The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-04-07
Ttle DallD Spp.
ACQUISITION OF SLAVE TERRITORY.
WORCES TER:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL z. 1917.
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co. us eAdlninS pOSittOH. 10 hot
only clothed with the ordinary treaty making power but
he has three millions put into his hands to enable him to
brbe the Mexican authorizes and induce them yield
up large portion of their territory. The President is
slave holder himself and devoted the slave interest,
Texas was annexed, as Mr. Calhoun has avowed, TO
sustain that institution; and there be doubt but
that the war was commenced and is prosecuted for the
same purpose.
The zeal with which the whole South opposed the
WiImot provlso is proof Of this Now under these
circumstances what kind of treaty will the President
gotate if Mexico should consent to treat? He will
of course provide in the treaty, that slavery shall
exist in that territory. His known feelings and
prepossessons forbid thai idea. Besides, he will feel
himself instructed by the rejection Of the Wmo Provi
So not to allow any such provision to be incorporated
into the treaty His feelings and this vote Of Con-
gress would naturally promp, him to provide for the
islence of slavery at least in portion Of The terri
tory Suppose he should conclude treaty of peace,
acquiring, at the time, large portion of Mexican
territory with provision tnat slavery should exist in
half of it, and be excluded from the other would
the Senate ratf> such treaty? Those who say that
we shall have slave territory in consequence of the
war, viii say that they would not. But must Judge
Of men find them and the Senators are but men.
Those among who say. prosecute the ,oar stand By
the country, &c admit that the unjust and ought
TO be brought 10 close. One would naturally suppose
that bele.ng the war 10 be unjust they would go
against its prosecution and that their present course is
dictated merely by what they allow 10 he policy Now,
admitting tine Senators to be governed by the poll
ICY and TO possess The degree of moral courage
that these gentlemen possess and no more, what would
they be likely do This treaty would put an end to
the which nie-tenihs Of the people admit to
be unnecessary if not unjust. By voting reject the
treaty. they would TO continue war they believe to
be unjust and assume the responsibility OF the u-
ture expenditures of money and sacrifice of liie which
would follow We should remembe. Thai the slave states
have already majority of four the Senate and less
than onehrd of the free state Senators going with them
would give them the requisite two thirds May we not
find that third Of the northern Senator's would not
take the responsibility of continuing the war in oppos
lion majority Of the Senate May we no, fear that
some northern Senator'S who have not had the moral
courage TO vote against which they have pronounc-
ed TO he unjust would not have the moral courage 10
continue thai unjust war; when the whole responsibility
thrown upon them. Besides on The supposition we are
TO acquire large amount of territory and they would
be charged with voting against the best interests of the
country, they voted against treaty Another
important consideration would come ill., BY The very
terms of the three million BILL that sum is TO be paid 10
Mexico she shall rafy the treaty and before
is ratified by our Senate and to vote against the
~ would be to vote this gratuity Mexico 10 enable
her 10 prosecute the war vigorously agans,
All this would be charged upon every Senator who
should resis, such treaty. And further, all The paron-
age Of the government, all the spois Of office and all
the drill of party politics. the rewards Of The present and
the hopes Of the future would be brought bear upon
such question, and, judging from the past, should
have great fears OF the result Unless our Senators from
the north manifest more moral courage than they have
heretofore done, the subject Of this war or more than
is manifested by Wings, in this Common
wealth, we no good reason TO believe that such
treaty would be rejected
But there is another and more seductive ground that
may be taken by the President, and " h would of
course, succeed. He may conclude a treaty of peace
by which we shall acquire a large section Of Mexico
and the treaty may be perfectly silent upon the subject
Of slavery Such treaty would Of course be ratified
But what would be The effect of such step upon the in
siiution Of slavery Z Would the country a, once
be open TO emigration from the United States aud would
not the slave holders, with their slaves lock into the
country? Until Congress shall establish territorial
government there, with prohibition, know nothing
to prevent them II may be said that the laws Of Next
SO would be in force in all such territory until we should
eeislae for it, That may be true abstract princi-
ole Of law, pi he has been blind passing events who
does not know that territory so acquired, would be
governed principally b the emigrants from the United
States, msay Of whom would convey slaves with item
and that slave holding President who has volsted the
constitution Of his country for The purpose Of ex-
tending slavery, would readily exert ali his power 70
irample any law Of Mexican origin which should stand
an the way Of his favorite institution Moreover If The
House should, in establishing territorial government
over such territory, incorporate provision excluding
slavery, me senate would not in il, Or If they
shouu the rresden, by the exercise OF the veto power
would prevent It's becoming law. In such an event the
territory would be left open for the emigration of slaves
and when the county shall become dotted ovcy with
slavery then the old plea of property and rested yirt
will be SET up against any attempt to exclude s,ave,y
This plea Of vested rights in the properly of slaves haze
always been recognlzedb ya majority of Congress and
while il is held so sacred as to prevent ~