The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-05-07
])olitifal Departnleut.
SPEECH OF HON. DANIEL WALLACE,

SPEECH OF HON. DANIEL WALLACE,
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
In the House of Representatives, April 8, 1850,
In Committee of the Whole on the slate Of the
Union, on The Presidents Message communi-
eating The Constitution Of California.
coHcLuDED.l
THE great scheme of non-eStcnsion is the
means by which all this is to be accomplished
The majority are united upon this policy
There are now thirty States in TIE Union Del
aware may be cassed with the North, with
whom she fraternizes and acts. The North
have now, therefore, thirty two Senators, and
the South twenty-eight; and in the popular
branch Of the Government, the North have a
majority of forty-four Representatives.
Let us now look, for IA moment, at the state
Of things which must prevail, if the free-soi
scheme be carried out. 1t is avowed that 10
more slave States shall be admitted into the
Union, and that all the territorial districts shall
be brought in as free States. If this be donc
the inequality which now exists between North
and South will be increased to an extent that
will utterly destroy the balance of power be-
tween the two sections, and place the South at
the mercy of the North.
hold in my hand the Sd VOL Executive doc.
uments, I'd session 30th Congress, WHICH con.
tains an appendix to the annual report of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office. By
an examination of this report, it appears that
the territorial districts of the United States con-
tain a geographical area Of 1861 ,976 square
m,lpS OF tfiis St nytn nf sDEC
729 square miles lie south, and ,509.247 north
Of the line of $50 80 north latitude. The
State Of Ohio is large average State, and
contains, in round numbers, DO, ,OO0square miles.
II, then, the State Of Ohio be taken as the basis
Of calculation, this territory will be found equal
to forty-six States as large as Ohio. Of these
States, six lie south, aud forty north, of the
Missouri compromise line. If the question now
before the country was settled on the basis of
the Missouri compromise-bnt which the North
refuses to do-the North would have territory
enough for forty new States, and the South, six.
The resolutions by which Texas was admitted
into the Union, provide, that four more States
may, with the consent of Texas, be formed ont
of the territory of that State. This gives the
South territory sufficient for ten new States;
but if the freesoiI scheme be carried out, then
the North will bnyc tcrritorv enough for forty.
six new States. which add.d 70 the old States
will make their whole number sixtv.two States,
while the South will have but crhtceu.
This monstrous scheme of fraud and impo.
sition upon the South does not stop here 1t
has connected with it another scheme. to dis
member Texas, in order to restrict slavery, and
swell the number of free States. The majority
have assumed that the boundary of Texas in
tic South docs not extend beyond the River
Nucces, and that the country lying between
that river and the Rio Grandc belongs to the
United States. This country contains an area
of 52,0lS square miles, and is therefore larger
than the State of PENNSYLVANIA.
Ny limits will not PERMITTING to enter in detail
into the merits Of this boundary question, and
will only remark that, in my Judgment, the right
Of Texas to the Rio Grande, rs her southern
and western boundary, and which was in fact
and in law established BY the treaty of Gnada-
lupc Ridago, can be shown to the satisfaction
of any court of Justice in the United States
This assumption OF the majority, groundlcss us
it is. constitutes an important element in the
abolition policy. 1t has deep and portentous
meaning. The territory to which this claim is
set up, extends to the Gull of ;lcxco. If the
maj ajorty can succeed III annulling the claim of
Texas to this country, and admit it into the