Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

long kept up wicked excitement in the two House of Cen
gess, and who will be content until the faires portion
of this republic shall be subjected to ravage, to desola
tion and orun-and until the most highspred and gallant
people that the of heaven has shone upon shall be
involved horrible and more degrading than have
ever yet polluted the pages OF history
sent to any division of her territory which may, in the least
degree tend bring upon the South such these
If there be one that has egegousy mudged the people
of Texas let him that he knows nothing Of that
liant who encountered Santa Anna and his mymdons and
achieved their liberty and independence in battles glorious
any which marked the immortal revolutionary struggle OF
our valiant foefathers. Sir feel that may speak conf
IDENTIFY this subject for know the people of Texas well
have sourned among them, and enjoyed their cordial and
elegant Inequalities have visited the fields OF enown where
undyng fame acquired and Were the sacred principles
civil and religious liberty established by the pouring forth oil
the precious blood of patriots and heroes know the people
Texas WELL and humble certainly am, and all unworthy
such distinguished honor chanced ago
by many her most ustous citizens Gone of whom is now
member OF this body to draw up the history OF her war oil
independence | complied with the call thus gracousy
made, writing two considerable volumes upon "Texas
and the Texans the preparation of which for the PRESS
bother advantage to others shall result enables
to bear testimony this day, in the American Senate in behalf
of the people of Texas and to ndcae them against all sus
pcon of delinquency upon this great and vital question No.
sir Texas will never consent that single acre OF her a-
cred soieamed by the vaor of her sonsrelnqushed by
the memorable treaty wung from the Mexican Dictator amid
the goes of that hour which have made the Of Jacno
terrible yrants and encouraging the struggers
freedom throughout the wod-of that SOIL her title to which
has been acily recognised by the act OF annexation itself
indicated in all the battles which marked the progress
of our late memorable war with Mexico and solemnly
confirmed by the treaty OF Guadalupe Hldalgo-never
will Texas consent, think for moment of consent
ing that single of this her valued territory shall be given
up her enemies be used to enlarge the
OF gadaoral strife, which large enough in all conscience
without this addition TO it. The bill Of the honor
able Senator from Missouri proposes to pay to Texas large
of money (fiteen millions of doaIs,) chiefly in cons
of
posed and provides in addition for the laying of of another
State within the limits of Texas thus previously reduced
in dimensions whenever her whole population shall be found
to amount TO hunred thousand SOULS which new State
is be laid off west ofthe Colorado Now, in the first place.
the State of Texas authorized by the resolutions OF
alton to divide herself into four States instead OF twoo Of
which running, have described them from north to SOUTH
would in all probability be slave States and supply efficient
aid the South the fierce struggle through which she is
ated to pass Tie bill of the honorable member will
far restrict her capacity of division only 10 allow two States
instead OF four to arise within her connesone TO the east
and the other to the west of the Colorado The arrange
ment would truly be most gracious boon to the South In
this her moment Of persecution and Of danger!
Again: the population at present in Texas west OF the
Colorado is very considerable extent slavehodDg
In this region there certainly many large plantations
along the Colorado and the region which waters but to the
west repeat the population is, for the most part hough
certainly highly respectable, saveholding population
There TO be found the large German colony, which is
stanty the increase among whom understand there
slaves and that part Texas along the San Antonio and
Rio Gande rivers especially there still large number of
Mexican inhabitants most Of whom well known, though
partial TO their system of peonage, are hostile to our
Southern system of domestic slavery Now sir, what bright
prospect does the honorable Senator's bill unfold to for
the speedy organization of another State where his avore
free soil principles may gain ascendancy Sir anxious as
bring about the early reduction of the territorial limits
Of Texas satisfied that this decidedly necessary
to the convenient management Of her
Germs, certainly thought of attempting TO accomplish
such object by such he has chosen to adopt AS
of n
conedeacy could not have recopciled 10 my sense OF
duty TO engage in any scheme which menaced the whole
South with such serious detriment Were to bring forward
at such period this project augh with mischief as
this the whole slavehodng section of the conederacy
should expect be speedily instructed out Of my seat
in this body for true is John Randolph used to
those members Of Congress who cannot be instructed their
| seats must perforce be instructed out Of them.
Mr. Presidents feel that have some right to complain on
this occasion that attempt has been made by the honorable
Senator from Missouri to appropriate to himself the credit OF
originating this scheme Of dividing Texas TO be he has
fallen upon different plan Of division but the proposition Of
dividing Texas with her own consent with view to multi
plying the number of conederated soveregnes claim
have first suggested and have pomuged before such
idea had entered the head of that Senator will
further now sir, and that bis whole bill is most mani
testify borrowed from tie bill originally draughted by and
mnuey set forth in the columns of the public newspapers
do not to that the parts of the honorable Senators
bill to which have been seriously Directing were pid
giarzed from but that all which not actually m'schiev
in his bill substantially copied from the bill in
my hand at first framed and it was described in
the newspapers will prove this: my bill originally pro-
posed pay Texas specific sum, just half of the
proposed by the Senator from Missouri, for her
wnehip of the public lands situated in the country
ly called New Mexico north of line to be easter
direction from the Paso del Nore the head Of the
Red rivers cautiously rservng though to the territory in
which the right of property in portion of the public lands
thus to be purchased the principle of compromise embo
died in the resolutions of annexation
This tad resolved to offer scheme Of c6mpronse
which, with the establishment of territorial government in
New Mexico in Deseret and California, and the ultimate
admission o California State, when freed from her pre-
unfortunate ogahizaon hoped might tend to settle
the vexed question of the Wmot proviso forever should
certainly have offered the whole bill it first drawn up,
and in the form in which had submitted it to the consea
ton of various sage friends with whom in the habit Of
counseng upon this subject but for certain poceedngso
which have been recently notified in several Of the free
States Of the Noth-which satisfied me that could offer
any thing which all bore the characteristic features of
compromise without encouraging arrogant foes to mercer
and extended aggresons and bringing down other aud
irritating nsuts upon the Southern States of the Con-
| federacy.
The resolutions of Vermont now upon your table-the
ncendary messages OF the Governors of Pennsylvania and
of MISUNDERSTANDING truly demoniacal buttons
before the New York Legislaure-he extraordinary ha-
| rapgues made in this hall since assembled-these,
and other facts of kindred character satisfied that
| the for compromise had forever passed by
that at least if propositions Of compromise here
after to be offered they ought to emlnate from the North.
became satisfied that the time had arrived when 1t be-
hoved Southern Senators and Representative in Congress
to stand firmly and resouey in strict maintenance of
constitutional rights they secured to by
Grated foreahers leaving to the champions of aggression
and the perpetrators of injustice determine whether they
would indeed take upon themselves and their constituents the
responsibility of dssoving that Union which
justly dear TO the heart OF every American. With these