The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-27
Speech Of Mr. Webster,
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
ON THE COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS,
March 7, 1850.


NJ. WEBsrER. beg 10 express nv Oh
lpa,ions 10 my friend i,om Wisconsin,, NJ.
Wslker,)as well ss to my f'.end from New
Ys,k, (Mr. Seward FOR ,helr courtesy IN al.
loving a,c 10 address The Senate his morning.
Mr. President. | ai.h to speuk today, NJ,
s,s Massachusetts man, nor as Q northern man,
bu, ss an American, aud = member of the
Senate of the Uaied S qes II is ioiionaie
,b., there 10 a Senaie of the United States
a body not We, moved from us propric'y, not
lost 10 n lust sense Of ITS own dignity, nhd lis
own b,ah responsibilities and body To ~h,ch
the country looks ~I,h cuaii lence for "isr,
moderate, patriotic, and healIng doetflhe.--
L. il no, 10 be den,rd that ws tive 10 he midst
Of strong ss,stons, ard ~ the ~ d. ofsciy
cou.idsf Bile dangers 10 our institutions of GOV.
eminent. The tmprisoned WINDS Gre let loose
The E,s,, the Wes,, the North sud he 'lor.
nv Sru,h. al combine TO ttfn" lie Whole .
ocean in commoli'n. ard 10 toss rs bilows
10 the .kies and 20 disclo.e Is prooundrsi
dephs. ! do not expect. NJ P'esi'en', TO
hold. OF TO h- e. 10 hold the helm 10 This con-
bat Of the political clements; bat bsye
du,y To perform end | mrsn TO perform Il Nth
fleli,y--nor alihout stl;,e Il he surround
tpc daagets, but not without hope. have
part 10 act, not for my own seeufiy or ssleiy,
fos an lookIn, oui taf no fragment upon
which 10 n n, sssy fiom he wreck, II wreck
there must be. hu, "a, the good oi tic sho'e
end the ptesersa'un Of the Whole aud there
/, iha, a hich viii keep ne 10 my du'y daring
this struggle, whe,her the sun and ihe s;aIs
shslI artcar or shall not appear for many DAYS
,pesk TO day for tie preservation OF The oH-
ioe. ,lcsr me FOR ny cause. -p'ak to.
dsv, eu; of a sol,ci'ous uud st,'ous heart, iot
The us'orsiou to the county OF that quiet
suJ that harmony ~hlch nuke. the bless,ngs
of this Unron 60 rich Dnd % dear TO US all.
These 40 the topics sa, propose to myself
TO Discuss; these atc the moiIves, that iofll
encs the 10 tho wish 10 eomDuacafe M opiH.
,nns TO The Senate aud the country aud II
can do sny thing. ho~ever h,ile. for the promo
tIoa 81 these epjs, shall have accomplished
oil ihs, desire.
NJ. Ptcs.den. il may no, be amiss TO fccu'
yerv h.n Il, 10 the events Which, "a iaiiy sud-
den and extraordinary, have btousM tie po
Utica cond,licn nf tie eolnlr, 10 ~ha' II 10"
10. iu May, lsi6, The United S;aus dccla cd
watsuains, Mexico. Ilet armles, then oa ;ae
frontiers, entered he ptovucss oil iba R@pue
iir me, and dtf'a,ed eli hei troops; prne'
usud het meu1.ain passes, and upled hei
| csritsl. The nsric !oiee ot the l. sac
took possession oi hef fis aud her towns % 'h'
AGsn,tc sud on The Pas .tic. la less hen '"'
YEARS uec.y was negoIiaed by Nhich hes
ico ced,d TO The L .n,d Safes vast tcuho
nv, extending seven CT eight huui.ci mile
along the shores OF tn Pscfe ; reaching baol
,ka nd
Lnul II fnsd tho lfCn'ict vi The safe o. lex
a.. 1t so hurpened s4s,, 81 thn di.trseie
snd feeble state Of The Meslcsu Governmen
before the declaration uf war BY The ta.ie
STATE, srains, Mr1tcn had become hno-sa t
California iha, the people OF Callio'nia, tnd'
III. lead of American oil GERS, perhaps eensri
iy, oretthrew The existing ptovtreIa' GoNefI
mpnt of Caliornla--ihe Nsxesn 80 hout'
--sud rvu IN an ;rdcrr ndeu' q Z. When d
arrived a, San Ftsnetsco that war hl
besa declared by the Unred o'es ega'u
Mexico. ihs iudepc n5enl il,g vas pulled do'
81 aud he stars and stripes of this Ullun ho,'t,
~ ITS stcsd. So, 81, before the war was owe
the pnsefs of the Unred States. mhhsty e'
nval had p7ssesstuu os San ftsnti'co a
Upper California, md great rush ai Gu
grants from vatiqus parts ot tie word to-
place mo Cahlotls iu 1916 snd lSl'
now, brhod unolhet wonjef.
Ia January 1919, tho Motmons, u is 40
or some OF them. made discovery OF an
ttsofdnaty rich mtno of gpd-or, rather,
very great QIsnli,, OF eod, hardly n 70
called la aitBe, tor II VAS spread 80 ~ az
sUf.cc--on the lower part OF the south or
mefican branch of the Sacramento. ~
seem TO have attempted 10 conceal their
covery for some time hu, anolter d'sco'c
perhaps of gteaier Importance, was made
gold, IN another paii OF the American btat
Of the Sacramento. nnd near Suffers iott,
tie called The fame OF these d scosei
spread Ear aud wide. They excited more
mote the spirit OF emigration towards Cali
nis, ~h,ch had alrendy taken place and {
sons crowd d 10 hundreds and illcked to~u
the bay Of San Francisco. This, as | h
SAID, took place III the winter Bnd Sprung
ls4s. ~he digging commenced IN ;he sp'
OF that year, and from that time to this
work Of searching for gold has bsen Pfos'
ted ~iih a SUCCESS not heretofore known IN
history Of this globe. We oil knew, err,
iacreduous the American public ~as al
accounts which reached us al hfst OF u
discoveries but We all know that these
Counts received. and continue TO receive
confirmation, snd do = n to tho present mon
suppose the assut snces are as strong. Z
the experience Of these several months
!, mines Of gold apparently ineShaus,,bls in
n regions near San francisco. 10 Califurn,
Il they we're q, any period Of tho earlier
:. Of the accounts. lt.o hsppcnsd, sir, ,ha
!. though in tho time Of peace, !, became q
'mportan,s subject To- legislative coosic