Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-20
JUDGE BAYLY's SPEECH.

JUDGE BAlI.1'S SfEi-SAA
In presenting readers yesterday ''e ao'' gu" n
swerabe speech Of the distinguished nepiese''1 a.
accomac District on deeply interesting question: we Ut
stoned accompanying il with few remarks Oh ou o""
,I.i ;,,od 10 do so we take pleasure in performing
,h, an,, In this speech is exposed the dangerous anu ~
constitutions, project which is known The late aul'"
lion had much al heart, Of bringing New MeAieo INV M
Irron 40 n State If the Texas boundary pl' co"p'ea ~
territorial government for New Mexico mac 'a''e ~
sent administration would have forced 'he leu" oo
hill through falling back upon the PROJECT "' i o'
men, for New Mexico; and there can DC niue oouo'
he succeeded 1t was the only mode ieit them IN ''a'
even, 10 extricate themselves from the a"Awa'u po
which President Flinores message hao ihSoi'eu 'e, w
Mr. Webster had declared that he should suppoi' ~
Tsxan boundary and the territorial bill had iaiieo a
Sesa6ed in this opinion by that OF the wenior'eu eo.'
pondent of The Baltimore Sum- Referring 10 II nc saio
T. aa very opparent that the Tom Ewing faction ineh
ded 10 play foul both the administration ana me
men of the South Their OBJECT was 10 d'iea. all
Mills and carry the Texas boundary BY aid OF the aoohoh
~ FREQ soil vote of the House Then, New aleA'co anu
H,ah would have in as States with Caiohia anu 'ne
South would Aave been overwhelmed or ifceo NY eAe
nros,res Mr. Ewing and his friends, MessIs inon ana
Schenck were to stamp this policy as layior legacy anu
carv il through under the prestige OF Inc a'e rsae'
popularity. This was as said before aSe pe,1 ,o rd
all for what? For MIR. Fillmore not awaiting himself OF me
invaluable services Of Tom Ewing Why the play Is not
worth the candle ri. o,
Judge Bayy Of Virginia watched the motion OF the ONO
Wings and soon discovered the plan which was 50 drive e
South to the wall 1t is for this reason that ne loon
grounds In favor the bill which has Just pasSeG anu W
inc showed his wisdom and craftsmanship Those virginia
gentlemen who voted with him showed their sagac; 10Y
Seward acted as chief engineer oehino INC paape' ~ "
now hoisted by his own petard.
The alternative presented clearly the passage OF the
Texan boundary as separate measure and the admission
of New Mexico as State with her motley population aho
her constitution prohibiting slavery or the Texan boundary
bill by which Territorial Government organized Tor ne"
Mexico the Wno, Proviso is repudiaed and the ansa'e
nv prohibition North Of Sc degrees 80 minutes confirmed IN
the annexation resolutions is repealed BY those resolutions
slavery is perempiory prohibited North o that ne anu II
is provided that States which may hereafter be formed souh
of that line shall the Union with or without slave
nv as the people my decide when they orn
preparatory their admission into The lnon b the oi ea
bisbinp territorial government ~ Mexico ii is provided
that when il applies admission into the Union asa STATE
i, shall be admitted with without slavery Us the people IN
Convention may decide This applies 10 the whole territory
as we'll North az South OF IS 30. In the mean time the
whole territory we'll North South Of that line, open
10 the introduction slavery This could demonstrate
beyond doubt but have not 10 60 into ina! matter
now We understand il is the purpose Of Gen Bayly
- address his constituents as soon as Congress atourns
when he informs u.s. he will prove this beyond question:.
Had New Mexico been admitted asa State, We would al
once have had two ftersol Senators and ee-soi!
Representative. As it is New Mexico will not proba-
tly be ready for admission into the Union in twenty
years This Gen. Bayly most clearly shows in The
speech we have laid before readers. And in the
mean iue il will become slave State if Southern men
choose TO take slaves into the territory There is legal
impeachment 10 their doing Besides the population oil
Texas will increase ap!y tina; she released from the
incubus of public debit she will become greatly strength
cned and will be in condition be divided into additional
States long before New Mexico will be ready 10 come into
the Union as State The right OF Texas TO be divided into
four States in addition the present State, which was
cured TO he by the resolutions of annexation is expressly
rcasser:ed in the Texan Boundary Bill