Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-25
SPEECH OF J. MACPHERSON BERRIEN,

The words ere. new States may be admitted" &c
what sfr new Stated do not mean To refer to leIeo
gspbep, and quito satisfied with tho mode OF In
serpresuon resvrted by the Senator from New York.
(Mr Dckhson which proves that among the farmers OF
that State IN old worn.oui farm becomes new one
-uhsnxser u ssss, and often no II gets new own
e. Without doubt tho sHsgsston has great force,
but " docs not strike me. No cir; my inquiry Is.
What the meaning Of this new. ns it was used
In hs Constitution and in this eonesion' Sur, had care
fsy traced tho progress Vi this clause IN the proceedings
u tbs Convention with view to this inquiry, by
shsir exhibition the Senate The lucid exposition OF
sse by the Senators who have preceded me, has relieved
from this task. With that exposition fresh in
mofies IL obvious that they bodies OF people,
passing. of just passed from tho condition oi T.o
that OF sta,es-from their chsas au,sau stae and
eoadton a. Tstofes TO that Of their perfect
- ssssse Where did the framers Of The Constitution
psct 20 mud these new Staie~, within without
hmief Wthin. the seed was already sowed, froCa
whseh we have eincs respsd abundant bsrvest.--
Mhsrs without, could they have looked for them'-
We did not TO interfere with generous.
ely u The Of the Revolution Canada had rejected
hs eass Of association In the hour Of necessity They
wosd not have made this provision for her, Tbs other
British provinces were sendf.st In their loyalty Tho
American doninions Of SPan. and Portugal repossd tran
gully under the sasy domiuon Of their rulers
WHARF else could they look1 The Senator from Mssis-
sppi. (MI. HendersonS who pushes this doctrine to
exsrne. from which h less adventurous associates stand
back, he admits that this power 10 bounded by the
ocean wave; that II would become much diluted 10,
~, In In transit over the "deep blue sea Where then,
did they look for Satcs7 Can doubt that
ancestors looked at homo. and oaly at home1
II Texas Staei 1t sbc Is now, will she DO
6fty v,s hence ana will Won have les, richt hen 10 nd
init her than you have nowt When do States become od1
When 20 be newt repeat the question, IL Texas
ne St.,ef She has Ia, veors ard "a .ppro,, h.
ins her tren.. bu, Inv mi. Won arc
gong to make her State She Is do her Old cloths
put Ones aud PRESTO she be heseliihe
per,oo6ed c.ncen,on f The ir,mer. Of The Con,,,non
Mr. President our fathers we've wise na,rio b., prac
t,c.l meness convsrsaut Win fancy than with
Th.v Ind de,, roo mucb viii s,c,n si,,e. 4, inJuj,o
theee vagares OF the Imagination.
see, hat in IN
inx mi, clause and h. moi Inc term t,tes The mae
of their intention These were State, formed or 10 be
formed within the limits of The Uni,ad States ar e,,,i
n.tely ACQUIRED and subjected 10 territorial prob1ton-
Vermont mpedcd nv The eon,endny claims Of New Yo,k
And n Hampsh,re was ono The Norbxe.,ern Terri,orv
would rive birth to more Kentucky was 10 spring u from
the s ancient and renowned Conmonwcsltb- nnd Ten
pes,ee from the good old North State l,eorsia. wide
domain which, potri,hst,ndny IN. estimate OF tSc Sc
p,,or from M,ssou, sb. h,r,.,.d Far , mes. of moi,
t.se afforded material for o,h.rs These would be ns,o
St.es-nev in tho literal sens. nf the ,rrm-new in the
..os In which il was sed nv IN. r,mers of the Constitu
ton They would be poleal bodies passing from their
old condition as dependent Territories 10 their new eond:-
ton .s independent States
Do Won want further evidenced IL NAV he found in the
proccedngs OF The Convention When this clause was
6rs, inroi ucei i, did no, contain the word new The
espressou inen was simply Estates arising WITHIN
the limit. of the United Sair-" The word. ati.inr
within the imt. Of the United S,,es dispensed with its
use because such States mus, D., . Stat, But to
these WINS attached the word .lrv,iuy and the words
.s~ully arsnr gaye ris. 10 the controversy the pro
Graz. of which has bcen Al. lucidv .t,,ed N y, nv the
Senator from Virvinia MIR R,yesN This was adjusted
by providing for The consent of the States in which or OF
which tbey were 10 be formed In the proyress of This
couroyersy the word ne was inserted and the words
..r;,ng within ,b, limits of the limited states w,r.
dropped The word .nevr became their substitute and
aou,v.I.,t have hei,re aid States arising
within IN. limit. of the United States must be
,.x S,,,es and nno,b,.dIv il wa, 40 considered in The
Convent;on
oaecr as, ,h,, some Of the members Of the ,nyan
ton v,re \. ,ens,,iyr on ,bc snbec az I'M,
the Unon States arising within the limits OF the United
sses and exercised the most scrupuou, caution
lmit.tion of thai power moi a word was uttered no,
SYLLABLE WINS WHISPERED in relation 4, IN. p,wer Of
.dui,,ino foreign sts,es An must admir- ib,, thar
nower Il Granted at Gil i, GRANTED yxitbout stint ar
limit check or guard and so granted by Convention
Whose whsle and especially in relation TO the
other NJ this same clause exhibit the most scrupuou,
caution Can YOU conceive this to have been possb!e7
and n soft minority o. the Convention were willing 10
give 10 majority of Congress. an unlimited mower 10 ed
nit foreign States do Won br.ye tha, thrrc would moi
has. hs.n ana p,l In TIN, assemble of n,,ots
x,ho would bsya ,,i.ed his w,rnng go rssin.i =,
Grant of mower 40 inp,rsnt and 40 unnitsd1 who would
have uttered ,o,ne such thoughts as these rhe mower TO
ineornora,e into our Inon new states arsnU within our
limits is one the exerion Of which will sub,ee, US TO i'm
ror,.nt change. Th,, has seemed m ts IRON,
Inc priocipe on which our IS ounded-and we
have .ubnitt.d Ia IL nrovdnu such Guards "a
suuy.s,ed But mi. iau., he construed 10 ipcuda
,be rivb of f,isn STATE. ipo ibis
Thai n far n,ors nav,r IL e.srcso will n,ncb
,.oxs yallv .fac onr noI;te.I s.ndiop The .;,,snco
&c .u.l, nov., o,yb, ,he,.fors IN Inc e.nrs.sIv
81 n !, I, in,sns-d 10 c,,n, IL ,b,ra n. cn.,Jsd
with the most scrupulous cafe I can imagine IN.
su,nr.. Of lbs Conyrnoo AZ ,ha ,uoye,,on that sscs
could be deduced from the clause tev were cons
,e,inp: but cannot believe II tbev had intended IN
far 81 tbs. ,bey voulI have cft n yshont sny h.r ,.
straint than the discretion Of majority Of Consres,
Mr. Presdept we have tbus seen as contend that the
pove, xhch ye are called unoc IN Ys,c,,e E No, r,,,oJ
bv the letter Of he CONSTITUTION and a, - 1, renelad by
ire .pirt and in,onton ,dd NOW ,b,t il !, u,,ev H.
cousas,eut with the nature ,f our ofee as the .pi,a
,v, Denar,mout Of The Gn1,,,n.n, tn. n,vors yh;cb
are granted to Coogre... arc lsoisiaiIye nowsrs
Of the Constitution eonfr,in tbem u,on az arr. a Ieoi
lstve powers herein prs,,od ,b,l n. seated in -
&c Tbus we do NOT cyan po,s,ss a., legisI,,iv. 80.
hun only sueb a, hsye boon Granted he m.
There are many pov.-s .,r,c,lv ,,d r,,et I.,Isio
which ". c.pno, e,e-ci.e and a. c.r,i,Iv ,rc -
c,.e nane which acc M, Is,i.Ia,iv. g., ~ 49,, 81 -,
Of the prnnt Lssi.Is,ior IL tbs no.c, az ,.t;no -
NOT ron,,art, 4, i. n. nou,s, ~ -
lac. hv Which p,Y,cp,, S;s,,;e,, .r;,;p " ~.
,io,, &c soy.,nsd c., q; a. 5aeo;,ian ri -
tive oower Of Con,,e., {. ,he,.f,,. nn.., o.,
for the oC the neonlo of the In,cd
Operating within our avn limit. Tho senate, ,or, y
H,mp.hire. tMr Woodbu,y ,hink. ,h.,yyis. IL .,n