Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-01-24

war .ween Mexieo-if the government dec
its fall rowiedgo thai dis the Of the relations be-
wee Texas aud Mexco-hoyv can President and
Senate Of United States, without the
Of the adop this ith Mexco the face of
treaty of peace with that countfy''
Mr.. S. read several other extracts from the
Globe Of similar import, but which would swell
my ctter TO an unreasonable length were | to
/ opy them. He then asked what change had ia
ken place in tie relations Of the Two countries
since Mr.. Van Burcn's letter written and
those editorials pcnncd! None whatever.
His next objection to the Annexation Of Tcxas
was the assumption Of her debt. The party TO
which he belonged, he said, had been denounced
because they had been DESTROYS that the general
government should by means of the public do
main, rcnder the States involved IN heavy
debts, created by making works of internal i'm
provcmont which were national benefit, some
assistance to enable them to meet their obiiga-
tons. But the very men who thus denounced us
wore now proposing 10 assume large ana I'M
known Of debt for Texas. He knew it
was proposed to assume but ten millions; but
that but small portion of hor debt, every
dollar of which would be bound in honor and
by every moral obligation to pay. Did they pro-
pose TO add another deep and damning stain upon
national honor by repudlating II. Already
had the American name been dshonored, alrea-
dy 1T rcproach and bye word among
civilized nations on account OF some of our
States regulating tholr debts, and would the
friends Of annexation add another to tho dark and
dISnracctul records OF shame! W Il1tGVcr
this debt may be. we must pay every dollar of it,
or be content to deserve the of mankind
MIR. ;. next spoke of the slavery and sectional
question:, aud these he treated in mastorly. and
most eloquent manner. Delicate they woro,
not a sentiment escaped his lips that not re-
sponded to by every member from FREQ States in
the House. and which was not most cordially re-
ccived by those from the slave States; they wcrc
worthy both Tho head and the heart of an Amerl-
can, of n patriot. He alluded to the comprom-
sos of the constitution, and among othors that
which gave to the slave States representation
for their a rgroos-thcir property, as they chose
to call t--of three fihhs. This was adyan-
taga which .hoy had gainod. rs II was in the con-
sttuton, however, nc would abide by it TO the let
ter. The free States made complaints of this
ard although they considered slavery an evil,
they would never interfere with tho rights of
those who had most to do with this evil. They
would speak of it, for they had right to do SO
-ho would speak of It himself, It was his right,
and no human power should deprive him Of that
right or Interfere IN It's exercise But when the
South asked the free States, they did, TO
extend this advantage which they possessed. by
bringing in territory to be represented by
slavery, they asked too much-morc than tho
free States can or viii yield. lust we'll might
they demand of the savo States to give up tho
right of having 30 of their slaves represented.
Us thov TO make the present demand.
But II not proposed to settle how much OF
this territory hereafter to be admitted slave
States and how much as free States. No. that
question, another Missouri question, was to DO lett
rs n fltura OF quarrel between the two
scction1-as adjourned issue. which might one
day rond the Union asundcr! In speaking OF
slavery, Mr.. 5 noticed tho approximate OF the
two extremes. the Slavery of tho South and
the Liberty men of the North, towards each 9th
or. Both, no thought, cndcavoring to dis
turb the compromises of the constitution He do
precatcd any sectional feeling momcntous
a question, but asked who tho first to make 1t
Il sectional question! The chairman of tho Com
mittcc on Foreign Rotations Mr.. G. J. Ingorsoll)
had himself declared it to be a SOUTHERN question
and the gentleman from Alabama Mr.. 1ancy)
had nlodcstly declared that tho NORTH had not u
patriotism sufficiently enlarged to cNtond beyond
tho limits of their country. Mr.. ;. here
commented upon this sentiment with q severity 50
caustic TO drive Mr.. lancy from the Hail.
His rcbukc whitening it Just. His
attention being thus drawn to tho remarks Of Mr.
Nancy. he went on to notice the sneers and sar-
casms he had thrown upon Massachusetts and her
venerable son, a member of the House. In
the high wrought eulogums he had passed upon
the eminent sons of the South. Washington, Mad
ison Marshall. Monroe. and others, he most hear
tiIv concurred. These men not southern
men exclusively. they were ANERICANs-THE1R
patriotism sufficiently enlarged TO embrace
every section Of the Cnon-it was not bounded
on tho north by Mason's and Dixon's line. But
in bostow ing just homage TO the great men of the
South Ii necessary to attempt TO cast q stigma
upon the ilustrous names of tho North! Had the
gentleman read the history of his own country
of the glorious revolution. Had he forgotten the
part which the patriots of New England. aye. of
Massachusetts had played in that drama! The
long line of patriots to which New England has
given BIRTH had shed 4 halo of glory around her
namo and rendered her immortal. Is learnlng 2.
is talent. patriotism. is virtue. confined to the
South! Are there any brighter stars in the south
orn hemisphere than Warren, a Hancock, the
Adamses. tho Discs, the Lincolns. the Parsons
and others! He had tainted the North that she had
net held as many Offices the South. Ho would
hayo supposed that the South would have been
content to enjoy so large share she had