The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-03-10
SLAVERY IN NEW TERRITORY.

.44o DeCe are some who maintain that the new do
ssmaiRiwhieh may be acquired from Mexico in
consequence Of the war, should be divided 40
h equaliy as may be, into territory into which
slaves may pc introduced, and territory in which
q slavery shails be prohibited. 1t will be won
7 Say, they, at the expense of both Northern and
i SQntherni States, and therefore both the North
9andSOuth should share alike In the division
~ nose VINO reason thus, forget that the war in
whlch we are now engaged with all its cost Of
asIles and irits demands on the resources ot tho
eountryyIs waged tor the sake of the new State
OF Texas iy mis- " ar is the price we paw for Tex
as Mr; Poik, IN his annual message, has made
I avery able, ahd7tng most minds, we believe a
very convincing argument, to show that the mo-
idpent We adopted Texas into the Union, our ma.
CHIC FelatloDs with, Mexico ceased that the pro
ceedtngsof that government became hostile ami
Inehacihg; its minister was withdrawn fron
Washington; its Preparations for war began and
III onay waited a-conHenienti pretext and opportu
NIFTY TO- strike the blow which was Afterwards
given on the banks btthep Rio GraDde
i,b,When We We're asked 10 annex Tevas =, a.
risk Of .his war, where was that feeling of ;ns,;
and equity which asks the new iterritorv. soonir-
e'isat the common expense, should be enhaII,
3 diyifea betty cen, the siayelsha free States NJ
thiRgwassheard pfns exeeptifo a, few nortbesn
'men;Who were easily 1Overbofnei I1y numbers
sBpt II We accept this idea OF equal division as
fple" We Iron these who proposeit. to show
their sincerity nmediatelv'pe rsttaa;no r.
tof whose sakeswe are hghtins for Sgbe.a e aa
st h. si'0' a' prohibit slavery in
II thls cannon be done, the very rnle of eo,.l
H. ylso q !! VIII demand that the new territory ac
aqplred 10 consequence 81 tie war, should he an.
3hexeulin sueh aamanner that it nay .he omen 70
einlgralon rom the free States underline coaai
uon 1hat slavery shall never be introduced. ~
~ aiAeiischeme pi equal division, .howe ever. in
that commercial view of the subject which thsso
reasoners take, and setting aside alp hipbEtfcon.
s,dera'ions, ls nota Just one,g 1t proceeds unon
h tns adeat that all the iphabants of the southern
States are Shareholders W hcI is so,re IL; "a ,ona
than mistake. Y More than half the cffi5ens ~
the slayeholdng States are not slayeholderssIS II
rs modest certainly, to- ask from the twentieth
Pafrt or iess tfIanatw enett part one half of
every thing that is obtained ali the coIntndn
pense OF all the population ''@ ''"''0'" I h
p Exempt the hewterfitory tbst imavba agG,,,.
ded,Epmq tneo curse Of slavery, and You 65p
open 1t to iemgration'from .thea North lint ,,o
make 1t place TO which the citizens 81 the ouh
not owning siavesmPyg qmigrate, with prospec.
,s9l plng that social equality which the, labor.
; lngpoftion otthem do MISREPRESENTATION. I've
9all Know thattiIis class have greatycohtfbute
tPtBs B9PgiaiIon n dtiie western States g here
'oyou "NlA,Vng me western rivers, In Ohio, or In
A'''i'psVs VI7oNdn IN LOWE. and hpf
setlersfrom NorthCaroIina. from Vitss1S ifro'
Kentucky, lolh Tennessee, Ia some 81 aces farm.
ing the mass OF the original population he Hoos.
Ter races as a'pecuer class Of Inhabitants n Tho
iwestefh Statesfs Sometimes called is enfiFsfy Of
southern origin. ~ 'S'f' t'7isf'1"~J -
tuIt IL grossly lR1bst, therefore. H. claim for
handiulsof shareholders. tot the prejudice Of their
Tess 'cpulent brethren among whom the yadwelI
wa ~ TN '"Nt'9s "''@ "9siV " taHtoo guhA .suEi =
~" sIlal 4 dyisM tlaia0,yoW