The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-03
Speech Of Mr. Webster,

N 1He UNITED STATES SENATE,
on TIE COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS.
March 7. 1850.

found N new itlstion to ,htacs arnund hlr
and to other mFn, he says Tho world has Chm
ged, aud that he has not changed. | believe
si', that our SELF rcspec, leads us ofien 10 o,ek
this declars'ier IN tcgs'd to tuisslyes wbe,
y Is not eNsc ly tue. An individual 10 NOR,
apt TO ch,ngo. perhaps. than all the world a
Iouad hun Is 10 chsnge' Bvt. under the pres
cai cirroins' 'auee-, ard ondet the res asnsi bi,,
~hieh haow incut bS whsl aa' 'uss sta
ting here. | feel a, liberty TO secut 10 the VA
rious expressions aaJ sisietnents, m de %, va.
nous times flny oan ep nl0ns aud fssoiu, i,o
respecting tie sdmission Of Texas, aud ui
thai has iriowed.
Sir. a. eatly ms / s36, or IN the carly cat,
Of 1887, mater Of con, satiou sod co. res.
pondenco bri~ecn myself and some pirate
iend' vas tbs pf'j c. of -nne,mg rex.s ~
the Uniied Sia'es and an b norshlc gentle.
man with whom have had loog scq ,a,ni.
tncr. inend of pne, nov poshap. "a sh.4
chsmbet-l mesn Gsn Hsm,i,ou. Of Sna,h
Cstollra-eas knoeinr To tha, core nan
terce. had voted fat the tero.n,tirn of
Texan in5cpr nsence, beceuso | believed u
"asan ests'ing fact, surprising md p.f-ri.h
toe as II ~as, aBd wished veil t. the n " re.
lub'e but ! manifested ron he lis, ute,
oPPosr,on to bringing her wrh her terrro.y
INTO the uatan. had occeston, SIR. in 1897
10 meet f,eods 10 New Yp,k, os some rol.u
cai Occasion, aud then slated ,ny scut,,reets
upon the su' CT. l, was the fret ,'n- that
had nceasi u to advert TO u; and wi, hsk a
Trend near me 10 do aac tho f.or to read
au csitact from the speech, fof the SscaIe
may find It tslher tedious 10 i,s'en 10 the " hoe
Of II. IL ~as Tweed IN y bloc eaIdea II.
1897.
hs. Greene then trad The following cxrrsc,
'fem ihc speech of the houofab Ssna,or. to
which be referred:
Gentlemen. NC all see that, Ly mhs~so.
ever pesscssed. Teses - Ikel, to be slave. !
holdn Z coaniri and frankly avos NV en-.
tire M" lllin.nes. TO do At, thug ulucb n N
extend the slavery ef The Af,lcan rare Oh Tins
cont nsni, o. adj other sIa.ehOld,aa State.
The Uicn.
" Wheui say that regard slavery IN ,,.eifl
ass great mofal. social, and political e,t. |
only use lancnaes which has ben sdcp,ed /,
distinguished men, themselves CT gus oil
.lssrho'dn. States.
ef'sf - -" HAh~t 'bNtSfbfft Nv 1aNOf III
encourage lis further r,iensrn we kavc
slsvsty atiesds amnae is. The constitution
tound II amoes u; It feeeeuized aud gave it /
sdIesn ea,tenues.
10 The iulI ex'eht of these guarantees, We
arc al! bauad n hnnat, III I,st,ce, aud by the |
Constitution. All The sHPalstlons contained |
10 the constitution ~ favor oil ths .la,eholda.
s'ate., ~hith sre alfepd} ~ the Union, oughi |
TO be u hl'sd. aud, 50 fat as depends on ne,
shall b. tu tiilrd IN the tune., Of their sp,ru
tad 10 the esao'ness Of thclt letter. Sta.ety
ss II eslss 10 the States is besand tho reach I
et Congress II tsa courctu OF III. States
'aenseIsts' hey have n@,cf submitted II
in Cong ress, and Cnsress hss uo fgL fl .
p1aet a,ei II.
| shall coaeu', thert (ote. IN no act. no I
MEASURE. N menace. TO nt C ton u l,utpa
winch shail tntetlete or lh,esten to nierlrte f
With he exclusive solhouty ot the several /
safes over he subject o. slavery, sst exists I
Srai1 iheu respective iiu,s. All this ~ +
pears t" me 10 TO aattet OF pam sud ,nprta.
tive duly.
- Hat when We cowe 10 speak Of admitting I
new States, tho sui C, s.snmrs an entitei,
ddfen' nspett Or .ish's and cur dutes
are hen blth q fsmnl.
sc, therefore, 10 polttlcr' Necessity for I
The anne xt'san of fesast the Uron-no sd .
vaoioges 10 be defvHd from j. and olj clious
TO II ot tons aud 10 IN, Iidsfcnt, ol a I
dec 'slse character"
Mr. Webster. have ua'hns or, To add /
TO uof Ia take back ;ton these s-niunae's.--
hai. tbs Scasie wll perceive, WAS III 1897 .
ne purpose ot imnG dntel, aunextn! isx,.
al tha; ,Hc was abaudpucd or pnSfpn, Ell !;
tnd Il was mol revived vrh auv v,anr fot .o.,.'
Years. IN the meantime II had 81 h.nren.d
Tint had become member Of The E,ecuu,e
Administration, aol sas tor sror, pc nod N
'hs Department OF STATE. The annexation o,
iesas Ind became slhl-c; OF crnvefsat,ou--
not conlii~n'i,l-ktih the P5rsden, and
heads ot D'psr 'men's. Us we'll ss with other
public men. No serious attempt VAS then
'"ads to bring /, about. lel, the Depat
men, oil State 10 May, 1919. nnd shortly after
! eafte1, though no way connected with oih
elal in'ofma',on, that dcs'ga he'd been ,e ken
up oi bringing 10 Texas, with hor slave tersl.
,,o'y aud population. INTO The United Siaios.-
was here IA ashlnston al tho time, atd
mo pefsons are now here who Will remember
'na' We had an arranged meeting for eonver
siion upon 1t. | weot home to Massschu
'sus and proclaimed tho existence of that pur.
foae, bn' could get no audience, aud but l,,.
''e attention. Some did not bel,eyo II. and
~. s"h' "ets engaged IN their own pursuits.
'"ey had gone TO thci, farms, or TO their mes. |
.'ana'se, and !; was impossible to arouse any !
seo''men. in New England or in Massschu
ss,'s ~, mat should combine The two great poil,
eal parties agalnst this anne xailon: md in