The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-18

who reported smd carried the bulls far lie 1900
Texas, Iowa, Florida, aud Wisconsin into the NJ"
withstandiag The Proauneiansno Of John Quincy III
Giddings & Co. declaring that the passage az II
bill would dissolve the Union as became H. 80. w
reported the bills admitting California as sai. N.e
leo and Utah as Territories Under the eirenm,,.'
which tha' senator was surrounded, II he had ~
other course than the he did. he would bavs sac
TO his country, false TO his gallant State 10 himself
posiertiy
And, sir, honesty and consistency with our co,,,..
demand that those OF os who support the eomprom,.
ures xhoud zealousy support this bill because !, ~
to The sound prheip of leaving TO the peanle oS ~
tories the right of determinng for thenselyas ~
TIC institutions. My votes and remarks whieh ~
record show that am no neophite 10 the p,inrinl.1
which am to-day conlendmg. When the bll c,la9
ganzaton of Utah as Tsratory was before ,bs "a
Mr.. Soule moved 10 amend it thus;
g And when the said Territory, or anv ,o,,;o II
same, shall be admitted State it shall be r.e.is
the Union with or without slavery, their Constance
prescribe al the time OF admission
MIR SoulG was fierce enemy OF tho eomn,on;,.
ures he hung upon their passage through this hods
Cossacks did uron Bonaparts and the retreatins ~
from Moscow. He announced that he offered his
ment 10 feel the pulse of the members in favor az h
promise measures. The Appendix to the Coohrss.
Globe, page 3io, shows that spoke thos Ia reply t
81 end to vote for this amendment of The ss,,
Louisiana, Mr.. Souc.l The senator said he wa
feel the pulse OF those who in favor OF this bin
perfectly willing to have my pulse felt If the obies
ascertain whether am IN sound and hestby eonditr
il respects the guarantees of the constitution and b
pesuation Of this Union will add, that he can have
vote whenever he ofers proposition which is nothing
IN my judgment. than re ,flirnsnce of the consnut
The senator from Louisiana lives the mouth Of
great river of the West and many miles above him, on
river.
g ~ due to candor that should tell him | am 40.
his black boys-that is want OF Them nor spy,h
- do with them. But, cir, just far al they have ,
INTO the constitution Of the Unitei States and 80 a.
h.au riatp sto ,f r,.,
reignty of The people. for them l an for ,nac,
just such laws will hold the senator and mys II ,og
as friends in all time TO come. And choose here 10
To him-and think he will receive il in good par,--th,
the settlement of Utah and New Mexico banter end
the come with his constitu hts as fas,
plcases, and with his negroes, too and | tell him a
without congressional conditions restrict o,s and
con stuents will beat him in numbers and in influence
if not, we will go tho wall liz destiny should Chan
years hence TO translate him and myself 10 The nj.
of Utah or New Mexico, when the question comes 10
their admission States into The Unon and be should
in favor of slavery should be found fighting him upon
stump and ia the papers against slavery; and ihnt
should beat him. gIeady an now know him to be nv !
perior But, sir, here together, coequal Sns
half slaveholdiog and half non-slaveholdng and am
willing TO I'd nit by my action that the Institutions Of
slave States better than thoae Of the flee States
that the people will adopt the former unleps their h}
ore shachied by congressional restriction. But sr h
converse Of this proposition werelo prevail and The Cd
gress OF the United States to declare tha, no SD
admitted into the Union sefrespect would not JeIn|
these southern States TO continue any longer in The cod
federacy.
. he amendment is abstract and unusual but bis(
II has been brought forward because Of the extraon
positions taken by the from New York [r Saw
ARp and Others and because all plainly that the arid
lery of aboltonsm everywhere pointed, with The mod
deadly precson al eGch and every remaining ciadeos
rights lhcn Mr. President the other side the honora
senator from South Carolina Mr. BurLER perfectly rabbi
upon the subject Of the formation of States and
utterly alarmed the idea Of the freemen tho mounu
and gorges of Utah and New Mexico deciding for nsr
selves whether they will have negroes not, and who
taxing his ingenuity in devsing ways pr.,n
them from doing SO and here il the from Nc
York Mr. SEwAkD declaring that il 10 absolutely
sary or Congress to pass preparatory act and that tn
act Congress- can shape the institutions Of the embryo Su
IN accordance with the sentiments of the people Of
Union Sir you dare thus trampe under foot The
rights OF American citizens who may chance be in Ts
ritory They are intelligent and am willing 10 leave hs
domestic concerns TO themselves. shalt not by my 70,
infringe upon their rights, do anything which aha r
Just cause OF ofence to any portion Of this Union -
What now would be my position were TO oppose Il
bill! The amendment which the record shows thus volt
FOR would have been proposed by southern gentlemen
would be put the position OF voting nov directly ia
posioa 10 what did then. Listen, aso THAT was 50
by an advocate for gradual emancipation Kentucky tn
good and pure man. Judge Underwood upon the occasion
which have referred
81 rise TO express my hearty thanks to the genlsm,
rom Louisiana, and the gentleman from New foik, IA
DICKINSON, who sifordng in this movement the on
of rope that has been shed upon nv mind in regard
compromise of the difficulties of the country Sir N
constitution OF ours was upon the ides original tn
ocal matters should be lei, the local jurisdiction OF II
States; and all the difficulties that we have had from Il
late Of the Missouri Compromis down 10 the present
have grown out Of the violation Of tha, principle And her
'ir, for the hrst time in the last thirty years amen
nent made upon this floor, by which sppoars that
2 70 back TO The days of the foundation OF the goven
nent
Sir, what is the foundation Of all our difficulties
an attempt on The part of members Of Congress egu
ate local matters IN local jurisdictions. That was 10
ouodauon Of the Missouri difficulty THIS principle
offered by the gentleman from louisiana If had been np
Piled to the Missouri case, would have healed the dcu
4 that time, and would have had it settle III
foundation OF that difficulty effort the part
congress TO refuse to the people Of local jurisdiction
gh 10 shape their local government TO suit themseve
hat was The foundation Of and IL has been the found
ION OF all the difficulties have had from the bognnn
Now, ar, we can have difficulty hereafter; We new
'ha' have sny difficulties upon this point II the Congn
y ms United states will announce TO the people OF q
United States that this government not formed, W
not Designed, in its origin, take jurisdiction and cogr
lance OF local matters but that they TO be e TO the ot
Jurisdiction; that the State goycfnments which are to
aFed out are to settle these things Tor themselves and IN
has national government Of designed to fohl .
powers vested by the tuoa OF the United Sites
Congress for national and general PURPOSES
Mr. Soule's amendment adop,ed--yeas 80, nays !
1 he late distinguished senaor from Louisiana, NJ
Downs who was bitterly assailcd home for having SUI
ported the compounds measures referred, IN his usl
atory address TO h,s constituents, to the adoption Of y
'mendment just quoted of the principal reasor
which influenced him 10 do so. brighter ray Of hop
however, than the amendment so possingy referred 70
Judge Underwood, had been impaired To my mind by y
ntcsn anke. aye, gant.iike speech Of the depan
eoator from Massachusetts, tMr. Webster since know
md spoken Of oil over The country his " Seventh
March speech" That Paixban gun--fred in the dire
ion of Massachusetts, where the shot most needed
vas he I'd and felt TIL oughout the length and resdh
ur occan-eound republic, awakening in the hearts Al