The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-21

STATES, Tuesday, Nay IL, 1850.
IcoxoLCBEp.l
Mr.. FOOT. The usual hour for adourumenl hAring ar
rived, tbe from Michigan will yield the floor
/ will move sn Adj00FnmeBt
Mr. CAsS, I yield to the senator's suggestion.
Mr. BROWN have few words 10 say in reference 10
gan 70 the spesch which made the other day. s has al
uded 10 what sad in reference TO tWo distinguished gra-
Usmen. Whatever deduction drew from the language
employed By either u them based entirely the
papers which before So far relates 10 the
sior from Illinois Mr.. DOUaiAs be is member of The
body, and say Tor himself whether not drew
conclusions ron bis language and therefore shalt
comment oa that point The President of the Unted
States however ia not member Of The BODY and has no
opportunity Of Icing heard here and far dedBced
eonelasoa from his language IL may be proper ihAt
shoad st tbs stage Of the discussion iHrodncs wsa o
| explanauoa
quoted solitary sentence from the late annual mes
sage Of the President TO Congress and oa tbe language
employed 10 that sentence did draw conclusion, bat
put my case alphabetically. said Aif he and
eOneur with him fully did say that concUrred
with the President because did feel quite that
understood the force Of his language he said in his
that the county had been a1eued to perception
Of the Constitutional prncple-ark yon, sir Hoonstu
honal leaving the people Of existing ami in
ePient States regulate the slavery question for them
selves
dirsc1ed attention 10 be words a,neipient State" and
desired 10 Enow their meaning said HAT If b. in
dPient State the President Territory with popu
lSton sufficient TO entie her representative Con-
greSs In the forming State constitution preparatory
10 the admission into the Union q Slaie coneurred
with him. did the ether side Of the PROPOSE
ton and If now understand the senator from Michigan
| as speaking BY authoriry--
Mr. CASS. Not at all have merely quoted from the
message have never passed word with the President
On the subject in my life
Mr.. BROWN Then, let me ask, does my friend from
Michigan understand hz TO that Territory At any
nme before after its organization il ncpient State
and has the right to settle tie slavery question for itself?
! Does be understand the President a. 90 meaning
Mr. C4SS- The claEse which quoted does not Use the
phrase nPient State al ALI bat speaks of Territories
| gereraIy-
1 ppHyr~ r.. ~.
expression and commented only thai clause. undeT
stood it as willing understand H. and hope the
Prsdent it To be understood that ncpient STATE
Territory in the act Of forming State constlta
ton because, be had Territory such7 be
would have said What understand by @inciptent
Sists"-what willing understand, aad what hope
the President meant when be employed the terms Ter
rltory with sufficient population cnis heT 10 rep
rescntave il tie al Of forming State constitution and
becoming State said that such ineipent State had
the night 70 seue the slavery question for ITSELF and When
il settled il would abide by the settlement whether
for against am free to say, however snd do
say, that il Ia by ineiPent State Territory
without organization Territory with ganszaon blt
With not sufficient population TO cattle her TO repre-
sentative in Congress and that such community hss the
power settle the slavery question, any other QUESTION
Of national right any other question which does net
pertain exclusively 10 the pcF Of tie Territoy wholly
and entirely dissent from the proposition, whether il comes
from the President from my distinguished friend from
Michigan, or frora any other quarter
ar. CAss. am not going 10 argue The point have
net the s ghtest disposition DO only desired 70
correct What supposed 10 be MISREPRESENTATION Of ny
honorable friend As the distinguished chairna1 Of
Committee on Territories have already pat him right
and viii ageIn read the words Of the President
The true prcPle Of leaving each State and Territory 70
regulate its laws of labor according iis
Of right will merely observe Ia addition, tbsE II tie
President did that the pecplr Of Territory
ought posses this poEsr the language he o
The least Of livery unfortunate and Il By the eTPres-
sou @indpent STATE which the senator refers, and
which suppose intended be descriptive Of the terri
oriA condition the senator suggests, the
dtioa Of one Of those communities in the act Of forming
and
70 very unnecessary 10 make The period Of such 81
sct-perhaps hEe six MONTHS subject Of special con-
sdsraoa one Of ibe divisions Of the exercise Of this
power. II il not worth Il
Mr.. BROWy. There "a another point 10 Territory
not JET organized DO not thiuk such condition of So
ce,y s Territory properly speaking We spoke q the
Territory California ibs Territory Of Utah, the Terri
tory Of Sew Mexico before hAd given them govern
rents Al all That is one stAts-one iaeipent State II
ron please Thea period between the organ
zAtlon Of particular Territory into political society
and admission into the Union State For instance
there the Territory Of NichigAa- Il ras, believe
years after she organized iuto Territory
1 before she was admitted into the Cniou.
i Mr. BROWN 6oid free from all other smbsrra ssina
Questions taking Michigan example that the people
of the Territory Of NichgAn time from the passage
Of the organizing her into Territory 70 the period
when her coaTention assembled form State oonstta
tou had the night settle the slavery question for them
seTes during ihe whole thry yeAr' Ihs' z ny Pos'oa .
I they had the right 10 DO ths simply say tbsi dissent
from his conclusion. do not quarrel with anybody
about Il but do not believe in the doctrine
Mr.. CASS. The honorable senator puts me in wrong
position think the ground usSen sI or seven
years ago never oontended that the people o. TEN
tory had right lgsats he subject Of slavery b
I fore they had recognised government never dreamed
Of t They have rghtfu such . condition 70 pasg any
laws bat - said in the California case tbsy have
right Congress unnecessarily delays action hat tbcre
s danger internal pacs Of The county they have
right BY the laws of God aad mau 10 form government
for themselves and unul there is regularly yorgansed
government they have power 70 legislss upon ihu
OF upon any ether Euhject
Nr BROWN. My friend from Michigan says that up 70
the when you give them government By act of Con
grszs be does contend that hey have ghi 10 inter
fers with slavery bot when you give them government
understand him 70 assert t6sy bare the right NOW
from whom do fhsy derive tbeir Hght7 II they get IL
from God Almighty, why do they not bare before they
receive government from Congress a. vel as AeT"Aras
Laughter.
II Hr CAS5 Gentlemen need not langh soon have
very simple answer 10 make ] have Eaid that there
EoEernmenL legally spsAking. untl yOu bare oEAn-
tou attaches and brought into exercise IL w not DO
refer God Almighty 10 any other power nc ques
too Ia what rights hare tbsy after you orEnnze the
You orvanizs eCsaturs IN the Tertiary thaf es sa-
tarp then hss power of legislation Where do they gei "
from They get hrOnRn he aci q congress 51t upon
what subjects tbsy exercise their powers o. egiss
uCn af.sr tsy hare organiged a different QUESTION
believe il question which cannot control Tbe mo-
uen Toa authorize them Legislature 10 egisafe thsy
have righs have not contsnded that God Almighty
gave them right TO pass laws before government visa
orxauSe but do tend that Nature gives them rights
which they enforce you put them in danger Of an
srchr without Law civil government suppose the
s~uafor will not deny that bare certain rights given
by Cod which none bu; tyrsnfs take away.
Mr. BROWN. Well SIR do not feei disposed 70 pursue