The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-20

restriction which created the greatest
the committee reported territorial bills for New
Mexico and Utah without the proviso-<he South tr-
to pss 81 Hsrthn and pst,o
whilst the honor Of the South In that respect 10 per-
iscay preserved she nsy never enjoy the privilege
New Mexcoi but II she never oan whose fault IL II
Not that OF Congress, which has cautiously sbsainsd
nOn-intsrvsnton. Il has i.fs New Mexico and Utah
perfectly free When they come respectively to
form for tnsnssve: state govsrn~snts to admit or
happiness; and whether admitted or excluded, CON-
stitutcns their being for admission into
fedsrscy. In regard to Cslifornia-by her constitu
tion and not BY Congress, has she excluded slavery
NOUS, nearly third Of the delegates themselves
being from rlsveholding States In 80 deciding for
the acted In perfect conformity with every
sound principle OF the theory and practice which
has prevailed in this country and in entire sc
cordanoe with the highest Southern authority.
Proschsd for tn. exclusion Of slavery in California
New Mexico and Utah Not Congress, NEST assured
pie Of California for the exercise Of their inoontsst
BILE right, and against nature and natures God
for irrevocabe decree against the intro Of
stable regions of New Mexico Utah II these m
surmountsble obstacles be overcome, the people
they think proper but candor obges me TO say that
think 1t never will be introduced there The most
difficult, complicated and embarrassing question
which engaged our elaboration, is that Of the boun
Diary Of Texas. Three different opinions In regard
to 1t prevailed and entertained by responsibls
Texas is the Nuces, and did not extend beyond IL;
another opinion maintained that it stretched beyond
the Nuoes to Rio Del Norts, and up that river from
Its mouth to the southern line of New Mexico; the
third opinion held that 1t embraced the whole
try east Of the Rio Del Norts from it's mouth to Its
opinions were maintained with great plsusibility,
II not ability. The Southern members almost
unanimously, and with great zeal and earnestnsss,
urged the last opinion, 1t appeared to me II
there was case upon earth in which . disputed
boundary should be settled and amiosby adjusted by
compromise, that Texas We offer, 1t 10
true, a very large sum Of money-ten miliiens-for
exclusion Of New Mexico from her limits; but then
half that sum to creditors of Texas In of
the United States having In virtue OF the resolution of
annexation appropriated to themselves all the duties
OF foreign imports receivable in the ports of Texas
whilft independent which had bean previously pledged
to their creditors Texas therefore does not fact
for the relinquishment of her territorial claims I
voted with great pleasure for the appropriation of the
honestly and bonaadeiy applied to the extinction of
her public debt, and to her consequent relief from
all Pecunisry endorsements, and, Mr.. Speaker, I
wish that we had some legitimate ground to advance
to every debtor State in the Union sum ufsient to
pay OF its debts and restore it credit where yer that
credit has been furnished. We all members Of
the one glorious confederation as shosid be most
happy to every State stand upright and houora-
bly, In the general confederacy, and commanding the
esteem the confidence and the appreciation Of the
whole world. II any State act unworthy In refs-
renee to her public debts her conduct brings
lees proach upon the whole couederacy will ut pre-
sent fay nothing though may hereafter occasion
to cay something In respect to the Fugitive Slave b
except that 1t was the aim Of the provisions which
embraced In 1t to give fair and fuller eficscy to
the constitutional provision for the surrender Of u
gitves. No one was hard enough upon the floor Of
the Senate to deny the rights OF owners OF fugitive
slaves in virtue OF the Constitution to be restored to
his property The only difference of opinion IL IS to
the mode OF eecting that object the moment the
al Ia dad
an all win admit that the constitutional duty the
part Of Congress should faithfully, efectusily aud
measures in the series Of abolishing the ,lave
trade In the District Of Columbia that trade lost
% .nS tss :. s,ss x the s OF
south Of the Potomac and by other events. 1t Is re-
S.Sea ,sh was inaOsmsa 70 single prison OF
we're not in the District but brought chedy from
Maryland and Virginia into the District. It Was
trade in which the inhabitants Of the District had no
sort Of INTEREST," the contrary they wished II abo
lished The Southern governments years ago. express
times exhibited the Institution Of slavery in one Of its
most bsneful and unpleasant forms have myself
not q
what human person can contemplate such spectacle
without painful eelngs The existence OF the trade
give rise TO great camor and great exaggeraon ut the
North. why should 1t be continued In the District
Why not let the trader he chooses TO continue to pro-
n or 60 20 ss % Vlsns pS
Mary land viii not allow him to there that lie no rea
son why he should be tolerated In the District II
within the clear and power Of Congress to
abolish the trade in putting end to Il. Congress
has done than Kentucky, In forbidding trad
ing in slaves as merchandise; than the State of Mis-
souri, has done which inserted in her constitution q
similar prohibition; than many other slave hold.
ing States have done. The Law which has passed
does not touch affect In the slightest degrees the
insitution Of slavery exists within the Districts
II does not prevent the inhabitants from selling or
them even from ssiss out Of the District purchasing
slaves, and bringing them In for their own use The
law Is regulation Of police, called for by all the
considerations which unite IL In the passage OF
any law which, In the absence of all passio1 excite
msnt and agitation all important men would concur
Such, Mr.. Speaker, Is a brief account Of .he sys-
tenn Of measures recommended by the COMMITTEES of
Thirteen. That committee thought IL expedent
TO unite in one bill all these kindred measures which
relate to eur recent territorial acquisition; they
thought that considering the actual state OF opinion
in Congress Il was best to unite them so that when
would be sure that in the passage Of the common
measure 10 would find its losses scom penssted BY Its
gains, Moreover there vas anh.PpIy sec mIsst
be the result of the several measures which
were separately proposed One said, II we pass
wards refuse to give us what we want by the com
Dir alton Of these would see and know the
extent OF what II conceded and What conceded to
faith. The friends Of the compounds were In favor
Of all the measures either In the aggregate or In the
sstsil--vedded TO party Of mere formactuated BY
no pride Of opinion-they animated with other
de,re han the peace and harmony otthe whole coun-
eepticps against the measurss In the aggregate
and detail and their objections, therefore on their
union but for their indiscreet opposition
months before the separate bills passed. Happily the
whole system Of measures, as originally proposed,
finally prevailed In both Houses OF Congress. The
propriety Of the unou Of some of these was demon
srated In the House Of Representatives by the fact
that, when the Texas boundary qustion was pre-
scented as separate measure " was refused By ma
jority Of than forty and when afterwards ~ vas
united With the Bill for establishing Territorial
Government for Ne. Mexico, without the wilnot
ProvIso. II was carried by . decisive majority And
now. Mr.. Speaker, let
THE above 10 all Of the speech that had been re-
ceived at Ave o'clock this morning, when the late
mess Of the hour compelled to 60 to press The
msinder We win snassvor to publish In Evening
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