The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-21

the act Of Congress. and by no other authority The
constitution OF California becomes the act Of Congress
and the Wllmot froviso il contains is the Wilmot Pro-
yso passed and enforced BY the Legislation OF Congress
Here, then, is that exclusion from this territory by the
Of Congress- which almost every southern State IN the
Union has declared she would submit TO- plainly and
practically enforced by this bill free people cannot be
satisfied with the mode in which they deprived OF
their rights sovereign State will disdan TO inquire IN
what manner she IS stripped o her property and degraded
from equality with her sister States Il is enough that
the outrage ~ done-the mode Is OF little consequence
There is. therefore, in the mode OF extending the Wmot
Poviso over the Territory OF California presented by the
bill nothing 10 mitigate The indignation OF the southern
States battle their determination 10 redress the
wrong, II inflicted They excluded from the whole
Territory oi CALIFORNIA; territory extensive enough TO
contain four large States.
II the constitution proposed by California contained
aothhg about slavery, would the North allow her 10 en-
ter the Union Such the territorial bills proposed
for California at the last Congress; but they rejected
Them because the South was not excluded from this Ter
rory in express terms henhabitans OF this Terrific
ny have been left without any civil government, solely
because the South would not consent TO be legsaied out
OF them with her instiiuoRs and, that this object
is accomplished by the constitution presented by Caor
MIA, these conservatives these advocates OF law and
order eager TO admit her, without right precedent
into the Union. We OF the Inconvenience
the inhabitants OF California may have suffered for want
Of civil government established by Congress- and there
fore prepared to yield much on account OF the cir
cumsances in which they have been placed. In the
resolutions have adopted and submit Tor your appro
baton, you will perceive that recommend you 10
sent 10 The admission OF California State certain
conditions
The next measure is in perfect keeping with this first
feature of 'the report" 1t takes from Texas territory
sufficient for two large Staes, and adds them to New
Mexico What the bill contains witG respect TO slavery
will be Of little consequence; for il is designed that next
winter New Mexico, thus constituted, shall follow the
example OF California, and be admitted State, with
constitution excluding slavery from its limits for
without such exclusion she cannot hope 10 be admitted
BY the nonslaveholdng States into the Union. The
effect will be. that territory, over which slavery now
exists, equal TO two States will be wrested from the
nd w no UlV m m Q.ga
States The pfelext s that there Is some doubt as 70
the boundaries Of Texas. Texas by her laws, when
she admitted into the Union, had but boundary
toward the West and that boundary the Rio Grande
Congress, the resolutions admitting her into the Union
recognised this boundary, by laying down line Of lmi-
ation between the slaveholding and non. sayehoding
being the Missouri compromise line OF SO deg
80 min parallel Of north through that very part
Of her territory, her right which is now questioned
Her boundary OF the Rio Grande TO its source alone
her this country, and thus recognised and ratified by
the resolutions OF annexation TO vindicate this bounda
ny for Texas, member of the Union, the Mexican
war took place; and in the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdago,
il was finally yndicated and settled. by clause in the
treaty, designating the Rio Grande the boundary be-
tween Mexico and the United States Thus, BY the laws
oil Texas BY the legislation OF Congress- and by solemn
treaty OF the United States the Rio Grande s the
boundary Of Texas Yet the pretenson up that her
territory does not extend TO within three hundred miles of
the Missouri compromise line where Congress in Tecev
ing her into the Union determined that her territory should
be divided between the siaveholdng and nom sayehod
ing States Texas is the only State in the Union which
has the solemn guaranty of the government Of the
United States in every possible form to her boundaries
Vet this is The government which disputes ihem and,
10 take from her nearly half OF her territory II is
by virtue of such preensions that by the bill two States
10 e taken from the southern and given to the north
ern States; and this wrong aggravated by compelling
US 10 pay for il, through the treasury Of the United
Siates
Its undoubtedly proper that Texas should be quoted
TO her boundaries, but she should be quoted by law
OF Congress plainly acknowledging them If. after her
boundaries are settled the general government to carry
out the purposes Of the constitution. in good faith to
Union requires should think proper TO purchase any
rory from Texas, the arrangement may be unobeetion
able But any arrangement concerning her territories
which leaves shade OF doubt To the right oil the peo
PIE Of the South to enter any portion Of the territory
which, according 10 the terms oil anne cation, are
free 10 ihem neither Texas nor the general government
have any right TO make The terms OF annexation
sue the compact Of union between Texas and the other
States OF the confedsracy ana this compact secures ire
yocaby 70 The people Of the savehodng States the right
south oil 80 deg 80 min north lahtude-tchisf from oil
her territory lying north of that line they ereuded,
these terms Of the compact but leaves in doubt The
right oil the southern people throughout all the territory
proposed to be purchased, whilst many who support the
bill declare that effect il excludes entirely the people
of the southern States from all the territory purchased
The least evil therefore, the bill bring the people
OF the southern States entering il will be contention
harassmeni, and litigation.
But you will have very inadequate conception OF the
importance OF the territory taken from Texas BY the BILL
ii you conne your views TO Texas II you viii look al
the map OF the United States you will perceive that the
territory proposed to be surrendered by Texas lies
throughout its whole extent along the western frontier
OF the Indian territory. This is savehoding
country, and must be considered part OF the South
Place along their whole western boundary two non slave
holding States and how long will the Indians be able TO
maintain the institution of slavery III the agency of
Congress no; used TO abolish slavery in the Indian ter
fory. this end be easily accomplished BY the very
in operation agains, slavery in the southern
States which the Indian will have but little power re.
ssi The effect will be, that the Indian territory, large
enough for two States, will be controlled By tie
non slaveholdng States Thus. by these two points in
the report the SOUTH will lose four large States in Cali
ornia, two in Texas and two in he Indian territory
Nor is this all The non-slase holding States viii be
brought 10 the western boundary OF Missouri and Ar
kansas along their whole extent and will bound Texas
her whole northern and western frontier Thus the
southern States will be hemmed in by the non-save
holding States their whole western border-a policy
which they have declared essential to the end OF abol-
ishing slavery in The southern States What can coA.
pensaie the South for such enormous wrong and spoil
alton
But ihisis the end OF your concessions by this re-
port We must not only yield 10 the interests but to the
preadces Of the northern people. Slavery existed in the
pslrct OF Columbia when Congress accepted The
oil the territory composing II from the States OF Maryland
and Virginia NO one suppose that Maryland and
Virginia, slaveholding States then and sayehoding
States now. could have designed 10 give Congress any
power over the institution Of slavery IN this territory
Independently OF the wrong the people oil the District
10 emancipate their slaves Il would be an noerable evil
10 have District between them where emancipation pre-
walls by the authority OF Congress Congress, in The
bill reported as part OF the socaed compromise now
begins the work OF emancipation by declaring that IL any
slave Is brought into the District for sale he shall Be