The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-31

lean soil You may tell that you did II In the North
west Territory BY the ordinance OF list. | will show
you By The history Of the country that you did not
complish any suc thing You prohibited slavery there
BY law but you did not exclude il in fact. illinois
part OF the Northwest Territory With the exception
OF lew French aSd while settlements, il was vast
wilderness, filled with hostile savsges, when the odi
OF 1857 adopted Yet. sir when Illinois
organized into territorial goyerns established and
protected slavery and maintained il 10 spite OF your
dnance. and defiance OF lis express prohibition. II Is
curious fact that 80 long Congress said the Territory
OF Illinois should have slavery, she actually had II,
and the very day when you withdrew your congress
siona prohibition, the people OF Illinois, OF their own
free VIII and accord provided for system OF eaneipa'
ton.
Thus you did not succeed in Illinois Territory with
your ordinance. or your Wilmo pfovso, because the
people there regarded II as an Invasion OF their rights
They regarded usurpation the part OF the led
eal government They regarded II asyioaliye OF the
great principles OF self government and they determined
that they would submit eyea TO have freedom 30
long as you forced upon them.
Nor must II be said that slavery abolished in the
constitution OF illinois in order to be admitted ino the
Union as State in compliance with the ordinance OF
1857 Tor they dad such thing In the constitution with
which he people OF illinois admitted into the Union
they absolutely violated dsregarded and repudiate
your ordinance The ordinance said that slavery should
be forever prohibited IN that country The constitution
with which you received them into the Union as a State
said that all slaves then in the State should remain slaves
Tor lie and that all persons born OF slave parents after
certain day should be free al certain age, and that all
persons the State after certain other day should
be free from the time Of their birth. Thus their State
constitution, well their territorial legislation, repu-
dated your ordinance Illinois, therefore, is a IN
point prove that whenever you have attempted die
tate institutions 10 any part OF The United States you have
failed The same is true though not TO The same extent
with reference to The Territory Of Indiana where there
many slaves during the time OF its territorial exis
tence. and believe, ALSO there were lew IN The Tern
tory OF Ohio.
Bat Sir these abolition conederaes their manifesto
have also referred to the wonderful results oil their policy
in the Stale OF Iowa and the Territory Of Minnesota
Here. again, they happen to be 10 fault as 10 the laws OF
The land The organize the Territory OF Iowa did
prohibit slavery, but the people of Iowa were allowed
do they pleased under The territorial government
Tor The 9Th section OF that aci provided that The legislative
authority should extend 10 all rghtn subjects OF egs!a
,ion except as 10 disposition of the public lands. and
Certain but not excepting sayety y may,
however be said by some that slavery was prohibited IN
Iowa by yirtue OF that clause IN the Iowa act which
declared The laws OF Wisconsin to be in force therein in
asmuch The ordinance OF 1887 was OF the laws OF
Wisconsin, IL however, they say this, they defeat their
object because the clause which transfers the
OF Wisconsin Iowa, and makes them OF force therein
also provides that those laws subject be altered
modified, repealed by the territorial legislature Of Iowa
Iowa therefore left 10 do as she pleased. Iowa,
when she 10 form Constitution and State govern
meat preparatory TO admission into the Union, considered
the subject Of Tree and slave institutions calmly, dspas
rionatey, without any restraint dicatiOn, and de-
termned that il would be TO the Interest OF her people, in
their climate aud with their productions. prohibit sa-
very and hence Iowa became free Stale by virtue OF
This great principle OF allowing The people 10 do they
please, and not in obedience TO any federal command
The aboiltionsls are also in The habit Of referring
TO Oregon another instance OF The triumph OF their
abolition policy. There, again They have overlooked
mlsrepesencd the history of the country Sir ii is we'll
known, If il is not, il ought 10 be, that for about
twelve yeats sou failed 10 give Oregon any government
protection, and during that period the inhabitants OF
that country established government OF their own. and
by virtue Of their own laws, passed by their repre-
senia,yes before you extended your jurisdiction over
Them, prohibited slavery bv unanimous vote Slavery
prohibited there by the action of the people them
selves, and by oil any legislation OF Congress
Ii is that the midst OF The tornado which swept
over the country lS4S S49 and 1850, provision
forced into the Oregon bill prohibiting slavery in thai
eroy but that only goes 10 show that the object OF
those who pressed 1t was not much TO establish Tree
institutions 10 gain political advantage by giving an
ascendency their peculiar doctrines the laws oil the
land for slavery having been already prohibited there
and proposing TO establish it, wha, was the ne
cessity Tor insulting the people O! Oregon by saying IN
your law that they should no, do thai which they had
unanimously said lheydid moi wish 10 do That was
the only effect OF your legislation lar The Territory
of Oregon was concerned.
How was il in regard 10 California Every ono OF
these abolition confedefates who have thus arralgned
me and the Committee Territories before the coun-
,ry-who have misrepresented position, and mis-
quoted The law and the acpredcted that. unless Con-
gress ntefposed by law and prohbted slavery IN Call
forna, il would inevitably become saveholding Stale
Congress did not interfere Congress did not prohib,
slavery There enactment upon the subject but
the people formed State constitution, and then pro-
hbited slavery.
MIR WELLER The vote was UNANIMOUS in the con-
venlion of California Tor prohibition.
Mr. DOUGLAS So il in regard TO Utah and
New Mexico In 1850, we, who resisted any attempt 10
force Institutions upon the people OF those Territories in
consistent, with their wishes and their right 10 decide
for themselves, denounced slavery popas
Every one OF us who was IN favor OF the compromise
measures of 1850, arraigned for having advocated
principle proposing introduce slavery into those Terri
ores and the people were told, and made 10 believe.
that unless we prohibited il by act of Congress slavery
would necessarily and inevitably be introduced into those
Territories.
Well cir. we did establish The territorial governments
OF Utah and New Mexico without any prohibition. We
gave to these aboloDlsis full opportunity OF proving
whether predictions true or false Years have
rolled round, and The result is before The people
ing, or introducing, protecting slavery IN the Terri
tories.
know oil but one Territory OF the United States where
slavery does exist, and is wbers YOU have pro-
hbited BY law, and II this very Nebraska tsritory
defiance sth section OF be act oil 1s20, IN de-
ance OF cong essonai dctaon, there have been not
MANY but few, slaves introduced. heard minister oil
the Gospel the other day converslna with member OF
the Committee on Territories upon this SUBJECT his
preacher was from tina, country, and member oil the
Committee on Territories put the question 10 nm
"Have you any negroes out theeP he sad shere were
lev held by the Indians. asked him II there were
not some held by white lie said there were lew
under peculiar circumstances, and he gave an instance
An abolition missionary. very good man. bad gone
there from Boston. and he took his wife with him.
lie got out into the country, but could not get any help
heoce he being kind hearted man, sen, down % MIS-
souri, and gave 900 Tor anego. and took nm UP there
az "help' Laughter So, under peeulaf circum
stances when these free soil and abolition preachers and
10 the country, they buy negro Tor
USE but they DO not Like 10 allow any one else