The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-21

beLL0 httWeen the United States dud M -Alro,
thu proposition ! have mentioned was brought
forward s'y INV friend from Grorgia--ihe North
rrn Democracy voting s:tsisht ahead against
IL THIN remedy was To apply tn the aequl>I-
tionS. after they shout COM in. tn WIlmut
proviso. What follows? Thes two gentle
men, worth, ard hnnnrahle aud influential
mrn-and if they had not been they could not
have carried the hi-aSu re-thrSp two grntir-
m-n. m mbers of this body bnhugh! in Texas.
and ny their votes they prevented the passage
Of the resolution of the honorable member
from Grnrgia, aud then hev we1t hOm~ and
took he lead in the Free Soil party. Aud
III re- hey stand. sir Thy leave us hrfp
bound IN honor and consci, nee BY thu r-suln
tirn< of nt&aiion-they leave u here tn take
the oiium of fulfilling the obligations in ia
vor of slavery which they voted u inlo, or Else
the greater odIam Of violating those nbIt2a
tion~ while they are al HON" making rouSlng
aud capital speeches fur Gr-p-Soil and no savr-
~ Laughter Anl. th-rrfnr-. | say, sir,
that there is M" chapter in our history. re-
Sporting public meas .rsand public fnrn. more
fusfof what shnnld create surprise; more fall
of what does create in nv mind, extreme NOR
tifraiion. Than that of the conduct of this
Northern democracy.
Mr. President. sometimes. when man is
fnunI in new relation To things around him
AMI Ia 9TH m-n. he sd " The " orld has chang
cd aud HAT h. has not changed | hrh.v"
sir that our self respect leads ns nfF~n +" make
this drrIar4Iion in regard Ia ourselves when II
i unt exactlv true. All rhNi iua' Is more
apt Ia hang. perhaps. than all thu world
around him i 10 change. But, nni'r The
pr. :. nj circumstances aud un.i,'r the spnn
~ihilite " hirh know | incur Ivy what am
now stating her. | feel al liberty tn rrrnr Ia
! In varinus expressions AMI >talrln MS. made
at vhIi0tIN tim =. nl ms own npluianS AMI RS
olntinm~ r-Sp cling tn adtnI>Slln ri t''xH~.
an all that has follow rd Sir ~ carly d. $50,
or in The rarlirr rarl of 1881 ma'tsr at CON
v9.l>arinn au.r, orr s.,uit'l, nee between nav Elf
AMI SOM privat fri .nl~ was this project at
ann king Texas to lh- United STATE anl an
honorable .. nt man vtih whom have had
ii long :. auaIntanrr. ii irrnt at mine, nov
prrlIru< Ia tt,i> camh~r-l .naan G,u ii m
lrum oi Suuth CdrulIna-W a~ kun" my Ia that
corr SpoM lrnc.. had v,trd Tor the T cngml
ti"n at / Kan int ptnlrnr'.. hrCaI>t- br'll"'-
pti II was an existing idri. surprising and AS
IuuI>lllug a. IL was. ard WISHED W. IL 10 HE
new republic: but | M infested from III first
utter nppn~ iinn To hIiuAing her " lrh her ter
ri or, into III Union had &c, a>iOu >ir. in
! 1887 10 meet lrIrn Is in NJ York, on SOM
pnlitI al OCCASION. aud then stated my n
tim NJ upon the subject. II WAS The first
time that had occa~Inn 10 advert 10 II; aud |
viii ak rI-ul III M To dc me- tn favor
tn read IN extract from III speech. Tor The
SENATE may finI it rather "diou- 10 listen 10
the Whole of it, Il was delivered i'll Nlhu'e
GARDEN N 1887.
Mr. GRELNE then read The following extract
from tn >p- Oh of the honorable S major, 10
" hirl h- referred
G,ntlrm-m. ~ all see that, by whomso-
ever po~srssrd TexaS i. Likely To br slave
holding couulrv; audi frankly avow my entire
univ Iiliu4nrss to do any thing which shall ex-
lppd lhr slavery OF the African race on this
continent or add other sIavehuldng States To
the Union.
when say that regard slavery in its-f as
q great moral, social. aud political evil, only
rIst, languugr " hch !ae been adopted by dis
lingui>Iied men, lhemsel 'es citizens OF slave
/ holding States.
! II shall do nothing. there fore, To favor or
encourage its further extension. We have
slavery slrradv among us. The Constitution
found il among u>; it recognized ii, and gave
ii solemn guarantees.
- 10 the full extent of these guarantees, we
are all bound in honor. in justice, and by the
constitution. All the stipulatinns contained
! in he Constitution in favor OF thu slavehold
ing States which are already III the Union.
ought To b. fulfilled in the fulnesS of their
spirit and to The txactness of their letter
Shaver, IA it exists in tn States is hrvond the
reach of Congress. II is d concern at The
States themselves They have II. YER submitted
II to Congress, aud Congress has no rlShtiul
power over it,
II ,hall concur therefore, in no act, no
measure, no menace. no Indications of purpose
wtit shall intrIf re or threaten To int. rfrrr
with the exclusive authority of thu several
States over The subjec, of slavery. as it exists
within their respective limits. All this APP
prars To me 10 BIZ matter OF plain aud ImPer-
alive duty.
- Bat when CONE TO speak of admitting
new States, the subject assumes an euiIr Il
different aspect. Our rights and our dutlrs
arr In u both different.
. srr. therefore. no poll zeal necessity for
th- annvxation of Texas 10 the Uniom-no adj
.dntages 10 b. derived from il; an objections
to ii "i a sirnug. and, in M! Judgment, OF d de-
cIsIvP chardcler.
MIR. WEBSTER. have nothing, sir, to
add TO, nor Ia take back from those srntirn~his.
That, the Sruat- will perceive, was III 1887.
The purpose of Immediately annrxinS Trxds
al that time was hanhoHed or posi- poured; aud
it Was moi revived with anv vigor for some
wears. In thu m-aD'mr ii had 50 happ' ned that
had t-cunr member of the Executive AT
mui>iralinn an WAS for 1hori period in ihr
d .partmrnI of State. The annexation OF
T. xlo had become subject of ront' r>dli"n -
not cnntid-utiaI with tn Pre,i lent ami
heads OF D parlm ni~. us well with uih-r
public m~n. M serious attempt was Ih"u
mad. tn hfin. il ah"nr lett thr D-pdrlmrnr
OF STATE in MIy. 1918, nul shortly alirr
|. aru-d. though no wdN rnuu-rtrd with ntilc