Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-04-13

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and held by Congress rs trustee to admins
ter it for them, the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States, proprio nigore, extended over
the Territories, whether we carried il there
expressly or not and that it had not on y Il
controlling, bet repeating operation upon
the laws of the conquered country. ap.
peal to my friend from Delaware Mr., Clay
ton il am not ri'bt in this?
Then that bill with even the Mexican law
then existing, was so shaped that we were
willing In abide by the decision of the courts.
Sir, will here state what have never said
before: In the councils which had upon
the subject, said, that whatever might be
Mr.. C;lhouns opinions upon these subjects
and concurrcd with hint was haz-
ardous experiment to leave to the courts so
important a question. recollect his reply
well. He said:
1t will give rise to the greatest debate
that has ever been conducted in America !;
lie, that issue be made before the Federal
Courts of this Union, aud there never has
been such debate as will then arise the
y
such a debate as will take place upon that
ISSUE.
he added
"Ii, sir, it is decided that the common
territory, won hy the common blood and
common treasure of the South as well as
the North, shall be appropriated to one class
in preference to another, the sooner rile
South know their fate the bester, and then
let them look out either to aceuiesce or to
take the position which free people have
right to take when they think their rights
have been invaded"
Those were his views.
Now this bill is iufnitel Y better than that;
because we use this bill as sponge to wipe
out the Missouri line. AS long us the Mis-
souri, Compromise line remains, it isa certain.
tv that southern men will not carry their
slaves over the line. There is that certain.
,y before YOU you draw tie line and let it
exist But ! say to southern gentlemen, who
are prying into this matter with something
like legal .ub,le'y, and letting the great
question of southern rights will not say
Southern rights, but the common rights OF
the country-rest upon mere apcr Jnris,
'',e'e l'o'',s % "".'"ese e', IL S
"""u' enue".o'.'s W III" q ma" "e,e "r'o ~
mere, W'sh view, ~ So''e ,''e''su'e ~ u''
s""s'S ."r ''"u''' 'e' 'e,'' '"%e '"'S "'.e'""
1--WE WHICH now present. Lev nv N;.n ,'"'".
cru ''''!' 'ahe '.''S ''''v'"'', III you
taNe .'''S o',' VIII" US ''s"' Prn''S'o's - """
cer''.h 'rs'' '''P"',' ~ ",'e, '''e S'u'"V'"
s'a!e"","ers '.,al "''''I Wv Nv: I"9 ..
w''''1 '"ey ""' '".e' '"' '' ""'e" '"s.
may 0"Se-a P"'e''''''' I"P''"S w e"J:;; !,
the common, territory VI Tue COUNTY, Ut W. wn
you r'J'r' '''e w. Ipo" ,"', ~, u;ssp"; s',s %
aS l'"o''c ','"'' gu" nus ,"e '''S'''' I""',
promise, anu Keep |'"' '''o.s se"s'"l'''"'
line IN lorce Choer one, u Is certain we
can have no r'Sh1s' under 'ne o'aer' we may
have some.
Now, Mr.. President, is it not something
for Southern man TO fight for his border?
If Missouri is to he exposed to the invasion
of Northern Ganaticism, is there anything
wrong in her Southern sisters coming TO her
rescue! do not say that | would wish
Missouri to carry slavery over into Nebraska
or Kansas. We wish no such thing. But
when the certainty is before US, that if that
line continues, and the waves OF agitation
are poured ont upon it. Missouri may be
swept from the map OF Southern States, is it
not something for Southern man to 60 to
the rescue of that border sister of ours! |
do not say that will he the fact; but am
very m'cn 'nS.ea ,r 1T TO 'n'k 'na' lhe opera,
,'on OF '''lS o'l II s,''''! peco''e ''~' VII,
be s"cn tna' the 'eFFlt'''a' government VIII
pass no statute upon the suGDeG' OF slavery
hne way or the other. thlnk It VIII con-
lInue to be neutral terrltory-hel'her slave
ry pouring into 1t, nor free.so'lI>m ana lana:
ticiSm rolling their waves upon missouri.
am inclined to think 1t Will retain IT'S true
position II 1t MAINTAINS any th,ns ike as
cre'lon-"entra,'ty beng nel,ner one a way
or me "tner: a" sa'snea .'as .ae a ,er1,. .
.o!'a! hes's!''ore' "'.ea we ""Is spo"ss" ya' .I
'n,S nue. n''' ''o' pass "'.f Ia" op"" ."'
suGIgeI -" you suppose .',a' as a,dn Iet'''o y.
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@ su'i'v''' ".' y" ."e I pa's :. " ,,;, Wv .~oh 49,
@ act or VI G,,lv NJ NJ s;~ tIev will Ianvs # to he
so,,r,J hm 80" - m.;.hout soo,rd
to whether ,Lsr own % or dn MOT own slaves
Tb,t will; bo ,5a n ona,a,;on ~ ~ or ,ta lin in NV
onn;on. and I .pr n,at 70 ~, Sortbarn
.ssoc;.,,s wbo .ra d;snnsoJ - W 80 w. ,,t '';,h rs
unon ,his snl,;ect 'Sp'<'N - "0' WIN -
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