Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-03-29
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/ ne nrst position OF Nr. Webster which has pro.
Vokcd the nnmadvrrsun of his critics is the admis-
SION thal we are bound by the original compact o
p'WNalion 10 admit several new states, out OF the
territory OF Texas, without nm inhibition OF slavery
theieh We have read these structures with nlicign.
Ell uSi0lShlneut, are so understood he compact and
50 denounced it, ut the time il was made We have
ever since considered whatever honor and honesty
the nation possesses, rs fully committed 10 the fulfill
rnent OF he compact Mr. IFebsIer is the last man
VINO viii sully his integrity by proposing breach ol
le public iaith toward one OF the members OF this
Conitdetacy. lie adopts no lule OF ethics which
permits violation OF solemn obi cations dspenses
with The guilt OF Infamous means because empluyed
, 10 promote good results
II Is to he remembered, however that this is not
plan proposed by Mr. Webster He simply asserts
the tact, f'ct known To all the country now these
several years, that we are bound in proper time to
suffer the vast territory Of Texas to be divided into
verai stnes. without interfering in their domestic
institutions. south OF 81 81. Mr. Webster dstin,
y asserts moreover, that the time when this shall be
doht II sis Nlle consent o Texas to the division be-
grtss"
The only trouble is thd the Uh,g 'ocs not
state Mr. NEBsTR's position hllf strong enough.
lliS opinion Is TINT the GIT of the South to
tour additional Slave Stltcs, to be carved out of
Texas. is SO silemn and nlofcasiblc, under the
TeXas Annexation resolution, thqt any egisla-
tive recognition of lllt right would only inpa r
it. This Is the avowcd ground Of his opposition
to the resolution of Mr.. Bel. lie says so in
e.nph'tic words. The infer encc from his strong
declarations is tiIlt Texas can resolve herself
INTO FIVE Slave Stntcs whenever she NAV please
to ID so, AMI Congress, like he Parliament of
Louis NV, has nothing to do but to resolve it's
elf INFO a Bed Of Justice" and record the ode
Cree" But let rs 500. The annaxpton Res
ol"t'n q otcl BY Mr., WEBSTER, is as fol-
lows -
" New states. OF convenient size. not exceeding
filr ~ nu'nher in HI iiton said STATE III Texas
II having sufficient popuIaion may hereafter. by
~ cuus'nt IT said State h" FORMED ont ot the terri
tory thereof which shall be cn'nlrd 10 ADMISSION mn.
d the ir visions of the Federal Constitution Ne"
Now the forming" of a new State, and its
"almls'jon" into IL. Union. are two things.
both, in this instance, requiring the assent of
Congress. The distinction was not n Hced by
Mr.. WEBSTER, but was Significantly alluded
to by Mr. SEWARD. 1t mikes all the difference
lnihc world. " C ask our re- dcrs to consider
tn following clause in the IVth article of the
Constitution oftho United states, and rcmcm-
= that the Resolution ann kim TEXTS. AMI
p oyIdlng 20 future Slave tltcs within hera n
bigunus limits, must comply with thu provisions
o. tn" Constitution, or it is nMidy. The Con-
S;utlon lys =
" Src. 3. New States may he Admitted by the
CO GIr>S INTO th:. ULon tul no lirw STATE shall be
io"Mhp "r erected within ia" tI>cllnl o any Other
NidIt; mon any state u" iurHrd by the HurlIun Oi
tW" or mo-" Nlatrs, or plrs OF States, without the
cons ~ "i t. mrsIantrs ri the States con. ulutd,
rs ~'.' rs n ie LDH9rrs@'
Now, admitting that, when new Stqtcs are
"oHntl ont Of the 10 ninions of Texas. thy
~ 81 p, "lln.ttcl. We desire To- know whit
p rites are to consent to suea tornltlon: PLAN.
J the Stale OF Texas AMI Cony~e;s--not the
Congress; Of 1915 q, but the Congress th2t nav
be III existence when the process of .forininr
the NV state or States mly BE- unl9rtlken.-
Ihd Congress will be fully at liberty to gran,
or rciusn It's consent tot the "forming'' o anvnd-
dIton : tate "wlthn the urislictlon OF Tex
as Where, then, is the poplHrolS obligation,
resting upon Congress-, AMI so imperative that
leg station only W akens it, by which, to use the
words of Mr.. WEBSTER, 'rhis Government is
Solcmn'y pledged to CREATE new states cut Of
TcXas," thereby indefinitely increasing
the Slave representation in our National
Councils: No where! Toys Is about eight
times largcr tnrn New York. When Lcr
territory Is occupied by a population that bears
the sane ratio, numerically, to the po niation
Of tint splenlld Sttc, it will b time enough TO
l,,- H., J.