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

snd Il Great Tlrliain srcefsdsd IN Ne, AZ
iecl, Il would be impossible that lhal fion.
iisr could D secured against he sesres.
sipn Of he abuliiiouisls; and ina his po,.
smmenl uas bound. under lir gBzrss,,f.
Of the constitution. 10 prols. ~ ssa,n.,
such stale OF things.
Mr. WEssTEn That comes. I snppox.
cir. 20 exactly The same Thing. Ii was
that Texas must be obtained for ihs -
curily Of he sisre interest Of The isush
Mr.. CALHOUN. Another view is yfrv
distinctly given.
Mr.. WEBSTER. That vas lbe ohire,
sci forth in The couespondFnrs OF worthy
gentleman not nov living. who preceded
The hanorsble member from s. Carolina
IN that Office. There repose on the 6les
Of The department OF stale. as ] have oe.
cssion to know. strong letters from ar.
Upshur 10 the United States minister n
England. and believe there are some "a
The same minister from the honorable
senator himself. as serving 10 this exien,
The sentiments Of this government lhs,
Great Britain Vas exported not 10 inter-
Iere 10 take Texas out Of the hands Of IN
then existing government. and make il 4
free country. But my argument. my sug.
gesiion is this: that ihese een,lemen
who composed the northern democracy
when Texas was brought into the Union.
saw with all their eyes that il was broueh,
in as a slave country, and brought in Tor
the purpose Of being maintained az slave
territory TO The Greek Kslends. / rather
think The honorable gentleman who was
then secretary Of state, might. in some Of
his correspondents with Mr.. Murphy,
hare suggested that il was not expedien,
to say TOO much about This object. tina. i,
might create some alarm; bnl. sir. ne did
arow i boldly and manfully; he did not
disguise his conduct.
Mr.. CALHOUN. Never. never.
Mr.. WEBSTER. What he means he Is
very apt TO say.
Mr.. CALHOUN. Always. always.
Mr.. WEBSTER. And honor him for Il.
This was in l6f5. Then, in l647. fla
granite be7o between The United States
and Mexico, The proposition hare men,
tined was brought forward BY my friend
from Georgia-lhe northern democracy
voting straight ahead agains, il. Their
remedy was TO apply 10 the acquisitions
after they should come in. The Wilmos
proviso. What folIowsi These two pen>
ilemen, worthy and honorable and infiuen-
iial men-and il they had mol been they
could not have carried the measure-lhese
two gentlemen. members OF this body,
brought in Texas, and by their votes they
pre- enieJ the passage Of the resolution Of
The honorable member from Georgia. and
then they went home and took the lead in
the free soil party. And there they stand.
sir They leave us here. bound in honor
and conscience by the resolutions of an
nexaliou-ihey leave us here to take the
odum Of fulfilling the obligations in favor
OF slavery which they voted US into, or
else the greater odium Of violating those
obligations While they are al home making
rousine add capital speeches for free-soil
and no slavery. Laughter And. there
fore. say, sir. that there is moi chapter
in our history. respecting public men. more
foil Of what should Greats surprise; more
fnil Of what does create, ia my mind. ex.
IRENE mortI6caiion, than that Of the con-
duct Of This northern democracy.
To be concluded.