Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-20


peace but also for boundaries and ndemntes This amend
men has been rejected and come to the point Who
has rejected BY whose has this amendment this
very evening, been lost Sir has by the OF
the honorable member from New York and his Northern and
Eastern friends 1t has been veed down by the Northern
Democracy If this Northern Democracy" had supported
this amendment 1t would have prevailed and should then
have had no new territory ALL and of slave
territory no new States at ALL and Of slave
States This certain and ndspuabe II the Senate had
said what that resolution proposes the danger would have
been over But these gentlemen would for it, To
man, they voted against it, Every member Of the Senate
belonging to the party, in the Northern States, however
warmly they may have declared themselves against slave
States yet refused to vote against all territorial acquisition
measure proposed and offered them perfect security
against slave States. They for acquiring territory
they are for more States and for the sake of this they
willing to the risk Of these States being slave States
and to meet all the commissions which the discussion of that
momentous question may hereafter produce. Sir there be
wisdom, prudence consistency sound policy compe-
hensye foresight in all this cannot see it,
The amendment of the honorable member from Georgia
was supported by the votes of twenty members of the
Senate Twenty nine members voted against it. OF these
twenty nIne there were six gentlemen representing Northern
| and Eastern States from Maine, one from New
Hampshire one from Connecticut two from New York. and
one from Pennsylvania. If these six members had voted for
the resolution they would have turned the majority and
there would from that moment no apprehension
slave territory slave States Against the resou-
ton Also heard the voices of five members from the free
States in tho Northwest from Ohio from Indiana
| one from Michigan, and one from Illinois.
So is evident that if all the Senators from the free States
had voted for this amendment and against the acquisition
territory such acquisition would have been denounced in
vance, by nearly twothrds of the whole Senate and the
question of slave settled forever For let me saw
to you sir and to the country that whenever this question
settled IT must be settled in the Senate might have
settled here, this night, and settled finally and forever
Mr. PRESIDENT i aralgn and parties. | take
no Judgment into my hands But present this simple
statement OF facts and consequences the country and
for IT. humby but most earnestly the serious consideration
the people Shall prosecute this for the purpose of
bringing controversy which is likely shake the Gov
| eminent To its centre
And now, sir, who the twenty members who sup
ported the amendment of the member from Georgia They
are the hgs of the Senate Wings from the North and the
South the East and the West In their Judgment it is due
to the best interests of the country its safety peace and
harmony and the webeing the constitutions to declare
once to proclaim now, that desire States
toy to form States of the end of conquest For
one enter into this declaration with all my heart We
want extension of territory accession new
States The country already large enough do speak
OF any cession which may be made in the establishment
boundaries of the acquisition port two on the Pac
hc for the benefit of navigation and But speak
OF large territories, obtained by conquest form States be
annexed to the Union and say opposed such ac-
QUESTION altogether opposed the prosecution of the
| war for any such purposes,
Mr. President must be INDUCED here in short RETROSPECT
ton In the present posture of things and of parties may
well look back upon the past Within year after Texas
had achieved its Independence there who already
spoke OF It's annexation TO the United States Against that
PROJECT felt It to be duty TO take early and decided
course Having occasion address political friends in the
city OF New York in March, 1897 depressed sentiments
as iuIy and as strongly could. From those opinions
have swerved From the nothing and have
seen nothing but evil and danger arise the country
SUCH annexation The prudence of Mr. Van Buren, stied
the project for time but in the latter part of the admins
uaon OF Mr. Tyler revived. Sir, the transactions
and occurrences from that time onward till the measure was
hnay consummated in December, s45 history
and record That history and that record neither be ed
nor erased The they stand and rever and they
proclaim to the whole world and TO all ages, that Texas
brought INTO this Union slavery and ALL only by of
aid and active cooperation Of those who call themselves the
" Northern Democracy of the United States other words
by those who assert their right be regarded
and dearest to the people among all the public of the
country. Where the honorable member from New
Yo,k, where his Northern Eastern friends when
Texas was pressing to get into the Unon bringing slaves
and slavery with her Where they, | ask Were
they standing up like against slaves and slavery Was
the annexation of slave State obec, which 'sNorth
Democracy" opposed, from which avered eyes
with horror Sir, the gentleman from New York and his
friends were consulting and assisting aiding and ahetng the
whole proceeding Some Of them voting here as eagerly
il the salvation Of the country depended on bringing in
another slave State Others Of from the North opposed as
Tar as we could We demonstrated, protested, voted
but the Northern Democracy helped outvoe US TO de-
feat u.s. overwhem And they accomplished their our
pose Nay The party in the North which calls itself
by way of distinction and eminence the Liberty Party op
posed with all its force the election of the Wing candidate
1884, when had the power OF assisting in and securing the
election OF that candidate, and Of preventing Mr. Folks cleo
ton and when clear and visible the sun at noon
day that Mr. Folks election would bring slavchodng Texas
into the Union No deny this And the party of this
Nohern Democracy, and in this Liberty Party too pro-
badly those this moment who profess themselves ready
TO meet all the consequences stand the chance couyu
SONS to see the fountains OF the deep broken up rather
than that slave States should be added the Unions but
who nevertheless wnot join with in declaration against
States of any character thereby shutting the door forever
against the further admission Of slavery
Here, sir, chapter Of political inconsistency which de-
mand the consideration of the country, and unlikely TO
attract the attention of the age. If it be any thing but party
attachment carried eckessy every extent and party anti
patty maddened ntonsanity know how descbeit
Sir, fear not yet arrived the beginning the
end. pretend but little of the future and that little
gives qualification. All contention strife and
agitation Before obtain perfect right conquered terri
tory, there must be cession. cession only he made
by treaty No treaty pass the Senate till the consu-
on Is ovehrown, without the of thirds of its
members Now, who shut his eyes the great proba-
by oil successful resistance to any treaty of cesson, from
one quarter OF the Senate another Will the North con-
sent to treaty bringing in territory subject slavery Will
the South consent to treaty bringing in territory from which
slavery is excluded Sir the future full of difficulties and
full OF dangers We suffering pass the golden oppor
uny for securing harmony and the stability Of the consu
ton We appear to to be rushing upon peris headong
and with eyes all open. But put my trust in Provi-
dence and that good and patriotism the people,
which viii yet hope themselves before is
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