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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Culver, of New York, on the Texas and Oregon Questions: Delivered in the House of Representatives, U. S., January 30th, 1846
In support of this position, my time will allow, me to call the attention of the House only to a few admitted facts. N o murmuring of complaint, or threats of reyolt, were heard in the province of Texas, till after Mexico, by the edict, of Iturbide, in proclaimed slavery abolished; From that. Time forward, a low but gradually increased muttering was heard from that. Portion of the population who had gone froin the Southern States inter 'texas, carrying their slaves with them. This dissatisfaction gradually ripen ed'into rebellion; and in 1833 a convention was called, and the discon tented portion set up for themselves. Impartial history will yet prove that. 'a'evolut1on to have been as destitute of any adequate-provocation as the 'an mals of revolution ever furnished.
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