The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-24


says he objects very much 10 the line which have
established between New Mexico and Texas Well. sir,
my friend my left Mr. HoUsToNl does not object at
all though he rather hard please when The bust
ness OF settling the question OF boundary before us
Iexas believe without being bnbed, accused
her OF having been, agreed 10 take The money, and will
receive II, hope in due The contract of pur
chase good one, both for the vendor and the ven
Dee ioT thousand reasons too multiplied for specfea
on But me gentleman says (and if the assertion had
the least foundation il would be serious one ndeed)
thal we so arranged matters in The establishment Of
he territorial government IN New Mexico and in cutting
on portion OF the territory originally claimed by Texas
and now included in New Mexico. as 10 deprive the
South OF four slave States Is this true Has The gen
lleman ever read the resolution of Texan annexation
II he has not, ! would recommend him 10 read il as
soon as convenient provides expressly that Texas
may be subdyded, with her own consent as 10 allow
tour additional States to be laid off within her borders
and also expressly and soemnIy provides further that OF
the States thus laid OH those lying north Of SO deg 80
that The Missouri COMPROMISE principle, alias the Wilmol
proylso. shall be applied 10 all such territory.
Allow me to ask, SIR, how does the South lose any.
thlng by this arrangement This very territory is
part OF the Territory OF New Mexico; and over It is
government established under the authority of a law pro-
viding directly in the teeth OF the resolution OF Texan
annex xaon, (Which declared that those States which
should hereafter seek establishment above the line OF
3oo ao north latitude should be free S,a,es) that any
State or States which may spring into existence in said
Territory hereafter, shall be allowed into the
Union with or without slavery, as the people thereof may
decide IN their State constitution. How does the South
lose anything here' wish the gentleman would argue
instead OF contentng himself with dogmatc assertions
wish he would look into these things in the spirit OF
manly and staesmanlike scrutiny instead of being car
rled away by mere tempest of excited feeling Does he
suppose that the acquisition Of the Territory by the gov
eminent Of the United States necessarily destroyed slavery
there Then my own State al the present time Justly and
properly TO be considered free State for she pur-
chased from Georgia. Alabama in neither of which
has the system OF domestic slavery been specially estab
lished Does the senator imagine that the establishment
OF territorial government can have the effect of abol
ishing slavery Then Mississippi and Alabama, and
various other new States. have been long since trans
formed into free States Sir these territorial enactments
are as conservative OF what we know and value, in
peculiar sense, as southern rights. any act which has
received the sanction OF Congress al any time and
not see how the South could possibly have lost anything
by ha! particular enactment whereby the boundary be-
tween Texas and New Mexico was arranged. contend
that the South has gained much by this particular enact
ment, since il is undenaby true that the northern bound
ary line OF Texas, until settled by this enactment,
unsettled, and in condition which made it more than
likely that il would be settled against the South The
Supreme Court OF the United States would, suppose,
have decided against us without much hesitation, had it
been referred TO taat tribunal We settled the question
here, not judically but in manner equally satisac-
tory; and IN my opinion we settled il in manner most
that we adudcaed the question of slavery in favor Of
the South by this proceeding am speaking plainly
do not wish to deceive anybody | contend, sir, that
if proposes TO purchase of B his horse or house.
or goods the very proposition 10 purchase may be,
TO some extent regarded esioppng him from denying
the title OF the person thus recognised the OF the
WE'LL sir, proposed TO purchase OF Texas the territory
in dispute, the title to which had been long matter OF
controversy and had been alike the subject of grave
vesgaon here, and Of solemn scrutiny throughout the
country The ables men in the republic had discussed
the question here and elsewhere And the government
OF the United States, with all the light that could be
thrown upon the question question of law, made a
plain, une9nyoca proposition TO Texas 10 purchase the
territory Was not this equivalent acknowledging that
the title OF Texas was good and valid
But how does this affect the question OF slavery
Texas was admitted into the Union as single slave
State, 10 remain such until State should be formed
from some portion of her limits Ii is obvious that the
law Of slavery pervaded originally the whole of what
was known as Texas Dad II not When we settled
the question of the true boundary line, by acknowledg
ing that the title OF Texas extended TO the 42l deg OF
latitude. we recognised in the most solemn manner, in
my opinion, whatever may be the opinion of others, the
existence OF the law OF slavery IN every par OF the ter
Itoy thus bounded by the degree of latitude mentioned
If this is not true, It's better argument, feeble |
am who make it, than be made the other side of
the question. Hop does the South lose four States by
this arrangement, as the honorable senator from South
Carolina so unreasonably contends Oh, how wish
that gentlemen would argue and scruiinze little, in
stead of permitting themselves TO be carried away by
wild gale OF excitement
The gentleman did not dila,e upon the District OF CO.
umba bill | suppose he is satisfied with IT, With
what part of the Compromise hen is he dissatisfied, in
addition to the measures already explored regret TO
be constrained 10 say that the honorable senator is deeply
dissatisfied with what is known the fugveslaye law
Sir take IL upon myself solemny TO arragn the gentle
man for having manifested most southern and fac
tous opposition TO this law, upon various most unsub-
s,antia grounds taken by him Well sir, am of opn
ion that the fugitive law is now enorced-yes, and
think pretty actively and faithfully enioced-'n every
part oil the TepnDlc ne gehuend az Tue as' session
expressed the opinion here IN debate, that the iugye
slave bill unconstitutional
Mr. RHErT. | admit that | said so. | will prove IT
i Mr.. F0OTE. The gentleman admits IT, ! have one
or two Interesting extracts from the honorable gentle
mans own speeches to which beg leave to invite a,ten
ton Let the world be amazed lei all inlegen, south.
ern men be astounded let the South especially manifest
a profound and dstressful surprise, when | offer tes
mony here OF the most conclusive character TO show thai
the honorable senator from South Carolina Mr. kHETTJ
has waged fercer and more unrelenung warfare upon
that particular interest of the South secured or intended
to be secured. by the fugitive slave law than any man
even among the aboiioniss proper IL was IN the gen.
iemans power to do much injury, and he has done IT.
that he has done to encourage northern men 10
break this law than any other man IN the republic By
admitting its unconstliutonalty, he has aided IN building
up party the North in opposition to IT, BY refusing
ton OF the law he has established that party in tul
strength or leas, would have done so, but Tor the
couneractng exerions OF others II herce oppoers OF
this law have strength they owe much OF " 10
the objectionable language employed by the gentleman IN
various public speeches uttered here and elsewhere but
especially 10 what he has said here IN speeches, portions
of which about to read. Here is the genilemans
language on very noted occasion, when we had the
Presidents special message in regard 10 the Boston MOB
before us at The last session OF Congress. Let IA see
who the true southern and under what leader
the South ought to rally for safety and security at this
] critical moment.
| He says:
the laws State, but the authority OF the state
itself which he He'd This is the law OF nations and
acknowledged by the act of 1893 with respect To fugitive
criminals bu IL denied with respect TO inglhge saves
Again, says the gentleman
We would long have had peaceably this gnaran
with them As a substitute and exclusive substitute
Tor this peaceabe and more efficient redress uuder the con