Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-12


of our due share in the Northwest Territory by an en'e U
cluson of slavery. j, ,,, ccuiI-
bri,n. And then uliuwed The Missouri! , .in now
which was carried mainly 10y northern vote" ai''"' ,h
disayow ed and respected lay the North l'' WI Ia
next step which caused hccTulibnnm "h' DION" 80"
troyrl =, ,... s,y that
Now sill after having mad these remark" ' mr. =! VA,
tonk great pleasure in listening IL the h"nftom
from Massachusetts,. lie put himself upon it i''", ,
the contract in regard the admission OF these In' ;
stimulated in the resolutions ri annexation III 80
was manly and staicsmahlkr and calculated ~ ,ha
h.ttcr state of feeling between ic different pa" " ~
Union He went further: he has condemned -F':n'',,
condemned and in that he has shown er'.' h' - am,
course of the North relative the stip"iati"n7 II" '
stituiion concerning fugitive slaves bn permit n
for desire be candid upon all sntects- tEi' nv
,or think as well many of the friends on the oic ''
nut confidence bill which has been reported 10 eIa,"
the laws of Congress in relation To the recilrc ~ Ill,
further and 10 make them More penal IL VIII prov , H.
lions II is impossible make any law vi Congress III >, w
subject operative, unless the people oi the States S' "
themselves bound Ia Cooperate -. , c,r ,,,
heard The gentleman also SAY hc would n"' 'o'' To-
Wiuo Pre-, y--that he believed that Nature hid ''r.
excluded slavery from The new Territories Now - M h
new acquisit,. is concerned, am disposed 10 'e ,d
question to Nature herself That is what always lns
mon LIE, thai portion uf our country when iis i
turaIly non -siavelollng population be occupied anu
erncd by hcn and The other portions ny u, h name
th, artificial line although that is perhaps better tah
Mr. Jefferson spoke like prophet upon the his7 III
nrom.r Indeed willing 10 learelt 10 nature u s|
md ,rconizr lcse Territories Organize Them upon ~,
pe ipn, ,;n. i, ct uwc nsL nothing but that and We
MEYER will ask it, When the gentleman says ne Is wls "
Iovr 10 Nature understand that he 10 wihins as ~
move all meinens now put in or way, sll =,
neorle from going iherel mean The cohshnh'e my ~
citing the Mexican law prohibiting slavery IN Ne" ''N'''
ga man would feel more happy ,han myself TO oehe'e
thar our Union founded by ancestors could I'VE o'
ever Looking back through III" course oi t"y feis
have spent here, have the consolation 10 oehese t.'
h,vr never dom uns in which have not done ili Js'
To an sections; and if exposed 10 the 'npuail'
OF contrary motive il will br hecat'f nave Df.h ''', "
defend nv section against unconstitutional laws ,.,
Eut cannot a,ac, with The declaration o The senator ua'
this Union cannot be dissolved. Am 10 understand ma
no degree oppression that no outrage ha ~ ooAf
can prcyrn, The destruction of this Union? why SIR u .i'
becomes fixed fact il will be- the great in-truieit VI ih
ducin. oppression and broken niih No. I'll; Tie 'hh 'a
be broken Great moral causes viii do H. II you y" . '.
it can only hc preserved by justice faith and iisd
Ia the constitution. :, .
Mr., WEBSTER | have listened 10 the honorable mem
her but The crowded state ul The room has preSth'e NE
from hearing al his remarks have only Or two ooser
yaons To make and 10 begin take notice 81 he hoi"I
bic Senator'S last remark and ask him ILL held ha ms
Union could not be broken2 wish 10 be dslne'y u"e.
stood ON that subject hold ihai the breaking up oil ms
Union BY any such thing ounary secession ol states
impossible know that the Union can be broker, - "'ie'
Governments have BEEN and admit thai there may o su'
dc0ree of oppression BY part being the MAJORITY uP"
the minority viii warrant resistance andiorcioe seNra
That Is revolution On that ultimate ri9ht 81 reN""''h
have moi been sneaking know ai law vi necessity does
ysI tnrbear from going further, because DO noi WISH
10 run into discussion upon The nature OF his ovet
The honorable member ana nyseli nave broken h''S s
cicnfly often heretofore
Mr. CALHOUN, lin hi, srai.l 10 mol desire now
Mr. WEBSTER. presume the honorable srA4'oi does
not desire la do have quite az little desire as ne
The honorable gentleman states Tie issues on which iht
old aro, on- territory made on the houh SIDE o
the Union Why, undoubtedly, wise, skiul pubic mon
bayn ma object accomplish took advantage OF occasions
Indian ttc occasois lear o me occui'ili"
of Texas OCCASION Ind when The occasion rhe
under The pressure OF which under .c Shcai"T oil
which the thing could be- done IL vas done-donc skllly
Let Inc sly thing further; and that IL u slavery were
abolished has been supposed 10 have been done ihohsh
ut MI Mexico before revolution III Texas and the csiab-
shnen the Texan Government, linen, II II were desi-
bic 10 take possession of Texas BY purchase as means q"
preventing lis becoming British possession suppose that
oact could been secured by making tree as well hs
by making :. s!Ayr territory III The United STATES
Sir in my sea desire no. 10 PoInng ms debate have
omitted wla intended SAY upon hc particular question:
un, The motion oi the honorable member rom 2is-ohfi
mir BE>ros proposing amendment 10 the resolution %!
III" honorable from Illinois, Mr. DorGLAs; and thai
is upon III rooiiriy and expectancy 81 admitting Caiof
MA under an ho Ius she H. The NOR
gencl. subjects tcipe he Senac under the RESI-"
luons Of III" honorable senator from kenucny Mr Gay
mn. .ay feel Greatly obliged 10 thar member for intro
made and Which, i - mach read throughout the whole
country feel Obligations 10 he l"Eorahle member from
Tenn Mir Bgl or the light which he la, sicl upon this
subject and IN many respects will BIZ seen ,laI u NJ"
differ much from ir leading propositions submitted by either
u them. Now, when the subject oil The admission vi Cali
thu direct question shall DC br"neh' before me o.
ma, rrnpoynor before other gentlemen shall have address
cd III. nae Vh haze desire Ia do so tn say something
upon The boundaries Of Caiior,a lpon he constitution OF
California and upon the espediency under ~! n" circ'n
,taces Of admitting her into The Union under that cons
tuition
PLANTATION Notwithstanding the vast addition ai Texas re
crred Ia by the from Massachusetts, II cl That
All This addition To- territory made by means equal 10
ha Oh. which the Northern States had excluded ~ before
that acquisition Tho territory lying West between Nilsson
ri and tc Rocky mountains Is tren quarters .! all loulsi
ana ANA that which lies between Missouri AMI Ohio, added
10 H. lk,s much greater extent oi territory IMAM FLORIDA,
III.
share.
The .nlte adjourned.