The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-25


clarafion took eject without constitutional provision
Louisiana became psrt Of our own '.rritores Florida
tied past leased and II il idle at this dsy 70
discuss them. Subsequently we have admitted Texas
The general ground Of fixed opposition to
the further annexa,in Of new States and because a.
in II, Of the United states not the ground
of eousty but Of Inequality ] hsppened cir, 70 ad
ter he RECOGNITION OF the iniepAndeuc. Of Texas
viii state thst no could he better wishsr to
ook At ne schevment Of her ins.r.ua.nc %s st N.
battle ~ San Jscinto III. exrao-dn arv and almost
marvellous among the .tsirs Of mankind But from tn.
h-st was opposed to It's annexation to this Union
sisted my reasons then. and I have q short alb.
strsOt Ct them before me, but It ,s hardly ne.
c.ss.ry to trouble thc ssnsts In reading them
held place in the executive government for few
years and left it in May ls4s Within a month alter
DISTINGUISHED gentleman had taken my place had oc.
cason to know that the of Texas was TAX en-
up BY Mr. Tylers administration as an
messuTe, Inc honorable gentleman referred to- flor
shur With him, the annexation of Texas seemed be
p,sson was afraid thst thu President of the Uni
ted States at the time suffered his ardent feelings
little to control his cooler Judgment At any rate in
the summer OF ls4s annexation became purpose Of the
nv duty TO admonish the public of the existence Of
this purpose There gentlemen many in the North;
purpose Of annexation taken mp, when thoughtit
my duty 70 make this purpose known to the country.
proposed some means before annexation should become
apary question TO arrest H. for had learned that when
ever matter became party mstt'r IL was in
and there those who said all things we'll enough
let all thing, alone til. country will taxi Of itself
sure submitted there will b. means At hand to defeat
II WAS not In the House when the resolutions for the
impression but short time before the resolutions
adopted was that no such resolutions could he passed
But we'll knew from thirty Years experience that
when tn. Executive pushes measure and persev-res
In It he lie most likely succeed The,e is Welding
giving way somewhere. When the Executive govern
ment acts with unity and perseverance, 1t seldom fails
enc OF enecting The resolutions
the annexation Of Texas were passed by Congress
December lsa5 for her noa admission into me United
States took occasion TO show them my opposition to
the annexation, and if It 60 again should
have nothing new to add to those opinions
desire TO place limit to the extension of
pie OF powerful republic, without the greediness
and hunger for empire. And have further declared
as citizen this country that never could or should
permit nyeef to he In favor of the admission Of other
States iuto this Union slave hoding states In ali
th, acted In accordance with the resolutions Of Mas
slave stare, 1t sugments that naqusty Of legislative
representation which already exists that which already
exists would sustain; would let 1t stand; it already
exists under the general act of the Union But the
admission of States thinly peopled the territories
we propose TO acquire and from these territories must
OF necessity break up the relations existing between the
government and destroy the balances of federal repre-
be preserved between the Senate and the House
representatives. the admission of such will give
n.an.v rspsessntaton You may admit territory
more senators than septatves knew of nothing
better adapted to alter to disarrauge and destroy
existing system Of representation than that Here will
be s-nat- bearing proportion to the people but
of all relation Here will be State with two sens.
tors and representative and smother with
tors and thirty representatives. The representation
from the Southern Slater, With few people, would be-
ogarchy; there would be no consistency in it,
It would be but borouS h ngering q large scale
This is NOT theory; tor the facts will show where we
were few years aso and we may imagine where few
years benos stall be We admitted Texas as a
single State, but with the prov,so that she may
mako four other States of her territories With
sharAf cvn
i've States from Texas, with Q representation Of
ten senators According to the Presidents
Mexico and California with four Senators in Con-
ges We shall have then four territories annexed on
our southern border addition OF fourteen Senators in
this chamber. Now. what will be the relation between
those Senators and the people of those states whence
rate census OF Texas. | suppose its whole population
does not exceed 600 IL has been said thst it does
not exceed 100 900
Mr. BERRIES-lA9Oo0
MIR. WEBsrsn- My friend says lac 900; we'll put it
down at 100 900
tMesssge from the Presiden. of the United States
Nc WEBsrEK-No~, sir, Texas, is not calculated to
become country of dense population. Suppose its
population to be so O00 that New Mexico at go
or 10000 souls very deliberately such they-are?
usughter) In Caornis We have IS 600, but with add-
tons from Oregon aud tlre where of emUraDts who
may fud their way to tbA region around San Fran.
cisco, We will suppose It may shortly become so co.
wEOle OF ali these northumberland it lie rye Ms apy
puts twill be 2eo 900 And these 400 900 psope
viii send, whenever ask them fourteen Senators
this body T. population not lsrger than that Of Yer
mont, about one eighth that OF New York Yes, we
shall have fourteen Senators from people than
has Vermont, or New Hampshire and not many
the State of New Jersey But then Texas clsims to
thu line OF the Rio Grsuds, and to all along the
river and ii that De the true line absoros the greater
part OF the population allow to New Mexico | do
not argue the question. | only look at the msp; and
be divided by the Rio Grande which is a shallow
fordabls stresm, creeping along valley,
ana a.nt led. By sn0sm9ss mountain. New Mex
My friend from Texas, (Mr Rusk,) doubt expects
large part of The territory of that State will be subdvd
ed into new states and have no doubt he has 1t ali
chalked out New Mexico never sustain large
population Is arabic soil is confined narrow valley
such as they are 1t old settled country and
Its resources all under tribute We shall then have
two Senators from New Mexico with a population of
sixty thousand duriDg our lives and the lives of
our children. The sams may be said of California It
il q vas waste of mountains aud sands excepting
the region about San Francisco where q State NAV
b. formed i've hundred miles of but thu
ton viii 90 on in its representation in the Senate and
We cannot preventi Now sir according conscientious
conviction OF the principles Of the constitution of
United states, this Is mopstrosiy designation and
enormty, that osn hardly realize TO myself ! do
not koow that head Is not turDedhat the facts are
lot illusonsthat my eyes do not deceive but if
in this Senate, acting and have acting upon
measures 30 Wild so suicidal remarkable to form
an epoch 10 the history Of this government 1t is fla
grant monstrous outrs distortion and violation Of
the constitution and The relations Of the government
under which ve live. WHAT relieves the from this
enormiy Whst is tn, reliance %? IL is only in tbe
deiusve provision that these States shall be brought
In at "a suitable time" That suitable time" we
know will be decided By party expectancy. Party
will decide upon that suita ole tims--party ex-
pediency here 1t will b. at suitable. time" when
ever party strength votes wanted in this
body. Texas admitted at suitable time -
Sho Was admitted in lS45 My friend (Mr Rusk) with
his colleague into this Senate in March $40 end
in July 1916, was tins tvI Texas votes which over
threw the Tariff Of 1872 in my opinion the best sys
TEN of revenues thst existed government
My friends the other side think differently but such
k my opinion Texas then came in It a suitable time
10 repeat that act. New Mexico will be looked after at
SUITABLE time" In 1850 question may be
presented requiring addition to tnis body. I'VE
have followed Mr. Webster thus far in ertenso
Time and space require that should cuItail the
residue OF his speech, res-rving as far as possible
the spirit Of his style in The abrdge msnt =
suppose that in 1850 mojifcati of the tariff
snoad be proposed, such modification will arrest