The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-12

Cot. Jsasxssn Davis.
This distinguished senator in Congress addressed the
the 25h ul. his usual eloquent and forcible style
He commenced BY. expressing great qualification at
again meeting his fellow-czens OF the Empifc county
face to face, where be could tender TO them his thanks
for the honors conferred Upon him, and talk them OF
such questions OF federal policy they inter-
eslsd ia, and most DESTROYS OF having him discuss AT
the reddes q irsnds, ne confined nmssi more parca
nous and portenous shadow Is how dafkening and steal
ing upon US, to wit the slavery question: tui alluded IN
the commencement 10 the remuneration OF texas me
repeal OF the odious protective wing ar OF AZ ana the
enactment OF the ad yaloem free trade democratic tari
OF 46, oil Tie great national achievements ac,
compshed by the party Of which ne was proud 70 can
himself member declared the democratic party to DC
strict consuctoniss OF the constitution and consequent
y opposed 10 the grand schemes OF internal improve
ents advocated BY their opponens spoke OF he serv
OF the is Mississippi rifles, and IN that connexon
pronounced OF the most beautiful and affecting eulo
ges upon the conduct Of Marshsll guards defined
his position in the last canvass, as being gfateiui 70
Gen Taylor for his glorious victories, but knowing the
mpossiby of his being able to administer the govern
men independent of party hefe constrained to support
the nominee Of the Baltimore Convention proved con-
clusivey that the annexation Of Texas neither the
immediate remote OF the war with Mexico but
it grew out OF the belief that the heated and excited dis
casson in Congress upon the settlement Of the Oregon
he p made By Eliot ov1 known as The white hal MANI to
San Luis de Poosi, where he and excited Paredes
to take up arms against Herrera then President Of Mex
Herrera was deposed, and troops raised by Paredes,
Col D. spoke OF the cabinet Of Gen. Taylor as being
adverse TO upon the question OF slavery, and Of the
injury done the South in the appointment Of Collamer
and Ewing whose opinions and notions In direct con-
junction with the aboonists Of the North, and who
have been invested with nearly all the patronage OF the
federal These two members o. the c caG
upon every bill, resolution, or motion, touching the
question 81 slavery. whilst in Congress. but here in
the southwest, the postal arrangements are more &C.
han nth fIf
lamer is not competent to remedy them, but will en-
courage rather than suppress the transmission q a1o-
lition and incendiary documents through the South
whilst Mr. Ewing, Gas clearly proved by Mr. Wood
bury in his report made under oahD Secretary OF the
Treasury under Gen Harrison, defacaed the government
to the amount Of two OF three millions OF dollars, either
by the the Wigs, stha, Van Buren, had brought the
government in debt" for the purpose Of cnrchng
himself By Tobbng the treasury tie stated hat the
have forever ended the quarrel between the North
and the South.) was defeated by the treason OF that
little pale star from Georgia. Alexander Hamilton Ste.
six different southern States and representing strong
wing districts. Now, his only hope upon the slavery
question was in the stout hearts and strong arms OF the
southern people; for most all Of those glorious patriots
and democrats who stood by have fallen with their
backs 10 the wall In the Senate, Dickinson was left,
but Cass was under Instructions, and all ne could 40
introduced by that noble democrat Senator Walker OF
Wisconsin, and which all the South was in favor or was
defeated by infamous decision OF the free soil wing
Speaker OF the House, MI. Winthrop; and now il be-
hOoved southern TO speak out in tones not to be
misunderstood their determination to resist, TAT all
hazards and TO the last extremityor northern aggres
sion will not stop at the exclusion of slavery in the Ter
ritoresthe aboshng OF the slave trade between the
States and in the District of Columbia for ex Governor
Seward and John Davis wing senators from New York
and Massachusetts have declared their determination
they could acquire the power, by the acquisition
OF free Sates) to amend the constitution to exclude
slavery from all the southern States As the territory OF
New Mexico and California was acquired, in great
degree by the blood and of the South
entitled to it, at least below SO deg 80 min The gold
mines in the valley of the GIa which is below that line
are rich any in California; and 100 Mississppans
with 800 slaves could colonze it, and form nucleus
around which shareholders could congregate in sufficient
numbers TO protect themselves from the Mexicans OF
Apache Indians, where they could make mining profit
able and secure the country for the SOUTH
Gen. Taylor will the Proviso, after his declarations
in published letters, hat the will OF the people,
pressed through Congress, should be carried out by the
Executive upon questions OF domestic policy" and thai
he would follow the example OF the earlier Presidents "
for this is question OF domestic policy, and the ordi
OF 49, the Missouri compromise. and the division
OF Texas, are precedents.
He closed by making few remarks personal to him
self-that he not the senator OF section OF the
State, but of the whole State and that II he
partial to portion OF the State than another, was
to the North from the fact that It here that the pn
ciples he advocated received their strongest support
As these notes taken from recollection. OF course
do profess 10 give Col Daviss language, or any.
thing more than brief outline OF his speech, but be
lieve them TO be correct in the maf NJ