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THIS h,riiious proposition Of Mr.. NJ irp''v To
VI. U,shur, 10 Tit the battles of slavery under
H. banncr of civil, political, ana religious hh''
y was not Al all 20 isrnan 10 the InEsnlons
Mud oi Mr. C,lhnnn when The department ~
sac w's committed to his hind|. lie co'di
Sr"ndS Ia II" II with M s1rh sub crth re. rc-nfts
% no such pre- cnccs lie will not throw tn,
n,n'lc of berry, evil. political, or religions,
over The subject n slavery, 10 cnnrcil is detects
mr. hide IT'S 'anIis--fnr0s his mind It has neither;
but he "pcny prcsen'- n IN all Ms NAVY" Inca.
,nin's Ia til country aud 10 the world, CLAIMS
for it the adnira'inn due To wise and In name
institution. and deprcca,es lis overthrow as the
greatest calamity Ia oar whole country.
| ) ihi nncd are lew extracts from Mr.. Cal.
hnnu'S Correspondence on this sn'l'ci. IN a
letter OF APP -, ISL, to Mr. B f. Green, then
our Charge AT Mexico, he says at was imprs
sb c for The Unred States To witness with ind
ference the e'lor's of Great Brain Ia abolish
slavery there" On TcyaS) Inihe sane Ie'tar
he directs Mr. Green To inform the MeNlran
Government that The mrivc which uprl.ed
oar F. >ccnlve Ia ncro'iaie the frray ut AnnnX.
alton, was the declara'mn of lord Ab"rdeen,
which Mr.. Pakcnam, the British Monster, was
instructed to read 10 The Secretary ri State the
Unncd States: w',lrh was. substantially, thu
Great Britain desired, and was constantly exert.
iug herself 4" pr cnr" the abolition at slavery,
act my n Il as. hui lhrnur''o iii" world.
Ia his letter 81 Aprl Is, 1911 10 Nj. Pax m
h'n, ann",nrinG the tat Ut the sin- ny ui tn"
treaty ri rn"riion, he saws:
1T ls with sill deeper cnrren the Pfesi pni regards
tie nvow II OF Lord ABERDEEN Il I e d.- e Geii
''riiu 10 see avery nhb ,sle in 'TrX,; and, u h"
Her l. rnlriNnrlng "ro,IGh her dulnuary, 10 ne.
conplls It, lay mixing the ahuliion III slavery o.
the contlitmus GA which Mexiro snnl Acknowledge
her idrrtn .enrc. II has confirmed his previous
p'e>S'rn- a. Ia tn" p,y oft ra Britain N reeren
I, Texas. aud n1d' II IA Sd'rv tnexnnlnr with mach
care an s'll Inie what would be- It ell cts on the
urn-;c itv aul sir,v 81 the L led States should he
succeed IN her enieiynts TIE nivrsi !itlin has
suited in the settled c,nvctlnn th't II would be di H.
i'i ihr Tty,s her actual condition, Ia res - wh
S'i desires without sup sul the M r'nrr an 'x'r-
toms I" tire1i britain w'n,d h. r>'ni,Tl beyond the
Il MS assigned V lord Aberdeen; aud that Tex
mid nj re- list the n'il'u ut the h) ~ N
"r de- va Ell TIA h 9TH II safety m pros
p'r,tv Of The L ,i. Ia Ter ,is rrr,'il'n /, Is felt
inhr II, n.,'rius d nv :" the F'r'r i q vrinr'nt.
~" can non ~ t.S'n'aiNr AMI Prn't tor of the
,,cs :" tins Cnt,n To al ut. N s:ll.decnc,', the
most r!iectnnl measures Ia defeat II"
|, IL. same letter, Nr. G, hn,n informs M.
p'krnh,n, that iic treaty {" anneXt'rri ms
I ,nan entered u;n As the n,-, eff r,ua. II nnr ;l,r
piv If prrveutin. the ali '.''n,r nj slave
rs rn thai country. H.. l,en goes with II
. salts zeal argument I" sinv tha', TOR the Arr
4 can "a g, slavery l. preferable I" iree'om: 'i,,t
It Wnlll he neilIlrr wise nor humInc To ftf c.
~ overiffo ia the UAuei 5 ateS hat on lhe
p'iIpr hand. II, IA the cnurs'ls u ian or the pur.
- noses OF Providence, il should teisc to exist
- ,ni,nr Us. i, wnuli involve in the greatest Ca.
lam " the Whole country.
= Thus question mn have national aspects in
which il may b" presented 10 the pubic eve
u Ut if it have, they have been most carefully kept
,ur of 4rh by ilnse who have Illus far managed
" tbs neg ila"n. Slavery, lis defence, cStens on,
al iItsr If La
u,"vrrab'e raianics which would follow lis tual
on inc ion in the country, constitute the aiula
IA nneg, Ut lie dtpinmtic cures p.iI,'nre
with whirh rulers have placed themselves
= and The country before the weird III US ltiraIu
of ihrS tnn ,-ure % arnnXltlon.
;. Hon. Mr.. BE- ser, If Aiahl,n,. in speech d
:, i,v-rch hv inn in the House "l R,presenrat,e
{: Nv 81. lSll while the ,e-oh OF HE ra'Iti ~
I, t'nn OF The treaty "i Annexation Was pending
:, before the Senate sad: "Alrer all, the grra
. | u ion involved IN the lre,'v now h"ior. the
:. senate for r,,ii ,'nr Is. StaN The stare mSiuu
:, ii1ns If he Snuih he proiec'ed ar nH!' IL ,h'
same speech, the same geutl"unin -av-: I" v
.. nm Aireholling gnrernweM mW he permitted
:. rear Us hsad IL ftras until li0Se ,cto hue sisce
; are eriiriainaicd'
" Hon. e.. j. InLcrs"'. Chair,nsn Of tn" Com
- ml;tee on Fnrcjrn Aiftr-, III speecl, de were,
: hr him IN he House ri K Representatives. J,nua
. ~ g. ISIS. sud- " l. is unh"nAbe, however
a. liii' Sul'trl In'er"S's, . "Ilhcrt from err
SniIhntn ins'ltu'nnS-l meat slavery and AL
ar. +, no pnn,r,lr rcr,r,trI m settlIur In, re-
stnr,ti,,l at reyi-"
. Tome would tnl me-. were ! To lay before w,
:. tihe oi the evidence wnh winch The pnni'
. Documents rratug 10 this subject abound al
, .rnlnI Ia sho~ that the lrad,ng, enGr"sslnr, am
-, almost entire NJ live rron.lInr tins measure,
the extension AMI i,erpe'niiy ~ slavery.
4, Tat you may ''rn some 'd'a" the prob,
-, bny Of any free States beng orncd on, 81 til.
=, Territory, unless It is provided tor by positive
law At the lue al IT, annexation, aud made par
and parccI oi the conditions upon which 1t is II.
m cntvpHi into The UHInu, here Wdh suhnIn " Ar
4 IiclC 8 at HE 4enerii provisions OF the CDHs,ll j
- ILuI OF IcrIs.'
.,u...-.,,,,,f ,,r ,,, ,,or, ,t,,os r., I:c mr.,
49, v,us fl, thir ,,I,itniio TO T.x,s and win, ale no,
hrl I'm h,ndi,e sra re nun IN Inc like state oi sci
Win ie: provided The s'ri slave shall be the bona, h.
property "i me l'iSph '"'u ny s'h s'''e Us no''
SUI C r ~ & ',, ,,,, ,I,. ,,,,
x,, ,hsn nm lulIuu them tx the 81 ne, t.nIr h
H. which snch slaves were held N the tnl Ell States
sh nor shall Congress hl'ep w'r t. rhIncitAlr Saves
nd nor sn''' amy s''s'.'I'e' We ",''Me' w.
IN ,.s :" ",i n'.',, sI. s, s,"J hs her sIye
i,,r. yy,rh,t n, tit,t. nl The republic NJ irt
j.; rtr-o i Nrlrru dies rn,, rh IA ~iple ur III pa
rl st,ll he i"r"l''" I" RESIDE i'rf'he'''' III 'he r.
Of pa ~ W.T. 'l' ,'' r'''". ~ ",' -
81 :" - 77'''' 49,