The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-24


sented went ato Congress before The Ana consum
mson Of the decd and there fought holding up both mr.
H. against the whole Of Il But You seui h.,a 10
and you aid have so Nay, gentlemen, viii ten the,
truth, whether It shames the de,n or not Lsushterl
eminent lovers Of the Wmot Proviso-as eminent fee
soil men, and who have mounted over Gu. heads ana
that brought Texas into this country That is the
truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and
was So Look to the journals without the con-
sent 81 New York Texas would not have into the
Union under either Of the original resolutions or after
wards. But New York voted tor the measure The TIVE
Senator'S from New York voted for 1t aud turned ths
question and you may thank them for the glory, tn,
States added 10 the Union. (Grest sensation Don't
blame for it. Let them who ali the deed, ara
who are now precaimns liberty and usns it for hum
Gentlemen, who aided in bringing in Te1as' It We
al fairly told 70 you You heard Moses and the pro-
phe.. (sughter) but il one had risen from the deal
such VAS your devotion to that policy at that time th
moment. We'll all that complain Of is, that with tAs
blessing Of God will not now, hereafter before thS
eSantry or the world consent to be numbered among
those who introduced slave power into the Union.
again gcntlemen the Mexican war broke out Thls va
much AZ disked the war, disliked the peace more
because brought in these territories That territsrr
was unknown. did not know what it might be. The
plan from the South knew that certain southorn
gentlemen wished the acquisition Of California
Mexico and Utah. Of extending slave author
ity and slave population everything known aboutit
did net n, into their idea much but seeing quarrel
conceived seeing how much it would distract ths
Union voted against the peace with Mexico voted
sgans the acquisition WANTED mono Of her territory
California, New Mexico sor Utah They were rather
they might lead to political disturbance and voted
against them al-aganst the treaty and against tho
occasion dispute that by the controversy the whole
Union would be sgitated Messr Berrien, badger, aud
ether respectable and distinguished Of the South
voted agan. the acquisition and the treaty which -
cured IL and If the men Of the North had voted the
that havv grown ont OF IT, (Applause) New, there y
no -ort az doubt gentlemen that there were per-
sons In the South, who supposed that CALIFORNIA; II
canS In at all, would come in a. slave State Yoa
Ano~ the extraordinary events that there You
know that California received rush from the northern
psorla and that 81 African slave could no more live
there than he could on the top Of Mount Hecla. or
ce.sty i became free state, and tbat doubt
source q much disappointment to the south And then
there was New Mexico and Utah; what to DO doAs
with them Way, gentemon from the best invcstiss-
ton have given the subject and the reflection have
devoted to It. was OF tho opinion that tho mountains
Of New Mexico and UteS could no sustain Ameri-
csn slavery than The SHOWS q Canada 1 saw IL was
impossibie I thought so then, and I think 50 nov
Therefore, gentlemen, when Il proposed in Congress
20 Apply tho Nnmot proyso to New Mexico and Utah Is
Wester, New York I that tho snow hills, the
eterna! mountain and the climate Of those countries,
slave there with any expectation of profit 1t could n0t
be done, and the south thought that It irri-
therefore, saw occasion for applying the WdmoS
provi-o 20 New Mexico CT Utah. voted accordingly,
IL il likely there will there Why, there u
net man IN the United stotes SO stupid as not to zee
at this momsnt, that such thing was wholly unneces-
sary aud that It only calculated to irritate and
cfend And an not one who IA disposed to create
irritation give offence 20 our brcthors or to break
frat.rna friendship without cause. The question was
open whether slavery sh,ud should not 60 to New
Mexico or Utah There Il slsyery There Is not the
shining face Ct African there. II Is utterly mprsc
ticabe and utterly ridiculous 70 suppose It, AMI one
sho does not mean TO agitete, will urgeit.
tue counrysome CONNECTED with the press; some ana
sorry 70 ssy connected with TITO learned professions
their feehoid, their copyhod hc capital! their all and
sl, depends on the excitement OF the public miad
Gentlemen, thesc things went on at the cpnnencemcnt
Of The year 1850 There two great questions before
the public There the qucson Of tsc Texan boun-
which l consider question aud there the
question az making provision for the restoration q
fugitive slaves. Gentlemen, on thrsc SUBJECTS have
somethng 70 say Texas, a. 700 know, estabShed hae
intependcnce of Mexico, by her revolution and the
have already stated 10 you what have ANTICIPATED
from the movement that shc would ssk to into the
Union - slave state. Wa admitted her In 1913, ana
admitted her IS slave State We sdmitted her in
1876, and admitted her with her own boundsresrc
member that She claimed by conquest al that territory
which commonly called New Mexico, II the Eio
0rsnce. She claimed also by these Limits what her
siutcn had declared aud established the proper
limits 81 Texas This her claim, and when shc
admitted into tho United States, the tn,d States did
not eotne hos territory They admitted her as he
power Of nslirg three additional slave States say
"se' but dia not a!Ways remember that. Now, In
tins state 9 thpgs let " 90 back 10 isSo VIA. was
in- al that great part u that which the United
States hid acquired from Mexico, a. Nov Mexico She
stated that IL belonged 10 her by conquest and by
her admission into tho United states, and she
rsdy 70 enforce her claims ~ tic force q arms Re-
collect that b not all man must be ignorant OF the
history a the country sho does not know, that nj tho
commencement 81 isJo, there great egitzIo
throughout the whole south Who does not know that
sx q largest s,acs o. tho south had already
taken malsurs fOr scTars;icn-wcre preparing fr ds-
unlcn in soTo way They ccncurrod With Iexss, ioe
Texas prepared preparing enforce her rights ~
fure Troops -nlistci and ioat you
Ter gentlemen thar thir state fthinys how tnu
sand rtrns Ia the south vcrc dssnrcted towsr shs
Union cesrcnS for breaking ~, Or wcro ready
TO join TcnSsto Jon her rsnke and wust hcy couid
mAhe IN war 10 estb the rights ~ Texas New Ne n
90, The public mind WAS disturbed There Thousands
ard th0mands ready 70 join Texas. Now, all the cK-
In ne South vt ths time gas dsaFcctrd towards tho
Union Three very were w condition 70 fall inss
any Of things that should BE- sient and cestfus-
tive. Wen then gentlemen. Whit VS. 60 BE- done again.
thrrr tsO orts OF foresight. There IA lits-
~ foresight, which what viii - the result y duo
appeal = arms an1 there Il also ststcnan .e fors-
SIGHT vhch looks the result ~ battles ant
nag- but through tho rcsus Of political dnrbaac-s,
the violence carried into ma tary operations,
and the horrors attendant on civ var.
never hsd doubt gentlemen. that II the saminis-
tfatcn y uecrts Taylor had gone g wsr ant 80 s~ss
troops into Nc~ Mexico. thai he soald have whipped
thsm IN week. The poser eie wa lar SUP t,or
q III tn pc~,r on the otber Dnt what thsn wass
" Texan TROOPS nssistsd ~ thnusands 81 voluatscw
- n the disaarcisd states had gfnc New Mexico
and bsd lr d,fsa.d and turrc 1scs would shst have
attsd tho boundary question Nov, ccr.lsmen. vie
bad ton thoussna .oi,s-I wish could dras around
the whcls people ~ he United Stat.s-.ud ~rsh r
coua mahe ,hcn, I'll bear rhat NV declare L. ry o~1
nsc.eDce, before the Poser who ss hugh, and wh0
I'll judge ycu snd hereafter, ny saefnn bel -
lat 4 this ASS controversy q not settled By
Congress n thc manner called the al rstrsnt Deasurea
civil var ~11Ll have cD.uct-blooi, Anericsa bi1oir
wo-id have been shed and who @l whst ell w,sA
hsvv ttcn The consequence oeutemen l. AZ b snor-
able var, IFS fr-ign TO invade us-f oar righs s~e
j threatunrd-lf " wrro NECESSARY % Orient thcm ~