Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-18

Woe>9. unfns1uciise ssefv which
las tn l.. and every hing which hear ii il and
hcai il. necessarily lead The conclusion Which
haze w~ntonrd. that slavery is likely To be intrs
da-ra ints them.
Well. sir if i he true thai bv law slavery does
NV exist in the cir trrriiories. and Thai Is mi like
" ia he fnir,dacsd inia the reded ierriariesh
Senators. agree ~ those truths. majority of You.
DaWresssslsd a isrg~ msj,riry II you nnst agree =
them where Is The obj, ian or The difficulty :" You
amounting them 10 tie whale wnrlR Why should yo
hesitate faier 10 the PRONUNCIATION If inciniessb
tru,ha On the ether hand. with regard Senator
rmiae FUN the fee States, aow m make will
rerrencr Calff, In. ~ two Observations Nhei
this feeling within the limits of YOUR States gottsi
up; when the Wilmet rnviso disseminated through
them. aud your people and yourselves attached ibem
slves - ihst provis what the state oi icis The
state Of fscs that time was that you apprehendej iht
iu'rsntan Of slsvrry there. You did not know much
very few OF NJ NV know much about these very
Territories. Thew far distant fun ynu. You
WERE apprrhensve that slavery migbi he Introduced
thess. Yon wanted pnireiiun Ia introduce The inter
,ickm "a lied the Nil,n,a prpyiso u was in this stale
Il want .f inf,ros in thai the whole North bazed up
in behalf Of this Wlnoi Provs. II was under the APP
pFebenspn thai slavery might be introduced there that
you lefi your constituents For when YOU from
hne the time ynu left your respective resldenc,
YOU did know the fact. which has only reached us
sipre the commencement Of the session Of Congress
that constitution had been unanimously adopted by the
people Of Califrnis excluding slavery tfom Their terri.
tofy.
We'll. nov, e, me suppse that two years ago |, had
he~n known ia the free States that such a constitution
wnld be adopted lei suppose that Il had heen be
lrved that ather PARTON Of these ceded territories
would slavery be introduced; let snppse that upon
this gfest subject Of sc inde, negrn slavery the people
IL The Nr had been perfectly satisfied that there no
danger; let ssp supp@e hst they had f1re~een the
exct mrnr. the danger. the irritation the resolutions
which have been adopted nv Snthetn Legisl'ufes, aud
he manifestation OF pnian by ihr people I" tie slave
haidng s sies-lai suppose that all this had been
knawn at The North Al The Time when the agitation
frsi got up np'n the suhJec of the Nlmh ptnyIs do
yon believe tina, II would have reached the height
which il has atainet7 d. any of you believe ia
And II, prim tn your departure iram Your respective
henes, You bad had orphiuniy Of conierring with
yaar constituents apin tins most leading and important
factof The adop'ina ia constitution excluding slavery
10 CsliSuia do yun not belisse, Senators atd Repre-
ssn,sive- rnng irrn The free States. that II you had
had the advantage If that fact talked In seraus. calm,
fire side conversation with your constituents, they
would have sld yon here and u SETTLE
oil these agI,aing questions without danger THIS
Uni,n7
What do yuu want VIVA, do ynu want who reside
in The free Siaies7 Nnu want thai there shall b. 10
slsvery intrdacd iuo The Territories acquired ffon
M-sicn. Well. have moi yea ct II in Callfprna al
ready. IL admitted as Siaiel Have you mol got it in
New Mexico, in all human probability. al,o2 What
do yan wanil You have got what is worth thou
ssnd " ilma pr,iyisos. Nuu have got nature itself
war side. YIN have the fact tise onyour side You
have the truth sising ypu in the face that slavery Is
exsiq III, rs. Yell. II y,u are men, If you Use
from the mud and slough 81 party Struggles aud elevate
yourself 10 the hrgh, "a pauots, what will you du2-
You viii ls'k at The fact 1t eaist. You will say
that this fact WAS unknown l., my people. You will
say. ih-y acted s'ta facts have got another
81 facts here influencing us. and will acl rs pat
ras, as responsible men. lovers OF unity and aove
all ii Tins Urion. Wewill On the altered set of
facts onk@wn 10 our constituents, and we will ap
peal their justice. their honor their iagnsnnily Ia
with this occasun for establishing cuncotd
aud iain"ny, and malntnlng the existence Of Ibis Clio
nous linon.
We'll. Mr. President, | think entertaining these views.
that there nothing exlravagant In the hope IN which
INDUCED the these resolutions were prepared aud
ohIed-nohtng exifayagant Ia the hope that the North
might content itself even With striking unneces-
these iwo decafaturs. They are unnecessary Gt
asy purpose the free States have IN view. At all e
vents, they should limit there wishes 10 the simple
Ito. 81 them without Insisting their being nrorporaed
in any IerrifIsl Government which Congress may Ca
,sblish in the lerfiifies.
pass on from The seernd resolution 10 the third and
Eurth, which relate Ia Texas. and, allow say, Mr.
President. that approach the subjrc, with full knuwl-
edge Of all its difficulties; and, of all HE questions con
nrced with growing OF this institution of slavery
which Congress is called upon pas upon and decide;
there dncu, and Troublesome as those
which relate 10 Texas, because. st T.Nas has pues-
tnn # Boundary Ia settle. aud question osiavery al
the feelings cbnnected with II into the question o.
h'undaty. The North Will, perhaps, be con
Tract Texas vi hin the nartoaes PISS bile limits. or
der exclude all beyond her 10 make II free eror,
the S'nh, on he cunrary. may he anNious ex,en,
these limits TO the Of the RIO Gande i The pur
pose Of creating sddtlonai theatre for slavery; an,
thus, the question of the lns OF Texas aud The set
ueneni If her boundary. The slavery que on with al
lis nubes and difficulties, is added meeag us al ever,
Sep take.
There is. sir. third que son also adding to the dii
hcnliy. BY the resolution Of annexation slavery wa
inierdlced 10 all north OF SO deg 80 mln but OF Ne,
Mexicn. that poriou -" n which lies north of So deg 3
min. embraces. think sbnu one third Of the whole
New Mexico east of The Rio urand. 81 that van hav
fee and slave territory mixed, boundary and SLAYER
mixed together, and all these d faculties are To he 81
conntered And alluw me to say, SIT, that among II
csnsi,ier aiions which induce think iha, II was N
cessaiy IN settle all these questions. the state
things that exists in New Mexico, and the state
things to be spprehended both there and in other porto
Ut the Territories. Why. sir. at this momcn,-and
think shall have the concurrence of The two Sena 10
from that Stsie when ! announce The iaci-at this M
Eent there Is eelng apprnx ahhole on II
part o The ope Of New Mexico Al the idea of any al
ion with Texas
Mr. Rask. Only sir. on he part # the office seeke
and army ioonsrs who have settled there and aiem
to misled The people
Mr. Clay. All! Sir. that may he, and | am afra
thai New Mexico is not The only place where This ella
conpses majority Of the whole population of the oou
Hy. Laughter.
Now. sir, if the questions settled which rela
teIexas. her Boundaries and 81 frh and 10 the err
ynow claimed by 'Iexas and disputed bv New Mex
the territories beyond New Mexico which are excl,
ded fron Californlaif hese questions al Sc tie
thi"k they VIII give rise 10 future confusion dis ride