The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-11

.Iu8 ~ RtaHNMHAsAN NAstF-f y 49, =
noiLiiF, heisf9Fe, 20 eAtFni nf epeuuf-ge'
So fuTlhsr sxislsion. We haEs slavery
slFeldy among -. The e0asulgii0h loand
i smonx u. llrscoFaased IL. 1nd gave il
solsma gaarsnsies. 10 Inc lsll exlrnl d
these gsassnlies ws are sll bssad IN honor.
in iaslice. AMI ~ the constitution. All
she ssipai4lion< eoalsiaed ID ihe eonssiiu-
ton. In favor 81 the siasrholsiing States
which are already II The uniah. oughs 10
DO fulfilled in The falaess Of their spifii.
md 10 The rxacinsss of their letter. Slave
~, ss ii exists ia The States. Is beyoad slae
ressh III Congress. II is she concern Of
the States themselves. They have never
sn5nsiliel il 10 Congress. and Congress
hss no night OF. power over il. ] shall
concur. therefore. In no zci. no measure. no
iaIicalion 81 purpose. v hieh shall interfere.
with the exclusive authority Of The sesersl
States over the subject Of slavery a
II exists within their respective limits All
this appears 10 me 10 be mailer of plain
and imperative duty. Bul vLen We CONS
10 speak Of admitting new States. the SUBJ
leel assumes new and enufely difereni
aspect. Our rights and oar dalies are then
both different. The free States and all The
STATES are iiiea Al liberty 20 acceploI reject
When il is proposed 10 bring new mem
bers into this political partnership. tie old
members have right 20 say on what terms
such partners are 10 come 10. and what
they are 10 bring along with ihem. In
any opinion the people oflhe United States
will mol ronseul 10 bring new. vastly ex-
tensise. and slasehoiding country. large
eaongh Tor hall duz-n States, into The
UnIon. In nv opinion. they ought not 10
consent 10 H." Gentlemen. l was mis-
taken; Congress dad roasrnl 10 The bring
ing ia OF Texas. They dad consent. and
was . false prophet. Your own Stale
consented. and ,fs majority OF The repre-
senlalives Of New York consented. |
went inia Congress befare iIe 6nal con-
summation OF The deed. aud there | fought
--holding MP baih hands. and proclalmfg.
with a voice stronger Than il now H..
against lIae whole Of il. But you would
have il so, and you did have il so-nay.
gentlemen. / viii tell the truth. whether il
shames The iesi! or not. Laughter.
Persons whn have sspired high az lovers
oflibsrly eminent lovers Of the Wis
mod proriso--as eminent free-soil men.
and who have mounted over our heads and
iroljcn US down a. il we we're mere SLAVES
they are The men thai brought Texas in
10 Ills country. That is The truth, The
whole truth. and nothing but the truth; and
Ideclare il before you, in the presence OF
InyGoJ. that il was so. Look 10 the jour.
mails. Without The consent Of New York.
Texas would mol have come into The I'M
ion under either of the original resolutions
or afterwards. Bui New York voted for
The measure. The Two Senators from New
York voted forit. and turned The question ;
and you may thank them for the glory,
the renown. and The happiness OF having
five OF six slave States added 10 The Union.
IGreal sensation. Dom, blame me for
u. Let them answer who did the deed,
and who arc now proclaiming Liberty, and
using il for hpmbug and trading purposes.
Gentlemen. wko aided in bringing in Tex
rs! II was alI fairly told 10 you. Yon
heard Moses and The prophets. laugllie
bul il one had risen from The dead, snch
was your devoiian TO thai policy, at that
time. ,ha. you would no. have heard him.
or listened 10 him for q moment. Well
all that now say is. that, with The bless.
ing Of God. will not now, or hereafter,
before the country or the world. consent
10 besnumbcied among those who intro
duced new slave power into The Union. ]
did all 10 my power 10 prevent il. APP
plsuse.1
And again. gentlemen, the Mexican wal
broke out. This vast Territory was ac-
quired. and the peace was made; and.
much as | dldiked The war, lisIlked The
peace more, because il brough, in these
territories. That territory was unknown.
] did mol know what il might be. The
plan came from the South. knew that
certain southern gentlemen wished The ac.
QUESTION Of California, and New Mexico,
and Utah, as means OF extending slave
authority and slave population; every
thing was known about il. Ibid no, falI
into their idea much, but seeing quar-
rel. as conceived-seeing howsmuch IL
would distract the Union-L voted against
The peace with Mexico. Ivoted against
The acquisition. ! wanted none Of her
trrriiory-California, New Mexico, nor
Utah. They were rather ultra American.
They were far from US; and I saw Thai.
they might lead To political disturbance,
and voted against them all-againsi The
treaty and against The peace-and | am
glad OF il. Seeing that il would he an oc-
casiDn Of dispuls-ihai by the controversy
The whole Union would be agitaied--
Messrs. Berrien. Badger. and other res
p'ctable and distinguished men of The
South. voted against The acquisition and
the treaty which secured it; and if The
men Of The North had voted the same
way wa would have been spared all
tie dfficIliie that have grown out oil
i. Applause. Now. there is no sor,
81 doubt. genlIemen. that there were some
persons in the South who supposed thai