The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-22

Texas OF the conditions proposed by Congress was au
ms,ion al ihs eonnexion was before the Two houses
The eonnexion completed ma, Jaw u Ul '"s
deed OF annexation, was ultimately adopted Whsn y
was on its passage here, express my opposl2n ~ ~
and recorded INV vote and there TIE vote stands WIN
the observations made upon that oeea non nnapr;ea,
between 1887 and this time, that, on various a';
and opportunities have expressed my enute oPposiuon
10 The admission OF slave States. o. the acquisition Of
new slave territory to be added 10 the United states
know no change IN my on NUN now air. read very
briefly one other xiract from speech oil mine naue al
convention held in Springfield, Massachusetts oei"s"
Der "a, ls47: "a. aa.,s,s
and evils OF slavery and slave anne xaton whoh lhsy
call the Wlnlo prousso That certaaiy Is Just sshu
meni, but IT is not sentiment 10 found any nsw parry
mon II * moi a sentiment on which Massachusetts
wings differ There is not man IN tins halI WHO NOUS
to il firmly than do nor one VINO aaheses W
~ feel some litle interest in this matter, SIR Dd mol
commit myself in 1888 TO the whole doctrine i9y, en-
tireys And must be permitted TO say tbat cannot
quite consent that discoveries should claim
| the merit and take out patent =.
- deny the priority OF the invention hiio" me :"
saw sir il is not their thunder
awe are TO the first and last and every occasion
which offers to oppose the extension OF slave power
But speak of here. as IN Congress. as poiussa'
oueslion-a question for statesmen 10 act upon. We
must SO regard it, certainly do not mean 10 say thal J!
is less important in moral point OF view-tha ~ IS no.
more important in many other points OF view bat as
Legislator or in any official capacity must iook al H.
consider it, and decide it, matter OF political ACTON
On other occasions, sir ana I'D oepa'es heie'
pressed my determination TO vote 10. no .,
anne xations North, South, East, or West MY opinion
has been that we have territory enough, anu .na WE
should use the Spartan maxim; i"P'o'e' "o ""
| you have; seek no iuriher
Ata subsequent period Mr. Webster accompanied MIR
Fillmore in Journey 10 the North. At 1uialo he made
speech on the 22d OF May last. from which we take
the following extract
Gen,emen that is the main story of the constitution
OF the United States the question OF slavery nea-
emen contend, and have always contended that al
fer the adoption OF the constitution, any measure OF the
government calculated TO bring slave territory into The
United States beyond the power OF the constitution,
and against its provision That is my opinion, and il
always has been my opinion II very consistent, or
thought TO be Tor the same purpose, In Jefferson
time attach Louisiana to the United States. treaty
with France made for that purpose But Jetersons
opinion at that moment was that an alteration OF the
constitution necessary TO enable 1t TO be done In
considering what will now repeat that opinion was
abandoned, and Louisiana admitted by law, without
any provision alteration in the constitution. AT that
time young to hold any Office take any share
in The political affairs OF the country LOUISIANA was
resenation in Congress the principle OF mixed basis
Florida afterwards admitted. Then, too, was out
of Congress had been in il once; but had nothing to
do with the Florida treaty the admission of Florida
My opinion remains unchanged that II was not IN the
original scope design Of the constitution 10 admit new
States out OF the foreign territory and that for one
would consent. and no matter what may be said a.
the Syracuse convention, or any other assembage of IN.
sane Persons-I would consent that there should
be foot OF slave territory beyond what the old hr
teen States had at the time Of the formation OF the Union
Never, never. The can't show his face to me and
say he prove that departed from that doctrine
He would sneak away, and stink away, hire mer-
cenary Heep, that he might say what mercenary
tate from liberty Daniel Webster has become. Laugh
ter and cheers He knows himself to be hypocrlte
and falsifer But, gentlemen was in public life when
/ the proposition Texas TO the United States
brought forward You know, the revolution in Texas,
which divided that country from Mexico, was IN the
year 1885 1886 | saw then-and don't know that it
required any particular toresigh-,iha 1t would be the
very next thing to bring Texas which was designed to
be a savehoding State, into this Union. did not wait
sought occasion TO proclaim utter aversion TO any
such measure, and determined to resist it, with all my
strength, 10 the last
Now, gentlemen it is not for your edifcation, | am
sure that now what have before spoken IN the
presence OF this assembly was in this city IN the year
sion, in the Of which went TO the South and
returned here, my friends in New York were KIND
enough TO offer me public dinner as a testimony oil
their public regard for me. went out OF my way on
that occasion for the purpose of showing what antici-
paed in the attempt 10 annex Texas as slave territory
and said II should be opposed by me to the last extremity
And in Nblos Garden, in March, 1897, made speech.
Well there the press all around me-the wing press
and the democratic press. Some spoke commenda'oIy
enough OF my speech, but all agreed that took pains 10
step out OF my way to denounce IN advance me anneha
ton OF Texas slave territory 10 the United States
said that occasion Gentlemen, we all see that by
whomsoev possessed Texas is likely to be savehod-
ing country and frankly avow my entire unwingness
to do anything that shall extend the slavery OF The Ain
can on this continent or add other avehodng States TO
the Union When said that regarded slavery as a
great moral and political evil only used language that
has been adopted by distinguished men, themselves c-
zens OF savehoding States shall do nothing, mere
fore, 10 extend encourage It's further extension we
have slavery already among The constitution found
ii among Ii recognised II, and gave 1t solemn guar.
anees To the full OF these guarantees we are all
bound in honor, in justice, and by the constitution. All
the stpulaons contained in the constitution IN favor OF
the vehodlng States which already in the Union,
ought 10 be fulfilled and far depends me, shall
be fulfilled in the funess OF their spirit, and to the
actness OF their letter Slavery exists in the States
beyond the reach OF Congress II is the OF
the States themselves. They have submitted it to
Congress, and Congress has right power it.
shall concur, therefore, in act, measure, no
menace, no indication OF purpose, which shall inter-
lere, or threaten TO interfere, with the exclusive au.
thoy OF The several States the subject OF slavery
as IT exists within their respective limits. All this
appears to me to be matter OF plain and imperative
duty. But when we come 10 speak OF admitting new
States, the subject assumes and entirely different
aspect Our rights and duties then both differ.
ent The free States and all the States then liberty
TO accept or reject When il is proposed bring new
members into this political partnership, the old members
have night To say what terms such partners are 10
come in, and what they TO bring along with them.
In my opinion the people of the United States will not
consent to bring new, vastly extensive and slavehold
ing county, large enough Tor half dozen dozen
States into the Union. In my opinion, they ought not
10 consent TO IT," Gentlemen, | mistaken; Con-
gress did consent 10 the bringing in OF Texas They did
consent, and wasa false prophet Your own State con
scented, and the majority OF the representatives OF New
York consented went into Congress before the final
consummaIon oil the deed, and there fought-holdng
both my hands. and pocaimng with voice stronger
than II now is, against the whole OF it, But you would
have and did have IL gentlemen, will