Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-03-21


no slight measure, the movement to.
wards the construction of State out OF
Calfornia--he opposed the admission
of lha, State, cited precedents, and con-
cluded with an appeal to Senators upon
their duties, intimating that the odmls'
sion Of California will be sufficient evi
dcnco Of the future intentions of the
North. and will enable the South TO
adop, such course as will comporl
with her honor and safety.
This is bu, a meagrc skeleton of Mr.. !
Calhoun's speech.
Mr.. WEBSTER proceeded to address
the Senate. not, he said, as Southern
man, nor Northern-man, but as an A.
mcrican, and he desired TO do his duty
with fidelity, with the hope that the
storm which was now raging in the
land, would be lulled; he spoke Of the
preservation of the Union with an anx-
ious heart, for the restoration Of that
quiet and hormony so necessary to the
prosperity and happiness of our coun-
try. These were his objects, and if he
would do ever so little 10 attain these
his end would be accomplished; he
proceeded 10 consider the events which
led to the present difficulties, commence
ing with n review Of the war with
Mexico, its battles. .l,riumphs and results.
Prior to these negotiations. the people
Of California, assisted perhaps by off.
GERS and the people of the United
States, revo,ed againt the governmen
of Mexico and ran up the Independent
flag; the result was tide sof emigra-
, ton set towards San Francisco from
every country Of the world-rich and
apparently inexhaustibe gold mine S
: in California were subsequently discov-
ed and increased the emigration TO
these distant shores.
: He referred to the failure in Con.
gress to provide Territorial govern.
ment for the people Of this new Terri
tory. He said that in this state of
things, those people had taken measure:
10 establish local government; had
elected Senators and Representatives
, and had sent them here with their con.
stitution 10 ask for immediate admission
into the Union. The constitution adopted
contained clause prohibiting SLAYER y
, in the new State, which provision hac
given iise TO the opposition now made
f to her admission. Whatever was be.
f lieved to be the object or the mar
uf the war with Mexico, the territory
was acquired, but the expectation tina
il would be a slave Territory was dis,
r appointed by the action of the people
of the Territory itself He then wen
into a historical consideration of the
institution Of slavery from the earliest
e ages TO the present time. He alluded
at some length, to the feeling of large
t portion Of the community, arising frou
\ q conscientious belief that slavery is a
!. sin, and incompatible with the Chris
= lian sentiments of brotherly kind
e ness. The question in The early day
c Of the Government, was, how th
evil should be dealt with. Ii wa
O thought its days would be shorten
a ed by preventing the importation o
o slaves, and proposition was introdu
n ced TO prohibit such importation. IL
+ alluded to the ordinance prohibitin;
II slavery in the Northwest Territory
c Mr.. Calhoun had said that this was lh
!. first of series Of measures calculated
S to awaken the South. He desired t
IF say that the ordinance was passed wit
e he unanimous consent of the South
C there being but one vote against il, an
that one a representative from lh
e North. Since that time there had bee
!, a great change of opinion; there ha
If been continually growing opinion i
rs The South in its favor. This state q
ii things resulted from causes whic
m would always produce like e.
he fects. The change of opinion in III
r. South had resulted, in great measur,
n. from The growth and increase of co..
C. ton raising. 1t was well known lhi
el the value Of The cotton exported frol
le the United States did not exceed $50
lc 600, while now, perhaps, under favor,
Sc BILE circumstances its value was $40
- 10000 per annum. Indeed, he WE