The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-19

questions were acted upon by that convention, and
followed up by the subsequent action of the demo-
cratic party, right or wrong, they have been
and although differences existed among the demo-
crscy ms to the mode in which Texas should be
nnexed, - some preferring mode thinking,
probably, that war with Mexico might be
avoided others prefsrring another mode that would
perhaps accomplish the object in view, with a
pidty-yet the whole democratic party united the
principle All agreed that Texas should be nexed to
brought about consistent with the honor of the
try its public sentiment and its general welfare With
these principles our banner, the great democratic
hosts Of the nation entered the They entered
that contest, and were invncibe. At its close, the
candidate whom had sustained installed in the
highest ONCE in the nation AS soon-aud now pro-
pose to invite your attention to the that was
subsequently, pursued in regard to this great question
at the session Of 1914 and ls45 and before the nstaa
ton Of the present executive Of the United States
measures were adopted for the annexation Of Tex
as. At the same time, and keeping even pace
country measures were adopted establish 'ns
territorial government in Oregon. Texas not
then annexed, but its acquisition favorite
favorite measure with the North Oregon was
Northern territoryt was free soil 1t located in
region that was tree and was to be settled and every
and Westagreed that to remain Free In
February, 1S45, and before the present Executive
introduced into the House of Representatives (and
you will find full account Of 1t in the Congression.
gon saving the rights of British subjects until the
boundary should be settled When that bill was in
troduced proposition was made by the Northern
members to include in that bill that clause of the
celebrated Jefferson, known the Jefersonian ordi-
nance of 1851 You all know what this clause vast
forever to exclude slavery from that territory
der every circumstance except for crime and If you
will look at the ayes and nays taken at that time you
will find that six Southern men-three from Maryland
clause in the bill You will find that the entire Nerth,
East and West voted for it, with four solitary excep
measure at that time created no excitement The
Southern men recorded their votes against it, They
raised no constitutional objection. Nothing of that
kind was thought of or dreamed Of. 1t passed by a
vote Of hundred and thrtyone to sixty -nineal-
most two to one, and almost enough to override
the Executive veto. And what will strike the
thinking man as more singular is the fact that
when that clause which the South denounces
as unconstitutional became part and parcel of
that bill, only thirty-on members recorded their
votes against they principally Eastern men,
who afraid it might lead to with England.
voted that BILL with that clause in it. was then
universally understood 1t then universally
ceded-that Oregon tosbe free territory Ore
gon was to have territorial government established
over i-that the protecting Of this confederacy
was to be thrown around it. This the position Of
things, when the Southern -uen stole q march on u.s.
They got their resolution for Texas through the House
they got it agreed to in the Senate In 1845 it be-
came the law OF the land and as soon as that was
done. change came the spirit of their dream.
Theyheld to the principle-you stand by
and help us to get Texas; will compromise that ter
but we will agree that freedom shall gain something BY
the annexation Of it, and will slavery north
OF SO &c. Mr. John c. Calhoun agreed to 1.-THE North
voted for it. AS soon, however, as that accom-
plsLed, change came the spirit of their dream
Texas, when the resolution to annex it was passed
and wish to invite your attention this fact that
you may how southern territory is treated, and
northern territory is treated-Texas annexed as
far as the action of our government was concerned;
but 1t required another consent yet Mark the fact,
now; before Texas had consented, 1t was thought
cessary to protect her. The Gulf Of Mexico filed
they remained there q short time. There was dis,
pute about the boundary That it was said, dis
puable ground and what the course pursued! 1t is
Southern territory 1t is Southern soil which
look after The troops pushed (and whether
was right or wrong, am not going now to discuss
verge taken and the whole power of the
try at the expense of with Mexico, is called out
to protect that country Now let us trace and see how
1t with the twin sister of this questionable terri
tory Of the North There Is dispute in this too about
boundary. The Executive tells title is clear
and unquestionable to 5440 but is navy sent to
the Pacific to look after the interest and protection of
our settlers there? Is army sent there No they
were debating about the formation of territorial gov
erpment for Oregon and yet passed over to the next
session. Negotiations concerning this boundary are
entered into 1t will do negotiate about Northern
territory, but if it be Southern territory the course is
first fight and then negotiate (Laughtet) And not
wthstanding that they to the grave conclusion
that our our tue was clear ana f 70
ance Whether it was right or wrong to submit to this
in that negotiation, it is not now important to in
qure but my object in referring to 1t is to show how
the North and the South respectively treated For
Southern territory, the property OF slave the
Of nas
there is no fight about it. (Laugher) The claim was
put forward for $40, and then they slid down to 49,
This is the way with Northern territory Well in all
this the North calm and contemplative. They did
not talk Of destroying the Union and of retiring from
S
for the remainder Now there is trouble
with the New England men. There is no fear OF war
may have to 40. Well what do you think they did ?
After getting rid of five degrees aud after resolving to
Is some unconstitutonal barrier in The way. laugh.
teri In taking Texas. they never Thought OF that
Uaughttr) Senator Dickinson, when he voted to an
mex Texas, threw chat in cur eyes, and deceived me
then, for thought there was little that white men
might have, and was therefore astonshed when they
told rs that our action was all VOID thought sslll,
that we might have overnment flor oregon. Two
years ago we fought for Texas. Northern men were
pouring out their blood like water for IT, The troops
were called out and the Northern men gave them
who would die in defence of the last acre of Ameri
can soil But after we got what was left OF Oregon,
besinninS to talk Of establishing territorial govern
ment in Oregon, what do you think was done bill
introduced This clause prohibiting slavery, which
common ded the immortal Jefferson to the democracy
than any thing else inserted in it, and then
they began to have those constitutional spasms.-
Southern men, first, were affected by them and then
Northern men showed symptoms Of the disorder
General Cass, and will speak Of him with all respect
he going to save Oregon-he was going to have it
for white men, Senator Dickinson took sides with us
the subject in private conversation thought that
all right-that there was trouble but the
South got up, and what do you think they did They
did FAY 1t sunconstitutioual-youh have no right
to do such thing Oh no. they did not tell US this
but they told us, this is all right, but we want to
amend the Jeersonian ordinance Mr. Burke, Of South
Carolina the prominent forerunner ofthe great South
leader he wanted to improve the work of Thomss
Jcfersonhe wanted to improve on 1t ecause, because
there Is constitutional power No. but because 1t
is North of 80 3O Let white folks have that. They
have got it down South that this country here in the
good for nothing and they willing for to have it
because 1t is North of 80 30 We'll, they cheated us