The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-11

ns adopt CONSTITUTIONS prohibiting slavery wherever they
M not ensd by the character OF the soil and climate
IL therefore the southern states arc content with The pres
en-, BILL and arc wiling 70 repeal The Missouri Compose,
he North should DC. also This bifgyes protection 10
aye properly in Nebraska The constitution, which is the
supreme law may may give opposition TO local
eoriaI legislation That is let an open question for the
supreme Court of the United States 10 decide
g. The Missouri Comprt mise was an expedient to get
he two houses of Congress of difficulty in which the
spirit of abolionis, q elcism and demagogusm had in
yolyd them in 1870 and oily acquired respect by Stale,
congressional and individual acquesrence was intended
10 reach the Pacific ocean, and divide that which could not
be peaeeaby enjoyed in common.
Before proceeding discuss the points in issue between
my honorable colleague and myself ibeg 10 makeafew re-
marks Of preliminary character,
The question present is of no practical Importance
whatever Il is ony important as establishing permanent
rule by which territorial are hereafter to be Or
ganzed that debates like the present may be avoided
We acquire territory NORTH but always south, from
weak and defenceless nations Hereafter territorial govern
meus will be organized south Of 81 deg 80 min well
north of that line In all territory belonging The United
States wish the people Of the North, as well as the South,
to have fair chance.
have said that tho present question is of practical
importance, for every sensible knows, and every
did man win admit that soil and climate forbid the intro
ducton Of the Nebraska region which is all above
So deg 80 MIN Slaves probably safely be taken
where the winters long and the summers short, and
where rice cotton and sugar cannot he cuuvaed where
there any uncertainty as to The length OF time they may
be held Capital is always tnd. While we have 80 much
and unoecupled rich lands in Florida Alabama Lou
siana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas, slave abor will
be employed upon the elevated grounds OF The Ne
braska and Kansas country do not believe, therefore.
that there will be much excitement North South The
people Of the North who attend their business who
do the work Of the country who raise the bread for the
country pay the of the country and do the sincere
praying for the country have much sense to camor for
the exclusion Of that which does not and c'nnot exist The
truth soil and climate have u do with extension OF
slavery than congressional action The honorable and dts
ingushed senator from Massachusetts Mr. EvrRErr, IN
admission which his colleague Mr. sumSEnl felt the
force Of and which he did not reply TO IN way thought
right. The senator said
supposed that this is become saveholdng
region The climate the soil, the staple productions, are
such invite The planter Of the neghborng States
who disposed to move 10 turn away from the cotton re-
gons of the South and establish himself in Kansas Me-
baska few donesc servants may be taken there few
farm abores were sporadcaly but in the long run
an quite sure that 1t il generally admitted that this not
TO be saveholdng rrgion and if not this, certainly no
part OF the territory still further north"
How did his colleague meet this admission Why, he
says slavery may and viii go there because it is in the
latitude with Missouri; but he omitted to cay that
the same latitude with northern Pennsylvania New
York and of New England. He neglected say that
the elevation Of the landwas much greater; that was
prairie country which cotton and sugar raised
have consulted the delegate from that Territory; have
consulted officers Of the amy who have crossed IT, and all
agree that there part OF where cotton sugar.
be cultivated On only about twenty-five miles of the
Kansas river hemp may be raised You cannot raise
tobacco upon the prairie country because the wind too
great
The slavery question: Mr. President to be theme
who love indulge defamation the abstract dog
Of fsnaicsm land where the very Of liberty
adored that they may have glory of men by those who
like TO attend to other peoples busnss; who overlook
evils home and gaze with throbbng commits upon
imaginary evils thousands of miles off In the settlement
of il or in dealing with IT, we are troubled with men of
extreme opinions Extremes never did remedy extremes,
but always aggravated them Fanatics in rel gon and pol
tiles have inflicted evils upon the human family than
they ever alleviaed
Experience and observation have laugh, me that there
is much demagogung this matter South North,
and that has been than used TO put up put
down presidential candidates. We all recoect with what
ZEAL observed before southern wings advocated the
election Of General Taylor IN ls4S, Notwithstanding he
fused to declare himself against the Wmot povso and they
knew If he did he could not get northern State; and
all recoect the miserable petexts which resorted
defeat the bill commonly called the Clayton Compro
mis) Of my honored friend The distinguished from
Della Mr. CLAYTON in lS45 upon which the present
bill is modelled.
admit that are some honest and religious people
North Who look the matter in It's moral aspects alone and
eroneouy think that by the action of this government of
limited powers remedy ciroumscnbe what they
call the evils of avey They seem to forget that the con-
stuon recognises and provides for it. IL says fugliye
slaves shall be returned and has provision respecting rep
resentaon. hold seat here TO support the con-
suuon and carry out its provisions for the benefit of all
by the side of Shareholders and the Representatives OF slave
States who think slavery humane and beneficial nstu
ton They my equals, and all the States coequa
well conederated. Of those who believe that
the powers and functions OF this government should
be brought 10 bear against the properly OF any OF It's ct
Senators from the North canno make upon the
the shareholders OF buhl-
here with their representatives For one, cannot
hypocucaly pretend friendship and respect when feel
would SIT here and constantly hear those rep
abused and DETAINED Of the kind Of prop
ey they own The Of business they choose to fol-
low under the Those who denounce slavery
forget that have three millions of slaves increasing
fearful nto Of rspdv, who cannot be freed starved
10 death, and that the world be egsied into the
millennium. Their Arguments would be good agsnst pro-
ydng for Its the constitution and sgainst unit
ing With southern brethren the formation admins
trston Of a common government We ought TO come 10
understanding the subject. III cannot live in
peace together the know and provide for the
the better This growing each other bandyng OF
their and brings government and epub
licnn institutions into disrepute.
But Mi President believe that northern and south
people continue 10 1--we IN peace together under
constitution, and preserve Union, which
mated by the blood Of heroes and the wisdom
We have the best government devised by the OF
and the finest country the of Heayen shone
upon The fansucsm the oonvulsion which destroys
the desose the Other is said that the passage
which w,i overwheim every who supports it, Sir,
I somewhat accustomed TO thosc storms, and they
have tsrrors for was member Of the House Of
Representatives when Texas admitted srd ell recolect
what hue and cry raised y was said we were
xtng slave territory enough TO make three four
States resolutions passed in Massachusetts declaring
the Union dissolved, and hurt Her citizens
are now glad 60 there, get cotton and sugar cheap, trade
and make money.
domain from Mexico. The W,rot proviso
and Dixo Ine including my own instructed their
hers for | of inv WI uundp