New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-08
The Territories Ciay's Argument.
correspondence OF nc IHpuuN
MAsnINe TOY. Tuesdsy. FEB - 7


WASHINGTON Tuesday, Feb s-loPM
TIE telegraph will have put you in possession Of
Mr.. CtAf's argument So lar as he proceeded with
il to dsy. and the Washington joarusls viii publish
it 81 length Tomorrow merely note few heads
OF his discourse
He admitted the, il Congress were to attack the
institution OF Slavery in the States wherein 1t Is IS
tablished his yoice would then be for war In
such case as thst the Sisyeho!d'ng States would
only be defending their domestic Institutions the
sole control Of which had been guaSanieed 10 them
hy A solemn compact aud they would have the - ~
patty of the civilized world
No doubt this is true. What would England
have said TO the power that Yoad have veniared
10 threaten 70 compel her 10 Nberate hef W est In
liza slaves ten years before she did IL
He looked on Slavery without the States with =
very different eve IT, said he we should. uuhap
pily be engaged ia = civil war, in an effort 10 force
slavery upon new tcrrtories-one part oi the
Union against the othcr-Hn an effort, not 10 propa
gate f7gA's. but 10 propagate ~'eHgs. we should
assurediy have the Judgment OF mankind Sainsi US
How oouh We expect their sympstlnes IN az eioH
la establish and extend institution. for the INTRO
,iuction Of which among US we have never ceased
10 reproach the memories OF our British ancestors
Interference bv Congress with slavery inside thT
states Is not debatable-outside it's Il question On
which men may isiny differ.
He aissen,ed frsm Mr.. CASs, whoa lac ssld, he
bsd klaovn longer than any other Senator on the
aoor AS 20 the pow OF Congress over SLAVERY N
unsettled or newly acquired territory and thooso'
il would unseitle every thing Il great CONSULTATION
a. principle which all the Departments oil the "o'
eruluent had agreed ia settling more thta 20 ears
since. could De now unsettled. The constitution
undoubtedly contemplated that among SsPsrse pop
ulatton not sufficiently numerous 70 iornn a o'A'e
en:itled to representation Congress should Oe me
regulator. CAss occupiei IA columns q tbs "'0"
tu.her DAY trying to prove the contrary
There was power somewhere over slavery IA
our aswiy organised Territory it existed N ''''
Government II Mexico MI the transfer, and she
abolished slavery When she transferred New
Mexico ant California ~ this Government she
:rapseroi - / al the powers she hsi anu pisceS
thc ni:ei States G2de-the rSsTocssb hires she hsd
neen under within the limits Ct the Coast,iutio3.-
Vs showed the danger % anarchy IN New Mexico
!. "a. withhr'da government !.cni a.
Nr cray wished % avoid reaihrmsncS ~ the
yyii,sot Pro,iso When Il was first ea;sr;s.EsS
Cooersss feared that Slavery would be ADOPTED N
The Tsyr;tnries-he thought that no such fears need
NOM. ne entertained he Illustrated his s'gunle nj
wh,h was sl,osetheF exiemPcre, ard "l'h9st Tie
aid of notes With many qGOiAions u'ra 0o~AA ~'l'
documents. -, k
The ouesi;on O; the Western and Northern bonn
ssr;,s cf Texas was sn open enc. DE guciea .hs
tres,y witt Mexico T. show thu; u usamra VA. :
stsfe Of uncertainty as 20 The W es;esn sd No,I"
en-, boundaries OF Texas then existed. ne ISi'ss
States had paid si5.00o000 Tor New Mexico aoo
California, aud was Texas ~ take rert ~ u .se 80
tries 70 herself psyins zone Of the coss' Tue q q
was carried Oh by and sug 30 States ana me 7 :