The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-31


war ceased six months before Mr. b. had introduced
n,ese resolutions He Mr. CO. raised an objection
against witness on The ground that be was All ande
He had answered that he believed in hell, and " as
excluded thai ground After awhile The cause was
revived, and the witness answered that he believed
in hlle short hein Just enough, appeared TO swear
by Mr. Brooks, Mr. L. held, believed IN ule OF The
Provisons about enough TO answer his purpose at The
time OF that convention.
He next commented the manner OF Mr. BRoogs's at
tempt e asS 1 could seat hi e was
glad have the extreme gentlemen OF The South voting
carry out the purposes OF the northern extremists
He doubted not that they governed by honest mo
tiyes however much those motives differed from his lie
opposed the bill because proposed TO give Texas 7oooo
square miles that did not belong TO her, ana % give 70 me
bulls and bears OF the stock market Sl0,U000O0 OF The
peoples money He would vote away neilber that nor
the land, which was that of Freedom and i should be
h % hs New IA meo vof The eoy in dis
pue and commended that we were bound by the treaty 10
admit her State Of the Union without dismember-
ment M
Ii had been argued that wrong reject the bill
before opportunity could be given to tinker up. Now
il was that bill only that could be voted on. THIS was
proved by the manner In which the previous question
called by It's friends Thus his for lis rejection
on It's second reading justified. He knew nothing OF
the legerdemain Of Legislation. when an Offensive PHI
presented to him, he struck al il soon as he could
and in all It's exposed part MIR. BROOKS (said Mr. Cd
could reason now, though good reason 10 1913,
for prohibiting slavery in the territory acquired IRON
Mexico The southern men say can 50 there, unless
legislaed against They do not hold 10 the doctrine
of Mr.. Brooks that the great God had forbidden slavery
from going there He dbl not hold TO the doctrine OF Nr
BROOKS that there harm in eenacng the Will OF
God and, to be Of excluding slavery from that ter
ritory, he should'go for re,.snact.ng those laws
Mr.. CLIHGMAN lsaii Mr. ca had proclaimed that
slavery could and would go there il such territorial
government for South California he Mr.. CLINGMAN]
proposed was established,
He (Mr CLARK had prepared early in the session,
long and elaborate argument the geography OF Texas
with which he was we'll acquainted He had examined
the map from the palace OF Mexico exhibited here by
airy of Texas extending funhe west than the Colo
rado and crcnmscrlbng the boundaries OF New Mexico
New Mexico, did not belong to Texas Mr.. HILL1ARD
had argued any more than any other land in the world
| on which The foot OF man was not resting
Mr.. G. (continuing) wanted TO know whether Mr.
billiard intended. on the day before yesterday, to
assert Mexico, in offering acknowledge the indie
pendence Of Texas if she would not herself to
the United States, designed 10 pledge herself acknowl
edge her claim TO particular boundaries. He had no
confidence the of Texas defining her boundaries
She gained right by merely asserting it. He
baled yhe doctrine that the United States acting in
the agent for Texas in establishing the bound
AIRY OF the latter If so, he called on Texas 10 for
ward and pay the expenseso make good the lives and
millions The war had cost The general government
He held that Texas Was but clustering IN sending
Neghbors 10 that region Now, she had no lime TO de-
tend her citizens against the tomahawk OF the
age, but could march hundreds OF miles to dispute the
authority OF the United States.
When Mr. STEPHENS was threatening war on the
part OF Texas, he thought IT was all place; Tor
he (Nlr 81 looked as feeble, physically, as was Texas
when compared with the power OF the United States.
which gave Texas The Rio Grande as boundary The fn.
tly OF which he argued 10 prove. He secuted the
threats OF Texas Her bowie-kbiie was not yet in the
scale bu, il il there's would not have the et
feet of inducing him 10 rob the treasury He held Texas
cher admssion responsible for the loss of The tariff of
1912 He objected 10 The bill because lis demands
monslrons He also objected TO it because the demand
made with threats. The bond-hoders had more
less OF the press under pay so be received what the
press was say ng on this question with due allowances
a Ia Unf kni uuyha hahn ahnnf
disunioniss feeling assured thai they very few and
far between any where IN this country,
He opposed 10 paying these revolutionary debts,
fearing those OF the expedition of Lopez would soon
be upon We had not diminished the ability of Texas
10 pay her own debts IN the act OF annexation bad
increased that ability, as he proceeded TO show Now,
he cared not TO vote this money, much of which, if
Voted would 60 the descendants OF those whom Jesus
whipped out of the temple; On Tor second advent OF
that sane small thong Texas says she does not
beg our money-tha she never asked annexation. She
did ask H. and rejected her embraces but afterwards
was like the lewd woman in the Scriptures, who wiped
her mouth and exclaimed that she had done nothing
wrong. He compared Texas TO the Spanish besgar, who
held out his hat the point OF his bayone asking as
in The OF the Virgin, but taking care 10 point his
caIbne at The trayellers breast go where he would.
+ Mr.. GORMAN next obtained the floor. He was induced
part in this discussion. lie bad done his best SINCE
soming here 10 establish good understanding between
the sections oil the Union He loved his country better
than party and regarded the issues now beforstbe House
as pregnant with disaster. If properly disposed of
lie was one oil those denounced dough faces for
daiing 10 stand by The Union in her hour OF trial He
dared now and forever 10 " face the music" He had
always held that annexed Texas believing that she
owned every foot OF the land OF The Rio Grande
lie should not argue the title Of Texas which had been
so ably established BY others. ii her title was no, be-
yond dispute before The with Mexico tina, had
made II valid against denial The part OF the United
STATES The resolution OF nexa,ion committed The
general government 10 the doctrine that Texas owned ter
uory north OF 90 deg. 80 min
Now, II owning single foot OF territory north az that
ne included Santa Re and nearly all claims nj New
Mexico east OF the Rio Grande Mr. Fillmore in his
message bad recommended The settlement of the Texas
boundary question, With that Of his recommended.
lions Mr. o. was pleased, il had been dictated by a
snai Of patriotism He fillmore) b all demanded OF his
friends and his country TO sustain him in settling the con
troversy. Tie had given the warning that cyd war
was impending. But here came Mr.. CLARK 10 throw
hls contempiuous language his nsinuaiions &c in the
lace OF his own Executive IN declaring that this recon
mtndaiion OF President Fillmore was an invitation 10
Congress to plumber the treasury Now he fNr q |
look y That Mr CLAag's assault Mr.. Fillmore was
but amovement OF the higher law party of New York
lie repeated, MIR CLARK and the higheaw larty 10 rhe
contrary ne veneraied the spirit debating that Particular
portion OF the Executive message in question
MI. AsiIMUE bad been virtually denounced fsaJ Mr. /
v as coward ~ this conneyion In The same matter
ne, TOO, was 100 great coward TO fight his own coun
ymen on NE hed OF battle IA civil He would sooner
mark the line ~ silver than in blool
What 10 be done On his own side of the cham |
Der lac heard honorable gentlemen telling the House ina,
Texas owned the whole OF the territory and that she
viii not consent TO give up foot be made free soil
Mr. CLARK, the organ OF the higher.law marty had
declared that he would give up foo, To be made
slaveholding soil On these adverse views ~ 40 ho,k