Mobile register and journal., 1845-02-19

puaer realed there. The West WAS attached to tic Union, and with her consent none of the extremes would be suffered to leave it. The West necIed with all the Atlantic States, South and East Baltimore, Philadelphia, New-York aud Boston necessary to her in one quarter of the Umun, and the outlet of lhe Mississippi the other.
 Her people, trough no more honest than those Of other sections Ot country were fran their position Lest calculated to hold the proper balance of power. The Atlantic States already had too much power in the Union. There would be twelve Atlsnlic States. and the interior States would contain population greatly beyund this number.
 u Florida, as provided in the bill before the House, was to be div dcd two States, and Iowa was to be admitted upon the terms proposed, then one man in Florida would be equal to to'fy m Iowa. li the amendment pending prevailed even then Florida would always have population where one person would he equal to five in Iowa
 Mir. VnIon spoke most eloquenily and impressive y oi the value of the Union, and what the West could and would do 10 preserve it. lC any of the States where extreme opmiUns were held desired go out of the Union she would consent to it short of her resistance. In all the conflicts of the people of the South and East upon the subject of slavery, the West occupied an opinion best calculated preserve the Union.
 Two men and two measures in Mir. V's. opinion had done preserve the Union than any and all other things combined He alluded L, the treaty of 1783, m which John Adams acted so conspicuous a part, apd which preserved the Union upon the Lakes instead of hc Ohio river, and also the treaty '.Of 1903, by which Louisiana was acquired.
 at These two treaties had done more than constitu- ful as, and ought also to preserve the Union. The pillsuation in the lifetime of the children now born consisbe l00, GOO 900 of people, and these would be dical soper balance of power to protect ihe Union. disin. Belser of Alabama, argued, in continuing the
 Thee, that the question of population and slavery sp' cnot 10 keep any State on of the Union. He what he was mol particular that the territory o edlorida should be divided into two States, or thai , Iowa should have such of country was preserved in the bill before the House. He admitted that the West likely to hold the balance of pow CT in the Union, and he was glad that Il was so.- He was willing, southern trust the Iiniot
 in such hands, believing that they would exercise the power committed 10 them with dignity, integrit, | and honor. | Mir. Belser took occasion to discuss the instu ton and condition of slavery in the southern States and contended that t greatly misrepresented.- The condition of the free blacks in all the slave States incomparsbly worse than the condition l of he slaves.
 | The next section provided for ihe admission o 1 Florida into the Union, and embodied proviso ths there should be two States in Florida, and that nei
 her of these should have the power of aboshing the
 institution of slavery.
 Mi. Hunt, of N. Y. opposed the admission as twC States, and the provision of lhe constitution whcl forbids the abolition of slavery there. ,e
 Mr. Levy, the delegate from FlorIda, defended | both, when the proviso was stricken out in com 1 mitee. The proviso stricken out by vote of s6 to 56 Mir. Morse, of Me. moved amendment that Flo rida should no' be admitted un, that article of thu constitution amended, declaring that the Gene raj Assembly of Florida should not abolish slavery
 Mir. A. V. Brown. of Ten. opposed the amendment when motion made that the committee rse - | The vote 76 ayes, noes 76. .. .... Mir Davis, of la. Gin lhe chair) voted in he afr native, and the committee rose and reported pro l gress. ..r. .I....N. ...I...U