The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-23

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boundary Of the new State Of California. IS 2l2 miles
Total length from north to south a6 6a
The surface Of Dssere estimated on map as fol-
lowss
par, ,,,.,,.a !, o,..oo s. lo miles
I" :. California Territory $4,000
fornia 70,27O
Total 4so1Oe
But that is not all, by great deal If this the
only includes this quantity of territory but she takes n
an immense seacoas II is desirable that many States
as possible should have portion Of seacoast will re,
fer for moment TO the comparative extent OF seacoast OF
the States OF this Union and that which claimed by the
new State Of California.
From the table and map referred to, it appears that
the length OF the whole twelve old Atlantic States,
(Pennsylvania having no seacoast)
!, s nearly half the extent Of the whole Atlantic
g. II is nearly third the length Of the whole coast
OF the United States the Atlantic and Gulf Of Mexico
II is nearly one-fourth the length OF the whole
coast OF the United States the Atlantic Gulf OF Mexico,
and Pacific coasts, embracing with California and
Ortgon) twenty States Territories fronting the
8. II equal in length to The whole Atlantic coast.
Massachusetts, Gall the old Atlantic States, except one
and half) and commencing at the north Il would ex-
tend to the middle Of North Carolina, and not including
Maine, new State, 10 the middle OF South Carolina
also extending the whole Atlantic old States, except
one and half States.
Why this mons,rous But you look at il in another
this monstrous difference What would have been
thought II such proposition had been made when this
Union was formed Suppose il had been proposed to
This is proposition ungracious az that would
have been-nay, il 10 more so; for there would
have been an outlet both at the North and at
there 10 no outlet; i completely shuts the door upon
all the territory back of Il; and we know not what
the population Of that territory may hereafter be in all
those Of California. These people, then, who have
squaed down on the coast may they choose, shut out
all those who shall hereafter occupy the interior.
miles. including Florida, which may be called pennsu
la and not including that State, the average length Of
seacoas IL i47 miles that California has seacoast
OF the other States. not including Florida.
While on this point, will state other facts, more
intimately connected with another question in the ar
gumen OF the senator from Kentucky, but which may be
well introduced hereI the proportion OF terri
tory which the North and the South have received espec
ally under the Louisiana treaty,
Now, not considerations OF this kind sufficient
duce us to hesitate before give admission to this State
This part OF the honorable senator's argument very
well answered BY the honorable senator from Mississippi
[Mr. DAVIS !; but have additional facts to submit
His position was, that the South had no right to CON-
plain Of being excluded from the territory acquired by
the Louisiana treaty. that although area Of so large an
AMOUNT had been appropriated TO her under the opera
ton Of the Missouri compromise, still she had received
territory that was much more valuable But sir the dis
parity q too great to be compromised by the difference Of
valuation on the different sides Of the lines the difference
10 immense.
The senator from Kentucky says the South got the best
part OF the territory acquired BY the Louisiana treaty,
which he considers, thak justly best title to Ore
gon Let US see how this matter stands This territory,
Louisiana and Oregon, consists Of:
Oregon lI,4ss square miles.
Northwest Territory z1 z2s
Indian Territory 2as,s5i
States Of Louisiana, Missouri,
and Arkansas 10000
Total lrss6S I"
States 100000
Territory BS848-Slave 22l.S5O
Free I.256.Ol5