The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-04
relating % the boundaries Of said territory which

questions relating the boundaries of said territory which
SIC s. Iad b. fssisp saacisd Tha, said State, when
admitted into the Union after ceding TO the United states
lie ediice.. except her capitol ais, and other
buildings adapted 10 State and purposesj and all
yards. docks magazines, arms armament., and all other
property and means pertaining to the public defence be-
oa e. ana sss9
paymen. Of he debts and liabilities Of the said republic Of
and the redue Of said lands alter dischaging said
direct. Pyopidsd That Ia no event shall said debts and
liabilities be assumed by, become charge upon, the
SEo s. had be IL farther swacfsd That all questions,
claims and disputes, in regard 70 land titles arising within
the territorial limits Of Texas. shall be adjasted settled
and decided the and authorities OF said State,
subject to the constitutional jurisdiction OF the courts oil the
SEC T. Had be Il further enacted That the State Of Texas,
when admitted into the Union shall be entitled to two SEN
tives in The Congress Of The United States
SEC. g. hd be it further eaacisd That the foregoing con-
dons and guarantees, whom accepted by the constituted
authorities of Texas shall be the fundamental basis oil
union between said republic and the United States.
Our bill was voted down by very small majory-9e
yeas to Ill nays Previously, however, to the ntroduc.
ton Of our bill for the admission Of Texas, and the
day, the following amendment TO the bill pending
was offered by Mr.. Brnkerhof, Of Ohio
Mr. BRISKERHoFP moved amendment to the amend
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nent as above) the following proviso!
Provided That fundamental condition OF the
alton aforesaid the existence OF slavery shall be forever
prohibited in onehalf of all the annexed territory to in
cude the and northwest pa thereof and TO be deter
mined as nearly as may be. BY line running due north
The question taken, and the amendment to the
amendment rejected byayes 40, not counted.
We voted against the amendment of Mr.. Brinkerhof,
and then offered our ovn bill containing he Missouri
compromise
After our bill was defeated the following amendment
establishing the Missouri compromise offered 10 the
bill Of Mr.. Milton Brown:
Mr.. DOUGLAS asked the gentleman from Tennessee ac
cep the following modification Of his amendment to
come in after the last clause,
And in such States shall be formed of said terri
tory north Of said Missouri compromise ne slavery OF IN
Mr.. M. BRowN accepted the modification
The question being taken the amendment substi-
ute modified, it decided in the afirmatve-ayes
100, noes 80.
We vofed for this amendment, as the journal Of the
House will show and subsequently voted for the
passage of the bill as amended, containing the Missouri
compromise.
Now in what aspectdo these facts present the
of the junior editor of the Union in reference the
slavery question
In the first place, we voted against the introduction Of
slavery in the Oregon territory, which lies above ati-
tude AZ, and 81 degrees above the line of the Missouri
compromise
Secondly. We offered proposition, and voted for
proposition leaving 10 the people who inhaba terrific
ry below the line Of ne Missouri compromise 10 haze
SLAVES, not, as they might determine for Themselves
Thirdly. We voted to restrict slavery beotr the
Missouri compromise line.
THRoUGHouT WE HAVE VOTED TO CARRY OUT THE Ms
SOURI, COMPROMISE IN ITS TRUE SPIRIT AND INTENT r..
These are our votes in Congress- and nothing can be
found the journals of the body to which we belonged.
bearing contrary construction II all the members of
that body from the South well the North, had
ed with the liberal and patriotic SPIRIT the slavery
question would have been amcably and satisfactorily
settled, and glorious and precious Union saved from
the dangers and shocks which, fear il is destined to
encounter from the agitation Of this portentous question
Having always voted for fair and equitable compro-
mise OF the slavery question whenever had OPP
pounity to act upon it, nothing but ignorance OF
course or mendaci,y would now presume to SANDER
by charging US with being "a Wimo Provisoist" The
SANDER originated in the false and lying pamphlet Of
Truman Smith, and has at last been re echoed by the Re-
public. II the Republic, after giving currency TO the
SANDER, disposed TO do justice, i, will rspublish the
exposition Of course. which we have above given II
not it may bear the infamy Of wilfully eliminating
Contemporary editor. and persisting in the calumny.
The position now OF the junior editor Of the Union,
with regard to the subject OF slavery in the terrific
res, is that Of sos.RTERyESTIoS, explained in the
Introductory address Of the present editors Of the Union
Our course upon this subject has been consistent through
out and we defy our assaants TO show the contrary by
any fair view OF our public acts votes.