The daily union., 1856-04-08

in respect their property but the contrary the del
egaes from the southern States refused 70 enter into the
compact until it expressly stipulated that II their slave
property should escape and get into the free States they
should be surrendered up.
The ordinance ii 1881 has sometimes been relied
conerFng the power Congress 70 exclude slavery rom
the Territories but il will be rccoected that ordinance
adopted prioF 10 the formation Of the constitution
That was compact between sovereign States having the
undoubed right TO make H. aud five free states have been
formed cut Of the Northwest Territory eeded by Virginia
which, but for that generous cesson, would have been
slave territory The rights secured by the constitution
wholly independent Of that ordinance aud have no
necessary eonpexion with IT, Those great fundamental
rights which have been discussing belonged to the peo
pie OF the States before and at the time OF the adoption I
the constitution. They entered into aud constituted an
essential element Of their title TO their slave property part
and parcel Of III and not having delegated ther in the
consultation they have hen now aud it by virtue Of
hoss PrsezsAg rights which solenny guaranteed by
The constitution that my constituents caia be entitled
To take their slave property into the territory
and 70 have 1t protected there The States the org
nal source OF power the federal government has no power
except that which has been delegated TO il by the States in
the oonsiuton and the States have now-as declared by
The SUPREME Court Of :he United States in New York u.s.
Miin ii Peters, r. la8-- saaaa ~. ...-n
'The Endeniabe and unlimited jurisdiction all
persons and things within their territorial limits foreign
nation where that Jurisdiction not surrendered or restrain
cd by the constitution OF the United States"
Eu sr independent OF their legal right my constituents
have tie equitable right to take their slave property into
The territory Of the Union That territory is the
iob property Of all The States saVeholang as well as
0nslavehoding There but two ways in which prop
ery honestly be acquired in this country the one Is by
labor and industry; the other by inheritance beques
citizen OF Georgia by his labor and industry acquires
capta-noneya citizen of Ohio by his labor and indus
try does the same hingj the citizen of Georgia vests the
proceeds OF his labor in slave proPerty-the citizen OF
Ohio vests his in merchandise stock or in whatever he
may choose to invest They both desire to emgrate to the
territory with the proceeds of their labor and
will suppose that this government shall BY usarpa.
from that territory. The citizen OF Georgia and
The citizen of Ohio meet upon the border of that territory
The citizen of Ohio is told that he pass into that
territory with the proceeds of his labor and industry
and enjoy III but the citizen of Georgia is told that he
no not e. into lha territory and enjoy the benefit Of
obtained my property honestly and fairly the citizen
OF Ohio who has just gone in and am not as much en
tied to enjoy the benefit Of that common territory as he is
Certainly you are but your property of different e
etss, and therefore, you must keep out Is that equality
justice between citizens entitled to equal privileges and
equal rights under common government? Can any gov
ernment that shall pursue such course OF policy maintain
the confidence Of the people? a.a.
But sir have been told by those who advocate this
line OF policy that they do not desire to interfere with sa
very in States where exists and yet is their
ton to prevent the extension Of slavery by excluding
from the territoryo surround the slave States
with Gordon OF free territory and compel slavery like
serpent sting itself to deahP Now il matters but little
with whether takes my property outright
sricts me in the enjoyment Of it. as to render OF but
little or no value TO me- 1t is an interference with my
rights in either case the interference s of degree only
Any restraint the and enjoyment of property
in full and ample might otherwise do but
for the restriction is interference with it. There
stakeholder in this House or it, but who knows
perfectly well that whenever slavery is confined within
certain specified limits, its future existence is doomed
it is only question of time to its final destruction.
You may take any single siaveholdng county in the
southern States, in which the great staples of cotton
and sugar cultivated TO any extent and conhne
the present slave population within the limits OF that
countysuch is the rapid Datura increase of the slaves
and the rapid exhaustion OF the soil in the cultivation Of
these crops (Which add much to the commercial wealth
of the country that in years would be impossible
10 support them within the limits of such county. Both
master and slave would be starped out and what would be
the practical effect any county the result would
ham o1lt Iipn ha
confined within certain specified limits without producing
the destruction of both master and slave il requires fresh
lands plenty Of wood and water only for the comfort
and happiness of the slave but for the benefit Of the
We understand perfectly well the practical effect of the
proposed restriction upon rights and TO what extent
intereres with slavery in the States and also under
stand the object and purpose of that interference Ii the
sayeholdng States should be regardless of their
rights and their honor coequal States to be willing
submit TO this proposed restriction for the sake Of harno
ny and peace they could not do IL There a great
ruling practical necessity which would prevent it, They
ought not 70 submit to tupon principle ii they could and
could not If they would.
1t s in view OF these things sir that the people of Geor
ga have assembled n convention, and soemny resolved
that IT Congress shall pass law excluding them from the
common territory with their slave property they will dis
rupt the ties that bind them TO the Union This position
has not been taken by way of threat menace Georgia
threatens but Georgia always acts whenever Is
cessay and proper for her TO act for the protection of her
constitutional rights and the rights of her people She
w not act hesty rashly, but not the less firmly
that account She intends TO place herself right in the face
of the world in regard to this question She has delegated
me- IN conjunction Win my ADLER and experienced
colleagues to make known her rights here and proclaim
them TO the American people She desires to maintain
those rights i0hin the constitution and for that purpose
invokes the support Of the friends Of the constitution
every portion Of the country in order that those rights
may be respected and observed have endeavored pre-
sent those rights to the consideration Of this House day
IN good temper and becomes the representative
the old thirteen States Of this confedcrscy
concur 10 the sentiment uttered By the senior member
from Ohio Mr.. GiDDNGs that should discuss princi-
pies here and will add after we have discussed them
we should regulate or conduct by them not only here but
everywhere My constituents have no desire to force their
institutions upon those who do like them all they ask
Is TO be unmoesed In the enjoyment OF those rights which
were tied 10 them by the constitution be recop
missed SUPERIOR inferior but simply as equals In
this conederacy.
But ii has been said here that the South acted in bad
faith In consenug to the repeal Of the Missouri Compro
mise What the history Of that compromise2 That
was forced upon the South by the dggesss policy of the
North The Louisiana territory slave territory and
Missouri was formed out of that territory the North
sisted her admission into the Union because slavery
recognised by her constitution and for the sake Of peace
aud harmony the South consented to the line Of &c deg
80 min1 north of which slavery should be excluded The
term comromisc necessarily implies surrender Of legal
rights for he purpose OF settemen-a waiver Of consttu
tonal rights tor that object; intended by
that act The South always maintane that was uncon
suuoua but acquiesced in II solely upon the principle OF
compromise with the understanding that 1t to be ap
Piled TO a the territory Of the Union and 1t was so ap-
piled at that time. Missouri was admitted as n slave
State Iowa formed out Of the Louisiana territory which
was originally slave territory has been admitted free
State.
But how did the North regard this sacred compromise at
the tme and since On the 9th of March, 1890 the act
passed authorizing the people of Missouri Territory to
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