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SENATOR COLLAMER's SPEECH.


whatever is recognized as property by the |
[. S. Constitution, and held as property I'M
der the laos of qny of the StGtes-and that !
the law making power. whether exercised by |
Congress or by the Territorial legislature, is
bound to enact laws for the adequate and
sufficient protection of such property; that
if any Territorial legislature refuses or neg
lects to enact such laws,it is the duty of Con-
gress to do it.
Senator Wilkinson moved to amend the
resolutions of Mr.. Brown by striking out all
after the word resOloed, and inserting, in
substance. declaration that the territories
are the common property Of the people of the
United States-that Congress has full power
to legisate for them-that Congress should
s., lecislate as to encourage AMI promote the
interests Of free labor inthem and that slavery
and involuntary seryitude in the territories,
except for crime whereof the party has been
duly convicted should b. forbidden in the
organization Of new territories.
sIAvrRY OUR Fathers THOUGHT WAS a GREAT
WILSON TO DIE OFT.
Weare apt to forget, in the hurry Of new
and untried experiments, that after all, ex-
rerieuce is the safest guide for to-day and
The safest guide for truth. We spelk Of orr
flthcrs-thev who established this Govern
ment How did they manage it2 Is it not
well enough for Us occasionally to look at
the old way. and ascertain how it was? The
further we get into difficulty. the more
uouhl IS we experience in trying new modes
aud new experiments. the more we ought to
be inclined t. see how this matter was man
| aged originally, and how that management
succeeded How was it? | think nothing
/ can be more clear, on 4 candid examination,
| than that they looked upon slavery as
/ great evil So admits Mr.. Calhoun himself;
/ undoubtedly It was true. No man disputes
/ shat now. How did they propose t. man
/ are it2 Ii was In this way the old Con-
/ gre>s Of the Confederation was sitting at the
/ time the Convention was sitting IN Phlladel-
/ uhia. In that Confederation Congress they
acted in relation 70 the then known and then
/ owned territory of the Unitad States, lying
out of ana beyond the limits of the separate
/ States and, in providing Government for
/ II. enacted that slavery or involuntary servl-
/ u}e. except for crime should not there exist ;
/ twas entirely forbidden. That provision was
/ llled over and duly notified to the Con
yention that was sitting TO torn the Con
stitution. sitting 1ntemp1rtneouslv. They
/ provided In the Constitution that Congress
/ sr.n,j have u,war ITO make all needful
~,,l.. AMI rs.,,,,ti.r-'. FIR the dispo,ition of
rl... t.r~.-.,r,- her 1r,u.rr, of the United
/ >-..e.. ,5,,. b,st,,cins, ,n Inc new proposed
/ (;.'..,,,,,,,,,t rb. mower Of control over the
T.rr;+lrias and thew immediately exercised
IN, tb. F,r.r C.,ni--ss. bv leritimatinr and
.,.l,,.-..,. -L, ,.,.,i.i..,s f tho ordinance Of
~ 80 5ba rb'n ee,.ti,7 firm If GOVERN
msn-
Their. zras another thin, They did not
,...- ,rr.,., Slavery t..n AS n mere local mat
J Ier-l matter of mere local interest The
/ r--j5- fr.yidad for The Northwest Territory
+ br+ tI.it VA. NOT all II Was then undOubt-
/ edlv the General prevailing opinion that if
. tbav emf Eff rbe lurp'v Of slaves bv prohibit
inc the African slave trade. and limited the
/ extent of territory I'm which slavery should
exist. bv c1nfninr II TO its then existing
I limits it would finally die out There Is no
/ aubtlh4tthev onte ell upon that experiment
| They vested in Congress the power. after
/ loO@. t. which time the extreme southern
/ State, then desired O. continue the trade. To
/ emf of rhar FOREIGN supulv-t1 cut off the
Af--,,, slow. trade ann they had in the
/ Orli,,,,... ,f l-5- the continuance Of which
I - ~ ...+ .;., .-.....-,r.l,to5 , ,,ro,is
'"' ii0"
ON i"I I.ul1il7 '"' 'A,-'' 'i ''i'i''iS III
: winch 10 should prevail
/ have been charged over and over can
. remember at least three times, by three
different. gentlemen i'm the senate. in the
,.-..- 20 .Lis di.,rssi5r,-- with having
I'"7 III .l
9A'"' W ilD" ""' ""'' ''"' 10I'. -, ~ y
I more limited ln' extent ui JeI IU'ry 10 which
slavery was confined. the sooner II Would
come 10 AN end. Inc honorable senator
IRON Alabama. (Nlr. CLA{') the honorable
Senator from North carolina (Nr' OLING-
NAM and, believe other gentlemen nave
Sc tmed to think that. 10 approving Oh tha'
sentiment am an Ap.Il'iohls'' ana one
senator says that Is nothing more nor les
than plan TO smoke them out-not very
elegant expression nave ! ENTERTAINERS an
new thought on that SUBJECT desire 'C
call attention lor one moment TO single re-
mark made by the senator from Virginia a,
tins session. MI MASON sad on the -9u
OF january speaking Oh 'h'Ss VINO maze
the Constitution
Il believe thisw their opinion; their preju-
dice wa aimed a-'ias' the foreign slave trade
the Aiteln slave rae and InGiT 4eei was Va "a a.
~ cu..ins las. o a.tn,to{ ~ ona
time 70 show bv the RECORDED opinions Of Mr.
Madison. that that the famous Ordinance of I7s7
so far as it prohibited slavery in the territory
northwest of the Ohio. was aimed at the African
slave traae'and aimed at that alone tHe ldea Pc
ing o II y ';u ct5 rom obros .J tbsy
woaI5. to that extent. prevent the importation Of
sIaves. and that. when it was altogether prevent.
ed the condition of slavery would die out of itself
but they were not Abolitionist', far less within
the meaning and spirit OF the AoohhonlSt Of the
crescent day
This Is the view wished TO present, IN
shorter words. They entertained the idea
that if the nation would cut off the foreign
supply, and would limit the area into which
slavery was to 90, it would die out, am
not now proposing to say how far this idea