The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-12


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accordingly what do we ind We find that from the very
gundaton OF the government from the period at which
me Congress OF the United States irst began to legsate
Qr me country up TO that unfortunate year. 1870 ca
nal principle OF our fathers was that the congress Of the
United States had no right to egsate upon the snpect o
slavery n all outside OF these two delegated powers ana
SIR the sectional controversy and the heated eeng he
3cited state OF mind existing between the North ana he
never qua ARISE and never could ARISE 80 long as inc
Congress Of the United States looking the constitution
Inc uned states as lis charter conhned 's acoh 70 INC
legitimate sphere within which the trainers OF the consutu
uon intended IT to be limited ,
hnd then, that this bill retracng the steps OF federal
legislation SO far as It ntertered with TINS subject rom
ae year 1870 70 inc present hon proposes 10 60 acK 70
ne Hadons OF the fathers ~ proposes 70 Ppt tnis Nou
gess IN he position occupied py every Congress up 70 ne
year 1870 II proposes to announce as princips 70 ne
people OF the United States that the general
not to egisate at all upon TINS question oi slavery i
npt TO legtslae TO extend ~ s not 10 Sate 10 pro-
hloit II; it is n forbidden subject Inc naming sword
opgnt 10 guaTd al access 10 IT, NO ioos ouGnt 70
eade.vor 70 tread within Us scored pecfne hat tnc
principle winch nnd IN tms Pill ana tnat " tne psncple
which wish to see esanisIeo N sne cepnH ang xIen
~ Snail nave been estanlshed VIII pe ~ VAN ior Anatc
either North or SOUTH to endeavor 70 create any perma-
nent excitement IN ine minus ol ane Aef M peopss
aiment Wil DC gone nov may lgns Tue NAME a pus .ns
iuei WIN De waning. WIN dAe OUT oI ei ua 'n , anu M
then alone snail we DC aDie 10 pear pauesy WIN % ,ne
u'hhts thrown Out u,s uay ny 'ho senn'or from oho
then alone si we oe aole 70 near WIN ns
threat tha ms war-cy s issueo aga'ns' te pos,n RON
his lmc lorwu ana tnat a ms ceses VIII cc ue'o'eu
to repeating this bill and overthrowng the principles upon
"nlch ~ IS Daseo, j.
Le, 'nc Anie,cn PeoPiu unuo su .i's =. 40
true pefng ie' .ne Norh once pe aisaosea OF ne ase
impression tnh, tne SCUM uesss any auyahtage over
Of any sats M % s 81 .ne q
ie our fehds III he nof'herh states once pe convinced
,ha an we ask anu dese s INC simple privilege OF peing
icy alone ana can we ASK essf bies or cursed as yon
please with an institution winch we oand established
among MS when we were born and which will probably
exist when we descend 70 our insttuton wnic
Is 80 hr knit among us tna ~ cannot oe TORN ou. with
out tearing up the very OF socetys ~ won-
deriai Is II unreasonaDle not most reasonable that
we shoniu ask eenemen rom otner sections OF e con-
ieeracy SIMPLY 70 let US alone we ask OF you the pas
sage OF no law we ASK OF you te enactment OF no STATUTE
any further than to put US BACK just III that position occu
pied by our hthers when they acted upon the principle
which we now invoke Of leaving each section Of the con,
iederaey irec 70 estaDlls ana maintain is own internal
domestic institutions ana promote Its own happiness as
u sees proper Here Is tsen second great principle
winch see IN TINS p ana lor the ESTABLISHMENT OF which
say US o'ner senators nave saa upon TINS noo w sac
rinsc TINS amendment anu thousand others lkeit
- But nus ~ not az. Inc senator irom Georgia MT
Ip0MDs to-day spoke OF thrd principe and he annei
patcd me in that respect There Is the great fundamental
principle OF american liberty contained IN the provisions
o. ne Dill ~ IS una. prihcipc which aid tne ioundation
OF american independence IL IS hat principle Tor the es
taphshment OF wmcn we owe so many dressings TO the
memory OF onr revolutionary sres-ay sir to our ante
revoiuuohary siIes ihey hrst planted on inns continent
the germ wHch mas grown l hto lQy tree that with
It's spreading branches overshadows and protects this
to, !hey h!st eeunc.sd, IN the lace Oh the cSiiEea
world in the face OF the then almost onpotent English
rTimch Tie principe that man nad right 10 seligov-
ermeh ley hrst declared that ~ WAS against the inlc
rent rights OF mankind Tor government tolegislae for the
loca interests OF olsrn dependency Ihcy declared
upon TINT that your the
people OF tne Unltsu STATES atoug COLONIAL dependencies
OF Great britain were enuued representation IN the Brit
sh or to be from the duties OF British
subjects All that asked now the extension Of this same
prncpe 10 tne Territories Oh the United States Here them
Is another third great principe and, sir It Is not alone
great pncpc ~ Is great measure OF conciation be
tween connecting opinions III dieren parts OF the coed
eracyconicung opinions winch have found their enun-
cton upon this hoor The honorable senator from Mich
gam Mr. GAss IN speech replete with sound argument
an.r;no ,ist thora s an ;nharont r;.. 49, r. s.; ~
uVe'ie '' n ,, % - az iisn, unuu ime cohsti-
tuto VI e oteu o.tts III VIC people OF ihe Territories
TO govern themselves ne denies the constitutional power
2 s;nno SO " r p ~ ,Us' S ~ e M
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a. tb s,r f.n, 1I; 's ;a - ~, .io'h h LII, na
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eYabJos ne 10 an;sL so,M ho hal,s f 1,,, ,i 80 e.
,;je snnrce of d;scontcnt and oyc;tcnoon, '' i "
TWbnn Grd oII thasa ,,r;nc;,ns an,tuaooa :; ,h; I'M
shau aonard ,ho,n shaIi 7 srarar ,io, -, m ~; ~, M
moments risk hazard for the single purpose of voting
for this amendment though 1t recommends itself to
my Judgment can see neither wisdom nor pocy in
such course
what Ia the amendmen What is it's extent or sconc
am ostou;sbed 70 hear gentlemen say that ia of sncb
aor,;d;n,r mnor,,ncn have hoo, ,,orec,, as,o;stod
II ,i.:s 1T ~ ~ .o - - :, - -, p',} a. o9'Iu es.
~ listening 70 'e nRu.cnVs noorcsseu 70 ,i'e oehe oy
the senator rom mississippi ne Appealed 10 us 10 know
whether any member upon this oor VIII agree to vote for
provision by which the outcast from Europe to be al
lowed the sacred right of suffrage upon the soil of these