The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-20

pie no monarchcal 1hsgns n.se
live and stand upon Dsernmenfs popular 'nits iorm
Representative in s character, founded on OF
equality calculaled 70 last We hope foreyss 70 al
no mans liberty il has crushed State Il has been ln
all its infuenc es benevolent and benfcentpr
OF the general prosperity, the general glory and the
general renown And at last it has received vast adj
diton Of territory large before it has now be-
come vastly larger This republic now stands with
vast breadth the whole continent. The two great
may realize, mighty scale, the description Of
the ornamental edging on the buckler of Achilles:
Snow the broad shield complete, the artist crownd
With his last hand, and pour'd the ocean round;
In living silver seemd the waves 10 roll,
And beat the buckier's verge, and bound the whole.
Mr.. CALHOUN. Mr. President, I rise to correct what
conceive to be the Of the distinguished senator
from Massachusetts,, to the motives which induced
the admission of Florida. Louisiana, and Texas lhave
heard with regret the statement that it was the desire Of
the Southern people to get an extension of territory
they would in a crowded settlement. Now. think the
history OF this acquisition will not sustain such view
1t is we'll known that tbeacquison Of Florida was The
result of an Indian The Seminole Indians crossed
overland and took of fortresses. The troops
were ordered out, but were driven back Then, under
the command of Gen Jackson. Pensacola was seized.
1t these acts and the desire for territory
that caused the acquisition fFlorda. admit howev-
cr, that it had been for long time the desre on the
part of the South and of the administration, believe
to acquire Florida but was very different from ,ns
together in that territory four tribes Of 1ndans-the
Creek, the Choctaw, the Chickasaw, and the Chrro-
kee-about 30 900 warriors who held connexon almost
the whole of them with tie Spanish authorities in Flor
ida and had their trade principally with Them 1t was
we'll known that most perDcious influence was at work
there and in the desire Of preventing any confic
between those Indiana. and ourselves and SPAIN that
may be found the motive which induced the desire to
acquire Florida.
come to Louisiana You we'll know that the
immediate cause of that acquisition was the suspension
of at
treaty with Spain had the right of navigation of the
as far New Orleans, and to make depostes there
The Spanish authorities interrupted that right. his
brought great agitation in the West and maintain,
throughout The whole of the United States Some gen.
emen then opposition to highly respectable party,
if mistake not took the lead in the desire of resorng
10 arms to acquire that Territory. Mr.. Jefferson, more
prudent, desired it should come in by purchase. The
purchase made that difficulty, and to give
to the West an outlet to the ocean That was the i'm
mediate cause 4f the admission OF Louisiana.
Now, sir, come to Texas. Perhaps no gentleman
had more to 90 with the of Texas than myself
and aver that would have been among the very last
in the United States to have made any move
ment at that time towards the acquisition 81 Texas; and
go further and say, if know myself, was incapahle
of acquiring any territory simply on the ground that it
was 10 be slave territory. No, sir; very different
motive actuaed me. knew at very early period that
the British government mt had encouragement to the
a''ltonists " no represented in the Worlds Con-
venon. The question Of abolition agitated in that
convention and one gentleman stated that Mr. Adams
informed him that, if the Baitish government chose to
aba sh slavery in the United States they must commence
at Texas. A committee sent from this Worlds
Convention to the British Secretary OF State. Lord Alb
erdcen; and so happened that gentleman present
when the interview took place between Lord Aberdeen
shortly after it -uned Lord Aberdeen fell into the
project and gave full encouragement to the aboonists
Well, sir, ii is well known that Lord Aberdeen was
very direct. and. in my opinions a very honest and
worthy man and when Mr.. Pakenham was sent here
to negotiate with regard to Oregon and incidentally with
rerree 10 Texas. he was o,d~red to read .clsation
to this Government stating that the British Government
was anxious to put end to slavery all over the world
commencing at Texas. 1t is we'll known further, that
1T that very time negotiation going on between
france and England TO accomplish that object and
Government thrown by satagem out of the negoti
alton and that object was rst to induce Mexico to
the of upon the ground
that she would abolish it. All these matters of his
tory; and where is the 40 blind-I am sure the
Senator from Massachusetts is not 70 bnd-as not
see that the project Of Great Britain had been
ful the whole frontier of the STATES of Louisiana and
Atkansas and the ent States would have been
posed to the nroads Of British emssaries Sir far
was concerned. put it exclusively upon that ground
never would run into the folly of which
alw ys held to be absurd. Nor sir, would put il
upon the ground-which l might we'll have put it-of
commercial and manufacturing considerations; because
those were not my motive principles. and chose to
assign what were So far as commerce and mannfac-
lures were concerned, would not have moved in the
matter at that early period
Now. the senator objects TO many Northern men
throwing the weight OF their influence to support the
that they should be desrous Of fulfilling the obligations
the constitution imposes. What man Of that time doubt
ed but that the compromise of Sc deg 80 min.
st'tn''onal That territory would have fallen anyhow
TO the South. All the reasonable men at the North
agreed to the extension Of that lne that part of Texas
might fall within it. The was, in my opinion,
eminenty right and patriotic.
Now, MI. President, having made these corrections.
| most 60 hack little further and make . statement
which think the honorable senator has left very de-
fective in reference to the ordinance Of 1887 He stated
very correctly that it commenced with the old confed
Grafton that was afterwards confirmed by Congress
that Congress sitting in New York the time and
while the Convention was sitting in Philadelphia. Now.
have not looked at that ordinance recently bnt
my memory will serve me thus far: Jefferson introduced
proposition to exclude slavery in 1884. There was
vote upoa It, and think upon that vote every southern
State voted tor IT. am not certain upon this point
therefore, will not venture my memory upon it. But
one hrg will venture further: that it three years
before that ordinance was passed. 1t never passed till
believe, on the principle of compromise, the ordi-
nance contained provision similar the in the
constitution about fugitive slaves, that it should be in
serted IN the constitution and this the compromise
upon which that provision made to commence in
1857 We supposed that in that We had an indemnity.
la that, too We made great mistake For what possi
bic advantage do derive from this stipulation in the
ordnance or in the constitution Broken faith has de-
prved Us Of purdue share in the Northwest Territory,
by an entire exclusion Of slavery
his was the leading question which destroyed the
equilibrium. And then followed the Missouri compro-
mse which was carried mainly by northern votes. al
That was the next step which caused the equilibrium
to be broken and DESTROYED. -.
Now, sir, after having made these remarks let me
that took great pleasure in listening to the honora
ole Senator rom Massachusetts, He put himself upon
the uhment Of the contract in regard the admission
of these tour States. stipulated for the resolutions of
annexation his position was manly and statesmanlike
calculated to produce better state Of feeling between
fhQ Fire ant 1c a.