Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-07-24
MR.. BUCHANAN ON SLAVERY.

[ Extracts from speech Of JAMES BUCHANAN,
delivered in the Senate OF the United States,
in 1874, OH the Texas annexation treaty. See
Cong. Globe, part ,, vol. 49,.
HE FEELS A PERFORMANCE" TO EXTEND
ING SLAVERY OVER NEW TERRITORY.
"In arriving at the conclusion TO support
this treaty, | had TO encounter but one Scri-
Gus obstacle, AND THAT WAS THE QUESTION
OF SLAVERY. Whilst ever have maintain
ed, and ever shall maintain, in their full force
and vigor the constitutional rights of the
Southern States, over their slave property,
Iyet fell strong repugaance by any act of
mine 10 erfe'h the limbs ofMe Union oucr
new Slaveholdiag territory. After mature re-
fleelion, however, overcame these soruples,
and now believe that the acquisition of Tex
as will be the means of LIMITING, not
ENLARGlNG the dominion of SLAVE
RY."
he HOPES BY AgNExIHG TEXAS TO GET
CLEAR OF SLAVERY.
sin the government Of the world Provi-
dence generally produces great changes Ivy
gradual means. There is nothing rash in
the counsels OF the Almighty. May not,
then, the acquisition OF Texa, be the means
of gradually drawing the slaves far TO the
South to Il climate more cOngenial TO their
nature; and may they not finally pass off into
Mexico, and THERE MINGLE WITH RACE
WHERE NO PREJUDICE EXISTS AGAINST
THEIR COLOR? The Mexican nation is COM
posed of Spaniards, Indians and negroes,
blended together in every variety, who
would receive our slaves on terms of perfect
social equality. To this condition they new
er can be admitted in the United States.
HE THINKS 1T WILL MAKE MISSOURI, AND
OTHER SLAVE STATES FREE.
"That the acquisition of Texas would,
ere long, CONVEX Maryland, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Missouri, and probably others OF the
more Northern slave States into free States,
| entertain not doubt"
HE THINKS II TEXAS is ANNEXED, SLAVERY
WILL PASS THE DEL NoRrE AND be LOST.
"Bet should 1eras be annered 10 The IN
len, causes wW be brought nto operation which
must inevitably renoue Siauery from what
may be called The farming Hates. From the
best information, it is no longer profitable
to raise wheat, rye, and corn, by slave labor.
Where these articles are the only staples of
agriculture, in the pointed language OF Mr..
Randolph, il the slave does not run away
from his master, his master must run away
from the slave. The slave will naturaIIy
be removed from such a country, where his
labor is scarcely adequate TO his own sun.
port, to region where he can not only
maintain himself, but yield large profits lc
his master. Texas will open an outlet: and
slavery itself thus finally pass the Del NOrte
ana be lost in Mexico.
FINALLY He GOES FOR ANxExATIoy, DE.
CAUSE HE GETS MORE FREE THAS SLAVE
STATES.
Gone thing is certain: the present number
OF slaves cannot be increased by the aunex
alton Of Texas. have never apprehendec
the preponderance Of the slaye States in til,
councils Of the nation, Such a fear has al
ways appeared TO me visionary. But thos,
who entertain such apprehensiOns need no
DO alarmed by the acquisition of Texas
More than one bali OF its territory Is who'll,
unfit for slave labor, and, therefore, in n,
nature Of things, must be free"