The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-11
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY NIGHT. SEPT II. Isa7.
IL New York Evening Posts View Of EIr. Buchanan
Letter and the Missouri Compromise.

IWell convinced we that the Evening Post has
i conceived the character and effect of Mr. Buchanans
ter and fallen into error in charging that the Missouri
ompromse disregarded in the annexation of Texas
yet do not see the advantage OF prolonged discus
IN OF those points with that journal, at this time We
confident that the Post differs widely in opinion
matter with the great mass of the democracy Of the
oantry.
1 It is agreed between the Post and us, that Mr. Blu
hanan, in advocating the application of the Missouri
ompromise to the territory which we may acquire from
bIexico, is in favor of prohibiting slavery in all
that territory which lies north of the line OF
lry-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude. and OF
avng the whole question of the Introduction OF slavery
to the territory south of that line the people who
bay choose to live in the country. 1t is also agreed be-
veen u.s. THAT Mr.. Buchanan considers the geograph.
position and the physical characteristics of the whole
the territory 10 be such especially 10 invite I'M
lgration into it from the northern and middle States,
3d to make it ''moraHy impossible" that the peo-
who may dwell there will elect 10 establish slavery in
NJ part of it, Recent surveys, which appear TO have
y established the fact that the land in California must
cultivated by irrigation, certainly go very far TO con-
m this position, if say nothing OF the insecure
of slave property there, which Mr.. Buchanan in his
ter describes. Under these circumstances even say
ng nothing of Mr. Buchanans explicit declaration that
northern democrats are not expected to approve OF slave
in the ABSTRACT the Post will surely find il very dii
cult to convince patriotic and rejecting men that he
avos the opening of that territory to the introduction
slavery" merely because regard to justice between
he north and the souh-o the compromises of the
kution-to the harmony of the democratic party-and
\ the tranquility OF the Union have led him to advise
hat while is taken by Congress that there be
kayery the larger northern half of the territory the
uestion of slavery in the smaller half south of the
compromise line should be left TO be determined by the
op!e of the territory who most interested to deter
nine it Alright On this point therefore, are content
10 leave Mr. Buchanan's letter before the people without
further argument
As to the violation of the Missouri Compromise which
HE Post alleges have taken place in the annexation of
Texas and its admission State, have little TO add
10 what we have before said. We have already shown
hat the resolution of Annexation specially provides, as
condition of the consent of Congress to the erection of
the republic Of Texas into State, and its admission into
The Union, that new States OF convenient size not ex.
feeding four in number in addition to said State of Tex
as and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by
the consent of said Staes be formed out OF the territory
hereof which shall be entitled to admission under the
povisions of the federal constitution And such States
may be formed of that portion of said territory y
g south of thirty-sx degrees thirty minutes north lat
nlc, commonly known as the Missouri compromise line,
hall be admitted into the Union with or without slavery
the people of each State asking admission may desire
And in such State or States shall be formed out of
said territory north of said Missouri Compromise line,
slavery, involuntary servtude, Except for crme,>
shall be prohibited
We have further shown from the record that this
FUNDAMENTAL of the admission of Texas into
the Union, having been first soemny assented to by the
existing government Of Texas, and then by her people,
through their delegates in convention assembled has
been also incorporated into the first and enocting clause
Of her State constitution, and so made an essential part
OF her fundamental ldao We have shown further that
the Congress OF the United States, having before il
all these solemn acts OF assent to the above condition
and acceptance of it, by the government and by the
people of Texas, proceeded in the joint resolution of add
mission, TO recte them all and to raty them const
utng the binding covenant of the two parties to the
pact; and that thereupon the State of Texas ad
ntted into the Union.
And now, simply and solely because Texas in the
slavery article of her constitution, has not, before the
cw States formed, expressly excluded slavery from
that part of her State territory and jurisdiction which
les north of the compromise line, the Post pro-
claims that the Missouri Compromise has been Uio
lated in her admission, and uiolated by "gross
and proligate fraud" upon the people of the United
States Where is the fraud The condition of her ad
mission was read in the dayght-read aloud and dis
cussed and made known in every way TO all concerned
in ii; and, being so made known Texas has putt into
The enactng and paramount clause of her fundamental
law There il stands, and there it must stand and bind
both parties to the full extent of its terms of obligation
This in truth is most novel and strange mode of fraud
If it be fraud
But, says the Post when the new States come to be
formed out of the Texan territory north OF the compro-
Mise line, Texas will plead the precedent of her
case in favor of their admission with slavery in them
How the precedent of her be so pleaed That
precedent Gas have shown, and the Post cannot
deny) is, that she into the Union in exact and
literal tulfin,eat of all the conditions prescribed for
her admission. Is this precedent for admitting an
other State in Uiolation of the conditions prescribed for
It's admissions But take leave of the subject with
another "reminiscences, which borrow from the event
taps, and when found ourselves at this time, op-
posed TO the views of the Evening Post" What we
said and published in February 1915, perfectly
willing this day to abide by, in the strongest spirit Of
Cancellation and of compromise:
The south might have placed herself upon the Missouri
Compromise and demanded the bona fde execution of its