The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-02

Of Congress to prohibit slavery even north Of 50 deg
80 min and bssdss. although Il admits Stats which
grant Is too large in national point Of view, yet il
tends to preserve the equilibrium, by limiting the number
OF senators and representatives from the Pacific coast
And now, as to the Territories acquired from Mexico.
not included in the boundaries OF California.
The Territories OF Utah and New Mexico extend
as far north as the forty second degree OF north la
tude. According to the provisions OF the Missouri
compromise, if il should be extended to the Pacific,
all that portion Of the territory acquired from Mexico
east Of California and lying between 80 deg 80 min
and AZ deg north latitude, would be forever closed to the
introduction Of slavery No slave could be carried there
for the Missouri compromise would forbid il empha
caly as the Wimot Provso itself South OF SO deg 80
min the doctrine OF non intervention would prevail and
the people who might settle there would admit OF exclude
slavery they might think best when their numbers
sufficient TO form State constitution and apply for
admission into the Union. But, according to the adjust
ment proposed by the Committee OF Thirteen, all the ter
tory acquired from Mexico east Of California and extend
ing north to the AZ deg Of aude would come under the
principle of nonntervention and the South would have
the rights south OF Oregon which it has south
Of the Missouri compromise line. So far then, the
Territories concerned, the proposed adjustment gives
the South more than the Missouri compromise would
give There is but way to avoid the force OF this
reasoning and that by asserting that the laws Of Mex
leo aboshng slavery remain in full force and virtue in
Utah and New Mexico, notwithstanding the conquest,
purchase, and annexation Of those Territories by the
United States. But do not understand that any por-
ton Of the southern people, any respectable portion Of
the southern representatives, take any such ground
Even the abolitonsts willing to admit that slavery
may be carried to the new Territories, unless special
prohibition, in the form OF the Wmot Proviso, should
pass Congress and be approved the President The
of the South cannot stand upon any other grounds and
those Of her sons who say that the constitution is not su
cent for her protection snwittngy striving to lead
ernto position which utterly deenceess If the Mex
lean laws which abolish slavery in the new Territories,
remain in force, Notwithstanding the provisions and
guarantees Of the constitutions then the federal government
not to blame for slavery has been prohibited without
any usurpaton by Congress by the North We repeat
therefore, that the people Of the South must adhere to
the position that they have Alright, under the constitution
and by the nature OF the compact Of confederation 20
with ihe property into the Territories matter what
laws have been passed by Mexico. And if they main
tain that position then il is evident that the proposed ad.
justment allows them 10 pass the Missouri compromise
ine and 60 far North the ~ deg OF north latitude
There other points in which the adjustment is
complete and satisfactory thanthe Missouri compromise
the latter being considered original measure. Il
adjusts the dangerous dispute between Texas and New
Mexico. the difficulty arising out Of slavery
in the District OF Columbia and i furnishes additional
facilities for the recapure Of fugitive slaves But the
Missouri compromise presents similar features, il IL
unnecessayto pursue the comparison further In the
remarks we have submitted, have spoken if the
amendment relative to legislation the subject OF sa
very by the territorial legislature, which the friends Of
the adjustment willing 10 make had already been
incorporated in the bill And, in conclusion, would
beg those gentlemen who opposed the proposed method
Of pacfcaion consider the subject with GOODNESS and
caImness. II they do soil they discard incorporate
passions and morbid OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES will be
stored to the conedsracy. and in few years they will
be thankful that they did not proong the perls Of the
Union.