Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

anime Them and who will observe that they expressly con-
template future division Of Texas into four states win
her consent first had and obtained Tue terms u ING
follows
sNew States of convenient size, not exceeding four IN
number in addition said State OF Texas, ana having
sufficient population may hereafter by the consent OF SAID
State be formed out territory thereof which shall be
entitled admission under the provisions oil the feder Con-
sitution.'
Yes sir the ultimate formation Of New States within the
limits of Texas these limits recognised to exist at the
period of annexation, distinctly contemplated and most
formally provided for and that these limits understood
the time embracing all the territory now claimed by
Texas is quite evident from the fact that il in addition
provided by the resolutions of annexation themselves that
" such States might be formed out of that portion of said
territory lying south of thirty six degrees thirty minutes north
latitude commonly known the Missouri compromise line,
should be admitted into the Union with without slavery,
the people of each State asking admission might desire
whilst provided that in such State States should
be formed out of the territory north of said Missouri compro
mise line slavery involuntary sersude Except for
should be prohibited" Now, this same Missouri COM
promise line degrees of latitude mere north OF
what has been generally marked our maps as he north
boundary line of Texas and through the heart OF
what is called by New Mexico and was once uni
vesaly recognised sus follows, an inevitable con-
cluson, that the American Congress which adopted the re-
solutions of annexation designed nothing less than the re-
cognon of the precise northern and western boundaries OF
Texas described in her act OF 1886, already referred to-
It is therefore, at all surprising that the territorial surface
too large permanently embraced within the confines of
single State, and might well bear future division and sub
division.
repeat therefore, Mr. President that it is no new dis
covery which been announced pompousy in hear
ing this morning, that Texas with the boundaries that of
right apperan to her. is too large for single State nor
the honorable Senator from Missouri entitled to the credit Of
having originated scheme for the reduction OF her limits
No will doubt this who that the BILL for the in
PRODUCTION of which now ask, and which has been printed
by order of the Senate and been lying upon the tables homo
rabe Senators for least ten days past actually provides for
the establishment Of State within the limits Of Texas,
with the consent of the State of Texas first had and obtain
ed be called the State of Jacnto; which State to be
laid off embrace all of what is Texas lying to the
of the river Brasos This bill has only been printed
and been lying the tables honorable Senators for the period
mentioned but deemed it expedent Also in various modes
during the first week of Congress- appze the whole Ame
can public that such would be brought forward
This did in order that surprise might be produced in
any quarter, and that the minds of twenty millions Of
countrymen might be seasonably informed of what in
tended be DONE least of what desired be done
by of US on this important subject.
knowing, sir that question was pending IN regard to
slavery IN Territories of most exciting and alarming
character knowing that this question had been mschevou
y raised in regard to all territory recently acquired from
Mexico feeling that nothing could be important than
the narrowing by all Legitimate and proper the ter
rlorlal which to constitute the of conten-
ton or at rate preventing the undue ampcaion this
area, certainly did not discover the wisdom of excluding
from the limits of Texas, proposed by the bill upon your
table, offered this moment by the honorable Senator from
States shall purchase from the State of Texas every foot Of
which, purchased would be claimed subject to
the Wmot provso knew to be sure, sir that in the Lee
gsature of the State of New York resolutions had been
other day introduced limiting Texas to the precise boundaries
asserted to be her true boundaries by the honorable Senator
from Missouri, at the period when the Texas annexation
solutions were under discussion in this chamber was
also, certainly that these New York resolutions had
been introduced for the purpose of pepetang most hdeous
fraud upon the South by applying the principle of the Viii
mot proviso to all the territory asserted 10 belong to New
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which have for time past subssed between the Barn
burning and Abolition gentry of the Empire State and the
honorable Senator from Missouri Yes, sir, all these
things knew, and hope duly appreciated but never
did it enter into my head to conceive that there in
i:tence human being member of this i'Iusrious body
representing among the slave States of the Confdera
ey TO- VINO would dare to take it upon himself TO bring for
ward bill like that which has made its ghssy apparion
among Us this morning and which, it should become law
without amendment will completely unsete the ques ion
slavery all the domain which proposes to purchase
from the State of Texas say unsee the quest Of
slavery in all the territory referred to ond say SO, upon
grounds which cannot be disputed for deny that
the annexation resolutions already cited did most eecuay
and permanently settle this question all that then
cognlsed as the State OF exas Yes sir, the Missouri
promise principle expressly 4pIied the territory
nexed, and thus all contention upon the exciting
AMI perlous question agtated in the Republic complete
ly precuded The bill brought forward as will be per-
oeved by those who will examine it. this Missouri
compromise principle ia all the territory proposed to be pu
chased and every placed ia the same plight and
condition precisely California and other recently
qured possessions. Now, this will be held to be little
surprising by those who that the inoducer of this
very bill at this moment stands instructed by the Missouri
Legislature to vote for the application of the Missouri
promise principle all the territory within which the adver
of Southern Institutions striving to establish the
dominion of Abolition. 49, .." ~ ,,.
But the honorable Senator has been still daring upon
this occason and has ventured to assert the panes and
strongest language, that by the Texas resolutions
the eesoH principle, as it is called introduced into
all that portion of Texas situated north of the line Of $50
honorable Senator
life sir do doubt that such absurd and unound-
ed idea may have gained into his Uranium when the
annexation under consideration and in this way
may perhaps for the honorable Senator having
himself voted for that measure, after having exerted himself
to the utmost to defeat and repeat that he has
committed egregous olunder in bis life than in this
instance Why, sir, Texas admitted State she
admitted Stare State, she yet u.s. and, doubt
not she will permanently remain BY the of
ton, State be formed within her limits with
her own consent There not much free so opne ia this
arrangement. But the is still stronger slavery not
excluded except from such State States may be form
ed out of her territory north the Missouri line
Now, as is by certain that there will be
State formed with the consent of Texas out of
that portion OF her territory just alluded to-as is
certain that State will thus spring up in Texas
the hoR OF whose territorial domain will be located north
the line OF 500 36, | able to discern how it
Is that what the honorable Senator pleased call the
soil principle all let in by the resolutions annexation
On the contrary, contend that this principle eec-
uay and forever precluded from all the territory embraced
within the limits of Texas by these very resolutions and that
there is moral certainty that all the soil of Texas open
TO the settlement OF Southern and their slave property
will forever remain thus OPEN will only mention two rea-
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