The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-07

Mr. Pryor said that lac had been shown the resolution
before coming in the hall and had advocated it merely
an expression OF sympathy with the Illinois democracy In
their unparalleled victory the backrepublicaDs But
present seemed TO something pregnant
in ii than he did he would reconsideration Of the
vote by which il was adopted
Mr. Wise said that to satisfy the particular,
he would append to the resolution one mbodying the
following assertions
That the citizens of each State of the Union are entitled
TO equal rights with citizens other States in the Terri
tories. That every citizen may hold every species of
property in the Territories authorized by the laws OF any
OF the States and that this right cannot be affected by the
action naction of the territorial authorities That il
is the imperative duty of the general government to pro-
tect the rights of citizens in every species of property in
the Territories.
A vote was taken and the resolution reoonsidered
Mr. Brannon said he knew of some OF the democracy
of Virginia who did not sympathse with the democrats
Of Illinois in their struggle endorse their platform.
Nor did some OF the Virginia democracy believe 1t
necessary to protect slavery in the Territories by congress
sona legislation for they believed that il existed and
protected under the constitution The right TO main
tain slave property natural right and the property
itself would be protected under that right He feared
that the victory of the democracy of Illinois would prove
the ultimate ruin of that democracy Its position he
understood to be the necessity of congressional egsa
ton to protect slavery in the Territories Now the de-
mocacy of Virginia believe that slavery exist under
the constitution and does not require federal legislation
to aid it. He moved to postpone the question ndef-
nitely.
Bannon at length. He contended that while Congress
could not create extngush slavery in Territory, yet
it could and should protect the right hold slaves there
Suppose man in Kansas stole slave and ran him off
to Canada and afterwards arrested in Kansas could
he be punished for the offence there law to
protect the right of property in slaves And he could
not be punished how could slavery exist How could
the institution stand the assaults of kdnappers unpun
shed and unpunishable by law He said that this
olution intended to congratulate noble democrat
&c brethren of Illinois on their glorious victory Could
the democracy of Virginia refuse this to the largest
body of northern democrats which had withstood the
assaults of black-republicansm He did not wish the
resolution laid the table He wanted it adopted or
rejected and he warned the convention that if the
other not done, he would appeal from them to the
democracy of Virginia. and let it Judge between them and
him. A Voice. So let it be
Mr. Claybrook moved to lay the resolution the
table.
Mr. Skinner, of Augusta confident that the late
ness of the hour would prevent proper consideration be-
ing given to the resolution and appealed to the gentle
man from Richmond to Withdraw it.
Mr.. Wise declined to withdraw it, and vote on Mr..
Caybrooks resolution to lay it upon the table resulted
in its being disposed of in that way only three four
members voting