The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-08
TBIRTN-FIIssT CONGREsS.
RIRsT SESSION.



The ladies Oiled every available position ON the
aeer e''hs chamber. ard every avenue th-rsse -aA
crowded with anxious sspirapt Tor similar fAvors.
The vics Pn.sD,sr stated the arst business before
the senate be Mr. CL AVS resolutions, which Mr.
WAIKsR had the floor.
Mr. wnKss briefly stated that The vast assembly
which hl,d the Senate had come to hear the Senator
from Mssfsohusstts and stated that he would cheer
fully give way TO Mr.. Webster.
Mr. W,nsTrK and after pressing his obligations
to Mir. Seward md MIR Walker for having yielded TO
him. proceeds to address the Senate lie he said
not a. Q southern man, OF Northern man, but an
American and desired to do his duty with fidelity
with the hope that the storm which Is raging
the land might be Allayed He epoke for the preser
walton Of the Union with anxious heart for the
iestorson Of that quiet aud harmony so necessary to
the Irosr Gritty and happiness Of the country These
were his objects, and he could do little, his
end would be seco plishei. He proceeded TO co.,
cider the events which haa led to the present d,u
ties, ccnmeLcipg with relation 81 the var With
Mexico .is battles, triupphs, aud results, one
81 which closed the war, srd peaos was nsgb'
tistsd. Prior 70 these negotiations. the people
Of Calfcrnia, ssFis.sd, perhaps By officers and
people of the United States, revolted against tos
government Of Mexico, and run mp an ini-psBdsnt
rsg. TIE result vas that Q tide Of emigration set
towards San Frsnci.co, from every country in the
world The rich aud apparently iuexhaustisls gold
mines Of California were sub'esr-ptly Discovered
and by new wonders had incrsassa 90 wonderful de-
gre. the emigration to those oistsnt shores he
tered re.., 20 the failure Of Congress to provide q
territorial government for the people q this sss
territory aud raid that In this stste Of irgs thcse
pecpi. lad taken Measures TO establish local govern.
rnent bad elected senator. and Representative. sui
cent them here With constitution. q ak Immediate
adopted and pow p5.ssrtsd here, contains q clause
protlbtirg ,isvsry IN the new state, which pro
vi,on 1t was that hal gwen rise TO the opposition
nov made to her sduissirs Whatever vas believed
70 be the object CT manner II the m.ot ot
the var With Mexico, 10 would generally b. conceded
tfst twas carried on with v.w 10 the acquisition of
Territory. Territory vas acquired bu. tbs natural
expectation that " would b. slave territory, was
dpspror,d ty the sctiop 81 the people of ths terri
tory iueif Mr.. Webster then cent into shi.toricsi
eopsidsrston Of the Institution % slavery, from the
esrliest ssss 10 the percent tine. The sncsbts did
not ju,tfy slavery upon the ground tia, the iu
t.iDssnt ard therefore the stronger party.
p.iior to the w.sh.r-tb. Roman philosophers aud
Jursts di,ssp.d the ipsttuian q slavery upon the
iut.tr siicpsi Law. rguss rightly, tia. the eonvsa-
usrs of pstops admitted that the esptves of rar
~hcss liver secording 10 the notion Of that day at
TIE erey ofthe esptor. might In return their lives
h. I'D. slaves fer lie a.. otlp alton sso res'irg upon
ttslr 20 sry lie siso coutenSed that by the civil
there might be siat.ryhr,t ss result q the voinn.
tsry act Of individual Who cell. hin,s into slavery;
tscord, ss oopsel ucpcs Of debt, and third. fcr
crime Brirrins the matter do~n 20 IN. Christian
era he alluded at some sth. t. the feeling In .
large Iertion Of the cancellations be-
Ii.i that ,lsvery IL q sin, and uconpatos 9th the
Cbri,tisn sntimen,s Of bro;bsriy kitduess. He sx.
pres,,d bis own conviction that there boue.t
belief Of this character There we're in the com.
un,y Who in tn. too hot pursuit 81 duty TO- got
that there many other duties which they overlook
Therefore. Who suppose that they could di.,in-
evsh b.tsesn right and wrong With the certainty Of
sn s'e-tisc squstioo; Who thought ns,hinr god
that IL not perfect; those who. ~ they see spot
upon the consider that ~ cd for striking
the sun from heaven. There men too impatient
to wait fer slow ard gradual -orsieg 81 great moral
causes; they forget that the miracles OF Carst In
.'sttssn hun drsd years have cabvsrsed but small
portion e. the world ~ss thi. state OF feeling ~hics
rad den. nueh towards creating the pre,sn diouiies
wh.t wee N. feers the part of the most eminent
prtiie men IN reson to the instntion o. ssveyi IL
vas formally denounced throus ut The country net
o. ctrel az ithuusn but q. political evil injarods
\, substituting sls,e for nee labor ard con.pq1sauy
III. rot sninsnt rubHc men commented vith great
seetbitJ upcn the conduct Of the mother eouatry,
-kcb 10 favor her navigation indicted this evil upon
the e,lonies The euestop In The early dsys o. the
gcvsrInent, vas net whether slavery vs en-