The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-25

come in as slave States to
the number Of four, in addi-
tion TO the State then in ex-
istence n-P 49,
The first speech speaks of the pouer of Con-
gress but the last of the obligation of Congress
to admit new States out of Texan territory the
first speaks of " four other new States;n but the
last Of the guaranty to admit rs stare States
to the number of FOUR Yet the first speech Is
cited to men who can read and write, AZ identical
in legal construction and effect with the last
The motto under which DantOn attempted to
carry himself through his bloody career, was
4" Daudace, Paudacs, toujo1s Faudacen--" Audacity,
audacity, always sudacity.D
But what else did MIR. Webster say, In bis
speech Of the 23d of March, ls4s2 Referring to
the debate which took place in December, 1s45,
on the final act for admitting Texas Mr.. Web
ster said "And added that while held, with
as much faithfulness rs any citizen of the coun-
try, to all the original arrangements and compro-
misses Of the Constitution under which we
live, | never could, and | never should, bring
myself to be in favor Of the admission Of any
States into the Union as saveholding Ststesn-
This 70 what Mr.. Webster reports himself 10
have said when the final vote on the admission of
Texas was Immediately to be taken, and when he
commenced his speech by saying, 81 am quite
aware, Mr.. President, that the resolution will
pass, meaning the resolution for the admission
of Texas. Mr.. Websters never could and
never should covered the exact case Of the then
contemplated future slaveholdng States 10 be
formed ost Of Texas Whifeiu the brcsdaess oil
it's terms it embraced all saveholding States,
whatsoever, or whencesoever they might come, 1t
had special and pointed application to any slave
State to be thereafter formed out Of Texan ter
ritory.
In the same speech of December %, 1915, MIR.
Webster spoke as follows;
at may be said that according to tie provisions Of the
Constitution new States are to be admitted on the
footing the old States II be but IL does not f-
low At all from that provision that every territory por
say Ne will become portion Of the Union and will bring
with the prin pes which have adopted and
must be received on the came footing as the old States
right land think they have the clearest rsh to require
that the State coming into the Union should come In upon
equality and IL the existence Of slavery be sn impea
TO coming In equality then the State proposing
to come In should be required TO remove that nsqav
by sbolishing slavery or take the alternative OF 0shs
cudedp
He also said, in the same speech, 81 agree win
the unanimous opinion of the Legislature u
Massachusetts -
Aud what was this unanimous opinion % ,ne
Legislature of Massachusetts, Among msny
other things equally decisive, the Massachuseos
Legislature. on the 26th of March, ls4o,-ano, .,
course. long after the annexation resolutions nsa
been passed, -deolared ~ follows
aApd whereas the consent the Executive and Ls
tive departments Of the Government Of the United IN
has been siven by srssolation psssed on the Eta a.
ruary last 10 tie adoption Of preliminary
emel,sh this nsfArieus project, the adms ION ..
with the stipulation % admit four more s'A Zee '''
t~r,ttory i tAMsfurs, belt
pssexr~i That MassacAo sstts hsreby refuses 70 81
kuowlsdes the Of the 6eversment Of the United
snthorisins the adnlsssn Of TsxAs ~ legal sct ~ NY
vsv binding from usins her utmost sxsrtons en-
opcrstSsa via States By every lawful and
sssi .sasurs aanal lie conditions, and defeat J" NC
EsseiveJ TAas no 9erritery hereafter applying 70 pe
sdntssd "a the Unioe State, shead b. Adniusd WE
ont eosdtoa that domestic slavery shoud be utterly 81
tinruishsd within It's borders aAd Massachusetts, denies
he validity Of any conproaiss shsfsoevss that may ''
.Coas. Globe, Let session 3sA Conress. p. $50.
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