The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-03

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FACTS FOR THE SOUTH.
The following action of The of Maine the sa-
very question is extracted from the Maine Age IL must
be remembered the OF Maine is composed
tirely and exclusively of fsoassmen elected by the
union Of aboons,s know-nothings Mainelaw men, and
wings In such body this, whore there is not single
democrat we furnished with the fruits Of asionism
The record should studied by southern
| the present crisis
DEBATE on ne siapoy Resoiees.
In senate March IL, the passage Of the following
resolves relating to slavery
Resoieea, That human slavery is in all its aspects,
unqualified evil and wrong and as such merits the reprehen-
! sion Of mankind.
g. That in the early periods history, both
the opinions of the people and the pey of the
s. That the constitution Of the United States u.s. and
designed to be- charter of liberty, and hence that all acts
of the national government BY which slavery maintains
legal territory subject the exclusive urisdc
on Of Congress- in direct conflict with the Whole spirit
and with the clear provisions OF that instrument.
That the Of the last session Of Congress repeating
the law Of 1920, known the Missouri Compromise, hy
which slavery forever prohibited in the territory north
the parallel degrees 80 minutes unustihabe
violation of solemn compact and fragrant breach Of faith
s. That while Maine upequvocally discaims all right
to interfere with the institution Of slavery in those
States where already exists she will consent TO the
admission Union Of any States with
/ constitutions authorizing slavery.
o.
unconstitutional. and odious the whole North Maine
therefore demands immediate and unconditional repeal
DELAY to abolish slavery wherever it has exclusive jursdic
ton and to its Influence whenever and wherever il
egmatey may, on the side OF universal liberty There
, fore,
Resoleed, That in Congress be instructed
and requested to all practicable
to the passage OF the following enactments;
First An act repeating all laws Of the United States
thorizing slavery in the District of Columbia.
Second An repeating the statute Of 1850 known the
servtade for crime within the territories of the
United States.
Resoiged farther, That senators in Congress be in
ructed and requested at ill times here
AFTER most srenuousy to oppose in ustifabe
the admission OF State into the Union, except
the condition to be embraced in the &C. OF admission that
slavery involuntary evitnde excepting that for crime Of
which the accused shall have been duly proved guilty shall
Resoired That the be requested forward
each and represent
atives in Congress.
Mr. Cushing moved to amend by striking out the first
three resolves, and inserting the following:
Whereas the system American slavery is gross and
wicked infringement upon HE inaIienabe rights OF man. and
hence in anagonsm the declaration of our bill Of rights
which designed to be- charter OF liberty to all
Rored L. That slavery has no legal tenure either under
State federal Jurisdiction and therefore exists only by
Reofped q That it is the duty OF the federal government
protect the personal freedom Of every individual within its
jurisdiction excepting such have been convicted and i'm
prisoned for crime.
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the senate. He that the ground assumed
strong IL that slavery has legal rightful
isence anywhere 1t assumed that law, which not
based the principles Of right and Justice of
binding efficacy II accepted Burkes definition that Haw
Is benehcence acting by rule the definition Of another
eminent urt that law justice enacted into statute
Mr.. Dunnell could not 60 for the amendment He
sdered the senator's definition Of law open to doubt and
cavi
Mr. Body had desire discuss these resolutions
They expressed his views and those OF the committee
which reported them If better forms of expression be
selected, be had objection to their substitution.
Mr.. Willis said, IL he should vote for the endncn he
would be stating the truth Slavery s established by
law in many of the States This is a fact The amend
ment declares that it does not exist This
true as matter of fact The definition Of law by
Mr.. Burke little too refined for practical APP
plication. He should define law be rule Of con-
duet; Divine law was rule prescribed by our Maker
for the regulation Of human action. Human law
rule prescribed by man. and therefore necessarily
imperfect To say it is not Law because it il imper-
feet is deny the validity Of all human law He could
not go this length Slavery Is an Institution established
by and existing in virtue of statute law He could not
therefore, truthully say il not established He did
not undertake TO say whether this law was good law
a bad one.
Mr. Cushing. fsavery unqualified EVIL and wrong
will The senator that human legislation san make that
unqualified evil and wrong right or legal
Mr.. Willis not going chop logic with the
We shall find, il violate law, whatever may be our
notions of it's justice shall be punished for it, law
of the United states authorizes the importation OF liquors
law OF Maine denonnees the traffic wrongm kes the
traffic within its limits illegal yet the United States law
Is paramount ana the State has to yield to H. II TACT
that laws authorizing slavery exist and he could
20 declare that that which docs exist docs nat exist
Mr.. Cushing himself had desire chop logic with
any one but be must repeat bis question Can "un
qualified evil and wrong although sanctioned by statute
be said to have legat existence
Mr.. Willis IL ought TO have.
Mr. Gushing That Is all
Mr.. Downes said that government founded on
compromise. The constitution rests compromise We
should have been rid Of the accursed system
years ago had been for northern doughaces Slavery
would have been starred long since but for the class
alluded To- We have gone thus far in favor OF slavery
Men destitute Of all principle bad been enlisted ia building
up and streng theDng that Institution But new point
OF departure bad recently been taken II would
time to undo what had been done 10 the wrong direction
We wat few years before matters be righted
before the grand consnmmatiCn can be realized lie
wished the North TO keep itself its present position for
il right now
Mr.. d. said the South in tht-wrong and be wanted
70 keep her She bad always been in The wrong and
doubly the passage Of The Nebraska bill The
South bad voluntarily placed herself in the wreng and he
wanted to keep her there lie wanted the North 10 abide
by the compromises Of the constitution and lei slavery die
out as il intended TO die by Jefferson and the
other Trainers OF government The re-outious Of
1898 took the same view We must bear with the phrm
ties Of southern brethren and the vany Of northern
donghaees few years longer If the principles OF these
resolves are carried out there will moi re slave in the
United States ~ fifteen twenty years DO gentlemen