The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-13
sfEFCH O.
Hon. George e. Badger,
or TaG C0xPRoE1SR Bill
Delivered in ths L. 8. Senate. July y. Isss.
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| NJ. BUTLER. A. I have had some
lnf The diifeuliirs under wh,rh tie Sens
Tor from Month ranulina APPEARS 10 labor.
beg 10 ask him ahsl would he The .lale
# 0ur rights in New Mexiea and l.aIlInr
mia. II Tie laws now in fuce Ihere we've
lief unchangrdl Tan h. point out sny
mode BY which orr rights would he mare
srcn'e. without repeating The laws now in
force!
Mr.. BADGER. think conld paint
oui very Just anil eqnilahl- modc. witch
would save the honor 81 al the parties O.,
This agiialing qurs'ion. We hare. hnw.
ever. nav 10 do with the measure hrlore
Us. which is recommended To Is. as have
remarked. beranse IL saves our h"nOr. I
say. areording 10 ny judgment. il saves no
such thing.
NJ. BUTLER. ] ask IL any other re-.
me,ly. which has been lnds aieJ here.
would not be obnoxious TO the same oh.
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Mr.. BADGER. I think I could men.
tim 0nr. repeat. sir, thai, in nv npin.
ion, hy this measure we surrender the
whole and gain no'hing in return. lf il
were 10 be the means Of putting an end
10 this dangerous and distinguishing agila.
lion-il il wonld bring peace and quiet to
the rounlry-I would GO home among
my constituents. and. appealing to them
as rizens Of one Of The old original thirteen,
Of whose gallant sans some died upon the
battle fields Of The Revolution. and others
went dawn 10 their graves covered with
honorable scars, and hundreds and iion-
sands did battle in vindicalion Of their
rountry's cause. | would say 10 ihen--,o
The people amongst whom ! was horn,
amongst whom ] have lived, to whose
kindness, promotion, and patronage awe
every thing oi distinction and prosperity
that enj"y, amongst whom ] expccI to
die. amongst whom my children. | inisst.
will live after am COME would say To
them. | made this surrender hecausc ]
knew your deep devotion 10 The ins,iu-
iinns handed down by our fOrefahers:
berause knew your rssnluie opposition
10 every thing by which The union offiiese
States NAV be severed or weakened; be-
cause ! felt assured tina, you would jusii
i fy me in giving up whatever Of interest
or feeling you nigh, have in This question.
in order tn preserve the Constitution. &C.
menl The Union. and prepeinale the free
dom of our country. 1919. g.,
But have we the least reason 10 believe
! thai peace and harmony will be the result
4 Of the passage Of this bill! Sir. we have
none. On the contrary, we have ron,inc-
; ing evidence tina, it's passage would be the
signal for a new aud hitter agitation. Sir.
| could not stand up before my consii.
I iuPnis, patrimic as they are, willing as
they are TO make large concessions. and
tell them that had voted for bill hy
which, in, eff,'rl. they were excluded iron,
the new territories, By which all their in.
teresls were surrendered, and nothing
gained in return. Is it not plain thai this
il so! DO gentlemen from the North ar
cepl the surrender in good part! On the
contrary, do they moi repel It with scorn'
And do we not already hear from alar a
storm of Remuneration! ..-..
Mr.. President. | do not regard the sur.
render of which ! have spoken as matter
Of such entire insignihcance as some gen
tlemen appear 10 consider il. We have
had various accounts as TO California and
New Mexico; but, according 10 The best
information | have heen able tn obtain,
there are portions Of The former suited 10
! the cultivation Of cottnn and sugar. II so;
! il is my deliberate con, ic,inn that slave
holders should he allowed 10 settle there.
] do moi deny, have expressly admitted,
that Congress has the power TO prohibit
slavery there. Believing this to be 80.
have, made no attempt to support the
rause Of The South by denial or evasion.
But say to our northern friends, that il
the country is adapted TO the cultivation
Of cotton and sugar, shareholders should
be allowed t" people il. aud desire to
obtain for them thu, advantage. Certain
,ly Icanno, consen, TO surrender it for moth,
ing.
| have been extremely panied al the
course Of observation which has been in-
dulge,l in by several gentlemen in speak
ling upon this bill; and having expressed,
fully and frankly. my own opinion upon
the question of power. win adisome re-
marks addressed TO what ] consider the
expediency and proprieiy admitting into
these territories the slaves to the South.
claim no exemption from those bases
which hrlo,g TO my particular pos'''ona'
; hut I will say this, ,ha, If I know myself,
"a very difficult matter. am aware what
| am about to say is the honest e'nvicl'"r
of nv understanding. What Is Inc true
position. then, Of this question, urol
} which our friends. from The North has'
spoken in such indignant terms! In tn
FIRST place. il is moi proposed 10 introduc
an additional slave upon the soil Of Anne
RIGA. We ask no such thing. On III