Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-22


az not, and they were to meet with purposes
adverse to the Union and the Constitution tlicn
they were sngrlaasy inappropriate in their Sc
sechon OF place OF meeting. After the treaty
of Anlens u member OF the British House Of
Commons, commenting upon it, said: "1Hat if
King William could know what the treaty was
hc would turn in his coffin" If this ConveR
ton was to meet to take measures against this
Union, uIc same emphatic remark might be
anadr TO them. that they were not in the proper
place, when they held such counsels over the
soil where rcpose the rrmains of Andrew Jack
son.
nc thought that if Texas would agree to cede
10 the United States all her territory North of
the thirty fourth parallel, for money consider
alton, the proposition should be considered
He would say To the gentlemen of the South
that If they would propose n scheme for colo
nzing the free blacks of the South, on n large
scale, he would vote for it. He would vote TO
return to Virginia all the money received from
the lands which she ceded to the United States.
to bc applied to that purpose. Eighty millions
of dollars had already been received, and if the
residue be sold, itwould produce two hundred
millions of dollars; he would be willing to vote
all this to amcloratc the condition of the free
blacks.
Mr.. w. then concluded in some general re-
marks upon the times, and necessity for their
showing themselves true TO their duties; he
hoped there would be no pigmies when the case
called !or men; and i'll some remarks upon the
boundless prosperity of the country and its
hopes for the future.
Mr. Calhoun rise to correct what con-
ccivc to be nm error of the distinguished Sena-
tor from Massachusetts, as to the motives which
induced the acquisition of Florida, Louisiana
and Texas He attributed il to the great
growth'of cotton, and the desire of the South
ern people to. get an extension of Territory,
with the view of cultivating it with more profit
than they could in n compact and crowded set
tlcmcnt. Now, Mr. President, tl, history of
these acquisitions / think was no. correctly
given. It's well known that the acquisition of
Florida was tlic result of an Indian war. The
Seminole Indians residing along the line at
tackled one of our fortresses; troops were or
dcrcd out, they were driven back; and under
the command of General Jackson Pensacola
and st. Marks were seized. 1t was the acts.
and not the desire for the extended cultivation
OF COTTON which led to the acquisition of Flori-
da. admit that there had been for n long
time on the part of the South, and of the Adj
mmistration believe, to acquire Florida, but
1T was very different from the reasons assigned
by the honorable Senator. There were collect
ed together four tribes of Indians; the Greeks.
the Choctaws, the Chickasaws, and the Che.a.
KEGS, about thirty thousand warror;-v.hn bnld
connection, almost the whole of ;nnm With tho
Spanish authorities ii FLORIDA, and carried on n
tr""t perpetually with them 1t was well
Nnown that most pcrncious influence was
thus exercised over them; and ii was the desire
OF preventing conflict between the Indians and
ourselves IN .ic South, as | believe. which in
duccd the acquisition of Florida | come now
to Louisiana. We well know that the imme-
diate cause for the acquisition of Louisiana
was the suspension of or right of deposte at
New Orleans Under treaty with Spain we
as New Orleans and right to pix en"o;i"s 90 i'',
~ VIC p'flySe. New Nov Orleans. The Spanish
authorities interrupted that right, and that in.
corruption produced n great agitation at the
west, and may say throughout the whole U
states The gentlemen then in opposition n
h9hiy respectable party--the old Federal
patty, which have never said n word of dis
respect in regard to--if mistake not took the
lead IN desire to resort to arms to ACQUIRE that
territory. Mr.. Jefferson more prudent, desired
10 procure 1t by purchase. A purchase was
maze, III order to remove the difficulty and to
give an outlet to the West to the ocean. That
was the immediate cause of the ACQUISITION of
Louisiana. Now, sir we come to Texas, Per
maps no gentleman had more to do with the &C.
QUESTION OF Texas than myself and | aver, Mr..
rresident that would have been among the
'''Sc Ill united States to
nave made any movement at that time for the
acquisition of Texas; and 1 90 further, if
know myself, was incapable of acquiring anv
territory simply on the ground that it was 10 be
an enlargement of slave territory. I would
just as freely have acquired it if it had been
on the Northern as on the Southern side. No
sr, very different motives actuated me. I
knew ataYery early .riod--I will not 90 into
the history of It'll, British Government had
given encouragement to the Abolitionists ofthe
United States, who were represented at the
Worlds Convention. The question of the abo.
iition OF slavery was agitated in that Conyen
ton One gentleman stated that Mr.. Adams
informed him that if the British Government
wished to ab":ish slavery in the United States
they must begin with Texas A commission
was sent from this Worlds Convention to the
British Secretary of State Lord Aberdeen:
and 1T so ohappened that gentleman was pre-
sent when the interview took place between
between Lord Aberdeen and the committee,
who gave full account oft shortly after it oc-
CURED. Lord Aberdeen fell into the project.
and gave full encouragement the Abolition.
lists. Well sir, it is well known that Lord
Aberdeen was avery direct, and, in my opinion,
very honest and worthy man; and when Mr.,
Pakenham was sent here TO negotiate with re-
gard to Oregon, and incidentally with respect
to Texas, he was ordered .ead declaration,
to this Government stating that the British