New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-16

A majority OF the Committee, consisting OF mem
s.rs rom the slave-holding States refused 70 con-
slider and report upon the subject, and directed
Sir. Adams, their Chairman, TO report resoiu-
ton asking to be discharged from The further con-
sideration OF the subject, which he did on the 18th
OF February At the same time llr. Adams asked
as an individual member of the COMMITTEE Tor
leave to present the following resolutions
Resoir.d That by the Constitution Of III L States,
no delegated 10 .feir Congress OF 70 any depart
meat o. d-rer meats of their Government, ar 70 this
Unioa any foreign STATE, the people thereof
Resoired That any attempt OF The Government OF The
United sat by an Of Congress OF D. treaty TO annr1
10 his Uaon the Republic Of Texas, the p-oPe thereof
would b. violation OF the Constitution Of the lnItsd
States anil aad void and which tn free States OF thls
Union and other people ought not TO submit
Objections being made the resolutions were not
received, the Southern Members showing disln
clinatioh to have the subject agtated IN the House
al present. Might il not be considered as SAVIOR
ing too much of violation OF private confidence,
we would refer to various declarations OF persons
high IN Office in the National Government, arrow
ING fixed determination to bring Texas INTO the
Union. declaring that they had assurances oil the
aid OF the free States to accomplish the object and
insisting that they prefer dissolution OF the lnon
to the rejection OF Texas, expressing, however, at
the same time. their confidence that, II the an
ae1Gtl0a could be effected, the people OF the Tree
States would submit TO IT. and the institutions OF
the slave States would be secured and perpetuated
Contenting ourselves. however, with the above
glance a. some of the most prominent evidence IN
relation to the subject. VIC submit to you whether
the project Of annexation seems TO be abandoned,
and whether there be not the most imminent DON
gcr OF its speedy accomplishment. unless the en-
IA !, d, Eyy-fr hero ypr
aroused TO coaricti9n of this danger, ASD STEAK
OUT AND ACT IN REFERENCE TO IT Il MANNER AND
w1rHA VOICE NOT TO BE misunderstood, EITHER BT
TIE PEoPLE OF TIE SLAVE STATES, OR THEIR OWN
ruBL1c SERVANTS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
Although perfectly aware that many important
and controlling objections to annexation exist,
aside from the question OF Slavery, VIC have III
this Address confined ourselves principally to that,
because of It's paramount Importance, and because
the Gdr1cGtes Of GnHerdtiOn distinctly place Il
uD0n Liat ground Most of the speclous argI.
ucnts and reasons III favor OF annexation, with
which It's advocates attempt to gid tire pm Tor
Norttcr3, p0iatcS. are Just about as sincere and
substantial as were those OF Mr.. WISE III the
Speech above referred to, IN which he labored 4
long time TO convince Northern philanthropsts
that they would best promote the objects they
had in view By favorIng annexation, that they
might have Slavery in Texas within the power
and control OF our own Government. that that
H1ipht aJoish ii or mitigate its eriis, he himself
beng an advocate Of perpetual Slavery, and
among the foremost to trampe upon the Right of
Petition itself.
No one can be so bind nor as not to know
that the real design and object OF the South IS TO
. ADD NEW WEIGHT TO HER END OF THE LEVER. :
1t was upon that ground that Mr.. Webster placed
his opposition in his speech on that subject IN
New Y ork, III March. 1887. In that speech ai-
ter stating that he saw insurnnountabc objections
to the Annexation Of Texas; that the purchase
of Louisiana and Florida furnished no precedent
for it that the not parallel, and that
no such policy or necessity as led TO that, required
the Annexation Of Texas. he said:
Gentlemen We all STE tlst, by whomsoerer possessed,
Texas Is Likely to be sla'e-hod.as country aud frankly
ayow my uuwlngnes do any thing which shall
extend TIE slavery of the African tis Continent cs
add Other Sa,eiuld,ag States to TIE Union. When say
that regard SLAYER, nIo great moal social aud p0ltt
cal evil 0u use language winch has been adopted BY dis
tagushed thans,lye citizens OF Sa'e.hodius State
shall do nothing therefore, favor encourage ITS iug-
ther extension.
And again. he SAID:
l., NV opinion the p-opl, Of the United Sa,s. will not
Consent, 10 bring vastly extensive, aId slavehcldi
couutly large enough Tor half dozen dozen Stats,
iuo tie Union IL ~ oSIoS THEY OUGHT NOT TO coz
SENT ihuctu altogether AT l'sS ~ CpnCtlNt
what possible benefit part Of tis country c." expect TO
derive from such auneNeon All benefit 10 an? palt Al
least doubtful and uncertain the objections obvious, plain
aud strong On the general question If slavery or-
ton Of the cpmmuiity Is already strongly excited. The
subject has only attracted attention question OF pd-
litc but has struck Gar de-pertoncd cord 1t his
rested the religious feeling Of the country thas taken
strong bold the ccnsciences o! men, lie Is rash man
indeed aud e co3vrrsau with human nature, and espe
caly has hc very estimate 81 the character Of
the i-,ople this country who suppose that feeling Of
md
cause itself 10 be respected
In conclusion, he SAID
therefore political necessity foI the annexation
of Texas the Union no advantages TO De derived from il
and objections to 1t Of strong, and, my Judgement deer
syc character.
believe tito be for the aud happiness the
whole Union To remain Is without d:rnu,ion and
without addition
We hold that there is not only f" no political
necessity" for il, no advantages to be derived
from 1t, but that there IS no constitutional power
delegated TO any department OF the National Go.
vernment 10 authorize 1t: that no act of Congress
or treaty for annexation impose the least obi
CATION upon the several States OF this Union 10
submit TO such an understandable act, or to receive
INTO their family and fraternity such miSbegottHl
and Legitimate progeny.
We hesitate not to say that altneratioR. effected
by any act or proceeding of the Federal Govern
ment, or any OF It's Departments wouLE Re lDEN-
TIcAL WITH DISSOLUTION. Ii would be a violation
OF our national compact, its objects designs, and
the great elementary principles which entered INTO
It's formation, OF & character 50 deep and funda-
mental, and would be an attempt 10 etcrnizc an
institution and power, OF nature so unjust IN
themselves, so injurious to the interests and abho--
rent to the feelings of the people OF the free
States, as IN our opinion. not only inevitably TO
result N dissolution OF the Union, but fully to
justify 1t; and we not only assert that the people
of the free States ought not 10 submit to 1t, I"
but say with confidence, THEY WOULD NOT SUB.
NIT TO IT. We know their present temper and