Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-18
S.ICRDAr, JAsu4RY l2, 1856
Tie Senate MnI not In s,.ssinn to-igY.
UOuSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

lEe SelSte WoJ not III stS:IDn tO-nSS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After Messrs. Bingham, o! Ohio, sud Boyce, OF
South Csroua, h:d submitted lists of queaticas To 10
answered by erci! "f the rrndi'iates FOR Speaker,
M. RIcHARpsoI, Of Illinois, sert 10 IL" Clerks
desk tf.. questions that had be-u propOuudoi 70 him
by Mr. ZJLLIcnrFER, AL requested that the first iu
;errnSaiury be rGJd and !: a= uccrrdusly reai, Gs
fellows:
"Ar right in siprosils that tia ssa;e;aa: from
Illinois Mr. RlcuAHu.pSl rrusr,i: the ksrsgs Me-
brtska b: T.. prCiiIfi:c the -i.,it elf States
in the Territories # k.C-"s crd E-brS>ka
Mr.. RrcHAEu'oa.-i In fopy 20 The first cr"'ii0n o:
the genc,r.r from Tcnme:.rr, tMr. ,iLlc 'Tfra.j
have 10 -as vtc! .Jr tn. bills organizing tile Ter
ri,prirs "r Nriira,sa Rui Klu>as because thought
then; jus: 10 al. and drlrr!ei thu, vote before IN:
constituent. u?3a that ground. Intended tE.ur nnd
intend now, that III" p""p'. who <" there, or who
have gone there, .hn DECIDE the question nf slavery
tor ;ten.elvrs, aud, fIr Gs coui, 10 .inlt them
a. States with OF without slavery, rs the rc"?I-
should d.ri.-. in common vvh Northern .n': South
.rr gentlemen. nave -n' Tlri in -: up:Ur, slave
~ wonii never 81 'liG'i Grt haTe Irr"r l:rTe or
r., :wle'e, urs.d :i::t u rensuC why To:rd for
4 at hli. | vc.ci ir ne I'LL berru:e Il w.J just
is,t, and prop"r, and wanted nr:l:tn3 more To- de-
tend r:,vselF. repent Irre argument have made
over md over G,ria Uri"re N: constituents, aud IL,
this i! u!njority Of the people OF Kansas or Me-
Lr,.-kn n!s III favor rf sigrT they VII has" y: II ?
minority are Opposed it, en they Till uot hare II.
THIS is the p-Griicr rrsu.t OF r:e~v t"p-- aivornted
5y ti:r frirmt" If ;he N.h-rskn and Kansas bill.
r. nv Sanction, 'h;- iriu";p'c :r supporting tn.
Territorial bi!- vt i33l and havp uniformly support
p III. same principles since, Whenever presented uf
nv g.tirH and shs! continue IL Ip 30 III s,l future
cases that ,nHy arise. IL principle lying nj the
i,ruiation OF Mi popular Governments That The pen
pie of carn separate ur Distinct community shall de-
rde f,r themselves ;is nature and character of the
Institutions under whigE they shall livei aud By this
urncipl- rla prepared % live Grt die. | therefore
voted Ter the Nrt"G4kn aud Kansas bill neither a. It
pro. slavery nor anti slavery Inensure, but rs mes
ire pf a, right and Justice 70 the people ut MI see
tons ut oar common c"nu.fy. W III ur c::k no"
rraG the next question
Am rlcht liz surprising thnt ho advocates the
cOns,itutiumy of thu WllInU! prvrisn tfat in lS1"
lie opposed :ts application 20 the territory hcluired
from Mcyjco only upon III" ground thai Il wa. .tEiD''
rrs;1r1 inrs:nuc t,I, Mexican local laws in those
territories nready 0hoiiskcd drrv, which ought I"
he sufficient for nl Frcran:l men and that he com
nit himself 10 the positi" that if Territorial bills
silent upon the subject "t slavery lIna leaving 'nt
Mexican laws 10 a!rra'r) were defeated, liz woulc
| vote for bills wiz; the WjmoI proviso in them"
! Mr.. RIcH,Kp-oS.-'rhiS question requires n mor'
cx,c:,;cc rcpi". IN l-.i3 "" acquired Louisiana
wa slave territory In l9'' we divided: hy hns o
IS deg. 81 niu., that Territory; no:th nj the line
wns 10 ~ frcr. In l.i5 We Annexed Texas; thar we
slave territory; We divided TIN. by extending the u
! OF 81 deg % inn, through that; north 70 br free
voted repeatedly tn extend the sl!iIr line w-st I" th'
Pacific Ocean. | voted for thu! line with fsw Rep
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Scuthcrr Representatives. When gave those vote
! III! no, believe then, no: do believe now thu:
violated the Constitution at thu United States.
vnu hav" power und,r III. Constitution 20 exclude
slavery from half nf n Territory. think y"u have
power 70 exclude from all, though such al eyercIs,
,sr,I!h br unjust aud wronE. have never, therefore
v"rd 10 exercise th&T power, except upon 'ho princ
pie NJ compromise
The Clerk then read the second and third nsrro
lra.u:aS rs follows:
sam ri.,it in suppoaing tha, his theory ia tha
the Constitution ot the United Stat's o"s net carry
slavery Ia and protect it III thu Territories q" tht
United SHtr- TINT III the territory acquired from
Mexico and Frunrt iinr.i:dng kanaas and Nebraska
the Missouri restriction necessary IN make thc
Irrritpry free, brcGrsr slavery existed there under
France at the time of m" a"Irsitinn h1' that the
K,rlcii. anI Nrbrnskl bill, which repeaa that r.
s,r,io, but neither lrEisates slavery mo those Ter
riinrirS nor excludes il thcrrtrom, in !s opinion!
raves thos" Territories without either local "r con.
stiiutunal law protecting slavery: and that, there
FORE the Kansas Nc',rnska bill prnn"te7 the t"rna-
ton "i free States in Knnsa. and Hrbra5ka =
M. RIcMAKDsoy.-Thr Constitution does not, In
INV opinion, carry the institutions. 0i any Of the
States into thr lurrtorcs bu. il affords the same
protection there t. Tie institutions ut one STATE ms OF
ann,Iirr. "li; cZrn Of Virginia Is "a mach entitled
in the territory I" the protection oi ms pro-
perry under the Constitution gs the citizen oi Illinois;
but both are dcpun,!rn. upon the !rgs!nOn OF the
Territorial Gnvernu.n Tor awr 10 protect their pro-
prrv OF whatever kind il may be.
Mr.. BANKS Of Ma--aciu-"t-, then rose to address
the House. lie yesterday voted with pleasure Tor
ihn resolution presented by the honorable gentleman
from Trnnc.,e. (Mr. Znilicot!er.l IL embodied II
princip!r wiiirh he believed IL he II soind onc-thc
ri.; %! every gentleman to enquire into and IN un-
,!rr.Gud the pr!m"ip!e- maintained by me candiutse
for whom he chose Ia g"e hrs vote.
In reply to III" first question 'propoundrd by the
s-ntl,mnn from Tcuncs.rr, he would distinctly say
shat h did not regard the Kansas aId Nebraska bill
~ promntiva Of the formation OF Tree States inaa-
much as repealed tue prohibition o the institution
Of slavery The section Of country to which that
measure applied .
In r.rurd to the second question he should give a
general reply r ;l9 etiirnativ" Hs believed IN the
rou.ti,r,tiniaiit" of The WInut Provso and that Il
ws. wtr tie power of Congress 10 prohiot the III
,tutiur of Slavery il all the Territories belonging 10
the uuied Star-s. A. to whether or not be should
advocate the pns.nc uf such Gu net III regard t" tc-
rltrv :TIsrc it clearly unnecessary, III cnn]e-
Gurnc. of its prohibition by pr-"zisting local laws
h- liud u"thin. 10 say. Very likely, It lie thought II
-sry, he should willing 10 vote for bill
withc; that prohibition; Gnt with regard 10 tue ter
r;ic.y covered by the measures rf 1851 had he at
that lime held .est here, ard believed II necessary
rr prhibu slavery t!ercir, that the Wlimot frovlsu
should b.. pa--r,, lie wis:,i II distinctly uuierstood
that l.. s'iIGL have voted for il
A. &; The thd question, be cd rct believe that the
Constitution carried lie ast'futiun ." slavery ui" the
Territories rs the Fitted Strtes. His understanding
If tbsr question WAS based upon ;he cs.iTatt'n 81
Mr. Wrpster. that eYeu IL" Cun-iiu"2 OF th- INT
ted States itself did ot 20 10 t Territories until car
rjcd there by sct Of Congress. lie, i5lr Bauka,
dI not bcleve TINT t: Constitution carried 20 al:
Territory ut the Cncd Stares ihc right 10 hold slaves
rh.:. ii. recognized th- right tn protection OF 1t
property the part Of tie South ns vel rs cn the
7r; ot the North, IN the Terr;;Vrie. nf the Lnits:
S;ue. but wien re spoke o! properly, he meant tha
which wGs considered such by tue universal laws
If ;h,. world. lie meant net tirt which was proper
e onv wh 10 held in lart;runr States OF ti'- conn
tcv and which lost ;s character rs 'uch tue inneH
il weut bevoni the limits ut those SGtes frupcitI
in man, which the rniv.rsai law %! the world con
de,n, 9 t. AM which property Only when bela u
dor h h.. E., luyrs uf Ceruiu sections of the ccunt:
rtcr. he hid nu diapo.ir;or +" disturb u, was IL"
.ur ;,;cp-rtv ~ wr% r"t cted 5v the lru'si'ut;on
of ;h.. United Mites. Bat b- hGd uololnE 10 ssF
upnu ;l;. y-rY delicate question III regard to the pro-
teriion vf property. ., r..
n. h,Iiry.j r.Ini the Constitution OF the United
States ,yas intended TO do justice oc'".sh Tue aiuer'
.ut ssc,ir,s If the country, 10 the oout a: -
the North. lie was !orthrt toIHt' ana peileSeo Nd
H. m e,..rh or declaration that mad ever fallen from
M lin, 40 fr a. he could remember, had he express
aI ,npI;n,u,s different fron lhes-. But be believed
tr,, rim. Constitution wGs contemplated by It's Trainers
-, an instrument .. ultimate univursn! freGIJ;n, anu
b,t !, Wa, looked ~ ~ sur by The wn.!d M !"rsr;
,J rn ia. which sy!nJo:ze: which represented ii,
and ,uds tho territory which II waved, III what
ever quarter of The globe so long Il covered Ane-
rcau citizens, American territory, va. the symbol OF
thc ultimate universal freedom. He trusted that Il
should ever wave such, and uothng less
AS 10 the latter part OF ths las! question: r2'Pecfn
the territory acquired from France II is hnt rppel,
tlon Of the first terroga"ry with the addition "
statement Of fact In regard that statement Z" ihe
he had to say that had been doubted "h.,'r ,,,
institution ni slavery existed in that terrt"FE al -,
,;,na NJ il, acon,,ti0n. W,hou, going into ;he so ~
;sct If tia d,nbt resting upon tba Question "'sth"'
T.sn.o hy th. decree of l19I, did abolish the !nst-
iuto M Of suvsy tors he thought thn' consrtss ;rr %as
rra, in iu:g,dctus the iasti:u'i0u VFsT ''a'