The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-03

the Creeks. the Choctaws, the Chickasaws,
and tho Cherokess, about thirty thousand |
warriors-who held connexion, ulmos, The {
whole Of them, with the Spanish authorities
in Florida, and carried on trade perre,ual- 1
~ with them. II was well known hat q
most pernicious in6ueace was thus exercised
over them and it was tho desire Of prevent
ng CO, flict between The Indians and ourselves
in the South, as believe, which induced the
acquisition Of Florida. come now to Lou.
isiana. We well know that the immediate
cause for the acquisition of Louisiana was
The suspension OF our right Of deposie a,
New Orleans. Under a treaty with Spain
we had RICH, to the navigation Of the river
I as far as New Orleans, and q right to make |
deposiies in the port Of New Orleans. The
Spanish authorities interrupted that right. and
that interruption produced a great agitation
at the West, and | may say throughout the
whole United States. The gentlemen then
in opposition, a highly respectable party
the old Federal party, which | have never
said word Of disrespect IN regard to-if
mistake not, took the lead in q desire to re.
SCR, 10 arms TO acquire that territory. MIR
Jefferson, more prudent, desired to procure
it BY purchase. purchase was made, IN
order to remove the difficulty and to give an
. outlet to the West 10 the ocean. That was
the immediate cause Of the acquisition OF Lou.
. isIans. Now, sir, We come 10 Texas. Per.
haps no gentlemen had more 10 do with the
, acquisition Of Texas than myself; and aver,
q Mr.. President, that | would have been among
, the very last individuals in the United States
! hay do 4 60
7 the acquisition of Texas; and | 60 further,
. if know myself, was incapable Of acqur.
] ing any territory simply on The ground tina,
/. II was TO be an enlargement, Of slave territory.
n would jus, as freely have acquired il it il
, hid been On the Northern as on the Southern
n side. No, sir, very different motives actua-
a ted me. knew at very early period-l
e will not GO into the history Of 1.-THE British
d Governm nj had given encouragement to
: the sbolilonsts of the Union States, who
. were represented al the W orld's Convention.
O The question Of the abolition Of slavery was
d egi'aled in that Convention. Oie gentleman
A stated that Mr.. Adams informed him that if
j the British Government wished to abolish
}. slavery in the United States they must begin
e with Texas. A commission was sent from
n retary of State, Lord Aberdeen, and il so
happened that gentle man was present when
B, The interview took place between Lord Aber.
deem and the committee, who gave ne a full
, account Of il shortly after II occurred. Lord
Aberdeen Eel! into the project, and gave full
- encouragement TO the nboliiIonists. Well,
- sir, i, is well known that Lord Aberdeen
was a very direct, and, in my opinon, a We.
= ~ honest and worthy man; and When Mr..
. Pakenbam was sent here TO negotiate with
!. regard to Oregon, and incidentally with re.
spect 10 Texas, he was ordered 10 read a de.
/, claraiioD 10 this Government, stating thai,
the British Government was anxious to put
4 an end to slavery all over the world, com
;. mencing at Texas. It's we'll known fotther,
= that at !ha, very time negotiation as going
:, on between France and England to accom-.
pish that object, and cur Government was
l. thrown by s,raiagem out Of the negotiation
;. and that object was, FIRST to induce Mexico
! TO acknowledge the independence OF Texas
~ upon The ground that she would abolish it
- II these are matters Of history and where
is the man so bind am sure the Senator
from Massachusetts is rot 60 blind las not
;. to see that if The project OF Great Brian had
=, been successful, the whole frontier Of the
a. States Of Louisiana and Arkansas and the ad
% Jacent States would have been exposed to
"A the inroads of British emssaries. Sir, Sc
a. far as was concerned, | pu, ii exclusively
ne upon tha' grourd. never would run INTO
, the folly Of reannexatIon, which always held
of TO be absurd. Nor, sir, would put il upon
rs the ground which might well have put II
~ of commercial aud Manufacturing consider.
:. ATOMS because those were not my motive
a, principles, and chose tn assign what were.
:, So far as commerce and manufactures were
al concerned, would not have moved 10 the
IL matter at that early period.
= The Senator objects tina, many Northern
n gentlemen voted for annexaliou. Why, sir,
Il was natural lha. they should be DESTROYS
4, OF fulfilling The obligations of The constitution
&c and besides, what man at that time doubted
a, that the Missouri compromise line would be
.. adopted, and thai the territory would fall en-
,. iirey 10 the South All that Northern men
y, asked Tor at that time vas the extension Of
/, that line. Their course, in my opinion, was
emiaeutly correct and patriotic.
!, Now, Mr.. Presdenr, having made these
y corrections, must 60 back lIlle further,
:. and correct statement which ! think the
20 Senator has left very defective, relative to the
70 ordinance Of 1887. lie states very CORRECT.
70 " that II commenced under The Old Cnnfed
Grafton that il was afterwards Confirmed by
Of Congress; that Congress was sitting 10 New
/ York al The time, while the Convention sat
in Philadelphia and that there vas concert Of
!, action. have not looked INTO he ordnance
very recently, but my memory will serve me
TINS far, that Mr.. Jefferson introduced his