Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-13
RICH MOND, VA.
Monday Morning, May 18th, 1880
THE COMPROMISE BILLS.

bill reported by the Committee OF Thirteen, en-
bodying the proposals to Texas for change of
her boundary to the two sections proposed to be
rate bill for the suppression of the slave trade in
the District of Columbia.
The sections of the first bill, exclusive of the
29h, provide for the admission of California
State, with the boundaries prescribed in her con-
stitution and for the organization of Territorial
Governments in Utah and New Mexico, which
Governments are prohibited from passing any
law interfering with the primary disposalof the
soil, nor in respect to African slavery" Each of
these Territories may hereafter be divided at the
discretion of Congress. Utah is to be bounded,
north by Oregon, west by California 8" and on the
east and south by the dividing ridge which Sc
parates the waters flowing into the Great Basin
from those flowing into the Colorado river and the
Gulf of California; New Mexico is to embrace
all the Territory acquired from Mexico by the
treaty of February I'd, l84S, 4" and not included
within the limits of the State of California, nor
within the limits of the Territory of Utah as
prescribed in this act" We do not perceive in
the sections of the act that have been published
any provision that the Territory, which may be
ceded by Texas, shall become part Of New Mexi-
co, but this, we presume, was in the contempia-
ton of the committee.
We have looked, with much interest, to observe
the impression produced on the press in different
quarters, by the report of the Committee, and its
rather unpromisng reception.
The Washington Republic takes ground, quite
decidedly in favour of the plan of the committee,
regarding as carrying out the Presidents princ-
ple of non-nervention in the Territories, thoughin
a different mode from that which the President
suggested.
I'VE see no such difference between these two modes
OF disposng OF the territorial question as to Justify
procrastinaon of the settlement OF that much OF the
controversy and any plan OF Cancellation is better
than none shall be prepared to aid in procuring that
which, for any seems to be most likely to pre-
vail If the plan of the committee prevail 1t will do;
and while there is chance for shall not abandon
its support because prefer one which, were adopt
ed in the patriotic and honest spirit in which It was re-
commended, would do better.
Surely. neither section of the Union be COM
promised by me asure which is dstaseiu to the ul-
iraism of BOTH No Northern man need lear to face his
constituents for approving compromise which IS de-
nounced by the ultra South concession OF all their
rights and no Southern man needs any other Justl-
ication for his adherence to the Compromise bill than
The nature OF the opposltion 10 the report ana
bills of the Committee of Thirteen relieves their plan
from any suspicion Of unfairness towards any sec
ton. The resistance OF ultra-men OF all Sec
tions TO a given measure makes prnd tacae case
tor the moderate and middle men OF all. And upon
examination it will be found that no section has any
Just grounds of opposition TO the propositions OF 1e
committee whilst agitaors dsunlonsts fanatics, Iac-
tonsts ura-men and dsorganizers, OF all creeds and
climates may well be alarmed at the contemplation OF
the repose and happiness which they would bring to the
country We are satisfied with what the committee
have DONE we who have given the PRESIDENTS Plan
taking its recommendations as specyc mode OF al
ustment-a least sincere support as 1t has receV-
ed from any quarter Yet we shall not quarrel with
sufficient system OF law for our recent acquisitions,
for merely making the principle ofGeneral Iaylors
message act1De In RELATION 10 all lnslead oi PoSS3oe III
regard to part.
The Union, promising with some characteristic
abuse of the President, and drawing just distinc-
ton between the measures recommended by the
committee and the reasons which influenced them,
speaks decisvely in appreciation as follows:
"Hayng said thus much, it is needless for US to say
that we sustain the great principle OF compromise pro,
posed by the Committee OF Thirteen ana that we snail
not fail to ourselves in order to bring the popular
mind to its support by presenting the subecto the peo-
Die in plain and Ineligible manner When that IS
DONE confidently believe that the great mass OF the
Southern and the Northern people will be united in ia
vor of the compromise meaning OF course, TO ex-
cude any special notifications which Congress may. in
its WISDOM and after full dehoeauoh anu ulscessioh'
shlnk proper to adopt
The Enquirer, in Richmond, declines to COM
NIT ITSELF and leaves the sub ect to the discretion
of Southern statesmen in Congress.
The Journal of Commerce calls upon the four
representatives from New York city to vote for
the Compromise.
The Tribune exults that the report of the Com
mittee ''was Immediately assailed and denounced
by the leaders of the Slavery Propaganda, as
conceding too much to the North" and declares
sit is pretty clear that the Compromise is dead"
PROPOSITION TO TEXAS
Sec 80. And be ii further enacted, That the
following propositions shall be and hereby are Of
ferred to the State of Texas, which, being agreed
by the said State in an act passed by the Gener
al Assembly thereof, within - months from the
day of the passage of this act, shall be binding
and obligatory on the United States:
First. The northern boundary Of said State
shall be as follows; Beginning at the point on
the Rio del Norte commonly called Ell Paso, and
running up that river twenty miles, measured by
straight line thereon, and thence eastwardly to
a point where the hundredth degree of west lon
oitude crosses Red river, being the southwest
angle in the line designated between the United
States and Mexico, and the same angle in the
line of the territory set apart tor the Indians by
the United States
Second. The United States cede to the State
ofTexas all right, claim, and title which they have
TO any territory lying south of the line aforesaid
and the said State of Texas cedes to the United
States any right, claim, and title which it has to
any territory lying north ofthe said line.
Third. The State of Texas relinquishes to
the United States all claim upon them for liability
for anv portion of the debts of Texas, and for
compensation and indemnity for the surrender to
the United States, of her ships, forts, arsenals,
custom-houses, revenue derived from foreign i'm
ports, arms and munitions ofwar, and public bull
dings, with their sites, which became the proper
ty ofthe United States at the time of the annexa
ton of Texas.
EInnrh The United States In consideration