Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30

North or the South Our aim will be TO do justice 70 all
all men, to every section. We prepared TO fulfil all GU
obligations under the constitution is, and determined
maintain and preserve invioae in lis letter and sp Suc
Is the position, the destiny, and the purpose OF 'ne gtea
Northwest Had the Senator from Massachusetts mus clearly
Disseminated his printed Speech he now ntnGie ina
he did intend include my section IN his denunca
tons of the Northern Democracy, should have lett my
political friends from the Northeast to have made lhe owl
vndcaon. But sir, when he told US that there were aoou
fifty Northern votes the House OF Representatives, aat
thirteen in the Senate for the annexation resolutions and
went partcuaIize how many Of them were from New
England, aud the residue from the other free States OF IN
Union, could doubt that he intended to include the who
OF the free States, my among the others
Here Mr.. DoDGE of Iowa. and said VIII the Sena
tor from Illinois allow me interrupt him for avery few mo
Rents wish read brief extract from speech OF PRO
minent and able Democrat from the Northwest (Hon Rob
ert Dale Owen of Indiana, illustrative OF the grounds uPor
which the Democracy of the free States placed their advocacy
of the annexation of Texas and particularly to show thek
reputation of of the prominent reasons assigned by thu
distinguished Senator from South Carolina Mr CALHOUN
for his support of that great measure ..@ .'".
i Mr. DoUGLAs Certainly. . ...@ :
Mr. DoDGE then read from the Congressional Globe, hrs
session, twenty eighth Congress- page $685. as follows
"But annexation, it be argued asked
upon false grounds We made the apologss OF the ADJ
sract principle Of involuntary servitude member OF the
Cabinet declares with this question: that South
slavery is amentabe, though present necessary
evil but positive good That is not my affair." regard
the man but freely and BOLDLY saw it as the Of
splendid mind il it should be proposed even by IN
PRODUCTION, make this republic the head of League of
of men, the idea abhorrent freedom, viii End
echo in the free States least Of this Union. many sup
porter truly believe the South Some OF our slave
States unprompted by their deliberate convictions
would already in all human probability have taken measures
rid an
sm by her blind precancy dashed down the growing pur-
pose it rpened action How them should they recog
slavery blessing be cherished and perpeuated
No will nvioaby respect the State rights of the South
WILL all risks ourselves protect her property; and
ad additional why Texas should become part and
eel of the Union but to euogze slavery to aid IN plans for
is that we saano, do Dy any one annexation
that he gives a bad reason for doing good thing"
Mr.. DoueLAs. could occupy the attention of the Senate
until to morrow morning in reading extracts from the speeches
of Northern Democrats in favor of the annexation of Texas
upon national grounds totally disconnected with and nde-
pendent of the question of slavery. But deem il
say thus to trespass the time Of the Senate The fact
that such the tenor OF all their speeches will not be
toned ,..>".
In immediate connexion with this there another portion
Of the speech the Senator from Massachusetts which deem
my duty to notice. Speaking Of the annexation of Texas
he said ::
From that the whole country from here the
boundary Of Texas fixed pledged fastened decided
slave territory forever, by the solemn guarantees of law
In reply this, be permitted tell the Senator that
do not understand the act does read If he had
made this statement without referring 10 the resolutions Of
should nave supposed MS recollection had
failed him that he had heen msnformed, mistaken, deceived
in the matter. But sir when this statement is made with
the resolutions before him. and the particular bearing
this point being read and incorporated into his Speech know
not what conclusion to draw refrain from expressing any
opinion upon the subject will content myself with reading
the resolution itself, from the gentlemans speech
New States, of size, exceeding four
ber In addition to said State of Texas and having sufficient
population, hereafter by the OF said State be
formed of the Territory thereof which shall be entitled
admission under the provisions of the Federal Constitution
And such States be formed out of that of said
Territory lying south of thirty degrees thirty minutes north
latitude commonly known the Missouri compromise line,
shall be admitted into the Union with without slavery
the people of each State asking admission desire and
such State States shall be formed Of said Territory
north Of said Missouri compromise line slavery involuntary
servtude Except for crime) shall be prohibited"
In the face of this fundamental law we are told that from
here the boundary of Texas was fixed pledged
fastened decided be slave territory reper by the solemn
guarantees of law !" Was there ever such toruring OF
language! such perversion of meaning guar
| anty-no pedge-no inimation Of the kind. The
reverse Is the fact While Texas remained indepen-
dent Power it all slave territory the Gulf of Mexico
to the AID parallel Of latitude By the resolutions annexa
ton five and half degrees Of this slave territory wit
all between 363 and the AID parallels, to become
fixed, pledged, fastened, decided be- FREE, and not
slave territory forever by the solemn guarantees of law Here
territory stretching five and half degrees of a
tude withdrawn from slavery and devoted to freedom by the
very act which the Senator has chosen denounce and
ride the work of the Northern Democracy Nor this all
That part of Texas lying south of $50 80 pedged
slavery as stated by the Senator from Massachusetts.
Mr. WEBSTER. said that every Of that territory,
which from its and character susceptible of slave cu
saon, fixed and pledged morgsged and hypothetical
to slavery by the resolutions Of annexation. did OF
course refer to the mountain country, different in its charac-
ter, and where slaves cannot exist.
Mr.. DouGLAs. Yes sir there is mountainous country
not only north but south Of &c. &c. where slave i've
That country, which from its and character is not ss
cepbe OF slave cultivation Is large enough embrace
three of the five States into which Texas may be sub divided
by the resolutions of And when the Northern
Democrats aagned and condemned for having con,rbu
ed to the extension Of slavery, the FIVE and half degrees
OF latitude north of &C. go for which provision was made TO
be converted from slave into free territory absolutely and pro-
badly double that amour. south of that line by the action
the people themselves when they form State con
suton ought TO have been brought the notice of the public
and put to credit in the Of the account
We have right to complain, also of that on Of the
Senator's speech which relates the country south of Sc
deg 80 min. The resolution does provide that that por
ton, any part it shall continue Territory or become
slave States Such the reading the Intention nor the
fair construction of the resolution provides that the States
to be formed south of SO deg 80 min shall be admitted into
the Union ,o Whout slavery, the people oeach State
asking admission may desire" Before the annexation Of
Texas all the territory in The Republic included in one
State and subject uniform system of laws. OF that
vast territory, small portion say fourth capable
Of producing either sugar cotton, and consequently adapted
t. slave labor while the residue consisted Of elevated table
ands and high mountain ridges with climate and produc-
tons totally unsuited to the health and employment OF
the slave The white population Of Texas at that time
confined to the low lands the and cotton regions where
slave labor was proftaby employed The laws and instu
tons adapted to the condition and wishes the people by
and for whom they established long Texas should
remain State, with uniform system Of laws the prepon
deance Of population and political residing the