The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-05


On Monday, Messrs Soue OF the Senate, and Bocock
OF the House Of Representatives proposed TO run the
Missouri line. for the purpose Of settling the disaeng
question OF the day We have already given our rea.
sons for believing that this line al this time impractical
BILE, and only calculated TO defeat the Adjustment Deep
ly we appreciate these two political and personal
friends and much would defer TO their views upon
many questions yet upon this issue we are com
PEELED TO differ with Them and prosecute the only course
which we now think calculated TO settle the question
We cannot approve their policy, nor support their
course II that policy and that course should consist in
an exclusive devotion to the Missouri line Why 90
for the Missouri Inc in opposition to the Adjust
ment Is it because they expect TO create acknowledging
Stale in southern California We have touched this
point already but it is again brought forward under
such auspices, notice it again. Nor do we
speak lightly aboutt In Of such moment il is
rule pssrs oniesio approach the fountan-head
can and the following statement is derived fom
this source:
giving the above head TO The views which follow we
confne ourselves much Of the territory south OF
deg 80 min is embraced within the limits prescribed in
the constitution OF the proposed State Of California An
attempt is making to defeat the adjustment bill, by
proposing to the line Of 36 deg 80 min through the
State Of California to the Pacific. Now, nothing in the
future is certain than that if this is DONE there will
be within that territory another free Stale whenever its
population shall enitie it to admission into the Union
OF this the first evidence which we present is the official
returns OF the upon the adoption Of the present
stution of the State of California containing the anti
slavery provision. The V ole was immense majority
in favor Of the constitution fact only about against
lit; and in San Diego, the most southern district there
was Gf we recollect arighr but vote against its
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who already nhabit this portion Of California This
Of the people preceded by the unanimous vote
of every delegate from that section OF California, in
favor Of the anti-savery clause in the constitution,
Is there any hope Of changing the existing public
tment by new emigrants We all know that large
majority Of those emigrants would be first from the non
slaveholdng States Of the Union including the Territory
Of Oregon 3D. considerable number OF the inhabitants
of New Mexico who have gone and going to that
region Sd, emgrants from Mexico and Central and
Southern America 4th, from Asia and New South
Wales; 5th, from Europe; and 9th, from the slave
holding States, considerable portion Of whom would be
opposed the introduction Of slavery, indicated by the
vote Of those who have already preceded them II be-
us then, this crisis, to speak the truth plainly
that if the line of SO deg 80 min through the
State of California should certainly have free
States there instead OF thus weakening the South in
the only body when there any hope of maintaining tho
equilibrium of the the Senate OF hy
United States Let the South then fully understands
such is the certain ruththa the proposition TO dive
the State of California by the line Of SO deg 30 min
proposition create two free States the Pacific
to give to the North alarming prepondeance in Ea
Senate Of the Union.
In addition to the nearly unanimous OF the people
already this portion of California against the introduce
ton OF slavery, and similar sentiments entertained by
those who going there, neither by SOIL locality. nor
productions any portion OF this territory fitted for slave
labor.
Neither sugar, cotton, rice any great southern pro-
duct has ever been raised there any extent and never
will be- II is almost entirely mountainous and sterile;
two thirds of The year there is not drop OF rga-
ton is indispensable to cultivation of any of the great
southern staples and water, at the when wanted
for irrigation, be obtained Not ounce of gold
has been found within its limits There il nothing give
value slave labor and it would nearly the value OF
the slave transport him from the South this region
with the risk in the act Of carrying him there, as we'll as
regards the future law which will prevent slaves from
being taken there Resting this territory would upon
the great free Stale Of California, north OF SO deg 80 mn
sustained by Oregon and the North, and by Mexico on
the south, all opposed to slavery and with the present
IpOpuaUOn entertaining eimiar senuments, VINO, upon
calm reflection, for a'momen doubt that il would be-
come free State also, by the voluntary choice OF an
overwhelming majority of its peoplei
But the proposition all know is impossible, and il
persisted in, to the defeat Of the Adjustment, ii can only
end in the admission OF California as State, leaving all
the other questions unsettled, with all the sectional ex
element and agitation and all the imminent danger to
the Union that would certainly follow This Is exactly
what would be desired by the eesoi agtaors, who,
a man, most vehcmenty oppose this adjustment But
we can never believe that any portion Of the South will
unite with these northern agitaors in keeping alive this
most dangerous and exciting question.
correspondent Of the Harrisburg Union. descanting
on the delay which has taken place in relation to the
compromise, writes in the following happy strain:
In the end may be better. shall have all diff
and the country permued on In swonted prosperity
The plan oil General Foote for select committee take
within its grasp all the dstu bng questions, conceive tu
Of wisdom and forethought and although when hfst
preached looked somewhat cody II seems al last
70 found with the wise and good oil all psrues,
and will do giving him niche In the temple
Of The appropriate, the accepted time
Term long theadbare) and can be better effect
cd now any future period The plan OF the admin.
ation TO admit California with her present limits and
boundaries and leave the territorial question unsettled
for take whenever IL suits their convent
ence is and mike the motive that
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