Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-18
WrpSrsp.y Feb. 9Th.

The Senste then proceeded 10 the consideration OF h
special order being the resolutions submitted by Sen
sor from Kentucky.
Mr. Clay Mr. President. if there be in this vast as
semblsge Of beauty. grace, elegance and intelligence
WIN have come here under psctaon that the hum
Bile individual who now addresses you means to aitemp
any display any use OF amb ions language, any exraor
binary decoration of Speech they will be ut
tey dsapp ined. The seaspn IT The year and my owl
seasnn of life, bh aJmonish IL abstain from The
# any such ornaments hut above all Mr. President the
awful subject upon which il is my duly To address III.
SENATE AID he cnnnry. iobids saying any thing hui
what pertains strictly that snhe and my sole desire
TO make myself. IN seriousness, soberness and plain
NESS understood by you and by those who think proper
To listen IL ne.
When, yesterday, tho adjournment Of the Senate took
place. a, that Of The discussion # The resolutions
which had submitted. which related Texas and her
boundary. thought had concluded the whole snh.ct
hui was reminded by friend hat perhaps was not
sufficiently explicit on single point and thai The
aiion OF Texas and the Government 4 the United States
and that portion OF The deb Of Texas for which think
responsibility exists On the part Of The government of the
u States.
Sir. it was said that perhaps it might he understood
in regard 10 The prop sed grant Of three monsnr what
ever nay be the when aseerianed To Texas con
sdeail"n OF The surrender Of her title 10 New Mexico
this side Of the r. Grande that we aned nothing
that we merely discharged obligation which existed
upoo The Government Of the IT, States in consequence
Of the appropriation Of The Imports received in the ports of
/ is M, nv uod. rstanJng NJ, p,.sden, A. hs,y..,
Texas and the United States, the obligation on the part
OF Texas II pay her rr' of the debt referred OILS
peie and unqualified. and there is, between these
Two parties. no obligation the part Of the United States
t. pay one dollar Of the debt Of Texas On the contra
ry By an express stipulation in the res,Iuons IF adms
eon Is declared and provided that do tae
uned States become liable charged with any portion
OF the debt or liabilities Of Iexas. II is not therefore
for any responsibility which exists IN The S,ais of ex.s
Tho # al r
think provision ought To be made for that debt Ma
81 h thing As belv cen those t,yo IN. res,on
siby on the port If rexas ia cmne,e IN nav Tho d.h
aud here is no responsibility on the patl of The L. STATES
| pay one cent.
/ But there il n third p,,,v WIN w,s ma Marty IN tho
opnax,t;,n ,,h,,a,o, ,h., = =. .. u.s., ", ~ c,r
os who advanced the money on the f,b Of snemn o.da
made by Texas him to reimburse the loan by the
apprnpi. lion Of the dnties received -, G,,eo,
and he, and h. alune Is the pat,v IN whum ~. are
bound accodlrp To the view which b,vo n,s.r,aJ r
the subject Nor can the other rIedi,n,s NJ Tex,s can,
plajn tia, proyisi,n il made on,v G n.,onI'
Of The debt leaving the residue Of The debt un,ovid,d
C,r nv the Gove,pm.,t ~ ,h IT;,a1 ST. Nv
cause in Gu far nc Nv. ma, ov,;n;s, - y,
debt of Texas under which she 20 nn,y ho,rJ IN o. fr
will contribute 10 diminish the r.sdue of ina dht If
Texas under which she il nav, h,nnd in o. 70, ,';,, :.
Contribute to diminish the residue Of The debts If Te,as
and lea va the funds de,ved fran, Tho n,h ID III 49,
Texas and VIVA, ohio, ,es,u,cos sh,n., h III,
BILE To The pavmen Of these debts yi,h nra a.. ha
if the entire debt including the pledoed nor,ion as wl
as the unpledoed nor,,on wos ,IIn,,,f ,,,an a
she stood bound by IT, Nor ran The c,.J;,,s o,,a
tor another reason Texas bns Al, I'M. ,os,r..s -. h;,
she had when an nde,endent ,o,,er ,,,h ,,o vo,,,;
of The duties receivable in her norris upon foreo,
and she is exempied from ce,t,in chm rnas .S,.,J,,
and responsibilities which she woud have h,d m az,
counter she had remained senera,e and inde,enden,
Power; for example she would have had T., r,ny;,Io
for a Ger ain amount of nav nj t,rce and fr . o,,,;
mount perbaps far military C,c. !, ,ia, -, ,. -.
self against AIexico or ooains anv G,,e;,n -, ht
ever But by her ann, \, i'm Il, IN. ITn;,oJ s.
became liberated ftom all ,bes cb,roes md IS .o,,s,
her entire revenues NAV be be ao,lcahe fl, rho
If her deb,s those only excep,ed which ara
To The support and maintenance Of The Cnyo,nmon, y,
Texas.
With This exclamation mon tho mar, If tho s,h;oo,
pass 10 the consideration of he new resio, i; Tho ca
res which have had the homo, In suhn;, md ,,h;",
relates if | am not mistaken. To this Di.,,c,
Resored That il is exreden, ,n abolish s,.ro, :, Il,
District of Columbia willis, that ;nst;,n,on o,n,,as
exist in the STATE of Mary land without the copsen, nj
that State without the copsen, Of Tho neonle ~ IN. Nc
tirt and without just compensation TO the owners al
slaves within IN. D,s,ric, - ~ ' VI
Mr. ptesdent n, ob;on,;. -, u,
TO this solution by some honorable senate, nm tho M
side of This body that it did no, con,a, an s,io,
Of the unconstilutionaity of the exe,cse If th. o 81
abolition. said then as have uniG,rmly main, .rsd
in this body as commended for in 1898 nd .ar h"ua
done, thai the power tn abolish slavery with, Tho ne
tric of Columbia has been vested in C,,o,sss hv Ian
guage too clear and explicit To admit in nv ,,d,m.n,
any rational doubt whatever. What sir is the Ian.