New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-13

ccuprCuised AZ a. u % due ~ the two parties ~
pat,onal dignity ss well 70 justice tkas Be kept
.epsrate nom compromises procee3ng on the
/ ,roond Of ezpediency. ard Be sealed By ltscf
alone.
It.he TIN. occasion % say that 30 ncs in,snd 70
si.cass the Question which has been sasea hy The
/ honorshle and Distinguished sens'or non Mass
M Webster BIT am compelled to say that |
| nave ut the seed 'orsune to concur WIN niia "a
I the Opinions which he has expressed N reSsra 70
the admission 81 new States % Be o-ned cot Of
ihe State u Texas. There are vsricus o. ,stsoaa
involved ir that subject which think tins Is nos
I the time 70 decide and which | wish o. reserve
or future Consideration. One IT, whether sh~ arti.
&c Of Annexation does really deprive Congress q
the fghs q .Npress It's voice in regard 70 the sno
divisoa u the State Of Texas. | oay say test 20
me 10 seems BY nc means 80 pain question a. the
/ senator assumes snd therefore with me Il must
rcna.a a question FOX future oousideEstson-sn
opea question. whether Congress IS not party
whose future consent IS necessary b any dlvisicn
ol rcxss
" WxBsTER-Wil the Senator allow as a.
ask him one question
Mr. SxwARD-Certfnly,s sir.
Nr WrBs1 sS-Supposing Congress 70 have the
authority % tx the number OF states ana the tine
cs election. the superintendent Il representation
sc the question is, whether n new states are
sgmcl ont OF Texas 20 coGle into this Union there
: not 4 so.emu pledge by law that they hsvss
right 70 come ir "a Slave States.
Mr. SEwAsp--The article 10 in eject IN these
words New States not exceeding our IN number
may be framed out OF Il, Territory OF Texas with
SIC consent Of Texas. and shall be admitted inio
the Mon with or without Slavery they shall
choose.
/ Mr. WkBsrxR-Ifthey choose" they may oopae
/ IN ss Save Ststes
! Mr. SEw,RD--I beg pardon Of the Hon. Senator.
but it IS with or rtiA0af slavery. But pass the
question IS the volume 8 no, At hand. and fear
,hal srcspAss on the time OF the Senate by wait
inr for Il I am moreover not mucous titutionA. l
ini no authority in the Constitution OF the United
States for the annexation Of foreign States, by res
o,utoa. What ! mean now especially IN INSIST
upou IS that must have time 10 deliberate until
the OCCASION actually arrives, before l consent TO
any division OF the State OF Texas 50 as % bring IN
any new State with a Constitution maintaining
slavery | must have the point settled that the
article OF Annexation is compulsory upon me, and
also that j. is Constitutional
Mr. FOorE-nid | not rightly understand tho
senator % say that be woald have voted 10 admit
California as a Slave state II she bad Voluntarily
Inserted such provision in her Constitution
Mr. SEwARD-Yes Sir. under these extraordinary
circums, ances Of conquest OF a compact Of aean
Comment. OF impossibiliiy To give a Territorial Gov
eminent, Of Constitution adopted by tho people.
aud II ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the Empire II she was
rejected. under these circumstance would have
received California though she had come TO my pro
.ound regret as Slave State. am happy now
Mr. President b. understand that | agree with the
Hon Member from Massachu.e cts that il a not
compulsory unon Congress hereafter 70 admit four
new Slave States In rexas-that they have roser.
ed he rsht todeoided whether any new State shall
be formed there. shall vote hr admitting no moro
Slave states unless under circumstances absoote.
Iy controlling AMI compulsory and such cannot
low be iorsccn
Mr. WtBsrER-Ihe Senator does not understand
me Nv proposition was that States hereafter
made cut Of Texas with her consent. Il they choose
to cone IN as Slave States have right 10 DO ~.
Mr. sEwtRD--My position Is that they have not
a right T. come in II Congress shall refuse as Gun
sent Il ia optional with both parties. Congress
aud Texas
Mr. WEBsrER-Does the Senator bid thai ws
may cater decide whether they shall b. Slave
states or Free States
NJ. srwARD-No, sir bat that Congress may
lecide that there shall DO no y atcs at all trmsd
out %. Texas
Another objection arise, out OF tho principle on
which the Compromise rests. That principle - a
cass.iicat OF the States as Northern and South
err States. as is expressed by tue Hon Senator
from south Carolina, mr.. Calhoun bat into Slave
states and Free States as more directly ekpressAd
by the honorable Senator from 0eorgA 4, lag' Dor
renJ The argument e. that the States are sever
ally cqua, and that these two classes were equal
! az the FRET aad that the Constitution was oundsd
on that equilibrium, that the States being equal
and tho classes OF the States being equal IA lhghn
they arc n be regarded as constituting an associs
ton IN which each State and each OF the classes Of
States respectively contribute IN duo proportion -
that the new territories are n common acquisition,
and that tho people OF these several states and
classes Of States have an equal right 10 participate
| In them respectively that tho right OF the peo-
pie OF rhe Slave States TO cmgsse TO the tsritoreg
with their slaves property, IL such parrcips
iion on their part lnasmuch az tho people OF the
Free States emIgrate into the same territories win
their property, And tho argument deduccs ifOm
tbs right the principle that II Congress exclude
Slavery from any part Of this new domain, u would
be only Jus. to set of O portion Of toe domain,
some say soath OF 360 30, others south OF 3t')
Which should BE- regarded at least az open TO sla.
ysry end 10 be- organised into slave SsaEes
Argument ingenious and subtle, defamation,
earnest and bold and persuasive, semitic and win
nag a. the voice OF the turtle dove when Il 10 heard
in the land al alike and all together have failed 10
.Onyince me Of the sOundness OF this principle OF
tie proposed Compromise, or u any ono OF the
propositions on which 10 is attempted b DO estsb
lshed How IN the original sguaty of the States
pfovedi IL rests a syllogsm, as folovsi
Az men are equal by the Law Of Nature Hnd % Nations
Bat State. only isv al a. grssA.ons o. nsn
- lD gdaaiy arc equal Therefore sAss are sqenlo
Al this Is Just and sound But assuming the
same premises, 10 wit--that all men are oqgai by
the Law Of Nature and Of Nations, the night Ut prop
CftN m Slaves iris inc ffoNh't ~ wv WV |"
equal % another cannot bs the owner or property
~ that other But you answer that the Constta
tion recognizes property In Slaves. IL would DO
Sufficient thea % reply. that this Constitutions re-
cogniton must be void because Il Is repugnsntt 10
The Law Of Nature and OF Nations. Bot deny
,har the Constitution recognizes property 10 man
submit, OF the other hand most respectfully mas
| tue Constitution not merely does Aos sfhrm thM
principle, bat On the contrary altogether excludes
n The Constitution does not expressly anrm any
thing IN the subject. AL that u contains % two
Incidental allas.ons N Slaves. These are, hrst In
lie provision establishing ratio OF representation
and taxation second, Ia the provision relating r.
f,yitves from labor In both cases tho Constita-
Ion deagnedly mentions Slaves not 20 Slaves,
mach lsss as cbatteIs, bat as persons That thus
recognition Il them az persons was designed 10 his
torically known. and think never denied. give
only " o of the manifold proofs.
John jay, 10 the Fsdey0iIt. says;
Let he es.s u The Saves be cOns,feSed. a. in
ss,h peculiar one Let me compromising espedsnf Of
a. Cons l0l be mutually adopted which fsg1es lssn
II Nlcb regards lhs Slaves ~ disssisd Of two
Yes Sir! q two fftbs, bot Of only two-6fths.
eaying suB three .ffths. leaving him stiA an In
aabitanE living breathing. moving, reasoning
immortal man.
The other proof il from the debate IN the Con
ysniion IL 10 brief and I think Instructive.