Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-17

innate connection with the California b that Texas was to
be sacrificed 70 free soil and to the North have symPa-
thies with free soil Ihave sympathy with the North and the
South alike They are insspabe for the national prosperity
and glory, and for the honor Of the American character But
sir, how Texas situated n this respect She had
this Union in conformity with the Missouri compromise
and its principles and portonthe first portion Of slave
territory granted since 1873 to free soil dominion taken
from Texas and carried to the North by Southern votes Sir
she felt the influence Of this and It was her assent that
brought her the Union The conditions were not of her
election They enforced upon her by the sympa-
thes and attachments that cherished in Texas for this
Union-for their fatherland II by her advisement
devng; il merely the alternative submitted to her
repeatedly positive and unconditional in its character And
the South cuaed her upon her advent into the Union and
suits her to preserve her integrity and her spoess repua-
on she has undoubted rghto ALLEVIATE, not for free SOIL
such portion Of her territory she could spare and suited
her but her high motives as she was re-
presented in my humble person, to concae and
cle the great interests of this country higher object
than pecuniay considerations higher object than sectional
feelings that animated my heart; and satisfied that my
colleague felt he ought do for he manifested with an
ability and earnesness that precuded any necessity Of pa
cipation on my part in the debate.
Well sr show the fallacy Of the assertion that free soil
has advanced and Southern interests depressed injured
by any cesson that has been made by Texas suggested
by the honorable gentlemen from Tennessee that long
Texas remained entire and undivided long she would have
the control Of the territory north Of hyx degrees and hi
y minutes. Sir she must remain entire and inseparable
north Of that line, it would necessarily free soil and
If you let her remain entire without any division partition
into States, you would preclude her from the formation Of four
new States in addition to the present one in accordance with
the articles of annexation You would restrict her to single
State, sending here Southern Senator's when she would
otherwise send ten to this body.
Mr. President, cannot conceive that in voting for that bill
that free SOIL any soil but American SOIL has been regard
ed regard it sir, above any sectional considerations
Well s it was direct reflection upon the Senators from
Texas that they either stulted that for of per-
cepon they would concede any thing that would be preud
cia 70 the South Sir, they not nseparably connected
with the South Are not their productions Southern Are
their institutions Southern And why were they set apart
they could perceive what interests Of their
stituents they unworthy Of this floor they
pursuing Of policy which is suited to the in
teress OF Texas you must mpute unworthy motives the
heart Sir stand up and contradict it. both by experience
and practice Texas regardless of Southern interests Other
stepping in the supervisors of her policy, her opn
ons and undertake to charge her representatives here with
making war upon the South Sir there is made up
on the South and the Southern people will, in my opinion,
consider it. What expression sir has been given of ap
prehenson in the South Where has the intelligent express
sion Of opinion been made in the South that she is borne
down by such measures Have the Southern people come
here with their petitions and memorials Or have opinions
been manufactured here and disseminated throughout the
South to them to state Of phrensy and without sub
mission Of the facts them 1t is denunciaton by whole
sae is reiteation of the awful consequences that
follow in order to drive the people Of the South entertain
sentiments of dsunon and secession. contend that unless
positive act is done in derogaion OF their constitutional
rights, they will neither secede nor nulify
Are take indication Of Southern sentiment the
expression of the Southern Convention Are regard
that the controlling influence Of the South Are they
dictate legislative body august the Congress Of the
United States Are they to dictate the authorities
Washington what they to do Are they menace what
must be done by the South Are these the principles upon
which constitution and the institutions Of country are
based
do contend s he u ,raS r,oo,;n rvhh
held at Nashville. have respect for gentlemen who
were in part constituents of that body respect them
Americans ought todo and gentlemen ought be respect
ed But their action piece of fagan arrogance. By
whom were they constituted great assembly to dictate to the
Congress Of the United States august body -submng
ukatus and SINE qua the Congress of the United
States and telling them "you do SO and So or we will
plant ourselves so and former compromises not be
regarded but must make further compromises and fur
ther concessions" Did this look like disposition to conc
late, to hamonize, reconcile difficulties did it look
like dictaon, say, eve will have way; we are self
constituted, selfcreated, and will create you what
please }"
Sir, who they, and how were they appointed But
State gave any thing like embodiment Of sentiment
favor of the Nashville Convention. In Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi the Legislatures took the in hand In
Mississippi they had meeting at Jackson, in October S49
which appointed delegates attend the Nashville Conven-
on Those delegates understood properly appoint
ed. What did they do The Legislature met. They had
previously excluded from their convention the idea that the
ADMISSION OF Calforna should ne made an issue between the
North and the South because understood that Cao
mia had every in the world form Government and
apply for admission State But subsequently, believe,
adding to the condions for whenever apparently
acceded TO- extra condition added render
reconciement impracticable. WE'LL the Legislature met
They had to re-appont delegates to appoint
and for what purpose Because the people did under
stand and therefore their representatives in their wisdom
must take upon themselves the responsibility Of acting for the
people, This of the most prudential steps that could
have been aken for the people cared nothing all about the
matter This has reached the vias of the community
Butitenabled individuals Nashville and there attempt
to dictate Congress- in violation of the principles laid down
by Washington and other lusous statesmen that all efforts
made the legislation Of the nation contrary good
and the principles that should actuate Ame
ricans But this convention intended for that purpose
and for other they would not have attempted
main, by adjournment body, and hold up their future
action in teyroren over Congress-
Well, sir, it with degree of delight that the re-
preventative of Texas that occasonand he distin
gushed personage who received about hundred forty
votes out of sixteen eighteen thousand-n fine
display Of rhetoric that entertained enlightened and ac
compshed audience declared that he represented the bone
and snew Of Texas" One hundred and forty sshe
bone and new Of Texas Really, thought she better
off thought she better hitched together than that
[Laughterl thought she had vitality about her.
thought she had muscles and blood about her. But be was
only partial representative at least for he represented none
but the bone and snew" presume there other gen.
emen ut this convention that exactly in the same
situation with him. They represented the entire community
Well they resolved that the line of 800 30 should be their
ultmatum, with additional suggestions.
wish to call the attention Of the honorable President
how that line has been regarded by Southern heretofore
in an instance that occurred in legislation years
SINCE recolect well that but Southern voted for
the Missouri compromise in relation the Of form
ing Territorial Government for Oregon Irecolect that the