Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-11
The slavery Question.


tests beginning already manifest itself. While vet
in the midst OF the war, statesmen nsend Of
deVong all their energies TO Its speedy and honorable
minalon, wrnnglng the disposition be made o.
the anticipated "spois OF victory" The North through its
accredited organs honoor OF Congress- ia
defining the and bounds of non slaveholdinp
States be formed Of Mexican which the
stars and stripes which may hereafter be wrcsed
from that Republic. Already they proclaim that from all the
conquered territory which may the close of the war fall
into possession, regardless of s geographical position
whether the borders Of Texas the Valley OF the Rio
GTaRdc, the Pacific the foul plsgue-spot" of
Slavery, which is offensive TO thcm be uncondi-
onay excluded Nor is this position assumed by the in
significant handful OF Abotonists alone confined TO
either of the two great political parties the North Iis
the unanimous voice OF the representatives Of the entire
nonsavchoding region, with perhaps the exception
three Individuals who 1t naturally be presumed in
dissenting from the remainder miSrcposent the feelings
and the constituent body The remarks of
Preston hing, Of New York, deliberately written out be-
fore they were read in the House. in which the nieAbe
determination Of the States to require ne
preliminary condition the our boundaries
that Slavery shall not be tolerated within the limits of the
Territory that may be acquired the appearance
oi MsnJesto Of e North, especially when the trou
oi that member and the nature of his political con-
ncNoRs considered, than OF ordinary speech for
which the individual alone, who delivered IT, to be held
responsible. Hence, the importance attached to i, in IN.
Huuse-as ovincod by the fact that almost abanIopinr
since that remarkable document read the discussion of
the origin aud conduct of the Mexican war as well - If
the means proposed tor prosecuting with more e,ien
cy than heretofore the debate has degensraied into a,
angry controversy between the Norm and the Sourn upon
the vital question OF slavery, which our anucipated
Mexican co"luests has impaired momentouS importance
Better Tar would have BEEN had Mr. Polk following ,le
example OF his ia,ltious predecessors" Jackson and
Van Buren,, consented keep the still unsheaibed
however and agu cd tb q
Mexico, until every OF hope had been closed n
peaceful and honorable termination OF the various points in
dispute between tue two governments rather than to have
pteepltsed, a he has done, War which, 1t is not 10
be terminated, told it shall not be- until MeSc,
pays to the last arihng territory what know she can
pay other mode, will in the final deposition OF opr
conquess lead TO violent discussions among ourselves and
possibly u a dissolution OF the Union Nh Darrin. of
Alabama, who participated in tho debate las, THURSDAY
speech characterized equally by ability AND good TEMPER
gave uiorance what will hereafter be come general cen
ument at least in the South. when he said that h, 20
gctted that the Army Of the aied States had ever cross
ed the Rio Grnnde after the battles OF the Ssh and 9th
since M doing the war; whatever may have been the
original Intention of its authors has been converted q,
useeSSfao into of conques-and since that conquest
must inevitably bring into discussion the great question
the BALANCE OF POWER" between the North and
South, which, rather than hostility 10 the san OF sla
very" lies at tho bottom Of this premature agitation Of tbs,
lopC--ihA utiG attempt 10 ADJUST the and
of the uiempa,cd ANNEHArioS" even while the WEI.
with all its attendant uncertainties, is in progress and
without the slightest probability lar the uninitiaed
can discern, Of MS carly termination,
We annex fuller sketch Of tire Thursdays debate than
we had room for in Saturdays paper
Mr. DARGlN said in regard to the Missouri Com,
PROMISE he held II sacred, and would abide by u
But would the North-wouId Northern meu-upon Tins
floor Fay they were ready 10 abide by tins Compromise
Not one Of them.
MIR VINTuN Of Ohio asked the gentleman to allow
Inn explain. lie denied that the North had violated .
Missouri compromle There had been no free mad
South OF 36 30 since the Missouri Compromse aud much
OF the territory Beyond was not now in the Union More
over, the Missouri Compromise applied the county then
Do the un"n and not TO the country which had been ac-
CURED ifom foreign countries.
Mr. DARGIN went and said tine country did not un-
drrsaHd lie Compromise, and he repeated that the Nur1
ready abandon it, Even more than this -
They would violate this compromise which had now been
preserved for twenty and roled by the
soah And ihero was not one Southern who would
violate suffer to be violated.
MI DOUGLASS not willing 10 he nisunder-
stood by my silence ON willing to ABIDE by the Nilsson
~ Compromisc lrccoSnzed Tin the Texas Resolutions
Recognize 1t now, and shall always recognize it.
Seyeral voices Of Southern members. " Good. That's
good"
Mr.. DOUGLASS thought also tina, there were many
others who would agree with him. aud Mr.. Da-gln hoped
there
Mr. DARGlN, coming 10 The question, said that he
rcgt'rd lut the Army mad crossed the Rio Cr,nte
after the BATTLES of the 9th anu y,h. Ii his hand could
have controlled he action Of other men, they should never
have crossed Aud having crossed, he did not tnus n
necessary that the Army should go the Halls OF the yon
iezumas. He would rather mark line and defend ,
ond thus show 10 to world that had gone 10 war for
the sake 0i securing peace.
BY this remark he did not mean 10 ccnsurc the Admin.
lsuaulr but Oaly 90 tApIcfs his opinion. And now
bee would ask shall take any territory from M,xc, If
the north will not divide with us Shall our sons from,
Georgia Aaoamn, hssss pp aud elsewhere fight bait
g. make free States
desire, said Mr. D. to see this question settled here,
and iat We may know tor what fight aud ,,h,.
tnrr tor the North and South Tor the North a.ope-
,isc us the Territory south ct 80 81 Tor Slave country
thus he said 10 Northern II they refuse do dis
tins Union at siuk. There could bc no JYub,
Of tins Whatever. The Union Instituted for our good
and our common good. Il the Missouri conprJn..o was
90 be- violated from the day done might date the
o.wuiau Ut the American Union.
Take this as the admouition II a man who NAV not nd
ioss You again represent his hereafter pOD
t" H''T lis honest conviction that the Union could
no. nt one Gay attf hc CumprOmsg was violated. lie,
ihcfgofc bcscechcd all act up 90 this compromise
and 10 preserve the Iuou But there were resi- dirgors
hanging over the country tins tone, and % was time for
W'n' without regard 90 party, iO rally % &C..
move the 81 i.u.uts.
MrsEDuON, OF Va. continued t,a debate and thanfs,
ie mbcr iur fe cool, temperate and timely remarks boz
h'h made Jl' cpnclr'd 300 Oh That had been slid. IH
hiusHil Lg Southern man boz birth. boz lcsng and Dol
'dreluo1, and when boz heard some of the rcm,rl which
ha been made upon ils h'or. be found BE- difficult to re-
str1i1 himself
h.' hrs' impulse rpJn previous occasion bad been d
Tsc ana demand bcanag, but when he saw older an,
nber mon rcnainin. fcn Bee could Co speak
Mr. $. tcn went on 20 speak of the Slave question as
nYmont1us enc, and which hc North had mo- rig
interfere with.
The North had right 10 say oil this territory shall
h'c aud the county could not carry upon thi
aspect ul fhr question.
Mr GROVER, ON. Y. continued the debate in ,pece
n cpy o. the two which bad gone before. lic th0ugh
there no danger of dss1lvng the Union. and D., b.,
loved thc Union would rst-tha' these Southern ~
would rally uracr % and cni,y 10 Tor ogcs come VI
Z" argued this question with such carnos,ncss aud Ind,
poldcucs Co cal up
Mr. BOYD Of Ky. Mr.. CHAPMAN Of Ala. and "
Seldom Of Va. oil of whom were .sposcd 10 put mo
pointed questions him, bat 90 Of which he answered
doesrng hat he favor of the WARM favor Of Il
acquisition Of territory, bot that be would demand a. he
loved the whole Democracy of Tho North would, that
tsrrt1ry hefcsf.cr annexed should be free territory
lo would vote put Slavery upon soil where % a
not now cHist. The Compromse Id not require io
esn county free should be- converted Slave
ritirr, end schsh o. ask tie had voted Tor Oh
rlnussiun 81 Texas with Slavery, because the 1nsuuu
aloldl n..-d h-e huI lheIn Mefe no S-nrefR I'm Mo-