Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-17


have been dwaed down 80 degrees OF North latitude but
from all of New Mexico and Of Utah would the South have
been excluded These wrongs these mscheis, have been
ayer,ed by the bold and manly stand taken BY our represent
tyes in Congress- sustained by their loyal and grateful
constituency Let then have peace ut least among our
lvesoye,Iook the errors the past and provide for the
pre What shall that future be2 Covered with Clouds diff
fcultes and darkness; shall strive 10 make 1t bright
prosperous happy future? Let us for moment anticipate H.
Texas is made strong by the settlement of her boundary
4 Young and feeble State embarrassed by heavy debt
she at once relieved from the oppressive and distractng
brhen New lie and vigor and power impaired TO her
She becomes al giant in moral power and influence
Her territory will fill up with hardy and industrious
populaon the owners of slaves Soon her condition will
Justify and demand the division OF her territory. and with
that will the influences ond advantages OF other new
slov. States The power South will thus be sustain
ed and und Reorganization be driven
from land and the giant strides oil the Republic to pow
r and be increased beyond all past example We
hope for all ,hs and asking too mush that We beg
our countryme unite wiki Us, by orbearance and mutual
kindnsss 10 woik out lis accomplishment
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One of the best policy of the Texas boun
day bill is contained in the y. o. Pcayune which give
bow II answers many objections which have been urged
against The bill:
TIE New Texas BOUNDARY Fill Senator Clemens Of
Aabaua has written letter 10 the editor oi the Advertse
AT Mont n,v, Ala. in defence OF his vote IN The Senate
Mr. Pcarces Texas Boundary bill Support Of tina. bill
had been sgma;ised equivalent Ia the purchase vi slave
holding teoIy for the purpose OF making Il Tree su; and
the same character assigned TO IL ny The Advefllse
while expressing disapprobaon oil the OF Senators
King and Ci.i.ens. Mr. Clemens responds briefly but
strongly treating with scnrnu Indifference the impniation
tina his is sign of Indifference 10 Southern interests
and .ndcaing its propiey He sustained II as PROPOSE
ton offered 10 Texas-whch she is al liberty 10 accept
To decline as she deems best her honor and neressior
the settlement of national controversy admit icul-
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and may safely permitted 10 Judge for herself without
anticipating that she will do anything 10 impair the rights or
weaken any vi the securities oi the South.
We refer the letter of Mr.. Clemens part cuafy,
because in briefly stating The effects Of Mr. Pcarces
bill accepted lie audes ponledy to part Of the argument
10 which public attention has not been sufficiently drawn,
although have several times treated II cursoiI in this
paper l. relates the legal condition in regard to slavery
of the territory claimed by Texas east Of the Rio Gande
il shall be- detached by from Texas and made part of
organized Territory of The United States The position
Mr. Clemens is that instead Of making free soil out OF
slave territory the probable effect VIII be To open New
Mexico To slave colonization.
He only states the opinion, but without giving his
sons But these may easily t.ced OUT, and they
well worth consideration of those Who have opposed the
passage Mr.. Pearces bill though il were curtalmen
by the Of slave territory We omit the general question:
whether with special prohibition by Congress, slavery
would be protected in all the Territories in spite of
anteceden Mexico law by virtue Of the consuiionand
The other question whether such itself would
not be unconstitutional The single point Is whether the
change of the Of the Territory established by Mr.
Pcarces bill would BY ITSELF have the effect of making The
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a contrary effect
The ILL., if it does affirm, does not undertake TO deny
| the title OF Texas. II voted for the ground hut
there assertion of title either side, only mutual
surrender of claims. The presumpons indeed, i'll Ia
yor The strength Of title for which ten millions are o
f,rred for release of claim But legally the bill afllrns
and denies nothing IL makes definite boundary for Tex
as and conveys with her consent portion Of territory
the Jurisdiction of the United States But docs not alter
nor assume 10 alter legal condition of the subject terri
tory in relation slavery What its rights were
of Texas settled by higher law than that of an act of
Congress The compact Of annexaton which has all the
highest obligations of treaty, recognized all Texas und
yded slave territory II went further and established
law for the subdivision OF Texas into smaller States. North
of sc 80 of north latitude the territory when subdivded
was to be free soi south of that parallel the inhabitants
were 10 decide, coming into the Union, whether they
would continue abolish it, by their State constitutions
All Texas was slavehadng, and could not be made other
wise without the assent of the State inagreeng TO div
sion and division, State constitutions must be
enacted By the people themselves for the States south Of
the line expressly aboshing slavery. Without such
sutions continue by virtue of the prevailing law
| Of Texas
This is wla, is considered to be the legal condition of the
country part of Texas The purchase OF the soll and
jurisdiction by United States could not change this
diton rights acquired under it. The compacts
equally binding only be shaken by competent
and final decision that the country part of Texas
hi. Boundary bill savehoder settling there could claim
all the benefits of the compact and all the rights which il
recognizes perfectly though he had remained positively
under the jurisdiction of Texas. No proviso restriction
could have any power him than they would have
Congress had undertaken 10 egislae for the State Of
Texas Wmot attached to soil purchased from Texas
would be absolutely void. Nothing can abolish the legal
rights of Shareholders in that country but the power OF
State Constitution duly adopted by the people and approved
| by Congress-. -, ;, ,
M last by the righiiu tribunals nothing is lost by the trans
fer TO New Mexico Mr. Peaces bill does affect rights
on that side more than the other The Southern in
that must rely the general provisions of the cons
tuition and insist upon the doctrine OF non-nerrenon but
they will be in no way preadeed by this OIL. 49,. ian
produce is drawn from the fact that the Texan counties
which il is proposed 10 add TO New Mexico, with slave.
holding guarantees by the Texas laws and compacls will
constitute nearly all Of the populous settlements of New
Mexico and thus give the pedomnang law To the terri
tory No Wmot proyiso could be attached to it, and no
Shareholder excluded by any legislation Of Congress-
pretended local legislation until State shall be formed
This is a summary of the grounds upon which Southern
men-as decided in their advocacy OF Southern nights as
| AIR Clemens Of Alabana-who has always been clssed
with the ultas-desed the passage OF Mr. Pcarces BILL as
one which, while it settles all difficulties with Texas at
once does not compromise of the rights claimed by
virtue of the sovereignty Of Texas, guaranteed BY her
compact with the United States but rather leaves the pac
teal question in state more favorable than before to the
legal equality of the Southern people within the new Ter
iitvry.
Yesterdays Wing announces that Mr. John Scott OF
Fauouie has purchased interest in that paper and will
hereafter be associated with Messrs. Heath, Elliott Co. in
the editorial department. Mr. Scott puts forth short card
| on the OCCASION in which he says:
81 am thorough Wing in all my opinions and feelings.
The principles which enter into the creed OF the wing party
are 81 wen Understood as 10 render II unnecessary oi m ~
do express my entire in theln Bat
there is another question: upon which wish 10 say word
could never unite myself with any news
paper that vas not wholly and altogether with The Souih
upon the question of slavery, and wholly and altose-
Their against the North in its assaults upon that insti-
tuition. am happy to saw that in this my colleagues
concur Throughout the recent excitement that has
vused Union synpa,hies have been all with the
South do 10 say that have been ready 10 fra
.nze with those violent who appear seek Dsunon
in pitching their demands high THAI impossible for
Congress 10 comply with hem but mean that have been
ready 10 net with the great OF the Southern people in
defence of the institution of slavery against that series OF
measures with which, by slow degrees the northern party
proposed to undermine it. Subject to TINS restriction, my
attachment 10 the Union is most devoted"
new framed stable, the property OF Mr. Adolph Diil
Situated on the premises occupied by Maj Walter Gwn on
Admins hetween Marshall and Clay Strees was DESTROYED