Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-17

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the United Saie and quite too much money given to Texas
am not yet rsady TO declare my absolute intention to vote
against this know not how that vote may DC gwen
in the end If should vote against the bill as u now stands
will be with the most earnest hope with the most entire
confidence that the bill will be revived in some modified and
Lass Objectionable FORM in which may be possible Tor me
hereafter participate in its passage IT, on the contrary
should vote for it. shall feel that It IS one OF ne largest CEN
cessons which would be in my power 10 make TO that sPn
of Cancellation and fobearance which have ever been DIS
posed to cherish in regard these sectional subjects viii
be from the most desire 10 remove every cause OF con-
tenton from midst and to restore harmony and concord
to our country and to its public councils. will de-
voted attachment this Union Willingness to sacr-
fee to its every thing, every thing but principle
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Mr.. President, wish to offer an
amendment substitute IN place Of the boundary prescribed
in the bill proposed by my friend from Maryland the
boundary proposed in the bill Of the Committee Of Thirteen
The first clause Of the bill under consideration reads The
Estate Of Texas will agree that her boundary on the north
shall at the point at which the meridian OF iOO
degrees west from Greenwich, and on" Now, move
to strike out all after the word "pont and insert in lieu Of
what is stricken out
.On the Rio del Nore, commonly called Ell Psso, and run
ming up that river twenty miles, measured BY straight line
thereon thence eastward the point where the tooth
degree longitude red river being the southeast
angle in the line designated between the United States and
Mexico and the angle In the line OF the territory set
apart for the Indians by the United States"
Upon that amendment shall ask for the yeas and nays
Mr.. CLEMENS. Mr.. President have been for some
time past very quiet member Of the Senate, and hoped 70
be enabled continue until the end of the session. But
have heard to-day opinions advanced which do not choose
to listen to without controvertng them.
The Senator from Massachusetts Mr.. WISTHRoP) has
told that he approves Of every word OF the o.
the President the letter of the President which has been
submitted to u.s. and he ntmates that il right and proper
his Judgment employ force to deprive sovereign State
Of her rights for that is the question in plain English o
this doctrine Of the employment Of force against sovereign
State has become quite too common OF late we heard
too much Of it, And take occasion to say to those
II xvho ia usod nv
the minons Of yrant may well become them butt does
not become freeman, the representative Of freemen
Sir the history Of the Senator's State should have re-
minded him that this ground upon which he ought not to
tread recolect something of resolutions passed by the Lee
gsatue Of Massachusetts, announcing that the Union was
already dissolved recolec, too something Of celebrated
proclamation which issued by Mr. Adams and very pos
sby signed by the Senator himseor believe ne was then
of his that this Union was dis
solved and ought be dissolved in consequence OF the an
nexation of Texas. p#s#
Mr. WINTHROP. If the honorable Senator will allow
me- will state that expressly declined to sign that PaPer
because it contained that expression. #&@ ats
Mr.. CLEMENS. Well sir, it was signed BY a large
number OF the representatives of his State And that
when he recoecs these facts in the history Of his own State
he ought be cautious how he talks about the employment
of force compel sovereign State to submission. There
are none who doubt the power and will Of the General
Government put down nsurrec,ons None OF US doubt
that But the question assumes very different aspect when
you say is the right Of the Government to employ force
submission. But there is nothing n the compact which
binds together which give them the right to compel
States submission. And the very moment you attempt to
exercise such power you make this Government the oules
tyranny EARTH Let this Government employ force upon
State and succeed, then il is longer republic.
The Senator says he is surprised at the anxiety which Is
manifested get this Texan boundary question acted upon in
preference to California that in his Judgment California
ought to be acted upon first Why, sir where Is the over
ruling necessity for action upon the Of California s
there any danger of collision there Is there any threatens
ed outrage there Is there any probability that few days,
or few weeks, few months, few years, if
California should be delayed long, would lead to any act
of violence But there something that pressing In this
matter How does happen that that Senator exceed
ingly anxious to get Democratic State into this Union
How does happen that he so anxious to get free trade
State into the Union well account for the anxiety OF
Northern Democrats to get in California but how will
Northern Wings account this anxiety get into the
Unonl Sir, the slavery question is at the bottom OF it,
But for that ansavery clause in the constitution OF Caor-
there would be such haste to get her into the Union
The Senator tells that the sum proposed to be PAID to
Texas in the bill submitted by the Senator from Maryland is
enormous that it is millions that the whole terri
tory only fifteen Does be take into account the ex
penses Of the by which that territory was acquired
Will he then tell me that only fifteen millions of
dollars 1t cost us more than fifteen times amount But,
independent of that Texas has claims upon which we
just men, cannot disregard She has large debt against
her. That debt contracted establish her indepen-
dence We have received the fruits of it. The territory IS
ours and ought pay the amount which cost would
be willing her whole debt without taking one foot OF
her territory.
The Senator tells us that have already lost enough by
this xaon and that in addition the amount Of money
which it has has brought discussion and discord
among Alb, Mr. President, have heard this before
But you and know that there is not word OF truth
in IT, II had got foot of that territory this dis
senson would have existed It existed before was acquired
And the Senator, and others like him. If they had not that
territory to upon would have been warning upon the in
stutons Of the South and Of the District OF Columbia, and
upon the slave trade between the States The acquisition ohe
territory only changed the point Of attack 1t is idle for
to up here and proclaim that the acquisition Of Texas has
brought that dscord upon bad at the North
And those bad would have been operated upon by bad
motives whether had Texas Its acquisition only
changed the point Of attack.
The yeas and nays then taken Mr. USDERwooD's
amendment, and were follows
YEASMesrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright, Chase, Clarke
Cooper Dodge, OF Wisconsin, Ewing Fech, Greene Hale
Haln, Norris, Phelps, Seward Shields Smith, Sprssnce,
Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb aud Win
throp-4 @ E. ....u.
NAYS-Messrs. Atehison, Badger, Barnweli, Bell, Ben
ton Berren, Butler Cass, Clemens Davis, of Mississippi
Dawson, Dickinson Dodge OF Iowa. Foote Houston Hum
ter King Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian Soue
Sturgeon, and Turney-25.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. MANGUM rose, before the vote was announced and
stated that he had not voted having made
with the Senator from New Jersey M DArTos) to pair Of
on that Senator's absence.
Mr. MASON moved to amend the bill by striking out all
after the ensctiug clause, and inserting the following
That by the Joint resolution approved March LIST, 1S45
for annexng Texas the United States being ordained
that the territory properly included within and rgbuly
longing Republic of Texas might be erected
Judgment Congress that the admission Of Texas the
Union prescribed by the laws thereof