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

excuse Were necessary be found the fact stated
10 the puoc press that the legislature Of my State
democratic legislature, has recently passed resolutions
almost unanimously, hstruetng senators 10 endeayor
by every proper in their power defeat the passage
OF this bill IN its present shepe Under
Mr. President If should suffer tho occasion pass with
out entering my protest otherwise than by upon
the subject, might be adjudged neglected. of my duty.
may add reference to the hour, that, controlled by
the consideration that until every other who desired
trusting that might have the privilege proper hour in
the day 10 express such We've might happen to enter
tam, have NAMED silent TO this time But, cir under
stand and It is generally understood that The determination
is TO bring this final before adjourn and
haye therefore, only TO avail myself OF the present hour
as best may.
Mr. President, opposed TO slavery in any form and
shape ~ which IL exists, may exlst en- free TO say,
that had been member of Congress when the question
OF the admission of Missouri brought before it, and
had then entertained the opinions hal entertain
should have voted against It's admissoo slave State,
10 last am free say further hot Lad been
Der OF Congress IN 1885, should have voted against what is
called the fug'liveslave law end should have voted
against any organization Of the Territories of New Mexico
and Utah unless with Wmot poyso as part Of the
bills royding for such organization But, sir while say
his may express the that questions such these
nave come TO aame e now position q mere North and
question Of the social moral orrelgous effects Of sa
very Sir, have Of what called sickly senti-
mentality" this subject | g humanity
monger,' in the language of the honorable senator from
Georga--hat is to say, am MOI man who makes trade
OF humanity but when say this, hope may be allowed
also 10 say one thing more and that is, that respect
even acknowledgements" who makes trade Of it,
~
no feeling at all upon the question of slavery has
sted and continues to exist in large portion Of these
United States. asaa
While DO not intend, Mr.. President to make any ex-
tended remarks in relation to that part Of my subject for
the very sufficient reason that the right argue question
of that kind be confined southern gentlemen,
and that when from the free States, according my
observation rises here speak The subject of slavery
10 it's relations to humanity, he becomes at once hui
manity-monger," or sicky sentimsnast fanatic
something of that kind whie at The time, it seems
to be perfectly right and proper that the other side OF the
question shall be debated any length the desire
venence of gentlemen--ahough say do intend
enter into that question must be permitted 10 state to the
honorable senator from Mississippi IMr BRowN that the
people of my section Of the country with him,
and would not be much affected by the picture which he has
presented Of the peculiar social advantages Of the nstu-
tnon. Sir, in ths portion Of country from which you
and come, Mr. FooT being in The chair labor Of any
kind If II be honest labor is honorable In that section of
the country all equal politically Their social re-
latons ard their social condition and positions they make
for themselves Every must find them, or make thsm
he but it initiates nothing against his social posi-
he moves- is nothing that derogates from any political
right any social right any other right that he has
that necessity compes him to labor ay, sir, and compels
| him to labor in a mental employment. In my country
mental employment if honest employ pursued
from necessity and not from taste, however mental it may
be, honorable to man, il it be honestly pursued. We
judge the by the kind Of labor he follows, by
the amount OF remuneration he receives for IT, If he
honest and abors honestly he is respected than
one who performs dishonest service be the remuneration
high ay although the reward for might pos
siby be the highest Office in the gift of the people of this
country.
This may be vulgar notion, and it is a vugarty
IN that section of the country, willing to admit
But although people entertain these vogar notions they
without others. They are a reading people and
thinking people. They have churches academies common
schools newspapers, and all the ordinary resources Of
moral and mental education. As have said, they read
and they think and among other things upon which they
entertain fixed opinions s hs that the institution of slavery
OF no ndvaniage IN any point of view, any portion Of
the country ia which IL exists They upon this SUBJ
iec, perhaps, somewhat from contrasts They contrast
for instances the States of Ohio and Kentucky, Of Vir
gnio and New York. They go back TO the time when
Virginia far ahead Of New York in population and
power, and they look at her present condition. and
that che Is inferior IN physical and natural advantages
perhaps they draw unfavorabe the
ton of slavery in its effects upon the growth and welfare OF
peope They have also another idea and that is that in
asmuch they part Of this people, inasmuch they
belong TO thus country and part of the great WHOLE
whatever is injurious to the whole becomes matter of in
tcrest to them And they believe that If institution
inurously affects the prosperity of part ts evils felt
throughout the whole system IL touches them citizens
and es having interest the welfare and they
have right TO consider and think Of ia and only that
but xpress their opinions ubou, when they come
here desiring uphold within pc Of The con stittion
the rights OF all the citizens OF the country of all this
country with due respect 70 every compact in the consu
ton otherwise they people who regard
pactshey have right think and speak they please
on this subject Of slavery as every other through their
representatives IN this bra &C Congress the other.
And this right they viii sxsTllso.
But Mr. President, 90 farther and say tla, call what
you wiIl-,anateism, stainensry, or any other
that may be satisfactory sefcmen--wc claim the
right not only to speak onsons in relation the
institution Of savey whenever part Of the
great whole affected by IT, but il there any portion Of
this country where interference p-ccuded by the
provisions OF the constitutions have the further consu-
tonal and legal and moral right upon H. and
upon it here well else whcre Add may act and
should act well with reference those great principles of
justice and equality upon which FREQ institutions
based with regard considerations touching national
individual Advancement and prosperity Sir am one Of
those who believe them oil to t intimately blended that
they are, and must remain forever, inseparablc.
Leaving these general propositions permit observe
Mr President that the people Of the free States derive
slavery from the constitution itself On looking pro-
visions they find that the slave power 10 this countryif
may call ,has the benefit Of the only inequality which
know of existing in that instrument alude to the princi-
pie upon which representatives apporlioncd Gentle
all kpow-for every is familiar with the provision
which rerrthat this particular very great ndyan-
nge given the slave States Its effect represent in
the councils that which those States recognised
property r. them this inequality exists the free S,acs
upquesonaby n'erestcdto limit the and
Of such spower, 80 far they constuiionay do
so, whether IN old territory Sir feel the effects
of this inequality every day We feel in the greater do
gree power exercised by the citizens one State than is
exercised by the number Of citizens Of another We
which much readily accomplished among
smaller hsn large number Of persons and which we never
fail experience when the interests Of slave labor and free
labor supposed to be conflict SIR, that unity and
which the predominant and character
of this afford, all questions of national egsa
ton affecting affected by IT, quite enough Of them
selves without superaddng the weight UNEQUAL repre-
sen alton In the free States have no such prncne Of
Our interests whether fnced real are as various