Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-09

choice any memler represent it in Coneres Sir aha
body Of Northern and Eastern men, who gave those votes
that me are now seen taking upon themselves, in the
mencature politics. the appeaon Of the Northern Democ
racy They undertook WELD the desnies of this empire
il may call republic empeand their policy was an,
they persisted in it TO bring into this country all the error,
they could They did it under pledges absolute pledges
the slave interest in the of Texas and Afterwards IN h
of these conquests My honorable friend from Geor
in March, ls47, moved the Senate declare that III,
ought not to be prosecuted for acquisition for
for the dismembement of Mexico. The Northern De-
mocracy entirely voted against it, He did not get vote from
Them II suited the vews the PATRIOTISM the elevated sent
mens Of the Northern Democracy bring in world here
among the mountains and valleys of California and New
Mexico any other part of Mexico and then quarrel abou
ito bring and then to put upon it the saving grace
the Wilmot proyo. There eminent and highly re-
spectacle gentlemen from the North and Eas then leading
enen in this SenaeIr REFER and do with entire respect,
for entertain for both of those gentlemen in general high
gard to Mr.. Dix of New York. and Mr. Miles, of Connec-
tcu-who voted for the admission of Texas They would
not have that any other way than stood and they
would have it It did stand speak of the upon the
annexation OF Texas Those two gentlemen would have the
resolution OF annexation just it is and they voted for
it just is, and their eyes all open to it. NY
honorable end the member who addressed the other day
from South Carolina, then Secretary of State His
respondence with Mr. Murphy, the charge daares Of the
United States in Texas had been published. That CORE
spondence all before those gentlemen and the Secretary
had the bodness and csndor in that correspondence
that the great object sought by the annexation of Texas
said, in so many words
Mr. CALHOUN. Will the honorable Senator permit me
to interrupt him for moment,
Mr.. WEBSTER. Certainly.
Mr.. CALHOUN. I am very reluctant to interrupt the
honorable gentleman but upon point of much import
ance, deem right to put myself rects cria did not
put 1t upon the ground assumed by the Senator put
upon this ground that Great Britain had announced this
country, in many words, that her object abolish
slavery in Texas and through Texas accomplish the abol
shmen Of slavery in the United States and the world The
ground put was that it would make exposed from
tier and If Great Britain succeeded in her object would be
impossible that that frontier could be secured against the
gresson Of the abolonss; and that this Government
bound, under the guarantees Of the constitution protect
against such state Of things.
Mr.. WEBSTER That comes, suppose, sir, to exactly
the same thing was that Texas be obtained for the
security OF the slave interest of the South.
Mr.. CALHOUN. Another view is very distinctly given
Mr.. WEBSTER. That was the object set forth in the
correspondence of worthy gentleman not now living who
preceded the honorable member from South Carolina n that
Office There repose the files of the Department State
as have occasion to know, strong letters from Mr.. Upshur
to the United States minister England and believe there
to the minister from the honorable Senator
hmse asserting this the sentiments Of this Gov
ernmen that Great Britain expected interfere
take Texas out of the hands Of its then existing Government
and make it free country But my argument my sugges-
ton this that those gentlemen who composed the Northern
democracy when Texas brought into the Unon with
all their eyes that was brought in slave country, and
brought in for the purpose of being maintained slave
tory to the Greek Kalends rather think the honorable
gentleman who then Secretary of State might some
his correspondence with Mr. Murphy have suggested that
was not expedient to say too much about this object that
might create alarm but, sir he did boldly and
manfuliy he did not disguise bis conduct.
Mr.. CALHOUN. Never, never.
Mr.. WEBSTER. What he means he is very apt to say
MIR. CALHOUN. Always, always.
Mr.. WEBSTER. And honor him for it. This was
in ls45. Then, in ls47 fagrante belio between the
United States and Mexico, the proposition have men
hv M lend fr0n,(
the Northern democracy vong straight ahead against
it. Their remedy to apply to the acquisitions, after
they should come in, the Wilmo proyiso What follows
These two gentlemen, worthy and honorable and nfuen-
a men-and they had not been they could not have
rled the measurethese two gentlemen, members of this
body brought in Texas, and by their votes they prevented
the passage of the resolution Of the honorable member from
Georgia. and then they home and took the lead in the
FreeSoil party And there they sand sir They leave us
here, bound honor and conscience by the resolutions of
nexationthey leave here take the odum of fulfilling
the Obligations in favor Of slavery which they voted into
else the greater odum of violating those obligations while
they at home making rousng and capital speeches for
free. soil and no slavery Laughter And therefore, say,
s that there is not chapter in history respecting pub
lie measures and public men, fall Of what should
surprise; full of what does create in my mind ex-
reme notification than that of the conduct this Northern
democracy.
Mr. President sometimes when man is found in new
relation to things around him and to other men, he says the
world has changed and that he has changed believe
sir that sefrespec leads often to make this decara
on in regard to ourselves when it not exactly true An
individual apt to change, perhaps than all the world
around him is to change. But under the present ccum
Stances and under the responsibility which know incur
by what am now stating here, feel at liberty TO
the various expressions and statements made at various times
OF my opinions and resolutions respecting the admission
OF Texas and all that has followed. Sir, early 1885,
or in the earlier part Of 1897 matter of conversation and
correspondence between myself and private friends
this project of annexing Texas the United States and
an honorable gentleman with whom have had long ac-
qualnance, friend of mine, perhaps in this chamber
mean Gen. Hamilton, of South Carolna-was knowing
at correspondence had voted for the recognition of
Texan independence, because believed an exist
ing fact, surprising and astonishing was and wish
ed well to the republic but / manifested from the
first utter opposition to bringing her with her territory into
the Union. had occason sir in 1887 to friends in
New York, some political occasion, and then stated my
sentiments upon the subject 1t the first time that had
the favor to read extract from the speech, for the Sc
nate may find rather tedious to listen the whole of it. It
was delivered in Nblo's Garden in 1887. .
Mir. GREENE then read the following extract from the
speech Of the honorable Senator to which he referred
Gentlemen, all that, by whomsoever possessed,
Texas is likely to be slaveholdng country and frankly
my entire unwngness do any thing which shall ex
tend the slavery Of the African this continent, add
other slayeholdng States to the Union.
When that regard slavery in itself great moral
Social and political evil only language which has been
adopted BY distinguished men, themselves citizens Of slave
shall do nothing, therefore, favor encourage its
further extension We have slavery already among The
constitution found among us 1t recognised it, and gave
solemn guarantees.
the full extent Of these gsaranes we are all bound in
honor justice and by the constitution All the spulaons
contained in the constitution favor of the slaveholding
States, which already in the Unon ought to be fulfilled
and far depends me- shall be fulfilled in the fulness
of their and the of letter. Slavery