
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