The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-03-20

AlWafa Miiif can fslittt llstN N"tN "t-s
stipulation and pledgr, by any honest
ronise nf iegi.lali0n Whatever. And.
therefore. I say sgsin thar. 50 lar as
Texas is concsrned-lhe whole Of Texas
soulh Of 36' so. which suppose ess.
braces all the slave ,esisofy-lhere is no
land, NOT an acre. lhc character Of which
Is moi established BY law, : Law which
cannot be repealed without the violation
of contract.
l hope. sir. il is now apparent that my
proposition. 30 far ~ Texas Is concerned.
has been maintained. and The provision 10
this srIicIe--and Il has bsen well suggest
ed by my friend from Rhode Island that
that part of Texas which lies north OF
lhiny.four degrees Of north lsiiinde may
be Turned into three slaies-is dependent
IN ike manner upon The consent OF Texas.
herself slave state.
Well, now. sir. how came III Hnw
came il that within these walls. where II
is sand By the honorable member from
Soulh Carolina that the free states have a
majority. this resolution of annexation.
such as have described il. found ma
jori,y in both Houses Of t'ougresss Why.
sir. il found thai majority by the vast adj
dIlion Of northern voies added TO the entire
soulhem votr. or al least nearly the whole
OF the southern votes. II was made up Of
northern az well as Of southern voics. In
The House Of Representatives il Stood. !
think. abou. eighty southern votes for The
admission Of Texas. and about fifty north
ern votes for The admission of Texas. In
The Senate the vote stood for the admission
If Texas twenly-seren, and twenty-five
against il; and of those iwenly-seven votes
constituting a majority for The admission
ofTexas in lhis body. noless Than thirteen
Of them came from the free slaies--wilh-
in fraction you see Of one-half ofall The
votes in This body for The admission OF
Texas. with It's Unreasonable extent Of
slave lerrilory-were sent TO this body
by free-soiI votes.
Sir, there is not so remarkable chapter
in our history of political events. political
parties, and political men. as 10 afforded
by this measure for the admission Of Tex
as, with This immense territory. that bird
rannot fy over in week. Laughter.
Sir, New England. with some Of her votes.
supported this measure. Three fourth, of
the votes Of Liberty loving Connecticut
went for il inihe other House. and one
half here. There was one vote for il in
Maine. but am happy 10 say not lhe.voie
Of the honorable member who addressed
the Senate The day before yesterday, (Mr.
flsmlin.) and who was then representa-
tive from Maine in The other House; but
there was vote or two from Maine-sye.
and there was one vote for il from Massa-
rhuseIls, The. gentleman then represent
ing and now living in The district IN whlc,
lhe prevalence Of free,soil sentiment for a
couple. Of years or so has defeated The
choice OF any member 10 represent it in
Congress. Sir, that body Of northern and
eastern men. who gave those votes al Thar
time, are now seen taking upon them
selves. in The nomenclature ofpolilics, The
appelIstion of The Northern Democracy.
They undertook to WELD the dcsiinies Of
this empire-if may call republic an
empire--and their policy was. and they
persisted in il, TO bring into this couiry all
the territory they could. The did il IN
der pledges-absoluie pledges TO the slave
interest in the case Of Texas; and AFTER
wards in the case Of these new conquesls.
Ny honorable friend from Georgia, in
March, l647, moved the senate to declare
that the war ought moi TO be prosecuted
for acquisition, for conquest. for the dis
membcrment OF Mexico. The same nor.
thern democracy entirely voted against il.
lie did not get vote from them. Ii
sniied the views. the patriotism. the ele-
waited sentiments OF the northern democra.
ey to bring in a world here, among the
mountains and valleys Of California and
New Mexico. or any other part OF Mex
leo. and then quarrel about ito bring
it in and then pu, upon it the saving grace
Of the Wilmot proviso. There were two
eminent and highly respectable gentle-
men from the north and east, then lead
ing gentlemen in this senate refer, and
do so with entire respect, for entertain
for both Of those gentlemen in general
high regard, TO Mr.. Dix, Of New York,
and Mr.. Niles Of Connecticut, who voted
for the admission Of Texas. They would
not have that vote any other way Than as
il stood; and they would have il as il did
stand. speak Of the vote upon The an.
nexaiion of Trxas. Those two gentlemen
would have the resolution ofannexationi Just
ASH is. and they voted for il just as il is, and
lheireyes were all open lol. Ms honorable
friend, the member who addressed us the
other day from South Carolina, was then
secretary ofstaie. correspondence with
Mr.. Murphy, the charge d'aiIaires Of the
United States in Texas. had been publish.
ed. That correspondence was all before
those gentlemen. and The secretary had the
holiness and candor TO avow in that cor
respondence that the great object souph,
a L.