The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-26

these States were Contemplated 10 be taken viii have
been Tor full consideration ceded away BY Texas With
that cesslon she snrrendes that otherwise just Claim,
and which she could well have maintained under the
resolution Of annexation Such some OF the consde-
,allons Which co1demn y my poor ludgmeni TINS pr
Excuse me for suggesting with all proper and unaffected
diidence, how these objections may be removed Let
the Texan boundary be carried up the Rio Grande 70 SO
deg 80 min OF north lattude and thence east on thai
parallel OF latitude 10 the point where tmay inersec the
present eastern boundary OF Texas; cede all north Of
that line to the United States and guarantee 20 Texas the
enjoyment o all The territory left to her let Te xas cede to
the United States all the public lands north OF 80 deg OF
latitude and for the cessons thus made by her lei the Uni
ted States make her most liberal compensation guard the
provisions OF the bill by express declaration reafrm
ing the rights Of Texas to divide her territory into States
and for their admission into the Union on the terms and
conditions stipulated and prescribed in the oSgas rss9,
have some guaranty for the future. Without these mod
icafons4 all Is granted away and surrendered, with
out any me least equivalent Me may nave s tempo
The bill which orbids the introduction slaves for sale
in the District Of Columbia intimately connected with
the question OF the abolition OF slavery therein that look
on ID kindred measure. and would not tolerate s
enactment The circumstances attending its Introduction
give warning that this but the first step forwards Con-
as @ @ pows, and o g pass
for experimenting that the agitaors Of the slavery ques
ton will BY this be encouraged and cheered on in their
Soul" will Ss satisfied With a. such 'ss law will not
pIophesy what that people will do in the contingency Of
its passage But greatly fear il will increase the exist
Certain u.s. that Virginia has in advance condemned
the proposition as one 10 which she will not submit and
has enjoned as duty on her chief magistrate
vene her legislature, should such 4 bill pass
The bill Tor securing the recapfure Of fugitive slaves
contains many valuable provisions while il has one Of
at least doubtful and questionable character aude to
that part OF the bill which undertakes to provide by
law Of Congress for the trial OF paper suits instituted
BY these who once held slaves and claim to be free This
delicate ground to be occupied by any legislative act OF
poweress and imperative A slave absconds from his
maser-he fees into northern States pursued BY his
maser--iaken--c before a commissioner Of the
United Staes-is there identified 10 be slave; and to
have fed from the masters service and all this is done
in strict conformity with the exactions OF the law The
commissioner who hears the case determines that the
black who il arrested Il the slave az the marty who
claims him, and furnishes certificate to that effect and
orders The delivery Of The slave to The owner All this
master begins He has sought and obtained the posses
there surrounded by multitude, many OF whom STAND
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DEAR SIR beg you to excuse the delay to reply to
The request with which You honored me- to express my
opinions OF the measures reported by the Commiee oil
Thirteen now before the Senate am very sensible that
my opinions are OF little interest TO others yet upon
matter OF such vast Importance cannot hesitate TO place
them at your service
have not doubted from the first that the South ought
TO be content with the committees scheme Of adjustment
Great respect was due TO II regarding alone the high
source IRON which temanated IL was offered as meas
ure 10 compose conhc OF opinion which had gone far
to lower the character OF congress, by converting j
INTO an arena OF infsmed sectional sne-a conflict Of
opinion urged win such violence on either side as %
threaten the legitimate functions OF the government and
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