The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-27


grant TO Congress As we'll destroy tbs prohibition 10
Slxses Neither should be admitted, IN reasoning,
II they are al all rconciIeAbIo; for II As rule IN
constituting all laws sod constitutions, that IL posi-
BILE all provisions should be construed TO stand
Taking the worst aspect aud Texas II admitted into
the Union, would have 10 be represented by those
who aro now citizens Of the United States
This is possible. IL may have been designed by
the trainers Of the c institution, that when for
eign State Is admitted into The UnioD, those only
should be her representatives In Congress who by the
familiarity which long residence under our forms
OF government, best give, should be mbued with
the spirit Of institutions. II foreign State can
be represented in Congress there is end Of the
argument and no denies IFS possibility.
MIR. Chairman, have thus briefly touched the
greai points involving the power Of Congress to adj
NIT Texas into the Union. l speak 10 lawyers and
statesmen, who easily carry out the principles
have advanced and will hasten 10 OF the lead
ing arguments OF sApedisney against this grea, mea-
Of legislation.
IL IL said that Texas exation s sectional ques-
ton. Well-in one sense II is certainly sectional.
IL is efrltorially considered IN portion OF the
Union only and should like TO learn Of gentlemen
how any annexation Of territory OF admission Of Il
State can be otherwise than sectional in this
Do We ever expect TO have Territory or State
annexed To the Union, which shall be in all sections Of
the Union Shall II be large enough To go all round
the Union, OF be rejected because sectonali But 10
other respects this Is not sectional question IL Is
III plaCe, OcedtSc u (Jtdt
IL Ia but one OF the steps IN course OF progress
This Union, II IS proposed, shall be enarged-new
States IN the South, West, North, shall be added 10
the Union. The question Is, shall this policy Of pro-
ess and expansion still go on, shall Il here stop
II wont do for gentlemen TO hold TO the policy Of Gu
iargemen and expansion their sides Of the Union,
but practice restriction on ours This will not do.
They know that II will be death 10 the Union, OF
death TO any further progression expansion And
IN this great question OF the enlargement Of the Uni-
on, Is the South alone, peculiarly interesedl No,
SIR IL Is most important TO those who will gain most
by the enlargement Of the UnIon-most In population,
strength and political power. Add Texas OF any
other territory TO the South, and she rule the
Coniederscy' Arrest this policy, and in fifty years
which section Of the Union, the free or the slave
States, Will have lost more power more Staies' You
OF the North and West-to you the empire Of this
Union beloSgsto you the population and the domini.
on OF this continent Over what extent OF terri
tory our Union and our Government rightly admins
tered, may safely extend know not but with the
mighty achievements IN arts and sciences already
won, annihilatng distances, aDd bringing remote ma
tons and tribes into INSTRUMENTATION and neigh
borhood will not pretend TO limit il. Our Constitu
ton, in the political world, may stand forth like our
mighty mountains, looking continent In their vast
and majestic grandeur But for you Of the North and
West, IS the empire and the glory Of expanding
Union. We Of the South may participate but we will
not rule the mighty progress But must participate
| IN II we must, too, advance, or we must be de-
| stroyed by lis march. We say onward let US 60 in
| fulfilling the mighty destiny for which Providence
seems TO 'haye US cast on this continent-Wi you
dare stopl
another respect-in It's bearing the two great
sutuilonal guarantees-to provide for the common
defence" and 10 secure domestic tranquility" Is
| not maintenance of the Constitution, in any Of its
guarantees an affair of all sections of the Unlonl Is
not the defence Of the South, a part of the common
| uetenCel' And who doubts that The South nd he
institutions OF the South when assaed and jeoparded
oy foreign nation and internal foes have right 10
| the guarantee Of common deiencelh To secure
domestic tranquility Mark, sir, the phrase. IL is
not the general, or Internal tanquty-but domestic
tranquility peace of the house the home, the
hre-hearth. And can 1t be that this tranquility
which the Constitution was established 10 secure
without which there can be peace or happiness in
the only sanctuary where peace and happiness
ist needs this guaranty of the Constitution Let the
agitations Tor the last years this floor answer
Let your organized associations at the North and
West, In league with our ancient foe daily striking
at our Institutions, answer Let this very debate, in
which ry-sayery-slavery-falli from the
lips OF every opponent of this measure in bitter de-
nunciatonss answer. You, content with the Con-
sutution! You, ready and willing to support its
guarantees Of our Institutions they exist Ii is only
their extension or performance, you oppose Sir
all this may be very innocent sefdeception but
to overthrow the Constitution, faithessly assail the
South, and from us our domestic TRANQUILITY
has been for years the systematic, unwearied policy
OF the North, through every Government State
federal, or foreign, they could influence or CONTROL
You, by your faithless and iniqutous agalions on
Tins oor and elsewhere, have given rise to this very
question: few years since, the South, from obvio-
Gus motives of interest," Indifferent to the annex
alton OF Texas to the Union; and although suppose
they would, at any time, have gone for her anne xa
ton as great national measure, they had no deep
enthusiasm in its favor. But you have disturbed our
HdOmesIc tranuuity - Xouh have cd
IN the Southern mind, necessary to ensure it and
now after creating the necessity for her annex alton
will you deny US the acquisition Will nothing sat-
isiy you but the catastrophe the gentleman from Al
ALBANIA (Mr. DeleD depicted forcibly to the gen.
ileman from Massachusetts, (Nr Adams,) over
which he passonately exclaimed "let it come-let
IT comem And should it come, with all Its crimes
and blood and horrors, you cannot say like Macbeth
to the ghost OF the murdered Banquo
-"Never shake thy CORY locks at me,
Thou can'st not say did itn
You-you will have done it and before high Hea-
ven its terrible responsibility will be yours Here,
on this hoor, instead of that peace sympathy. and
support which the Constitution entitled us to receive
you have abored to nstgate hatred instruction and
violence The gent, IMAM from Illinois MR. Harding
sees the true motives which are urging on this mes
lion IN the South He acknowledged that a sense of
insecurity resulting from movements here had given
1t its resistess potency. But then he charged that
the South was responsible for these agitaons, be-
cause for political effect they had disputed the right
of petition. The South, SIR instigate these agita |
tons, by which their property and their peace, and
the very existence of all that is dear to the human
heart-couDtry, home, famiy-are periled! We, !
the weaker party who have every thing to lose. as
sail the stronger party, who have the power to gain
every thing; and that too, on a matter which is ex
clusivey our own The gentleman when making
such charges could only have intended to give new
eiuc,dahon OF the fable of the lamb and the wolf |
We have disturbed his water-thati is all His right
OF petition! why, does be know, that the whole
agitation by Abolition petitions, in Congress orpina-
ted IN comm ttec room in the House of Commons |
IN England' There the question was put to Wit |