The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-11-21

slave Cerr1tOry beyond what the ola thirteen
States had at the time of the foundation of
the Union. Never, never The man cannot
show his face to me, and say he can prove
that | ever departed from that doctrine. He
would sneak away, and stink away. or hire
mercenary press to cry out, What an apos-
tate from liberty Daniel Webster has be-
come. But he knows himself 10 be a hypo-
critic and falsifer.'
These are Daniel Webster's sentiments on
Slavery extension, and those are our sentl-
ments and the sentiments OF the Republican
party on the admission Of Slave States into
this Union no MORE SLAVE STATES, said Dan
lei Webster; NO MORE SLAVE STATES, re-
echoes the Republican party.
On Sunday the 18th day of August, lS48,
Mr.. Webster made a speech in the Senate of
the United States in favor Of excluding Sta
rery from the Territories, III which he ar
gued the power of Congress 90 TO do, rs well
as the justice and policy OF the measuse.-
He showed at length that il was not in the
contemplation of the trainers OF the Consti
tuition 10 admit any new Slave States into
this Union that the original understanding
had been violated by the acquisition Of new
Territory and the creation of FIVE new Slave
States, and that thereby great inequality of
representation in the General Government
had been produced in favor Of Slavery; that
the pretence that the exclusion of Slavery
from the new Territories excluded the South
ern people, or infringed upon their rights,
was fallacious and that the interests Of the
people of the United States as well as the
sentiments of the civilized world, demanded
the exclusion Of Slavery; and he concluded
rs follows
''The question now is. whether it is not
competent to Congress, In the exercise Of "A
fair and Just discretion, considering that
there have been FIVE slave-holding States ad-
ded to this Union out of foreign acquisitions
and as vet only one free State, to prevent
their further increase. That is the question.
| see no injustice in it. As TO the power Of
Congress, have nothing to add to what
said the other day. Congress has full power
| over the subject. 1t may establish any such
government, and any such laws, in the terri
tories, as in its discretion it may see fit 1t
| is subject, of course, to the rules Of justice
tional restraints.
81 have said that shall consent to no ex-
tension of the area of Slavery upon this
continent, nor to any increase of slave repre-
sentation in the other house of Congress-
have now stated my reasons for my conduct
and nv vote. We in the North have already
gone, in this respect, far beyond all that any
Southern man could have expected, or did
ay ar la nf he a1O of ho
Constitution. repeat the statement of the
fact of the creation of FIVE new slave hold
ing States out of newly acquired territory.
We have done that which, if those who
framed the Constitution had foreseen, they
never would have agreed to slave representa-
ton. We have Welded thus far and we
have now in the House of Representatives
twenty persons voting upon this very ques-
ton, and upon all othar questions. who are
there only in virtue of the representation Of
slaves.
- feel that there is nothing with which
the civilized world, if they take notice Of so
humble person myself, wilfreproach me,
when | say, as | said the other day, that
have made up my mind, for one, that under
no circumstances will consent to the further
extension of the area of Slavery in the Uni
ted States, or to the further increase of
slave representation in the House of Repre-
sentatives."
Douglas and Squatter Sovereignty Locofocos
ana modern emascaiated nationality proclaim
that Congress has no right to exclude Say-
cry from the Territories, but Daniel Webster,
the great National statesman of our country,
said Congress has full power over the sub
I No. a a IL. i
nation. denounce opposition to the extension
of Slavery as seetionalism and treason to the
Union, but the great defender Of the | Mon
of the States proclaimed that he never
extend the area Of Slavery.
The Nationals-Locofoco and Whig-make
IL their peculiar boast that they 'sknow no
North," DC. Webster. in his speech Mt
Marshtield, argued that there ought to be
North, and with the spirit of a statesman he
said
There has for long time been no North
think the North star is Mt last discovered ::
think there will be a North''
And on another occasion, speaking of just
eoch NutoHdS, VINO supported some OF
Polk's ultra pro-slayerv views, he said with
truth, which gains force when applied to the
self-styled National men of the North of the
present day:
" For my part think that slough faces .
Is an epithet not sufficiently reproachful.-
Such persons are dough faces, with dough
heaIs, and dough hearts, and dough souls
tbo
mould them to vessels Of honor or dishonor
most readily to vessels of dishonor.,
we commend these sentiments Of Webster