The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-30

r. TTUHI niOuth DE head Chesapeake the
ouik OF the people viii approve in theory and will find
respectable minority ready adopt il in practices mi.
nory which for weight and worth Of character peponde
aes against the greater number who have not the
TO dves their families of property which, however keeps
Their consciences unquietn
They had conscences them though that is denied to them
now upon this floor.
"Northward of the Chesapeake you may ind'--
Now, want my Northern Democratic friends to hear
this
there an opponent to your doctrine you may find here
and there robber and murderer but greater number
In that part OF America, there being but few slaves they
can easily dseneumber themselves of them and emancpa
on Is put into such tran that IN few years there will
be no slaves northward of Maryland Ia Maryland do
not md such disposition TO begin the redress of this
nifty as in Virginia.
That is what he called the thing "Th enormiiyn And
IN the North you find advocate for slavery just about
Often as You u, ind murderer ora horse-stealer.
| MIR, Blu rLER Those Mr. Jetterson's words
Mr. WADE. viii read them again
/ "Northward Of the Chesapeake you may find here
and there an opponent TO your doctrine you may find
here and there robber and murderer but in greater
1 number
MIS- BUYER "1 Not -steaer That is mean
fellow.
/ Mr.. WADE / will not call them that. Then Mr. JEFF
teson to old Virginia and speaks The young
men; and wish to Heaven he had apprehended rightly
"Ths ia the next State which may turn our eyes
for the interesting spectacle in conflict with avarce
and oppresson conflict wherein the sacred side gaining
daily recruits from the influx into Office Of young
grown and growing up They have sucked in princi
pies of liberty were, with their mothers milk; and
il is to them look with anxiety the fate of this
question:"
tits to them look with anxiety turn the fate Of this
question:" wish he had no. looked in vain. That
the opinion of Mr. Jefferson, and in accordance with
that dsnterested patriotism which he exhibited all his life
He should be worthy example for us all to follow.
wish that you who profess to follow him would follow him.
wsh Also that when profess to be of his followers
you would not right his great name and
ter me as you do upon this floor for entertaining the
have also here what Mr. Mason said upon the subject
OF slavery he, too, was worthy son of the odd Do
minion j" quote him to show that what said here
former occasion understood be doctrine by him.
spoke of the inability of free labor work side by side
with slave labor. told you that if you permit slavery
80 INTO TINS great Territory you just as perfectly preclude
and bmstone and censured because that thought
to be very strong expression it was intended to be-
Mr. Mason who lived in slave State and who had the ex-
perence of whole life, and knew all its gongs forth
much, probably, any here, and from whom it il
proper and just should learn what the relations of this
institution and how it operates in practce-Mr Mason
said in the Virginia convention:
| "The poor desplse labor when performed by slaves
They prevent the emigration Of whites who really enrich
and strengthen the country They produce The most perm.
cous effect on the owners Every master of slaves born
l a petty tyrant.n
will not say we have specimens of them. Recol-
ect is Mr. Mason that Every master of slaves is
bora petty yrant and mighty small one too frequently
\ lHey DrnS he Judgment oil ftedVen on q country AS
nations cannot be rewarded punished the world
they must be punished in this"
That is the way he talked this great institution. Then
is true sir have the declaration of tho great and hon
ored man who knew it wel-ha impossible for free
and slave labor to work eide by side Then, if you put
slaves in this Territory you bar it from the immigration of
| your free laborers -
But is said, by gentlemen from the South, that would
be the greatest injustice and inequality to have any territory
belonging the United ates where they 90 with
their property greater sophstry entered this
M on mh
constantly turns never expressed by any sophs
earth You cannot go there II is unequal and unjust, be-
cause you cannot take your property with you Who does
not know that property in human beings be but
of local character II unjust; it in violation Of right
everywhere and wherever IL exists it exists by force of
stubborn, positive law am not repeating any anti slavery
doctrine here. There ia south OF Mason and
Dixons line which will declare that il you, slave
holder will take the slave, which you call your property,
into another country for moment where slavery does
exist you emancpaie him.
wanted dispose of your argument, and show that
would recognise Take that which the Almighty in the
garden Of Eden said might be poperya the beasts in the
hed--and you Will be protected IN them, but in any
woman, child you Take any other SPECIES of
property, ard would be strange doctrine if you
Of the jurisdiction where you reside, with horse for in.
stance If you were no, to be protected IN IT, Then your
slave IS not propcy and the moment you choose to carry
him out OF that locality where he is guaranteed by unjust
laws, that moment you dudged TO emancpste num-
by an abolition judge sitting IN COURT but by the justices
Of your own independent courts and give them the
credit of sterny judging rightly this subject, far
would rather trust you with the liberty man
thousand times, your principles he entitled to it,
than our degraded courts for they give way too much TO
court your popularity and favor No. sir your Judges
thousand times independent and just and prompt
to decide between the weak and the strong far
see from reading your books. will give you that compi
ment.
| Mr. BUTLER. There Is one thing II the slaves run
away they like much that they glad back
Mr.. WADE Yes, they love you g much that you have
had get fugtveave catch them get them back
[Laughter1 There argument made by the
from North Carolina MIR BApegRl which struck
exceedingly singular He is very eloquent man, and
forth all the beauties Of this pararcha institution he
calls IT, to show tho alcctonate relation existing between
him and his old slaves, with whom he grew up from boy
hood with whom he intimate and familiar, and whom,
he TO be the best friends he had upon the earth
He sad, Do you make hard heartfelt Now, sir,
II better my condition. and the CONDITION Of my slaves
by going into Nebraska where the coil is better anil where
will have better supply Of all the good things Of this
EARTH in the Of God, do you stand forth and
prevent mer' Did any notice the force with which he
urged that eppeali Dad any notice with what in-
ference that argument teened SO welded he the
idea that he could not exist anywhere without his old
friends he called hem and yet he could not take his old
nanny he called her. who nursod and brought him
up to manhood into lhe, Territory. Why Because,
these intimate relations he could take her
there because he could have the right cell her when
he got her there. Laughter There could not be any
his aesonate old nanny there and give her her freedom
her human being he should treat her. there
would be nothing IN the way, far as CON see either IN
slave law or anything else.
Now, Mr. President have occupied the time Of the SEN
ate longer than ! intended TO when commenced; but it
see ned to me the argument had taken such course
and such doctrines had been urged in defence Of this BILL