Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-07-05

dispute tsis very ude, iRe i0NoNlng - MT
NasOn's bill, or amendment, with the vote up,
on il,
"Mr. MIsoS moved 10 amend The hill y slrik.
ing gu, all a(ler the eusctng clause. and insert
ing the allowing:
That by the POINT resolution approved March
ls. Isa5, for anneKing Texas to the U. States,
it being ordained that ''lhe territory properly 10
claded within and fightiu'ly belonging To the
Republic OF Texas" might be erected into a
new State and admitted into the Union, i; Is the
opinion and Judgment OF Congress that The ad-
mission of Texas into the Union. with shs
boundaries prescribed by the laws ,hereof, not
objected 10 by the United States at the time of
such anne xation is conclusive against The United
States of the RICH, Of Texas to all territory in
cluded within such boundaries.
2. BE Il Resolred, Tim, when In a state Of
war. and in the absence Of actual State auihori.
~ any where without the limits OF State, mill.
,ary possession is taken 10y the United Staies OF
such part of tho territory Of State, such posses.
sion can righttuy be considered as taken and
held only in subordinalion 10 the authority OF
such State, To DO surrendered forthwith on the de-
mnnd Of such State when the war Is ended.
y. And BE- Il further Resolved, That Il is the
duty Of the United States forthwith TO surrender
10 the constituted authorities of the State OF Tex.
a. all and any territory within the limits o, that
! State. rs the same are prescribed by the laws
1 thereof, which may have been temporarily IN the
military occupation OF the United States during
the late War with Mexico
\ YgAs.--Messrs. A,chnson, Barnwell, Balef.
/ Clemens, Davis OF Mississippi, Houston Hun.
ter, King, Mason, Norton Rusk, sou!e, Turney,
and Yulee-lA.
NAYS -Me"rs. Badger, Baldwin, Bcll, Ben.
/ ton, Berrien, bradbury. Bright, Cas-, Chaw
Clark, Cooper Davis Of Massachusetts. Daw.
son, Dickinson Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa, Hamlin, Mangum, Norris, Pearce, Phelps.
Seward, Shields. Smith, Spruance, Surgeon
Underwood, Upha.n, " ales, Walker and Win,
,hrop--37.
50 the motion was not agreed TO.
But there is another point connected With his
vote TO which wish now to direct the senator's
particular attention. tie has said il il can be
showa that no had recorded his vote on any
que sllon involving the interest Of the south con.
necied with slavery ---and he pledged himself to
abide by it--with Chase, Hale and Seward, that
he will resign his seat In the Ssnalc. have
said that would show il. aud that il no would
stick to his pledge he would have to resign, The
above vote shows il. The name OF the senator
stands recorded with Chase. hale and Seward,
and the whole abolition phaanx. IN the vote
against confirming the title OF Texas as slave
State. 10 the whole of her territory, as laid down
ia her law Of 1885, which she claimed under
the compact of annex atom, which he said him
self was TALL, complete and undenIable, and
which he would no, say ANYTHING, by resolution
or otherwise, to call in question lie voted with
Chase, Hale and Seward against this PROPOSE
ton to confirm Texas in the integrity oi her en-,
tire boundary as a slave State, which would have
fred the territory, beyond any cavii within her
entire limits as slave territory, when her title to
a par, of this territory was disputed by the Gov
srnmen,, and the adverse proposition in tho Sens
ate was, to take from her this part OF her terri
tory for pecuniary consideration, and removing
from it the restriction of her 'dssenT in lls for
nation into States, 10 place II undor tho control
Of an an,i>slavery majority in Congress, who dts
puted il "a Texas soil, and denied its character
a. slave territory. know the senator will say
! tina, this was a mere question OF boundary, MOI
involving The interests Of slavery. Hut This VII
} not avail him. Every one admit that, had The
title Of Texas to all the territory within her Inn
: its been confirmed by act Of Congress, by the
amendment, offered by Mr.. Mason, that it wouIc
, all have been absolutely confirmed as slave ter
rory, by act Of tho Government. and il subse'
, ouently any pg,ion Of il had been purchased
! the character of that portion would have been
fixed 40 slave territory, beyond eavil or dispute
{, could show from the senator's own speech, O
J e,h January, 1850, which | hold in my hant, 'hs
! he Yves himself Of the opinion, that 10 cut oil
part Of the territory Of Texas west Of the Colo
RADIO. and on the upper Rio Grandc with her iiil'
in DISPUTE, would make il freesoil. But as h
. has spoken 30 oGen on every side oil every qGes
a ton, and 90 differently a, diferen, times, ! ie0
I HE own speech would no, be good authority will
T him, which conflicts with his present position
( therefore give yout the opinion Of Mr.. Webs'e
on this point who, in the judgment OF the senator
: is one Of the great Champions OF the Southern
i Rights. In bis speech in the Senate, June 18th
1850, Mr.. Webster says:
Il "Sir, il does not seem to strike other senator
d as il strikes me, but If there be any qualification
c Of the genera! remark which | made, or tn
. opinion WHlcn t1pTCebco va Wv -" vs. 1890
! TINT every foot Of territory Of the United State
s has a 6xed character for slavery or no slavery
Q If there be any qualification to that remark
$ has arisen here, from what seems 10 he an IN
!. dIsposilion to define the boundaries OF New
o Mexico tina. is all the danger there IS A
}, that Is part Of Texas was by the resolutions {
+. lei5 thrown under the general character Of lei
Is as territory and II, for want Of defining til
IT boundaries Of New Mexico by any proceed'n
# or process hereafter, or BY any event hereahe
= let me say to gentlemen that if any porto
r which they or do not believe to be Texas shou
Is be considered to become TEXAS, then, so far, III
is qualification Of any remark is applicable. Ar
I, therefore, do feel, as had occasion to say ~
N or three days ago, that it is Of the utmost 'rpo
g por,ance to pass this bill to The end thai there
y defni,ive boundary, fixed now, and fixed to
Of ever, between the territory Of New Mexico az
sr Texas, or the limits Of New Mexico ana u
= limits Of Texas Here the question lies u ger