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NEW SERIES—VOL- HI., NO. 38.
ATHENS, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1850.
UNIVERSITY Qr 'GEORGIA IIBRARI
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A Wlf* TO MIA HUSBAND, , . •
Linfer notions'. H«o« la not home without tkee f--
Ita daarvst tokamdobut maka m« »WH
Okl lat ha memory, lilca a chain alxtat tbca,
Orally compel and batten thy retom. . - '
Linear notion*. TW crowd* diouli woo thy staving.
Bethink thaa, can the tnfrth of fiamda, though dear,
CamJSaUtothagrrfthy.o^delayioc
Coata the food heart that light to have thee ham V
Linger not long. How ehall I watch thy cooun?,
A* areniox shadows stretch o er .noor and dell;
When the wild hee bath ceased her boay hamming,
And eikoen hang* rm all thing* like a epall!
How shall I watch for thee, when fearsgitrw stronger,
Aa night grown dark, and darker no the hill 1
How aball 1 weep, when I can watch uo War!
Ah! art thou absent, art thooabeent still t.
Yet I should griere not, tho’ the eye that »eeU» ms
Gareth fliroogh tear* that make ita splendor dull;
For oh 1 I sometime* fear when thou art with me.
My cup of happiness u all Uphill
Haste, haste thee home intn thy mountain dwelling.
Haste, as a bird unto ita peaceful nest l
Haste, aa a skiff, when tempest* wide art swelling,
TOea to Ha haren of securest rest 1
Jogs! . Wbat a noise is this to make
Ina gentleman’* boose ! u 7
It was the voice of our colonel!
Here was .a predicament. I knew
that the violent temper of the old man
tfoufif Subject us lo severe punishment
and as I had not been seen by him, the
“ How shall 1 thank yotf ? n exclaim-
ed I, pressing her hand in - mine, and
detaining her a moment. *f*> •
“For heaven’s sake be prudent,”
said she, ** and be more careful in fu
ture.*** - - * • * +?*•
She tore away from tny grasp, and,
thought struck me of escaping if I could.! ere I had lime to recover from the stu-
Tbere was a dodr by my side; the • por in which 1 found myself, had van-
Politics of.tlje Pail.
SPEECH OF HR. BERRIEN,
.'7 / *. OF GEORGIA,
On ih, Clay’s. Proposed Compromise.
. CONCLUDED.
„ v t* . - . jjuf ii did not. dfeejafe, even if the Wes
tern ptaiion was too great; I opened it fish.ed from my sight. I stood for some ; j can Congrcss had had the powerman
and .entered. # j moments rooted to the spot, and then, ''emancipation jvbich they designed to
This was, apparently, jumping from j with a deep-fetched sigh, followed her' ta j. 0 .effectedinstanti frera the passage
the filing.pan into the fire, for in direction. * -f’’y ! of the act, since they prbvidedexprcss-
>ihe room were two younggirls ju.«-t in i Dear Emily ! she is mioe now; ahd I|y f or payment to the owners, and for
the act of undressing for the night.— as we sit in the chimney-corner together, t he ascertainment' of the value of the
As I entered, they both jumped behind j with our sleeping infant- by our side,
a screen that. stood at the other end of! we often speak of our first tneeiing.
the room, which hid lheir ffoures. fmm ^ A* to my companions, they weto a!UThose provisions oFtlie iifct pool’d never
though their pretty little Heads; pardoned by the. kind-hearted colonel,
view w
were still visiblo.
The one seemed speechless with af-
frigbj, while the other appeared on the they were taken. The colonel
[point of screaming for assistance, when,
ploring gesture and some fur-
BORROWEO IMRORTAMCK,
A mai stood of model chaste,
With erery proper sign.
To point to all the time ot day
And tokl much better than the docks
The proper time of day. .
Vein of it* pow'r, it* face of bran
Look'd boldly at the sun,'
Hot thinking that the better part
Was by its brightness done,
Ita head was full of others lore,
Which it beliered its own,
And thought the world's full gratitude
Was due to it akioc.
A flower of tendril fairy fine
Had climb’d around its base.
Then creeping on by slow degrees,
n its fore.
or Ely""”
creeping
Reclined up< ,
- Begone, vile weed t” the dial cned,
“ Base child of earth, away 1
Your puny shodo
I lose toe time
*• Oh, obi my friend." the flower cried,
■ 1 now pereeire the truth.
That ail your boasted mightiness
Is not your own, forsooth,
That you are but a bit of brass, 4
With wisdom in your face,
Hot worth a thought when yonder m
Deserts your resting place.”
ittisccllann.
Town Quarter*.
FROM THE GERMAN.
When young men have been font
long lime confined to the dull monotony
of barrack life, with its never-ending
labor of cleaning spotless trappings and
accoutrements, its daily drills, and ihe
mingling with men whose tastes, and
habits are not congenial to their own,
il it a relief to them if on march, they
are allowed to spend a short time at a
town where a division of quarters ab
stracts them from the surveillance of
C tlly officers, and. allows them a little
rger liberty. - Thus we were happy
to reach a provincial town early on an
afternoon, where we were to remain
until next morning; and it cannot be
called a heinous wrong if we went to
excesses pi merriment, which otherwise
would have been avoided.
No sooner were the horses stabled at
our respective quarters, and our per
sons cleaned from the dust of the road,
than - a party of choice spirits met for
an afternoon’s sport. First we meas
ured the town in. all its dimensions,
playing off many an innocent joke joh
unsuspecting peasants on the way, and
in the evening we adjourned, to my
room, where the time was spent in mer
ry-making. About nine o’clock
issued forth, in the r merriest humor in
the world, to take an evening walk.
Unluckily, one of-the party suggest
ed to us the acting of a joke, which w*e .
carried into execution with considera
ble effect.
As the front doors of thp houses in
town were mostly open 'we woiild en
ter and walk up into the topmost story
Hero we would begin to make a noise,
and when anyone came to see'what
was the matter, one of ihepany-would
ask, meekly, - j . . . . ^
Hibeg : your pardon, bativthis the
residence of a Mr. Miller ?” ^
The answer, of coarse, was always, j
No; and then we would descend, drag
ging our aebres after us and clinking,
with our spurs on the stairs as noisily
aa possible.
by an __ ^ ^ ^
ther pantomimes, in which I endeav
ored to explain my situation to them
and invoke their silence, I somewhat
allayed their fears.
1. fell embarrassed beyond descrip
tion. Young, inexperienced, and pos
sessed of exaggerated feares, 1 knew
not .what to do. Two lovely girls, on
whose privacy 1 had inadvertently
broken in-an indelicate manner, on the
band, and a very hot-headed supe-
officer down stairs on the other!
Was ever mortal so perplexed?
While I was standing at the door,
undecided bow to act, (and the young
girls, no doubt, were in the pre
dicament,) 1 heard the colonel swear
terrifically down stairs, his first act
having been that of sending for a ser
geant and ten men to arrest the delin
quents. The seryant who answered
my question up stairs, declared that
there had only been five. The colonel,
however, knew too well what a young
soldier’s assertion was worth in
ter of this kind, and he ordered a
to be made of every room in the house.
This was done, and I beard one door
after another open and shut and, last
of qll, slews approaching the door of
the young ladies’ chamber. "Tl was r
of course suspected that I would be
there; but the servant bad been, as
extra precaution, sent to ask the ladies
if they had seen anything of a man se
creting himself about the house. This
was a critical moment forme, and tny
henrt beat violently as the servant ap
proached the door.
I had now been so long in the room
that my first fluslration had passed over
and, knowing that the very act of in
truding upon the ladies’ sanctum would
increase my punishment, it made me
bolder in imploring the assistance of
the ladies.
When the servant pat them the ques
tion at the door, they looked ai each
other dubiously. - s *•
•* What shall we say, Bertha ?” said
the bolder of the two, a lovely blondine
rly hair and the sweetest coun
tenance that had ever set the heart of
young trooper in a flutter.
••Do as you like, Emily,” replied
the other.
I looked 4tt the blondine inplonngly.
and-she said—•
most -perplexing thing; but
after all it was only a joke of theirs,
and hardly deserves to be so severely
punished.” • -
The other consented to this with a
nod.' -- ••- . j -
I cast a look of gratitude on the love
ly Emily, and she smiled slightly/even
through*her perplexity.
The sergeant having arrived with bis
escort, tny unfortunate" companions
were brought to the Watch-house; the
colonel who had been spending the
evening here, returned to his own quar
ters, and the-house was. quiet. ■* r -
Meanwhile 1 still oceapted my posi
tion at the door,"and became inore em
barrassed than ever. The' front door
was locked and bolted, and bow should
I eScapeY' ' ' ‘
/VWiai/is lobe done?” said Emily,
after a while, to.her companion;' .'
/‘ You must dress, and lead him out
emancipated negroes, upon appraise
ment founded upon personal inspection.
Those provisions of the iijtt could never
. . ... . have been ^tarried .'into eflfeet, if'-the
| through the intercession of Efnily’s un- emancipation had been immediate.—
cle, the owner of the house in which What was'necessary, under.this act of
the Mexican Congress—to allow it, for
the purpose of the argument, its full
force and utmost validity—was that the
negroes to be emancipated should be
Iwayi
suspected me of having been one of the
party, but he did not find out the truth
till after we had both left the service.
Tbe Wounded Monkey.
The sports of the east , are upon a
larger scale than ours, more daring, and
consequently more exciting; they seem
exalted to the very height of butchery,
and yet demand our admiration a'l the
display of courage in man and beast.
relation of mine, always better
satisfied at succeeding in his mm, than
the result of his shot, brought down
monkey, from a high tree. The poor
creature, mortally wounded, was able
to catch at the branches, as it fell, and
having so readied the ground, J' ■ ■■ ■
was shocked lo see it as large as a
child of three years. He put away bis
gun and hastened to it. The monkey,
placing its band on the wound, looked
up into his face with an expression that
seemed to imply, “ What have l ever
done that, you should kill me?" He
took it in .his arms and tried to stop the
bleeding, while the creature, growing
weaker, yielded itself to the comfort
.that he gave— '
“ And the big round tears
another down bis anguish'd fare,
VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 50
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Chased om
In piteous
Still there was the expression of re
proach, heightened by the misery of
poor J ; , who at that moment would
have given much for the recovery of
his victim. He then took it gently to a
pool', 10 put a period to its protracted
sufferings of nearly an hour, and es
erted his resolution by immersing it i
the water. Holding it dnriog the brief
lie, he turned from the sight; but
when all was still he ventured to look,
there were the monkey’s eyes wide open
under the water, with the same sad, re
proachful expression, and fixed upon
From that day he never used his
appraised, that the scrip should be is
sued, and then i!hat the certificate of
emancipation should be granted—Until
this was done, the condition of the ne
gro was not changed. He was stdl sub
ject to the dominion of his owner, and
to the inspection of the appraiser.—
Otherwise the terms of the act would
never have been' complied with. But
it is said, Mr. President, that whether
these laws. Wefc or were not regularly
enacted, still the Tact was, that they were
respected as laws by the Mexican people,
and that upon the transferof these territo
ries they must be so considered by us
—that is to say,-it other terms, that we
are to subject outselvcs to the laws of
a foreign nation, whether, in point of
fact, they were laws ot that nation
hot. That is the* proposition.
Mr. Webster; (in bis seat.) Whether
were part of the actual Code under
which, meu lived in Mexico at that time.
Mr.Bcrrien. That is,in other words,
nply whether il wa3 a law operative
and binding upon the people of Mexico;
which is the manner in which I liave
treated it. Certainly, the strongest evi
dence in favor oF. the existence and
validity of this Mexican law is the state
ment which I can neither affirm nor
deny, that African slavery does not, in
fact, exist there; and the presumption
thence arising, that its abolition has
been the result of acquiescence on the
part of the people jn this law. Perhapi
gun, and that hour 1
tered his life.
experience embit-
a visitation to some dozen of hdusesnr
more, Bud entered now a splendid dan*
the back way,’’ replied the other,
j-'*1 How goo I?”, wbispcredjhe other;
Emboldened by our silccess. we-paid : ?nd she cast a jurtive^glance at .some
clqthing which reposed on a chair that
was standing near me. 1 understood
Why is a lady’s hair like a bee hive?
It bolds the comb.
What kind of a face should an auc
tioneer have ? A face that is forbidding...
General Society*.—W’hat is ordina
rily called societj is a-thing made up-
of deception and frivolity, in which the
strong and earnest mind can discover
nothing to rest upon, and therefore takes
refuge in the bosom of malcriarnature/
where, amid rocks and mountains,
storms and clouds, sunshine and show-’’
ers, he communes, as it were, with dur
great mother, and finds consolation in
:r. wisdom inaudibly delivered to binri
Half Of the noblest passages in poet
ry ate truisms; but these truisms are
the grcat.truths of humanity; and he"
is the true poet who draws , them from'
their fountains in elemental purity, and
gives us to drink. - ^ -
There are two ways of gaining a
reputation; to be praised by honest
men, or abused by rogues,
..What is Love?—Au inexpressible
thing; a volume.in'a word; an ocean
in a tear; a whirlwind ioa sigh.-
Hb who swallows up the substance
of the poor, will, in. the end, find that- it
contains.a bone .which will choke him...
« Fm sitting on the style, Mary, n as
the lover said when he' seated bira.self
on a bonnet Of the latest Paris : fashion.
wss the matter.
PtpTs* I
a foil stairs length^
denly, as l was entering on the second ^
Aioo in the heart of the (own. 1 Some the; difficulty and said» id as delicate a
of os, and- I for one hfesiiated on tire manner as possible, - »- •. ' - a
threshold; but then,™ Col. Von Thai- '* ladies, if .there M.'.anyihiog here
berg, with hie tfnfl', bod lokon qoer* that yoo desire, allowme to hand it to
ten near’lbg outskine of the town, J°“-’ , J
oSflears were alloyed nod wBhnturred. They Washed,, hut did not reply;
-As w* rsSeherf th« tdjr Ihsdihg.n; and tnk.ng .he.r-s.lence tor no afiro.-
tervant met 03 and inquired romewhal auve. I. wnh my face half averied.lrnps-
rodely what we warned. * V P»««? the chair to ;he s.de orthe screen,
U being my turn to be .pokesiflah for and retoroed to my. pja.ee at the fqt-
tbe parti,-I pot ihe usual qoery, and ibsrend ofjhe room, where I turned
we* aorwered briefly to tbimegalive. •hyb«!*jBi!0oibem.
- .your paraoed’ wul u -fear i .Aioougbhy jdj side, after a .while,
el forward, march!" - ' censed ore toturo, and the lovely. JEm-
to enact this law—none to prove, a
compliance with its terms—nor the ex
tent and motives of the alleged acquies
cence ot the Mexican people; and that
these are questions into which we have
a right to inquire when this law is put
forward in our tribunals as binding up
on us. This right exists as to our own
la ws.-arid must a fortiori in relation to
the Iaws>fa foreign nation. If a territo
rial legislature should pass a law pro
hibiting slavery in *.hese Territories, we
should have a right to inquire into their
authority to 1 enact it; and surely we
must have like right in regard to the
laws of tire Mexican republic. It is
next contended, ibat in receiving this
territory we have'cntcred into an obli
gation to respeet the laws pre-.existing
there. Sir, I apprehend this is not true
if> the Extent in which it is asserted.
The principle contended for, is said to
jiave been .sustained by the decisions
of the Supreme* Court; and yet, when
those decisions are called for,
uniformly referred to a solitary case—
that- of' American Insurance Company
vs. Canter, reported by Cranch, in
which the proposition is said to be laid
down, that Upon-ihe .acquisition, either
by conquest or cession - , of a foreign ter
ritory, the laws of thanefrilory cotttiriue
to exist until they pre changed or al
tered by the laws of the conquering or
acquiring .country. .
Sqch ,is..ihe. statement, of it by gen
tlemen .who have heretoloje relied on
the obligation r nf-ibc Mexican. lavvs it
the terrliorfcs of^ew Mexico and; Cali
fornia. In answer to this, 1 bave,to say
first, thauhis was a mer obiter dictum,
certainly of very distinguished man
ar municipal law ? and wbat is pub- 1 parlies who ceded the territory, and who that what is done under a contract, and
: or political law ?, . . .. (could never have expected the abolition ; in conformity to it, must be done in yir-
When we have ascertained that, and [of.slavery there while it existed with-; tue of thecontract itselLinterpreted ac-
when gentlemen can show that this lat-; in their own limits.
ter class of laws -is embraced jn the • The Senator from Kentucky dc
proposition on which they ;ely, they will ’ ed upon that occasion against a
have made .an advance in the discussion violation of good faith under the
on this subject which .they , have never j ence of leelings which were t
attained in any of its previous stages, i to him from his own personal abhc
Chief Justice Marshall, in rendering the j of any violation of conscience,
decree in the case which has been re-. > principle of good faith, and hor
ferred to .expressed the opinion which obligation. £ entered fully in
I have stated, as deduced from inter-' feelings which he expressed \
national law. So in tbe case of Hall vs.! being able to concur with him as
Campbell, reported in Cowper, which J existence of the power. But I f<
grew out of the conquest of. New Gren- the argument of my friend was
ada by the British Government, a sitpi- | S\verable in its application to th<
lar opinion is .expressed. That, also,; cise of the power we are consi
\va.s an obiter dictum, not a question no- : From the rich store house of his
cessary to the decision of the point in propose to draw the argurm
issue, which was, whether the king of! which I shall now rely, and fr<
England, by his sovereign power, un- j own ample armor to furnish mysi
connected with the Parliameut, by the j the weapon which L will wield
mere force of his prerogative could dp j ft iendly strife,
certain acts. Bui all these authorities j Mr. President, I recognized
make the distinction .which I have stat- i force which the Senator froi
you between a public or politcal: lucky gave to the annunciation c
law, and a civil or municipal law urg- j obligation imposed upon Congr
ing the coutinued operation of the hit-1 the high and honorable motives
ter, and the instant cessation of the for- 1 he urged, to abstain from the c
er. Then, as I have said, our inquiry j of the power which he thought t
what is the public or political law ?— | stilulion conferred upon us in
Vattel gives us this answer : j to the District ol Columbia. I
“ Laws are regulations established | with him as to the effect of that
by public authority to be ohserved in j lion. He thought^ it proved Ih
society. All these ought to relate to | pediency of exercising the pow
the welfare of the citizens. The laws j me seemed to disprove its ex
made directly with a view to the public 1 He applied it to the mode of <
welfare are political laws, and in this j the contract into execution. I
class those that concern the body itself, J it was part of the contract Use
and the being of the society, the form i/fi? spirit, and intent of a contra
of governroont, the manner in which | stitute its essence—and that th
the public authority, is lo be exerted, j object of proof is the ascertain
these, in a word, which together form these. I could not bring my
* ~ ■ believe that Congress. could ^
power under the constitution 1
into a contract to do that wh
contrary to conscience, to good
honorable obligation and the i
the parties to whose detriment
operate.
Mr.Clay,(interposing) Mr. P
il my friend will allow me
Mr. Berrien. Certainly, sir.
Mr. Clay. I was aware per
that inference which might be
from the assertion of an itnpli
arising out of the nature of the
lion, which is that of ceding thi.
lory by Maryland and Virgini
sir, my frieud will recollect t
implication of good faith, restra
exercise of power in consequen
being contrary lo what must hi
expected and could not possil
been foreseen and apprehendei
ceding Stales, was limited. II
ample, the only ceding Slates
isiing should consent, and. moi
the people of the District tho
sent, and compensation wer
then there would be no itpplic;
suiting Irom the implied fa;
therefore, it is not of an inherer
of the power ; it is a thing tc
in its existence lusting only wh
clause in the constitution which relates j ry lasts in Maryland, and ter
Iq the surrender of fugitive slaves, and I when consent is given. It is 1
remind them that it is recognised, as) in its nature, not an inherent ;
we have seen by that clause, not only j intrinsic portion of the powe
within the limits of the Slate in which a j general restraining of the e:
siave owner, dwells, but beyond it ;J^h© power, in consideration o
the constitution of the Stale, are the
fundamental laws. The civil laws are
those which regulate the rights and
conduct of the citizens among them
selves.”— Vattel, p. 8, see. 29.
In pursuing this inquiry, we have
then to ascertain whether these laws,
on which slavery in the United States
depends, are of the one character or
the other in order to determine the va
lidity and efficacy of the correspond
ing laws of the Mexican republic, and
their power to control the rights of the
American citizen going to those Terri
tories with bis slave property. It is
necessary, therefore, to inquire what is
the relation in which slavery stands to
the constitution of the United Slates,
this may be explained by the fact, that; 1 ie , , c , 11 , , - . ,
African slavery did not e*ist ,n many ! and lhe an ! we . r secms 10 be > lavcs
nr Hie Mexican States, and where it did are re<3 * nl « d a . 3 ,P ro P e «y by that to
wns easily substituted by the system of j s,r " ,a =", l . ; ,hat ‘ l “> r ecogn,zed 10 the
peonage. Wbat I mean 10 say is, lfl J consmoupo of the Dotted Stales aa a
we bSve no evidence before us to ^ | b.o*w ° r represoqtMtoo ; that .1 « re-
the authority or the Mexican Congress cogetsed to the same tnstrument, and
- . ? - ° has been constantly acted upon by
Congress, in the exercise of the taxing
power, as a subject of taxation, If it
be said that this recognition is limited
lo the States in which it exists, the an
swer is, that even then jt was universal
at the dale of the constitution. But,
beyond this, I point gentlemen to that
give me time, it is just the same thing-
as il Igave-yoij rteney.” y* .r*:.-
- r A ch!apel exists ip Ited T«ionSquare,
London, in wkjch thrice cn every Sun-r
day the.service of tfie Church of Eng
land is performed, and sermons preacb-
edl/y signs, |br the deaf and da mb.
C&nddrt ’ ,-r ^ r -•
5* Time is moneyl” -said a debtor to ^
bis creditor, “and therefore,' if you wil) "buLnot the decisionof the,court- upon
nay, that it is recognized witltin the
limits of Slates which forbid il; and
that being thus recognised in States
which allow it, aud in those which pro
hibit it, in the free as well as the slave
States, its recognition is universal in
every State in tbe Union. Then, the
inquiry is, whether a property thus re
cognised by the fundamental law as a
basis ofrepresentaii'on, as a subject of
taxation—one which enters into all the
operations of the Government; which
appears here in your executive de
partment, in your supreme judicial tri
bunal ; which pervades your whole in
stitution—the inquiry is, whether these
cpnstitutionai provisions make part of
the civil laics of the Uuited States, in
tended merely to regulate the conduct
of man and man, the transactions be
tween citizen and citizen; for, unless
thisis so, then the laws of the United.
States, whether organic or secondary,
which relate to slavery, are public and
political laws; and then, unquestioi
culiar circumstances of iheced
at the time when the cession w
This is the view l intended to
Mr. Berrien. Mr. Preside
statement just made, the honor
alor from Kentucky (Mr. C
not impute tome any missta
his argument. He offers an
against the inference which I h
from it. 4 5
Sir, the proposition- is thii
power to abolish slavery in ll
of. Columbia exists, but that t)
stances under which' the, ce:
made; urged and implied c
not to exercise it without the •
Maryland and Virginia heret<
.since the retrocession of Ales
Maryland alone. I have s
this obligation, dictated by <
and necessary to the observan
faith, could be implied from tl
stances, under which the cot
entered into, and was enjoir
spirit and intent of the partie .
any question .atyissue; secondly*- that
it was affirmed only of a. particular
class,of the laws of a conquered or ce
ded country ; and thirdly,; that jt did
not require ihe specific and • seperate
repeal, ; ,esrgm cbf these jlaws. - rJ-.wiU
trouble the Senate with a brief, remark
on . this subject. .Chief Justice Mar
shall did not affirm .that all the laws
UVyoO ijUost TDC,^ sairt she, j
Will lead yon out; butlor heaven’s sak€
make no noise, for every rtjptn vnsT** 3 |Lg
^ ^ v \ on!
iQittldok the light and fed TOO' d
bly, Mexican laws on tbe same subject, j ed a part of the contract itself, and did
with wbateyer authority they may have j.not merely control the manner in which
becn.Cnacted while California and New j the rights acquired under it should be
Mexico were a part of tbe Mexican Re- j. exercised. Now, the Senator from Ken-
public, ceased instantly upon ihetrituCky desires to qualify his argument
transfer tor ihe United Slates to have f byustatiog^ that the obligation of which
anv operation or.effect. - - > •>he spoke' was temporary in its nature,
Mr. President, t invite the attentifflii that it has ceased as to Virginia, and
0 t Senators-to the consideration of an- i ouly operates now to’ restrain the exer-
othet ohestion-r If Congress had power ki«e id the power without the consent
* K j_ X—._u. -* '•n;. ihe proposition
to do what it is proposed to do, would
it be—I do nOt say expedfent, buWake
higher ground, and -ask;^ would it be
right, proper and consistent with good
faith, -to exercise- that power? In the
discussion of -tfi'eTesolutioU particularly
applicable To the District of'Columbia*
I was struck tbe other day wirii the very
otw-Mary laud, . T his
now-/ . ' ./«. '
Mri Clay*(inhisseat.) And that was
the, proposition the titber day. • * •*
, Mr. Berrieu^ Jt is now sought to ;
quah'fy ihe uthnission of an implied ob-
ligatioh.-not to exercis© the power but
with tbe assent of ihe cetling States, by
Mister, wftefe af^yqu'goitig'Wiib^of a cedtfcUcbnituy'remain ia ^rce «n ;
that horseP* cried a gentleman to a sus- til tHe^ are repealed by tbe acquinng
picious-looking pefsotry whom he iftelicooritry^bqt simply/thaLthe civil and
on horseback^-^NVelkl ant agoing no- tnuntcipaTlaws, those wbjch relate to
jjO j. iWiKWreulk^lwdlwS -J,rf u onother^dais' of 1 froa»e«uid»»b.^^e!«4of fte d..i, may. by re^sserupg. Ural it oidjrre-
oyftwd imym• sakL shu. ‘Hxpcritffcofal phjipsopby ,1a Satd'to ^ recognised by the learned judge, [of Congress to abstain from tbe aboli- j strained the mode ol exercising the
M^xisirg
sjriffir.spis the imeraalic
[T-.CommitTiog .suicide gMd faitV^exurtjtroversy belween os, which is ; wbelher
______ lif’hr'ShtilidaKw of the ceded council,: »tat Ufr-okesci*^ x#a» ferbidden'ty; itos.-IqipUod oWigattoq-resBUreg-fiwni
I bearfl „ vo icg. b s low— .. “Go straight on,” said she }._“*en .?» even lake.* paper reore than ten ‘ - „Tiring imer- j ceasary lo the fulfilment orthe purpose ; whether it merely afiecied the mode i
' ' -Wrweuer! wbat turn to tbe right, where yon w.U findlyeats w. hou paynga. <*&**&!*? U J V in | 0 d! for which the power was conferred, and l which the power derived from.it was to
is civ- Uva, iox»nsi.te«/of»* the.iiitre.tirf' die be cxercsed. Mow i ihave sn.
-itulcc,; of Congress to abstain irom the aboii-< strained tne mooc ot exercising me
‘every tion of slavery in the District of Co-1 power, a restraint, which the assent ol
writer hndn the international law whoi lombia. While ho asserted the power,; Maryland would now rempverbol Ibis
nestion,- and -ihat Is j he still asserted that Congress could - a ^J ad 8™ al - Qaas aa ‘
its spirit and intent—which
the essence of the contract—
the competency of Maryland
o a particular mode of exer-
roves nothing, because if, as
it was a part of the contract
as equally competent to Ma-
release any right acquired un-
\uaqua,Tnque via data, therefore %
ii» implied obligation o pc rat os
nih'ilation of the power, or
tw to control j^s exercise, the
equally subsrrv.es my pur-
herc the question is, whetltcr
ise of a power to prohibit
the Territories would bo con-
th tho pledge, mutually given
/ed by our lathers, of equali-
L in the actual possessions and
quiescence of the United
[-bidding a distinction (in tlm
of Vattel) to the disadvan-
ny . portion of the community.
have the power, if you will
dge and conform to the.obU-
conscience and good faith
bids itsexcrcise.
e, then, to propound the ques-
h that argument affords: If it
c contrary to conscience, to
1, and to the implied obligation
suiting, to abolish slavery in
ict of Columbia, without the
of the State of Maryland, ,1110
lining one of the ceding States,
at does that obligation rest?—»
srtuinly, upon tbe assumption
nuld be in violation ot the spi-
tlent of the parties at the time
: cession was made. Now, sjr,
the period when ibis consult!-
> entered into, when thirteen
uted Stales loosely connected
mutually grasping hands, ,
ore closely the bond of union ;
tell me, do you believe, does
believe, that it consists with
i and intention of the framers
nslrument, with tho feelings of
>ment, that you should circutn-
slavcry within limits within
in process of time, it could no
;xist? That were to deny to.
rtvilege of exercising the rights
ich we came into the conl’edera-
e manner in which we had exer-
1 were exercising them when tho
ion was formed. It would be
to say lo us, we will allow you
slaves, if you will keep them
our own limits; but in the fu-
[uisition which wc make ofTer-
even of such as are fitted to
n peculiar kind of labor, hands
ery shall never be extended
r consent; tho banner of this
tublic shall never wave over
slave State, whether tl were,
y free or slave. If this propo-
ad been made to our fathers in,
vention, what, think yoo, would'
Sen their answer? *1 will hot
pself to express it. Do you be
at this constitution would havo '
ined under such circumstanced?
it is; and if you interpret it Adi
pose, do you not do so witb’ihe 1
nviction that you are giving on’-;
•tation to it which is contrary To->
nt and spirit of its framers ?*— 1
you believe that it is consistent J
u principles of good faith? Do'
ieve that it is consistent with the f
les of eternal justice? ;lfyot|:
force of tlic obligations which
ipose in relation to this portion of
ritory included within the'ten’
quare—if rather than do itjjurjjri'
estate of Murylanrl by the aboli»
tbe institution which she
ou will, with noble maiffmess of -
cr> fulfil the obiilgalions which 1
on you, and carry out that c«>n-'
i its spirit and intent,are y«o4t»-
e lo the tar biglier and more sol- '
»ligations which bfmlyou to deal
same spirit with that great char- - ’ *•
our liberties on which : lhe DmotiE^
Is—to abstain from il» flagrant
ntinued violation, which may re* 4
hether delil>erately or desperate- ‘
■ending that Union asunder, and
r brother against brother in civil-’
To avoid exciting the apjire-
hension? of the respectable people-of
Maryland, you will abstain from anqct
which may be injurious to their inter
ests—to an institution which she cbei-
ishe^; and - vvhcu you eotbe to act on a
larger add more extended theatre, to
deal with the opinions, the feelings, and
the interests of twenty.million* of peo
ple, will you not exercise a similar for
bearance? Will you not feel that thft
implied obligation which conscience
joins and good faith requires you lodul- v
fib will be at least equally asvi.mpera-
tivcas.you fe r t. it to be when abstaining,
■from the exercise of your power over. -*
.these ten miles square- > 5?.^* '<x
Mr. President, l have ofien inttB-
course of my life'been struck by observe
ing the different estimate wbicbrmen?;
make of question* .of right or wrottg
when acting personally or respectively
—dndividuaUy.or id combinalioni U&fcs I
subject -was forcibly brought to. my -
mind by a very eloquent ^aod pfacticBt
discourse which i heard tvvtidoyx sgo: ,
in another wing of this capiloL fils
ject was to show thc failacy df all id«t
entertained by many ol tho
guilt and lessened responsibility, fort—*
tions whieh were committed/in -
supposed nation—of the belief, ^c 1
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