Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-17

ton Of power at war bsseeed and invaded were to con-
sent to allow them to have free State upon that border
would be like allowing my enemy 70 raise citadel to fre
upon would be opening breach for an invasion.
And twenty years hence yield in this way, let me tell
gentlemen that will have, for the purpose OF promoting
temporary adjustment given up our bhright for mess q
pottage.
But Mr. President, am told that war, civil war; blood
she'd and all the horrors Of civil Strife to upon US,
unless we adopt the that to be administer
ed to US in the bill Of the honorable Senator from Maryland
Sir believe no such thing. Let go through this pro
cess and see If It can be So do not know that Texas Is
bound to subject herself all the hszsds of civil war; or Of
being overun by the army Of the United States There Is
something in prudence But justice has her claims ALSO
may not be prudent proper that Texas should BRING on
such conflict under such circumstances OF sedesucon
But sr God forbid that Texas should be driven from her
domain al the point Of the bayonet of her common Gov
eminent Such doctrines shocking to me. will not
compromise with them. II b compromising with power
to-day that will only asai you morrow fe1as should
oego this territory under the propositions which this bill sub
mts to her, will probably be very soon admitted as State
The facility Of making States has been ssuaIy illustrated Of
late BY he views Of distinguished gentlemen The d,sn-
guished gentleman from Chic lMr Ewass) has told you
There is MI. President. facility. in my opinion fatal
facility, Of admitting States into this Union. You may in
duge these facilities to crafty the temptations OF the monan
But he capacity of his Government for that number OF
States that may be admitted under this fatal facility syet to
be Illustrated by time and experience Those who preach
most for the Union introducing elements OF Its desruc
ton This enlargement Of States, ss facility Of admitting
them into the Union, Of making and manufacturing them
under executive supependence edvsement andasgslave
encouragement believe be fatal TO this Unioa who
resist Innovation adhere to FORMS and 60 to principles and
precedents, am the friend Of the Onion
And what will be the process on will admit this Terri
tory (New Mexico 1t 10 caledD State Of the Union.
Texas sues after have established the Of the Gov
eminent and established the legislation Of the Government
through all the appliances which be under the control
Of executive and legislative proceedings Hsvug done all
harh anA
you tell Texas round and that State the SUI
preme Court Suppose the is brought 10 he Supreme
Court That court recognises and makes good the title Of
Texas. Very WELL Texas then forth and claims the
ordinary writ of habe acins possessionem. That would
bring the matter to certainly than any other mea
that lie in progress because it would then be
test between free State having majority toback it and
slave State not having majority TO back il and but few al
lies to stand by her in difficulty. there ere but lew d.
lies who standsby the South in her difficulties.
protest against this facility Of compromise, 1t is called
have said otherwise than friend to the Union,
in its true But those who come tspsrng with s-
sent difficulty in order to make it enjoy something Of present
quiet sowing seeds Of dscod for the future shall vote
against this bill therefore, without any kind Of difficulty
whatever.
II is due tomysel however, to say that have been al
ways willing make this Government the proprietor of the
public lands in Texas, osbuy them out leaving Texas to
have her political jurisdiction the territory This s
notion. have before expressed it. know that, in the
conditions Of annexation there stipulation that the debts
whose expense was that arrangement made! Il was at the
expense Of feeble third parties, who could assert their
rights There creditors who had claims Texas for
which her revenues and were pledged who were
cut of without their consents and, upon every moral con-
sderation, hold this Government bound to the a
bliy Of paying these debts cannot saylegal liability, be-
you cannot enforce it. Legal liability liability that
enforceable. But there is high moral consideration,
growing out Of good faith that treats with respect third par
ties, when parties sacrifice them between them.
willing to vote pay these debts But will vote for
of these aveta conflict Of because do not
believe i s going to take places and if does it is time we
should have some trial Of the rights Of the JnE.
The question then taken Mr.. MAsos's motion to
strike out all after the enacng clause, and insert substitute
| and the resutwas as follows:
YEAs-Mesrs Atchison, Barnwe. Butler, Clemens,
Davis Of Mississippi Houston, Hunter King Mason Norton
Rusk Soule, Turney d'Yuee.-l4
NAYs-Messrs. BADGER, Baldwin. Bell, Benton, Berrien
Massehusetts, Dawson, Betn.on, Dodge, q wisconsin,
Dodge, Of Iowa. Douglas Ewing Fech Foote, Greene Male
Hamlin Mangrm Norris, Pearce Phelps Seward Shields
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon Underwood, Upham, Wales,
Walker, and Winthrop-T.
| So the motion not agreed to.
The bill having been reported to the Senate the question
REQUIRED upon the amendments adopted as r Committee OF
lahe Whole.
The first amendment was the addition of fireworks stcan
| to, in the second article Of the bill
| Mr.. TURNEY. Mr.. President hope the Senate will
in that amendment was put yesterday with
out much consideration the part Of the Senate Its mani
feet effect will be, whatever may have been object and
pose Of the mover Of to get rid Of the laws Of Texas
the portion of territory to be acquired by the passage of this
bill II will leave very strong implication that this Govern
acquired of this territory from Texas and
quenty that law Of Texas is in force there-ncludng
those laws toerating slavery other object effect
by the amendment can other consequence grow
ing of the amendment that It is manesty unjust
it manifesty untrue in ITSELF For possible there
be any Senator here who would vote ten millions Of money
out Of the public treasury to Texas the preext Of acqu
ing title from her. when at the time he believed he
acquiring none any who would acquire by any language
which would evade the force and effect Of acquiring it from
Texas hope the Senate viii not In the amend
ment, and ask the yeas and nays the
Some discussion ensued, in which Messrs WALKER,
BERRTEN, and PEARCE took part
The yeas and nays were ordered
sertng the words title and before the word claim"
The yeas and nays then taken and resulted asfoows
YEAS-MeMrs. Atchison, Baruwell, Berrien, Butler,
Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson Dickinson Foote,
Houston Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Rusk, SebasaD,
Soule, Turney. and Yulee-19.
N NAYS-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury,
Bright Chase, Clarke Davis Of Massachusetts, Dodge, OF
Wisconsin, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas Ewing Fech Greene,
Hale, Hamin, Norris, Pearce, Phelps Seward, Smith,
Spruance Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham Wales, Walker,
and Winthrop-2s.
So the amendment to the amendment rejected.
The question REQUIRED concurring in Mr.. BALDwINs
amendment to insert The words " claim to-"
The yeas and nays called for and ordered and
suited as follows
Clarke Cooper Davis, of Massachusetts, Dodge Of WILSON,
Dodge, Of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing, Fech Green, Hamn,
Norris Phelps Seward Shields Smith, Spruanee Sturgeon
Underwood Upham, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb, and Win
throp-es.
err;en Butler Clemena Davis Mississippi. Dawson