The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-04-06


CAIFoEYI
The senate tlcu proceeded to the consideration
Of the motion to r,i.r the President. SIC, t,
the ACCOMPANY ing copy Of tn constitution If Cal.
iiurnn to the committee on t.rrit,r,g, with FL.
struc'l"n> 90 report bll! ldu.!.tr; A,gas a STATE
into the Union.
Nr Douglas sail That in c,wm,ue.n. de ,.a.
sa"rn'"u Of .ii' Iue ,iou hr desired to ,ay nj
words m reply T" hat portion ii the s-sc,h If
me senator i!oln Massachusetts tlIr Webster.
wherein The northern democracy were char-u.
Nith having made compact s,r tie future I'd.
mission Il t1.r s,aEe sJatcs Tie senator ind
Gone gHey"us injustice 10 the northern C.mo,.
racy, N surprising rbat they had supported tl. IN.
nrAallon Of Texas for the purpose of strengthen.
lils the slave power. The Svu?tOrs present or
iis past position dill not euttle him To- speak for
tile northern democracy. No northern man had
voted for the annexation Of Texas fur the reason
imputed TO them. On the contrary, they had the
core pondcnce Of Mr Calhoun. in which ls adyo
Gated the annexation Of Texas On the ground o.!
l,s connection with tie slavery question, b. torr
them, AMI they all repudated Supporting it oil
tnat gltund. Because the treaty was iramu %,u
that ground, they r,PGI!.teI the treaty auI raiec
ted the proposition.
lie northern Gemocrscy supported the annex.
ar'n ot Texas on purely national grounds, aid
i"r national glory and national purpc.es, anL
wholly ungonnectel with slavsry. The senator
from south Carolina Is welcome TO the consoa
t!on that he had more to do with the annexation
Of Texas than any one else, but he CSlr. d would
say that no man did more to hazard the Al. .ir
than did the senator
Hc had heard much Of north and south. rs if
they were the only sections of this country He
wonid remind senators there was the great north
west, who would soon have noe power than eli
ther Of them, anu would control the nation. the
heart OF the government would be on the Alissigs.
ippL That river and the St Lawrence would be
under their control, and they would claim and
have the night Of navigating them to the ocean.
That free navigation they would preserve, this
Union they would preserve; and all this would
te done by astrie: adherence te the Constitu
ton
Mr. Dodge, Of Iowa, read an ex.rac. from a
speech by Mr. Owen Of the house Of Representa-
tivcs, to show the grounds on which the demo
Gratis voted for the annexation of Texas.
Mr. Douglass said the northern democrats all
supported annexation on national grounds. and in.
dependen; Of the subject of slavery. Nor had
they made such n bad bargain By the resolu-
tions Of annexation all that part Of Texas north Of
So SOr which then was slave territory, WAS mad.
free forever; thus five and half degrees of ter
Htory We're added to the free territory Of the
To'l' ~, "na was su'Hciehi 70 make II free state.
The resolutions enumeration provided for the ad-
M''s1on OF four new states, to be formed out Of
ieNa1' anu he senator from Massachusetts, sup.
i"'el 'Aey Woald be slave states, He lNr D.
'n"u5Hl thA, OUT oi ieXas there could DC but one
save 'ate iofmel-and II any othsrs were ever
maze they wVIld be tree.
AL r. - 'leh Tsqiewed the events attending the
la'e residential election contenIiug that Gen
ia'!'r Who run az "ilmot Proriso man, ur
'", "e would approve OF 1t ip1ssed; and that
=" "H' g'oGhd lie was elected, aud could not
N'lG pceN o,ectea o,"tr"I'e' lie was elected By
S!s,em o. louDIe aeaihg' nnd was row ofrai
10 Hy"W his sentiments on this subject. The
gresi'ent has submitted his plan for the settle
"tc"' "l 'ne H.N'EN'e'' ana It Is the douo'hlug
p"" ana thiS pan is the only one he can re OIL
n.'i a. ioT 1t calls upon Lln to t;howno ssntiucu,
anu ''T' AG Is not required to break Nny pledge
HiaIe py MS 'risha@' Ihe senator from New
OH, VI ms SPee'h' nag passed over the r!au Of
H't 'c,iGeu' very "7hIy' although the senator
!l n"u Goug.e'a N.Ds'u 10 t,e people OF New York
t1H'' n.l '''e Fies'"eU' ""' friend to the N!.mv!
''VtS
Nf' seward salu 'ha' he ind expressed Ais own
oi,,"U' on! 70 tEG people ci New YORK He
t,o'" ,o'" u'Iih '""E II elected, General Taylor would
cave 'ne matter 10 Congress, and would no. vote
"e "Mot fro''So, !! passed. as he expected It
"U.'u
"a. bVu5'"Ss sn" '"e senator Lnd aided "a
''''nIlS "'' people, ana now passed over the
IFt,'1eH'S pan "i'hoI' s'ns'o word Of c1nacm.
..I"Oh' y II zen N"s' haH oeen elected, how di-
i''t'; T"H'u '"e c!Se oG Cou!d ven laylc
!,G "sNt'; nave received tNe vote oil New York, il
W. l'yoi'G 'Ht "O' o'"e'eu ne would oppose the
"Nf.''s NJ. ino,'Io' :,,,. ..,,.,.
~ ~ - Ts"H' u s'lt ne u'n hp' 'hlhk lie could.
L,aJ po, '"s sii1 ,na' IL Ger! Sa's hal been G.
= V'e'' none oi Tie present d.mcutlo- would have
y,.. 'he senator nad ml,Ied the people ot
WV ioH, h'd .hefeDy got the legislature, aud
w. ~ ''',''s.i' .i "S'"l III 'e senate
90 Az va, iaeT7",t 'i.e history oi Tue Hmot Proyi
:" III inc it'u'e % NeP,tHen,auVeN' II was an
'I'o'eu uy N'' "Uhiu' 10 ue three
H.. I m'''' 'etu"us "i"' al 'er,i'ofy acquired
T., "'' 'u',,oy Appropriated oy lh"t OIL, should
:, ,,',i,,;. vas u" attempt toconio' by
" ,,'.o,"! ,o'I VI '''e iiouse u'e treaty masking
", "', W "TP'Ne '"e people oI thc territory
~ 'e VI StI' government ~ was well Hnown
';iI 'i, ovti M''n s''.n provision roud ever be
,''''','' ".'' s'ymee II was eNdei 10 defeat the
"' J"N''',' VI H' "'H"fE',
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~ illt I'sOAutl'h"o ol .N-N NrG, blsnCl alIOIt