The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-05

che territorial legislature could neither exclude Dor nte
duce slavery but that they had the right TO pas laws Tor
Tine protection Of all kinds Of property.
This at last appears TO be yielded as the rue
democratic dDcrms and that the question Of slavery
cannot be iegtmatsiy controlled by the people of
Territory rndl they come to make constitution and
th.s then they cannot interfere with the rights Of
property already vested.
Mr.. Douglas, ON the contrary contended that In his
Judgment the people In the Territory had right TO legs
late this subject He said that he regretted the amend
ments Of both senators had been introduced because he
preferred having direct vote the main question
upon which he was instructed by bis Statetha that
question he should vote according 10 those instructions
"But says he 'f left to the exercise Of my own
judgment and to carry out my principles desire
provision whatever in respect to the institution of
slavery In the Territories On this point not left to
follow my judgment and my own desire. wish
to leave the people of the Territories free TO enact just such
laws they may please in respect To this Institution
Under THIS Sorine all territory uphich the north
srr people haze majority Of settlers, they could esctu
ally erclude e property Of The South though The territory
belongs 10 both North aud South nionl OBJ
| Mr.. Douglas also contended that, while he was in
favor of the settlers in the Territories legislang upon
this question in their territorial capacity yet he did not
doubt the right of Congress to exclude slavery from the
Territories We do not recolect that any part of the
instructions Of the legislature Of Illinois imposed upon
him any obligation to make such speech but even if
they did, page Ills he expresses not the views of
! the legislature, but his own. a
lie says "Mr Davis insists that am not in favor of
protecting property, and that his amendment is offered
for the purpose of protecting property under the cons
tuition. Now sir, ask you what authority he has for
assuming that Do desire to protect property be-
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they deem proper respecting the rights of property with
out exception He might just well say that am OPP
posed to protecting property In merchandise in steam
boats, in cattle in real estate to say that op-
posed to protecting property any other description for
desire to put them all equality and allow the
people to make their laws respect the whole OF
them But the difference is this he desires amendment
which he thinks will recognise the institution of slavery in
the Territories as existing in this country do
believe exists there by law believe it is prohb
tied there by law at this time ard the effect if the OBJ
ect of this amendment would be to introduce slavery by
law into country from which think large majority
Of the Senate of the opinion it is excluded and
he calls upon to vote to introduce it there Rea
The Supreme Court have held that does er and all
this reasoning is upset Union The senator from Ken
lucky, who brought forward this compromise continued
Mr.. Douglas 'tes us that he give vote by
which he would introduce slavery where does not exist
Other senators have declared the thing to
which authorizes to that large majority of
this senate will extend slavery by law into terri
tory free, What then, must be the effect of the
adoption of the provision of the senator from Mississippi
1t would be the insertion OF provision which must in
lbly defeat the BILL deprive the people of the Terrific
res of government leave them in state of anarchy
and keep up excitement and agitation in this country
do not say would intimate, that such the object
of the senator know he has another and different
ject-an object which he That object is to extend
the institution Of slavery to this Territory or rather as
he believes it to be already there by law to continue its
legal existence In the Territory Bn, sir do not hold the
doctrine that 10 eresde any species of property by ,O from any
Territory IS violation Of any right of property Do you not
exclude banks from most of the Terrtories2 Do you
exclude whiskey from being introduced into large por
ton of the Territories of the United States Remark
Among the Indians but not among the settlers Union
Do you not exclude gambling tables which are property
recognised such in the States where they are toerated
And has any conended that the exclusion of gam
| bling tables and the exclusion Of ardent spirits was
violation of any constitutional privilege or right
And yet 1T is the case in large portion of the terri
tory of the United States; bhher cutlery against that
because is Me prohibition Of specific kind Of PROPERTY and
not prohibition against any section of the Union WIZ SIR
our taos prevent uer keeper from going into some of
the Territories of the United States and taking bar with
him and using and selling spirits there The law also pro-
hios certain other descriptions of business from being
carried on in the Territories. not therefore, prepartd
say that under The constitution haze the po,cer 10 pass
acs excluding negro SLAVES from the 1arorie ppolves the
same principle" Remark 1t does involve the same
principle because slavery under the Divine economy
not morally wrong 1t is great institution of society
demanding the protection of the laws and not vice. to
be prohibited by sumptuary laws like whskey- drinking
gambling horse-racng, &c.--Ua But" continues
Mr. Douglass IL do say that if left to myself to carry
out my opinions WOULD LEAVE THE WHOLE SUBJECT
TO TERRITORIES THEMSELVES AND ALLOW
! THEN INTRODUCE EXCLUDE SLAVERY AS THEY MAY
/ believe that this is the principle upon
which constitutions rest believe it is one of those
rights to be conceded the TERRITORIES The MOMENT then have
| GOVERNMENTS and LEGISLATURES established for
them, because By establishing government and gfvfg then,
powr 10 form legislature, you admit that they competent 10
govern themselves otherwise they would not be authorized
to establish legislature and condc all their rights to
with the exception of this of the institution of
slavery For these reasons and others which will not en-
large upon, am opposed any provision this bill prohibit
6y The people Of The Territory from tgistig respect Afr-
slavery
JUNE s, 1850, p. ll34.-Thc question being on Mr.
Chase's amendment to the proposition offered by Mr.
Davis--yeas and nays ordered Yeas--among others
Baldwin Chase, Corwin Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts,
Douglas, Hale, Seward, &c.---25. Nays--Atchison
Badger Bell, Benton, Glass; Clay Davis of Mississippi
&c.--30. Amendment not agreed to- r
The question being on the amendment of Mr.. Davis
Ieas--Atchson, Badger, Bell Clay. Davis of Mississippi
&c.--25. Nay5--Baldwin Benton, Bradbury Davis of
Massachusetts, Chase, Douylrs, Hale Hamn, Secard
$3.50. Not agreed to-
JUNE $, p. ll34--Mr Berrien moved to strike out
in the sixth line of 10th section the words in respect
to- and insert the words establishing prohibiting"
The section amended would read thus g But no law
shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of
the SOIL establishing prohibiting African slavery
Remark The effect of this amendment would be TO