The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-07

that slavery in the territory coded by France TO the United
States which lies north Of SO deg 80 min north latitude
shall be oree prohibited AS long the section contain
ing this provision remains in force slaves will bs excluded
from the country in question Though It's population
may entitle il to admission a State or States OF The
Union il would be in vain for the people to frame State
constitution permitting slavery. The door would not be
opened TO admit them It, in effect denies State the
riphtof regulating its own domestic institutions and Is at
war with every principle OF State and popular sovereignty
which has been recognised and acted by all the States
since the foundation OF the government Hts fac me
WsIno provsso hseh has been condemned by all parties e1
ceps abottionssfs. Etti+N8n
with slavery in the Ter
ritories well States Is principle established by the
New Mexico and Utah bills II is prominent feature Of
this BILL and is In accordance with the Orthodox consruc
ton of the federal constitution which commences ~ 70 e
friends of popular rights in every quarter OF the Union
have already shown that Congress has no constitutional
right to legislac the subject of slavery follows us
coroary that the power must belong 10 Tue sovereign
States and the people No pretends ut tins day. TO
claim for Congress the right to interfere with slavery In
the States There those who assert the over the
Territories which they insist Is found IN me second clause
Of the third section Of the fourth article Of the constitution
which declares
"The Congress shall power dispose of and make
all nsed rules nS sSuc c so dnsS ~
II is under this clause Congress held to have TO
establish territorial governments II may well De ques
toned whether the trainers Of the instrument ever contep
plated such power under il and whether they ala not
intend only confer power pass laws for the protection
and disposition by sale otherwise of the lands and per-
Sa S = n was ~ Il
necessary the people thereof should have If
there was no direct necessarily power in the
constitution provide government there was great
State necessity for it, such justified Mr. Jefersons pu
chase Louisiana referred to the clause quoted
as the only which 1t could be pausibly rested
The construction however questionable originally has
been firmly established STILL the question remains as to
how far the power to make all needfM rules and rgad
tions respecting The Territories and aH other property &C.
authorizes Congress to interfere with slavery in the Terri
tories Antsavery very naturally feel that to ex
cude it is needa rule and regulation Pro-savery men
see and feel directly the 1t is important to arrive
at the intention of the trainers and IL may look Mt the
fact that the constitution recognises and protects slavery
in the States and to the further fact that at ITS formation
slavery actually existed in most Of the States OF the Union
difficult to believe they regarded its exclusion from
| the Territory needyM rule and regulation.
But if Congress has the power ought to exercise i
upon which both North and South SO sensitive that
whenever it up in the legislative halls IT comes as
rebrand sound policy suggest should be referred
to the people Immediately concerned address myself
especially to national northern men, Suppose the people,
in their sovereign capacity shall decide in favor OF slavery
in particular LEGALITY, what injury will be done to the
North Her rights will not be abridged She will con-
nue to enjoy much all her civil and religious
liberties rights Of property and reputation bu, CON ION,
not the rights Of the South be abridged She would be
forbidden to 60 with her most valuable movable property
mon main oforfeiting it where she has legally and equa
bly, az much right as the North Do you say your con-
sciences condemn slavery as social and moral evil as
great wrong to the African race? With all my heart
saw enjoy all your liberty of conscence The South will
interfere with it by attempting to force slavery on
YOU or into community in which majority of its people
consttutionally decide it shall not 60
But have you regard for the rights opinions and con-
sciences of your brethren of the South Will you not let
them determine this question for themselves according to
aS Puritan fathers who for the rights Of con-
science left their homes in the Old World, and sought
more congenia in the wilderness of the New World
While you inherited from your noble sres the love OF free
dom Of conscience did they learn yon tolerate the
same freedom in others7 The South expects and has
right TO demand that much Of YOU II willingly conceded
all bptxy IN
question Garry out and establish, firm footing, the
doctrine Of congressional nonnerventon declared by the
Compromise OF 1850 and all agitation OF the slavery ques
| ton wiu torsper
The advocates of this bill gravey told 1t docs not
contain the principle of noninerventon In the language
of some of its opponents it is said TO be full of interven
ton that provides Congress may hereafter divide the
Territories form others attach portions to other
States that the President to appoint the governor seere
tary and judges and that it limits the number Of the
legislative council; in all which well in many other
respects there is Intervention Can it be that honorable
gentlemen so much mistaken to the position of the
advocates Of the bill Of the principles it contains
nonneryenioa The subject Of SLAVERY only which the bill
and its supporters contemplate The Objects to take this
vexed question of the halls of Congress and leave il
the people Immediately interested settle when they
assuming their attributes of State sovereignty Upon the
other subjects referred TO- there never has been contro
difference of opinion and power them has
always been reserved in the establishment of territorial
governments
1t is urged by of the opponents of the bill that
though should pass slavery go into the Ter
rorie because said the climate and soil unsuited
to slave labor and you are therefore contendng for
naked principle Others oppose IL because they say sa
4 very will 90 into Kansas shall not stop TO inquire
which class of those directors correct do not consd
or it material Suppose it be for the establish
ment Of a naked principle: the greatest struggles the
is great principle nvoyedtbe right of selfrovernmcnt
deeply absorbing subject 1t Is the principle
that of segovernment for which fathers kindled the
fires Of the revolution and successfully resisted the
/ of Britain
The tocsin Of has sounded Europe and West
Asia Nearly every great power the continents
Is involved in it. and now, their millions engaged
in deadly conflict England and France have joined in
the terrific contest between the Gar and the Turk And
sanctions the of his sovereign declared the other
day. in his place. that IL is for the maintenance Of prn
cpc and il is in which England has direct and inn
mediate interest
Who does not remember the celebrated erpunging res
oluons introduced in the other wing Of the Capitol in
1 1885, by the then distinguished senator from Missouri
who occupies scat this floor, and in reference to
become so familisr2 Solitary and alone and amid the
eers and tanns Of my opponents, put this bali in mo-
| tom MHN.4 4r
In March, 1894 the Senate passed resolution censurng
President Jackson for the removal Of the public deposes
from the Bank of the United States II only
preston Of opinion II neither contemplated admitted
Of further action Public opinion declared the cen
sure unjust and sustained the President In what he had
done But this satisfactory the distinguished
and something mustbc done. The resolutions
to expunge the offensive record, by drawing black lines
around t. pressed upon the Senate and country L
gstve resolves passed various States of the Union
aid the senator in his great undertaking Finally tho
Senate passed the resolutions and the obnoxious record
epunsed The President was not more efIcctually