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

rights acquired sndinepesable compsets made. by bury
ng The constitution under them, Sir, what mons4oos
doctrine is ths II 10 nothing more nor lees than 10 adj
nit that slaueioT II 10 nothing esf-whlcn Is no"
so very sacred, sanclhed BY tine that i cannot now
os touched was conceived n 2Gt and e0Ssa 1S
ton OF the rights Of the States and The rights OF the peo
pie This, then. is the plea Of justification o he exist
ence OF The acknowledgements line The conslu-
ton of the United States has been buried under The Mis-
sour Compromise, in consideration OF equivalents 10 an
ierent geographical sections OF The country And What
was the price agreed upon at the burial The Missouri
Compromise with It's equivalents And that price for
the mutilated and buried constitution OF our fatheis
is now held up as sacred pedge-a sacred covenant
an ifrepeaiabe compact Sir, separate this question rom
the question Of negro slavery, and IN my humble udg
ment, there is moi man In this broad land, whether
lawyer. minister physician farmer, or mechanic, who
will not pronounce such an assumption OF power on me
part OF Congress gross usnpaton and an objectionable
violation Of the federal constitution.
will here leave This branch OF the question, and pro-
coed 10 consider The righuness of the Missouri CompIo
mise. connected with the treaty OF cesslon. Sir,
would not do this were II not Tor The Appeal OF certain
senators here sly ling themselves Independent Dem
ocrats ia Congress 20 the People oil The United Slaes
find IN that appeal the following;
There apology In the Of the eoun
Try for the continuance Of slavery TIE original national
treaty under which the territory had been acquired iom
France"
"And no less the plain language OF The treaty under
which the territory had been acquired from France y
Now, this is bald naked-l will not say ialseasser
lion, put forth 10 the country without argument or ey
dence sustain it. The territory acquired from France by
the treaty OF 1903 slave territory AT the time OF
It's acquisition slavery existed there by laws and slaves
held and adjudged TO be property Well sir, what
did The treaty OF cession PROVIDE
ART g. The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be
Incorporated In the Union OF the United States, aud admit
ted possible, according the principles OF the
vantages and the United States
and in The me they shall be maintained aud pro-
cled in the free enjoyment OF their liberty, property, and
ue r
Now, sir upon what hinge here do these gentlemen
hang the assertion that the plain language OF the treaty
against slavery There is not word in ii about
slavery unless slaves be included under the general term
property in the above article OF the treaty. However
reluctant may be to admit il, there be any doubt
that slaves were included and intended 10 be included
in the general term property! think even The senator
from Ohio would hardly be willing to risk his reputation
as a lawyer by denying that
Well sir, If this DO so, what had become OF the plight
ed faith Of the nation in that angry controversy about
slavery in Missouri and Arkansas, to which the
ator from Massachusetts tMr. SUMNER] referred with
such an air OF apparent triumph as the doctrine OF the
ing countries at the time of the acquisition in $685. and
had been so for long time before They continued to
be such, and such in 1919 and 1920 In 1903 the
faith OF the nation had been pledged In the treaty OF ces
that the inhabitants OF the coded territory should be
protected in The enjoyment OF their liberty their property,
and in the religion they protested That property The
United States as well knew the time OF The treaty
anybo could know consisted TO nconsid.rabie ex-
tent in slaves deemed and adudged TO be prop
1919 and 1920. regardless OF the "pghted faith" OF the
nation, regardless Of our solemn treaty spulaons, what
has the senator told us was done! Now, sir nowith
standing these treaty spuaioDs might have been all
wrong notwithstanding they might have been pro Save
~ in character yet we had voluntarily entered into them
KNOWN what they were. Were we not then. as ma
tion bound in good faith faithfully 10 them
Coud we, without violation OF pghed faith, declare
That that should not be property which by the laws OF
the coded territory was recognized as property Sir,
we, as nation were bound TO protect the inhabitants OF
The coded territory in the enjoyment OF their property
whatever that property might consist.
Sir, in my judgment is way get rid Of evil to
break treaties and spualons The of 1919 and
1890 did, and proposed TO do. Now, sir if the people Of
the Louisiana Territory had the right to be incorporated
the Union OF the United States and admitted pos
sbe according the principle of the federal constitution
to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and mmuni-
ties of citizens of the United States, and, the time,
be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment
their liberty, property, and the religion which they pro-
fessed, then they have right when admitted States to
into the Union with without slavery, their peo-
Pile may elect. Upon this point, in 1850, am reported to
have said
State formed ofany Of this territory shall present
itself for admission proper me and under proper
hold that It is not in the power Of Congress,
in the proper exercise of duties exclude such State
because its constitution prohibits toleates the Institution
Of domestic slavery"
How long is it sHcc this line Of 36 deg 80 has be-
precious and nvioaiei How long it since the
from Ohio and New York would back from they
would from the touch of the viperi
Sir if recollect Alright after the omnibus of 1850 had
been upset this body, and nothing remained but the
Utah territorial bill, the honorable senator from illinois
that the southern boundary line Of that Territory
should be the line of SO deg 80 min What then
said and done' My late colleague Mr. Hale, whom the
from Ohio and New York always acted with upon
questions of the kndhe their Jupiter Tonans this
body--arose and said:
al wish to say word why shall vote against the
amendment shall vote against SO deg 80 min. because
think there is implication in it, will for 81 deg
or SO deg either, Just nvcnient but it is idle
shut eyes the fact that here attempt this bill
II will say the intention Of the pledge
this Senate and Congress to the imaginary ne Of SO deg
80 because there historical fecollecons
nected with in regard this controversy about slavery
will myself with saying that will by
or Speech admit submit anything that may bind the
action of legislation here make the parallel of 30 deg
30 min boundary line between slave and free territory
And when say that explain the why go against
the amendment
have read the whole speech and the only speech made
against that amendment No. sir he never would submit
10 AM thing-the Missouri Compromise ythng else
TO bind our legislation make the boundary line Between
slave and free territory the parallel Of 36 deg 81 min
Here sir the leader of the selsyled champions Of free
dom in this chamber in 1850, declared that the Missouri
Compromise had and should have binding effect upon
our legislation here In my judgment he right and
sustained him by my But where the senator's
from Ohio and New York, who here then and are
now here Did they sound the alarm Did they then de-
nounce this doctrine of my late colleague gross vo-
rights part and parcel of atrocious plot exclude
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