Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-24


We give below some extracts from the speech
Of Mr.. Baehanss. which was delivered in the
Senate in 1874 on the treaty for the annexation Of
Texas, which extracts we end going the rounds
ofthe papers and have compared With the speech
itself as reported in the Appendix TO tho 18th
Solume Of the Congressional Globe, aud find TO
he correct II win lie seen that Mr. Buchanan.
in 1914, felt a strong repugnance. by any act of
his. to extend tho limits Of the Union over new
,lsvcholding territory. and only overcanc his
,epueuauce in that case when. after mature re-
a.c,;on. he was satisfied that the acquisition 81
Ttra. reuld be the means Of limiting, NOT en-
iarxinx the domiaioa Of sidwry. Mr. Buchanan
said:
ain arriving at the conclusion support this treaty
had to encounter but sysoas obstacle,
WAS rHr QUESTION or SLAVERY. Whilst ever have
maintained and ever shall maintain in their full forcr
and ygor the constitutional rights Of the Southern
States over their slave property, get feh strong
repscnancs BY any act Of ae 10 tTfnd the huifs Of tn
Jnion orer nee siaceaodunS territory After mature
reflection, however, overcome these scrupes, aud
now believe that the acquisition of Texas will be the
means of LIMITING, not ENLARGING the dominion
Of SLAVERY.
In the government ofthe world, Providence gen
orally produces grea. changes by gradual means
There Is nothing rash in the counsels Of the Almighty
Nav not then the acquisition OF Texas be the means
OF gradually drawing the slaves far to the South 10
climate more congenal 10 their nature and may they
no, finally pass of into Mexico, and rHrar sIsGLH
WITH nAcr WHERE NO rREJuDieE EXISTS AGAINST
THEIR COLOR? The Mexican nation Is composed o.
Spanards Indians and negroes, blended together in
every variety who would receive our slaves terms
of perfect social equality To this condition they
never can be admitted in the United States
That the acquisition of Texas would, long
convert Maryland Virginia Kentucky Missouri aud
probably other of the Northern slave States into
free States, entertain moi douh.
Bit should Tsras be anntrsd 70 The Inion ,t
BE- BROUGHT INTO operation hieh mnH inepidby remorf
slavery from what may BE- called The farming States
From the best information, IL Is longer profitable
to raise wheat rye and corn, by slave labor Where
these articles the only staples ofageulturc thu
pointed and expressive language Of Mr. Randolph, II
the slave does no, run away ffom his master, the
master must run away from the slave. The slave
will naturally be removed from such country where
his labor is scarcely adequate TO his own support TO
region where he cannot only maintain himself, but
yield large profits 10 HE master Texas will open
outlet and slavery itself tdus finally pass Tie lfl
Aofte, and be osl IN Aesieo. one thing Is certan,
the presen, number OF slaves cannot be increased by
the annexation Of Texas.
~ have never apprcbended the preponderence Of
the slave States in the councils of the nation. Such
a fear has always appeared TO me visionary. Bat
those who entertain such apprehensons need not be
alarmed by the acquisition OF Texas. More than one
half Of its territory is wholly unfit for slave labor
and therefore, in the nature of things, must be free
Mr. Clay in his letter Of the l7th of April last the
subject Of annexation, states that, according 10 his
information
1.-THE territory of Texas Is susceptible off division
into five States Of convenient size and form. or
these, two only would be adapted TO those peculiar
institutions fslavery] TO which have referred and
the other three lying west and north OF San Antonio
being only adapted to farming and grazing purposes
he NJ off nd In