The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-08-06

ID khH rrHHH7f aN|f aHAN WI
csmebssa dat Nca Mez.eo bed claims boz
dependent of Texas spoke against the d.
te Of Texas, aui deprecated her resort 20
auus
Mr Rask briefly replied lie SAID, Il do
not rice. Mr.. President. 81 this moment, 10
enter into this dictate. OF even 20 answer
the extraordinary arguments Of the senator
from Maryland much less do ! rise with
any purpose OF preventing my colleague from
embracing an opportunity Of defending HIM
elf. Butt rise Simply 20 -ay, 10 conueXIou
with this subject, as tins question Of houuda-
~ between Texas aud the United States Is
approaching o point, aud as it's about 20 be-
come a question who drew the sword, | rise
to say that Texas came into the Union claim
lug these boundaries, and that, IN all the
negotiations and transactions that took place
between this government and Mexico, this
government insisted upon the boundaries OF
( Texas as defined by herself. This fact all
the negotiations show. All the intercourse
between this government and Mexico asser-
ted the boundaries of Texas to the Rio
Grande. THIS was asserted over and over
again. Every acre Of that territory claimed
by Texas, was included IN the treaty OF
peace between Mexico ard the United
States. And, sir, these boundaries which
were insisted upon as against Mexico, and
for which war was declared to assert them,
now are deaied, when Texas IS concerned.
And by whomi BY the Congress of the
United States? No sir. Under any author
ity of the Congress? No, sir. BY whom,
them Under an order of a Secretary of
War, reversing the former order. And we
are told that if we attempt by force to res
train a portion Of our citizens, in our terrific
ry, who under this advice are attempting to
make a state, we shall be making wal against
the United States, and shall thereby be com
hitting treason. ! hope and trust that this
necessity will be avoided | hope and trust
that the action of this government will full
back into its proper train, and that some of
that kindness of which Senators talk so
.tmuch, but of which | must confess ] have
seen so little, will be exhibited, and that this
matter will be amicbIy adjusted. ! amsure
| have thrown no obstruction in the way.
If the question is left to be determined
whether Texas has a right to extend her
laws there, aud il, under the advice of the
executive of this Government, without au-
thority of Congress and the consent ofTexas,
these people should form States for the pur-
pose of being brought into this Union-if,
under these circumstances, this territory be-
longing to Texas is to be held under the mil
itary force of the United States, Texas will
resist; even if it be treason she will resist
and the full share of that treason that shall
attach to one citizen, shall attach to me,
with all my hopes of peace, and all my at
tachment to this Union. | will never tame.
ly submit TO the exercise of Unauthorized
military power, and you may be sure that
Texas will not. This is a contest between
right and wrong and the right is witt
Texas"
In the HouSe-Mr. A. w. Rabbit was re,
jected as delegate from Deseret-not allow.
ed to take a seat in the House.
MONDAY, July 22.-m the Senate, Mr.
Websters resignation was received.
f After the transaction of the morning bu
siness, the Compromise bill was taken up.
MIR. Foote submitted an amendment, pro
viding that the State of California shall no
exercise jurisdictions over any territorie
southof the line of 35 deg. 80 min, until al
i ter the question of establishing territoria
governments shall have been submitted t.
the people.
MIR. Clay then referred to the bill unde
consideration, providing for the admission q
t California, the creation of territorial govern
: ments for New Mexico and Utah, and tn
adjustment of the Texas boundary question
He considered all and each of these desirable
objects. lie appealed to the South to with
D draw its objections to the admission of Cal
%jfornia, in order to get the benefit of the 9th
: er portions of the bill, and when they knew
that if this bill. were defeated, California
would he admitted alone, Enconnected will
any other measure.
$ lie appealed to the North to Withdraw
their objection to the bill, as it gave then
California, and left, as he beloved, the Mex
lean laws in force, which laws. prohiblte
! slavery.
d lie referred to the-plan Of President Tay
lor, which was to admit New Mexico as
State. lie was opposed to that.
lie referred to Mr.. Rhett, of South Care
lima. He stignatized as n "disunionist,
u and as a "traitor,' for %propagating the sen
timeut he did, after his return from the Nasl
n vile Convention.
He then referred to the peace and harmon
which the Missouri Compromise produce
= at the time it was made. lie thought th
0 same result would be attained by this con
promise. L would restore peace and hal
e mony it would quiet agitation and pu
- down the agitators.
Mr.. Barnwell replied to that part of NJ
Clay's speech in which he had spoken {
MIR. Rhett. He (NIr, Rhettl was deserved
ly dear to the people of South Caroline
> Their confidence in him would not be shs
! kenif he was stigmatized as a "disunionist.
and a traitor" The people of South Cal
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