The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-21
ANOTHER ASPECT OF AFFAIRS
In Washington.
Mr.. CALHOUN'S SPEECH
ON THE
wIxMOT PROvISo.
TWENrY-SiNTH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION

and resolutions from the Legislature Of New Hsnrshire
in reference to the question Of Southern slavery
The preamble sets forth that in the annexation of
Texas act was perpetrated for the propagation Of hui
man oppression odious to every friend Of liberty and
that New Hampshire holds 10 the truth of the Declare
ton Of Independence that all men created equal
and to the truth Of the declaration In her own bill
of rights that her voice shall be heard the side of
the oppressed and against the system Of human slavery
sc &c.
The resolution. of the New Hampshire Senators and
Representatives in Congress, ask :
l. For a movement in behalf OF the extinction of
slavery in the District Of Columbia.
2 For the exclusion Of slavery from Oregon and
from any territory that may hereafter be acquired.
For esistance to the admission OF any State int,
the Union owledgng the in st.u.ion OF slavery
and to each of the New Hampshre Senators and Repre-
sentatyes in Congress for presentation
were passed.
MIR. CALHoUN-I can't hear the Senator.
Mr.. ClLLxv-l am unable to inform the Senator They
MI wr.1corT raised the question Of RECEPTION ouc'S
Mr.. CILLEy called for the ayes and noes. TVoices
Oh no no withdraw the question
Mr.. CALHouN-They aIe from a sovereign State, lat
them 60.
The resolutions were accordingly received laid On Nh.
table, and ordered to be printed.
sLAvERY-NEw JERSEY REsoLurroNs
MILLER presented resolutions from the legislature
Of New Jersey requesting their Senators and Represen
tatves in Congress- their efforts for the Of
law requiring as fundamental condition the adms-
very or servude except for crimes shall be-
forever excluded FROM and inhibited such territories
Mr.. CALHoun-l would put the same question TO the
senator from New Jersey BY what majority did those
Mr. MnLEn-They passed one House unanimously.
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
sLAvERY-MR oALHours REVOLUTIONS.
Mr. CALHOUN here rose and said: Mr. President I rise
to offer set OF resolutions in reference 10 the various
solutions from the State Legislatures upon the subject of
what they call the extension of slavery and the provso
attached to the House bill, called the three million bill
What propose before send my resolutions to the Ia
bic, is to make few explanatory remarks. Mr. Prcs-
dent, il soemny asserted on this floor some time
ago. that all parties in the saveholdirg States had
come to fixed and solemn determ nation upon two pro.
positions One was that should be no further ad
mission Of any States into this Union which by
their constitution the existence of slavery and other
was that slavery shall not hereafter exist in any
be to give to the saveholdng States the monopoly
of the public domain to the entire exclusion of the slave
President have abundant proof that there salts
factory foundation for it We have received already 10
emn resolutions passed by seven Of the
States-onehalf OF the number already in the Union
Iowa not being countedusing the strongest possible
language to that effect; and doubt in short space OF
time similar resolutions will be received from all the
non-savehslding States. But need not go beyond
the walls Of Congress. The subject has been agtated
in the other House, and they have sent you up bill
prohibiting the extension of slavery" (usng their
own ianguagel ITO any territory which may be
CURED by the United States hereafter" At the same
time two resolutions which have been moved to
extend the compromise line from the Rocky Noun.
tains to the Pacific, during the present session,
there is misaking the signs of the times; and ii
is high time that the Southern States, the saveholdng
in this Union and what it will be il this determination
should be carried into effect hereafter. Sir already we
are in minority use the word we" for brsviy sake
already we are in a minority in the other House, in
the electoral college, and, may say in every depart
ment of this government except present in the Senate
of the United Statssthere for the present have an
equality OF the twentyeght States. fourteen non
saveholdiDg and fourteen savsholding, counting
Delaware which is doubtful as one OF the slave
Rut hig ofo moth
in the Senate One Of the clerks at my request has fur
nished me with statement of what is the relative
strength OF the two descriptions OF States in the other
House Of Congress and in the electoral college. There
are 2ss representatives including Iowa. which already
represented there. OF these l3S from the nonsave
holding States and 30 from what called the slave
States giving majority in the aggregate the former
longing to the nonsaveholdng States and Ils to the
slaveholdng giving majority OF so TO the ehold
ing We Mr. President have at present only position
in the government by which we may make any resist
to this aggressive policy which has been declared
against the South any other that the
States may choose to take. And this equality In this
body is Of the most transient character Already Iowa
Is State; but owing to some domestic calamity, il not
yet represented in this body When she appears here
there will be an addition Of two Sen ators to the
representatives OF the savehoding States Already
Wisconsin has passed the intatory stage, and will be
here at next session This will add two more, making
clear majority OF four in this body the side of the
holding States who will thus be enabled to
sway every branch of this at their will and
pleasure But sir II this aggressive policy be folio ed
If the determination OF the States TO
be adhered to hereafter and TO be entirely
cluded from the territories which already possess,
may possess-if this 10 to DO hs fixed policy Of the
government, ask what will be alton herss
Sir, there is ample space for twelve fifteen OF the
largest description OF the territories TO
the United States Already law is In course Of passage
through the other House creating one north OF Wisconsin
There is ample room for another north Of Iowa; and
another north oil that and then that large region extend
ing this side OF the Rocky Mountans from 40 degrees
OF twelve and half degrees Of lat.ute that
tended region OF itself IL susceptible ofhaviDg six
OF eight large Slater. To this, add Oregon which
tends from 80 to AZ degrees which will give four more
and mako very moderate calculation when ! say that
in addition to Iowa and Wisconsin, twelve more States
upon the territory already ourswithout reference to
any acquisitions from Msxco-msy be, add will be
shortly added TO these United states How Nil we then
stand There will be but fourteen the part of tho
south-we are TO be fixed, limited and forover-and
twenty eight the part Of the ssvehodirg States
Twenty eight Double our number And with tho
same dproportion the other House and in the cleo
tora college The government sir. will be entirely in
the hands OF the nonslaveheldng sts'es-ovsrwhela-
termination, so solemny made is to be persisted in
where shall stand far as this federal government OF
ours eoncsrnea men, 90 we mus,
constitution. We will have no longer q shield even
in equality here. Now can rely upon the Of
Justice OF this body Ought we to rely upon This
These the solemn questions which put all sides
Sir. look to the past If we to look to that will
not 90 the desils-we will see from the beginning
Of this to the present day AS far az
sry resources concernsd-as far as the disburse
msnt OF revenue is involved, will be found that we
sanally supported this governm sn,, without receiving
anything like a tantsmount support from IL. utwhy
should 60 beyond this very measure itself Why 90
beyond this determination the part OF the non slave
holding States that there be further sddon TO
the slavehodng states to prove what orr condiu9n Is
Sir, what is tho entire amount OF this policy win
TO, say that 1t s designed will not say rem what
originated will not say whether BIND lenau'
csm on one side, whether hostile feeling to slavery
sncd by many not snatical on the other mas pro
duced 1t /; or whether il has been the work OF men,
who locking to political power, have considered INC
agitation Of this question the most ehecuai mole
Of obtaining the spos Of this government ! Ioos W
the fact itself II 10 a policy now openly avowed, "a
be persisted in. 1t is policy, Mr. President ~hiea