Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-03-28

~. As far as the new acquisitions are concern
ed am disposed 10 leave them to be disposed
Of as the hand Of Nature shall determine. Ii is
what have always insisted upon. Leave that
portion of the country more natural TO nom slave
holding population to be filed by that description
Of p,pulation; and leave that portion into which
slavery would naturally go. to be filled by slave
hol ling populaton-destroyin artificial lines
though perhaps they may be better than none
Mr. jefferson spoke like a prophet of the effect
Of the Missouri compromise line. | am willing
10 leave Ii for Nature to settle; and to organize
governments for the territories, giving all free
Bcope 10 enter and prepare themselves TO partc.
ipale in their privileges. We want, sir, nothing
but justice. When the gentleman saws that he
Is willing TO leave 1t to Nature, understand he
Is willing to remove all lnpedlments whethe
real or imaginary. 1t is consummate folly to as
eert that the Mexican law prohibiting slavery j
California and New Mexico is in force ap'i
have always regarded ii SO. .,e
Nc ,nAn would feel more happy thar "y
TO eeileve that this Union formed BY - a 80 tho
tors should live forever. Lookinr 80 49,
long course of forty years serY h.,a 80 done
The consolation TO believe th. !, ~, / b.ye
one act which would we: ~ ~ -
done full justice to all 10 us ,.,a,ia, or y
ever been exposeffs hena,so haIo baon vii
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Ioiua'y ' 10y section from constitutional en-
ling 10 defend But cannot agree with The SEN
c.oaon'iie Massachusetts, that this Union cannot
a'"' .itoyed. Am to understand HIM that no
Jcsfee of oppression, no outrage, no broken
fsiih eau produce The destruction of this Union
Why, sir, If that becomes fixed fact, it will it.
self become the great instrument OF producing
oppression, outrage, and broken faith. No, sir,
the Union can be broken. Great moral causes
will break il If they go on, and ii can only be
preserved by justice, good faith, and rigid ad-
hereance 10 the Constitution.
Mr.. WEBSTER.-M President, 4 single
word in reply to The honorable member from
South Carolina. My distance from the honora-
bic member and the crowded state of The room
prevented me from hearing the whole of his re-
marks. have only che or two observations to
make and. TO begin, | first notice the honora
bic members last remark. He asks Inc if hold
The breaking up of the UEion, by any such thing
as the voluntary secession of states, as an i'm
possibility. know, sir, this Union can be broken
up; every Government can be; and admit that
there may be such degree of oppression as will
warrant resistance and forcible severance
That is revolution. OF that ultimate right of
revolution | lave not been speaking. | know
that that law OF necessity does exist. forbear
from going further, because | DO not wish to run
into discussion of the nature of this Govern
Inent. The honorable member and myself have
broken lauces sufficiently often before on that
subject.
Mr.. CALHOUN. | have no desire to DO it
now.
Mr.. Webster. presume the gentleman has
not. aud | have cutie as little. The gentleman
refers 10 the occasions On which these great ac-
QUESTIONS we're made to territory on the South
ern side. Why, undoubtedly wise and skliui
public men, having an object To accomplish, may
tabe advantage of occasions. Indian wars were
m occasion; u fear of the occupation of Texas
BY the British was an occasion; hut when The oc-
casion cane, under the pressure of which, or
under the Justtoatlo of which the hing could
be done, II was done, and done skifuliy. Let
me say one thing iuiher, and that's lhat il slave
~ were a olished 1t was supposed 10 have
been. thIou bout all Mexico, before the revon-
non aud the establishment OF the Texan Govern
II eni, iien, If it were desirable 10 have poses
sion OF Texas by purchase, as means OF pre-
venting It's becoming British POSSESSION sup
pose That object could have been secured by
making ii free territory Of the United States
rs well It's 4 slave territory.
Sir. II my great oeslIe not 10 proOng tbs de
bale, nave omitted what | intended TO say
upon particular question under the motion Of
the honorable Senator from Missouri. proposing
an amendment 10 the resolution of the honorable
member from ! Illinois and that Is. upon the pro-
puely and eXped!ency OF admitting California,
under al cir uu stances, Just as she Is The
more euorai subjects involved IN this question
now before the Senate under the resolutions
OF the honorable member from Kentucky. | viii
say thai ieel under great obligations 10 that
honorable member for introducing the subject
and Tor The very lucid speech which he made, and
Which has been much read throughout the
whole country. am also under great obliga-
iIous TO The honorable member from Tennessee
for The light which he has shed upon this sub
lect; and, IN some respects, II will be seen that
differ very little from the leading subjects
submitted by either Of those honorable gentle
men.
Now, sir, when the direct question of the ad-
mission Of California shall be before the SENATE
Propose, but not before every other gentleman
who has wish % address tie Senate shall have
gTauied that Gesire-lo say something upon the
boundaries Of California, upon tie Constitution
OF California, and upon the expedIency, under
all The circumstances, OF admitting her with that
constitution.
Mr.. CALHOUN. One word, and have done ::
and that word Is, that Notwithstanding the acq1l-
stion OF the vast territory of Texas represented
by The Senator from Massachusetts, 1t is the fact
thal all that addition 10 our Territory made il by
no means equal to what the northern States had
excluded US from before that acquisition. The
territory lying west between the Mississippi and
the Rocky Mountains is three-fourths of the
whole Of louisiana and that viii, h lies between
the Mississippi and Ohio, added TO that, makes
much greater extent OF territory than Florida and
Texas and that portion of Louisiana that has fall
len 10 cur share
air. WALKER moved the postponement Of
the further consideration of the resolutions until
tomorrow, winch was agreed to.
Fir. Stewards Speech.
The following s an abstract of the speech of
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