Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-02

my Speech but all agreed that took pains 10 sep out
Of my way to denounce advance the exatiOn OF
Texas as slave territory to the United States. said
on that occasion.
Gentlemen, we all see, that by whomsoever pos
sessed, Texas is likely TO be savehoding country,
and frankly avow my entire unwlingness to do any
thing that shall extend the slavery of the African
this continent, or add other slavehoding States to the
Union. When said that regarded slavery as great
moral and political evil only used language that has
been adopted by distinguished men, themselves citizens
OF slaveholding States. | shall do nothing, therefore
to extend encourage lis further extension. We
have slavery already amongst US. The Consiltu-
0n 9uno II amongst U.s. It Teeognzed and gave
antees we are all bound in honor in JUSTICE and by the
Constitution All the stpulations contained in the Con.
sution, in favor OF slaveholdng States which are al
ready IN the Union ought TO be fulfilled and so far as
depends me- shall be fulfilled in the funess of their
spirit and to the exaclness of their letter. Slavery as
texss in The States is beyond the reach Of Congress.
1t is the OF the States themselves They have
never submitted tito Congress- and Congress has no
right or power over il. | shall concur therefore, in no
act, no measure, no menace indication OF purpose,
which shall interfere, or threaten to interfere, with the
exclusive authority of the several States over the sub
ct OF slavery exists within their respective limits
All this appears to be matter of plain and i'm
perative duty But when we come to speak OF admit
ting new States, the subject new and entirely
different aspect. Our rights and our duties are then
both different The free States, and all the States, are
then at liberty to accept or reject When it proposed
to bring new members into this political partnership, the
old members have right to say what terms such
partners are to come in and what they to bring
along with them In my opinion, the people of,he Uni
ted States will not consent to bring in new vastly exc
tensive, and savehodng country large enough for half
dozen or dozen States, into the Union. In my opn-
ION, they ought not to consent to it,"
Gentlemen, was mistaken; Congress did consent 10
the inging in OF Texas. They did consent. and |
was false prophet. Your own State consented and
the majority of the representatives of New York con-
sened. went into Congress before the final consum-
nation the deed, and there fought holding up both
my hands, and procaming with voice stronger than
itnow is against the whole ofit. But you would have
So and you did have it Nay, gentlemen, will tell
the truth, whether it shames the d. Or pot-[Laugh-
ter. Persons who have aspred high lovers OF lber-
ty-as eminent lovers of the Wilmot proviso-as emf
nent Free soil men, and who have mounted over our
heads and uodden us down if we were mere slaves,
they the that brought Texas into this country
That the truth the whole TRUTH and nothing but the
truth and declare it before you and in the presence OF
my God, that it was Look to the journals With
out The consent OF New York, Texas would not have
into the Union under either of the original reso.
luons or afterwards. But New York voted for the
measure. The two Senators from New York voted
for it and turned the question: and You may thank them
Tor the glory, the renown, and the happiness of having
five or six slave States added to the Union. TGreat
sensation Do not blame me for it. Let them an
swer who did the deed and who are now proclaiming
liberty, and using it for humbug and trading purpo
SEES.
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