Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-18

iI.s Government he Ssertsf, II STATE. Al the
rniasni pefs,a II prst setlsy AID tiues Ia ala
m-an he T. seofeiafs al Tie = s'ts, Mr.. Walk
~ leading uhet of ,i. body. aud to1k In
cal IN the business ut anu'Naian AID musi say Tia
they did iheIr business isihlnlly There toiei u
IT, 1hry fsurde' il off, and mate elise d9ef wit
as put together. Res lutons Of auHeNlnn wen
hnunhi intp Cmgrnss ftly J4osd ppzihef compact
firm. efficient conclusive upon lhe great "'Jrct whrl
they had in view.
Allow me Ia read the les IN lon l. is he thrd claus
II The second s-cunof thu ~uiian of The - Mach
1915, Tor he admission Of IeAas That clause frads II
these walds
New Sntes. II convenient sze not ,Aeeedlag foi
in npnhcr IN addition Ia sad State # IA, and having
sufficient population may hereafter. by the ennseot u
said STATE be- flae3 ont If the Territory thereof which
shall be- entitled IA admission under he ptuvl,leus ul he
Fedeta Constitution. Am such SUITES may be- lsrn
I'd on Of That piflioh Of said Ifraety lying sph d
q 80 month afiiudr. community kuuwn the Mis-
soarl eonpnmi-e line. shall be admitted mo he lailn
viii 81 ~'thont tloefY. rs The people IL each State
asking admission may desire. and m sncb State of Nises
as shell be funnel ont at said Territory nprlh Of said
Mtsinn COMPROMISE line. ,llVefy ar involuntary seivl-
tudo fexecrI f5r etmc) shall ne ptohbI I'd
NV wha' Is h.re stipulated enacted. scented II IS.
that all Texas suth II 81 degfers 80 minutes, which
IS nearly the whole 81 II, shall be admitted INTO The lnl-
lave Sate-ll was slave Stale aud ihefetelue
came IN rs Slave stale-and that States shall BE-
made oil II aud thai such STATES are formed out III
'Hal PHH'n ~ ltAas blg sHh u 81 81 may cpIhf
10 slave States 10 he NUMBER If -four, in addition 10
the Slao then ,Asenre, aud admitted at hat imr by
these resolutions. know 10 mode 81 gsAliun which
can strengthen hat know mode of recognition thai
can add ntllo ii weghl 10 H. lsteRd respectfully
u the resolutions ofm, norabe friend rom Tennessee,
(Mt. Bll IL proposed Ia recognise ila stipulation
win leans. Bn additional recognition would mol
weaken The lpfce Il IL because II stands here on the
afund If 4 contract lota considerations Il Is law FUN
ded with resas aud d,lned cary that
contract INTO effect. recognition founded any
sderaun and any rollfnct would not he strong u
) stands he iace of he resnniup NV | know
no way | eauddlv confess. In which tins Government,
acng In good faith as ltusi 1t ais will relieve
ITSELF from thai stpnlaiiun and plelgc, by any honest
course Of legislation whatever. And, lhcrel,fr say
gam that 30 iaf As fRas iscinc fned tho whole Il
Iesas slnfh ol 81 d'gfrG 80 MINUTES, winch suppose
rmh@c.s all lhr slave ert,Iy ta,re is ia land, mol
'ere The character al Which MT established by law a
ia" which cannot be repealed without the violation Of n
contact
hope Sir it IS apparent that my proposition.
lar as lrNas Is concerned has been maintained. aud the
provision IN fls aire- aud II las been well suggested
hf my friend tom Rhode I,land that that pirt Vi 4 "A,
which irs month 81 81 dogrrrs ot mouth itluie may BE-
tHued INTO three Sabs IS dependant IN like manner
upon the consent al leNas, herself a slave Stnr.
Wei, now. 81. how came ~ How came it that
within ihpso walls, whotr II il said by the honorable
member from South Carolina that the FREQ States have
NM myths resolution Of anneNaton such Us have
deeflhed II, found mapuiy IN both Houses of Con
gfc-.} WHY. sir. found that maarly by the vast adj
ditlon nj Northern Votes adled 10 The Southern
vnte, OF at least nearly the whale Of the southern votes
II WAS mada up oi Northern rs well as M Southern
VOTES In the lluuscoi Representa- II stood L lhink
ahin' 81 sonilefn VOTES i The adm ssnn OF lexus anC
apuul 80 Norihnra Vie lot the admssl of Iexls. L.
the senate the vute Stood Tor tho admission m Irxls q
and - against ~ and # thn~e y ynies constituting
naJlfiy Tor III. admission oi Texas in hs body ~ es,
.tfT tpt f. a. H.. - a.
were ffom New Engand The whole Of those 10 Sen
lo's itom the free Sfa'es--whu fraction YOU see ii
one hall 81 all The voies IN tins body lar The ADMISSION nj
Texas. with s lmmeasnabe extent Of slave territory
were sent t this body by Tree soil votes
Sir, there il not remarkable chapter in our hsto
~ 81 political events, political parties and political
Is all tded by this measure Tor tho admission OF Tex
with this Immense territory. that bird cannol II,
aver IN week. Laughter SIR New Enpland
with slmr ii her votes, Supported thi. measure Three
Gufths OF tic VOTES at liberty oytg Connecticut wen
iar II n the olher House aud If here. There wa,
one vote IN II IN Ma NJ. but | am happy h say moi
he vote al The honorable member who addressed the
Scnae the day beore Yesterday Mr. llamn and VIII,
was then Rem sentative fom Name in the Other
ilonSe; bat ihefr WINS u yn'e two from Maine-nye
aud there was ono vote for II from Massachusetts, III,
ecoemen hen representing and now vlny in the dis
trct m which the prevalence of lro sdl sentiment for
couple Of years has defeated the choice of any mem
Der To "nresent II IN Congress Sir thai body Of Norh
efn aud Eastcn men, who gave these votes al that lime
are nov seen taking upon themselves in the nomenrIa
tufe oi poll les. tie appeaion of the Northern Dmlcfa
cys They understood L. wiel The de,tmies If this EN-
rre-l may call a republic an empe-and thor poll
cy was and hey pres slcd in II. hng into this caun
nv all the territory they could They did it under
pedIrs-absllu'e pledges II the slave interest /. the
ros' Of ifNas and at efw aids ia the ease II these new
ronqoe,tS Wy honorable friend itom Grogll in March
1871 moved the Senate Ia declare that the war onnb
l" be prosecuted ar arqnsun for conquest for the dis
memhem nj u MrNico. The ave Northern Democra
'y entirely voted against H. lilo did get a vote fou
Them. 1t suited the views the pattolsu the elevate,
en'lh'n ol the Northern Democracy To bring in worlr
here am"ns the meuolaos and valleys of California am
New Mexico, az any other part ot Mexico and then quar-
rel about Ito bring II IN and then put up ON II III,
saving grace ct the w lmnt prlyiSo. There are two en-
ineni ndhlghIy rspecaba gentlemen from the Nortl
snd East then leading gentlemen in this Senate 70
let, ana do 50 with entire respect for eutertan f.
both OF thoSe gentlemen IN general hiph rp,rd IA Al
DN ut New York and Mr. Niles. of Connecticut VIII,
voted if the admission Of Texas. They would no
have hat vote any other way than it stood; and the,
w"nld have as u did stand speak of the vote np,I
The annexation ol TtXas Those iva gentlemen woul,
nave me resolution o annexation just as it is and The,
voted Tor II Just ms II is, and their eyes were ali omen
1t, My h'noahe friend. the member who addfessp
us the other day from South Carolina wos lben S-cr.a
ry oi State. HIS c trrespondrnce with Mr. N,rLr a.
cha'ge u aialres If The Eni1ed States in Twas h,
been published. That correspondence was all bet,t
those gentlemen, and the Secretary had the ness an
and" To avow IN that correspondence hat the preat al
Jec sought by the annexation of Tex was Ia sfenpthe
me slave interests OF this country. Why sir he said i
So many words
Mr. Calhoun. VIII he honorable Senator hermit N
10 Interrupt him fr momenl
/ Mr. w ehster. Certainly.
MI calhoun. | very Tpuriaut Ia into,r,n.