Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-09-22

South in the Senate. even if frcc W. Gail
let it therefore he kent mt I'm, m, RI, mo-
1t mus, be ob'ainedrit mus, be a, anv ,a,e' Az.
ter we had Got it there wonld be time enough IN
sctilcits character.
Gentlemen. in an important era in ENGLAND
history, as it Is related 10 us. during the tcign
of Charles the Cd. when the countrv wa. tbrea.
tened with the accession 10 the throne If n
! Roman Catholic Prncc--,hen called tho D,ko
of York-a propositon was made in parlamon,
to exclude him from The line of succcs.;on ~
the throne, on account of his rclioious op;piop.
and preferences Some said ,ha, th,, vouJd n.
a very harsh measure-,bat i, would no much
better TO admit him. and then mt Restrictions
upon him, then limit him. tic him down. chain
him down. As the controversy nrooressod ami
while the debate was going on. member of,Le
House of Commons is reporteJ 10 have exnrcs.
sed his opinion. certainly in ratbe, a oro,esonc
smile. but one of force. nevertheless. and much
t. the point
az l,cor n linn in , Iothv ro,,
Say Mr. Speaker shall we s6u, the door.
And keep him out, or shall we lie, him in,
ANA try II we can get hun out again =
!, gentlemen, was for shutting tine door and
fastening II win bolts ana Dars. But other
more daring and confident spirits, those Of the
character OF WormWeil, were tor letting the
hon IN, and thereby disturbing all the interests
OF the country. And he was let in. And the
country has now right to call upon them 10
seize and confne the lion.
And again, when this Mexican treaty came
before the Senate. upon the question of its rati.
ficaton, it contained certain clauses ceding new
Mexico and California to the United States. A
southern gentleman, Mr.. Badger of North.Ca.
rolina. moved to strike out those clauses. Now
YOU understand that il a motion To strike out a
clause he suppor,ed by one third. il will prevaiI
that is, two.thirds Of the Senate must vote for
each clause. in order 10 have il retained Tho
vote on that question was az IN IA No, ono.
third.
And wbv worn ,bo-e NOT moro ,bor for,toer,
lust exactly because there were f,ur New In.
oland Senators voting for tho acon;s;,,n ~
these new territories THAT i. tho reason ,Thcv
s,id that we mus, have neace NJ INV ,.te AnJ
there was this sort Of apolopy-whicb. confess.
rather ANNOYED me al the ,ine--,ha, certain
portions of the public press. that a good manv
respectable people of the country. and e.peciaI.
lv in the large cities. many of tho.e whom hold
: in great estimation. cried ont /" Peacei neoce
; S,,upcb the womb of war and 10, ~, have
p,ace.n
Now. gentlemen. 7 hone T am az ,rdsnt -.
lover of neare az anv man Evipp mt nj tho
' same time I wonlJ not hermit myself IN no ca,.
ried away nv the cry for peace. n, tho notion If
ncace on anv form. whatever did mi, ,bon
feel dsnosed TO he carried away bv srv snch
6 exubcrant enthusiasm. believed then, and
a believe now. that we MIGHT have stricken ont
those cessions--,hat we might have refused to
G have that territory-and still have had neace
e lust as soon as though we insisted en- them.
! And was willing to 90 before the people upon
= the question. ] was not afraid to trust them.
j. | was not unwilling to leave it To them 10 saw
: whether they desired to have tho war carried on
!. longer, al this Immense cost OF blood and trea-
sure, for the sake OF acquiring the new territory.
!. II they did, then they would be the artlicers OF
. their own fortune ana could not nave complain
= ed. But was not AFRAID 10 trust them.
And even 1t the rejection OF those cessOns
. had operated to continue the war some little
{ time longer, would rather that it should be so
!. that that these immense regions should have
" come in upon our Southern frontier as slave
:, territory. But venture my opinion on this
>, >, point with the more ditiidence, because other
- gentlemen of my own party thought it their
: duty to vote in another way.
70 voted to strike out these articles of cession
;. And they would have been stricken out if four
AZ New England Senators had not voted against
u, the proposition But they were kept in through
~. u. the votes of these gentlemen. That being the
~ case then voted against the ratification of the
e whole treaty. and it would not have been ratiti-
sc ed had three more oflhe Senators from New Eng
VI land voted with me- and not for the treaty. Wing
y, Senators, too they were. And l'mnst say that
were the same case again presented to me,
ay should again act in the same manner. would
{; run a still greater risk, would encounter and
IL endure still greater shock before would vote
nc TO ratify any such treaty. before wonld agree
III to do any thing, before | would participate in
any thing which should contemplate or tend to
'c- the annexation of more slave territory to these
MS United States.
of Gentleman. after receiving the invitation OIL
It's nv fellow citizens of Marshiield to meet them
of here. | fonnd it necessary in the discharge oil
ny nv public duty, though at great Inconvenience
ne to my health, to go to Washington and Partici-
3D. pate in the closing Of the late session o
ny Congress. You know what there transpred
IN, You are all well acquainted with the important
no discussion and dec'sion ot the Oregon tcrritor
ny al bill, in both houses The immediate and os
ne tensbe question, you well know, related only
to Oregon ont us decision was universally anG
~ Justly looked upon as Affecting all The new ter
." rltores. The amendment OF The Senate to the
NJ, h'' went 10 ADMIT ''f 'hS'u''on OF slavery int
W; the territory Inc House disagreed To thus, re
- -'sted the prn''p'e-ahn, aitera long debate
whicn you an remember 'he senate receded.-
m. me p''' l'eh passed. cs'ao''Sh'hg oregon as
Tree territory ana inak'ng no provision Tor thu
newly acq''feu 'e'i"ofies Oh our southern boun
'eu dary' .,.r
VI "enn'e"en ana 'e''o"'r,u]cn-, my vote "lo'
~ ,n't pN, anu '"o rtaSons l'' ~ '"t, "'e wei
ltN knSNp 10 tlic uoOu people OF MlSSaCnusettS-