Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-06-02
IN SENATE, MAY 25, 1860.


ton of slavery in the States the rights of citizens
Of the several States in the Territories of the United
States, and the duty of the federal government to
protect those rights; the powers of the Territorial
Legislatures the subject of slavery, and the
duty of the several States to observe and respect
! the fugitive slave law, &c.
The immediate question pending was the amend
ment of Mr.. Clngman, to insert after the fourth
| resolution the following: ...r
ReSolUed That the existing condition of the Ter
ritorieS of the United States does not require the
Intervention of Congress for the protection of prop
| erty in slaves.
| Which Mr.. Brown had moved to amend by strik-
ing out the word mot" thus reversing the purpose
| of the resolution.
Mr.. Crittcnden addressed the Senate at some
| length, sustaining the amendment of Mr.. Cngman.
| The question was then taken on the proposition
! of Mr.. Brown to strike out the word mot" and
| decided in the negative yeas 8, nays AZ. Those
I who voted in the affirmative Messrs. Brown,
Clay Iverson, johnson, of Arkansas and Yulee.
| Mr.. Collamer then moved to amend the resolution
| by striking out the word existing" and inserting
after the word not land in our opinion never will"
| so that it would read that the condition of the
| Territories of the United States does not require
the intervention of Congress for the protection of
property in slaves and in our opinion never will"
| This amendment was lost by the following VOTE
YEAs-Messrs. Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Col
lamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolitte, Foot, Hale,
Hamlin, Harlan, Simmons, Ten Eyck, Trumbull,
| Wade and Wlson-16.
NAYs-Messrs. Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg Bright,
Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Clngman, Davis, Fitzpatrick,
Green, Hammond, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, John
son, of Arkansas, johnson, of Tennessee, Lane,
Latham, Mallory Mason Nicholson Pearce, Polk,
Powell, Pugh, Rice. Salisbury, Sebastian, Slidell
Toombs Wigfa and Yulee-33. ....
The question recurring on the resolution of Mr.
Clngman, it was decided in the affirmative by the
| following VOTE
YEAs-Me<srs. Bigler, Bingham Bragg, Chandler,
| Clark Clingnan Coamer Crittenden Dixon Doo-
little, Foot, Grimes Hale HamlIn, Harlan johnson,
of Tennessee, Kennedy, Latham Polk, Pugh, Sim
mons, Ten Eyck, Toombs, Trumbull, Wade, and
| Wilson 90
NAYs-Mcssrs Benjamin, Bright, Brown, Ches-
| nut, Clay, Davis. Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond,
Hunter, Iverson, Lane, Mallory, Mason, Nicholson,
Pcarce, Powell Rice Salisbury, Sebastian, Slidell,
Wiof"'l, and Yulee-23.
The next resolution in the series was the follow
ing:
g. ResOlred That if experience should at any
time prove that the judicial and executive authority
do not possess means to insure adequate protection
to constitutional rights in Territory, and if the
Territorial government should fail refuse to pro-
vide the necessary remedies for that purpose it will
he the duty of Congress to supply such deficiency.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to amend the above by in
sorting after the word Territory "that to take or
hold a slave therein is not constitutional right"
The motion was lost by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Bingham Chandler Clark, Dixon,
Doolittle, Foot Foster. Grimes, Hale, Hamlin Har-
Ian. King, Simmons, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade,
and Wilson-17
NAYs-Messrs. Bigler Bragg, Bright, Chestnut,
| Clay, Clingman, Davis Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin,
Hammond Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, johnson, of
Arkansas, johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane,
latham, Mallory, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk,
Powell, Pugh, Rice Sebastian, Slidel, Toombs, and
| Wigfal-31.
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feet, that experience having shown that the Con-
stituton and common law are alike inadequate for
the protection of slavery in the Territories,
having neglected to make provision for it. and others
passed statutes to prevent it. the duty of Congress
was imperative to intcrpose in the premises"
The question was taken on this amendment and
decided in the negative Yeas 3, nays AZ. The af-
firmatve voters being Messrs. Brown, Iverson, and
Mallory.
Mr.. Brown thought it evident that he was in
very small minority
Mr.. Toombs moved to add to the resolution the
words within the limits of its constitutional power"
Which was agreed to without division; and the
resolution agreed to: Yeas SO, nays g.
The next resolution reads as follows:
G. Resolred, That the inhabitants of Territory
of the United States, when they rightfully form a
constitution to be admitted State into the Union
! may then for the first time like the people of
State when forming new constitution decide for
themselves whether slavery, as domestic institu-
tiou shall be maintained prohibited within their
jurisdiction; and "they shall be received into the
Union with without slavery, as their constitution
may prescribe at the time of their admission"
Mr. Wilson moved to substitute for it, in effect,
declaration "that slavery was contrary to natural
right the creature of local law, and as such could
not constitutionally exist in the Territories"
| This amendment was rejected: yeas 8, nays 80.
| Mr.. Clingman moved to amend the resolution by
inserting at the end, provided that it is not hereby
ILL al
to provide system of laws for the maintenance of
| slavery"
This question was decided IN the negative:
! YEAs-Messrs. Clark, Clingman, Dixon, Foot
Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Latham, Pugh, Ten Eyck
Trumbull, and Wilson-12. -.-.s-.a-.4-s-.-s.----
! NAYs-Messrs Benjamin, Bragg Bright, Brown,
Chestnut, Clay Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond,
Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, johnson, of Arkansas,
johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Mallory,
Mason, Nicholson Pearce, Polk, Powell, Rice, Saul
isbury, Sebastian, Slidell, Thomson, Toombs, Wig
/ fall, and Yulee-31.
The Question was then taken on the resolution,
and decided in the affirmative by the following vote
| .YEAs-Messrs. Benjamin, BiglsE, Bragg, Bright
Chestnut Clay, Clingman, Crittenden Davis, Fitz-
patrick Green, Gwin, Hammond, Henphill Hun
ter, Iverson, johnson, of Arkansas, johnson, of
Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham Mason Nichol-
son, Pearce, Polk POWELL Rice, Sebastian Slidell,
Thomson Toombs, Wigfall, and Yulee-33
NAYs-Messrs Bingham, Chandler, Dixon, Foot,
Foster, Hale, Pugh, Simmons, Ten Eyck, Trumbull,
| Wade and Wison-12.
The next and last resolution in the series is the
following: . ..-r.
Z. Resolued, That the provision of the Constitu-
ton for the rendition of fugtives from service or
| labor without the adoption of which the Union
could not have been formed, and that the laws Of
1893 and 1885, which were enacted to secure its
ecuton, ard the main features of which, being SIM
liar, bear the impress of nearly seventy years Of
sanction by the highest judicial authority, should
be honestly and faithfully observed and maintained
by all who enjoy the benefits Of, our compact Of
union; and that all acts Of individuals or Of State
legislatures to defeat the purpose nullfy the
quirements of that provision, and the laws made in
90 Il.