The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-10
THE GREAT SPEECH
OF THK
HON. DANIEL WEBSTER.
ON THE
SLAVERY QUESTION,
DELIVERED IN THE SENATE, MARCH 7, 1850
FULL REPORT.

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It il fortunate that there is Senate Of the United
States body not Jet moved from it's propriety
high responsibili;ies-s body to which the coustry
lCehs with confidence Ter wise, moderate, pstriotic
We live in the midst of strong sgiistons, aud in
ta.midst Of very considerable dangers to insti
sutiGns , OF goyssnmsnt The smprisoned viad' are
the stormy South, are all oombioed to make the
whole toss Its bilows to the skies and disclose
Its profoundest depths.' do not affect to hold,
BE- fit 60 hold the helm In thus combat with the poli
cal elements; bat have . daty to perform, and
to perform t with faeIityL not without sci ense
OF surrounding dangers, but not without hope 1
have part 70 act not Tor my security SAFETY
Ter au looking out for no fragment upon which TO
for the good Of the whole ard the preservation Of
whole. There Is that which VIII keep mo to my duty
during this struggle whether the and the stars
shall appear or shall not appear for many days.
speak to day, for the preservation OF the Union,
citous and an ziOus desire for the restorsos to the
country Of that quiet and that harmony which make
the blessings Of this Union rich aud dear to
all Believe me for mine honor" These the
topics that propose to mysef to discuss These
sne motive. ana the sos m.hve: h 20 nnusns' me 70
ooU.try; and If can do any thing however little for
the prSnodon OF these ends, shall have accomplished
! Mr. President, 1t msy not be smiss TO recur very
briefly 70 the events equally sudden and sNtraordlns
ry which have brought the political nsiton OF tails
country to be what s. In May, 1876 ths UNted
| States declared war against sleIico. Our araies
then frontiers entered the provinces OF
public, and defeated all her troops penetrated
her mc,lnfsin pssses Ard occuuied her easital rhs
srins forces Of the United States took p9ssssio. Of
hsr f.,ts ud n ths Atlantic ava me P.eid, In
les than two v,ars ,fea,y was nesotis cd nv nen
terri.o,v ,vteneir- fr ssven or .gbt h,ntrsa MI
along tie sborssot the Paeiao rsseiog b.c over ths
mountains sud across tse deserts, tii 1t Joined she
ai.T,sc,.d IA fsb, os ~, NJ yicsn .nys-,saant
| before the declaration u by the United SAFES
nsople az sliforni, un1es tha d,sctiop Of g,nrics
officers, PerasPs-Colonei Doniphsn la partioalsr-
forrn ~ N,xtc.n sntbo,itv ava ran an a, i,b,n-u.
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ths ,ny,ng "a 1b.t yesr and fror ,it ,n a. tIis ts
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snn1csa that tss asSnrsncss are ~ strsny .ssr a.
s.psrisnea 81 thcss several months that there are
mines Of gold apparently .xhausbs In the regions
near srn srsnei,eo r Sssy 90 ~ nn5
n se b,nnsr.d ,tat sIthonsh Iu n time OF .esns IL
bsc,ms very r,.st subject for legislative oonsiGers
tion and leesstvs dseiion 20 provide proper terri.
terisl go,srnm.rt for Csnforpis but a,n-renoss OF
os,niep IN tss co.as, Of the so,srnm.p, prsssn,.d
lie ss,sbi.hment of .py such tsrrtoral gosornmsni
foT cs,epnis az the lat session of Congrss. UnIec
ths ststs of things the inhsbltants OF San Frsnosc0
psJ,cn. ,r sha summer on .s y.sr Thought /, ts@ir
auty 70 ,.fablhh a local gorcfpnsnt Under Ia.
proclaim alton Of General Riley the people chose de-
isester 70 oopvepticu and that oouv-ntlon met At
port.r.y Ih.y framed a constituted for ths state
OF Cnlifofnls is va. adopted BY the people Of Gait
fornia in their ptnary character Ds.ireus of imrs-
iist eonne,iob vth the nited states ssastct, v.rs
srpointea ana rrrre,suiatyss chosen Who have oons
,,Ie ~ ,s So, =, S.,isrn,a sna tS.S no srssnt
thsm,,l,e. a,sirr In behalf OF that state tnst it
NAV be admitted into he Union a. ous Of tho Unitsi
sta,.s ~ This ecniitusp .oni,ns an csers., proni
biton agpiks layery involuntary ssr,iuss Ia the
state ~ calfornis II Is said, aud rupps's truly
son. sixteen were natives ssd had been resideuts ~
tle eaysholdIpg ststss: about TWENTY-FIVE were from
N. non oldipg states. and the rem.lunS ten
Der. were either native Caornian or old settlers
In thai country Tn. prohbiton sssiast slavery as
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/ order Ia rstersd'
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,h. osb.r aax w,Il me-, be rsn.wsa today I'm, ssr.
geapt at arm, shouid dlstisy more energy aud tahs
ss.,. 20 ,,.-.rvs order
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oie. ths aoer, ana psruit no more e. b. admitted
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/ o,as, heinz r,,tores
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Ia. contributed 10 raise DO not ssy th.t t has wh
iy y,.Isds ai,nn,s uoop ths propri.ty Of The siuIs
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ar vsfIous elaims snd demand. -hich the p.o,la n
thls saun,ry bsd sssisst her AZ am rxta I, -iu ;.
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