The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-20
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NC NO me man woua !esl more happy than my.e, s,
live forever Looking back through tn. coeS
years haseepents hers, have the con.s.s. OF Tort,
lieve that haze neYer done act in which tob
done full justice to ell sections and if am nave hot
60 20 tne .mputation % contrary motive, il tsps
Decanse lhave beea ready todefend my sec,io, VII.
.unconstitptional laws. ss.s 'n ayains
But cannot agree with the de- clara,ion of,,
that this Union cannot be Dissolved Am sena'o
stand that no degree of oppression that No und.t
that no broken faith can prevent the d.s,o oo!fage
this Union Why. sir If that Becomes s.n
wilt be the great insiTument OF intrcducin" 'act.
and broken iaith. No, sir tie Union can pPp'essua
Great moral causes will do it, ii you 70 On %oss
only be preserved by justice, faith, and rigid aas. s'
to the constitution. e'N aohenhc.
MIR. WEBSTER. / have listened To n.
member, but the crowded state Of the room h. .onoah.
ed me from hearing all his remarks Ih.ve "n,p prevent
two observations TO make and 10 begin. ia. onet
Of the honorable Senator'S last remark and ask h%O.
held that this Union could not be broken ma % vi
be distinctly understood on that subject hod %nhh
breaking up of this Union by any such thing as n s
ry secession of States is impossible. know hana h.s
Union can be broken, as other governments bava s
and admit that there may be such degroo s oeeh;
sion by one palt being the majority upon The mHp
will warrant resistance and torcib.e scverarc
is revolution On that ultimate right of revo, lht
have not been speaking. know that law If uol n.u
does exist forbear from going further, because
nst,
government. The honorable member and mxs.t. ., ha
broken lances sufficiently often lie, etofore- n'H
Mr. CALHOUN, Tin his seat.) do not desiro;.
Mr. WEBSTER. l presume the honorable Ssa' "'s
does not desire TO do II now. have quite as Inn,
sire he. =s5e.-ass. .-ss.. H
The honorable gentleman states the i,sucs =, 81,
the old acquisitions Of territory were made on IN. S
side of the Union Why, undoubtedly wi.e ssaI uua
public men, having an object 10 accomplish took % sSn.s
tage OF occasions. Indian wars were the occasion.
ruf fy,nn Afnnvn~ ~fV
when the occasion came, under the pressure If 1 n
or under the justification OF which the thing e,,",
done, II was done-done .kilIuly.
Lit me say one thing further and that is, if s,,x,.
were abolished as it has been supposed to have Ls
done, throughout all Mexico before he revonr. eA
Texas and the establishment OF the Texan Gove'nm"
then, it were desirable to take possession of TeY
purchase as means of prev en,ing its becoming ~
ish possession, suppose that object could have bs%
secured by making it free, as we'll as by makinv
slave territory Of the United States.
Sir, in my great desire not to prolonr tb;, d.h,
have omitted what int tended To say upon the n,n;c
question. under the motion OF the honorable member
Missouri. Mr. Benton. proposing an amendment IA w.
resolution OF the honorable senate: from Illinois m
Douglas j and that is, upon the propriety and e,.%
ency of admitting California, under all the cirru~
stances, just she is. The more general subjects m
now before the Senate. under the resolutions Of b.b
orabe senator from Kentucky, [Mr. Clay.] must 81,
feel greatly obliged to that member for introducing M
and which is SO much read throughout the whole cou,
try. feel obligations to the honorable member from
Tenn. [Mr. Beli1 for the light which he has shed J
upon this subj and in many respects will be seen
that do not differ much from the leading proposi.w
submitted by either Of them. Now, when the subject
OF the admission OF Calfoinia, the direct quesm
shall be brought before the Senate propose-no,be
fore other gen lenen shall have addressed the Sen
who have desire to do SOTO say something upon The !
boundaries OF California, the constitution Of Cs
fI,o ruAor ,;,,
stances, OF admitting her into the Union under the
! stitution.
| Mr. CALHOUN: One word omitted to stale in N, \
explanation the vast addition Of ra
referred TO by the Senator from Massachuseiis u,s
fact that all this addition to territory made by
means equal to that frm hch The Northern States ha
excluded ur before the acquisition. The territory I
West between Missouri and the Rocky mountains Z
three quarters Of all Louisiana, and that which ie
! tween Missouri and Ohio. added to it, maxex mut
geater extent OF territory than Florida, Texas M
portion Of Louisiana which has fallen to our share
The Senate then Adjourned