Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-01
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, February 1.
THE TEXAS DEBATE.


We have already published several speeches
delivered during this interesting debate; we
would publish many more Of them, if we could
command the space We shall publish more Of
them hereafter Among these We shall lay be-
fore our readers the speech Of Mr.. Dromgoole, de-
lvered on Friday last which appears in cxtenso.
We have not even room enough to-day for the
short sketches of il, which The Globe furnishes,
and we must content ourselves, al this time, with
The following concluding passages:
SHE proposed that Texas should come in as
State, with definite boundaries in respect 10
other Siaes and, at the same time, making
Gulf coast or boundary. The next question
then was whether The remaining territory con-
sliluted an objection 10 its admission as a State.
Ii was no objection To the admission of other
States into the Union which had territory no.
within the particular organization of their 90
vernment. On the subject Of citizenship which
had been adverled 10 BY several gentlemen on
this foor-the gentleman from Maryland, Mr..
Kennedy amongst the number-hc had only
now TO ask, where were the citizens OF the United
States when North Carolina, and Rhode Island,
and Vermont were admitted into this union?-
Il was then settled, that The seven and nine years
residence had reference 10 uralzallon OF Gill
zens who had cmigraled from foreign counties
q
naturalized. Ii was aliens only who could b.
naturalized, TO make them citizens OF the United
States. But how did the difficulty operate with
respect to Texas paricularlyl lie admitted that
those who had enigrated 10 Texas from this
Union had placed themselves beyond the opera
ton of our laws; but he laid il down a. a prnci
ple, that whenever they returned tothc Union, and
were embraced within lis limits, they were re-
stored 10 their citizenship, and therefore this could
no; operate as an objection 10 the admission OF
Texas.
ale then proceeded 10 make an observation or
two on the slavery compromise, which had been
commented on by some gentlemen. lie Thought
tie line might continue TO be drawn at The line
of northern latitude, 36 degrees 50 minutes north
OF which slavery should be iorevcr excluded
He referred 10 the comments on this SUBJECT oil
the gentleman from Vermont, Mr.. Collamcr, ]
I and remarked that that gentleman took very
narrow view Of the question. He requested Tie
I gentleman 10 look over the map OF The whole
I Union, and see how much in a spirit Of compro-
mise had been conceded 10 the free States Then
LEI sc deg 30 min. stand forever as tile boundary
| line, and put an end Ia this question. II he
| could speak to the whole american people he
would ask them TO look a, that line, and take il
as a compromise Tor the future No man could
look a: il in that point OF view and not see ha,
the preponderance. The acquisition Of Texas
could not properly be regarded as a sectional qaes-
ton. Look atlhc territory proposedio be annexed
in connex ion with our territory, and who wistacre
that could not see how necessary il was, in ma
tiona point Of view, 10 the settlement ofour bonn
daries. He asked gentlemen to cast their eyes
over the map, and draw z line from the southern
capcs of Florida 10 the mouth of the Del Nonc
Mississippi co ring in the centre and say il
there was not natural gulf or bay for one undi-
videtl territory. After some other observations
he said the proposition which he had submitted
had no reference 10 the debts or contracts or liza
blities Of the new States. Admitting Texas as
new State did not disturb her liability or capaci-
" for the payment of her obligations; bu, ii
would promote her internal ability 10 satisfy her
creditors He believed the question Of slavery
which he had hoped never 10 have heard men
toned or discussed here, was the only difficulty;
aud whatever might be The decision Of the Con-
gress al this time, he enreaed The people OF The
United States those who are friendly 10 The pr
eiiic preservation OF this union-to look al ihe
map and see the relative proportion mo which
the territory Of this Union was divided AMI then
come TO the decision 10 lei the line Of 81 degrees
30 minutes he the line OF compromise between
the slaveholding and he ron-slavehoding States
of The Union.