American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-03-01


great disfavor; and had I bee in Con-
gress in 1850, ! should not have been
inclined to vote for them all.
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia. Against all
of them2
Mr.. Garlic. No, sir, not against all
of them.
Mr.. Harris. / ask the gen tleman
from Virginia whether these Utah and
New Mexico bills which the gentleman
had no objection to, did not contain the
very same principle of squatter sove-
reignty as the Kansas and Nebraska
bills did?
Mr.. Cobb. And the principle of a.
lien suarage2
Mr.. Harris Yes; did they not con-
tain both these principles 2
Mr.. Carlile. / propose, with the
permission of the House, this morning
to conclude the remarks commenced
on yesterday. When / was interrupt
ed, | was about to reply to my friend
from Alabama Mr.. Harris1 who sits
before me. was about to reply to the
question which had been propounded
to me, and which was this: Had been
member of Congress in 1850 would I
have voted for the bills establishing the
Territories of Utah and New Mexico |?
| am not prepared to say, sir, how
would have voted; but l desire to cor
rect an erroneous impression which pre-
walls in the country, that the same
principle of alien suffrage is to be found
in the bills establishing the Territories
of New Mexico and Utah which is con-
tanned in the bill organizing Kansas
and Nebraska. / will here read the
sixth section Of the act establishing the
Territory of New Mexico. The Same
provision is in the Utah bill
"Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,
That every free white male inhabitant,
who shall have been resident of said
Territory at the time of the passage of
this act, shall be entitled to vote at tn Q
first election, and shall be eligible to
any Office within the said Territory /;
but the qualification Of voters and of
holding Office at all subsequent cleo
tions shall be such as shall be pres
cribed by the Legislative Assembly,
prooided that the right Of suffrage and
Of holding office shall be ezercised only
6y citizens Of the United States, includ-
ing those recognized as citizens by the
treaty with the Republic of Mexico,
Eohrnorx, 81 1910
Thus confirming the exercise of the right
of suffrage and the right to hold office
to citizens of the United States who
are inhabitants of the Territory.
There is also further difference -
while the bills establishing Now Mexi-
ce and Utah require that ssall the laws
passed by the Legislative Assembly
and Governor shall be submitted to the
Congress of the United States, and if
disapproved shall be null and void"
no such provision is contained in tho
bills establishing Kansas & Nebraska.
would now appeal to the members
of this body; Iappeal to the friends Of
the administration, if they cannot, for
a time sufficient to organize this House
upon q conservative national basis, ig-
more and forget their party fealty, and
whatever advantage they expect to at
tain by continuing longer to refuse all
association with those who, like them
eelves, are prepared to organize upon
national basis 2
Sir, is not the preservation Of this
Union--is not its peace, its quiet, and
its integrity, far above all party con-
siderations? Are not the constitu-
tional rights Of the South held by the
friends of the Administration para
mount to any party advantage which
they may suppose they will gain by a
continuance of this struggle? If they
ore, why cannot they unite with us in
an effort to place in the chair the dis
tinguished gentleman from Pennsylva-
MIA, Mr.. Fuller] with whose position
on the subject no Southern man can
find fault2 All, but l am told he is an
American. Sir, is that SO objections
BILE? Do you make the preservation
of the Union subordinate to your hos
tility to Americanism? But he has ta-
ken the oath, probably, TO which the
distinguished gentleman from Georgia
who sits before mc Mr.. Cobb alluded
when he addressed the House, as ma.
king a gulf, deep, wide, and impossible.
If / am correctly informed, it lies
not in tho mouth of this administration
to object to oaths. hold in my hand
o lettor upon the envelope Of which is
department of the Interior, official
business, Charles s. Frailoy, Acting
Chief Clerk" addressed L. Foster,
East Thirteenth street, Washington,
and which reads as follows:
Department cfho Interior, |
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