The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-03

DO not see In the constitution any grant of the
qu,ts power to Cous,ss: ana s% no. 10 es
tsblshment Of territorial governments when needed
leaving to the inhabitants all the rights compatible with
the relations they to the confederation
!. Because | believe this measure, II adopted would
weaken impair the union Of the states aud would
the seeds of future discord which would grow up
and rpen into abundant harvest OF calamity.
8 Because believe general conviction that suoh
proposition would succeed, would lead to an mediate
termination Of the | think no di.ps.si' nate OBJ
at the seat Of government can doubt this result
4 IT, however, Ia this am under Misrepresentation
under the practical operation Of this restric
ton, II adopted by Congress-, upon treaty OF peace
making any acquisition Of Mexican territory. Such
treaty would be ected just certainly prevented to
the Senate. More than one-thrd Of that body would
vote against IT, viewing such principle exclusion
Of the citiz the saveholdog States from partic
patton in the benefits acquired by the treasure and exer
tons Of ALL and which should be common to all. am
repeating neither advancing nor defending these views
That branch Of the subject does not lie in my way, and
shall not turn aside to seek IT,
In this aspect of the matter the people OF the United
States must choose between this restriction and the
tension OF their territorial limits They cannot have
both and which they will surrender must depend upon
their frst and then, these fail them
upon themselves.
s. But after all 1t seems to be generally conceded,
that this restriction ii carried into eject could not
operate upon any State II be formed from newly ac
ty, recognized by belonging to the State govern
meuts would sweep before them any such barrier and
would leave tho people to express and exert their will at
for short period the duration of the territorial
governments, worth the price mt which it would be
purchased worth the dscord It would engender the
trial to which it would expose QUE Uniol, and the
evils that would be the certain consequence, let that
Sssn nmassd rather than PROPOSED Of
such restriction upon any treaty of acquisition per-
suade myself would ind but little favor in any por
ton Of tbiscountry. Such arrangement would
der Mexico party having Alright to interfere in
internal institutions in questions left by the constu
ton to the State governments and would inct serious
| blow upon fundamental principles Few indeed,
trust there are among us who would thus grant to
foreign power the right to inquire into the constitution
and conduct of the sovereign ates of this Union and
II there are any, am not among them and never sball
hereafter are it, destiniss committed and want
foreign power to interrogste treaty in hand and to
unydonsy Our own dignity and the principles Of ma.
tonal independence unite TO repel such proposition
But there is another imp ortant consideration which
ought not to be lost sight Of in the investigation of this
subject The question that presents itself not ques
ton of the increase but Of the diffusion Of slavery
amount will be the same The rejection tbi, resric
tion will not add to the class of servitude will
its adoption give freedom to single being who is
placed therein. The numbers will b. spread over
greater territory and far compression, with less
abundance OF the necesares Of life Is evil far
will that evil be mitigated by transporting slaves to
country and giving them larger space to occupy
say this in the of the extension Of slavery
any acquisition. But can it g there? This may
well be doubted All the descriptions which reach
of the condition of the CALIFORNIA; and Of New Mexico
to the acquisition of which efforts at
directed unite in representing those countries agr
cultural regions similar in their products middle
States and generally unit for the production of the
Bic n "a are not oroaslv dscs;vsd-and n \. dai.nt
IN ,oncsiva hov va can he Inhabt ant. NJ thos.
rsg;ons whstbsr tbsv denend mon th.ir nionoh. az
their hards cannot hs boders shor
requiring the investment of large capital only be
poraa srt,"a. corfn.d h natnra 70 .na.,s
and navng I.r~er rat,,rns than tho nan
nrodnc. .Srssd ovsr mora cons;darabs nort3ons
a,rth
In the sble ,etter If Mr. buchanan unon this .nhect
not Inn .ince gvsn to tina nnhl;c he re.ant.
ao,.;d.r.t;,n. w,h ,rsat frcn .i,h.r ;, ~.
dis,inon;.hsd writer IN. soil tho nor tSs
duct;ons NJ .l;frna .ouh ~ az dey an min nor In
d..a Of nu nort,on of north or .n,b =, %
saye shor and hssiaes .y,rv fciIitv would he
afforded for The slave TO escane from nj, mp..r Snch
urnn,rtv vonld Ia eptir.lv in anv mart ~
| fornia IL ia morally moossble therefore, that ma
oritv Of the to that portion Of III.
sautb Of as dg an min which will he ch,e
of onr citizens will ever re- establish ssyery within ira
| limits -
In regard To New MEXICO sast of the Rio Crands the
question had aresd been settIed bv ths Of
Should we acquire territory beyond the Rio l;rspde
aud east of the Rocky mountains is still more limos,
sibe that jority OF the people would consent TO a.
establish slavery They themselves colored popu
laton and among them the negro does not belong So
cislly to degraded race.r
With this last remark Mr. Walker fully comedies in
his letter. written lSl4 upon annexation of Tex
and which verywhers produced 40 favorable an I'M
preston upon the public mind, to have conduced
very mat RALLY the plishment of that great
measure Beyond the Del Nor.s, says MIR Walker,
slavery will not only because 1t Is for hidden
by because the coored their
in the ratio of ten ths whites and holding
as they do the government and of the Offices in
ecatss the he avs Of the oonntrv -Ae' N"A "a