Excerpt from Speech of the Hon. Sampson W. Harris, of Alabama on the Measures of Compromise: Delivered in the House or Representatives, June 10, 1850 It is true, sir, that above stated, the South is willing to refer the question of its right. Emigrate with its property to the Territories cf the Union, to the arbitrament of the constitution. It never has insisted on any right denied by that instrument; and has already manifested its readiness to settle the whole controversy, b leaving it to the adjudica tion of the Supreme Court. Restore the ordler of things destroyed by the interference of the Executive; remand Califor'nia to her Territorial con dition; and give 'the usual forms of government to all the Territories, and she will still abide the referenbe' her judgment once before approved. But the whole question as It now stands presents a new phase. Cali Foitnia, backed by the entire North, claims to hate authoritatively settled the question for herself. And the mere 'dependency of yesterday, with the port and mien of a master to day, demands as matter of right, ad mission into the Union of these States. The status of the controversy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.