Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30

that the States termed out Of all have right to
slave they choose but that they could not be fome,
eithe free or slave States without the consent of Texas
Well suppose reasoning upon that line OF argument tina
Texas would be unwilling to admit free states out OF he
territory.
Mr. DOUGLAS thank the Senator for his explanation
for furnishes conclusive refuaon OF his post serious
charge against the Northern Democracy His charge
that the resolutions of annexation contained pledge binding
in honor law and conscience upon him and his Wing
ciate to bring into the Union four slave States. Now
when the fact made probable, not certain, that majority
of those new States will be free and not savehodng,
told that Texas will consent TO the DIVISION Well sir
suppose she does withhold her assent what becomes of the
Senator's complaint that the Democracy responsible fol
the admission of four new slave States in the Union H
mode of avoiding the force Of my argument that they will
free States conclusive reu,aon oil his charge against the
Northern Democracy. confess that participate in the ap
pehension suggested by the Senator from Massachusetts, that
Texas will not consent to the subdivision provided in the
resolutions of This is the only doubt only fear
have or have ever entertained upon the subject. think
there is implied obligation the part Of Texas give her
the proper tme and when the proposed subdy
ons shall contan the requisite population The creates,
difficulty, apprehend, will be in laying out the subdvions
and listing the boundaries so as to separate the planting
region the country adapted to the culture OF sugar and cot
ton from the farming and mineral country the upland and
in the valleys and mountains from which slavery excluded
by the laws of and Of physical geography, if may
be permitted the emphatic language Of the Senator
himself, when referring to New Mexico and California
have expressed apprehension lest Texas might
slider herself bound under the resolutions OF annexation, to
give her assent to the subdivision wish not to be msun
dersteod upon this point have full confidence that Texas
will observe good faith in the execution Of portion Of the
compact The only question is, whether she will consider
that portion of the compact relating TO States Oblga
tory merely discretionary her part That she will find
consistent with her interest and convenience to sub
divide than to remain State, have doubt and hence
may naturally conclude that her assent will be readily and
cheely gven unless she should be inclined to believe that
il her duty her sister States Of the South to withhold
it. in order to prevent the Of the number ofee States
in the he
the different sections of the Una to the expedency Of
the subdivisions of Texas thint hazard but little in the
prediction that when the time for giving assent
behalf of the United States opposition will be much
likely to arise in the South thar in the North. But must
pass and notice another paragraph in the speech Of the
Senator from Massachusetts, For greater certainty to his
meaning will read it
Sir that body Of Northern and Eastern who gave
those that tme taking upon themselves,
the nomenclature of poc the appeation of the Northern
Democracy They undertook to WELD the destnies this
empire ii may call repblic empire and their policy
was and they persisted in II bring into this country all The
territory they could The did it under pledges absolute
pledges the slave nteres in the of Texas and after
wards they lent their aid bringing these conquests
Under pledges absolute pledges to the slave interest,"
These bold assertion Where those pledges to be
found Where theevidences Of them What were the
Mr.. WEBSTER. When a resolution brought in here
by the Senator from Georgia (Mr BERRIEN) against
nuing the for tie acquisition of territory it mega
lived by the votes of he Northern Democracy
Mr. DoUeLAs WE'LL does that vote prove that done
under pledges thu slave interest only proves that the
Wings who voted or the resolution opposed to the
QUESTION Of California and New Mexico, and that the Demo-
who voted sganst favor of the acquisition.
That all proyes and that proud 10 confess The
Democracy claim California and New Mexico the rich
fruits Of their lsbors We acknowledge with pride that
stood by country in just against cruel and peril
dious foe, and that the acquisition Of those Territories
Of the substantial results Of policy And because
annexed Texas and thereby provided for the exclusion of
slavery from five and half degrees Of latitude in which
then had legal existence and the time made prov
sion for its exclusion hereafter by the action Of the people
themselves from large portion of the residue and because
supported countrys in time Of war, and in
consequence acquired five six hundred thousand square
miles Of territory from which slavery excluded by the
rangement things by the Power above the Senator very
generously nfers that must necessarily all have been done
"under absolute pledges to the slave interest," What To-
gcal deduction How irresistible the inference How can
fail work conviction in the mind of every candid after
reading the following description of the country from
na,ors own speech
sNow as to California and New Mexico, hold slavery to
be excluded from those Territories BY law superior
that which admits and sanctions it in Texas mean the law
OF nature Of geography the law OF the formation of
the earth That law settles forever, with strength beyond
California or New Mexico Understand me, sir I; l
slavery regard slaves gross the coored race
discuss point leave it to the learned gentlemen
who have undertaken to discuss but suppose there is
slave OF that in California now that
peon sort of penal servitude, exists there, rather
of voluntary sale of and his offspring for debt
arranged and exists in parts of California and Mexico
But what mean to say is, that African slavery,
it among utterly impossible find itself be
found in Mexico other natural mpossby. Califor
mia and New Mexico Asiac in their formation and
They composed Of ridges of mountains of
nous height with broken ridges and deep valleys The sides
OF these mountains barren entirely barren their
| CAPPED by perennial snow"
And again he says:
81 look upon it, therefore, fixed fact to express
sion at this day that both California and New Mexico
destined be free they settled all which
believe especially in regard to New Mexico will be very
little for length OF time; free by the arrangement OF
things by the Power above have therefore say this
respect also that this country fixed for freedom many
persons shall live in it, by rrepealabe and more ir
ing slaves in Texas and will say further that if resolI
ton law before provide Territorial Go
vernment for New Mexico would not put any pro-
hibon into whatever Theuse of such prohibition would
be idle respects effect would have upon the Terri
tory and would not take pains to rearm ordinance Of
Nature the will Of God And would put in
Wimo proviso for the purpose Of aunt reproach
Well, sir one would suppose that "the slave interest"
feel itself under eternal obligation the Northern De-
mocracy for having brought such country into this Union
in opposition to the combined forces Of Northern and South
ern Whiggery, shown by the votes Mr. BERRIENs
luton ! The Northern Democracy can hardly hope for
forgiveness such sin against free om and such service
t. the slave power.
But Mr.. President, exceedingly graed that the Sena
tor from discovered that prohibition slave
in those Territories wholly useless and unnecessary that
would be as idle, so tar any effect upon slavery
concerned to earm ordinance of nature" or ssto
re-enact the will of God" But remember well, and the
Senator reminded Of it the other day. lest the important
ton, Springfield Massachusetts, in September ls47, he
made q Wimot