Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-09-22


s5usider aglOn 70 thsr eOnseielees. and judge Of
IL a. they msy think they oughtto do'
tseu,lemen, will detain you but a moment
laagsr. You know, perhaps, that ! gave my
vote 10 Congress against the treaty oi peace
with Mexico because il contained these eesslons
uf territury. aud brought uader the authority ol
the Unitei STATES. with pledse ol iuIuTe nd ,
nflssion inlo The Onion. the graf, vast. and al.
niox unknown eouuIr! ot New Mexico and
California.
In the session bsi1rsIhe lasl, onecf .hc South
srn Seaators. Nc. Berren OF Georgia, had mo-
vel a resolution, 10 he effect that the "*f ought
rot 10 be continued for the purposes Of conquest
naI ACQUISITION. lie declared that the war with
Mexico ought not 10 be prosecuted by this Cow
srrrnent with any view 10 the j'smemGermen'
or that Republic, or 10 the acquisition. by con-
guest. Of any portion Of her territory. That
propositiOn he introduced IN She form Of rcso.
iiliun into Congress; and believe that every
Wing in Congress but one voted N favor H.
Rat tha S-uaIols belonging 10 the Loco,oco or
Democrats party voted against II. The S-na-
tors frum New Iorl; voted against IT, One oI
the Senators from Maine; C'rn. Coss. from the
free Safe Of Michigan; Mr. Fairfield, ircm
Mune; Mr.. Niles, from CounecucuG and 9TH
srs. voted ogaias. il, and the vote vas lost. That
is, these gentlemen, some Of gHea very promi-
ncnt, and friends Of Mr.. Van bUren and r,ady
60 INK. the field for hm--lhese very gentlemen
voted moi 10 exclude territory that should be OBJ
tained bv conquest. They were wiling 10 bring
in ,he territory, and then have a sluabaIa aud
60 ltryyerv,wlct er Il Should b3 slave oriree ter
ritory. ! was of opinion tha! The true aud safe
pnlicv was, 10 shug out the whole question, by
getting no territory, and thereby keep oil the
controversy. The territory will do US no good
if free--u will he nm incumberance il free
To great extent il will produce great propon-
derance in favor Of the South 10 the Senate,
even # il b free. Let US keep it out therefore.
But, gentlemen, in an important crisis, in En-
Wish history, in the reign Of Charles H., when
ihe country was threatened by the accession oil
Prince 10 the throne. who was a convert 10 The
Roman Catholic religion, then called lhc Duke OF
York. proposition was made 10 exclude hlm
from the throne. Some said that was very
rash measure, brought on by rash men, that
they had better admit him and then put tlmIIa-
lions on hm-chan him down-restrlct him.
When the debate was going on, gentleman IS
reported to have risen and expressed his senil-
ments by rather groicsque comparison, but
ono of considerable force.
. hear" said h., ga lion in the lobby roar;
say, Mr.. Speaker, shall we shut the door, aud
keen him out, or let him 10. and then see how
We can manage him hercl" | was for shutting
,he door and keeping Texas out
O,hor more confident spirits, who are OF the
charac,ero of Wornwell, were for lelIing him in,
aud disturbing all the interests OF the country
And when this Mexican treaty came before The
Snnate. il had certain clauses cadng New AlcXl'
20 and California to the United States. 4
Southern gentleman, Mr. Badger, of North Car
OHM. moved 10 strike ont those clauses. Now
YOU understand, that if Il motion 10 strike out
clause be supported by ono.thlrd, 1t Will be
struck out--hat is, two.thlris OF the Senate
must vote for each clause, in order 10 have It re-
tained. The vote OH that question was 80 Ic
II. Not onc.lhlrd
And why were there not on".,hlrl! Just be-
cause there were four New England Senutor
voting for these new territories. That is thu
,enson. They said that we must have peace a
nnv rate. And there was this sort OF apolog!
which confess rather amused me al the lint
that certain portions OF the public press TIM
good many respectable people OF Tho coun
Try, and especially in the larger cl'lcs many o
whom | held in great estimation, cried ou
..peuce! Peace! Staunch the wounds OF wa
aud c. US have peace
hope am MS ardent m advocate for peac
as any man living but would not be carried
way by the desire for peace and have nothing
else. | am under the notion that We could hav
struck out the cessions OF territory and hav
had peace without them. And would be vii
Ing 10 20 before the people and leave it 10 lho
q say, whethcr they would carry on the wa
any longer. If they would then they were tn
artifccrs Of their own fortunes. | was moi O
lraid of tho people Of that subject If 1t hO
continued the war somo longer, would hay
pteferrcd that tho war should continue som
longer, rather than that those territories Iyin
ON our southern border, should come IN herea
Ter upon that border. | should speak on th
subject with more confidence, were it not lhr
other gentlemen of The same party with myseI
voted for the treaty.
voted 10 strike out the articles Of cessior
They would nave been struck ont II four OF III
New England Senators had voted for il. the
voted against the ratification of the treaty an
that treaty would have failed if three New En-
land Senators had voted as did-and VIII
Senators too. should do the same thing ogOj
aud with much more resoluton-l would hay
ran still greater risk, would have endured
sill greater shock before would have agree
20 anyhug--rather than have boen Il partciP
tol in anything which should have been ,e
dency TO annex Southern territory to tie Stat
Of the Union.
Gentlemen, since have had the honor Of
ceiving the invitation to meet my lcow.cillzc
to.day,--alier receiving this invitation, shot
say-aGer receiving this invitation found i'll
cessory in tho discharge of my duty, thou
with great Inconvenience to my health, TO
present nj tho closing scenes Of the session.
You know what there transpired. You KIN
,he important decision that was made in b.