The daily union., 1854-02-18

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were taken there in defiance of your ordinance of 1877
When lhe people came TO form their State constitution
aud ask Tor admission into the Union, they thought plop
e Inc exercise OF an undsBiable right, exclude sla
very Ii that ordinance had been passed, do not
believe that slavery would have existed ia any OF the
Staiss carved out OF that territory The productions and
climate oil that region would have rendered slave labor
Improbable; and hence infer II would have been ex
cluded SO that. IN my Judgment slavery excluded
BY higher law than the ordinance OF l7s7-he Tag Of
Naturs 1.-The same law which expelled II iron the New
England States al The close OF the las, century, the same
law WILL IN my opinion, exclude il from The territories
which you now propose organizing,
Now, with regard 10 The Compromise OF 1890, as 1t has
been Called aud The Compromise OF 1880, have very
/ fsw remarks to make. was no parry 10 what IL al
legged to he the Compromise OF 1920 SO lar as have
been able 10 discover II was an ordinary act OF esa-
tionpassed, gran, you, under extraordinary cfcum-
stances II was supposed BY many at that day that he
Union in danger and in order 70 obtain majority
ia Congress for the admission OF Name and Missouri
! into the Union what called the Missouri Comrro
mise passed How many laws have found their
way to the statute book by compromise OF conflicting
oplnions Upon every question affecting local or sectional
interests conraeiy OF opinions ionad TO exist, and
these can only be reconced by concession by conc,a-
ton, by compromise. ! see nothing IN the act OF 1920
which makes II more OF compact than hundred other
laws passed by Congress. Aud even II !, were a com
promise, as | was party TO II, am under no obga
tons 10 support H. cannot recognise the right OF my
predecessors settle questions Tor me, especially when
they transcend the limits prescribed BY the constitution
| they had no more power then than have now They
acted upon their Judgments as promise 10 act upon mine
now. Nor do consider myself bound as a legislator
here by the Compromise OF 1850 80 Tar as the leglsia
ton OF that Congress touched the question o slavery, 1t
undoubtedly abroaa,ed the act OF 1920 The one eslah-
shed geographical line beyond which slavery should
not exist the other recognised no !ines but lett the
whole question 10 the free and unbiased Judgment OF the
people.
The act of 1920 imposed unconstitutional restrictions
upon the sovereignty OF the people The organization OF
New Mexico aud Utah in 1850 virtually repealed this
restriction, and transmitted the whole question 10 the
people. grant you the law OF 1890 and the series OF
acts passed in 1850, enacted under extraordinary
eli On both Rall the Union
was in danger That danger must have been much more
imminent in 1850 than in 1920 At the latter period the
population OF The United States was nine millions; at the
former, twenty ty-,bree millions. In the meanwhile the
county was filled with poical ant-slavert agi,aors,
who constantly engaged in nturlang the popular
mind against that institution Then, iRdeed the wses
men in the country began 10 despair OF The republic
Reckless anacsm seemed 10 be standing, with torch,
ready 10 burn down beautiful temple of liberty erected
by the patriotism of revolutionary faihefs The
storm which had been gathering for years was about TO
, burst upon heads, carrying desoation and ruin
throux hunt the land Sectional pfejudices had been
aroused and The iou spirit of disunion salked abroad
in the open day. II was under such circumstances that
; The ac,s OF 1850 were passed
Now, 10 which OF these compromises" am !
bound if elheri have sad before thai do not rec
ognise either OF ihetn binding upon me- IT, however.
called upon to respect either the one or the other
the last oDe passed under the most extraordinary cr-
cumslances, having been subsequently, endorsed By the
, great Dosy OF the American people IN The election OF
1920. would be the one that would demand The sanction
; OF my jndgment. Both cannot be maintained, as there
IA ds.ct conflict between them. ii rf-nd BY tbe
solemn decision of the people, must repndlae the act
OF 1920.
But sir, those senator's who discourse eloouen,ly
about The sacredness oil compromisss" were the very
mrs, men the lag, session OF Congress to Introduce
propositions to disturb IT, Here were these two sena
tors. sii,ing Immediately on my right, M-ests SUMNER
aud CHASE aided by iwo Others on The ber side OF NE
chambrr [sless,s HALE aud WADE who wete ready t
demand a repeal OF the ugHive e-slsye Jaw What would
be the inevitable effect OF such repeal Il u not mani
fesl TO all that it be the dissolution OF this Union
Ibink you sir that the South would remain portion
of this coniedeacy, after distinct declaration upon the
part OF the Norlh that they did not intend 10 give to the
South any security Tor their properly S II TIE tune
shall ever cone when The North uses its power Tor the
purpose of depressing the Southl the lime shall come
when the North declares 10 the South that the citizens oil
the latter shall not pursue their property and ecapue j
IN The territory OF The iormerthe time Tor dissolution
: will have arrived, and ough, to arrive.
!. Mr. DODGE, of Iowa. Yes, sir ought 10 arrive.
0 Mr. WELLER This shows the respect which those
senator's have Tor compromses.or the sacfedness of
conpac,s Sir sm native OF free State, az Is cali.
o led educated in Tree State never resided 10 a
slave Stale; bnt have no preudces against anything
thai is constitutional have been taught, from my in
fancy, regard the constitution OF the United States as
the pala iium OF liberties have been taught 10 be-
eve that that constitution Can be preserved only BY Sc
curing 10 every section OF the Unlon the undsurbed
oyment OF it, political rights have, therefore, no pre-
udices to overcome bat a, The same lme you will al.
. low me 10 say that advocate Tor slavery. auD
not responsible Tor s introduction into these States and
It's continuance depend upon the voluntary action OF
the people IN the exercise OF Their soyeresn power iheS
are better judges OF what local institutions viii eondnee
, 10 tAer happiness and prosperity than ! am However
much may deplore its existence, II Is beyond my con
g troll
q Sir there are many sekly phsnihroTis,s here who
ell us great deal about the Declaration OF lndeps nd
: ence and that all men created free and eqah = u
this be an argument wnb them, why do They not extend
polica rights the negroes within the limits OF the Tet
+ States. Why not suffer them TO SIT on jurlesi why no
elect them TO the State legisatures' Why not sube
;. them TO 20 the ballot box IL they are equal with
II themselves why not extend 10 them The sspe poittea
y Liberties which they themselves exercise IL they are
d their eouss why not adni, them social privileges
,r WHY not invite them "a their ho-paies and make
them a part OF heir domestic circesl Why suiie tn,
fool 81 preudices OF education to prevent their inierma
' Dings
ST. while derrecate the existence OF slavery, yor
Ii will ALLOW to say thai have not yet seen the demof
azing .Gecls OF that institution 10 which we are e
e oen referred. Will any senator tell me the South WI
not compare with the North Will you undertake 10 al
e me tina, YOUR southern female. have less honor, les
}, chastity ess o those high virtues which adorn the To-
male Character than s 10 be found ~ The North iheJ
: may not usufp The political rights nor the gafb OF man
hood; they may the political arena, and sharper
e their intelecls amidst the passions and the conflicts
men bu conleang themselves witta their appropriate
they teach the law v kindness and affection, anC
. hush up the discords OF iiie
e VIII YOU undertake to tell me that amongst her mer
there is patriotism less devJlion to the hon
or less morality or less religion than ~ abe found y
a the North There is who has the moral courag
e 10 ans wef bcs questions Ia the affirmative. Allow me
then 10 say that deporazlng influence ol ihs 10
>t,uliun which has been oen referred TO- has Is
J. capped my observation.
s AT the beginning o this govern nent, slavery existed
nail Of the thirteen States AZ late IA 1900 ~hen ths