The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-04
CITY UF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1850.
The Clayton Compron,ise and the proposed Adjust

The Clayton ComPromise and the proposed Adjust
In our astpap presented comparison between the
Missouri compromise and the adjustment proposed by the
Committee of Thirteen II succeeded in making our
selves understood. think we demonstrated that those
southern gentlemen who willing to extend the Mis-
sour compromise line the shores Of the Pacific
consistently oppose the plan of adjustment reported by
MIR. Clay We propose now to submit few remarks
touching the scheme Of compromise brought forward in
July. 1913, by Mr. Clayton. for the purpose Of demon
sating that most if not ALL OF the southern gentlemen
who now oppose the principles OF the pending ADJUST
ment do in defiance Of previous commitment to the
principles to which they now object
II well known that the Clayton compromise received
the votes OF the strict State rights from the South.
in the Senate and in the House of Representatives; that
the Of southern politicians, without distinction
Of party voted against Mr. Stephenss motion to lay it
the table, that in the House OF Representatives but eight
southern sustained that motion-all OF them wings
and that the South fully and entirely sustained the
promise and denounced those who aided the North in de-
feating traitors to her That compromise
passed its third reading in the Senate of the United
States by the following vote. We ask particular aen-
ton to the names recorded
The yeas were Messrs Atchison, Anterior, Benton.
Benien, BoRLAsD, Breese, Bright, BurLrR, CALHOUN,
Clayton. DAVIS Of Mississippi, Dickinson, Douglas.
Downs, Foote, Hannegan, Houston, HUsrEa, Johnson
OF Maryland Johnson OF Louisiana, johnson Of Geor.
ga, King, Lewis, Mangum, Mason Phelps, Rusk, Sc
bastian Spruance, Sturgeon, TuRsEY, Westcott, and
YuLEE.
Among the nays we see the names of Messrs. BALD
WIN, CoRwIs, DAVIS Of Massachusetts,, DAYros, DIX,
HALE, and NILES. the Van Buren, freesoler These men
consistent How it, them that Messrs BoRLAsD,
BUTLER. DAVIS OF Mississippi, HUNTER, Mason, TuR-
Me-. land YuI.EE vote with them now But antici-
pate and therefore we ask two other questions They
are:
L. What propositions relative to slavery were these
gentlemen voting for in 154s and,
Q. What proposition relative to slavery is pending
before the national Legislature
We will answer these questions BY stating the provis
ions touching slavery in the Territories, imbodied in
the Clayton compromise and then by stating the pro-
visions touching the subject mbodied in the plan
Of adjustment now before Congress.
LICKING to the Clayton compromise, which passed
through the Senate by the vote have given above we
find the following provision relative to the territorial
governments therein established, to wit that the legis
lative power OF the said Territories
Shall have power pass any law for the
Of Justice in said Territory which shall be repugnau
this act Inconsistent with the laws and constitution OF
the United States But law shall be passed respecting
an establishments OF religion, respecting slavery
ferng with the primary disposal Of the aad
shall be imposed the property OF the United States
nor shall the isnds other property OF be
taxed higher than the lands other property Of residents
All the laws shall be submitted the Congress the Uni
ted States, and II disapproved, shall be null void
Such is the Clayton compromise as far the slavery
question is concerned and for which the gentlemen
whose have given recorded their votes about
8 o'clock a. m, on Thursday, July the a7th, ls4s.
Let examine the provision touching slavery, i'm
bodied in the proposed adjustment which OF those
same gentlemen oppose with bitter vehemence Il
reads az follows, applying to Utah and New Mexico
A.d b farther s~eef,d That the Legislative power Of
the Territory shall extend all ghtfu subjscts OF eus
with the constitution Of the United States
and the provisions Of this but no law shall be passed