New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-04

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cen,ions II believed him 20 b. man wno ~oula
nge the country mo farther vars for any gurPo-e
~ AMBITION of conquest would oppose him - h.n
b. nominated by whom Dr. might u believed ~ p.
US man sso would exert bic C-ls influence ~ ne
farther extension 0l the slave Power would orPo-
him LEI him be- nominated Oy whom he mI-nt h-l
DO rot believe either lApp.al---l lrAt.
been from Toe lT-t- QpFo-e4 81 me plltJ p. -.-
can War a.. iuur0uer TEL polite and ireNpellth- r'
l.eve from the best Information can O1.ail ~
vii take this 10 ms of l40n. -ellemeni nfr' r. lI'
the beet Information can obtain ira D. -as -' -
ton % 90 VA. 0T 90 increase ~ annie Of
% aow Ut the annexation 0i new states 10 lns eN''
C5cntl-llen 90 much for Hlat may be ccn-l1eIe- -7
belonging % the Presidency IS neLioAA t-.'
But the case bv no means stops here " ore e--.-
IL Massachusetts, We are u ll-s u Aa--a---. -
We have supported the present goFefAint-l y. y.
STATE for years with success ~ Pr, .- ..- ~
ruo-- vs. airs we're ss s-.d VIA i-e rliil--'' a-- 20
H. z4.e government 10 the hands no those l' Lffe
had t b, bon % i pr0po-ed 90 tle pass o ne d -
laiu pla-fl>m % carry tbs 4i'i --r --1 t''---.'
vel ~ into the national elections There j. - r. n1
nstion ol candidate Tor Goreanor --il-t pr. 80
or whoever may br nominated uy tAe "l-' ana .'i'
j. % h. r. nomination a. a candidate fof -euirna"l
Governor against Sir Reed or whoever may ue NUM-
,s,,f fv the Whies and there are % be nominations
against The present members % Congress Row "nA'
\. fa. IL. o. OF that We have ten members % tlr
Congress Of be United states. kno" NJ ten sii.H
Of any rgrty HnJ are more Lea-'--' aHl -4i- 49, -
flexible u their opposition against slavery N any loii
And what Wi be- the result suppose ta.i 1.i'1.
cradle number Of Whlss secede rom ile WLl- ea' ~
no, We know what has been the case n tbs couA''y
ID not W. know that this District has been EnTepIcshr
Cd from month u month. and from year 70 year oe
cause there ha. been AZ opposition % - 500 81" a.
slagery man a. breathes the air Oi tai- n's'tDt ~
this cc4-i0n sua d. this pre-ence. may a-ue ." D1i
present Representative Mr.. Hale DO W. want 4 mn
T. give better vote ia Congress Than pit hale sFc
Wnv undertake o. say that there i- nui one o- 80
liberty party nor vii there be- one % tins new party
who vii have the least objection % DIT nae t-''f'
that DO vas not nominated uF themselves len % one
II The Wings had NOT nominated n.nl tAey "o''A D'''
n0nil sted MIN them-elFfs
N0w Gentlemen, remember IL % have occurred
that On very important questions I'D congress 'N.
w.. Inst tor want ol ts0 OF three members Wuch
Na.-schlsefts might have sent but Nhich, 10 con-o'
quence oi the division ol parties. sne ol uNt -to-
AND row lorcsee that il 100 this District any con.oria-
bic number OF Wh-s think 10 their duty O. join 10 tAe
support OF Mr Van Buren, ana 10 Tie support "l
men whom that party may nominate iul C0u- s---
foresoe the thing vii take place ana we tlA" 'e
without Representative IA all probability "a tne bret
session Of the Congress when the very oa'te =
10 be fought on this very Slavery question am sure
that honest. intelligent and patriotic Wings VIII Jay in-
consideration % heir conscience and Judge 81 u 81
they think they ought % do
Gentlemen / VII detsin you but moment longer
You know. perhaps that gave my vote 10 Congress
against the Treaty VI Peace with Mexico because II con
tanned these ccssOns OF territory and brought under
the authority of the United states with pledge Of ~
ture admission into the Union the great vast anu Al
most unknown countries Of New Mexico ana 1aAlofhA
In the session before the last of the Southern -ena
the effect that the war ought not 10 be- continued tor tnr
purposes of conquest ana acquisition lie declared ln4i
The war with Mexico ought not % be- prosecuted by n-
Government with view 20 the dlslneulpefiheu- o.
that Rauubc or T. the acquisition by conquest OF auy
portion OF her territory. That proposition ne INTRO
duced In the form OF resolution into Oon-rr-s ana
believe that every Wing IN Congress but one voted or
IT, But the Senators belonging to the Loco-Foeo or
Democratic party sc ted against o. The senators from
New lork voted against it One OF the senators nom
Maine Cen Cass from the free state OF Michigan. Nj
4 frlr IN
others voted against Il and the vote was lost mat D.
these gentlemen, some OF them very prominent ana
friends Of Mr. Van Buren,. and ready 90 take the ned
for h.m-fhc1c ycry gentlemen voted not 10 eAcildc
territory that should be obtained by conquest lhey
were willing TO bring in the territory, and then nave
squablle aud controversy whether should Dee slave OF
Free Territory was Of opinion that The true and saie
policy was 20 shut out the whole question ly getting
~ territory and thereby keep on The controyersy-
The territory wi do us no good If iree-i VIII De- an
incumbrancc n free To great extent u VIII produce
great preponderancc in favor of the south In the Sen
ate, even if it be free. Let US keep i out therefore
But no.
But gentlemen in an important crisis. in English his
tory IN tie reign of Charles IT, when hs country was
threatened By the OF Prince 10 the throne
who was a convert 90 the Roman Catholic religion then
called the Duke OF York proposition was made 10 eA
cudc him from the throne. some said that was very
zach measure brought forward by very rash men, That
they had better admit him and then put limitations upon
him--chain him dOwn-rtstrici him. When the debate
Wa going on. "a gentleman is reported . nave risen
comparison but one OF considerable iorce.
hear said he, lion ia tn lobby roar say, Nh
Speaker shall shut the door and Keep MN out on
lct him and then how We can manage nun here
was for shutting the door and Keeping Texas out
Other confident spirits who are 81 tie character
of Wornwol, were for letting him in and disturbing
all the interests 81 the country. And when tLis Mex
lean treaty came before the senate, Z had certain
clauses ccdug New cxIco AMI California 20 The United
states A Southern gentleman, Mr.. Badger az Norm
Carol ma moved 10 strike out those clauses Now you
r. motion strike ont clause De
supported hy third, 10 viii he struck out-that IT,
thirds OF the Senate must vote Tor each clause lh
order TO have retained. The vote that question
was 81 TO ll-not one third. And why was there not
one-thrd just because there were four New England
voting for these new territories That is the
reason They said that We must have peace At any
rate And there this sort of apOl0gy-which
confess rather amused me ~ the tmc-haf certain puf
of the public press that good many respectable
people of the country and pecialy IN the large cities
many of whom hold IN great estmtton, cried oui'
Peace Peace Stanch the wounds OF war aud Jet us
have peace
hope / am AZ ardent advocate Of peace as any
man living bat would not be carried away by the de-
for peace, and have nothing elsc. am under the
notion that could have struck cut the ctssiuns OF
territory and have had peace without them. And
would be will 10 20 before the people and leave 70 %
them % saw whether they would carry the war any
longer II they would then they were the arthccrs %
Their own fortunes ] was not afraid OF the people on
that sutiec II 10 had continued the war some longer
I would have preferred that the war should continue
some longer rather than that those territories lying on
our southern border. should come n hereafter upon
that border should speak this subject with more
confidence were il not that other gentlemen of the
same party with myself voted for The treaty.
voted TO strike out the articles 81 cession They
would have been struck out four % the New England
Senators had voted IT, then voted against the ratnca
ton the treaty and that treaty would have failed Il
three New England Senators had voted a. did,-and
Wing Senators too snsuld do the same thing again,
aud with much more rctoiuton-l would have ran
sui greater risk would have endured sui srcater
shock before would have greed ~ any tlins-rsther
than have been parcip4for iu any ihngwnch should
have tendency % annex southern territory - the
States OF the Union.
Gentlemen, since have had the honor Of receiving
the invitation meet my fellow clt1ens i0-day-aicr
receiving this initiation should sayaiteI receiving
TINS invitation found 10 necessary 10. the discharge
of my duty though with great Inconvenience 20
my health be present al the closing scenes OF the
session You know what there TRANSFERRED You know
tac important decision that made ia both Houses OF
Congress. IN regard % Oregon. The immediate CUES
ton respected Oregon-or rather the bin respected
CONDUIT the question more particularly these new
Territories The eject VI the bill 10 the Senate was 10
establish these Territories as S.ageholdin- states.
he House disagreed The Senate rectded from that
amendment and the bill passed, establishing Oregon as
Free Territory and making no provision Tor The new
IL acquired Territories on the south NOW, gentlemen,
viii say that my vote and the reasons gave for t are
known the good people Of Massachusetts, and have
no, heard that they expressed any particular dsaprO
f.f.f u ana rt ID. IN f