The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-26


niiion declaration to carry slaves south OF thai line
he first that you do IL without assumption
OF power upon the part of Congress 10 upon the in
stution of slavery and If they have the power in
way they have the power 10 act upon it in the other
way; and the power to acl upon II either way is what
you have denied, and opposed and sndssvoIed 10 pre-
II would be assumption. usurpaiion according to the
southern doctrine, for Congress to exercise any power
sthsr to nteFdct establish slavery upon either side Of
gwen line The other objection 10 accomplishing this
end is, that il is imprsccable and unaitainable A
majority neither OF this House OF the other House
not third probably Of this House, and perhaps sill
smaller portion OF the other House be got al
firm any right OF transporting slaves south OF So deg 80
minutes II Is, then, wrong in principle and impractical
BILE and lnexpedient.
Why, then, contend lei me ask, for line which, il
attansbe at ALL is attainabe without value without ne.
necessity, without advantage 10 the South! Or why al
temp, that which is utterly unattansble--a line which
shall any express provision for the power right
ofni
have under consideration is better for The South than
the Missouri line, let compare the measure in few
brief words with the other one which has been under
consideration by heretofore The other pro-
poses to admit California forth with, and New Mexico
soon she pTesentSA constitutions and Utah TO follow
on lime altar New Mexico is admitied-a TO be
permitted to decide the question for themselves without
any intervention OF the power authority OF Congress
Well, what advantage is that TO the South 7 You
know-or believe it has been already done by the
stllahon Of New Mexico as well as by that OF Califor.
niathat slavery will be prohibited. You know that if
New Mexico comes in she comes in like California. with
an Introduction Of slavery and you know that she will
never come IN without such an inerdctl0n. What do
you get, then What advantage TO the South! Sir, il
is ne-sded measure-the measure which am cOnsid-
erng is all North, and looks not at all towards south
eTn interests. Ii is liable to objections which have
already stated upon former OCCASION and which it is
not necessary that should repeat But il you ad
init New Mexico with the boundary between her and
Texas unadjused what may the consequences be? You
admit Territory and people who, il Texas shall esab
sh her claim to the whole extent OF the eastern border
Of the Ro Gande, may Do cut of By the subsequent ac
States You admit the State of New Mexico. afterwards
to be cut in two. and State LETT in the Union without
territory and without peoples for will state what is
people who constitute any ground or color OF claim
Tor the admission Of New Mexico into the Union as
the territory worth having upon the side Of that
river Then it happens il the plan presented for the
admission Of these States be adopted and carried out you
take California absolutely, with all her present limits
and New Mexico, in such way that it may happen that
you will have State in the Union without territory and
without people Texas. by the assertion and successful
and all the people that would have constituted any ground
for the admission of the State Of New Mexico.
Mr. President, approach now the question OF what
the consequences must be of the defeat OF the
now before the Senate, and what the consequences will
probably be in case OF the successful support of the
measure by Congress- II the bill is defeated. and
equivalent measure be passed. in all human probability
would be the case this is not passed. and
20 home-in what condition do leave this free and
glorious people La regard to Texas. there is DANGER
have remarked OF two civil wars There is danger
the first place. OF the resistance of the people Of New
Mexico 10 the authority Of Texas supposng non-nter-
ference on the part of the general government But if
New Mexico goes on to organize herself into State
government and insists upon the exercise Of the powers
which apperain to State sovereignty, must shut
eyes and be blind to passing events if we DO not see tina.
Texas and-if you please-the troops OF the United
States that may come in in aid Of New Mexico Assuming
that Texas will move with military array upon New
therA w hc nnOn he ri
OF the general government TO the entry OF the troops of
Texas into the limits OF New Mexico, although there
may be uncertainty TO the upon this subject
which will be taken by the administration just coming
into power upon which we have the advantage OF no
light whatever. But We know that the administration
tngency. have repealed the attack made by Texas. II
the present administration should feel It incumbent upon
itself to repe such invasion, the consequences which
occur.
am not going 10 magnify the power Of Texas.
am not going to magnify the power OF any single State
prise, that hear individual States talking they
sionaly do. Why, sir, only the other day that
member, returned from the Nashville Convention. ad-
dressed We are told the people of Charleston, South
Carolina. | do not know which most to admire, the
gravity and possible consequences which may
from carrying out the views Of the delegate to the Nash
vile Convention or the ridiculous which occurred
during the course OF the public meeting he APP
plauded most enthusiastically learn from the public
papers, and az learn al.o from credible gentleman who
present at the meetng-when he declared that il
the South did not Join herself this standard of rebel
lion, South Carolina would herself raise and fight this
Union sngly and alone Yes, said gentleman in the
audience. IN h OF most patriotic enthusiasm aud
South Carolina does not do it, with my strong and
my long purse, will fight the Union myself!
Mr.. PresidenQkl have no patience for hearing this
bravado, come from what source il may AT the same
time, am not disposed 10 undervalue its importance
one OF many cOemporane0us events.
There certain great interests this country which
contagious. sympathetic II the contest alone
with Texas and the United States, think there would
be little probability that the United States might
como OF victorious in such contest with Texas. II 10
possible thu, the twenty nine other States in the Union
might repel an invasion OF Texas upon New Mexico,
every other county stood aloof, and left the two
es the United States and Texas fight out the contest
think thers probability that, with the gallant
individual now in my eye General Scott) in command
OF our armies, who has already sgnazed the glory
OF his country and himself might come OF second
best in q cones, with Texas alone. But sir, Texas will
not be alone IL . war breaka out between her and the
troops Of the United States in the Upper Rio Grande
there are ardent enthusiastic spirits OF Arkansas Mssis
spp Louisiana, and Alabama. tina, will flock to The
standard OF Texas, contending they believe they will
be conendlng, for slave territory. And they will be
drawn on, State BY Sate In all human probability, from
the banks OF the Rio Grande the banks OF that river
which flows by the tomb OF Washington. | do not say
that this will happen but say there ia danger that
may happen. II there should be war, even of all the
bern States With the residue OF the Union, am
test. the Union itself the residue OF the Union might not
prove ovenaatch for southern resistance will not
as~ert what party would prevail such contest; for
you know, sir, what all history teaches, that the end OF
war in the beginning OF war, and that lew
wars which mankind have waged among themselves
have ever terminated in the accomplishment of the OBJ
jec,s for which they were commenced There two
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