The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-13

edition a. they furnish subscriber, for sysas
oil Louisiana was organized in 1904 Again. in the year
1912, when the Territory Of Mssouri-also slave Ter
the people of said Territory shall always be entitled to
prope onae representation in the General Assembly to
judicial proceedings according to the law and
the laws and usages force IN the said Terrory to the
| benefit OF the writ OF hdbeds corpus"
These, sir, the provisions contained in the of
Congress- for the organziqn OF ne Territory Of Mis-
extend the privileges and lmmunes 10 the people
of New Mexico and California; Sir, were they not
queng army and issued his proclamation TO the people
of Santa Fewers they not promised the benefits OF free
government And were they not promised this by the
authority of your Executive beg TO turn the at
enon of the Senate for moment to the language used
by Gen. kearny-language which he was authorized to
BY the instructions he received from the Secretary OF
War (See Secretary Marcys letter to Gen Kearny, June
9, 1850 In precise conformity with his instructions
from the Executive, he issued Santa Fe his proclamation
On 81 M Ss NJ
free government, with the least possible delay similar to
those in the United States and that the people Of New
Mexico would then be called 10 exercise the rights of
eemen in electng their representatives TO the terri
tora Legislatures and that until that could De done, the
laws hitherto IN existence would be continued until
changed or modified by competent authority. (House
Doc. 10, 81 Goth Cong, page 81 Had they not
right, sir to understand that they would have the bene
for the protection OF liberty which citizens enjoy in
territorial state On the same day on which General
Keany issued this proclamation, he wrote to General
Wool that he had taken possession OF Santa Fe, without
spilling drop of blood. The people under
sand, he sad the advantages they to derive from
change OF government, and much grathed with H."
Sir, ask shall we be acting in good faith towards the
people OF these territories who submitted to cur arms
under such solemn assurances, II we fail to extend to
them all those safeguards Tor the protection OF their civil
rights which have hitherto been enjoyed by all our
inhabitants!
Mr.. WESTCOTT next addressed the Senate whose
remarks are unavoidaby postponed to another day.
respect and which is brought TO notice on this occa
sion manner especially imposing 49, perhaps, worthy
respect understand 1t, It's highest foms the result
of what is called in Scripture ga conscience void OF offence
ted state of the human soul so happily described as the
sib rect. Ii man is able to look into his
own heart, and find naugh there but purity and kind
ness, and all noble and elevated sentiment surely is
but natural that his respect for himself should be height
ened and confirmed, and his se-oye be sensbly emil
yened and gratied Thus it with Job amidst attic.
and Sydney upon the scaffold Thus must it have
been with our own Washington always, and with all
the good and noble OF sygOns ages Who have wa nd 81
true honor, and have lett regulations behind them Tree
even from all suspicion of niquty But, sir, there is
sort of bastard se-eseem, which has been my fate
sometimes to encounter which is more like the high
attribute of which have Just spoken than is the basest
counterfeit to the pures gold or the graceful comeness
Of Apollo to the sooty deformty OF Vulcan at his stthy
There artificial self respect which delights in shield
ing itself against examination which recos from scrutiny,
hbiied in my lime in strange places and under striking
circumstances Ii has been barely fifteen years SINCE
was called upon defend gifted native OF New Eng
land against charge OF which he confessed himself
guilty that charge murder. My client-for such
be becamehad been guilty. according to his own ac-
count given in autobiography dictated by him, but
which was sed, at the time, OF wrng-o eight muir
ders and sixty robberies The testimony against the
prisoner too conclusive 10 be resisted successfully
be passed upon him, and he asked the ordinary
queston-what he had to say why this dreadful judg-
ment should not be pronounced against HIM he arose
gracefully his the prisoners bench; he stood
before the court and the audience His counenance
free from the marks of epdaon of embarrassment,
of conscious guilt His mind seemed for moment SOL
EMMY to revert to the strange scenes of romantic and
bloody adventure through which he had passed he turn
ed those fierce eyes OF his upon the Judge, who was
presently 10 eonsgn him to the scaold and exclaimed IN
tones that can forget, "Sir, you have asked me
question, and intend to answer II. You behold before
you man. cut of from the sympathies of his feowbe-
ngs, who yet unworthy of their esteem and COM
mIseraoa; who has slept in human habtation for
full years, who has roamed along the banks OF the
majestic mississippi, and lived alone upon the meat un-
cooked of the wild tenants OF the wderness that he has
been able TO make his victims; who not iorgetiul OF
classic lore has persed with delight amidst the gloom OF
the unfrequened forest the pages OF Horace OF Iaci,
tus, and of Juvena; who has felt for the degraded
condition OF his race, and sighed TO participate in some
work of general ameoration. have slain men with i'm
puny, and without remorse, who were. in my Judgment.
burdensome to the generation with which they stood
nected, and whose death supposed would prove
blessing TO society. am now charged with murder,
COnVlCtcu, upon cNucHCc WHICH dsin W NC ouopp'
and irresistible, of the Staying OF human being in
cold blood. Bat how was il that slew this man, tor
whose blood am now 10 be held responsible: he was
my enemy without prOvocation He pursued me with
unsparing maIignity He subjected me to ndignlties
which excited to Madness and vowed never to rest
satisfied until my prosecutor should to live Look
upon me; bear witness to the world hereafter that
stand up at this solemn hour calmly and composedly
before you My soul is unconscious OF crime MY heart
accuses me not of murders and when, few days hence
shall ascend the scaod expiae offences, OF which
am myself sensible, by undergoing dlshonorabie
DEATH shall be found trust as calm, as self possessed,
and as unruffled now am" SO much for the sefes
teen of one who was known IN his day as 1.-THE RoD Roy
of the Mississippi Let the honorable senator from Con-
necticut make any application he pleases OF the acs
have related . .
Mr. President, must confess myself particularly m
debted to the honorable from Florida tor all he
has said in defence of the senator from CONNECTICUT
against the allegations which have thought proper to
prefer He AYERS that has the least suspicion the
world that the from Connecticut in bringing for
ward his amendment, had any object in view save that
which he has avowed. Why, sir, the senator from
Florida should recoect that he has himself supplied us
with an argument going to show that the amendment
of the senator from Connecticut would be inevitably pro-
ductive of all the consequences which have suggested
as likely arise To declare that he has no sus
picion that such consequences anticipated by the
honorable senator from Connecticut, is simply to stuiy
Mr. WESTCOrT. | understood the senator from
Connecticut say that his only object to protect his
friends and neghbors who had gone to California :,
Mr. FOOTE. So certainly understood the honorable
senator from Connecticut to declare. Yet supposed
to be at least possible that there might be some mistake
about the matter, since well recollect that IL was 'e
honorable senator from Florida himself who put me upon