The daily union., 1856-12-30

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tended over Ii and that in egssng for the Territory
Congress exercised both The powers of the general govern
ment and OF State government within its jurisdiction
question is made as 10 the right 10 carry property
nom one jurisdiction into another. Why sir every State
Of thus Union where the question has arsen-n Missouri
ana Louisiana (l have before the catons)- de-
cided repeatedly that slavery natural right that
40 such thing existed by the law Of nature and that
never could exist and could be asserted unless there
was some law OF the place where IL attempted to be
asserted TO justify it that il entirely the creature
local legislation. Now, how can you carry your slaves
into Territory any more than into State, when there Is
no local legislation which makes them property protects
them as such! The Supreme Court decided this very fully
IN the case OF Prgg Pennsylvania Not only the Su-
preme Court but the State courts in the slayeholdng
States have over and over again decided the thing
But passing from that, wish to another topic
which Is frequently spoken Of and that is the subject of
the dissolution OF the Union From time time az
rons crises have arisen in political history every
ana hen We have had II put FORTH sometimes privately
sometimes publicly from the South in their papers in
ganzDg conventions acts of their legislatures protests
submitted here by their members of Congress, and in in
divdua declarations that such and such things happen
they will go out of the Union When regard the time
at which these things stated the occasion when this
language is used, and the ia which it is eed
we cannot possibly mistake its character and purpose
Is really nothing more than this; We propose induce
you TO action by this means ask you be influence
by this consideration" That is IL is threaten
ing 1t is an attempt more or less to say we propose
aud intend to do something which think wi be in
jury 70 aud which think you regard being very
great injury This goes upon the ground thai North
have only the particular duty of taking care of this
Union and preventing its dissolution but that is their
duty further to take and hold their southern brethren
and prevent them from di5solvng it. do not recognise
any such duty.
Now, ask gentlemen to reflect for moment on what
Is the true English OF any menace OF that kind. What
does IT mean Ii this ~ say you sir have
tried to persuade you do a certain thing II have tried
TO convince you that il is best to do it have argued
with you and now say 10 you that il you will do
IT, Will do TO you such and such injury y that is to
say u regard you as OF those who will grant
from your fears and intimidation that which you will not
grant from your convctons That is its language
duced to plain English. How gentlemen suppose a
man OF any degree spirit would act under those crcum
stances How does man, when another threatens him
with personal violence any other of menace
ceive 1t Does he not say "Sir consider that
ing me as a coward | consider that saying me
that shall do from my fears what would not do from my
that entirely retracted" Must suppose that people
would receive such threat differently from honor
able gentleman? 1t is menace which should not be
used.
cannot say that these things have never had any nhu
ence on the northern people somewhat afraid that
they have had at times and in particular sections do
not know but that have and known who seemed
10 be SO lost to all proper sense as actually TO claim it as
virtue that they had saved the Union What do you
by that? Why, the South threatened to dissolve it, and
really believed they in earnest and was scared
and did this thing, and saved the UnonP Men actually
claim it virtue that they have granted from their fears
what their Judgment did not approve. think that time
has about gone by and if the period has not arrived
soon win when these matters will at least be seen in
their true light.
we were told the other day by the honorable senator
from Virginia MR. MASON that really the majority of the
peope-thntis the northern Satesshould actually adopt
the principle and keeping excluded slavery
the tree Territories and should carry it out in practice the
time would have come when there should be separation
Immediately and forever Suppose that time should corue
as is not unlikely 1t has frequently occurred what
would be their declaration OF independence presume
OF course they would not take step of that kind without
publishing manifesto 10 the world They would declare
how II happened and they would disguise the facts
lave doubt, if they undertook it. they would declare
the case ruy and therefore they would make that decla
ration truthully
| take it too, that they would adopt the old approved
FORM 90 not mean that think their declaration of in
dependence would contain the assertion that all men are
created equal with certain naienabls rights such as life
Liberty, aud the pursuit of hspp ness. do presume ii
would contain that deeara because understand that
has been pronounced to be nothing but set Of high
sounding and gitterug generalitss and another time
has been pronounced ssevdent falsehood instead of
truth do not mean to say that suppose that would
asserted but presume the general form would be
3D. snd would begin after this fashion aWhen
the OF human events IL becomes necessary one
nope dissolve the political bands which have connected
hem with another decent respect 10 the opinion OF
kind requires that they should forth the nb
mpel them the sepaTation 1t would men proceed 10
set forth the causes and uuthfly stated what would
they oeF snch auon properly worded, would be
something like this
"Our fathers at the time Of their Declaration of ude-
pendence and previously and subsequently, adopted the
notion that mankind competent popular system
Of government and make such system OF government
successful every white should be tree and equal They
long entertained the idea that in order TO carry out that
experiment successfully the Territories Of the United States
should be entirely and exclusively devoted the OF
the free white aborng population. Slave labor has been
excluded from the Territories They have persisted Ia this
than half century African slavery has
been abolished in majority of the old States but we nave
retained tive have realized its blessngs-we understand
It's advantage II eeyates considerable number Of us TO
high social political and intellectual condition IL has
to be sure rather depressing effect the masses and
especially the aborng Of the white population
much that looking at free society 1t ia the
mass Of white population and regard II failure, and
we conclude IL also failure In the North
"And whereas consider this relation of master and
slave the best condition Of sociey-mos promoge
the whole Of the advantage Of ALIVE have recently at
tempted, within few years. TO extend this institution for
the purpose OF giving equal weight WITH the most pop
part Of the nited States and have made efforts TO in
oduce IL into the Territories where II did not before exist
Of political power and have tried TO do this
In various ways We have been wantog in attention
northern brethren this subject We have eudeay
oed foreign territory for the purpose Of securing
additional slave States We have succeeded TO certain
extent vita the assistance of part OF northern breth
We have cndeayored TO convince them that this
desirable condition Of society," which should be adopt
ed least ia the Territories and finally guide the des
nes OF the country but they obsnaey persist In refusing
It. We have endeavored persuade and convince them
that the best condition. and that they ought adopt
it, but not succeeded in efforts We have not
rested with this We have repealed agreements made by
ourselves keep country exclusively for freedom. We
have accomplished this repeal with the aid OF some OF them
for the purpose of extending these blessings yet the
lass Of them find fault with it. We opened Kansas Ter
rtory for settlement under pretended agreement that
would leave the people there free while Territory
10 settle the question and then the Of the North
by which they had distributed their population all The
States and they actually formed societies. as they bad