The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-03

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. =. 5 ee vi al eNtianeous quesuons' snail iio
som nSe'' uem ana Tor one snail look WIN DIS,
l dss upoi any ana all amendments ana Provsos
VIII w" .ney may emahale are haned win so
nun NUN IN ny those VINO oppose me aqTnisua-
iion ana ue prosecution oil the war The state have the
no I III p " Iep!esehl mas CONSIDERED 'ns SUBJECT
anu elvhe eonn.ehhs II IN her sovereign voice py GER
tan on' leSoiuuons' which are now upon your table
She as Sohen IN language OF patnohc pride becoming
uio nss. oS in ihe Union upon an OCCASION so prohhc
VI igsdiI anu iePiee WIN interest we are again re-
,u ' j.; I'M. VI learla peru sie iseu nei owl
1i III su vi uie cohlenerdcy anu we may reau
III ile anu eihPnauc phe an earnest OF her lu-
lure a1''o,'' iier resolutions are as ionowsi
hes%eea, li the assembly concnr,) That as war now
eAls. vac United states ana Mexico IL Is the mn
IL IN s a ozen o. ls cIn,y 20 N
the war In smell n ruanper a. n,r ne t;nna bnnor .nd m
teress demand until il shall be Terminated by an honor
able peace - -,'IT7
Resolved, (f the Assembly concur) That peace with
Mexico can be regarded AS honorable to the United States
when snai no secure rom lhat repuoe iul hdely of
s ennv and of m c,n e, upon '' u
M %axy a,' h "a s oc, Thar r ,,o
is hereafter acquired by The United States or annexed
thereto the by which such territory acquired
nexed whatever such may be- should contain unal
involuntary sefvlnde eYceptas punishment Tor crime,
na DC forever excluded rom 'e territory acquired or an
Rel,,5 urho As.e,hl, conc, uh, the senators in
- e. ~ ", NJ ~ So, S ,d i,a d I H., @
ensves in Congress from his State be requested to use
their best efforts to carry into effect the views expressed
the foregoing resolutions.
By these resolutions instructed to carry out the
views expressed therein and not merely the senti-
ments expressed in any one but in all The resolution
touching the acquisition of territory has been understood
by some TO instruct us TO vote in this bill for this amend
ment somewhat familiarly known as the "WnMor pro-
viso" have read and considered i'm connection with
those which mecede il with much care and neither so
read or so understood il In this regret TO add that
am compeled to differ from nv honorable colleague Mr.
Dirk but do so with that Kindness and respect which
becomes our respective positions and which has long
characterized our personaI and official intercourse The
construction which have given 10 those resolutions
eayes each and everv of them lucrative and consistent
one With another # is this First snppor the govern
ment in lis reasonable measures until neace shall he oh
tanned and in thai treaty of neace nrocure indemnity for
aggression IF territory Is acored or nv the ego
ation mr. in any other mode m the ac nv which il ac-
oired and subjected to onr mrisjiction insert provs
ion proh,biting slavery therein / will not do that
learned and INTELLIGENT bodv which framed and uassed
those resolutions he iusfice to believe that thew re-
oarded an augmentation for the ~ NEGOTIATING
neace even tbpugh territory m;rh subsequently he ac
rn;red nv The neSot;at;on an ..act bv which terri
nrv Is tbev aher or desired that
an matarable Fundamental article or moyison would be
amended 10 an AUGMENTATION hi; ar thai the intended Ia
m;nre orr domestic and or fors;Gn noi;cy bv encraf
ng nnon hin 10 r,se monsv for ns@otaton clause for
he damastic FORMULATION nf tsrr;t, t beorgng IN a
foreign and hostile bower The terriorv supposed TO be
that contemnIatod = Cforn;, ,rhcL - nav free. and
e i s ob,aned bv Ms i viii he frse mil i Is in
nornora,oJ b,I ne aard cannt hn,o Ia,,a terr;torv
wv, bot Tho isc,t;on 81 Cnnrrss md in and bv sncb
er;slaon fnndamenai artcIe nrob;bt;pr slavery can
nronerlv be inserted Such nrovison MICH, to he sure
he Stimulated in a treaty ~ cess;on hui as il would
steis 49, S,. e ~ 'ei.si.y " wy o . - ;,
"a a'.y sin5io o,e' ~ Peii' Ioiieisn poWel " 1
lec III oui uohesuo affairs, no one, IL Is PIeou'eu' "ou
desire to have it thus inserted and make Mexico party
ana enable her 70 conrol II IN future ms resouuoi
then inscts us that when any territory shall be Drough