The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-27

will excuse my asking him another question He as.
sumeS that the joint resolutions OF annexaon creaie nc
obligation whatever the Congress OF the United States
desire. them to ask him Il they create an obligation to
the United States on the part Of Texas
Mr.: HALE. Mr.. President. i is not for me e an
swer in detail all the ramicaons 10 which assump
ton Of power not warranted in the constitution BY Con-
gess may lead, but will answer by saying that under
stand am correct n the position q Msslsspp Ieissd
same ground IN relation to Texas We bound by the
resolutions OF annexation just 50 far al the depart
the Of the admission Of one State and no further
we have not acquiesced In anything All the rest
MI. FOoTiE. Do understand The senator in holding
up as his guide at the present time the State Of Mis-
sissippi, to acknowledge her to be good authority
Mr. HALE Ireferred to her in illustration. and with
out undertaking to say whether her authority good
or bad am willing 10 let i 90 for what i 10 worth
who no n e ~
self do not undertake to decide any such question
suppose that the resolutions Of annexation are binding
ioas Or general conssnt q all departments o lhs gov
ernment and by Texas Texas s admitted as one State
into the Union, and Of course have not word 10 my
about that She is ~ much IN this Union e any other
Mr. RUSK And she s bound by the same obligations,
suppose Y the l Union g any other STATE
Mi. RUSK. understand the senator to assume that
moi Al ali binding upon this government Well. in her
acceptance, the State which represent entered into
strong obligations herself and wish to ask the senator
words il be considers her in the Union and entitled TO
the privileges and bound BY the obligations OF these
States te the general government Z
Mr. HALE answered that question before. de-
cared that believed her to be as much in the Union q
hS FRI RusK 50 far a. Texas i concerned. bu, not -
far % the United States are concernedi
Mr.. HALE. Yes, 90 far a. all are concerned.
Mr. RUSK. Why not bound BY the obligation, then
drawn from contract which there i no power to make
Mr. RUSR Yet ihs same contract is held to bind
Mr. HALE Well, Congress has the right TO admit
State but because il do that it has right to
meet with that act treaty with foreign nation out OF
ment 1t is claimed that Congress made compact with
Texas-it is put that groundand my answer to 4.
that Texas and everybody else knew that Congress when
doing Did not the President and Secretary Of Ssts ssnd
d and he
at heart, set aside the tribunal to which in the hrs
instance they resored and then appeal to the two houses
of Congress- conceive in derogaon of the rights OF
the Senate and in violation Of its constitutional pnvils
ges! There 10 no obligation binding my conscience
growing out of such act trust feel a. strongys -
imposed on an honorable an honest man. but do not
consider that this subject addresses itself to me In any
Well sir there are some curious completeness in rsla-
tion this Texas annexation The senator from Massa
chuses, in that very patriotic speech for which ne mas
been much !auded that cannot in anything in what
may say, add 10 those audat0ns and therefore will
not attempt 1.-THE senator undertakes 10 charge ON the
democracy Of the North that they governed by the
hs IL s ssens II and that
the desre to extend slavery But the senator from l
nois Mr. DeucIAs] say. il is not so and he shows rs
the record exhibiting the fact that every northern
in Congress- who spoke the subject cast from him the
proposition of the administration, and took another broad,
comprehensive liberal, enlightened patriotic, and Chris
aions. WE'LL sir, there have been some remarkable and
most astonishing condolences, and this surely s one OF
them. remember reading in the Pickwck Papers Of
ang the circumstance Of his father being once engaged
to take some voters in his coach to election poll
While thus engaged the committee on the Other s.ds met
place the road where the coach must certainly upset
at the same time insinuating Gao note in his hand:
the most extraordinary was that when father
got to the place. the coach actually upset. and the voters
all thrown into the ditch, and did not get TO the
polls TO vote Well sir seems that IN this Transaction
in regard to Texas there is coincidence equally aston
ishing. The moment the senator from South Carolina
perceived the necessity Of the annexation OF Texas or
The purpose OF sustaining, Strengthening, pepeuating,
and rendering eternal the institution Of human slavery
that moment the northern democracy, before opposed TO
it, opened their eyes and saw il as great and govous
national Just at that moment did they see all
this and supported the measure not for the reasons as
signed by the administration, but for other reasons OF
different character. Ihle, judRment
any Of the most remarkable and astonishing coin
cidences record.
There is another equally astonishing. on this side OF
the chamber, exhibited in the course OF the honorable
senator from Massachusetts,, who fled caredf against
anybody taking patent out for the use Of his thunder
and who avowed his determination TO defend i at all
times and all occasions. AT the very time this nun,
der becomes little annoying in some quarters, and
hreathens to embarrass the administration, the senator
discovers all at once that the laws OF God take care OF
the Proviso, and that II wants nothing at our hands
Where were these laws Of God when the Oregon bill was
under consideration Were not those laws in o. full
operation in 1s4s they in 1s5o Does not the law
OF God take Of the Proyiso up TO 40 deg a. well e
below 80 deg 30 mn.i Or sir, are the laws OF Coo ana
the institutions OF piety more potent under the present
was absolutely necessary TO insert the Povlso into the
Oregon bill but now that new administrator mas
come in and this thunder is very annoying and dsturD
ing to them, all al II is discovered that there no
sort OF necessity Tor having any thunder at all and ma,
the laws OF God take of the whole question: ana
the senator says he would not reenact the laws OF God
What would ne do then Would he enact laws m fepp-
daiion and condemnation OF the laws OF GOD All tne
laws we pass must be either in accordance with or
the Divine will Have they not laws in massachusetn
against murder, stealing, and perjury and, 81 wnn
the senator declares he would not reenact the laws Of
| God Well, cir, | would And when he tells me that
the law OF God Is against slavery i q most potent a
gument 10 my mind why we should incorporate i with
sny territorial BILL and against leaving 1t out.
| We'll. sir I will draw these remarks which ! am
making 10 close win pass to another subject-he
bin for the surrender OF fugitive slaves That is sns
o.a non We must have bill 10 carry out those pro-
visions Great fault has been found with the remark o.