The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-07


who have given evidence OF capacity 10 take of them
selves justify US in turning them loose but until they
have given this evidence you hold to your children and
until our negroes have given IL we hold to them.
Mr. President there is doubt about ths--and the
senator from New York will bear testimony 10 it,
that Caucasian belongs the superiority of intel
lect When society finds itself environed with different
classes il becomes the duty OF the controlling power Of that
society regulate the different relations Of that society
nare to the greatest benefit Of the greatest number
Of all ii has been found by practice-not simply by
theorythat in the relation slave and MASTER the strong
vigorous powerful fareeiDg and r-reaehing intellect
of the white man is brought in 10 aid to protect and to
direct the muscular physical power of the black mani and
the union OF the interests of the inues TO the beneht
of both The white drecis-the black man executes
What Is executed nures TO the beneh OF the master ana
slave.
This is the position which the sIsvehoding States find
themselves situated Now, it not my purpose TO say
whether that right wrong but it Is purpose to say
that ii looks little unkind and ungenerous to call those
States who thus regulate labor slave States
aad others free Staesp We have as much individual
freedom pursue mans vocation, according to his own
win and pleasure in Missouri they have in Illinois We
have the rights of lecomotion we have the same
rights of personal protection and personal enjoyment and
why should we be branded with the epithet of slave
States 7" think IL little appropriate think il
expressive OF the idea intended to be conveyedto
"the sayeholdDg State Of Missouri" the non-saye
holding State Of Iinoiss 1t in the kindest spirit i'm
agnabe with design whatever to stir up the ire the
unnecessary excitement OF Inc senator from Illinois, that
suggested to him say slaveholdnB State and nonsave
holding Stats But IL gentlemen choose to insist on
the terms So say let them be insisted shall stand by
expressive of ideashosc ideas that belong
States independent soveregnes, who choose in the
ercse OF their power regulate the relations of class
of people snolherof labor to capital So will dsnom-
mate them. They still free States, but with different
relations.
The vote on the Minnesota bill shall vote to recon
slider II were in the State Of Minnesota that is to be-
should vote against permitting any man to vote who was
not citizen Of the United States. hold that have
right morally speak Of the constitutional pow
ero the right of voting any who does
q a II q M ia mt
identified with who is not of and foreigner
who is not natuIaized sustans that relation shall
vote for IL in this because it would look like
men very harsh toward the people OF that Territory
ing organized them certain principle having acted
that principle or many years now for US to step in and
say that that whole principle shall be reversed. 4
say OF the speech Of the senator from Illinois that
while there great deal Of sound doctrine in it, there
great deal Of extremity When he says he does want
Cuba without Cuba consent must take occasion to dis
sent from him. and say that Cuba the Irishmau
saidhe enjoyed liberty Says he by jabers every
does be plases, and Ii he does not paise, you make
him. Laughter want Cuba with the of Cuba ;
but want il with without the of Cuba because
it is necessary for protection and defence
We independent republic it is duty protect
ourselves and il is interest protect ourselves
With this duty and this interest hanging suppose
dangerous in Of its proximity to u.s. will the
senator say ave cannot touch unless the majority of the
errupt the Benator but must say to him that he
tally misconceivsd what did say. said that so long as
the people of Cuba are willing TO remain subject to SPAIN
and Spain maintain her authority them do not
wish to interfere. That is what said
Alr. GREEN. differ with the senator right there.
Dir. DOUGLAS am willing that the senator should
Mr. GREEN. That Just exactly the presentation Of his
case that made at the beginning
Mr. DOUGLAS No. sir. put in both conditions. The
senator takes but. -aa
Mr.. GREEN. | take them both. You may suppose Spain
able to mantaa her power and suppose majority Of the
people OF Cuba Sonora Chihuahua, or any of the
States OF Mexico may desire annexation to this coun-
try Suppose find that 1t is duty in order to pro-
ourselves annex one of those States: will not
stop 10 count the The right of sedetence is an
original night that belongs TO and the right Of self
protection is an original right that belongs to repub-
es and il we demonstrate that this right of selde
fence demands Q. US tbs acquisition of Cuba whether
with without the Cuba the consent of
Spain, am iof IT, But SIR, would do it reckessly
would never do " under hiiibuseIing,
sehemng stock jobbing concern would do it alone on
Tue principle o. seleicnce and seproection the re-
public ant the whole pcopenot the South alone wonld
not do merely for The protection of the South would
not do it 1t inure the benefit of Florida alone
70 the detrment of New York Boston. would do ii
tor the benefit OF the whole government would not do
it ALL but when tho necessity for it. should slid
from the position OF the from Illinois, who saws
Although Il might be very necessary must step and
ask Mr. Sanchez whether he will do It not; and must
step aud ask the minister from Spain whether he will do il
or no would not ask either of them. IL there was
necessity for i would do it, but before that necessity
arose. when IT was question OF policy whether
would take it not would consult them both would
not take unless had the of both them if my
of defeDce or necessity. hope understood on this
point think the senator from Illinois radically wrong
He has branched into these buster questions with
out necessity and choose hold him public inspec
ton to show that be is wrong these poin even upon
the positions assumed by himself
MinneSota will como into the Union as an independent
State and she will doubtless prohibit slavery as she opph
to DO Slavery would be improbable there Slaves would
die in that climate have not one word to saw against
her in that respect We give her that very privilege to
select her domestic institutions for herself and in
the doing OF that but carry the principle of sover
eighty TO which we all committed.
MI ADAMS. IL is not my purpose Mr. President to en-
ter into general discussion of the subject under consde
ration which is the propety Of recopderng the vote by
which the Senate posed the bill of the House Repre-
Minnesota. This motion is made preliminary to- and is in
tended to enable the Senate take another STEP which is
the object and reconsider the which the Senate
made an amendment TO the House BILL limiting the elective
franchise to citizens of the United States being Inhabitants
OF the Territory. The discussion has taken very wide
range The senator from Illinois has discussed the subject
OF slavery the question consideration also the
proprety Of the annexation of Cuba The senator from
Missouri, who followed him. has taken perhaps still wider
range 1t not my purpose follow those the
points wherel differ from them agree with some
respects and differ from each in other respects But
must be permitted before the consideration of The
subject to call the attention OF the Senate what
TO me as an extraordinary position of the from Mis-
souri,.
The senator from Illinois says he is in favor of the ac
QUESTION: Of Cuba If il be obtained fairly and honora
bly, end reaceaby, and By orce but be will not in
fersre 50 long as the people OF that country desire
main under the urisdcsn of Spain and Spain is able to
iprisiictiop nv.r then afor tror,