Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-29

ana l would suggest to him also that we have
py solemn Legislation Of this body, declared ,ha
my 'ormer act or resolution Of Congress may b'
iepea'ed' VI that we had a very striking illustra
ton in 1854"
To this Mr.. Bryant said that II the Union woult
not keep faith with Texas, they might say SO, ant
reject this appropriation.
MIR Giddings-It is not my intention. Mr.. Chair
man, 10 reply to the remarks Of the gentleman
from Texas, but 1t does strike me that they were
hardly appropriate to this occasion. Thest
threats have lost their effect either upon gentle
men in this Hall or upon the country. We have
no tears we are not horrifed we are not alarm
ed at threats of a dissolution of this Union. And
when | said that | would vote for a resolution oil
repeal OF the Texas annexation resolution, if the
gentleman would bring it forward, | meant that
he should understand me MS candid and sincere in
that declaration. | recollect when it was urged
from the other side Of the House that we must
have Texas to protect ourselves that it was nee.
essary we should have it to render the free States
safe and secure.
Mr.. Bryant--The gentleman is row speaking
of the argument that was made in this country
at the time Of the agitation Of the annexation of
Texas. We Of Texas had nothing to do at that
day with the arguments made here. The annex.
alton took place, and all that we ask now is that
its compacts shall be observed.
Mr.. Giddings-I am inclined to think that
Texas, at last, consented to the annexation. Am
| correct?
Mr.. Bryant-lt is true size consented but she
consented as a sovereign Power treating with q
sovereign Power treating with a nation in this
enlightened age, who knew what good faith was,
and who she beloved would observe the conditions
specified in the contract of annexation.
Mr.. Giddings--It is not my intention to stir up
any feeling on this question but, sir, TIE decla'
ration of the gentleman from Texas Mr.. Bryant
brings to my mind what I saw in this body some
ten years ago. The argument which was address.
sed to us was, that the annexation of Texas would
secure safety and protection to this Union.
And, sir, we have done for Texas,what we have
done for no other State in this Union. We have
paid her debts, and that to the disgrace of the
men who took the money from our pockets to do
it. Fourteen million dollars was wrested from the
Treasury, not for our protection, but to pay the
debts of Texas,
Mr.. Bryant-The gentleman say that this Gov,
Wv "a NuuC U lpAdS tnan IL mas QOne
for any other State-that it has paid the debts of
Texas. I deny that tatement We had a terri,
tory which we sold to this Government, and out
Of the proceeds of the sale we paid our debts.
You received q consideration for VIC gave you a
large ~territyry Of over eighty.seven thousand
square miles. We received $4,000, 900 Cor our
territory, and with that Sl0,0 00, 900 we paid our
debts.
Mr.. Giddipgs-I merely reply by stating, what
every member knows, that every foot of that ter
ritory we conquered with our army from Mexico,
and bestowed it upon Texas, There stands the
history Of the times. Every man knows that
Texas was corined to the limit Of the Nueces,
and that when she cent any men beyond that
they were captured and made prisoners. We
conquered that territory by the force of our arms,
and conferred it upon Texas. She had the ben,
efts of it and when her Representative stands
up here and says it was conferred upon US, !
deny it.
wish merely to remark that history, that nev.
er'failing record to coming generations of the
events that have transpired, has recorded the fact
in regard 10 Texas and neither that gentleman,
tMr. Bryant nor myself, nor any member of this
body, can change that record. There it stands
and no misrepresentation, here or elsewhere, can
ever change it. There | leave the matter.
This is the right way to meet these fre.eaters.
Tell them to 20 whenever they talk of dissolving
the Union. They Only want to be talked up to,
and their buster with soon cease.