New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-15
Conventional Proceedings.

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We he people Of New Mexico, respectfully petAon Con
ress for The speedy organization, By law Of Iefror.
Government f5r Is. 60,
". rs,recfsly represent thsi The organic ard ssiui'
avs prom Fsied y authority = The United sale. SEP
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s,er.gop. wosId Be sccept.bie iou.
w. sa.,- he s,rowtrI &C.. 10 be filed BY appoint
n-uf OF lie President Of the United ssles By snd Sii
the advice ard consent o he sensie toyernof
Of sisle United States Marsha United STATES sc Al
tofuey. and Judges ,s,
We s-,ir- have all the usual rish' q sppea from Ne
COus q his Territory 70 The Supreme Cour Of me nice
respectfully but firmly protest sgsin.i The aisnem.
bermeri Of oar Territory IN favor OF ishs' OF io' sly
W. 90 20, desire to have domestic slavery within our
borders. and Until The tine shall arrive 'or or admission
MO he ron as STATE desire - protected by Con
gress sgsns, taeir inuocneion airong ~. e.. ,.
aus Of Se~-neHico, September - SO subject 10 ne
uzusl scts Of Congress ,,,
We desire nat oar msy be represented By ad
esa.e who e 10 entitled have zeal rPou he floor OF
ih- Congress Of the United States 60 -.,-.
Ia consideration q the fact that New Mexico eollAns
from = On 10 10000 souls We believe tsi We hae suT
10 unreasonable request; and we eonneenuy reiy uP
| by any Of me Territories
sASTA -, Oct Il, l'4s rose .,,OrtNvz
J. M GiDDINGs. Secretary, snd DINERS
/ NJ BENTON moved that the petition BE- referred u
/ The Territorial Committee and printed.
Mr.. CLAYTON said that - be had soored A. ne iH,i
/ session TO give Civil Government 10 the ne" err
tories he should % the same ~ the present shn ne
cordially concurred IN the reference proposed by the
senator from Mississippi
/ NJ CALHOUN rose-tO express no opposition - Zoe
rsference-bu 10 protest against the ts0tH character
of mis- application from the people OF conquered ter
rtory the property alike OF every portion OF tne Oh'u
/ states
/ Mr. By~roy said that when the application OF those
| for whom b. acted thus pronounced insoieni ne
deemed il bic duty rise and discsim for them any
| thing OF the kind.
Nr CALHOUN replied il not at al strange that
the Senator from Mrsouf, should view the subject "a
h. dos and that be Mr. c. should also view il differ
] entity He Mr. C. consiiered the territory Of Nes
Mexico a. belonging 70 the United states, and therefore
the commoa property Of al the states
Mr. RUsK made no objection TO the reference, ana
deemed IL urouer that civil Governments should De- ef
tsbFshed In the new Territories but Al the same time
he must his SOLEMN protest against any sucn gov
eminent being established In Territory east % the h"
Grsnde acquired BY the blood and treasure OF the ssae
which he represented
Mr. BENTON SAID inst b. had done in this just as little
A. could be- done snd comply with the Fariamfnta-
/ forms To- regard 90 petitions The Senator from south
Carolina had declared the petition insoeni The peu-
u0uWas neither insoeui nor csrepecuu' out - led %
| respectful consideration These people nave used mo
express words OF the Air-lra Legislature % Ftof-'
mi before the breaking outol t5e Revolution but though
George m did No; grant their request he made no eN-
cuse that il was disrespeciiul
Mr. CALHOUN considered the petition dsrespecfli,
because aimed to deprive the south Of their rights
and i for this that he had termed II 'f'oH
Mr. BENTON again denied the nsolcnce, and asserted
the constitutional right conquered not conquered
by the people OF New Mexico to petition Congress Tor
Civil Government tie pronounced the declarations OF
the senstor from South Carolina gratuiIous ana un'
founded
Mr. CALHOUN said that it was not against the right
Of petition that he had spoken but ne bad right 10 re
marx upon every word Of the petition presented lie
contended that that petition attempted to exclude one
half OF the people II the United states from the benefits
% which the whole entitled and Ia this be deem
Cd il insoent What the Senator from Missouri thought
ON the subject 10 MIN matter Of perfect mdn
ference.
Mr.. WFsrcorr said he bad examined the Petition.
snd found 10 signed by only ID persons snd without
Intending 10 be- dsrespectul either 90 the senator from
Missouri or the senator from Delaware, he could not
but pronounce the Petition attempt % impose npon
the Congress Of the United OF those ID names
but Two three English or American, and ore OF
these two or three was Mr. Giddnes' VINO acted As
Secretary the Convention referred u IN the Feuion
h. denied that hi. Petition could BE- considered as the
v0iee of the people Of New-Mrxco.
Mr. BENTON declared that Mr. WLsrc0rr hal read the /
heading of the petition as II il coming direct from
the people Of NeW Mexico. and bad not included the
words also IN convention assembled II came mere !
the proceedings o. ~ organized BODY az NE peoPe
OF New Mexico. IN convention assembled and II mere
bad been any attempt at imposition 10 was not on their
Mr. WFs1corr appealed TO the senate that be had |
stated explicitly that purported 20 be- petition OF mo
people ct sew MexiCs IN convention assembled Their
vas no evidence that the members OF tins convention |
were elected the representatives, 90 the people %
New Mexico lie had yet no evidence thai such
convention had been called or that u was more than
local meeting al santa re There nothing before
tie senate even 20 show for what object this meeting
bad been called What he protested against was that,
without such evidence, petition signed by hiteen
persons nearly oil Mexcans should be received As the
petition Of the pe0ps OF New Mexico.
Mr CLAYTON did not rise to take part in the debate.
though associated with the Senator from Missouri IN
the duty of presenting this memorial He should have
said nothing had he fesred that the rights OF the
petitioners might b. preudced by the remarks OF the
Senators from south Csr0lina aud Flor d- The pet-
ton had come them with It's genuineness vouched
for by respectable names and there not The slight
suppose tina, any imposition had been IN
tended or practsed. lie earnestly suggested % the
senator from south Carolina 70 reconsider me charge
OF is0l-l6f There nothing either nsolcnt or dis
respectful ia L. Tor 10 there had been be- should have
opposed its reception Thoy had expressed the wish
that slavery should not be introduced there. but that
could be considered either ins0eut OF oisrespecu
and be regretted that anything should have been said
here to prejudice the cause OF ihe petitioners
Sir CALHOUN Mr. President rise % say one word
in reply % the senator from Delaware (Mr CLATrON)
10 j. mposs be 10 change NY opinion thsi this petition
disres pectful the stnal The senator OR CLAY
TOM says that the rule OF thu IT, that when the
received Granted Well b. says. II IL i disresperul
90 our Constituents the rule applies Il IS disre
spectiul 10 the Senate and ought not % be received
We'll. Sir. took the same view as the Senator from
Delaware now takes when Aboiit petitions were first
presented here Thst was ny ground The Secretary
fof the -enafel will very well REMEMBER that called
upon MN % pull out three four OF those petitions
and resd them 10 tte Senate They disresp-ctul
% the south IN the extreme calling thieves aud ev
erything else thst cistastsiul then appealed 20
the gentlemen the other side Il the Chsmber that
those petitions disrespsctiul constituents
and therefore disrespecul 20 the senate. appealed
70 the gentlemen. but my appeal was ia vain. They
voted me down and received those petitions
Sir hold that the petition ought not 70 be- received
tor the very that i dsrespeciu % the con
sttuents Of nall of the members q this body But
do not wish o. make the point here. arise here %
express my sentiments ana shall ever rise when any
imputston Is cast upon the rights or honor Of those
whom represent
il highly nsoleni when people. recently subdued
by our arms, 10 the accomplishment OF which the
southern portion OF the country contributed more than
their iu share, by great deal come here and pray
the American Congress 10 exclude one half the states
OF this Union % which this very territory belongs as
states. 10 does not belong % us ss Congress. 10
does not belong t. the North the North, % the
south the south IL belongs % the thirty states OF
this Union. And there be higher piece Of inso-
lence than here and present such petition
Sr, bad taken the ground which the impulse OF the
moment dictated would have moved % lay this pc
ton upon the table has been the fate Of al petitions
Of b. kind.
Mr. BENTON said that the Senstor from South | :
Carolina had reiteraei the charge OF insolence, ne
would give that SenaSr opportunity TO vote for IL
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