Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-12


engaged in their pursuits. They had gone 10 thci
I"s " l" i5eir merchandise. IL was lnpusslbr rails,
any sentiment III n.w England even in Massachusetts
. s'oni combine ih" two aiies against hnnrxaton aud
"''u 'hsfc was no hope, om the FIRST, oi bringing, III,
Northern Democracy into Even with the Wings ans
%r9lns % wings ani ashamed 10 say there was great in
u'iei'nh concerning Tue annexation d IeNns with hsl
save territory INTO this Union Al that time oif o
NNonsLeSs Inc annexation resolutions passed The III o
.'arr iS4a lhe legislature of Texas complied with tn,
conditions ana accepted the guarantees for the praseology
~ ur annexation resolutions is that Texas Is Ia
con The conditions and under rb .n,ranties herein nre
scribcd''
happened to be returned 10 the Senate In March, lal5
ana was mere IN December 1915 when The acceptance y
'Na' oi it conditions proposed by Congress was laid be-
oIe us ny the rreslde and an act for thu contamination ri
c c"nneNloli was before the House The connexor
was completed final law doing the deed Of annexation
WAS ultimately adopted When on It's passage here
expressed my opposition it, and recorded coe and
there the vote stands with The observations made mpon thu
occasion II happci between 1887 and this time that on
various occns"nS and opportunities have expressed my
thrr opposition 10 The admission Of slave States the
lnson OF new slave territory be added 10 the United
States. know change in my sentiments or in my
own purposes in that RESPECT will only now, sir read very
briefly one either extract from speech of n1nc made
convention held III Springfield Massachusetts September
27, ls47:
'Wc hear much Iust now of pnnacea for the dancers and
evils Of slavery and slave annexation which they call ll,
tdmot Proris0 Thai certainly is Ins sentiment bul
II mol sentiment 10 found any party upon. Iii not
sentiment on which Massachusetts Wings diier. There
l. not man in this hall who holds Ia il firmly than
do, nor one who adherrs IL il Than another.
~ ieci some lill interest in this matter sir. Did not
commit myself IN 1888 IN the whole dnctilnc fully entirely
And must b. prrnittrI ha, cannot quite
that recent d~royclsrs should claim e merit and take
out patent.
II deny il. priority Of the invention Allow nc 10 say
sir, il : VI their thunder.
I'VE The first and Inst nlevcry occasion which
offers 10 oppose the extension Of slave power.
'But speak nf il here, in Congress, Il political
question: question for statesmen 10 upon. We must
regard il. certainly do not 10 say that II il hess
important III amoral point of view that il is mol more .mpo
flnf .f. lpyU
any official capnciy must look At IT, consider H. and de-
eide H. as mmltcr Of political action
TN other occasions, sir, and in debates here, have
pressed my determination IL vote for IL acquisitions or an
nrNalion., North, South, Easi West Ny opinion has
been that wc have territory enon9h and that We should u-r
the Spartan maxim: "lmrrose adon what you hnrc-seck
no further"
think, sir that il observations made here
the three million loan bl that avowed that sentiment.
IL il short and the sentiment has been arowe quite often.
in many places and before many people OF The nitt
States, any humble sentiment nj mine has been avowcd
But now, sir, what ia condition! Texas is in, with
all her territories slave State with solemn pledges that
il she il divided into many States those States may
slave States south Of 81 degrees 80 minutes. How a.
deal with ihcn know of no way of honorable lcgs
larion bt when r Time for enactment, Ia carry into
effect all that have stipulated do not agree with my
honorable friend from Tennessee that as so"n as there l.
room for another representative according 10 nnnners we
should crcar Stale, The TRUTH with regard 10 TINT
think he This: When have created new States out o!
Territories have generally gone the idea TINT when
there population enough 10 entc them To member
10 0ti such nubcrwe should create Stale II
may be houghta different thing where State is divided and
three made oil one II does not follow that the
rule of apporonncnt must prevail Tut that SIR Is
matter for the consideration of Congress. When the pro
per time arrives, may be- here. may have vote 10
give the occason bu wish bc distinctly understood
this day, that according my view Of the mttcr, this 20
vernment is ,oeny pledged by law 10 create new States
ri rcx.s with her consent, when her population shall
Justify such proceeding and s" far those new States are
formed Of Texan territory lying south ot 81 degrees 81
minutes let them in shave States That is the nranna
resolution which friends, the northern democracy
have left here fulfil; and for one, 10 fulfil IT, be-
cause will not violate faith OF the government.
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