The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-03-08
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e.F HaE was Il 10 regard TO C+jfurnia? e.
cry one ot these abolition Gonirierae> IS Ao
have thus arraiI Ined ms and Ihe Committee
on Territories before the cogulry, who have
mlsreprosented our position, an mi,qao'el
shv law anI Ae tdct, predicted thal Nnleee
: Congress in,eryosed by law, and prOhiu I'd
slavery in California, il would inevitably
become slave.hphiing State. Congress
DID not Interfere; Congress DID not prohibit
slavery. lhere Was no enactment upon
tho subject but the people formed = STATE
constitution, agd thon prohibited slavery.
MIR. WELLEE The vote vas unanimous
in the convention e! CsI.ionia for prohibi
t.an.
M, DOUGLAS. - it was in regard to
Utah and New MeEicO. In 1859, We who
resisted any .tenpt to force institutions up-
ou the peuple CT those Territories, inconsis.
tent with Ihtly wishes and their right de.
side Tor themselves. were denounced as sl4.
very propsgand.sts. Every one OF US who
was IN favor ot the Compromise measures
81 1889 was arrsigncd for having advocated
prtac,pte proposing to ihtr duce avery
into those Territories; anu the people We're
told and made to believe, that Unless We pro-
hibited it by act of Congress, slavery would
necessarily and inevitably be introduced in
so,these PerrieEies.
Well, sir, We did establish the territorial
governments OF Utah aud New Mexico with
outany prohibition. We gave to these Ab-
olitoasfs a full opportunity OF proving
whether their predictions were true or false
Years have rolled round, and the result is
before us. The people there have not pass
ed any law recognizing, or establishing, or
Introducing, or protecting slavery III the
/. Territories.
know o; but one Territory of the United
States where slavery does exist. and that
one ID where you have prohibited il by law,
and 1t is this very Nebraska Territory In
defiance OF ths eighth section of the act Of
1920, ia defiance ot Congressional dictaiion,
There hfye been, moi many, but few slaves
Introduced lheard Il minister of the Cos
pei the other day conversing with member
of the Committee on Territories upon this
sub ect, This preacher was from that coun,
Try; aud a memner put this question TO him:
.'ltaye you any negroes out there?' lie
said there were few held by the Indians. i
asked him ii there were l,oL q few held by
White men? lie said there were q few, un-
der peculiar circumstances, and he gave An
Instance: An abolition missionary, "a very
good man. had gone there from Boston, ard
ne took his wite with him. He aout into
the country, but could not Get any help;
hence he, nsing kind hearted man, went
down to Missouri and gave u 900 for a ne.
II4aughter So, uader peculiar circuulstan
Dos, when these Free Soil and Abolition
preachers and miss0nariy go into the coun-
Try, they can buy "a negro iur their own use.
but they ,o no like to allow any one else to
do the same thing. Renewed laughter |
suppose the tact Of tAc matter is SIMPLY this:
there the people snn get no seryants-no
thep.r as they are called in the section OF
country where | was born--and, from the
necessity OF the case. they must do the best
they eau, and for ths reason a few slaves
have been taken there. have no doubt tEat
whether YOU organize the Territory Of Ns
btaska OF not this will continue for somQtime
to'conle. II certainly DOES exist, aud it will
Increase as long as the Missouri compromise
applies to the Territory and suppose it will
continue for 4 little while during their terri
go-al condition, whether prohibition is im-
posed or not. But when settlers rush in
shen labor becomes plenty, and therefore
cheap, in that climate, with its productions
itisworse than folly 10 think Of its being
slaveholding country. do not believe there
iss man ii Congress who thinks il could be
permanently slaveholdiSg country have
10 it.ea4hatsit could All bave to say on
that subject is, that, when yon create them
into territory, you thereby acknowledge
chat they ought 10 be considered a dstnct
political organization. Add when you give
them 10 addition legislature, you thereby
confess that they are competent to exercise
The powers Of kgisIatiou. II they wish sla
very, they have right to j. II they do not
want it, they will nothaveit, and YOU should
not force it upon them.
lido not ike, never did like, the system
Of legislation On our part. By which a geo
graphical line, in violation Of the laws OF na.
ture, and climate, and soil, and ofthe laws OF
God, should be run 10 establish institutions
for people; yet out ofaregard for the peace
and quiet Of the country, out of respect for
past pledges, and out Of a desire to adhers
faithfully 10 all compromises, ! sustained
the Missouri ,comprumiss SO long as it was in |
force. and advocated its extension tu the |
Pacific ocean. Nov, when that has been
abandoned, when ii has been superseded, |
when y ,,,reat principle Of self-goyernment
has been substituted for il, choose to cling
ID tb4t principle, and abide in good faith, |
not only BY the letter, but BY the spirit OF
The lasE co.npromlse.
Sir, do not recognize the right Of the
aboiiiiouists Of this couatry 10 arraign me
Tor t,siHg false Is sacred pledges, as they
have dome in then proclamations. Lettheni
show when ani wntFs have ever proposed
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