Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-03-21


came IN as a slave State. and the guaranty
IS that new States shall be made out of il. and
such states as are formed out of that norton
OF Texas lying south of Sc deg. 3Om NAV
come in as slave states to the number Of four
IN addition to the state then in existence, and
admitted at that time by these resolutions.
| know no form of Legislation which can
strengthen it. / know no mode of recogni-
ton that can add title Of weight ton. I
listened attentively to the resolutions Of nv
honorable friend from Tennessee Mr. Belly
He proposed to recognize that stipulation
with Texas. But any additional recognition
would weaken the force of it; because it
stands here on the ground of contract, a
thing done for consideration. 1t is law
founded on a contract withTexas and design
ed to carry that contract into effect A rec
ognition founded not any consideration, or
any contract, would not be SO strong as it
now stands on the face of the resolution
Now know no way. candidly confess, in
which this Government, acting in good faith
as trust it always will, can relieve itself
from that stipulation and pledge, by any
honest course of legislation whatever. And
therefore, say again, that, SO far as Texas
is commemorative whole of Texas south of
30 deg. 30m., which suppose embraces all
the slave terrItory-there is no land, not an
.cre tho cb,r.c,ar of u,b;ch =; no, as,,t.
-, ~
" ,'"' ID" "nio" 0a"i'o' NC ie-
Pedieu WITHOUT the VIOLATION OF contract,
and plain disregard of the public faith
hope, sIF, II Is nav apparent thai my propo-
sition 81 Tar as Texas Is concerned, has been
maintained and the provision III tbs article
aud Il has been well suggested By my friend
from Rhode Island that that part OF Texas WHICH
hes north OF thirty degrees OF north la'i-
;ude may be formed into free States-is depend
ent IN like manner, upon the consent OF Texas,
herself slave State.
wen, now, SIR, now came tins How came
u mai within these walls, where 1t Is slid by the
honorable member from ooulh Caru!ina that the
tree States have maJoriiy--lhls res1iailon ct
annexation, shch as nave described II, found
majority IN both Houses OF Congress: Why,
SIR, II lonnd that majority by the great addition
oil Northern votes ADDED to tae en- Ire Southern
V"te' OF az east nearly Inc "hole oi the S1u'h-
ern votes. lnat majority was made up oil Noriii-
e. D IS wei as oi oouthern votes In the iouSe
OF Representatives IL stocd mink, about elShty
southern votes ior inc aainisS on OF exas, aad
aoout MY NoftIefh votes LOT the oIinission oil
r ",
n''s'on VI eHdS '"ehH Swell anu twenty H'o
s'inS' " anu Vi muse twenty -se'eH 'otes,eo'-
soant'hs majority ior the ADMISSION oil 4exas
~ IBIS pouy' no Tess 'hah thirteen OIL 'hefh came
, !, tne I,ee Sta,Gs-ionr Oh them were from
Se~ Eheiihd. Inc Shoie Oh 'hcse thif'een
oeha'ofs rom tns llee States-wIhin ifac'ion'
you see Oh one nan {, all me votes IN THIS ooay
,or the aulpissioh OF lexas, win lis iinneaSura-
p'e extent OF save 'effi'ory-were sent mere oy
'he votes OF iree STATES.
or, mere IS NOT SO remarkable ch1pter III
our history OF poiticai events, political paFties,
anu poi''icai men, as Is AFFORDED oy talS measure
Tor the admission oi Texas, with tins Immense
territory, mat oird cannot Hy oveF Ia week.
lLaughtefI S'r, New England, with some OF
ner votes, supported TINS measure. hfee iourihs
Of tue votes OF hoer,y-ovlns Come cicut wen.
Tor 1t III the other House, and .one-haf here
mere was one vote for 1t IN Maine, bat am
happy 10 say mol the vote oil The non Fable mem
Der VINO addressed the Senate the day before
Yesterday, MI Hamlln,) and who was then
Representative from Maine in the other House,
uut mere was vote or two from Malns-aye,
and tneFe was one vote for II from MasSlchu-
sets, the gentleman then representing, and now
In