Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-14

W Inclined b. isist-iHded IL ws,nd be- extremely
Diff l' 10 give Ia these .carsts he rm Of p,sitiye
enactment had bopsd hal they wanll he satisfied
With The simple expression o the opinion of Congress,
ewing ntsn The hasis &c ha. nninn. with ask
sr wha, econ slmts, impraecable. Il not imp
sibe- f,t snv sasegu-n' In he introduced in
10 ,hs hill nv which Territorial governments should be-
sstsh.ishrd. And ran nny say that he sscnd resolu
in wiitnns The d.clsrsiian II these two ituths
pkrre~ed, would hp unch arrsriahe 10 ne than
witl,oni hem; hui could ret that pinpp
eng scheme of arrangement and cDmpfonise, and
could mt thsrrfte drau. ifum the duty, "hirh tie
prepsrasiun af scheme seems 20 me 10 impose, 4
.fFariry Will 1 We ak the sutreader s,e Il
f,vm- meas re- of iferng IN he olhrr side
penss i'm for hat surrender sacrifice What the
tfuhs Mr. Pre,idsni7 The fr,i il. hat by law slavery
dos exist within the erriirs cedrd 10 by the
pubic Il AeNicn Il is misfortune. sir IN the vafpns
seiyhtv and en,tisn topics which connected nah
the subject that addressing you upon hai any
ane of he five six furnishes theme ra lsuE hrred
spe CHI. ard am therefore reduced l. ihs H"cessiv.
think least IN this stage Of the discussion ol linug
mys-f iher &, prsSon Of opinions than going NJ Any
vres, length inia the discussion # all these various topics
Now with respect the opinion here eAi ressed that
slavery dos not exist in he Territories ceed Ia the l.
States hv Mrsico can nhly refsr t. The fac al the
passage of the law by the sapreme Goyernm, n ii Mex
ic ahusfg IT, think IN 1s2i. aud 10 the subsequent
passage Il law by the legislative b4dy nf McKee, fr
gel in what year. by which they prarosrl-what Is
true ihev have never vet carried int lu effect e1mpen
ason TO the owners n slaves fr the properly &c witch
they ere stripped hy the act nf ahtliion. can only
refer l., the acqn;ssceuce MeNic, IN the abolition ni
slavery fran the time If is exiuclion down II he u'
oi the irss,y by which acquired these countries Bn'
all Mexico as far as know. aclulescsd 10 the nnn-eN
isience o slavery. GentemeH. kuHw, talk about ihr
irreyularv II The law by wbrh thai act accomplish
ell: but dies il become foreign Power, 10 lmk ln1n
the meds bv wlrh ujsc has been arromf hy
another Foreign pwer hen she herself Is satisfied VIII
what she has dane. and whsn. too, she j. the exclusive
dye whether an ahjnr which Is local and maurpal iu
herself has he his 10 been accomplished a. clnlu
inv with her Fundamental laws 2 Whf. MeAlc, upon
th. snhjeci showed t. The las Ter anxiety
the documents which were lad hfte he country upsu
the subject Of the nrgnns,on u tins treaty by Nlf Iris
Amongst them you will hnd tins passage In one Of lis
de.paches:
'Am"ng he p.iuis which under discussion
the esclusien ri slavery from all territory winch shnlt
pass from Mesca. IN Tho cnuIse IT Their iemals o. HE
subject ! MAS ID lIst II VIE proposed Ia lila Pc.
pie Of The United States In part wh lnriian oil t-if
errrv. in order that the uq isiiion shpud be hcfe
established. the proposal could MOI excite s'tavgtr tl
ings 81 adherence ihsn ia awakened IN Mckee by the
prospect of The Introduction Of slavery IN my Territory
parted with by her Oar canso this topic WIS
perfectly frank. and ~ les fendly and the ct
ferve npun their minis lnasnuch a. vas enabled Ia
10 saw, with perfect security. tina slihuugh then nptrs
slams respecting the pact cal lac OF slavery. 1t
ted IN the Uni'ed States. wete, had doubt. rnrcy
erroneous Vet their probably difference between
nv individual views and s,n imfuis slavery, CON
sdered in ITSELF aud these which entertained clnrlu
ded by assuring them that the haze mention OF the subject
In any treaty to which the l'nIted states party
was absolute inpos,ibliy that m President ri iGc
United States would dare ia present any such lrtaty
the Srnate; and thai II il Ia their powef offer me
the vi hole Territory described in PROJECT Increased
ienfid In value. and in add Ion that. cuver,d foot
thick all over with pure gold upon The siugle ruua
that slavery should he excluded ihefelfom could
ttfp In
communicating It 10 Washington. The mater ended
In Their being fully satisfied that this iopic moi
To he 'eoched and II was dupped with good feeling on
both sides"
Thus you find. sir. that in the very act in hN very
negotiation BY which the treaty concluded cediNs 10
us the countries in quespn, the Diplomatic tepresna-
jvss of the Mexican rcpubc urged the abhouenee viii
Which Mexico would view the introduction OF slavery IN
10 any parton ol the territory which she about Ia
eide 10 the United Sales. The clause IT prohibition was
~" inserted IN Consequence fhe firm ground taken by
Mr. 1isi, and his declaration that 1t was an utter i'm
FEASIBILITY u menth,u the subject.
lake II then, sif-and avniling myself u The beue.
nj Of he discussions which took place rner ucca
sion IN this quesbn, and which think have left The
whdc country under the ImpreSsun # the non exist
rnce "t slavery within The whole OF the territory Ia the
coded erriIaes-l take 1t fpr granted that what have
said. aided by the r,frc ion uf gentlemen will ,ptsf
Them ii that first truth, thai slavery does not exist thefp
os law nnlsss slavery was carried there the moment hr
uea'y was ratified by he two parties aud under the
nf~tauuh oi The constitution of The United States Nov
really must say. that uphn the idea that 70 in,fduii
np"n the consummarion ii the treaty the Constitution
OF the Cniled States spread itself over the acquired Ter
hofy and carried along with Il the Institution Of slave.
~ The proposition l. irecnncilable with any comuie
hrn'on OF reason ta,l possess that hardly know whu
u metlt it.
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