The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-11

be revived bat sir, such Is the fact because the bill
expressly that Ia the true intent and meaning OF The
legslae slavery INTO the Territory but II there
should be any doubt on tins point can and viii be made
| clear by an amendment
What hsn there 10 This bill 10 which any reasonable
man can object The people who go into the Territories
have much intelligence those they leave In the old
States and capable Of soyernng themselves Ii
based upon the great principle which lays the foundation
of our government the right and the ability of the
people govern themselves. The Wilmot prosso
in II nor is there authority given to hold slaves It's,
know with what zeal southern claim the right
| 10 take and hold their slaves IN any Territory of
the United States They say-and not Without truth and
reasoa-ha the Territories of the United States OBJ
tanned by the common blood treasury of the United
States that they helped obtain them and that therefore
they should lie excluded from them and that
them from taking their property with them to exclude
them, and give monopoly 10 the North Fifteen OF the
States Of This Union entertain these sentiments WELL SIR
they say, they did IN 1885, when the compromise
measures passed. We do ask any federal legs-
laton for protection do not ask TO restrain the
territorial Legislature. (Which ocourse must be subordinate
affair." from excluding slavery until State constitution rs
formed Now, SIR, IT that this is placing all
the Of the United States upon equal footing and
with equal rights under the constitution, IN the Territories
thnk, therefore, that have SUSTAINED tho posiuonh
| which as uIned,
On The I'D of June lsa5, made speech in the House
Of Representatives which | advanced the views
Indeed SIR then laid down The stone and advanced
the cardinal ideas upon which the territorial bills of 1850
and this bill framed do not know that can improve
the statement the argument which then made. will
therefore conclude what | now have TO say by read
the beginning and the conclusion OF the remarks then
made
"The proposition which it my main purpose 10 state
enforce that the question of slavery mot being
original one the rights Of the negroes, whether slave
free, the States the Territories, ought to be left
the good sense, the conscience tbs patriotism and phan
thropy of those whose midst exists, they reside in
other WORDS that, inismuch admit the blacks
TO terms Of political social equality, and all the States
have jurisdiction in regard them the compromises of the
constitution, well as sound policy, enoin neutrality upon
the part OF Congress The question OF slavery and the
rights of the shareholders settled in three articles of the
constitution We add take from those rights
Heretofore the great complaint upon the part of the South
was that the northern representatives attempting 10
invade their constitutional rights by congressional action
The whole subject in my opinion, should he left to the
judiciary, and the Slate and territorial conventions and
legislatures. Soil and climate have to do with the
extension of slavery than legislative enactmens. The peo
PIE OF the Territories have no representatives. IN Congress
who vote and the great American rule Is that
munites should not be governed by laws in the making Of
which they did participate Ii any other principle is
recognised, the representative is responsible the peo
Pile for the laws he may make for their government The
theory of our is that the people capable of
selfgovernment.
al will also attempt show that the northern we'll as
the southern Staespartieularly the northernsAoud at
any be with the Missouri Compromise, (wha
may be thought Of the power TO adopt originally y
which, If adhered to in good faith peace measure, it
ard is, would tend and produce the result
the doctrine of neutrality The Missouri Compromise act
prohibits slavery north of SO deg 30 mn and leaves the
people free to adopt or reject IL as they may think proper
| south of that line"
at me, therefore, that we should forbear to
interfere with questions of slavery, take incpent steps
in relation heeto the Territories about to be acquired
Territorial governments only temporary affairs, and it
admitted hands that when they become States they
can admit reject slavery they may proper The
well kno attributes Of sovereignty belonging to States
in full force they become SUCH Let them, them
work the machinery for themselves until they ready to
come into the Union Staes. Let them be authorized TO
pass all laws not inconsistent with the laws or constitution
| Of the United States
"For the short period them in which the Territories
in chysas state, the exercise of the Of excluding
slavery, if possessed it, worth the dlsoord ii
would engendcr and the hazard which would expose
! our Union Neither the white nor the black man would
be benefited by the exercise of such power The agita
ton OF the slavery question in Congress- and in the north
ern Staes, we'll known, has prevented the owners Of
slaves from acting with that lberalIy toward them hat
they would otherwise have done bslieve that Della
ware Maryland and Virginia would ere this have aoo
hed avery had been for the abuse htared upon
them by the fanatics and demegogues of other States In
a government formed by and compromise ex
IRENE opinions be carried out. Communities, ac-
codng system of government must be left TO judge
for themselves what will best promote their interests
provted that, Judging they do not violate the provisions
Of the constitutions acts Of Congress made IN pursuance
thereof Power regulate The domestic institutions of the
people intended TO be conferred Congress
The general objects Of the Union TO protect against
ioregn invasion, TO defend against connections and in
suuecons, and to regulate our intercourse with foreign
nations.
tories, who think slavery humane and beneficial in
sttuon would contend that have power establish it,
and that such power should be exercised Would IL be night
for Congress pass authorizing negroes in
the Terdories II did il would be pretty eectuNl
way of preventing settlements IN them. As said in my
opening ought not attempt to add to take from the
constitutional rights Of the Of slaves The trainers
Of the constitution made a compromise regard TO slavery
They supposed that they legslaicd sufficiently upon the
subject and they did IL the OF slave hun
into Territory Of the United States and the constitution
authorizes him hold him there such, the will
soy The constitution Is the paramount law II he
not, will be great deprivation, for he could hold
hun If he to Pennsylvania, any other non-save-
holding State reside and besides slave labor would be
improbable, as have sho wn, both New Mexico and
California. do believe the question will ARISE
soil climate will determine the of the popua-
non and the kind OF labor that will be employed ~ those
regions but II should, let to the judiciary, where
properly belongs"
SPEECH OF HON. j. n. THOMSON