Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14

Union, is true, yet sectonsy to the South Had va far
got that to hold to the connexon and perfect her clair,
her full territorial limits by reducing 1t TO possession The -.
ton at large has expended hundred millions Of DOL
lars and had gathered together the battle the
kindred of every section Of the country Are wa At
liberty forget that we have diverted into our Golfers cor
stany revenues of Texas expressly pledged 10 her
creditors Is there nothing due the necessities and wish
Of Texas herself on this point And finally have We in
prosperity lost all sympathy for New Mexico that we
should subject her to unnecessary ruthless dsmember
ment One word more sir, the subject Of the purchase
price. IT. sir, New England and the North and the great
Northwest can come down to meet the South 10 common
expenditure Of ten millions the sacred mission of
Treating the complicated and pelous issues involved and
rescue our common country from possibly ruin IL it
for the Souths it sir, for the honorable gentleman and
myself shareholders and Democrats are, stand out
No, sir, voted for the measure and stand by il.
Mr.. seldom said should be indeed happy, Mr.
Chairman, could accord in the strange declaration just
made BY the gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. TooMBs) that
the South in this series OF has sustained no aggrs
sion and wrong But sir the ability of the gentleman
great il is freely conceded be must fall fur short Of The
impossible task Of convincing either myself or numbers in the
South Of the justice of such assertion cannot indeed
orbear expressing amazement at the whence such
declaration proceeds Sir, to go further back than few
brief days. were there not published n this city the resou
utions adopted BY meeting Of Southern representatives
report made by that gentleman the chairman of the COM
mee to whom had been conded the duty Of recommending
course to be pursued by US here Did not these resolutions
expressly contemplate that amendment introduced and
urged by that gentleman should be offered BY him the
Territorial bills by which substantially the Mexican law was
to be abrogaed, and another law under which right Of
entry with our slaves into the Territories secured
substituted, and made the exclusive law the subject Of
slavery That in the event Of its rejection, to plant
ourselves mmovaby the Missouri compromise line and
demand recognition south of certainly had not doubt
who concurred in those resolutions and especially the
hoo
not accorded, and that then all partition with recognition Of
right to hold slaves in the part allotted us should be re-
fused great wrong and injury would be done the South
and We should be justified in resstns BY all legitimate
this whole series OF infamous measures Yet sir we have
the amendment Of the gentleman ored and the whole
vital part of rejected by decisive vote only much 40
substantially in the Constitution Of the United States and
incorporated ia the bill BEFORE was adopted IS If in mere
mockery. We have likewise all propositions of parti-
ton, of the Missouri line and Of recognition Of right Of
entry with slaves in any form, secuted and voted down by
overwhelming maorites. If there was meaning in
resolutions surely these things constitute the gentle
man himself gross wrong and aggression.
might 60 much further, Mr. Chairman, in these person.
al references for materials not wanting, but have
heart for ordinations and recmnaions with Southern
prefer to appeal the convictions and candor of the GENTLE
man himself in relation to the which have passed.
ask him, in all sincerity, if he does not consider the
ton which has been this day given by Congress the
thorzed usupaon, by the hordes who occupy California of
the vast domains embraced by their constitution and to the
Of the slavehoding States with their property from all
participation in the enjoyment of this modern Ell Dorado
aggression and wrong IL it not in substance and opera
ton the Wilmot proyiso deriving its legal sanction and
validity only from the recognition of Congress Is that
aggression Is it wrong that the only abong class in
the world excluded for months past and forever henceorh
from participation in the fertile and exhausess
mineral treasures Of that vast REGION the abong class Of
one-ha the That Of the South alone, with
property have share or lot in the treasures which
be had for the digging and which probably to enrich
the mars and influence the desnies Of the whole continent
hold this an ouags Of the most direct and momentous
character. appeal again to the gentleman. He has de-
cared by speech and that the title of Texas to the
whole Of the territory Of the Rio Grande, from its mouth
to its source clear and incontroveribe Was
outrage and aggression that fifty thousand square miles of
this territory should be purchased to be transferred from the
Jurisdiction of slavehodng State certain to maintain
to the tender merces Of this Government
roed as conessedy is, by an ansavey majority, or
BY the somcvized Indians and Mexican half breeds who
have Just manifested their determination to exclude us
Even this is ALL for and constituents compel
led to pay millions for the transfer which thus privileges and
exclusion. The gentleman has just the
plain denial in regard to the barren salt plains OF Utah,
Of unobsucted right to enter with slaves during the
short period which to intervene before States to inter-
pose against the nsuperabe barriers of organic law.
Surely, he must admit that to be wrong
Indeed, Mr.. Chairman, appeal with confidence to the
gentleman say whether by the series Of here
adopted he is convinced the South is ectuay precud
ed from all participation in the vast Territories acquired from
Mexico. Five years hence does he believe there will be
STAKEHOLDER with his slaves any where that immense egon
Must not all be dedicated to free soil and constitute here
after free States For that territory we have fought and paid
freely, galany is common property, under the control
Of common Government Is not exclusion from the
whole gross wrong and aggression !
The worst Of ALL Mr. Chairman, is, that these things
all effected by this Government bound to afford
US equality Of right and protection Who does feel that
this system of there has been hostility and nvdi
discrimination manifested against section its property
and institutions The potent agencies and influences OF the
Federal Government arayed against U.S. and what greater
wrong and aggression Government inict the free
and spirited know not how the gentleman from Georgia
view this matter with equanimity confess with more
of than of anger that in my poor Judgment by
the consummaton Of this series Of outrages the savehodng
States will be lowered from their proud position Of equality
and dignity in this Conderacy and subjected hereafter TO-
the oppression to the seo, Of their past equals the
free States Of the North.
Mr.. HUBBARD said Mr.. Chairman, this little dispute
going on between the gentlemen from Georgia Messs
TooxBs and WILLBoRS respecting the extent Of injury in
ed upon the Southern people BY these measures after all
that has happened both having voted for paying Texas ten
millions puts me in mind Of the verdics Of jury try
ing two for fighting 10 proof that each had been
badly beaten and gouged They severed their trials The
Jury returned verdict of guilty to the first II
agreed that the jury might try the second also, when
expected he at least would be severely fined and
punished but to the establishment Of all in court the same
Jury, upon the proof found the second not guilty
also Consequently, there had been fight wrong, al
though both nearly beaten to DEATH 80 1t the
fact in this If both gentlemen establish their posi-
tons before the country there has been wrong done TO
The South, although have been nearly ten months trying
the matter And Notwithstanding, ALSO the South has been