Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-07-28
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 27. lsls
The Compromise Bill.


Our readers are awaretha'a Select Co;nh'''cc
in the United States Senate, composer OF '"''
Free-Sta'c, and an equal number OF "'"''-
State Senators. have had under consideration ,'''
important aud exciting s"oJ'ct "a
HoVernment Tor Tie ierr''"''e> VI
ilornia and New Mexico -emoFa'."s al. Wv
Territorial possessions OF Inc Oh''cu STATES ns
COMMITTEE Gone OF whom was '"'Sc hALrS VI
our own Statc) have reported o'''' Tue SUI
stance of which is thus gwen ny Tue N"t'o"''
h'eHigencer.
Inc DlIl proEluef 1--we ,;c hn" bs,
passed by the present temporary government until the
Iaw, IN ea,, :" ,n the nrnrIc whom ,hrv renc
sent.
vd.s e,r e nrw s u, n, rs iyrn
the Michigan Territory but at the same time res
subject Of s,verv freedom Of rrjron or mpnrnr the
rlEh OF the United States to the unocenplrd lands
sons removing TO tliose Tcrritorics derived from the
=, Us r,r "l!u i"s ~ tr G on, u,r
OF the United States"
The existing temporary government il
Oregon have passed II law excluding Slavery
from mat Territory, and, so Ear, this Comprom-
Use bill is well cnouGh-thoush it has never
been supposed, That we are aware of. that there
is any likelihood whatever that Slavery could
ever be introduced there, law or no law. Slave
labor cannot be successfully employed in Ore
gon. We have always regarded the application
of the principle of the Ordinance OF 81 to that
territory as desirable rather as an expression oil
the National Legislature /" wear me Pr"c'-
pie, than as n 'sSary to prevent the extension
OF Slavery III that direction As s"ch We sun
regard 1t as desirable though scarcely hd'Spen-
sable
NNh respect 10 Ne" McA'co ana 'au'"'h''
Qthe Immense territory acquired ny me 'alc
IreatyH the case is widely different Ihere' II
rs presumed, slave labor may be well employed
and 10 procure Us introduction t"'ther "oa'u DC
'''e nam o"i'o' 81 ''e p'"P'9""u'S'' VI ''A'
schndn'oHs ''HS'hN'o"' hefr' men, II appears
TO s'is'i9e 'lN>'d"# HHd dangerous ana Who'll
ny objectionable 'ea'n'e at The bl falsely called
the ''com. promise "'i'' "'fe Is no "'ohProm-
use aDo"' IT, even II TIC "oi0 compromise
were "'S'"'"' WI S"1' Il S"'i'1l i'' IVA ar
Pe"'S ~ s"r'c''u'' 0''s''' " 'ec"''n' AIN 10
icaVc INC question a Shaver" ~ Il" slavery ~
new hN"o &lG 'Na'rhld L. e'ie'ef&ihcd'
az 'ic hfs' p'acS, ny "e P'"Pr WHO sr"'- cell
graf '''''"rr anu III ''Ic Seco"o pace ny WaN
1" aPe'D' oy 'ne supreme Coo' o!''nc Hred
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REGARD '''s new "oonproh'Se' even as a com
promise proposes 10 give 10 'as1oi" terri
!o's ~Nef' SLAYER! es''9' ri 'f''''na WTcSt from
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