The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-27
come IN and what they are to bring along with them. In

nv opinion the people OF the United States will not
10 bring new. vastly extensive, and slayeholding
country large enough for half dozen dozen States,
into The Union In my opinion, they ought not TO con-
sent TO it," Gentlemen vas mistaken congress ala
consent to the bringing in OF Texas they did consent.
and was false prophet Your own State consented,
and the majority OF the representatives OF New fork
consented went into Congress before the maj con
summation OF the deed and there toaght-hoding up
both my hands, and procalmlng with voice stronger
than il is, against the whole OF H. But you would
have il So and you did have II so-nay gentlemen VIII
tell the truth, whether 1t shames the devil or not
Laughter Persons who have aspiTed high as lovers oil
Lberty--as eminent lovers Of the Wilmot Proyiso--as
eminent free soil men, and who have mounted over our
heads and troddsn US down as i we were mere slaves
they are the that brought Texas into this country
That is the TRUTH the whole TRUTH and nothing but the
truth and declare il before you and in the presence OF
God that Was g LoTs % n wdd "a
into the Union under either OF the original resolutions or
afterwards But New York voted tor the measure. The
two from New York voted for j. and turned the
questions and you may thank them for The glory the re-
nown, and the happiness Of having five or SIX slave
States added 10 the Union. [Great sensation Don't
blame me for it. lie, them answer who d'd the deed.
and who proclaming liberty, and using j for
humbug and trading purposes Gentlemen, who aided IN
bringing in Texas II all fairly told TO you You
heard Moses and the prophets daughter j but i one
had risen from the dead such your devotion 10 that
policy at that tme that you would not have heard him. or
listened to him for moment Well all that will now say
after before the country the world consent to be mum
bered among those who introduced slave power into
the Union. did all in my power to prevent IT, Zap
plause. 4
And again, gentlemen. the Mexican war broke out.
This vast territory acquired and the peace made
and, much as disliked the war. disiked the peace
more. because it brought in these territories. That tern
tory was unknown I did not know what it might be.
The plan from the South knew that certain
southern gentlemen wished the acquisition Of California,
and New Mexico, and Utah, as means OF extending
slave authority and slave population; everything was
known aboutt did not fall into their idea much, but
seeing quarrel, as conceived-seeing how much il
would distract the Union voted against the peace with
Mexico. voted against the acquisition wanted none
OF her territory-California, New Mexico. nor Utah
They were rather ultra American. They far from
and saw that they might lead to political disturb
ance and voted against them aagainst the treaty and
against the peacs-and am glad OF il. Seeing that il
would be OCCASION Of disputehat BY the controversy
Badger and other respectable and distinguished men Of
the South voted against the acquisition and the treaty
which secured it and the men OF the North had voted
the way. we would have been spared all the dlf-
cultes that have grown out of it. [Applause.l Now.
there of doubt, gentlemen, that there some
persons in the South who supposed that California il il
came IN at all, would come IN as slave Stale. You
know the extraordinary events that arose there. You
know that California received rush from the northern
people, and that African slave could more live
csssity il became free State and that doubt, was
source of much disappointment to the South And then
there was New Mexico and Utah what was to be done
with them Why gentlemen, from the best nveetiga-
ton have given the subject, and the reflection have
devoted 10 it, of the opinion that the mountains OF
New Mexico and Utah could no more sustain African
slavery than the SHOWS of Gambia saw it was iDpos-
sible. thought so them and think now There
FORE gentlemen, when proposed in Congress to ap
ply the Wmot Proviso TO New Mexico and Utah, il ap.
peared TO jus, absurd TO apply here in western
New York. | saw that the snowy hills, the eternal
mountains, and the climate of those countries, would
never support slavery No could carry slave there
with any expectation OF profit. 1t could not be done
and the South thought that it irritating and disre-
specfu was not willing 10 do il; and therefore saw
no occasion for applying the Wilmot Proviso to New
1 Vtoh dvr,hp
il nowi The law admitting those Territories passed
without any proviso. Is there slave or is il likely
there will be one there Why there is not man in The
United States stupid not 10 at this moment that
such thing was wholly unnecessary, and that il was
only calculated to rrilaie and offend And not
who is disposed TO create irritation, give offence to
brothers, or TO break up raternal friendship without
cause The question was open whether slavery should
or should no. go 10 New Mexico or Utah. There is no
slavery-there is not the shining face OF an African
there II is utterly impaccable and utterly ridiculous
TO suppose H. and one who does not mean TO agtate
will urge it.
Well, gentlemen, we have race Of agators all over
the country-some connected with the press-some am
sorry TO say, connected with the learned professions
They astateheir live consists in agitangtheir
freehold. their copyhold their capital. their all and oil
depend on the excitement OF the public mind Gentle
men, these things went on at the commencement Of the
year 1850 There great questions before the
public There was the question Of the Texan boundary,
and OF government for Utah and New Mexico which
considered as one question; and there the ques-
ton OF making provision for the restoration Of fugitive
slaves Gentlemen these subjects have someih ing
TO say Texas, as know established her independ-
ence OF Mexico by her revolution and the battle OF San
Jacinto. which made her sovereign power. have
already stated TO you what have anticipated from The
moyemeni-that she would ask 10 come into the Union
as slave State We admitted her in isi5, and ad-
mittsd her slave State We admitted her in sa5 and
we admitted her with her own boundaries Remember
that She claimed by conquest all that territory which
commonly called New Mexico east Of the Rio
Grande She claimed also by these limits what her con-
sttuion had declared and established the proper limits
OF Texas. This was her claim and when she adj
mtted into the United States the United States did not
define her territory. They admitted her she We
took her as she defined her limits and with the
power of making three additional slave States say
"we," but did not always remember that Now, in this
state oil things, let us go back to 1850 What was the
state OF things in 1882 There Texas claiming all
that or great part of that which the United States had
acquired from Mexico New Mexico She stated that
IT belonged TO her by conquest and by her admission into
the United States and she ready to enforce her claims
ny the force OF arms Recollect that is not all man
must be ignorant of the history OF the country who does
great agitation throughout the whole South Who
does not know that six OF The largest States OF
the South had already taken measures for separation
were preparing Tor dsunion in some way They con-
Cured with Texas, Tor Texas prepared or preparing
to enforce her rights by force Of arms Troops were
enlisted and do you not remember, gentlemen, that at
this state Of things how many thousand persons in the
South were disatected towards the Union, des
rous for breaking II up ready Join Texas-to
JON her ranks. and what they could make war
establish the rights OF Texas TO New Mexico The
public mind was disturbed There were thousands and
thousands ready TO join Texas. Now, all the extreme
South at this time disa6ecied towards the Union
These very men were in condition to fall into any
course OF things which should be violent and destructive
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