Excerpt from Speech of Hon. Charles Durkee, of Wisconsin, on the California Question: Made in the House of Representatives, June 10, 1850 Mr. Chairman, can it be possible that the Con gress of this great Republic is prepared to per vert its powers by forging chains for millions yet unborn, by opening new fields and markets for slavery? God forbid that it should be so! But if it is so to be, let me sayto you all, Gentle men of the House of Representatives of this American Congress, be not deceived. God is not to be mocked. If we sow to the storm of cruelty and oppression, we must reap the whirlwind of woe and tribulation. But, sir, I am dwelling too long on these interesting topics. I must pass on. 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.