Speech of Charles W Upham of Salem in the House of Representatives of Massach
Speech of Charles W Upham of Salem in the House of Representatives of Massach
Upham Charles Wentworth
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In the North Carolina convention, the Constitution was opposed because the clause under consideration was regarded as aiming at the extinguish- ment of slavery ; and how was the objection met by the friends of the Constitution ? Why, it was met by a frank and honora- ble admission that it would, perhaps, and probably, thus oper- ate. Mr. Iredell — a name ever honored in that State — ex- pressed himself in the following noble language : " When the entire abolition of slavery takes place, it will... be an event which must he pleasing to every generous mind, and every friend of human nature. " — Elliott's Debates, vol. 3, pp. 97, 182, 277. In the Pennsylvania convention, Mr. Wilson, a gentleman who had taken a leading and honorable part in the convention that framed the Constitution, said : " I consider this"' (that is, the clause giving Congress the power to abolish the slave importation) "as laying the foundation lor banishing slavery out of this land. The new States that are" to be formed will he under the control of Congress in this par- ticular, and slaves will never be introduced among them.
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