The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-07
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE l. 1854

have not right to deprive States equal privileges
ence to the restriction Of slavery waaia the State Of Ms
sour although 1t does mention express terms the
restriction imposed upon the territory which would still
remain after the organization of Missouri, yet there is
principle involved in 1t which applies with much force
to the territory still unorganzed the State and
therefore II is have presented il this committee and
insist il is significant as to the opinion Of Mr
Clay in reference to the power Of Congress upon the
subject OF slavery in the Territories well MS in the
States than any thing else that been adduced on the
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If Congress has right to trumme or control the pow
ers OF Territory IN the formation Of State government
IN relation TO the liberation slavery right reduce
It's powers to little than those possessed by the Dis
ric OF Coumbia and the States already confedcrated
States Of equal privileges temseyss how can Con-
prohibit slavery in the Territories be done
y the Tsrrtoes i %oud b useless Y bold y cannot bs
Of is the most ectual OF excluding slavery from the
new States to be formed out Of the Territory subject the
restriction Wherever it exists citizens Of the South
not go with their slave property The Territories will
ccssarly be settled by the Of the North
and when they ready to come into the Union under
State constitution nothing more sure than that they will
by their constitutions exclude slavery The States already
contederated under constitution would cmphat
cay be depriving States of equal privileges with
themselves If the power exists to exclude slavery from
the Territories the doctrine Of Staterghts to the
States is wild chmera, having real existence. The
fraud on the southern States.
Then why did Mr. Clay and other southern members vote
for the restriction i was purely contest between the
North and the South for political power Naked abolition
s since clamorous against slavery, and which is now
seeking to disturb the Of the country had then
assumed bodness enough agate but the elements at
work and the object to be accomplished rendered it most
fearful struggle Southern believed they iinni
nent danger to the integrity Of the conederacy to arrest
which, with selfsacrifcing patriotism, they preferred to
submit to grieyous wrong upon their peculiar rights
We all know how the restriction upon this territory was
passed-how it was forced upon the South say forced
upon the South not imposed by the South upon the NORTH
as the distinguished member from Missouri Mr. BESToN
said some days ago in his speech .re
Every gentleman who has read the history of those pro-
ceedings knows the entire North conened for an absolute
unconditional restriction Of slavery in the State Of Mis-
sour The South vehementy opposed it, The journal Of
proposition to admit Missouri slave State but to
strict slavery north of 36 deg 80 nin north aude The
Senate being composed Of twenty-five members from the
North and twenty-five members from the South the entire
OF the North voted to insert this restriction in
tho territory north Of 36 deg. 80 min, while ten Of the
southern senators voted against it. But the House Of Rep
resentatye by an overwhelming vote still insisted on re-
sricting slavery in Missouri And here the difference
between the two houses Each had passed its bill and
oncied the bill for the admission Of Missouri State
would have entirely failed Committees Of conference
appointed and upon consultation was agreed that the
House should recede from it's restriction Missouri and
the restriction Of slavery to &c deg 80 min should be
adopted When they reported to the Senate and the vote
northern senator's do hoSsh they vi had III Vote voted % %
the restriction seventeen out of the then
voted against the passage Of the bi recommended By
Eghtysevcn northern members out Of hundred voted
against striking the restriction Missouri Thirteen
only voted for IT. while all the South voted for IT, have
already explained why the South voted for Il
In view Of these facts, not right in saying this
stricon proposed by northern man. was forced upon the
South by the North, and not imposed by the South
accepted under duress, the only means Of bring
ing Missouri into The confedracy and Me last hope pre-
rsntng dissoliaion Of the Union ... &
Mr. Chairman shall not discuss the abstract question
Of slavery remarks upon this occasion That subject
belongs to different forum Ii has been settled by the
constitution Of the United States; recognised by the adu
dicaon Of courts and by the action Of oil the depart
ments Of government which could have any action upon
If northern men are SO much opposed slavery in the
abstract ask them why they did not make their objection
the proper period There time when their argu
ments would have been exceedingly PROPER When the
constitution Of the United States framed and submit
ted to the States Of this Union for ratification rejection
then the time for these northern gentlemen to have
delivered their phppcs against slavery and SHAREHOLDERS
And If they did not intend recognise this institution,
there was lawyers would say ioeus paneentaap point
at which they might repent and withdraw They were not
bound TO go forward They could have said, we will not
ratfywe will accept his constitution But sll the
very States from which much Of the opposition to this bill
comesom which these Trades agains, the institution of
slavery comeese rery States accepted ratified and adopt
ed The constitution mhch tolerates dvey They have had
their day in court have failed show cause and Judgment
has been pronounced against them
shall not pretend either to answer the nvcctives ut
tered by the gentleman from Ohio against Shareholders
The reputation Of Shareholders viii not be likely to suffer
from any nvecves from the class of which he be-
longs But he talks about agitation He tells You he and
his friends do not agitate Not they They the
quiet meek and inoensive in the world, and all the
agitation is made by the prosavery Why, SIR the
from Ohio said he most heartily grateful that the
bin hal been introduced by the senator from Illinois and
what ground did he assign for his grattude1 Itwa be-
cause IL would have the effect Of producing agitation
throughout the country He thanked his God that aga
ton upon the subject had sprung up and that it would
spread and extend until II had reached the re-
motest corners Of the Union Yet he and his friends
no agiatorsl Then who are they II is not the wings
the democrats of the South II is not the national men
of the North II is the peculiar party 10 which certain
gentlemen here belong II is the abolionists their allies
William Lloyd Garrsons, Wendell Phillipsee and their
compatrots who flood the country with iiicendary ha-
rangues under the garb Of religion and humanity. But
all II ia your abolition senators and representatives
here the Capitol who send out their rebrands
the passions Of their followers and disturb the public
pose FOR the purpose frequently Of subscribing their own
selfish interests e-s Qif Me e
The member from Ohio, in speech made in this hall
some two or three weeks since predicted the time when
the knives Of the slaves will be applied to the hroau OF
the wives and children Of their masters whose hearth
stones will be drcnched with their blood Said be- when
these things shall occur cH say will laugh at your
caamcs, and mock when your fear cometh = but the
emphasis with which he spoke IL showed he meant that ne
woud do those things And in his remarks here yesterday
IL correctly understood him. he said he knew man of
course meaning the member from Ohio) who would see
that not only every white man. but every slave who
went 10 this Territory provided with arms And for
course TO aid in the work which il predicted
would be accomplished with knives. Yet the member is
| no agitatorl
Ifhe is not agtator he dcsccrates this hall by utter
nr here ncendinry and reasonable sentiments and
tho interrogation with which Cicero commenced ono OF his