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xxxIIId CONGRESS. 49,. F,Rsr SESSION.

SENATE. w AsHISGToS, thursday, July o. 1854
Mr. GILLETTE presented the resolutions Of the icy@
laure OF Connecticut on the subject Of Slavery aad
suripg Mr. Toucev for his for The Nebraska bill and
the repeal of The Missouri COMPROMISE
Mr.. TOUCEY-A majority Of the members Of the
present General Assembly Of Connecticut have united IN
a resolution protesting me fr the vote gave
upon the FINAL passage Of the bill organizing the Tern
tories of Kansas and Nebraska. They hid previously
assumed the right of directing vote on hsf measure
onpositon to my constitutional opinions, making me
mere passive instrument in their hands, without the right
to think to act upon that subject aud oil kindly reev-
in, me from the Performance OF this part OF the duty
which the sovereign people Of the State through 70,
Legislature had imposed upon me as Que OF their repre-
sepatiyes in the OF the Unite States Knowing hn
had formed deliberate opinion that the Missouri restic
tion line was unauthorized by the Constitution, was
in direct conflict with its provisions with the Ell aiy Of
the States and with the right Of selfgovernmeat that
had already in conformity with this opinion upon the 6rt
passage of the bill in the Senate voted 10 cbterAte ID
Unconstitutional line and TO leave 10 the people to GOV
ern hemseye pass their laws aud to reu,e Their
own domestic affairs and that large aud decisive We
the majority in the Senate IN favor OF the measure thar my
single vote could not BY any possibility change the resuf,
vet the majority in the Legislature had undertaSea. NOT
wIsauding these facts instruct me to reverse my ae-
ton and to obey them rather than my convictions Of
duty under the Constitution which had sworno supports
ard now the members of the General Assembly composing
This majority stepped aside from their apPropras
duties ard overleaped tie bounds assigned them by the
Ssro nassed upon me what they intend to DO
a vote of censure for dsobeying them instead
Of disobeyng the Constitution of the United States !
tpo a
am responsible for tue faithful discharge OF pablc dity
often ducus and difficult and to whom they are espons
lille for an unauthorized unption ana abuse OF power
I am not troubled in this matter entertaining stu the
onn;on that the Missouri restriction line was without any
foundation in the Constitution; tina there no authiy
to be found in that instrument Tor drawing nne aro
tho common territory of the United States, aud permitting
the citizens Of the fifteen slave-holdg Saes 10 nave ~
cess to it with their slave property on one SIDE OF the ine
and prohibiting their access to II IN Tue onef
only power conferred upon Congress over the subject
Slavery within the limits of the United States the ex-
press power of prohibiting the foreign averaie ana the
eur provision delivering up ugfives from labor or
service tina, under the grants of power to make al
laws necessary and proper to carry INTO execution 'hc
granted powers and to make needfu rules and regulations
rcsrecting the territory other property OF the Uaed
States. Congress has no pre,ense for seulng up claim
that any law of Congress necessary prohibiting the re-
moval Of slaves into Territory where the people nave
Legislature of their own with power tn egsatr, subject
10 the Constitution and have moreover the ultimate power
of finally disposng OF the whole subect-hat congress
has no power add to the number of slaves IN the coun
trv unes by opcnne the foreign slave trade. which By
universal is ntercc,ed and WIN never again be
opened and powers to diminish her nauoers unless
bv rfcting disaster and distress upon them which could
nevei be yndcated That while Congress has no power
IN a dave and no power lberac the entre power Of
liberation is left exclusive with the people Of the sepa
rate communities il originally belonged where it's
wisely LETT and where will be most safely and beneiciy
exercised That all political agitation on this subject
outside Of those communities where Slavery exists withs
view to act upon them to coerco them to control them
or 10 accelerate their ements is only evil 10 the Af
con population and tends only remove to an immca,ura
and their fin nj emancipation and that this subject the
which threatens the separation OF these Stes and
the overthrow of the Government IL was impossible tor
me- et rtaning these opinions, 10 vote against the Nan
SIS and Nebraska bill to in the views OF the
minority Of the General Assembly to,ccoperate with
them in legislative warfare against the Constitution and
Government of the country. differ in toto from the
united POLITICAL parties which compose the present ruling
majority in the General Assembly Of Connecticut have
yeyer had political association with either OF them,
hut have always been opposed to both. belong TO the
school oi strict construction ~ the powers OF the rede-
rol Go, eminent i'll favor Of the rights OF the States
am strenuous advocate OF the right, tue capscuy
:. the mower of the people 81 manage their affairs
when organized with Legislature Of their own, and AZ
SIT nuousy opposed to any external interference roni
whatever quarter may come. have the most entire
confidence In the people of every community within tho
limits of the United States the best and safest judges Of
every social evil that may exist among hs ana Oh Tue
eony cton OF he policy md wisdom OF leaving the subject
exclusively with Them an hostile to the power Of any
one conraunity TO domineer over another community: l
should he opposed to community composed OF the best
men on earh possible ao individuals,
exercising irresponsible power over another community,
uness by becoming part and parcel OF II. an entirely
osed TO the agitation of the Slavery question at the
North where LAS subject to operate upon, as fraught
with evils of the greatest magnitude not only to the class
proposed be benefited ana TO the people among whom
they dwell but leading inevitably unless arrested, to
the subversion OF the Government OF the country.
1hese have long been my cherished opinions openly
avowed well known 10 the people whom represent and
for entertaining them ard for the purpose OF carrying
them into execution than for any other cause am
entitled 10 n sent IN tins body Tins c0ae>cng ma
oriy have areuov clearly and decisvey manifested the
principles by which hey governed and the policy they
intend to pursue they have appointed in the place OF
my late colleague two honorable gentlemen, Of whom
would speak only in terms Of the highest respect and
sdeao yet belonging to two poca atoms here
ofoe and hostile, but acting in friendly
cert: the strictly local and secionafhe other for
mery embracing a patriotic portion OF the South, from
which, think, is nov severed. They have proposed
by the concurrent action of both Houses in Opposition 10
the constitutional action of Congress- their fixed purpose
never to consent the admission Of rlavehodng States
from portion OF the territory to which the Missouri
sciion originally applied thus assallng the Constitution
of the United States vital pointthe equality Of the
States. They have, by the concurrent action of both
branches passed in the form Of law, that every
person who shell falsely and maliciousy claim, DECLARE
represent pretend ia the presence Of any Jud e Com
missioner Marshal or other officer of the United States
that any person is slave, owes service labor any
person persons with intent to procure aid Assistance
in procuring the fsrcbe removal Of such other person.
shall pay fine of 5000 and be imprisoned five Yeas in
the Connecticut State Prison. and that every claim de-
ceraton pretense representation that any person being
having been in the State Is slave, o~es
did service TO any other person persons,
shall be deemed in all arising under this to be
prima face fase and malicious, and the truth Of any such
claim declaration pretensc representation shall not be
deemed proved except by the testimony of least
credible witnesses testyng to facts directly tending to
establish the truth Of SUCH claim, declaration preene or
representation, by testimony equivalent thereoto say
nothing Of the bill which passed the Senate of the State
prohibiting the OF court houses and as for the pur
poses Of the Fugitive law of the bill which also passed
the senate incapacitang any United States Com missioner
MaThal deputy Marshal 10 hold any Office of trust
umeDt the STA both Of which fell In tie Hue
under the sauts of the Democratic MEMBER They have
by the act which have reciIed, if be Of any validity
Dulied the act of Congress commonly called the Fug
tive Slave law. They have made 1t prma facie Pen-
tenary ofense, punishable by fine Ut I'VE hcu md dol
lars, and by FIVE years imprisonment at hard labor in
State Prison, 10 Assert claim under this law OF
Congress They have ntruded into the very
presence Of the Judge of the United States
their Commissioners Msrshals and other officers while 10
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