Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-09-05
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slabolished II. the District oi Coiumhis !
iyi.s See Cong Globe. rot 3 ppz TO-
On1he + ith of Januarys 1886. Mr.. Bu-
lchanan again urged the same objection TO
a similar memorial. and dsaskea ,or a ref
ference byswhieh all such petitions could
! be disposed of without debate. $ so assto
put the exciting, question at rest. - Cong.
/ I9kobe eok. 8. ps885s ssE
S. IA potes, 10 prohibit sfts4 cineal asion JDf
lo5olitioa papsrs faroi,gh tse aaif-i 1856 ~
On the end day OF March, 1856 Mo aBa-
lshanan, made anelMborate speech. /. discus.
siu.y the wholeqaestion ingolsedip thesbo-
litionl pei itions, s,contending glhat tlie sriglltnf
petition required their reception.sba that
they ought to be laid ton the table wtth6nt
debate. The discussion embitietetothe
tfeelinss.oFsthe parties; ilnsrrspbrt 4eo,lld
he framed SO as 70 neet,th The views of ihe
different ,sen ators ! and, sshils.lhs Ihuu1sht
that 1.-The South was enIitleJa tossfhe
strongest vote upon the stronsast ipuo-
position which rentlenien can gives With
out yiolaliagv their .pfineipless he pa6e>
lisyed that loontinued discussion would
prove Injurious and .,'--sAp.
neaaist TO VoI., 92, sCSRg. .Gt05ssgp sla455.
He opposes lie a0IhItian of t6s Si,.eerV
QUESTION IN Congress- ia-zOns. the 9Th s.of
February, MIR. Buchanan again moved
that seven petitions presented Tor the
abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia be laid upon the table without
debate, as a renewed discussion would
keep up the excitement between the North
and the South, which he wished 10 dis
courare.-Oonp. Globe, vol 8, % l6a.,
He advocates he ddRuissioa Of Arkunsas
into the Union as a ISlavs .Ss4te .--On the
4th of April, 1886, Mr.. Buchanan urged
the passare Of the bill admitting Ark4nS
sas into the Union as State wi h a con-
sLitution establishing slavery. Gong.
Globe, vol. ), p. 270.
90 the 25th OF April, 1886, Me-. Bdchan-
an, on the presentation, Of memorial Of
Society OF Friends Of the city of PhiiA.
delphia, remonstrating against the ad.
mission of Arkansas into the Union with
her pro-stavery constitution, stated that
he had informed them that he wasaop.
posed TO the memorial: that he had been
requested by the delegate from Arkansas
10 take charge of that Territory, 10 be- adj
mitted into the Union, and that he had
cheerfully taken upon himself the perfor.
nance oi. that duty. He moved that. the
memorial be laid upon the table which
was done.--Ceng. Globe. vol. s. ps 32s.
As advocates TIE independence Of Ifaas,
and her almerdtion .--on the 2Siof May,
1886. Mr.. Buchanan made an able aud
eloquent defence of Texas 10 her struggle
with Mexico. predicting that the time was
not far distant when she would assume
her position as part Of this great con.
federacy Gong. Globe. vol. 8, p, 395.
% the 9th Of June, 1874, he g1A b his
great speech In favor Of the annexation of
Texas. II would be impossible. by ex.
tracts. 70 do him. Justice. II was. per-
haps, the most elaborate speech made on
that question during that session. and a
perusal of II would thoroughly refnte the
ISLANDERS that have been circulated in re-
gard to his views on the slavery question.
See Appendix To Cong. Globs, vol. 10,
P. 72O.
When the House resolutions iorthe adj
mission Of Texas were oeiore The Senate.
Mr. Buchanan. on tuesday. the 9Th OF
February, 1890 annonncea that. ne was
10 minority OF one OF Tue Comnittse on
Foreign h:lAnons' Out that ne shpsid adj
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