Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-30

9'io' "Hoh Nhlch u" ieilci 10 pass MS mo
ton for the abolition Of slavery in the Dis
trlct Of Columbia and while the urea
body Of the North is thus with YOU, ynl
ought TO hesitate long, bsore giving up tn
Com'ruuoe.
We Tao on feldw-tlli1enz, to the re.
as boundary bill In all cases Of doubt
nSSny too many eEtravagnut assertions ars
made, bat ! have too much confidence i,
your discrimination and Judgment 10 be
9eve you can he led astray. In the Iexh:
bill, the u s. purchases out the claim o
Texas to about 10000 square miles o
land. Texas and New Mexico both claim
ed it, aud the SiGerent sections of thi.
country, and many individuals in it, bad
opposing opinions reiSite to the title Of
Iexa7 anl New Mexico collision Of in.
leFs7ts having taken place, an actual col
| llslpn was feared between the claimants. u
general war might be the consequence.
and the u. ;. proposed to adjust The mat
ter n compromise ntnicab to compound
It. The land, fettIed almost entirely by
Indians and Mexirans, waS of but little ac-
tual value to The State of Tetts: it was
| not needed to promote her growth and
prosperity; nor could she be injured hy
The disposition which was contemplated
to be made. III her seven yenrs war che
had accumulated a large debt, her indie
pendence had been ohlained by heavy
pfecunlary embarrassment and although
her revenues were pledged for the payment
ct her liabilities, yet when she cane into
tho rrniHde1aty, she transferred these re-
venne@, without receiving one dollar from
the u. :. to which they had been asaiyned
Money she needed aud there waaa NOR
al obligation created by the bill, for the
payment OF the whole amount of the
lcyhs debt and a legal CllabIity. on the
part cf the United States, to discharge 3
certain portion. nurIeued as Texas wa-
with this heavy debt, drawing an interest,
which was hpwIl!g Der down. was it not
her policy, to accSy Ut the 10000, 900, pro
posed III the adjustment But the Issa,
boundary bill, was not onIy of deep I'M
pyrtauce to herself, but was a matter Of
interest to the South, it was sonthyr
question Believing feIlow-citlzpn=, as |
do, that the deep cloud which of late ha.
enveoPed our political horizon; is fast pas.
sing away, yets am not without my fears,
that as some itture day. lat d .tant per
haps. trouble will again come u,on uz
the two sections % the country may be
arrayed against each notI,et, and disunon
may be the consequef,ce. In that event,
how all important that great ~tatrs, shonld
be found III the South-4-Texas. from her
natufal advantage, md from the ureat in
crease ol emigration thereto, which hnve
witnessed, and which brleve is one OF
the effects OF the late adjustment, i. dos
tined 10 be powerful member oi the |
Union she can be made the empire State
or the South and the boundary bill was
calculated II - great degree. to produce
that end This led me to believe, that IN
it, ! was gaining lnucl, for the
South. It's said. however, we have given |
away too much land TO free soil, Not an |
acre, not one inch. The upper portion of |
the tract North of sc 800 which was
Covered with the prohibition, was, hy the |
provisions of the Bill under consideration,
relieved Of that prohibition, aud was an
nexc22 New Mexico, TO become free
soil. or slave state, as the people Of that
territory should, Mt the proper time deter
mine. thus pIac'ng the northern portion IN
the same position as the southern
1t may nevern,e free soil aud at all
events, those who are disposed to look into
the future, should not forget, that "slliIi-
'ielt unto the day, is the evli thereof"
believe teltow-citlzens. the adjustment
measure vii! be as permanent, It's any OF.
llnag legislation, and you should be D
nvor OF ac1ulesclng. as long as it lasts:
,nt should Congress undertake to abolish
slavery i'll the District OF Columbia, or to
ntcrdlct the slave trade between the States,
n to enact the WI,uot provlso, and pass a
'epeat ol the fugitive slave bill theu it will
'e tine to show prompt dcclIcd, and un-
'nlnouss action bt lei rs mt ugH0te
t"H hc proper print has afrlUcd.
Draw the line, and tell The north that line
s uade--as long as they abstain, we will
lbstan, but cross it and tue RubIcan ls
'assed But teIIow-clizens you may rely
'pon it, the north will stand by the com
Promise. When such men as Eass and
and Webster speak their con.
tltnents cannot but listen The adjust I
nent is the work Of compromise, and con-
llaton; all have yielded mp something
Is peace measure, and trust it may
e the means Of closing up all bleeding
Wounds, and of adding increased prosperi-
y to our happy land