The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-24

hesisaieu upon his bi 10 repeal the Mlssouu Soih'
PROMISE lot lear tbal whenever occasion should arse
In future when the Union Of these States should be again
IendangeIed--f we had done augh which should shake
the confidence OF The American people IN the sancty,
the nuiiiy, and lhe permanency OF compromises. we
might have laid the germ which should terminate the
existence OF this Union But, sir, finally yielded all
that because other gentlemen around in whose opn-
ions was bound 10 entertain confidence, seemed TO dill
fel with me IN opinion
Now lei me suggest word two upon this doctrine
OF pnncpIe may say that the language contained IN
This bill never had much force with asserting prin
clpe. There IS no principle asserted in compromise.
When you make compromise, you agree TO lay
down the principles to which you have respectively been
bound heretofore, and you do concllaory act There
fore, there was nothing In the Compromise OF 1880
which could be said, with accuracy, coniced with the
Compromise OF 1920 And venture the prediction that
much as this bill now seeks TO demonstrate this as pIIn-
cpe, the years are very lew in the future IN which Will
be developed 10 when shall have ter
oy for which shall be obliged 10 lesislae from the
beginning 10 the end Of the chapter Time will bring TO
acquisitions from the South OF people who not only
know nothing OF institutions and our laws but have
an inbred traditional. and hostile feeling towards them
say shall make those acquisitions, because it is SO
winten IN the Divine Law, which ID irresistible Having
made them, we shall get people for whom shall be
compelled 70 egslae, and, lar my action may go
upon the subject intend to save my views on the right
70 leglslate The question OF power never yet have
discussed, and never to discuss il until the
sion shall arise in which i will be strictly involved
What did we agree q do in this bill SO far as the ac
ton OF the Senate goes !! In my humble judgment we
eed 10 leave this whole question TO the people in the
Territories that they might legislate upon that subject
upon all Others, according 10 their will and pleas
ure. thought that il was ground upon which men, if
they choose, might meet and shake hands, and upon
which they might agree think so 1t establishes
principle Tar it relates TO these two Territories
and il establishes that principle further In my hum
bic judgment, and II is only the judgment OF an ind
vidual, you can establish no other principle than TINS
that Congress, from time 10 time, shall do whatever il
may deem necessary TO do in respect TO the Territories
which we hold That docifIne, OF necessity, is to be de-
temned by the members Of Congress themselves and IT,
hns xrfhAr ~ tulrp
Congress may dictate There section OF this
bill for which would have voted ii had not believed
that the constitution conferred upon Congress the power
Of egsaiiDg for The Territories, and for the very plain
reason that there Is no necessity Tor government there
at all. .#.s ## s a..0s
Again there are provisions in that bill, vital in their
character respecting the rights of the people 10 egsaie
Tor themselves. There is provision standing IN that
bill now by which Congress declares that the Legislature
OF the Territory shall not levy any tax on residents
greater than that which they levy upon residents That
direct interference. and is of the very things
for which ioelaihers fought IN the revolution.
There other proysons Tor which, as say there was
necessity Therefore, IN adopting the rule OF necessity
for congressional acton there was no need OF acting at
all.
The honorable seuators from North Carolina and South
Carolina hessIs BADGER and BUTLER have sought 10
show what will be the eject OF this bill wish TO say
word or two upon that subject, and then shall have
done. The why was willing 10 meet the Issue
again. unnecessary as thought II was, and to make
another agreement SO far my vote went. was this:
believed that the laws OF population such that there
viii be ten occupants IN these Territories from the north
States where there will be but from the slave
holding States wrh his slaves believe this, because
there hundreds oi young in the northern Sales
without any real estate, without any property In the
world except $500 $1,000 oil ready money, who
make up Their minds al night 10 go TO Kansas to Me-
hraska and start The morning after break last and
60. There is no impedimen and they will go But The
man who is save-owner IN the southern States has
pretty large amount OF business upon his hands In the
first place. he has shape his properly 10 get ready
TO go And when he has done all that be knows well
ybody tell him. that he subjectng the tenure
OF that properly the legislation OF the people who
there, and that il is hazardous business. ls haz
ardous kind OF property to move anywhere.
Therefore il u.s. Without assig ming other reasons that
come to the conclusion that the laws OF population,
they have done from time mmemoria, will continue 10
upon these Territories, and that the proportion will be
at least ten of inhabitants from the savehod
inc States and that Kansas and Nebraska, by rEesst
ibe law OF population, based upon the nature of and
bis business whenever they come into this Uson, will
come in non slaveholdng States That was my belief,
and hat is my belief now.
The memorials were then laid upon the table,