The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-21

tions anil under The guarantees hrrein pre-
scribed" happened TO he returned 10 the
Senate in March 1915. and was here in De-
|cenber. 1915. VIII. n The acceptance BY Texas
of thu conditions proposed hy Congress were
laid before us hv tn, President. and an act for
the contamination of The ronn-xIon was laid
before the two Houses. The rnnuexinn was
not completed. A final law ddius the died
of annexation ultimately had nit bren passed
and when il was upon its fiua pssSag here.
expressed nv opposition to it and recorded my
vote in the negative; and there that vote
stands. with the observations that madr up
on that DECISION II happened that b tween
1887 and this time on various 0rc1Siuns and
opportunities. had expressed nv entire OPP
position 10 the admission of slave States. OF
thu acquisition df new slave territories. to he
added Ia The United States | know. sir. M
change in NV own sentiments or nv own
purposes in that rrsnert. ! will NOW again
ask my friend from Rhode Island 10 Rad an
9th rrxtract from u xpprth OF mine. nade at
Wing Cnnv' ninn in Sprinsfrld. Ms-arh1-
sets in the month Of September. 1917.
Mr. GREENE here read the following ex-
tract
the dangers and evils Of slavery and slave an
nexation ~ hi, h they call the WilmOt prOUi-
so That certainly is just sFntim-nt. bur 1t
i not srntiin-n, 20 found anv new parivup-
on. II i not d sentiment on viii h MaS$a-
chuS"tIS Wings diff r. Ther+ is not nan in
this hall VINO holds To il NOR firmly than do,
nor one ~ hn adherr~ tu il NOR than another.
= f.. ! sum litl- interest," in this matter.
sir. Did n"r | commit m,S II in 1898 10 The
" hole dnrtrinr. fully rntir "? AMI must
h.. ~ rnittt.l 81, that rannn: quit consent
that more rec, nj dis o,t RS should claim the
mrrii and lskr ont pat NJ.
= den, The priority at their invention -
Allow M tn say. sir, it is nni heir ihunler. y
. We arr u>- the first AMI last an every
occasion Nhi of, RS 10 oppose tn EXIT n>ion
of slave power
= But l speak of il her, as in Congress. as
a political Question. a a. rsri.n for state, men
tn act upon W. mus 81 regard it. rrr-
tainl, dn not mean To say tha il X - i'm nor
iamr in moral mint Of WV. that il is not
moo irnpoItau' in man, other r"ints of Vi ";
hut. a. legislator, Or in anv fiji i'll cara' itv.
| must con- l.r it. aud decide as d matter ui
pui' al ii"n."
! Mr.. WEBSTER On Other occa sions. in
debates Il. r.. have exnr.>S-d nv d-trrInua :
Iinn to vote tE no acquisition, or ce>slon or
ann.xalinu, North or 81 III. Est or West -
Nh orimiuu has heen that W. have territory
enough and that we should follow the Spar
tan Maxim, improve l"rn what sou have.
SEEK no tur.hr" think that il was in some
observations that | made h r. on the three
mil lion uan bill that aVoW.d hat srHtim nj.
In short. sir. the s-u'linrnt has hen aNoWe
/ quite as oft n. IN MANY loces. and b. fore
a. many asst mhlies. a. anv of the humble sen
/ tlments of mine ought Ia be- avoNed.
But now that. under certain cuudi ion :
Trxas is in with all her tpFritnrips. slave
State. with sulrmn pledge thai if she is di-
viIrd into many States thos States may rome
| in as slave States south of Sc 80, how are we
to- deal with it? | know no way OF honnra
biz legislation but, when the proper time
CONES Tor the endClm Mt. To carry INTO effect
all that We have stipulated TO do. | do nnl
entirely agree with my honuFa Bile friend from
Trnnrssrr. (Afr. BELL. thai! as soon the
time comes when sl- is entitled To another
| Representative. we should create new Stat
The rule in regard tn il lake to b. this: that
" hen W. have cr-atrd new States out of Ter
rirories. VIZ have generally gone upon The idea
that ~ hen there is a population enough 10
form a State. sixty thousand or some such
thing, we would create State; but it may be
THOUGHT quite d uluFESIl iUlilS WITH OAdle
is Divided, and TWO or more States made Out of
IT, 1t does not follow in such case. that
the same rul,. Of apportiunm' mt should be APP
piled. That, however. is matter for the
consideration Of Congress when thu rprnprr
time arrives | NAV not be- here. | ma, hav-
no vote /" give on tn occasion. but lwi-h il
to b. distinctly understood 10 day that ace cord
Ing To my view of the natter, this Cavern
menl is >ol-mnly pIrdg' Il hv law /" create
new States out OF 7, xas, with her cons n.
when her population shall justly such pro-
ceeding aud so far d, such Stairs are formed
out of Texan Territory Wing S"ui h of SO go
Ia lei them rom in as slave States. That is
the m-aning of III" resolution which our
friends. the North ru d. mocracy, have lrIt Us
Ia fulfil; and /. for Onr. man tn fulfill it b =
causr j will not iOdtr the faith OF the govern
mpnt.
ITO be ContMed.)