The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-18
ALBANY, Feb. l6, 1876.


The Senate met as usual. AS have previously
announced, the Hon. Joshua A. Spencer took the
floor this morning, upon the Texas resolutions
The learned Senator confined himself strictly to the
question before the Senate and did not participate in
the quarrels which 80 much deracted from the dig
ity of this body The learned Senator commenced his
address with logical and critical review Of the policy
of annexation-the expedency Of the measure, and its
effect upon Chrisendom The distinguished Senator al
luded to the election of Hoar from Charleston he dis
covered vital Inconsistencies In the constitutions of
Northern and Southern he deprecated ter
rible anagonm Of Northern and southern feeling upon
general governmental policyhis great measure Of the
age yes, tits done Texas annexed but 10 not the
glory Of the Measure bedimmsd and ecipsed by the
black cloud OF slavery He free to concede that
all the responsibility of this great measure Of the ego
rested upon the democratic party of the State Of New
tment upon its contamination il the democratic party
had not assumed all the glory of annexation honor
the administration of John Tyler the Texas nesotia
tons had been conducted secretly and the American
people were as,ounded at the result he claimed to bear
no part or lot in the measure he had protested
against 1t from the beginning but all in vain
The Senator confessed he was proud to know that the
whig party had uniformly opposed it, and warned the
world OF the danger that would accrue from it. The
gentleman asked n slavery was worth having, why it
not permitted enjoy its benefits and why are not its
peculiar institutions spread the world The learn
ed Senator proceeded to that the " s. Constitution
declared the slave traffic to DO piracy He asked apy
man to point out to him the difference in abomnation Of
the foreign slave trade from our domestic slave trade
The learned and distinguished Senator expatiatsd at
length upon the evils Of slavery horrors its utter
disregard Of the relation of husband and wife ts nhu
manity and too, paid the honorable Senaor) in this
land Of equality, where We hold that all are equal
The gentleman proceeded to read the 65h volume
tiers written BY George washington upon the subject Of
slavery In these letters, Washington deprecaies the
s s.so1 ss II n: 9;ss;
heart would not be crushed with despair il he lv
ed to sec the Of ths Of the
age annexaon and It's inevitable extension Of the area
Of slavery He believed that the violent mea.
sures Of the Northern aboionists had riveted sla.
book yclept the Legion Of Liberty (Which / sent
yoa, some time sincej and made extract from
senator believed the democratic party regarded
this a orthodox Jefferson also abhorrsd saverr
IN any iorm and regarded slave holders in the light Of
Senator explicitly assumed that the perpstuacn of
very was involved in the of aton and that
this unm,gaed course in conficton too with the SEN
tments OF Washington and Jefferson and other patriots
man believed would require supernstural interpos.
ton to blot out this foul institution God forbid that he
should have any part or lot in this Of
ton. II Clay, tsaid tho learned Senator-who ire
quently interrupted by Young in a most outrageous
and ungsntemanly msnner) hsd been elected Prssden
shielded from he dangers which now threaten to over
whem Us. The democratic party should indeed put
ashes: The learned senator 10 srsnd and
surround with sTocco Of fame the 20 900 abouonsts
Of this state who had defeated Clay and forged
me chains Of slavery Partizsn consider atoms, and
oase TO party had controlled these wretch
90 men The Senator said slaves had been hrst intro
1ucea mere BY Las Cases, British merchant He be-
neuea mat our governmental policy was garingly in
eYnsssns for the Declaration Of Inds1endence de-
-, 700 tnN all men free and equal, and Jet
yInu tolerate the aceursed system OF slavery. He
nsooIs Az .nis gasping disposition Of the American
peop.e uia not foreshadow their ruin, and he in
anoea ne overthrow Of Greece ana Rome a. the 6nal
svsd vs so county OF her Unsuitable svarcs he be-
the area OF rcpuhlicansm he asked who was "a an Mt
snoss MOOD gates which making our very in
cited the law Of this State (4h July 1899 for ,Ss Srs
dom o. slaves Col Mason's speech in the virginia
Convention. extracts from Madisons letter. etc az -
order to show how prevalent the utter
81 slavery lie also read the proceedings Of the Lsris
isture 81 tins ste in 1870 and 1884, which instructed
Congress to oppose the admission Of AIRY state into this
Union without the prohibition Of slavery the issrn
gentleman commented upon this action Of the Lsgisla
turs OF that psroi II eloquent He ssksd
u gsnnsmen dssu tas extension Of slavery farther