The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-09
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 9, Is47.

yocatng (as basis OF union and harmony the ranks
the democratic party throughout the country the ap
pcaton OF the Missouri Compromise to any territory
we may acquire from Mexico, appears to have made
very deep, and, almost universally, very favorable inn
pesson wherever has been read The letter has been
believe, uniformly well received by the more moderate
democratic journals OF the south and even the Charles
ton Mercury extreme has been this subject, has
not failed to perceive and acknowledge the just and man
spirit of Cancellation and compromise looking to the
good of all sections OF the country in which Mr. Buchan
| an has formed and expressed his views
By the leading democratic journals of the north, too
so far as we have them the suggested by
Mr. Buchanan in reference to this most delicate and
agating subject has been received with much favor as
constituting Just basis OF united and harmonious action
for the democracy both of the north and of the south
| We admire, especially the direct and manly, though
brief manner in which the New Haven Register meets
this question Indeed the only important exception to
this feeling among northern democratic journals, which
we have vet noticed is found in article in the New
| York Evening Post upon which we have already
mened as involving very grave misconcepton of the
views of Mr. Buchanans letter in relation the intro
luction of slavery into the territory, and also
an erroneous impression to the alleged disregard
mission of Texas into the Union. The mail of to-day
has lust brought lis the Evening Post" of yesterday,
which contains second article the subject in reply to
ours of Friday last and sustaining its previous positions
with much ingenuity. We will reply to it tomorrow
Meantime, we commend to readers the following
paragraphs on this subject from the Pennsylvania of
Monday last They well worthy OF that able journal,
and especially in the calm and moderate spirit which
they Breathe
From the Pennsy lvanan.
THE Missouri CoMPRoMsE.-The Union of Friday
ming completely dsproves the allegation of the New York
Epenng Post in the article of the latter upon Mr. Buchan
late letter, that ''when Texas actually admitted into
the Union, this condi ton Uhe Missouri compromise)
repealed" BY reference the original joint resou
lions under which Texas into the Union, and all
the subsequent and final legislation the question of
nexaon the Union proves clearly and conclusivey that
Euening Post is entirely mistaken in that assertion
We regret that limits this morning will permit
10 transfer the article columns.
The truth is, the resolution admitting Texas into the
non approved December 49, lS45 expressly rectes that
the convention of Texas had adopted the conditions spec
fed in the first and second sections of the joint resolutions
Congress for annexing Texas the United Sates APP
proved 3D. March, 1915 The third condition of these joint
resolutions reads follows: "New States of convenient
size, not exceeding four in number in addition said
State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may
hereafter, by the of said State, be formed
the territory thereof which shall be entitled admission
under the provisions OF the federal constitution and such
may be formed of such parts of said territory
wing north of 36 degrees 30 minutes, north latitude
monty known the Missouri compromise, shall be admit
ted into the Unon with without slavery the people of
each Stale asking admission may desire. And in such
State States shall be formed of said territory north
said Missouri compromise line, slavery, involuntary
lservitude, Except for crme shall be prohibited"
In addition the solemn acceptance of this condition by
the convention of Texas, without which the State would
have been admitted, in the preamble the const,,
hat il ia
made Sin accordance with the provisions of the joint
uon for annexing Texas the United States approved
March 3d. lSl5"
So that the Evening Post is entirely mistaken on this
point
1t equally mistaken in its argument in another respect
the soil, climate productions of California adapted
slave labor There is no land in this territory south of 36
deg 80 nin and very little north of it, that can be cult
waited without irrigation The cultivabe land is
valleys between the mountains towards the Pacific and
beyond the reach of the which pass through these
Valleys there be cultivation. This position will be
made clear by Major Emorys report who surveyed the
whole valley of the ella Why the Post introduces Oregon
into its argument divine 1t is all north OF IL
degs California is chiefly valuable for habors, and
Tor its soil and south Of 30 deg 80 min it is of small
count in this latter particular.
very leading and intelligent abolitionist, whose
regret is not in power to give to the public
but whose views hope laid before tho country
this subject before many months expressed to short
ume his decided cow lotions as to the utter imprac
abty of the present attempt to place restrictions upon
territory good means of preventing the extension
Of slavery. His remarkably convincing and
powerful, partaking much of the spirit of Mr. Walkers
fine argum the subject in 1874. We cannot
doubt that his views mainly and generally held sacred
by those who have heretofore acted with him.
While this is subject naturally calculated to excite vio
lent antpathes it is necessarily The calm temper
New York Epenng Post and the concatoy spirit of
the Unon-though opposing sdes-will go far to de-
pye the discussion much Of that asperty and bitterness
which suspect much of the danger to which may
give RISE consists Let their example be emuated by those
who respectively act with them.
brilliant barbecue has been recently given to Mr.
Shelton F. Leake, the defeated democratic candidate for