Worcester daily spy., 1850-10-07


t in the Country? They the determination OF the
# boundary between Texas and New Mexico, and the
tablishment Of government in New Mexico end Utah
T And what did the bill propose which was introduced
into the Senate of the United States-which passed
both branches of Congress, and received the approba
ton Of the president lproposcd to give $l0,OOa000
of money to induce Texas, to relinquish her claim TO
what Not as has been remarked before, not to one
foot of what she formerly had, but induce her to give
up unlounded and unjust pretence of claim to
part of the territory constituting New Mexico. Aud
that passed through both branches Of Congress
as you very well know, and the of $l0,0O0OO0 of
the money Of the people has gone satisfy the clamor
of Texas, and for nothing else. No can look into
the controversy examine the de-
mand which Texas has put FORTH in the light of history
and of fact without perceving once that Texas had
no just title to one foot OF that territory How did she
acquire any title and how did she obtain her in
! dependence Texas was province of Mexico. New
Mexico was another and separate province. Texas
yolted from the government of Mexico, and became
separate state. The people of New Mexico never par
ticipated in that revolt They sent representa-
tves to the legislature of Texas. They never, by any
act participated in the mutiny of Texas. On the other
hand Texas has acquired, by conquest other
| wise, foot of the soil of New Mexico Never
The troops of Texas had never been into the country
known as New Mexico, except they went in in
stance as prisoners OF war. Texas had
tempted the conquest of New Mexico except in that
single disastrous instance. Her laws had been ex
tended over New Mexico. She had no title originally,
and she had not acquired by conquest And these
facts are so well known, that intelligent men will not
attempt to efue them, and in the judgment Of the best
ursts of the South and of the North, Texas had no
claim, well grounded, to any portion of New Mexico.
So far from this if the ancient boundaries of New Mex
ico had been secured to her, and to Texas had been
left the rest of the territory which she laid claim the
latter would have acquired much more than she was
really entitled to. For her boundaries would then in
clude part of the provinces of Chihuahua and Cou-
hula, never before part of Texas.
Yet the law for the establishment of the boundary to
Texas grants her 40 GOO square miles of New Mexican
territory to which she had not shadow of title; and
not content with the transfer to slavery of large
tract Of free territory, the government agrees pay to
Texas the sum of $lO0O0,00O.
In justification of this transfer of free territory to
slaveholding Texas, and of the payment Of so manv
millions to her extortonate demands, it has been urged
upon the consideration of the country that the Union
in danger, and that it necessary quiet the
camor of Texas, to grant her demands, the Union
would be destroyed.
My friends have not time to dwell upon this sub
ect so long the merits of the question deserve. But
l will say you in all sincerity, that l believe this
cry OF danger to the Union had its origin, in some
degree, in the fears, the honest fears of honest
But to great and mainly it was sent abroad by
those who disposed to deceive and deIude the ma
f ton. (Sensation Knowing that the union of these
States dear to the people in every part of the
try advantage taken of that circumstance and de-
signing men continually filling mems with the
+ Ny friends | have seen Southern bluster in the
halls of Congress. | know what Southern buster is
there, and doubt not it is fair specimen of what
E Southern buster is everywhere. [Hear, hear The
r South always busters, when there timid men
be frightened. She always busters when there are
traitors and doughces be subdued to her purposes
IS Enthusiasm But he who supposes that any consid-
cradle portion ofthe South for the sake of preserving
the preensions of slavery will detach itself from this
a11 tfSalf &c,
/ power, is credulous indeed With physical force
n within its limits far superior to the physical force
= .l..-, "A, d.
ID OF nsurrecon, and with entire inability to meet in
Id vasion from abroad, he who supposes that view
n OF these things and in view of the certain destruc
ton Of the prosperity Of the South in the confusion
H. that must ensue any considerable number Of tht
States would seek to dissolve the bonds Of the Union
N, knows little of the motives which govern mankind
mt lappause] No sir. Politicians, to suit their pur
as poses, may decam about the dangers to the Union
la Southern politicians may threaten its overthI ow-
ire And just song by such threats they obtain adyan
n tages for their own section of the country undoubt
nv edly they will be extoled at home for the trick the,
e- have practsed upon the people of the North The
x may cry disunion as loudly they please. If the
snail again succeed III making new encroachment
70 upon freedom, In obtaining boons for slavery
H. they will be sent back to Washington with the pau
dts of those who have been gamers by the aitorou
on outcry The true, the dgnifed, the just and bene
p- hcla course for Congress, and the people of thu
United Stres to have pursued, would have been t.
disregard the threats of dsunon which were uttered
as for the purpose of preventing the restriction o
&C. slavery.
Congress should have come forward and enacted gov
ernnens Tor the territories with the restI con OF sa
IA very taken from the ordinance Of 1857 1t should have
-, admitted California. 1t should have adopted lust
h proper, and efficient measures, tending to the removal
- the curse OF slavery from the district of Columbia
And so far from disunion being the consequence ven
u ture to assert that the Union would have acouref
n strength from these measures 1t would have beer
made manifest to all men, that the Union had nhereu
power; that noisy decaimers could not sever it, tha
IN no section OF the country could majority of the peo
,st pie be iound who would declare against it.
he Then indeed, they who had threatened destruction I,
IN. the Union if their ayorite measures were not carried
lis OUT would have retired in deep disgrace to private life
yea and the lesson would have been taught to pot;cans
b. that whatever cry they should raise to frighen III,
people or overawc their government they must be care
by u that they do not raise the cry of ds,aion The
scornhat rests upon traitors would have been the nor
uon OF the disunonsts strength would have been Civ
en- to the institutions under which we live ard think
that for long time to come, should have heard n,
" more threats from the Sonth or from any portion
the country that the Union should be dissolved Sucl
seems to me was the line of conduct which men ane
- statesmen were bound to follow; and to Weld tt
II such threats as those to which they yielded was pus
70 luminous in the extreme and as disastrous as II ya
n pusanimous. But the majority thought otherwise
n 1 he territory granted to Texas, the money tr
at which she had no claim also granted, and the
'. measure was complete. For that act neither Of III,
r. TWO great parties is alone responsible Men from both
he parties voted for the territorial government TO New
Mexico and Utah, and for the bill defining boundarie,