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time TO decide, and which wish fo reserve far
future consideration. One is whether the ar.
tlcle OF Annexation does really depriya Com
gress OF the right to express its voice in regard
to The subdivision of the State of Texas. / on
~ say that ton II seems by no means 50 plain
a question as the Senator assumes, and there
tore with me it must remain question for fn-
lure consdrtaliuD--an open question. whe,hpr
Congress Is not party whose future consent ia
necessary to any division of Texas
Mr.. Webster--Wi the Senator allow me IN
ask him one question?
Mr. Seward--Cerialnlv. sir
Mr. Webster-SupEGsng Congress 10 have
the authority to hx the number Of States and
the time OF election, the appointment Of repre-
seh'alIon, Wc the question is whether if new
States are formed out of Texas to come intn
this Union, there is not a solemn nledpe by law
tnat they have light to come in as slave
States
tir "eWard-Thc article is in efitct in these
Worl- "" states not exceeding tour in NUN.
Der ma Dc iirmed out OF the Territory of Tex.
as With the consent of Texas and shall be adj
init into the Union. with or without slavery.
if icy .,i..l g. ,oSo.
Mr. Wr' eft 'hoy choose" thew NAV
con ir IS siav. Stats
MIR Seward-l beg pardon Of the Hon. Sen.
atof, Dut 1t $ WITH Or WtiDW siaverv But
Ips tho question as the volume Is not Al hand
and tar sIa. rrsga-s un the time Of tina
Senate bv waiting f,r it. | am. m,r.nYnr nnr
unconstitutional. find M aut'tor.,, in the Cnn.
Nutu'l"n "t the Unipd States Tor the an,ex,.
| ton ri lortlgn states. by resolution. What
mean new esp cIulIy TO insist Epon is this, tha:
! | must have time tu deliberue until the 0cca.
sion actually arriv :, before consent to anv
division OF Tie State OF Texas. 80 AS TO brinr in
ay new > a. with Constitution maintaining
slavery. | must Lav.. the poinf q led t,t ,hS
a.ticlr of AJn x,t,un is comm ,..,,r,. r,.'.',.
and also that il is Cons,i,f,ini'al 4F''' ''''
Nj fnote-- Did not r;..ltly nm ,arstond rho
Senator 10 say that he vond hay. yotrI 10 .J.
init California a. a .l,,n ,St,l. i, .I., L,I
unfairly inserted suc, a pro,!,,o, in her t,,n.
sli'uton!
Mr. Sewtrd-Yes sir unIor tto,o o,......r
nary crcum .'anceS OF corqla<t. Of a cnnn,r,
1T abandonment. OF lmu,s.ibiIii, f., ,-,yo. trr;
tora G. yprun"nt. OF a Cup,tItuii1n adnn,oL
| by he people and Of di>mrfnb.r,n.r, nf th,,
, Empire if he wa, rcjactrd.-nud.r ,La.o cir.
cuus'ances would NV. received california
tIoU-n she had cou, IL nv Dr5;,u.,i ra,,rot as
: I'VE Sttie. AN bappy now Mr.. President
/ ~ nndes' jd that agree with the Hon. ,on,n.
b"r from Massachusetts, thai itisn,, co,,,nI-
-ory upon Congress- hereafter ,o ,,l,ni, (,,.,,,,,
slave Sale, in rcxts-rhat they have re.lryoI
n rig 1T 70 decide whether anv new Sian. .i,lI
! he formed thor,. | shall vote for aJ,n,,,inr M
more slave States. unless uud ,r circui- .i.ncns
| absolutely controlling and commsorv aud
such cannot now be tIrosrpn.
! Mr. Hcb,ter-rhp S .p,tor doas n,t r,l,.
stand me. Nv Proposition wa. .I,,t S.,,a,
her alter made out Of Texas. wiln he. consant
| if they Choose 10 come IA as slave S;4tes tayn
IA right to do 50.
MIR Seward-My position is that they have
/ mn rirrl,
lis consent. It is optional With hoth n,r,,o,
Congress and Texas.
MIR Webster--po?s the Senator hold that we
may hereafter decGe whether they shall he
Save States or free st tes
Mr. SeWard-No, sir; bit that Cnurra.s NAV
decide that there snail be no sta,r. Al n, ,,~.,
ed out OF Texas.
Another objection arises ON, of,bo ,,io,i.r,
on which the C5mprom So rests Thai ,',inriI
PIE Is cIa>sificatIGn ui t.n State. as \nr,L.,r,
and Southern States. a, is pxores.on H.. ,.,,,
Hon. Sen9tnr from Solrh Groin. C,Ir rr.L
hOun.) hut into slave States and r.a St,t,. 49,
more directly expressed by the honorable S.,r,
tor from G,orpla CNr. B.rri-ui Tnaa a~'rn-
ment j. that the States are sev4r,ll, eo,.I III
that these two classe, wpre eouni At i's 49,,
and that the Constitution was faunJ.d an -,
equilibrium uat the Sta'es b,in, ru,,I .nI
the classes Of the States ing equ4 in r inn.
they are 10 be regarded as cui,t,u'inr an ,,,
suci.tIou in which each >f.,ta .ol ,,,7 ''
classes OF St,es respectively courrihn,a f., J,,,
propnriinn THAT the new terrI,n,ia. .r
comm QUESTION: and that tho ra,nl, If
tle several States and classes of Stt,s. b,,,
an cqutl riant ro participate m Them res1oc,;,a
Is that the rinhl ot tle naorIe Of ~, .i
;tares to emigra,e 10 the r,,t',,s. !
slaves do property, j. such a ,ar,.o.'a.'.
their mart .,,,,,.,b ,s ,h, '"f'''" "'