The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-31

mouths Will b1 Inc guy " tne PRESIDENT oi the United
United States We leave to Texas to take the initia
tive or not viii not further consume the time OF the
Mr. RtSK. One word in reply. as to the possession
The honorable senator says that the possession
main = It = now He says that The possession is in
Dc does not tell how there he does not tell US
thai II 10 by military usurpation and in no other way,
that the authorities of the United States are
siMs fss Of W. .s now !. point which s.
the theory OF our governmentwhich tries the theory OF
the fundamental plan Of our institutions. The trainers
OF the government under which live have here
ofore shown TO the Senate, by reading from part OF
their works knew the dangers to the confederacy
ing from the anarchy resulting from the refusal OF the
members OF il TO abide by its authority, and their readi
TO resort 10 the force OF to decide such differ
might arise between themselves, and between
the coniederacy and themselves The trainers of
constitution viewed all these things, and they devised
plan by which the confederacy should escape the dan
gers arising from such collisions Their plan was fed
eral judiciary, which should have jurisdiction of all
questions between the members OF the contederacy,
and between the cOnfederacy and its members, and
especially Of those questions from which great danger Of
collision and b0odshed might arise This the plan
Of the trainers of our government We are now at the
point which tries the validity OF their work They framed
that government, and called upon to administer ito
test the validity OF their work The proposition is
10 appoint commissioners who decide this question
The trainers OF our constitution did not provide for the
appointment OF commissioners They took such precau
tons they thought necessary and they chose rather
provide judiciary, which would be effective way of
deciding. and which would be obligatory upon and
which ought TO be satisfactory to- the parties This jn-
dietary has acted upon the boundaries Of States and al
ways heretofore States have submitted with patriotic and
becoming deferenceo the decisions Of the judiciary AS
stated days ago. this judiciary acted between the
State OF Missouri and the Territory Of Iowa II decided
against the State OF Missouri and, although there had
been much excitement previously everybody was salts
fed with the decision. Thus il was that the theory of
our government worked out Thus far the theory
OF government which ancestors provided for us,
and which intended to the States from the dan
nyIla Had. Lo,
worked itself out well. We now at point when
are hestating and doubling whether can carry out
this theory This proposition to appoint commissioners
departs IRON thut theory OF the government. subst
tues hat 10 my opnion worse than useless IL subst
lues what amounts to nothing than posiponement.
After long period consumed by The commissioners who
may be appointed, the question will back here and
will find us precisely IN the condition in which We
to.day--precisely Sir, AT the same point
am III favor OF the government which ancestors
gave an for working that government according TO
the authority invested in It by them. l favor
Of pursuing the order Of things which they provided for
and which they made It our business TO pursue; and
cannot but regret Ina, the from Name who sits
before me, MIR BRADBuKYl should have superseded the
labors OF the thirteen distinguished members OF thus body
who have attempted to provide remedy for all the Ills
under which the country is supposed to be suffering,
and that he should have substituted remedy OF mis- own,
wholly different from theirs. do not know whether
he has been classified a distinguished senator or
not Every senator is in distinguished place my opn
make classification distinctions among them.
But sir that senator has offered remedy wholly distinct
from that OF the distinguished thirteen and, so far as
can see. theirs Is al an endkDocked the head,
All retreat before his proposition. His proposition is to
to oberate The whole Of Their wotImthat work which
told in the beginning would pacify the country,
heal all its wounds and reune the Union. II is all
gone, sir-that whole measure which many people
have met in such terrible hot weather. aud approve
TOTO the very thing which the country neededf is all
gone. sir and all gone before single measure proposed
by a solitary member upon his own authority, without
having the subject referred to hnl.
Mr.. President, il s enough to make us consider y is
certainly some Justification for those who have doubted Of
the efficacy of this measure-and there have been
members Of the Senate who have doubted i, all along
,ha, The thirteen distinguished have abandoned
all in body. have wiped il out altogether, and
ready 70 begin anew upon the motion of single
ber Truly, sir. stand not only justified for having
doubled its efficacy but entitled TO applause since the
aor from Maine has come forward with something which
admitted by the thirteen to be superior TO their
Mr. President think il would have been better if the
thirteen, upon fading out the necacy OF their
medy, had up like and Just admitted that
total ms,ake-that il would do-and had proposed
to lay the combined measures upon the table. and Jake
them up sngy, and &C, upon them one by one. think
only covering retreat by substituting another
which to me has the appearance OF being decidedly worse
have spsasdy .a L is only cover retreat s
amendment ! am aware that all retreats Of military
bodies require greater talent to conduct them than does
TO lead charge II the senator from Maine successfully
enables thirteen generals make good their rerea, from
position OF great difficulty into which they had thrust
themselves he certainly deserves-wheher he has been
to be regarded hereafter the chief captain of the age
Mr. TURNEY. Allow to make one single remark
upon the vote which shall give upon this amendment
II 49, IN my Judgment, infinitely better than the amend
ment proposed by the senator from Maine, Mr. BRAD
BURY The amendment OF the senator from Maine pro-
poses to institute commission, three members OF which
be appointed by the President Of the United States
and three BY the legislature OF Texas That commission
the friends OF the proposition will not shall 20
to locate the line of the boundary of Texas but they in
that the object OF that commission shall be purchase
from Texas half OF her territory As to what pur-
poees or motives will induce here vote for this
provision. that is matter with which have nothing to
do As 10 the effects OF thus purchasing and ex,ingush
ing the title OF Texas TO one-haf OF her territory, and
transferring to the jurisdiction Of the general govern
ment, that il a subject with which we all have do.
The inevitable consequence would, in my judgment, be
to transfer II from under slave consuiion and con-
vert il into free coil and in this opinion sustained by
the opinions put forth by the honorable from
Kentucky. INF CLAY,] who has been specially charged
with advocating this bill do not think that there can
be any doubt TO the character and disposition OF any
commission which should be appointed by the present
Executive OF the United States II would be undoubt-
eddy to acquire Just much of this territory possible
They would consent to give Texas her proper
boundary
The commissioners appointed by the President would
never consent to give Texas her boundary Their object
and their policy we know very well. by knowing the
they could agree the boundary il such was the
ousness offered 10 them alone. Texas would not be-
willing to surrender without compcn sston any portion oil
her territory. That the object II is expected
OF them that they should agree but ia expected send
this commission to lay oil boundary for Texas. ma
king equivalent IL money to Texas for the territory
she snr,endera Thus they may agree portion Of