I115-JUN-18501U. S. SenateU. S. Senate USSENATEsketchofdebateininthesenateforfeb6812inclusive1850oilontiletherightofpetitionrepresentswardhalechaseaschiefspeakersmrylanyiandianalangumpresentedtheproceedingsofameetinginjectingatwilmingtonNCdenouncingthetilefanaticismoftiletiienorththreateningadissolutionofthetileunionininacertaincontingencyaclaidonthetableseveralpetitionswereverepresentedbymrhalehaiefromvariousvarioussectionsforpromotionoftheabolitionofslaveryimprovingtheconditionofthefreepeopleofcolortopreventtheincreaseofslaverybytilethenonadmissionofnewanewstatesintotheunionforfoiabolishingslaveryinintiletiiedistrictofcolumbiatopreventtheintroductionofslaveryinmtheterritoriestopreventinternalslavesiavetradebetweenthestatesandrespectfullyaskoriollcongressgresstoproposewithoutdelaysomeplanfortheimmediateandpeacefuldissolutionoftiletheamericanuniontheGermahgermantowntownladiesaddresscongressasdearfriendsandafteranailappropriateprayerwebidyouanaffectionatefarewellmanyjoinedtiletiieabovegentlemeninindebatewhichwasgenerallywarmcriminativeandsomewhatdramaticwithsomesymptomsofthetiletragicquerydueryifthothepeoplethewholepeoplewanttheunionpeacefullydissolvedwhynotdissolveitwhyaskcongresstodoatilingthingtheyhavenopowertodocongressdidnotmaketheunionunathetileunionmadecongressandthetilepeoplemadetheunionconsequentlyquentlyontheprincipleprinciplesoffederalrepublicanismtilethesamepowerthatmakesmustunmakeifunmadeatallandiftheunioniseverpeacefullydissolveditwillwidbebythesovereignpeoplewhomadeitfortheyalonepossessthetilerightful0powerofdissolutionwithinthemselvesandnotintheirsenatorsorrepresentativesandwehopeweshailshallneveragainhearofanyportionoftiletiieamericanpeoplepetitioningcongresstodowhatitliashasnopowertodoevenifithadthedispositionletourunionremainforeverpeacefully4