New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-24


people OF the United States Will not consent to bring
IN new, vastly extensive, and savehOi3ng country,
large enough for half dozen dozen States, INTO the
Union In my opinion they ought no; 20 consent TO H.
Gentlemen, was mistaken Congress did consr i
10 the bringing IN Of Texas. They did consent and
| was a false prophet Your own state consented,
and the majority Of the Representatives OF New
J Ork consented. ] went into Congress before the
final contamination Of tho deed, and there / fought
holding up both my hands, AMI prOclalmlng with a
voice stronger than now Is, against the whole OF l
But You would have II 50, and YOU did nave II so
Nav. gentlemen, / viii tell the truth, whether II
shaInes the devil or not. rLaughterl Persons VINO
have aspIrcd high as lovers of lbcrty-aS eminent
lovers Of the WilmOt PTovlsO-dS eminent Free son
men. and who have mounted over our heads and
trOdcen US down as We were mere slaves tney are
the men that brought Texas INTO tins country. That
IS the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, and declare II before YOU. and IN the pres
ence OF my God, that Il was 50. Look 10 the lour-
mails. Without the consent OF Newly Ork, Tex
would not have come into the Union, under
either Of the original resolutions or afterwards
But New-NOr voted for the measure. The two
Senators from New-N Ork voted for It and turned the
question and YOU may thank them for the glory me
renoWn and the happiness of having I'VE or SIX Save
States added 10 the Union. fGTeat sensational Don't
blame me for H. Let them answer who dld the deed
and who are now prOciaming liberty and using II for
humhug and trading purposes Gentlemen VINO alc-
ed IN bringing IN Texas II was all fairly told 10
YOU. You heard Moses and the prophets llaushier,I
but II one had risen from The dead. such was your ut-
vOOn TO that policy. al that tune that YOU would nol
have heard him, or listened TO him for moment
Wen. all that VIII now say Is. that with the blessing
- God. VIII not now, OF hereafter before the colh-
Try, the world, consent 10 be numbered among
those who introduced new slave power INTO the Jnon
! did all In my power 20 prevent n. tApplau>e-l-
And again, gentlemen, the Mexican War broke out.
This vast territory acquired, and the peace was
made and. much dlslked the war. d1Sllked the
peace more because II brought IN these terriiorics-
That territory WIS unknown did not know what
It might be- The plan came from the South knew
that certain Southern gentlemen wished the acqm-
SltlOn Of California and NeW-MeXico and Utah, As
means of extending slave authority am slave popu-
lation everything known about 10. | dd no
fall INTO their idea much. but seeing quarrel a.
conceived seeing how much II would distract me
Union. / voted against the peace with Mexico. l
voted against the acquisition. | wanted none OF her
were rather ultra American. They were Tar from US
and SAW that they might lead 10 political disturb
ance. and voted against them all-aga the 1rea-
y ana against the peace ana am glad OF IT, seeing
that % would be occasion Of dispute that by the
controversy the whole Union would be agltated.
MCSsrS Ben1en, Badger and other respectable and
distinguished men of the South, voted against the ac-
QUESTION and the Treaty which sG"uredu and If the
men of the North had voted the same way, we
would have been spared an the difficulties that have
grown out OF 1t. Applause Now, there IS no
sort OF doubt gentlemen, that tere were some per
sons IN the South who supposed that ttl9pIa. II II
came IN at an. would come IN as slave State. You
know The extraordinary events That arose there. ON
know that California received rush from the
Northern people. and that an African slave could no
more live there than be could on thc top OF Mount
Hecla. OF necessity It became free State, and
that no doubt source of much disappointment TO
the south. And then there was New-MeMco
and Utah what was 90 be done with them
Why, gentlemen, from the best Investigation i
have gwen the subject and the reelection l have
devoted 10 1t, was Of the opinion that ie mountains
of NCW-McNcO and Utah cOhld no more sustain
American Slavery than the snoVs,of Canada. saw
10 was impossible / thought 50 tnen. and think so
now Therefore, gentlemen when l was proposed
g. ann DTnNls0 ID
Mexico and Utah, IL appeared tQ Just absurd rs
10 apply It here IN Western NcW-AOrk / saw that
the snowy nils. the eternal mountains, and the climate
of those countries would never support Slavery. No
man could carry 20 slave there with any expectation
of profit. II could not be done and rs the South
thought that It irritating and dlSres tcctful, was
not willing 70 do u and. Therefore, saw no occa-
SION for applying the WllmOt PrONlso - NeW-McM-
60 or Utah. | voted accordingly, and who doubts It
now The law admitting those territories passed
without my prOylSO j. there slave, or IS ~ likely
there VIII be one there Why, there is not man IN
the United States stupid as not 10 sec at this mo-
mcni that such thing was wholly unnecessary, and
that It was only calculated TO tate and offend. And
an not one who Is disposed 10 create irritation, or
give oense 10 brothers. 10 break up fraternal
nendshlp, without cause The question was open
Whcthcr slavery should OF should not 60 10 New
Mexico or Utah There IS no Slavery. There IS not
and utterly ridiculous to suppose H.
and no one, WhOdoeS not mean 10 agaie, VIII urge H.
Well gentlemen We have race OF agItatOrs all over
am sorry 20 say. connected with the learned pro-
LESSONS. They agitatc-ther livelihood consists IN
amtatng-thClr freehold, their copyhold, their CAPT
tai. their all and all, depends on the CAcNcmcAi OF
The public mind Gentlemen, these things went ON
~ the commencement Of the year 1850. There were
two great questions before the public There was
the question OF the Texan boundary. and of Gov
eminent for Utah and NoW-MeXicO. which consid-
er as one question and there was the question OF
making a provision for the restoration OF fugitive
slaves. Gentlemen, on these subjects l have some
fAfl4 I'D ..FlI .HH
of Mexico, by her revolution and The
battle of san JacintO which made her sovereign
power / have already stated 10 You what have
autlc mated from The mOyemcut-thai she would ask
10 come into the Union as a Slave state. We al
United her IN lS45 and we admitted her as Slave
state. We admitted her in 1915, and we admitted
her with her own bOundares-TememDcr that she
claimed by conquest all that territory Wnich was
called cW-MeNcO,C east ofthe Rio Grandc
She claimed also by these limits what her Constitution
had declared and established as The proper hnuis
of Texas This was her claim and when she was
at nted into the United states, the United states d4i
not define her territory. They admitted her as she
Was We took her she defined her own hnlis
and with the power OF making three additional Save
States ! say "We,' but cld not always remember
that Now in this state of things, let us 60 back 10
1850 What was the state of things m 1891 There
was Texas claiming all tnal, OF great pdIt Oh lhdl
which the United States had acquired from Mexico,
aS NeW-MoxIco. She stated That 1t belonged 10 her
by conquest and 10y her admission INTO the United
STATES and She was ready 10 enforce hcr claims by
the force of arms. Rocolect that Is not all. \ man
must be ignorant of the history of me country VINO
docs MOI know, thai al The commencement OF 1850,
there was a great agitation throughout the whole
south. Who does NOT know that SIX or seven OF me
largest States of the South had already TAKEN mea-
>urtS for sepaTauOn-Wcre preparing TOY 1lsliIoh IN
some way 2 They concuuod with Texas. Tor Texas
was prepared or preparing TO enforce heI rights by
force of arms Troops were enlisted ana uoh YOU
remember, gentlemen. that ai inns STAT OF lnliss
how many thousand persons IN the south were dis
affected towards the Union, or were uesnous Tor
breaking 10 up or were ready 10 JON IeAas-lo JON
her ranks and see what they could make IN war
To establish the rights Of Texas 20 NeW-MeNcOl
The public miud was disturbed There we're ihoUs-
ands and thousands ready TO JOIN Texas Now, all
the extreme south al THIS time Was dsauectel To-
w..is Tie uion These very men were ID conll-
ton 20 iall INTO course of things when >ho-d De-
violent and destructive. Wei, then, gentlemen,
what was 20 be done again. Ear as Texas was con-
cerned Allow ne 90 say. teniieIncn- there are tNo
sorts OF foresight There j. amlhiary foresight when
sees what VIII be The result OF q dle appeal 20 arms
rf d.