The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-28

Iupe Hdago | find in articles Of The treaty by wN,ch
we acquired possession Of these territories, slte,
describing upon the map the line which includes what
had acquired, and New Mexico among the rest the 9Th
article says:
The Mexcans who. in the territories aforesaid shsll
presaSve the character OF OF the Mexican republic
bly, with what is puiaed in the preceding ar
clc shall be inco poraed into the Union oi the United
States DO admitted The proper (lo be judged
by the Congress of the United sles) tho eni5ynenr
all rights, according 70 the principles OF the constitution
the free enjoyment OF their liberty and property, and
cured in the fee exercise of their religion, without restrc
lion.
ed voluntarily by the government OF the United States by
thirty soveeignes, representing the general government
duty not to be performed sif, TO Mexico not TO be per-
formed 10 Texas, but duty to be performed towards
those who stood in need Of that protection and they
the inhabitants OF the territory that purchased
Yes sir, the plighed oath of this government is pledged
to every Mexican inhabiant OF the territory that we
purchased without distinction, without restriction. and
without Limitation TO protect and defend them IN their
liberty and properly against any and every other power,
nation owing us no duties, except those resulting from
obligations to obey the laws of nations And, sir that
duty binding to-day upon the government binding upon
the Senate binding upon every member Of it, and If single
senator quails or shrnks from the obvious requirements
of that provision Of the treaty because Texas anybody
else chooses to threaten this general government with
Il is duty, nevertheless, from which no senator will
feel himself at liberty to shrink Protection to liberty,
protection TO property, and protection to consciences OF
sbraou Gh ma, we
release ourselves If we would and am sure we would
not if we could Well. now. ask. with all respect to
Grafton due to the feelings OF twenty other States OF
the confederacy upon whom the weight of these obga
tons rests jointly with that of Texas herself? Well what
is the position which she puts us She comes for
ward and puts her construction upon this treaty che puts
her own construction upon her rights disegarding and
throwing out Of view entirely any supposed rights that
may be in the United States any supposed obligations
that the United States may have assumed towards those
nhabtng the territory; and she tells that IT Is her
domain; that there she places hersef-there she will
stand sword in hand, to maintain by force OF arms the
decree which she has given forth adudicatng upon her
rights and ours; and the general government dares TO
resist that claim upon those that do the act will rest the
responsibility of the consequences that must result from
the collision that will follow
Sir is idle TO talk about government it is idle TO talk
about unions it is idle to talk about the constitution, if
that is the alternative that We have to choose Ii that is
the point have reached in the progress of national
history, don't let talk about the constitution; don't
let us talk about the obligations OF law, of right. of
II there two parties aud OF them has given
its construction Of the constitution OF its rights and its
obligations and places itself upon that construction and
bids defiance to everything that would undertake to call
In question It's claim, why, sir do not let us call this
compromise-do not let US call it an adjustment let
call IT surrender let your bill be entitled San act TO
render to the claims of Texas the rights which the United
States humbly supposed they entertained, but upon
which, being put to the bar and called upon give bonds
TO keep the peace they chose to give up rather than
enter into controversy with the sovereign State Of
Texas" For, SIR we might as well call things by their
right names, and look things n the ace the thing Is
to be adjusted by compromise let call it so, any
thing else bat if il to be an unconditional surrender Of
what we truly believe to be just rights TO what
conceive TO be unjust claim Of Texas, then let be
called aud do not let think TO deceive ourselves
the country the world by emitting this act TO make
propositions Texas, when in fact il act TO surrender
what believe own rights to the claims OF the State
oil Texas That is just exactly the position IN which this
action OF the Stale Of Texas places What The result
of this thing will be, suppose is not very difficult to
ioesce nor do suppose the day is very distant when
Texas will succeed No matter how strong your claim
offDr, ho auI a~lo
~ inspiration could make II 10 human undertaking
II will be surrendered Texas need not be at all concerned
II she ncurs expense OF s5o,0oo S25o0oo, or even
$3,0 900, raising army and sending into that Ter
rioy, IN contempt OF your authority, Tor the purpose OF
driving your troops from the position which they
%o"a II. % nosodV 10 sse
"Uncle SAM The expense of driving your troops from
these Territories will, il gentlemen be fierce, be ultimate
y paid by the United States. in my humble judgment
do not throw that ou, n rea want to qualify my
SELF tha, may not be misunderstood | am but making
guessbut exercising the Yankee privilege OF guessing
requested also to say by my friend from Massachu
setts Mr. DAvIs who sits me, that do not throw
this out All inducemen to Texas to raise this army
only speaking OF what the truth Of history viii be-
We shall give this all up in the end There may be a
little billing and cooins backwards and forwards there
may be little holding of al first II Is common between
two parties. when one OF them is determined to say.
at last Yes thank you" There IL little fomality.
lule holding off, little messing, but the end il known
from the beginning. SO II will be here. There can be
no question about wha, the result Of this will be,
Now, ask Texas II 1t is maKnanmous, seeing that
she has got the staff in her own hands, the territory, and
keep IT, sell il al her prcethere cannot be
doubt about thsaeeng that to be the end TO which
travelling, and travelling rapidly and 10 GER
tanly. would not be graccus in Texas TO let us have
the poor privilege OF giving this away. without threat
or menace-N give away what we know we must ultl-
ma,ely give up and canno, keep Would il not be more
in Texas to keep her position, and let us
do soto let give up this whole matter with little
grace and let Gods name, II we can save nothing
else, honor believe that ia said to be worth
something a-days tLaughier1 Let us give this
away graciousy. There s not senator upon this Moor
has any doubt that Texas will succeed and succeed
to The last inch, in what abe claims Why believe II
the honorable from Texas when President OF the
cared The limits OF Texas extended 10 the Pacific that
claim, will be the with New Mexico, would have
been ratified here, and they would have got IT. II would
not have been " legislative Jest II II had been II
would he the richest Joke any statesman ever perpetraed
snce the beginning OF time 1t would have been Joke
the point OF which would have been the possession OF al
the territory that acquired from Mexco-New Mex
Ico, Utah. and California, and everything else that
have taken to the Pacific This claim would have
been Just A good "A the claim to New Mexico They
have got Mexico, and they will keep II or sell i At the
own price II resis with them what TO say II they wan
ten millions, they will have II; il they want fifteen mil
lions they will have that il they had put their claim
the other aide oil the Rio Grande and taken in the who'll
OF New Mexico, they would have got that Now, it il
manifest to everybody who has watched the history o
government, that where ther il contest between tn
eracy. particularly II it be southern StaeI do no
know how il would he in the North; do not think
would he the same exactyifit be sorthsrn State tina
Stale would always succeed That il fixed fact Now
am willing, like the honorable senator from Texas t
bow my head in meditation and take il, because 1t vii