The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-06

a Copetess It's discretion may admit new state be-
fore she s shat amount OF population u nas been done
10 srera instances butt hold that admission into the
Union in conformity With the federal constitution ~
matter of right the moment Territory mas ine
required by the ratio for representative IN Congress
There Is no question that Minnesota has not only ta'
population but enough for two and probably enough or
Iask fen on what ground are we to exclude Minnesota
from admission into this Uniop In pursuance OF the treaty.
pursuance the constitution and Of her organic actt
The who he does not wish to have any more
States here with their iree-solism and democracy
know that stands equally hostile in all bis pros
sions 10 free sosm and democracy but have never in
my party zeal brought myself to believe that had right
10 vote against the admission OF State iato the Union
which was entitled admission In all other respects
have never brought myself TO believe that had moral
right to vote against her admission because OF her politics
never the conclusion that had arght 10
vote against the admission oil state preaass sne naa
majority of know nothDgs "Amercans or iee-soier
within her limits and much less because she had MAORI
ty Of democrats within her limits. have not stopped TO-
inquire and should not have the means OF ascerainingh
did make the inquiry whether Minnesota has mhori-
ty of democrats OF know nothngs or OF fee-soers,
within her limits That is question for themselves.
is enough for that that people as dsnnct community
have right under the treaty and the federal consuano
10 admissiou the Union equal footing with the
origiua, States hope SIR the time will never come when
nv partisan or sectional feeling will induce to vote
against admission Of State simply because her
politics do not agree with mine. have never yoted
against the admission of southern or slayehodng State
because gsng to increase the power OF that secon
and will never stand here to acquiesee IN the doctrine
that senator may s,s sso because he
of the North may not be acceptable 70 hiu.
regret that this sectional feeling should spring up here
regret that we stand here as national mem true
snd faithful TO the constitution and admit State on an
equal footing with the original States whenever sue comes
viii the requisite population whether she comes rom 'ne
NORTH OF the South, the East or the West.
The esys lie is he voted for the NeDraska
bill am not surprised that he is sorry for IT. because he
must abandon the principles Of equality among the States
which are asserted by that BILL before he could make the
speech he has delivered here this morning. .
MIR. President do not see any force IN inat Portoa %
/ tl,o al,,tco nf
arises Of the fact that there are more northern nn
southern States in this coniederacy The doctrine az tne
constitution is that each Saie has Ighs 70
When this Union war formed, aud the consututoa was
.dopted there twelve s'aveholdng states and one
free Stale Six Of the original slnvehoding states nave
since abolished slavery in TO that great principle
which authorizes the people OF each stale 70 40 as
please that question man.an .aa1 n view anS
Pennsylvania had right to abolish slavery wltnn tneir
mits-the same right that Virginia and SCUM oaroha
had to maintain the institution and stand mere 70 VIZ
dicate the right Of each State, old and new 70 40 as
pleases in this respect advocated the Nebraska n oe
it asserted that great principle OF the fsnl ne
peope to form their Institutions and come into tns Union
gn an eual footing with every other State under e Gull
stitu(Gn sn@ :,
sncient reason to vote against the admission OF north
ern State s that the southern, saveholdng States are
in minority III this Union. Why are they minority
Simply of the territory acquired by our ancestors
by the revolution more devoted to free labor than
10 slave labor Slavery been abolished b act OF
the federal government in any Territory o. any na,s
Stale by the act of the federal government avn aware
sir that of Congress passed prohibiting slavery
ia Oregon but it passed here nnti SIX NJ
ter he people of that Territory had excluded it by their
own law unanimously adopted 81, Oregon was cohse
Grated freedom by the act OF their local W M
Years before the Congress of the United State by the VIII
mot provso undertook do what had SO long been aone
Nm Mr. "si GREEN Say Dnou-savehoding States instead
MI DOUGLAS am s2eakng Of the technical sensei in
| which use the words.
Sir, neither the North nor the South mas rgn' 70 co
plain so fr s any practical result is concerned OF either
restricting extending slavery by act ot oongress
t4tsaly the South may complain because We a
in Oregon by of Congress- and thus 10 that
showed disposition to exercise power which was odious
to them and which, under the principles Of the federal gov
enment had better be left to the people M , ~ ss
eide for themselves But practically II DID not im VI eA
tend slavery for the reason that IL only amea wna M
been done six years before by the territorial or local egs
Then. Mr. President why should get into sectional
contest here between the North and the South is
be struggle 10 keep up an equilibrium 81. pe~sen % %
sayeholdng and savebolding States oir, aeny 'he
power Of this government maintain any equniprium on
the subject 1t contrary to the principles oi lne @
tuition is contrary to the principles OF tne
il is contrary to the principles Of the democrauc
Is contrary the principles of State equality Gna
ernment 10 attempt here keep equilibrium oe'weet @
nonsaveholdng and saveholdng states IN hs rbt IN
they may balance each other Each State mas tne gnt
do pleases and tell the senator IRON heniucky .
he right insist upon having slavery ,oer
abolished in Kentucky He would be driven Immediately
to resstance-o revOluton-beore he would permit lhs
Congress or any other power outside OF the state OF Mem
tacky to interfere with her domestic ana loca insu,u
tonsto tell her whether she should use slave y, Iee M
bor Then hy attempt to interfere With any otner omie,
or any other Territory community upon na very SUD
i ect on which he is sensitive within the Inns Vi us
own State?
i Again: he tells us that he is opposed to so many new
States coming into the Union He does NOT nke 70 nave
senators from new States coming in and inrudng hem-
selves and taking by the sides OF u old senator's
Permit tell the senator from kentucy tnat II does not
become either kentucky Illinois to object to new sena-
tors coming this oor Neither the one nor the other
belonged to the original thirteen States as States ken-
lucky the first State that came into the Union
Kentucky the first State that sent two new senators 70
take beside the old senator's in violation OF that rule
to which Kentuckys representative nowclngs WIN such
| tenacity.
i Mr. COLLAMER 1t was first admitted except Ver-
| mont
II Mr. DOUGLAS. Vermont and kentucky came in as
of twins Vermont has right to object to new sena-
tors coming here has Kentucky has any other new
State has any OLD State of this Union Sir hold that
senator from State has much right here as one
from the original States hold that our dignity our
rights privileges claims to respect on ibis noor
sacred in the person Of State SENATOR as OF an
old senator and hold that new State has as many
rights here as old We all here under the con-
stituton conformity with the constitution by virtue OF
its provisions Our highest duty to maintain the great
principles of the constitution by securing to every new
State the same rights this hoor and the same right OF
selgovernnent at home that every old State has under
the constitution.
Then Mr. President what becomes Of tue senator's OBJ
lection He tells there is danger that the old States
II will be overrun by States. How overrun2 Out
n ha. hutt1 Mt auitvp