The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-18

and siaors and in order tina, all Discerning
citizens who feel disposed 70 follow his sage advice may
have ralyns point nuci,us 70 gaer around he throws
out The hnt thai hereafter he " will light on his Owe hook
while seeking repose and consoaiion IN private lie
Looking 10 what the parance Of the day would be called
the senator's anecedents may be quite certain tat no
could derive consolation IN private life unless nc we're
Engaged 10 fight his hook. II Is 10 be hopei,
however that the wing party will unite great effort 10
persuade him not abandon Them and as he threw Out
the idea that he felt inclination TO JON me
cretc party will 10 promise the united ala o.
party keep the senator sleadiasl to ms hfs o'e a
leganee.
me with supporting this bill to help inne any aspia 10
the presidency will say him Tecnmssh did 10 Haf'
rison s,You lie" am mans for that exalted sta
attend Baltimore conventions nor eeclioneer
with delegates from my or any other state 10 cast
their for against candidate. All VINO know me
know this to be true.
Communities of American citizens on The territory OF me
Union have The right TO seigoyement, subject as oher
the provisions os the constitution, ana hose
general laws of Congress by which all governed ot
they that right II they have then the act OF ioSu
should be repealed because unconstitnioHai tey nave
not then The repeal OF that would be- at the present day.
question of expectancy which the rights OF TIE cines
Of all the States the territory of the Union is involved
Il need be considered very singular that Con-
should sometimes pass aw which correct consuc-
ZION of the constitution would not warrant we all Know
that has often done and, IN answer TO what - saiu
abou Mr. Monroe and his cabinet and other great and COCA
men have, under species of moral duess given their
the exercise of this despo,c powerer lei DC
borne in mind if Congress prohibit II can also extend
saveryI this say That Washington and Wadisons
approval Bank of the United States backed by quasi
decision of the Supreme Court did deter Anurew Jack
from vetong It for objections going both TO us canst-
tuiionaiiy and expsdency Nor did The approval OF the
alien and seon laws passed by whose memories are
ebalmed in the grateful recollectons of ostey for their
revolutionary seryicessanctoned these laws were ny
the United States under whose DEGREES American
freemen heggared and ncarceraed IN dungeons-re
Thomas Jefferson, and those who acted with him. from
wping them off the slautebook Congress- down
he heira nf
the money nnconst'tuonaly and unus'y wrungrom their
ancestor under those laws
Mr. President illustrative Of the nature of the act OF
1920 incrdc,ng slavery north of &c deg 30 min, and TO
show that il passed under the panic of an abolition
stampede got up BY Statesmen and senators whose ma"es
have fallen upon the from New York, Massachu
sets and Ohio, [Messrs. SEWARD, SUMNER, and CHASE
ask your particular attention to the testimony, OF two
of the greatest living statesmen who were contemporary
with that event, Coonel BENTON and General CAss The
former, in speech Of extraordinary ability and research
delivered in this body February 2 1880, upon what was
called Foote'S resolution said
81 come now TO the admission Of Missouri, but do not
dwell upon The event ia too recent, the facts
connected with notorious, TO require proof or even
to admit of recital here The struggle upon that question
divided itself into two the FIRST to prevent tho exist
of slavery Missouri the second secure the en-
of flee blacks and muauoes into it. Each part Of
struggle divided the Union parIshe Potomac
and the Ohio the dividing line, with sht exceptionahe
South in favor of the rights of Missouri, the North
against them. In the ranks of the latter were setn all
The survivors of the ancient advocates for the surrender Of
Congress of the confederation opposed The protection of the
West; all the oPponeats TO the acquisition Of Louisiana;
all the power of The federal party and oil the gentlemen OF
the Northeast who paying their addresses to the
West The contest, upon it's face, question of sla
very, and the rights of free negroes and maoes in its
heart i was question Of political power and SO declared
upon this foo. BY Mr.; King, Of New York.
sThs State of Missouri (sad Mr.. was kept out of
which prohibited the future entry and settlement, of free
people Of color. And what have sncei The
iusl expulsion of great body Of free coor,d people from
the State of OHIO, AMI not word of objection
note grief from who did all power tear
up the constitution and break the Union pieces because
at future day it might happen that some free blacks
would wish ernigrae Missouri, and could do
for thus clause in her Constituent The papers state the
compulsory exparation from Cincinnati thousand
souls the whole number that may be compelled to expa,
ate from the State Of Ohio at ten thousand This Is
msrkebe event, paraeed only by the expulsion of the
Moors from Spain and the Huguenots from France Let
not be misunderstooi' am not complaining Of Ohio
| admit her right to do what she did We Informed
that his the consequence of enforcing
Old made for the benefit Of the slavehoung states,
by VIII ch she has relieved hersef thirty days, of the
accumulated evil Of thirty years. complain of this.
My business with these who kept out of my
seat, kept my State Of the Union, and did all in their
power break up this couederacy free people of
color were prohibited from coming to 1--we in Missouri"
"Mr King, OF New York, when member of the Ameri-
Senate declared upon this floor that slavery these
United States, in point of law and tight, did not exist and
could not exist under he of free form of gov
eminent and that the Supreme Court Of the Cned States
would declare IT. This declaration made about
years ago, in the crisis and highest paroxysm OF the Mis-
sour agitation. Since then we have this declaration
repeat and enforced every variety of form and shape
by organized party IN all the nonse veholdng States
Since them have the principles of the deca
ration developed in legislative proceedings the shape of
committee reports and public debates liz the halls of Con-
gress. Since then have had the DAbterve case, aud
petition presented from the Chair of the House
of Representatives by MIR. John W. Taylor, It's Speaker
in which the total destruction of all the States that would
not abandon slavery expressly represented sublime
act With these facts before us, and myrads Of Others
which ! cannot repeat, but which by all the
probability OF federal legislative against slavery
IN the scale and the character of moral certainty
IN the event Of The Of certain designs
have just referred TO The declaration OF senator MIR
with the Of his party who to that party for
fan quarter Of century the law and the prophets"
When the compromise measures were under debate in
January, 1850, General CAss taid
" shall content myself with few general remarka on
the subject of ths Missouri Compromise The action of
Congress which followed and closed tho contest was not
Legislative precedent which settled doubtful construction
but political expedeRt which ad used fearful contro
versy IL wanted the elements Of authority II was not
Deliberate dspassionne inquiry into the principles the
but scong passions abroad unfriendy
to cool elaboration, and utterly inconsistent with calm de-
cson Sectional feelings aroused and seemed TO
be approaching that lrshe trial. indeed for this confd
rayed against another and where appeal the common
bond OF union has been made, and made in vain cis-
lauve compromise, u called, result of this
state OF things, which certainly did change The econ