New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-27

| hss iost passed oct Of power, would, in that
contingency, have repealed the attack made by
| Te1H. Ii the present Administration sho Id feel
! il incumbent upon itself 10 repel such e. iayasiOn
the consequences which am ~ portray are a.
! esst possible If not likely 10 occur. | am not 90
! nP h megnify the power Of Texas. ] am m, O.
ivg 10 magnify the power Of any single STATE. II
/ iswiih iHhc re regret, with profound SOW and
! 'r-r-ise ,het beer individual S'stes taking ss
tbey occs.iobaiiy do. Why, Sir, 1t was oay the
other DAY that a member, returned from the Nssh-
I vile Convention, addressed, We are told the peo-
! PIE Of Charleston, 5. g. IGO 10. know Shica noit
to admire, the gravity and possible consequence
/ which may ebsUe from carrying Ont thc views o.
the Delegate 70 the Nashville Convenaon' or tae
ridiculous scenes which occurred ddrns tls course
/ Of the public meeting. He vas sppl agded most
enthusiastically as learned from the Puohc aPcrt
! AID as | leaned also from credible genteman
( who vas present 81 the meeting when ne ae>afei
that If the South did not join hers ell to thestani2r1
! # rebeliou South Carolina would herseu rise and
! Il. r. this Union siDgly AID aloae. Yes, SAID
rsutlsmap in the audience, IN BIT Of most patriotic
! enthusiasm, l. With my strong arm ana my ion5
purse viii fight the Union myself II south Carolina
does not -.
| Mr. President, l have no patience for hearing this
I brnyado come from what source It may. At tae
same lime ! am not disposed to undeTyalue Us iu'
! por.ance as one Of many contemPoraDeous events.
There are great interests in this country winch
are coptagiOus-sy athletic II the contest were
alone between Texas and the United States, think
there would be some little probability tna' Toe
United States might not come OIL secon1 oeBt 10
such contest with Texas. Ii IS possible that toe
twenty nine other States Of the Unlon might repel
en- invasion Of Texas upon New Mexico, II every
other country stood aoof and left the two parties
The United States and Texas to tight out the con-
test ! think there is some probability that WIN
the gallant individual now IN my eye l1eneral
Scott 10 command Of our armies, who has aready
60 siguRzed the glory OF h2 country aud hiLiSel
We might no. cone of second best In contest
with Texas alone. Bat, sir, Texas will not be
alone If war breaks out between her ana TIE
troops Of the United States onthe upper tio Grande.
There are ardent, enthusiastic spirits o, ArEan'As'
/ Missouri, Louisiana, and Alabama, that will flock
10 the standard Of Texas, cJntending rs they be-
lieve they will be contending, for slave territory;
/ And they will be drawn Oh. state by state, IN an
/ han an probability, from the banks Of the no
Grand TO the banks OF that stream which hoNs y
the tomb OF Warrington. do not say that this VIII
/ bappen: bat say there is danger that 1t may hap
pen If there should be war even o. all the Sootn-
ern States with the residue Of the Union, am not
( going to say that in such contest-such ratlcl-
/ cal cortest-,he Union iiseE the residue OF toe
Union might not prove an overmatch Tor southern
! re sistance will not assert which party woal1
prevail in such a contest, for you know, SIR, what
/ all history teaches, that the end OF war Is never
seen in the beginning Of war; and that few wars
which mankind have waged among themselves
have ever terminated in the accomplishment oil
the objects for which they were commenced There
are two descriptions OF ties which bind this Union
ard the glorious People together. One is the po-
litical bond and tie which connects them. The
other is the fraternal aud commercial tie Which
binds them together. want to see both presery.
ed. | wish never to see the day when the ties OF
commerce and fraternity shall be destroyed aud
the iron bands afforded by political connections
shall alone exist and keep US together. And when
you take into view the firm conviction which Tex.
! AZ has of her undoubted right, when We know 4,
J ~ har I0o ia nj cor.
vene, and before Autumn arrives troops may be on
their march from Texas TO take possession
of the dspsted Territory Of New Mexico, which
she believes to belong to herse,-is there
not danger which should make ui pause AM
reflect before we leave this Capitol without
providing against such a psrilous emergency
/ Let blood be once spilled in the conflict between
the troops Of Texas and those Of the United States
and my word for il, thousands oil gallant men VIII
I Hy from the States have enumerated ii not from
ali the Slave States 10 sustain and succor the pow
or of Texas, and to preserve her in posIe5sion Of
that in which they, as well she, feel so deep an
/ interest Even from Missouri, because her valiant
population might most quickly pour down upon San
! Ia Fe and render assistance to Texas even from
Missouri herself Slave State 1t Is not at AL IN,
likely thst thousands might hock b the STANDARD Of
7 the weaker party, and assist Texas in her strug
giles Is that a state OF things which You senators
can contemplate without apPrehepslon u "a, AN
you content yourselves with going home and loa7-
ing il TO be possibly realized before the termination
of The current year. Are you not bound E1 men,
az patriots as enlightened statesmen, to provide Tor
the contingency Ard how can you provide FOR Il
hotter tha n by this bill which sepa rRtes rClu-t1nt
PEOPLE about to be united TO Texas-a people who
themselves perhaps, will raise the standard oi re-
sistauce az siGst the power Of TeXas-whicn ssQA-
rates them from Tex ls,and guards Them aSalns''he
possibility OF sympathetic and contagious wa,
springiug up between the Slave States and the
/ power OF the General Government, which regard
as almost inevitable If Congress aJjourns VITA the
/ admission Of California alone, stopping there, and
doing nothing else. For, Sir, tue admission OF Cal
iiornia alone, under eli the circumstances oil tle
time with the PfOviso still Suspended over the
heads Of the South, with the Abolition Of Slavery
still threatened in Tho DstTict Of Colunbia-tho act
Of the admission Of California without provision Tor
the settlement Of the Texas boundary question,
without the other portions Of this bill Will aSgfayae'
and cmbtter, and enrhge the South, ana make the-n
rush on furiousy ard bndly, animated as they BE-
heve, by patriotic zeal, 10 defend themselves
against Northern aggression. call upon You then,
Sir call upon the Scnate-n the name OF the
country-never to separate from this Capitol with
out settling all tho questions, leaving noIhing 70 as
tufh the general peace and repose OF the country.
Mr.. President-I have hitherto argued upon the
contingency OF nothing being done but the simple
admission OF California. Now let me argue upon
the contingency Of the passage OF this bill What
will be its leading effects l-"nat us reconciHaS
consequences The Hon. Senator who usually Sis
before nc lMr. HALE has told us more than once
that il you pass this bi you do not hush agitation
that you even increase it, TIA. it will become
more violent than ever With regard to that Sena-
tor while detest his abolition principles, admire
his manly pleasant convival aud Peraon Al qaaH.,eS
F his good humor, his power OF ready debate, th'
promptness with which be can carry on guerrilla
fsht in the Senate | will not say tnat the senator
from New. Hampshire does not believe what he
says; respect for the decorum Of debate viii pre-
vent me from say ing that Bat, Mr.. President do
you believe that the abel ronists conceive tha.mor5
agitation i'll spsog oat Of ibis measure than exists
row. They live BY agitation Il Is their meat;
their bre ad the air which they breathe; aad u
they in lis inciPient stage measure siy.ls
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