The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-30

years sgo member Ut the House OF noPIrsenusos.
We served together hs representative from Maine az
representative from Of the great States Oh me West
Ohio We differed then wisely as we differ now upon
all questions connected with the institution Of slavery
Upon all Political questions which parties m ms country
have been divided the foundation OF our federal
constitution that senator and myself differed widey II
was not therefore, to be expected Mr. President, when we
met together upon this hoor he representative OF te
Tar East and as OF the representatives OF the very a
and distant West that that connrety OF opinion which haa
always existed between should not show itself
That senator has underakeno night TO speak Tor INC
North said lost night that neither belonged to the North
10 the South that from the far West and that M
asmuch that is of itself immense region we had
right TO speak of in oonadstncon from either the North
the South. But, sir when you to draw the diy
ding line between the slavehodng and the
States, belong of course, the non.sayehodlng SAID
upon former OCCASION that born free State, eau
Gated IN free State and resided and never expect 10
reside within The limits of slave country But sad thcn
that had preudces against the institution OF slavery
because was recognised and placed under the solemn
guarantees of the constitution As statesman, am as
much bound to respect that right any other right secured
by that instrument occupied that ground when was
member of the other branch of Congress- occupy now
II the from Maine believes he that there
has been an effort made upon the part OF the South 70 tram
Pile upon the rights of the North would not have Jailed TO
discover the fact pretend to be sensitive any gen
eman who halls from the North. would as far as that
senator TO resist any aggression coming from me southern
portion ofe Union upon what conceive to bcthe rights OF
the North. have evidence of that aggressive spirit
which he alludes have not discovered any disposition
encroach upon the rights OF the free States The idea
alone the bewderng brains of abotoDsts and
agtaors II Ia used by demagogues in the North to excite
sectional preudces and is in my Judgment, without foun-
daon The history of the country will not sustain the ale
cation.
Sir he says that the only inequality the constitution is
that which ao your slaves representation in the other
branch of Congress And what that' II is inequa
yan inequality in favor OF the North and against the
South lived said before, the State Of Ohio Upon
one side OF the river for the purpose Of asceranng what
the representation m the othe. branch of Congress should
be and what the political power of State should be- in the
election OF chief magistrate, five negroes counted
hreei and upon the other side they counted five!
There w7s certainly an inequality. Upon the Kentucky
side Of the river, when your marshall taking the census,
came IN among negroes and found five slaves he put
them down three and upon Ohio side of the he
set them down five in determining the question what the
political power of the respective States s.oud be. But
when the trainers OF your constitution adopt that
instrument, they agreed to this compromise between
conflicting interests; and that compromise part Of the
instrument which covers your country does the senator
desire to disturb il te#
II is said that 10 all these controversies North has been
compelled TO yield the South Sir where the evidence
OF that fact Have you found southern friends
voting against the acquisition of territory because that
Try was destined by the law of God to be free Have
ever found ask, southern fends obecting to the
acquisition Of lands which consequently carved into
States 70 be ADMITTED into the Union upon the ground that
nature had calculated for free soil and free labor say
that the history of our legislation will contradict the
ton of the senator from Maine.
The senator had too much good the language
of the senator from Massachusetts, Mr. SUMNER and call
those gentlemen of the North who stand by the equal rights
Of the States doughaes He leaves that open question
career he did think expeden to use language suited
only To- the mouth of reckless fanatics. Sir the senator
from massachusetts, who little reckless his assertions,
and not particular the Of ephes who has been
accustomed for years preach abouonism the North
has no hesitation in denouncng northern friends who
refuse to be doughfaces And why dough
faces Because do not happen understand the rights
OF the States he does because have been educated
IN the school of aboonsm We Of the North who stand
by the rights OF the States they secured by the cons
tuition, are in hs estimation, northern doughfaces and
white slaves ihs Mr.. President Of course, is beautiful
language TO besiow upon northern senatorsi Handsome
epihe,s IN the mouths Of those who claim be sckers for
the eourtesles of debate But Mr. President who the
'doughfaces" Are they The who plan, themselves
upon the constitution of the country and who say they will
secure to every section of the Union the undsrbed enjoy
men OF Its rghts they those who stricken
with the spirit Of anaIcism the North and who have not
the moral courage stand up against what they suppose
be the popular sentiment therei
know that, at the outset, the impression in the free
States was against the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
And why was il sol Because they understood the Mis-
SCUM Compromise TO be restriction upon slavery ana be-
cause they had been taught from their Infancy entertain
prejudice against slavery. Very naturally, therefore,
when they thought that you made the proposition repeal
the Missouri Compromise their nrejudioes excited
against it, But how now when they discover that the
only proposition that the people, the original Of
all power-ihose who spoke your government into exist
ence, who invested you with all the political power you
have-sha decide this together with all other questions uf
feeung their happiness for hemsevesi You may talk
about pghtcd faith,n "the sanety Of compromises,
the horrors OF slavery until you hoafse and still
cannot divert public attention from the fact that all
propose is non-ineryenon by the federal government
leaving the people establish such form OF
they may please that neither introduce exclude
slavery from these Territories but leave this to the voun-
tary action OF free and enlightened countrymen who
may choose to sette in them.
The people who assembled in I5i6 and le49 upon the
shores OF the Pacific had difficulty forming govern
ment One hundred and fifty thousand fceemen found
themselves, ia le49 standing upon American SOIL and sl
without government They felt the necessity for organ
zcd tribunals protect their persons and property la the
exercise Of their sovereignty they proceeded establish
government. They formed constitution which, in their
judgment, would them AMI their oenoan,s the
blessings OF civil religious, and political liberty The spirit
Of disaecuon hushed law and established.
The voice OF the people had been heard great and
mighty State bad been spoken oto existence speedily
claimed admission Of the free and independent Sates
OF The republic do not propose speaking Of the difficult
ues attending our admission IL is enough for 10 say
that there IS no Safe loyal the Unon deyo
tedy attached to the principles OF the constitutions than Cali
fonia Her true warm-heaod and generous citizens will
sisters Their will be ousre,ehed stay the march
Of that wild spirit Of fanaticism which has unfortunately
swept over some Of the FREQ Snles OF the North.
But the senator from Maine in his closing remarks,
throaona--
Mr. FEssENDEN. tbeg The gentleman no, to misrcp-
me.
Mr.. WELLER. He may not have intended to threat
Mr.. FEssENDEN. What intended 10 say and what
did say, was, tina, tbough not prophet this would
not settle the questions that these Territories were not
States, and TINT Il would come Up again.
Mr.. WELLER am willing to admit that the senator
from Maine ~ neither prophet, the OF prophet
but he undertook speak what would be the effect Of the
decision OF this questions and that n they could prohibit