Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-18

Their eyes that D. brought IN slafe country, and
brought IN fT the ufp u being maintained slav'
territory the Gre, ksends. rather thiuh the hon
cradle gentleman who then Secretary of State
mig i. IN s,me Of his csnespand. nee with Mr. Murphy
have suggested thai II III eSpelsnt 10 Too much
sbtot tins njeei, hi il nilh create 20 alarm but
az. he did moi II Idly aud mohfdiyi he d mol
d.Rilsr LIS e tndart
I Mr.. Calhsun Never. never.
Nj Webster " hat he means he Is ,e.y apt TO sa 3
Mr. Calhoun. Always. always
i Mr. Webster And honor Inn car H. This in
1915 Then. IN 1917. aagraate bego between the Uol
ted States and Mesca. tbe Proposition have mentioned
"ss brought btHafd by my fdead from Gear1ia lie
Natherp democracy voting straight ahead against 1t.
lhft remedy wa 10 amply 10 The acquisitions. after they
should come IN, the WiImnt pfuslsn. Whatf follows
These t"1 gentlemen. woahy and lnanble and lnfa-
entail men-and Itfhey bad nni been hey could not
nyr carried the neasare-tl 81 TWO gentlemen, mem
h'ts ii tins bldy brought IN fexas and by HER votes
fN pcYoned The passage ii The resolution u The hun
CRADLE membrf from Georgia. aud then they home
and took The lad in the Freo Soil party Aud there
HEY stand slt3 They leave here, bound IL h nor
ana conscience by the resolutions of auneNatun they
leaYe us here 10 take the ednm OF fulfilling the obn!a
Inns while they are AT home making r5using aud cap
lih spcechs for iessnll and slavery. (.aughtef
Add, therefore, say. Sir that there IS not chapter IL
our history respecting public and public men,
mo-" bill Of what should create surprise; more full oi
What dnes cfcair, in my mind extreme morlid atom Than
lhal oil tue conduct ul this Northern democracy.
Mr. President, sometimes, when nan Is found in ii
new fe'snnn tp1hn2s around HIM aud IL other men, he
says The world has ennged and hat he has not chang
ed. believe, s that sell respect loads often TO
make this declaration IN regard 10 ourselves whrn it Is
not rAacily true, An ind sldual apt change
p"fhaps, Aan all The world atndnd hin is change
But under The present circumstances, and under The
splusIhllty which | know incur by what | am nuw
saag here. feel liberty recur various eX pres
sluns and state nents, made various Times Of my
"plpo' aud resolutions speeding The admission Of Tex
as aud all that has followed Sir. early lS36, or
IN the earlier patt of ls31, matter of conversation aud
aud pnndence between myself aud some private
friends was this PROJECT Ut nnnexlng II Ia the United
Sihies and an honorable gentleman with whom
have had long acquaintance, friend Of mine.
perhaps IN this chambct-l mean Gen. Hamilton, Of
south tnnlua was knowing 10 that correspondence.
bad voted Tor The recognition Of Texan Independence,
heran-e believed Il was existing art surprising and
astonishing as IT "as aud wished well to the new fe
public: but manifested from the first ullef opposition
10 bringing her with her territory into the lnnn |
had occasion, sir, in 81 friends IN New lof
IN some political or'a-luu, md then stated my semi
,nenls upon The subject Il was the first time that |
bad oeca'an In advert 10 II; aud Will ask a friend near
me Ia do M the favor 10 read extract from the spech
Tor the Senate may find 1t rather leIious To listen 10
The whole Of II. II was delivered in Nbl)'s Garden in
/ 1857.
Mr.. Creme lhen read the frll1wing extract from The
speech Of the honorable Senator, To which he refer
J red
"Gen,men, all see that by whomsoever posses,
ed Tnxas Is likely To BE- slivrh ildng country aud |
i fraolly avow my entire nnw lngoes, to do any ding
which shall extend the slavery of the African Iace on
his 'nlInenl, OF add other saveholdlug States 10 the
j Union.
'"Whcn sly that | regard slavery in itself as great
/ moral, social and political evil only use language
which has been adopted by nsushed men themselves
i cHlzrns q slave-holIing States
II shall do nothing therefore, to favor OF encourage its
further extension We have slavery already amongst us
j The constitution found 1t anon. it recognised IT, and
gave II solemn guarantees.
10 the full extent of these guarantees we are all
hound IN honor in justice, aud by the constitution All
the stipulation contained in the constitution in favor o
The slaVeholdng States, which already in the mon
ought h be fulfilled in the fitness of their spirit and t
the ex ctness OF their letter Slavery exists IN the
Sate7 Il beyond the teach Of Congress 1t is concern
Of the States them elves They have never submitted
II to Congress, and Congress has fghtlu power over
Il shall concur, therefore, in no act no measure II,
n'nare no lndiclton n purpose which shall Interfere II
threaten 10 interfere with the exclusive authority Of In,
several States over the subject Of slavery as ii exist.
within their respective limits All this appears To me
TO bemaIiet OF PLAN and imperative duty.
'bhi when we come 10 speak of admitting now
States. HE snhJecl assumes entirely different aspect
our Tlghs and our duties then both different
81 see therefore, no political necessity for the annexa
n OF Texas 10 the Unllnnn advantages TO be derivet
om It ; aud objections il of a strong and in INV ind5
ment o a decisive charactero
Mr.. Webster. have nothing sir 10 add to nor tax,
back iIom hos" sentiments That the Senate will per
ceye, was in 1887. The purpose uf immediately annex
ing Texas at that time ahand med or pistponpd ant
II was not revived with any vgur ibr years In III,
meantime II had 81 happened that had become mem
her oi the Executive Administration and was f,r shor
period IN the Department If state. The annexation a
Texas had become a sub, ct of conveslun-not conf
deniial-wh the President and heads of Departments
ms well as with other public men No serious altemp
was then made 10 hrug about. left the Deparlmen
Of State in May, 1913 and shortly after learned honoI
no way connected with official inirmaon that desgl
had been taken mp of bringing in Texas with her slave
territory aud population. into the Untcd States wa
here IN ashneon at the me and the persons are now
here who Will remember thai we had an arranged meet
my Tor conversation upon II. went home 10 Mass,chn
sets and proclaimed the existence of that purpose but
could gel no audience, and but little attention Some d,
MOI believe H. and some were engaged IN their own pur
suits They had gone 10 their farms or 10 their merchap
disc, and II was impossible arouse any sentiment II
Nav England or in Massachusetts that should combine
The TWO great political parties against this annexation
anu indeed here was no pe Of hiring mo the Northern
Democracy INTO that view. for the leaning was the til
sr way bn', SIR, even with Wings. and leading w hips
a ashamed To say, there was great indifference 10
wards the admission of Texas with slave trritorv inn,
= this Union. Il went on was then ont nc rr ''
The annexation resolutions passed The Il az NI,r
ieNas complied with them; the Legislature Of Toy,
copied with The conditions and accented the u,,raptes
'o He pnaseoigy o the language of the res luti,p is
h'' ''Na' Is 10 come IN upon the conditions and undo
g me guarantees herein prescribed" happened IN be r.
turned to the Senate in March, 1915. and was hero i
''cfmoef' 1919, when The acceptance by Texas orth