The daily union., 1856-12-16

Madison and the great Of that day did agree 10
the doctrine which has sprung up since and seems now 70
prevail here that in the Northwest Territory slavery might
exist after State formed from it into the Union.
Those who enacted the prohibition did not Imagine that
They supposed it was permanent prohibition repudia
ting the institution in that Territory forever, under all
circumstances only allude TO this point now however
for the purpose of showing that views this point
cord with the intention Of the trainers OF the constu
ton They yielded to the necessity imposed upon them by
the condition of things where slavery had ioothold but
they intended that ii should grow and expand It.
self They certainly made provision for any such
thing You must resort the loosest and most lGudi-
construction ifyou seek imply from anything in
the constitution, that you have right to insist that the
institution Of slavery shall grow and expand itself ndeh
nitey element OF political power.
Sir the whole North understands the constitution in op
position TO the position taken by the senator from Virginia
If his Interpretation could have gone before the country
during the late the settled doctrines Of Mr. BU~
chanan and his party the subject of slavery you
would have found not only that the republican caddaa
would have been elected but in the northern States the
verdict in his favor would have been almost unanimous
What sr slavery expand itself into the Territories as a
element of political power and influence 10 oyerawe the
North to limit freedom say "limt freedom" for free
dom and slavery cannot grow together They are damet
rcaly opposite They cannot he reconced They
both expand themselves into the same Territory Either
freedom goes into it slavery goes into IL they
be mixed up Entirely opposed in their natures there "
no such thing as blending them Indeed in the Terrific
res where the contest come there so.oe
thing utterly rreconciable in the idea that freedor and
slavery grow and expand together side by side In nv
Judgment it cannot be done. Union no Union come
what may, believe 1t 10 be the sett, purpose of the
northern people to limit slavery to ne States in which IL
now exists.
thank the gentleman from Virginia for having put forth
his position in ne frankness with which announce
my own, speak who believes that he utters the
views of the people Of the State least which ne in part
represents The senator has done US justice upon other
questions he has admitted that do not profess TO have
any right power to 60 into the States there alter
modify in any way interfere with any institution
which they may fit to adopt. That some enter
tain that sentiment may be true but the great body of
the people of the North the great republican party II the
North put forth any such doctrines either n speech
in platforms, anywhere else They nk thev nm
dersand the limitations OF the rights of the States They
adopt principle what they believe to be the constitn
tiona limits and there they haesy as you do upon
your platform, for impEgn the motives of no man. This
PRESIDENT OF ous Vas departing, at all events from good
taste even Il he had the constitutional right to do So when
Standing In high position, dgnifed position, which
should have led him all his words he asaled
the motives Of half of the people of this Union and
charged upon them pretences under Of which they
intended to do something wrong and unlawful Now sir
what is the great principle Of the republican party upon
which they differ from their opponents The from
Virginia tells that utterly mmatera to him what
are the different shades of opinion among those who DIS
sent from his views. He does not whether ..n in
tends to change the existing order Of things in tie States
claiming that Congress has right to interfere with State
Institutions whether he holds that Congress has con-
stitutiona right to interfere with .ne institution in the
Territories of the United States, believe understand
him correctly.
Mr. MASON, Yea air
Mr., WADE. 1t strikes me that that Is doctrine
1t certainly doctrine the minds of all those with
whom have spoken the subject The great men OF
DID, in Congress and Of Congress argued for the limit
alton of slavery in the Territories During period OF
than seventy years there scarcely breath of
objection to acts passed for that purpose The who
passed those acts when they supposed they had right
limit slavery in the Territories, imagined that they
had right to go into State and interfere with an ns-
tuition existing there They contended for such thing
but they stood where the great republican party
stands This is ism II is new principle Of very
modern growth Is there difference between my voting
for law TO change the institutions Of old Virginia and
wha he iiuti NJ of
the United States2
The President informs that the power limit slavery
in the Territories has been settled by train Of dec ons
by every department OF the government wish ne had
cited his authorities. think the President Of ne United
States ought not TO have rested important doctrine on
his pse diIit Why did he NO. tell ma where tho
decision was to be found aud who nad settled it7 If ii
had been settled by all tee Of the government
and by long train Of decisions think he might have
pointed 10 one. Ihe senator from Illinois Mr.. TRUsBUL
however, on the spur OF the OCCASION resorng only hs
memory, was able TO put his finger principle
laid down by Chief Justice Marshall whose word win
be lightly red with that in the Territories Cougress has
the same right to egsate that State has within urs-
dicon Until the President shall confront Judge Marshall
with some authority, shall say to him. Sr in this so
emn message OF yours you have put forth principle bch
cannot be sustained and which you knew could not be
sustained
We at issue and we may as well unde.s stand each
other at any other time The ps,lorm OF princ-
pies adopted by the republican party voted for
by more than one million two hundred thousand inte-
gent and enlightened frcemen After bearing the ssu
amPJ uciore them, they have delibcratcly
sanctioned all the doctrines contained in that platform
One OF thSm, standing out prominently any other Is
that slavery shall be limited in the Territorieshat
shall not be suffered 20 expand itself there II is the
great practical point Of creed regret sorry
find that IL Is in direct collision with the doctrines OF
the other section. They hold that to enact such nita
tous voted for by the FIRST Congress Of the Uni
ted States which have been followed up since which
were approved even by Mr.. Calhoun in the cabinet Is
justification for n disruption Of this Union. All can
say la that think stand where the great men Of the
constitution stood. do not believe that am Justly
chargeable with hnatioism do not think am Justly
obnoxious 10 the charge Of uitrssm stand here con-
tending for other right than for Congress to inerposs
In the Territories OF the United States and there that
slavery shall not expand element Of political power
Sir that the Objectionable feature against which he
ever argued; for, much | depore the existence of
slavery where wishing do that the utm at free
dom should prevail In all countries, vet in any
place have argued this question in any ner view than
element Of political power IL = that which makes
this institution exceedingly onoxious 10 the reemen
OF the North 1t is It's political bearing 1t il the fact
that concentration OF power begoten by the prevalence
OF this institution In nearly half the States Of this
Union, can forever control the desnics Of the nation
when, o the other hand, met by democracy gov
e-ued by principles various the different
posing H. slavery element Of political power Of such
potency that what may the freemen Of the North
who intend exercise all the powers that eemen exer
else anywhere else bound TO prevent any oaer or fur
ther extension Of 1t as element Of poltcGi power
have consulted with nobody Speak what believe
TO be the doctrines of the people whom represent
have doubt that speak for one hundred and
tied determination, far their would 60 TO limit
the institution OF slavery in the Territories Of the United
States and most especially in that portion Of the Terrific
res which were guarded against 1t by the old compact