The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-20

cal. taste ed, drr' led To h,, slave territory for
ever. BY the solemn GUARANTEES Of law. Aud
| now 81, sir. us the proposition upon wi ich
| stand this day. and upon The truth and firm
ness of which intend to act until il is over
thrown that there is not at this oment with
IN the United States. or any territory of the
United States, single foot of land the char
acter of which. in regard to its being free soil
territory or slave territory, is not fixed by
some law and some irrepealable law beyond
the power of the action OF this Governm ent.
Now, is it not so with respect to Texas?-
WHY, it is most manifesty so. The honor
able member from South Carolina, at the
time of the admission of Texas. held an i'm
portant post in the Executive Department OF
the Government; he was Secretary of State.
Another eminent person of great activity and
adroitnpss in affairs, mean the late Secretary
OF the Treasury. (Mr. Walker,) WAS lead
ing member Of this body, and took the lead in
the business of annexation; and | must say
that they did their business faithfully; there
was 10 botcI in it. They rounded it Oft and
made as close ioiner-work as ever was put to-
gelher Resolutions of annexation were
brought into Congress ftIy joined together
compact, firm, efficient, conclusive upon the
great object which they had in view.
/ Allow me to read the resolution. 1t is the
third clause of the second section of the reso-
| luton of the 1st March. 1915, for the admis-
sion Of Texas That clause reads in these
words:
- New States, of convenient size, not exceeding
four in number, in addition said Siare IT Texas,
and having Efficient ppulaton, may hereafter. toy
the If said State, be formed Of the Ter
ritUry thereof, which shall be entitled TO admission
under the provisions If III Federal CDnslitui IN.
And such Safes may be fo,med out If that pJr-
/ Ii n Vt said Territory lying scuih uf thrtvsx de-
grees thirty minutes nuIth latitude. commonly
known as the Missouri compromise line, shtH be
admitted mo the Union with without slavery,
as The people Of each S ate asking mission may
desire; auu such State or 5 ais iall lie run
ed IT >ai TER tony norm saId NJ 'ss uri com
promise lIne ia ely ar involuntary scivItuOe Eek
cept TOR crimeJ shall be pFphiured."
Now what is here Stipulated, enacted, Sc
cured Ii s rhal all I s south of SO deg.
30 mia. winch is nearl, The whole ol'it, 81 all
be admitted into the Union us slave State
1T W Is ii slave Safe, and therefore came
iii is il slave State and that new States
shall be m tdr OF it, am. thai such States as
are formed out OF that portion oil Texas ~
ing south OF SO 80 may come IN lis slave
States To the number OF four, in addition To
the State then Ia existence. and admitted at
that time by these resolutions. | know no
mode OF legislation which can siren rthen
| that KNOW 10 IHOie OF recOghI lbu tna'
can add ii title OF Wright TO il. listened
respectfully to the resolutions of my honnra-
bic friend from Ttnnt sSer, Gar. BELL. }
He proposed 10 recognize that slipul non
with +, xts. But any additional recognition
would weaken the force Of ii; bec' use it
stands here o. the ground OF il contract for
consideration. II Is law founded on IL con-
tract with Texas aud destined to cary that
contract Ito ,tlert. A recognition founded
Oh any consideration and any contract would
not he so strong as It now stands on the face
I the resolution. Now | know no way,
candIdly confess in which this Government.
acllng Ia good faith as trust it always will.
can olI We its 1t tom thai stipulation and
pledge. 10y ANY honest couCSe OF legislation
whatever. And, III, rtiure | SAY ug iii that,
50 lar lis TtxAs is conrrrur,l-t the whole oi
Tex SCUM OF SO 30. which suppose
embraces ali the slave Icrritofy-ther,' Is no
Ii ii, tot IN acre. the character OF which is
iiot established by NV, Inv which cannot
be repealed without the violation OF il contract.
] hope. slr: II il now app trent td4t my
! proposition SO ;tr lis Tex IS IS concerned has
been maintained ami the prIvi-roh in This
article and IT has been well nug rested by my
friend from Rhode Island lh,I that part OF
Texas which H. north oil thirty -four degree =
OF north latitude may he formed into three
Siatrs-lS dependant III lhe IN nncr upOn
the coisenI of /, xaS h, rS,.It' IL slave STATE.
ITO be COntiued.)