The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-17
oowoR,ss,omAI.
Senate.
W,sniNero>, July -, 1850.


Of a meeting OF ei''iehso % "'"'"go'ua c"""
", Texas, IN opPos''o" W '''e ''er'e,e"ee
Of the United states 'o'e'n'"e"' VII" '"e
claims OF Texas.
The COMPROMISE "'ii was "'~o" up ~"
Mr. Clay spoke AZ ie"g'n' nc 'oo" ,' .sw
OF the state OF the q"es''o" VI ' ~ . '
manner. ana gave a s"''''"' VI o"
ments ia support OF the b'ii' c.,
lie considered Tue "plec''o"s W
Taylor plan Out passe" ""''' '"''
upon him as a statesman ana Pairio'' anu
soldier, lie approved eh"re'y VI III" ~
eign policy ana an 10 avs oo'"es"e P'"'!
il was not fully developed
lie sooke particularly ana strongly u"
the subject ri the dispute pend'hg between
Texas aud New Mexico I"e'e was
prospect Ii Congress d'd no' "'e''e'e' "
civil and servle war. " wouiu peeih on
de Rio Grande, ana soon feae" '''e o'o'
mac.
Tie alluded to the daily conferences Oh
Southern and Northern opponents OF 'he
bill
Mr. Mason remarked that the southern
men conferred together with we" TO Tue
protection OF Southern rights ana - RESTS
Mr. Clay said the bill was framed by
those vino conferred with view to the
protection OF the interests OF tue "ho'e
country, the whole Union.
Immense applause, cheering, claPp'ne
and humping for some time. The char III
vain nterposcd,
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the failure OF this bIll-c'vll war ana
when war begins no one would see ITS end
tie rldlculed the rhodoman,ade OF some
Southern dsuuionists particularly OF Mr'
khett, II member OF the Nashville 'on'cn'
ycn,on. As to a Southern toniederacy
he argued that i, would be lmpracticable,
because the people residing on the head
waters of the Mississippi and It's tributary
streams, would never consent that the
mouth of the river should be controlled By
any foreign powcr-any power allen Ia
them
lie appealed to the Senators from Nr
pinia. Rhode island, and Delaware. to sus
tain that bill lie had been aware for some
DAYS. that the bill was not certain to pass
honor aud interests of the country than an,
that could be devised. 1t might be defeat
ed Ii would be a triumph of aboltlonisu
of uliraism
Mr BarnwelI replied to that portion oil
Mr. Claws remarks upon speech lately
delivered in Charleston. II the individual
alluded to-who was known in the Senate
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Proyiso to be an aggression upon the con
stitutiona rights OF the South, which should
be resisted aud if he believed that the ad
mission of California would be virtual en-
ac:mcnt by Congress of that proyiso, be-
cause the prohibition o! slavery by Cali
iornia will be dead and defeated unless II
receives vitality from Congress then he
was not alone in saving, AS several States
had said, that it should be resisted.
/ lie said that the term di,un'onlst was be-
coming one which would not he the high
est opproblum- 'he term rebel had pee'
applied III 'he o'',es OF me 'eVeiu'ion, who'
liberty was baptized IN thr blood o, war
rem al bunker ''Ii' ana 'iIu' ra'eu ny "'
bravery ol jasper AT ! or "ou.'''p,
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'u,,,'J ~ ,La sn;.;, ~ has sans ,,h;c,
''" '"I' na,'a. .nhn,,, ~ Jorrad,inn or ,y.n
w., aa,sas.;an H. .an'n,an,ad nnon n,
ouIooinn, passed a few dav, since upo,
Massachusetts by MIR Webster
MIR CLAY did not intend ia di.par,re Mr.
Kbett. he knew him and had some re-
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III, Declarations impn,.d Ia him n, the meet
;uy IN Charleston he WAS a tr,,tor and
han, said Mr. Ilnv he will meet with the
fate of n traitor Loud applausc.1 Mr.
/ Clay hoped that the sentiments Of disuulou
were conhred to South Carolina. There
were men in ether States as gallant as the
people of South Carolina, and he would
answer for Kentucky that thousands and
tens of thousands OF her noble sons woulc
rush to arms in support of the standard o.
the Union against the rebels,
Mr. Burpwell said there were two end,
to rope. 4 rebel might die bonorably in
defence of the right. lie did not doub, the
gallantrs of other States. but South Caro-
/ lima would defend Justice at the hazard Of
safety.
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