The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-29
THE CONSTITUTION NO INTERFERENCE, NO
DISCRIMINATION.

The powers of the federal government in regard to the
institution of slavery been Investigated and dis
cussed with ability than they in the debate in
the Senate on series of resolutions introduced into that
body by Mr. Calhoun on the 9th Of December 1881 The
fifth of this series of resolutions introduced reads in
these words:
Rsored That intermeddlng Of any State States
their citizens abolish slavery in this District in any
Of Terrtores the ground under the preter that
is immoral sinful the passage OF any act
of Congress with that view would be direct and dangerous
attack on the institutions Of all the saveholdng States
After protracted discussion substitute was adopted
in place of thus resolution which ELECTED from Mr. Calhoun
the following remarks in explanation of the general
and purpose of bic resolutions:
Tho.e two great principles interference and
he has often aid the basis of his
outons and they comprohsnded a District and Terrific
res well the themselves These broad and
deeply seated In the constitution and member has
tured deny them Our salvation depended rvng
them nvolate These he would repeat the high
suona grounds assumed in his fifth resolution which bad
surrendered for 'npsdHcy The senator from Ken
lucky tells u.s. II should meet the aboltonsts these
grounds TO direct ISSUE That Is what be
desired. He sought plain and direct issue constitutional
principles with them but with this body and such
the only safe and solid ground which the
from the -slsVehoding States meet sbo
ton bone The senator from Michigan Mr. Norye has
which
he IT, and that you should substitute inexpeden
oy the constitution, you would compel him 20 against
the resolution The senator b right The consttutionn
interference no discrimination These the grounds
which the battle may be safely fought You tell these
deluded fanatics You have right ntermedde in any
form shape and that while you others Of sin aud
immortality you yourselves guilty Of both in such inter
NEEDING Inexpedienoy Think of the folly Of attempting
resist the powerful impulses that urge them the
work Of destruction with feeble a word You might
r. A.
the clouds by throwing bucket Of IT, Expcdien-
cy, concession, compromise Away with such weakness
and folly Right JUSTICE pghtCd faith and the constitu-
ton-these and these only be relied TO avert
act. These have been surrendered for RerPedisnyf"
1t win be that the caption at the head of this article
is taken from this remarkable passage in Mr. Calhouns
speech "TaE coNsurUuoS-So INTERFERENCE NO DIS
ELIMINATION These words state with entire precision the
Issue be tried in the approaching presidential election
Il was the which Mr. Calhoun sought to have made
in 1898 but in which he overrued upon the plea Of
"nerpe1ency" We to The subject because we APP
prohend that there disposition pursu. the
course and because feel convinced that such
evasion Of the issue at the present time would prove
disastrous the democratic party and seriously leopard
the Union.
In recent debate in the Senate Mr. Wilson said with
air Of triumph and tone Of exutaton twenty-five
years have not yet closed few heroic raised the
banner Of impartial liberty Then we bad not single
member Of the Senate House Of Representatives Not
single State legislature with u.s. Further on be said
Twenty years ago the public sneered at and ee tho
few prescribed and hunted followers who rallied around the
humble leaders who inaugurated the that with
in two years. has secured popular majority in the free
States Of than three hundred thousand In strain
of prophetc confidence and seErontaropcy Ne Wil.or
proceeded We shall triumph shall enlarge this side
Of the chamber shall thin out the other. We have
done some Of that work recently in New England. We
shall have a majority in this chamber yet We shall have
majority in the other house and we shall have man