The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-08
CITY OF WASHINGTON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1850

said territory, north Of said Missouri compromise line,
slavery o. inyoiunay servsude Except for crime, shall be
Well now what is here pledged, stipulated for, enact
ed, secured Why. it is that all Texas south Of 30 deg
nisd into ihs Union as Sais was slave S State. and and
therefore all came in slave Sateand that new States
shall be made out OF and that such States, being formed
80 mn may come in as slave States to the number oi
four in addition to the State then in existence and adj
nitted under the resolution. Now, sir, know Of no
formula, no mode of legislation, which strengthen
that resolution. ] know formal recognition Of Con-
gress that can add little to IT,. vi M s8
listened respectfully to the resolution OF my honorable
friend from Tennessee. Mr.. BELL.l containing propo-
ston to recognise that stipulation with Texas why,
sir, any additional recognition of il would weaken its
orce because it stands here upon the ground OF COM
Contract with Tsxas and i destined o % cary Ssi CON-
tract into eject Recognition Of the conract for the
purpose suggested, would not leave it strong as II
nGw ns lace q 1s
no wayin which this government acting good faith
as trust always willcan relieve Itself from that com
and and pss ss,o honest
is concerned whole Of Texas south Of 80 deg
30 min, which suppose embraces all the slave territory
not established BY law, and BY law which cannot be re-
peaed without violation OF contract
hope, SIR, i isnow apparent that my proposition SO
idi AcAdc - udut pain huu,
provision in these articlesas has been well suggested
by my friend that that part OF Texas which lies north of
20 deg may be formed into free States, dependant ike
wse upon the consent Of Texas herself slayeholding
Well, now, how came it that these aws--when il
is said by the honorable senator from South Carolina
that the free States have the maortyhow ii that
these resolutions OF annexation such have described
them, found maoriyin both houses OF Congress Why,
sir they found that majority by vast addition Of northern
made up of northern and southern votes In the House
OF Representatives il stood Think about eighty southern
votes Tor the admission OF Texas. and about fifty northern
Mr., DAVIS, Of Massachusetts. lin his seat) All the
M WEBSTER | shall not forget that Laughter j
In the Senate the votes stood ~ for the admission Of
Texas. and 20 against il; and OF these ~ votes const
tung majority for it's admission, not less than 10 Of
them came IRON the free States, and Of them from New
England So You hall Of all the votes in this
body for the admission OF Texas with this unreasonable
extent OF slave territory was formed BY free soil votes
Sr, there is not remarkable chapter in our his.
tory OF political votes. of political parties Of political
men, as is afforded BY this majority for the admission Of
Texas, with this territory that bird cannot fly in
week [Laughtsr New England. with some Of her
votes supported this measure Three-quarters of the
votes OF ibertyloving Connecticut were given for it in
the other House, and onehalf here And there was one
s y ss
terday, Mr.. HAMLIE.l who was then member Of the
other House from Name. But there one vote from
s MI sn wos = Y
formerly representing district in which the prevalence
Of free sod sentiments has for couple OF years defeated
eastern men who gave their votes thus al that Tine s Of
soon alter. took upon themselves the nomenclature oil
the northern democracy They were to WELD the des-
tiny Of this empire, if may call republic an empire
and their policy wasand they persisted in ito bring
into this country all the territory they could They did Il
under pledgesto slavery in the OF
when the honorable senator from Georgia, [Mr BrR-
RIEs in March, lss7, moved the Senate should declare
that the war ought not be prosecuted for the purpose OF
acquisition, conquest, and the dismemb OF Mexico
the northern democracy unanimously voted against
IL II did not get vote from them Il suited the views,
patriotism and lofty sentiment OF northern democracy 10
bring in world among the mountains and valleys of New
Mexico the northern part OF Mexico, and then quarrel
about ito bring in and then put upon il the saving
grace Of the Wilmot Provisol Laughter Why, sir.
there two very eminent and highly respectable per-
sons from The North and East then holding high posi-.
ton in this Senae-I refer (and do so with entire re-
spect for enertana high regard for both of hem) to
Mr. Dix, Of New York, and Mr. Niles, OF Connecticut-
who voted for the admission OF Texas They would not
have il otherwise than i STOOD and would have a. Il did
stand Those two gentlemen would have the resolutions
OF annexation Just they are and they voted for them just
they are with their eyes open 10 them Why, sir
honorable friend from South Carolina, (Mr. CALHOUN 1
who addressed US the other day. then Secretary Of
with Mr.. Murphy, the charge da6aires
Of the United States 10 Texas, all before those gen.
temen; and he had the bodness and candor TO in
that correspondence and then 10 publish that correspond
that The great object sought by the annexation Of
Texas strengthen the slave interest in this country
MIR. CALHOUN, (interposing) In this matter, which /
consider OF much importance, deem IL my duty
set the honorable senator from Massachusetts, right
did not put upon the ground assumed by the senator
put II upon this ground: that Great Britain had
object was to abolish slavery in Texas, and through
Texas in the United States And the ground put upon
this that il Great Britain succeeded her object il
would be impossible for frontier TO be secure against
the operations OF abolonss, and that this government
bound protect u.s. under the guarantees Of the con-
stiiulon, in such state OF things
Mr.. WEBSTER. suppose il amounts TO exactly the
thing II vas that Texas must be obtained for the
security OF the South and that the object set forth
in the correspondence. have occasion 10 know that
there repose the State Department strong letters from
the very worthy gentleman who preceded the honorable
senator from South Carolina in that Office to the United
States minister in England and suppose letters from the
honorable senator himself 10 England asserting to this
extent the sentiments OF this government that Great
Britain not expected interfere to take Texas out OF
the hands o the then existing government and make IL
Tree country But my conclusion Is his that those gen
tlemen who compose the northern democracy, when |
Texas brought into the Union, saw IL brought in,
with all their eyes open, slave territory, and Tor the
purpose o being maintained slave territory to the Greek
easnds That they saw; that they could not but see
further think that The honorable senator, who was then
Secretary Of State, might have. in OF his correspond
suggested 10 Mr. Murphy that il not expedent
10 say too much about this subject, il would create
some alarm Bot he avowed IL openly and manfu yfor
what be means he is very ready to say. si
Mr. CALHOUN, (nterposing) Always, always
Mr.. WEBSTER This was in 1si5 Then, in iS47, ia. |
granite bHo between the United States and Mexico, this
Georgia The northern democracy voted against IL /
Their rcmeey was 10 applv 10 this cououes after II