The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-14

vote IN the Senate against the treaty of nears.
with Mexico, because it contained this cession .
OF territory, and brought it under the authority
OF the United States, with pledge for all fu-
lure time; the great, vast and almost unknown
countries of New Mexico and California. One
OF the Senators, MIR. Berrien, had moved a res
oluilon previously, TO the effect that the war
ought not to be continued for the purpose of
conquest and acquisition of territory by the
sword. He declared that the war with MeY;-
co ought not TO be prosecuted BY the govern
ment with any view to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
Inat republic, or the acquisition by conquest
OF any part of her territory, and believe thai
every Wing but one in Congress voted for II
But The Senators belonging TO the Locofoco or
democratic party, voted against ii. The Sena-
tors from New York voted against il. One of
the Senator's from Maine-Gen. Cass, from the
free State of Michigan, Mr.. Fairfield. from
Maine, Mr.. Niles, of Connecticut-all voted
against 1T, and the resolution was lost That
was the vote which these very gentlemen some
of them prominent friends of Mr.. Van Buren,.
and ready TO take the field for him in respect to
Tree soil-these very gentlemen voted against
this resolution. They were willing TO bring
IN this territory, and then have this squabbls
whether II should be slave or free territory
'oo Vi OpiifiOu lAdl Tic tIuc dilu sale UOtlCV
was TO shut out the whole question, by getting
no territory at ALL The territory will do ns
no good if free. 1t certainly will produce great
Idisorganization, if the government of il be
Tree. twill give a great preponderance 70
the South in the Senate, even fit be free. Let
US keep it out then. But no. Gentlemen. AZ
an important crisis in English history In the
reign of Charles the Second, when the country
was threatened BY dispute about SUGGESTIONS
to the throne, a proposition wa ssubmitted to re-
move him from the succession. Some one
said that was harsh measure; that it would be
better TO admit him and then put a Limitation
on his time. The debate went on for some
time, when plain man rose, and said: IT
hear lion is IN the lobby; say, Mr.. Speaker.
shall we shut the door and keep him out; or
let him IN, and then put him out?" Now, |
was for shutting the door, tokeep the whole
country free, and, in addition, 10 fasten il with
bolts and bars; but Others were for letting in
The lion, and the country has right TO call ON
them for the consequences, and TO keep him
from disturbing the peace of the whole land.
When the Mexican treaty came before the SEN
ale, II had certain clauses ceding New Mexi-
co and California; Southern gentlemen, MIR.
Badger, moved TO strike out those clauses
Well you understand that If a motion to strike
out clause ola treaty be supposed BY one
third, il is struck out; in other words, two
thirds of the Senate must agree 10 every clause
before it can be confirmed The vote on this
question stood 80 to Ia. Fourteen were i'm
favor of striking out, and thirty eight were
against ii. Fourteen-not one-third And
among the votes were four cast by New Eng
land men, for the acquisition of this new ter
ritory. What was their reasons?
| They said we must have peace al any rate;
and that was the sort OF apology whichwas Of
fered ] confess itsrathcr annoyed me al the
time, that certain portion of the public press
in the ar 5e cities cried out peace, too, in the
same way, and on those terms. hope l am as
ardent lover OF peace as any man living; bat
| do not feel disposed TO be carried away with
the notion that peace Is valusble, whatever the
terms may be on which il is obtained. In the
first place l believed, and still believe,
could have struck out all this acquisition of
territory, and get peace just as soon without
lit. ! was willing and ready to try this, to re-
fuse this territory, and then 20 before The PEG:
pie, and leave it TO them TO say whether they
would carry on the war further Tor the mere
acquisition of territory On this ground vo-@
ted against the articles of the trtaiy, and a
gainsl the ratification OF ii. Ii vas course
tina; commended itself to my conscience, and
would still run greater rush, aud face still
further shock, before | agreed to the accession
of any territory that imposed on us the neces-
sity of adding any more slave territory TO this
Union. Gentlemen, since l had the honor Of
receiving the invitation OF my fellow citizens,
| found il necessary in the discharge of my du-
Ity, though with great Inconvenience 10 my
health, to 90 to Washington, and be present at
the closing scenes of the session. You know
that there was an important time there III re-
gard to the Oregon bill. The bill related 10 Or
egon, but more particularly TO the new terrific
ry. The amendment put To- il by the Senate,
was in effect, that the new territories should
be slave-holdng States. The House disagreed
to that proposition. The Senate, after deba-
ting it, as you know, receded from the amend
ment, and the bill passed establishing Oregon as
free territory, and making no provision Tor any
new territory in the South Now, gentlemen,
will say that my vote, and the reasons Tor my
voting on it, are known 10 The good people Oh
Massaehus, It's. We have not heard that they
expressed any particular disspProbation on II;
but this question is 10 be renewed al the ilrst
session of the next Congress- 1t will enter
into this very election; and, gentlemen. l VIII
venture to say two things. The hrst is very
well known TO you, that Gen. Cass IS ~ iaY0s
of what is called the compromise line, anu
that the provisions of the Wilmot Provlso, or
the ordinance of 1857, ought not 10 be appued
10 territory living south of &c 30, That IS his
on;nion. If he had not announced that, ne
would have SO 80, or more, from the probabil-
ity of nomination by the Baltimore Conven-
ton. Well, then, undertake TO say, in The
nert Mace. that ne will do all he can TO estap-
lish that compromise line; and lastly. WINCH
is matter of opinion in my constellation pc
lief, he will establish it. Give him the power
and ma tronage of the government-let him ex-
ercise il over certain sections Of the country
-:L ,,as,;on for future consideration