Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-02

came In they would come free States But if up 10 the
Tune when California and New Mexico came knocking al our
door for admission, such prohibition had been laid upon
ihem then they might and demand admission as was
done in the Of Texas that we should take her with her
slavery or not at ALL We had preferred to take Texas
was, and would let disturb her on that ground
When Oregon admitted as Territory the provision
against slavery inserted and that the time 10 do IT,
When we came to extend laws California then the
same provision would probably be moved and, he had
doubt, would be carried
These were his opinions He repeated that the people of
the United States determined to prosecute this war with
the utmost ygo 10 honorable termination and he assert
ed further, that they would admit California permanently
State into the Union her Of population
would Justify It.
Mr. @ here said that in voting the appropriation asked for
by the Executive, he should have preferred that the amend
ment proposed by Mr. WILMoT should not have insert
ed because he considered il premature yet, If similar
provision should be moved in the of these Mexican pro-
vlnces, and Mr. G. should be called to VOTE he should
vote for it. hit or miss, sink swmdsence of sentiment
here or no difference, he should go for the in
every stage
For one, he did not believe that gentlemen of the South
meant to extend slavery inch of territory where it did
not exist now He had been taught by their declarations
believe that they regarded evil and whichthey
most earnestly wished to get rid Of That they lamened its
presence but found it in their bosom without any fault
OF theirs Mr. g. had been taught this by their speeches in
that House They said it had been brought here by the act
OF the mother country without fault their part
but that must be borne, because the time had
get rid Of this foul blot this dark internal their
ca condition In this he might possibly be Mistaken and
they might Notwithstanding what they declared desire
tend as well as to pepeuae the evil But did not believe
It He believed that large majority from the South, if their
opinion could be canddy given, would be in favor of the
nexation Of these Territories free and independent
States II was certainly fo their interest to have The
North would protect them in the day of trouble and if these
free States at the South should undertake to interfere
with the savehodng States the reemen of the North would
stand by them the defence Of all their rights this quss-
ton They would allow those rights to be disturbed
But they might rely upon it, the North would SOL
ders money for the extension of slavery. As this
question which must ultimately arise, the it met
the better Mr. o. would be sorry to embarrass the Admin
sraon in its prosecution Of the but he had yet learn
that the Southern Democrats would with the Wings
against all appropriations for the war; territory
be admitted only the condition that should be free
ritory
Mr. G. said he had in his power prove that Of the
leading Wings opposed this precisely because the terri
tory to be acquired by would be erected into free States
That was the ground which the opposition of Wings
based In proof OF this he would read an extract from
the speech of the gentleman from Tennessee to which he had
before alluded Gone Of the Oldest members the House. and
known here and throughout the Union of the prom
nent Wing leaders, Mr. G. here quoted the speech Of Mr.
GENTRY Here, he said, direct appeal to the South
suggesting that the Northern States would the
annexation OF more territory at the South unless be
free from slavery and the resolution of Mr. WLmor was re-
fered to as being omnous of that What that
be put IN peril What the great danger the South
to which the speech alluded The danger was that the
Northern States would not consent to the existence of
hence they might expect Gordon of States at the South
Mr. O. wanted it. then, TO go the people of the North,
and to the Wings of the North, that it the Wing policy
and the Wing game the South defeat the acquisition Of
California, because would in the establishment Of
Gordon of free States at the South.
He would here tell gentlemen that he should go for the
acquisition of California and New Mexico and that so far as
his voice would CO. those provinces when annexed to this
Union should be free States not with view destroy the
harmony of the South, but for its protection.
The gentleman from Tennessee dreaded abolition at the
South He would ask if the Wings from the good old Key
stone State, who to aboonists did not imme-
diaey border the slavehodng State of Maryland And
what hahn had they done her But he would 20 further West
and ask whether Ohio where the rabd aboonists
to be found which the world contained and Of them
too than in any other State of the whole Union did
border Kentucky And what harm had these people
to old kentuck None. On the contrary the danger was
the other way Ohio herself endangered by the rogues
and unaways which crossed her bounds and which
were all absorbed into the of her population and proved
there as they did every where else, Here Mr..
GoRDoS's hour expired