The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-02

be submitted 20 the sxamnauo O. ~ S9ukfos
revised and approved BY he chambers Of co6sressp
By this resolution TIE lurhss sson q the decree Of
osssS Il had no retroactive eject and he slaves who
were manumitted retained their liberty This revision OF
the acts of Guerrero became imperative, and the 5th
day Of April 1887 the Mexican Congress passed the fol-
lowing act:
oAn act sbolshng slavery In the republic.
AR slavery without any exceptions To- and shall
ART 3 The owners 81 slaves manamtsd BY this act.
or by the decree OF 10Th September 1922 tGueeros de-
creel shall be ndemniaed," 81,
ed was se.enac!ed and made perpetual ". NJ
In addition, assured that the constitution of Mexi
co, framed in s43, coptans this fundamental provision
thai slavery i forever abolished in the republic of Mexi
cd in these Tertores Il slavery has not been abolish
ed in these Mexican Territories, the people Of this coun
try have been grossly misnformed and deceived
Az the time OF the annexation OF Texas, one point
taken BY the free States against the consummaton OF that
measure was, that Il was but an entering wedge into
McKee, and hs, as our object Tor the anns e q
BY the conquest Of other Mexican Territories for the
Nj FSoSTE Win my friend allow me 10 ask quss-
MI MILLER. Certainly. 4
Mr. FOOTE Does the senator see any good reason
for advocating the application Of the Wmot Proviso, in
any shape or form, In relation TO Territories where he
is convinced slavery is already abolished BY law
Mr.. MILLER. ! will answerthe senator on this point
before gel through with my speech To meet this objec,
ton OF the North and to quiet Fears It was represented
to the people Of the North by leading and influential men,
who favored the annexation Of Texas that slavery
abolished TIE Mexican TS = \
tngushed gentleman, then senator from Mississippi,
and afterwards Al the head Of the Treasury Department
was published in the year 1874 will read from the
letter lew paragraphs.
them The question asked Is slavery never to
clear ,s esass disappear s ssass M sgs
phrsnsy. slowly and gradually By diffusion. i has
already thus nearly recedod from several Of more north
aaay n the distant future without shock. without abo
Mexico sna apps
Thus that overriding Provdence that watched over
y Hsi iss
of wonderful that has thus far preserved
this great Union from dangers many and Imminent and
i now shielding i from abolition, m most dangerous and
Internal foe, will open Texas saieyvalve, into and
through which slavery will slowly and gradually rscede
s. n,o s SGoadsss z
.apgy VII noi pas. not only Sseas L orbddss ~ ia0
but becsuse the coored races there n The
the government and Of the offices in their own pos
session they will never permit the enslayemen Of any por
ton Of the coloed which makes and the laws
The outlet for negro race. through this rsgon
be opened but BY the Of Texas but
in that event. there In that extensive country bordering
upon our negro population and four times Create, IN area
three TO the square mile, where ninetsnths Of the popua
ton Y Of The coorsd upon that fertile oil and
BACK .eOsd ssd home There. also. slaves in the
lapse Of time, from the density Of population and other
causes, smancpated, they win disappear from time to
lime ives. Of the Del No.e and beyond the limits q The
throughout this region where they will not bea de-
and Ii e .s
occupy, among equals position they can never attain
/" That slavery can never pass beyond the Rio del
Nore" Beyond that line the slave would be free-ihe
equal among equals Alas poor slaves, your master has
passed the Del Norie before you He has gone
the Pacific and seeks to extend your bondage there
Sir believe that the honorable gentleman who wrote
that letter honestly entertained those opinions at the me
and he still eneTans the opinion that slavery does not
by law exist In Mexico, and that can never 60 there
unless It be carried there by the laws of the United
MI FOOTE. Will the senator allow me to ask il he
10 personally authorized to make the assertion that such
Mr.. MILLER. can only say that I have gathered
the opinions of the gentleman from his letter. and from
that have had with him. have under
stood him to declare that slavery did not exist BY law in
Mr. FoOTE. II that be the case, have not word
further TO say.
Mr. MILLER. | apprehend that there is no secret
about it, do not suppose that he has any desire to con-
cea his opinions but do not wish it to be understood
that have any authority from that gentleman to state
MIR. F0OTE He has appeared to be unwilling for
some time past 10 say anything the subject was
anxious, therefore, TO know whether the senator from
New Jersey authorized TO state what his opin.
ions. e es
Mr. MILLER In the debate which took place in the
Senate in ls45 upon the admission OF Texas honora-
BILE gentleman, then representing the State OF Pennsyva
MA since Secretary OF State followed in the strain
and for the purpose OF satisfying his own constituents
and the people Of the North that the admission OF Texas
be the last hope for slavery this continent he
declared in his place here the sentiments which am now
about 10 read:
q friendly slavery in the abstract and look
Texas the probable OF relieving the Union from
slavery at some dIs.ant day.
"The counsels Of the Almighty never rash. thou.
sand years him but as one day The past Inc pres
emit aud the future all before him lie operates great
changes in the moral world by gradual means May not
the admission Of Texas gradually draw our slave popua-
from the the southern extremity OF our Union
and eventually may they not pass the Del Nore and be
with ace where fhs disefioss Of color are
nnknoucn and shus they may eyoy their Freedom without
Of degradation which they must ever experience
among the Anglo-American race r.
This sir, was the opinion expressed at the time by
leading gentlemen OF the democratic party OF the North
and the South.
the North They did not believe what they said.
MIR. MILLER The honorable senator from Georgia
says that this opinion not received, because they dd
not believe what they said cannot 90 far as 10 say
that These two gentlemen had great influence upon the
public mind, and ! am OF opinion what they said had
effect; and am satisfied that the letter OF Mr.
Walker did reconcile the public mind OF his
other document Published speeches made that oc.
casion Bot sir, the question that presents itself is
whether shall establish in New Mexico and Cali
fornia slavery It's now abolished there.