Speech Of Hon John A Dix Of New York On The Bill To Establish Governments In The Territories Delivered In The Senate Of The United States July 2

Author : John A. Dix
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ISBN 13 : 9781330855003
Total Pages : 20 pages
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Download or read book Speech of Hon. John A. Dix, of New York, on the Three Million Bill written by John A. Dix and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Speech of Hon. John A. Dix, of New York, on the Three Million Bill: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 1, 1847 The Bill appropriating Three Million of Dollars to enable the President to enter into negotiations for the restoration of peace with Mexico being under consideration - Mr. Dix said: Mr. President: I intended to address the Senate on the general subject of the war; but being always more ready to listen than to speak, I have given way to others, who were desirous of presenting their views to the Senate. And I have done so with pleasure, because I knew that they were much more capable than myself of enlightening the judgment of the Senate on the questions before it. I have thought the occasion as appropriate one for recurring to the principles on which our Government was founded; of reviewing its progress; of entering into a critical survey of our position as a nation, for the purpose of estimating intelligently our responsibilities to ourselves and others; of seeing wherein our strength consists; and of determining by what course of policy the permanent interests of the country are most likely to be promoted. If I do not mistake prevailing indications, an opportunity may be afforded hereafter for such a review, and one fully as appropriate as the present. I pass by all these grave considerations. I rise for the purpose of saying a few words in respect to the position taken by the non-slaveholding States concerning the acquisition of territory, and the admission of future States into the Union - a position taken by resolutions passed by the legislatures of nine of these States. This question is presented by the bill passed by the House, and now awaiting the action of the State. It has been largely discussed on both sides. New York is one of the States, by which resolutions relating to the question have been adopted. Her course, as well as that of other States, has been the subject of censure here. As one of her representatives on this floor, I wish to say something in her vindication, and in reference to the vote I may be called on to give, probably at too late an hour for discussion. And, in the first place, I desire to state what I understand to be the rights of the original parties to the Constitution, in respect to the subject of slavery within their own limits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.