The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-18
IN the District OF Columbia and submit Tia qu.soa a
the liberation Of slavery within the District 70 IL nhaH


Jon reply tha. the District Of Columbia hes no lossu
or Ter ieorisl legislature then j lin also has nos
N.braska, and 80 also has not Kansas You ass
Nebraska, and spo her In Ksnsss to assume tt
jurisdiction the fubject Of slavery, whi,h you r.
existence rsrtsnsl gsAturs in the District Of o.
lumbia to the Jurisdiction here which You us
';s so%s u ~
OF abnessss Batoaai auth ity on the subjsct OF ala
very IN favor Of the psop.i you .bnss,ts all ausho-
rity whatever in hs Terrt iss Not ct ALL you abss-
gaze only authority slavery there Do you abasaD
even hatf No: you do not ard you cannot In the vy
to B. hsr..sr oesni.sd shall come In wsssIsr dave q
free their pha ants shall choose In not this lsRss
SDs not only on the subject Of slavery In the
Lesal.turs which yh.n the .utAohsy vh,oh %.
Ac put Jon exercise auth ,rty slavery when yca
oonfsr on the Territorial LsgsAturs the pevsr 81
calling that Territorial into existsses You g.
ercs snnority In prescribpg who may elsot end whe
upon every at thar hsy oss 20 ~
not Only on al other subjects but even on the subject
svsry s Nor can you r.linqulsh that veto for u =
to him the legislative authority Of the Uoited Stssss
which your SCENT cannot 81 your ovn pleasure remove
and whose ACTS you osnr OF ut pleasure dnavoV
and rspudats The Territorial L.giA.ure Is your agsst
It's acts are your own Such the principle that 4 .
suppant the ancient pohsy-s principle fall Of absurd
Again Jon claim that this policy Of abasgaton Is bsssa
n
principle opposed other that esspotc or axs
tooratic You claim and exercise the power to nsttus
prshsnsvs poWsr aristocrac dsspotio be not how
Is the artstocrac or dsspohes You retain
authority TO appoint govern without who's oonssnt
whose consideration laws be suited. and roc
retain the power to change them - pleasure Arc thos
powers also, sristocrano dsspouci II they not,
thsn the exercise Of legislative powers BY yourselves
rot II they are then why not renouuos them asos No,
no. This Is far fetched excuse. Democracy dmpA
r nj
Trajectory and csnhiciing principles
Bat, must nsvertnslsss renounoe national authority
over lsyery In the Territories while you retain all othsg
power. Whit Is this but evasion Of solemn ~
spontblities The general authority Of Congress the
turs 10 YOUNG aud growing mmunites from the
dangers which b-eet shsm state Of pupiaga aud
with their own lasting Or Win s, the sss
raj welfare OF tbs whole rspuoic rhs authority the
OF all in OF rritorial LgisAturss beoauss
from the very circumstances Of the Territories those Legs
Atures are likely to yield too reAdiy TO ephsmsrai naa
see neither the great future Of the Terr.ore tbs
comprehensive and ultimate interests OF the whole
public - clearly - you see them or ought TO $50 the
haze heard eetional excuses given for supporting
this measure. have heard Senators from the slxve
BY the non states when they refuse %
stand ~ hemseves that they ought not to be expected
is offered BY the non savsholdns states them selves
not only confess the plsadb OF these excuses but
feel ths justice s the rsproaca which they imply against
the non slavehoding StAtse far the ption
true. Nevertheless, Senator's from the slAvshodiug
States mast coDsider we'll whether that assumption IT,
any considerable degree, founded Ia fact II
Senators the North decline to stand by the
saveholdns States offer boon in their name ohssu
rights protest against the giving Of
The boon. II has been said that the North does nu1
Pa s ons 70 , TO enable you to decide Css-s.
quite sure have given her timely notiosf Have y0u
cot on the contrary hurried this measure forward 10
cpsts her swakng from tho sumber Of conscious
rity into which she been lulsd by last oompro
mses Have not ars .dy heard the quick sharp pro-
holding States Rhode IslAnds Have you not alrssdy
heard tbs deep toned ard earnest protest Of the grea
remonstrsncss nom The mstropol. and from Is. rurSi
distctf Do you doubt that this IL only the rising Of thu
% Won foras tSSs III suSb ,s' shss ~
people have reserved rsht review the acts OF Their
representatives, and right to demsnd reoonsdsraon;
that there In cur legislative practice form Of enag
meD - we'll ~ ACT Of repeal and that there Is In
poe. system provision not only for AOrogation butt s
Senators from thu slAvehoding States you are poli
clans - well - statesmen. Let remind you thsrs
in AL ohers, have their times Of action and rssstioa
The pendulum moved the side Of freedom In 1870 ana
vsned the dial II is4s and touched even toe marx e. =
wilmot provise A.d returned again in 1861 rsasd.g
even the height Of the Baltimore PLATFORM Judge fog
vi. attain the height the sbr CATION Of the Missour
copprsmhs fhasis the mark You nxngs for t. H6e
in the changes Of the times only the Vibrations Of ~
needle, bling On rs pivot know that In due ts
it viii SETTLE and whom shah have settled It viii pon4
1t ust poiot forsvr the constant polar ~
that she down freedom BROADLY wherever forth
it, mild but invigoratiDg light.
Mr. President, have nothing to DO hsre eseWhsFaL
With psrsonsl or party motives Bat come to eonsid9
the motive .hch publicly Assgnsd for this trs.sas-
future agitation in the federal Lssisi.tars IVES
perfect - Ii possible In the country when tsls
measure was owed In the Senate . month agoS Were
enc great common, unvsrss insrs. * ,sn,ps q
comm unicstion between two frontiers ~
ton Of ~. s o. The
ths uses Of man, and dwelling With almost rapturous
thusiasm ON the prospective enlargement OF eom
merce IN the East and OF political sway throughout
the world And what have but the sbitvioo
Of death covering the memory Of those great snt
prises, and prospects, and hopesf
Senators from The sAvsholdiDg States, you VASE
pesce Thick WELL beseech you before you yield ~
ssson F.nos b.s got pssos from 1 .sst
ton By similar sacrifice SO hAs Poland; Han
s.,y; and TO- At Last hs. rsla.d the peace xhieA
either OF those nations enjoy worth the price cost =
peace obtained at such cost. ever > lasting pssosf
Senators from the sl.vsholdnx stass, You, too, M%
trans action. tell you new, told you in $780, thai
II an error an error to suppose that b.
else yeu exclude tlavsry from these halls day thai
It will rot revisit thsm I, morrow. You buried the
Wimot proyiso here then, and celebrated its obssquis
stalking through these han. clad I, eomus,s .ss o.
before Even II those whom you denouncs fAotonis0
in the North would let It rest you yourselves must svohs
II from Ito grave The IL obvious Say what yua
will 90 .hat you win, here the interests Of the
svshodirg States and of the savsboldDs States
jut the ssme and they will remain just the uut
jon shs ceas TO cherish and defend slavery or We sha
honor and love freedom You will cease 10
cherish slavery Do you SEQ any signs that -
coming Indifferent to fresoom2 On the csntrary TIA
old, traditional hereditary ssnmeut OF the North =
more profound and universal than IL was
before The slavery agitation you eepreests much y
an eternal struggle between conservatism progrs
between truth and erIsr between right and wrong Yoa
m anf MAJ h. INF non~~ - 49,
press it's uphsaviDgs and the round earth sxtaeuiA
tr Internal 6res than obge the human mind cssso
- inquirnSs and the human heart TO dssist from ~
tbrobbipRs
supTose then Tor moment that this agitation msso
sotn hereafter ~ heretofore Then hereafter
tofoie there will b need both sides Of modersis
.nc 10 secure moderation there will BE- need Of medstn
Hitherto you have secured moderation BY means Of oos
promises, BY rendering which, the great mediator -
more, divided the people Of tn. North Bat thsp thoss
he forb who did not sympsthz. with Jon In your eon
paItf Of aggression from that quarter ~ ven ~ thnse