The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-15
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Mf. Clay made lrpan fsem me CON
nilire ol ihissren. xhirh lie mad 4
length.
The cnmmilire repri ilszt hey ea'er
ed On the disrllargr sf their duties wiil
an anxious desire IN peFiuun their duIie,
70 the Sruaie and The country. They
deemed u unnecessary 10 state tie xaEinus
motives whirh adjusted them. The CON.
nilise deemrd il highly Important 10 eel
lie all ihr QUESTIONS growing oul Of The
acquisition Of IerriIary from Mexiro.
I Tiny first look up Nf. Belle resoln.
lion. They were az opinion that when
any new States applied ior admission from
Texas. they should be admitted m scrord.
anre with solemn compact bur lie ini-
iiziion IN forming a new STATE must be
taken by Texas aud not By Congress.
Some were 81 opinion that Texas was
unconsiiluiionsIly annexed; bal no one
had doubted the prnpriely Of admitting
States from Louisiana on areounl Of any
alleged defect in her annexation 10 the
uninn. lf any State should be formed
Out Of Texas. Congress would be bound
IN admit her into the Union. with or willi-
out slavery. rs the people desired.
California had formed stale govern.
menl and applied ior admission. She had
compiled with the acquisitions Of the ron.
ssilulion. and had sufficient population.
Az 10 The boundaries Of California. The
committee had NOT full Information; bul
the quantity Of good land in California
was not disproporlionase 10 other states.
u might be better 10 reslIict The bounda.
ries ON the sea coast; but. II future time,
the state would be divided: but the ma.
jorily OF The committee ihnnehl il was ex.
pedieni now 10 admit California with her
present boundaries.
The committee believed il imperaiively
necessary 10 establish territorial govern
men,s Of Utah aud New Mexico. Il
would be long time before they would
come into the Union AZ states, and they
needed the projection Of organized govern.
menis.
The committee also determined 10 com.
bine in the same bill the state government
OF California and the territorial govern.
msnis of Utah and New Mexico.
II had been objected. Thar il wonld EN-,
barrass some senaiors in vo.ing-desiring
TO vote for one measure and not the other.
But spiri, Of mutual concession ought
10 induce senators To accommodate a di.
versiiy of opinion, and. Cor the sake Of q
great good. 10 relinquish objections to
what might be deemed excep,ionable
The consiituiionwas adopted as whole
though many objected 10 some Of IN
parts.
The bill was silent 40 70 slavery
neither excluding nor abolishing it. There
was a probability that Utah and New
Mexico would, when they became states
follow the example OF California and ex,
clude slavery. The Wilmos proviso wa.
viewed by the committee a. . mischief.
ous abstraction.
The committee believed that IL vas
time to harmonise the feelings Of the coun.
try on this abominaling subject.
The committee also repoI. on the north
srn and western limits Of Texas. They
proposed an smicable adjustment. They
proposed the Rio Grsnde 10 longitude 100
degrees az the western boundary. The
bill proposes compensation 10 Texas fol
the extinguishment Of this claim 10 New
Mexico. . sum Of blank millions Of dol.
lars, TO be applied first to the payment
Of her debt. The lands 10 be ceded to
the United States embraced 20 .000. 900
OF acres.
The majority Of the committee agreed
10 incorporate the offer to Texas in the
bills admitting California. and establish.
ing territorial governments.
The committee reported bill marked A,
embracing the three measures, and re-
commended It's adoption.
The committee next considered the
subject Of enforcing the constitutional pro.
vision for the recovery Of fugitive slaves.
The law Of 1893 had been found wholly
inefficient for its purpose. The Supreme
Court must have meant in its decisions on
that law 10 condemn the legislation oil
states evasive Of their constituted obliga.
lions.
But in enforcing the Law, regard must be
had 10 proper guards TO prevent abuses.
The bill proposed TO try the fugitive in the
place whence he fed. and nowhere found.
The owner or agen. was TO take record,
with evidence that the fugitive owes labor
or service, and nothing was then wanting
but to identify the person. Many Cit.
gems had asked for trial Of the fugitive
by jury. II would be better fer the own.
er TO give up his property than to watch
]. at great expense and delay. This oh.
lection would not apply 10 trial by jury
in the place from whence the fugitive fled.
The committee, therefore, recommend
such trial. The claimant is 10 be placed
under bond to give the fugitive. on his
/ return. fair trial The com mittee thou0h,