Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-10-21


party or sect Of a party upon. For, al
low me to cay that there 10 not man in
this assembly who does not hold to the
sen,imen, Of the Wilmo, Proviso as firm
w AZ myself, or aoy other man in this
assembly. IL 10 not an opinion upon
which Massachusetts Wings differ. Sir,
] feel something Of a political interest
in thls. Lake the sentiment OF the Will
mot Proviso to be that there shall be no
aunexa,ion Of slave territory TO this In
ion. Did no, commit thy self upon that
ia the year 1888, fully, entirely add
have | ever departed from it in the
slightest degree } ! must be permitted f,
cir, to say that do not now consent that
more recent discoverers should take out
a patent for The discovery. l do not
qlIle consent that they should undertake
to oppropriate to themselves all the ben
~, and honor of il. i deny the priority
oi their invention. Allow me to say,
ir, IL il not their thunder.
Mr.. President, even il new acquired
territory should be free territory. | should
deprecats any great extension Of our do
unions. th,nk VIC have a very large
snd ample domain. | think that thus
NY "f character, that holds us together
prriy well, from the Peuobscot - the
Cult Of Mexico. | do not know how far
~r eau preserve that feeling Of common
country, II we extend it to California,
aud foi auphl know to the south pole.
! npprrh-nd that IN u Republican gov
srnnrni you must have great sim,lari-
" Of character. Ii may not be so with
drspotc governments
The Emperor OF Russia may govern
his European dominlons by one code
oi laws and his Asiailc Gominions by
another code. They have no common
acquaintance, no common bond Of asso-
citation. But in Republic, where the
laws must all be similar, this cannot be.
II oo-s appear to me avery dangerous
experiment 10 extend the territory of The
United States over new unknown tract
oi lauj, lager than the old Thirteen,
md run the chance Of ANA X amalIon. -
More snterp,'sing spirits may choose to
undertake II, but J hesitate. Who does
not see lhr Total arrangement which It
creates Suppose ten States, or even
hvr States, 10 be admitted they will
have one Repre- tentative in each State,
aud two Senators and here coDe IN
ten uuw Senators, (shall | say SoulheI n
Seuators y with only FIVE Representa-
ur~s. Does not every one see that that
tIvass up all tho proportion, all the reg
uiarity connected with the Government,
aad n'.perpetu',y ?
SIR, there are those who think that il
IL an act OF great benevolence 10 extend
our tiee insluutions. J hope that the
principle, ol liberty MS we have expert
vUcrd them with 80 much advantage will
spread over the world, bot ! am not sure
TIA, It 10 best tor every body ID receive
our forms Nor sm ! desirous to i'm.
pose our forms upon any people. When
iiry are ht Tor them, they will receive
sh'm ~ s"ne iorn aud until they are
III Tor Ihsm, d-peud upon u, you cannot
oiN freemsn out OF persons unaccuslom-
~ 10 seii-government, aud not knowing
IA wnai true freedom consists.
had the honor for short time 10 be
nteJ States, aud charged with the
duty Of proteciiug the comIneIcia inter.
rsis of the counlry. | felt that It was
sil important to the United States, if it..
conld be done with proprle'y and with.
oul danger, 10 obtain from Mexico a
p"r, upon The Pacific, 10 wlt-the port
oi ST. Francisco, either by cession Sof
the port itself, or to obtain power 10 re-
sort there as u United States place.
looked .or nothing out commercial mr..
engagements and commercial advantage
| thought tia matter Of some importance
aud think 1t now matter OF Importance,
but it never entered into my iuag nation
that to accomplish that eud, useful 80 far
a. It went, | should run the risk Of at-
tschiny n large extent of territory 10 the
Uptvd States, to become States, wheth-
-r N one or the other form IN which
State, sre recognised under The Consil-
iu:L'n
Now, sir, this is our position. Pence
may come. ] hope to hear IT before the
dawn of another ,nornlng but then
cunuot conceal It from my self that peace
itself may brIDg a crisis more dangerous,
,han war. !, may bring with it sea
s"n oi controversy, strife, aud danger.-
Heaven knows what will be the terms
oi that peace. Nor can ] now see what
course IT will be the duty of honest men
Ia take, when that treaty shall make it,
appearance. hope 10 he directed to
the performance Of my DUTY when that
imp"rnnt era shall arrive.
SIR, there has been a proposition,
which received the vote OF every Wing |
member IN the Senate last year, every |
one but one certaInly,) to receive no
territory wIIh power Ia mold slaves. The
party which calls itself the Northern
Democracy, land | may use the term a.
they have nd ,p,rd it themselves. adop- 4
ted the policy to admit territory, To main
'sin the war tor territory, to acquire all
We could and then let i, IN, relvlng upon |
the principle of the W,lmot Prov,so to
keep nut slavery. The Southern por-
tipn Of the party were for admitting ter