The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-20

RCH 90, 1850.
cession Of Florida made, bringing another sddi
! tlon of slaveholding property and territory.
The honorable senator from South CaTolina though
he saw in certain operations of the governments sucl
as the manner Of collecting the revenues and the ten
dency Of certain measures to promote immigration 10
to this country, and SO on. the cansps for the NOR,
rapid growth of the North than of the South. ri
thinks that they were not the operation of tme bu
of the system Of government which has been pnrsn
ed. That is a matter of opinion. In q certain mea
sure it may be so; but it does seem to me that Il
any operations of the government can be shown tc
have promoted the population, and growth and wealth
of the North there are sundry important and distinct
operations of the government, about which no man
can doubt. tending to promote, and absolutely known
to have promoted the slave States and the slave ter
rtory at the South Allow to say that il was no,
time that brought Louisiana in, but the Of man
not by the silent operation of time that Flori
da came in, but by the act of man and, then
plete these acts Of man. which have contributed so
much to enlarge the area and sphere of this nstitu-
hon of slavery, Texas-great, vast ilmitable Texas
was added to the Union slave State in lS45 ;
and that Sir pretty much closed the chapter and set
tied the whole account 1t closed the whole chapter
and settled the whole account because the annexa-
tion of Texas, upon the conditions and under the
guarantees upon which she was admitted, did not
leave Of land capable Of being cultivated by
slave labor between this Capitol and the Rio Grande
or the Nueces whichever is the proper boundary Of
Texas. Not remained from that moment, sir.
The whole country, from here to the western boun-
Diary of Texas, was fixed, pledged, decided to be
slayehoding territory, by the most ample guarantees
of law.
And now say, as the proposition upon which I
stand this day, and upon the truth and irmness of
which intend 10 act until it is overhrown that there
is not at this moment within the United States, or
within the Territories, single foot of land the char
acter of which, in regard TO its being freesoil terri
tory slave territory, is fixed by some law and
some irrepeaable lava law beyond the power of the
action of this government Now, is not that so with
respect to Texas Indeed, it is most .manifestly
The honorable gentleman from South Carolina, Mr.
Calhoun at the time of the admission Of Texas,
held important post in the executive department
of the government. He was Secretary of State. An
other eminent person of great activity and adroness
of powers-l mean the late Secretary of the TIeasu-
ry, (Mr. Walker )-was leading member of this
body they took the lead in the business of
there no botch in it. [Laughter.] They roun-
ded it off, and made it as close oiner's work
was put together. The resolutions of annexation
were brought into Congress ftly joined together
compact, firm, efficient, conclusive upon the great
object which they had in view. Allow me to read
resolution. 1t is the third clause in the second Sec
ton of the resolutions of the lst of March, 1885, for
the admission of Texas That article reads in these
words:
'New States of convenient size, not exceeding
four in number, in addition to said State of Texas
and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by
the of said State, be formed out Uf the terri
tory thereof which shall be entitled to admission
der the provisions of the federal constitution. An.
such States may be formed out of that portion of
said territory lying south of thirty six degrees thirty
minutes north latitude commonly known as the Mis-
souri, compromise line, shall be admitted into the
Union with without slavery, as the people of each
State asking for admission may desire"
And then there is provision that such territory
lies north of the Missouri compromise limo shall be
free States:
'sAnd in such State or States as shall be formed
of said territory, north of said Missouri compro
mise line, slavery involuntary servitude (except
for crime) shall be prohibited"
Well, now, what is here pledged, stipulated for,
enacted, secured Why. is that all Texas south of
SO deg 80 min which is nearly the whole of it, shall
be admitted into the Union Slave State-it was
a slave State, and therefore it all came in slave
State-and that new States shall be made out of it
and that such Sates being formed out of that portion
of Texas which lies south of 36.deg. 80 min., may
come in as slave Staes to the number of four, in ad
dition to the State then in existence, and admitted
under the resolution. Now, sir, l know of no for
mula, no mode of legislation, which strengthen
that resolution. know formal recognition of
Congress that can add title to it.
listened respectfully to the resolution of my hon
orabe friend from Tennessee, MIR. Bell. containing
proposition recognise that stipulation " th Texas
Why, sir, any additional recognition Of it would
weaken its force, because 1t stands here upon the
ground of contract for consideration 1t is law
Ia law founded in contract with Texas, and ~
designed to carry that contract into effect. Recogn
ton Of the contract, for the purpose would
not leave it strong it stands now upon the face
of the original resolution.
Now, know Of no way-I candidly confess
know of no way-in which this government acting
in rood faith-as trust it ALWAYS will-can relieve
itself from that commitment, stipulation. and Pledge
by any honest course of legislation upon aud there
fore say that. SO far as Texas is concerned-the
whole of Texas south Of So deg. 80 min., which
supposes embraces all the slave territory-tere is
land, acre, the character Of which is estab
lshed by law, and by law which cannot be repealed
without violation of contract.
hope Sir, it is now apparent that my proposition,
50 far as Texas is concerned, is made plain. And,
sir, the provision in these arcles-as has been su
lies north of SO deg. may be formed into free States,
is dependant likewise upon the consent of Texas,
herself slaveholding State.
Well, now, how came it that these laws-when it
is said by the honorable senator from South Carofna
that the free States have the majority-how came it
that these resolutions of annexation, such have
described them, found majority in both houses Of
Congress Why, sir, they found that majority by
vast addition of northern votes to great portion
of the southern In the House Of Representa-
tive it stood think, about eighty southern for
the admission of Texas, and about fifty northern votes
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachusetts,, Gin his seat) All
the democrats were on one side.
Mr.. WEBSTER. shall not forget that. Laugh
ter. In the Senate the stood II for the adj
mission of Texas, and 25 against it; and of these
81 votes, constituting majority for its admission
not less than I3 of them came from the free States
and of them from New England. So you see one.
half Of all the in this body for the admission
of Texas, with this mmeasurable extent Of slave ter