Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-10-14

shed, and again firmly planted in our political system
by the recent action of Congress 1t is provided in the
territorial bills, both Tor New Mexico and Utah, that
each OF these territories when proposed for admission
into the Union, shall into the Union with with
out slavery as the people inhabiting them may deter
mine for themselves. Both OF these territories extend
North to the AID deg. parallel OF North latitude and
thus the Missouri line is carried up to that point, and
five and half degrees is recovered from the prohibition
of slavery, which the application of the Missouri Com
promise would have imposed upon it.
The Texas boundary question was complicated ana
full OF difficulties she claimed vast territory, much
OF which Texan explored, extending up to the
AID parallel OF north latitude. Her title was purely
technical She had never conquered it nor bought it,
nor possessed it, She had not acquired by any OF the
ordinary modes OF acquiring property or dominion over
people or countries. She made herself title by act OF
her own Legislature, our government acquesced IN 1t,
maintained by the sword and finally became estopped
from disputing its validity Much OF ii was inhabited
by ignorant imbece, alfcivized mixed race, hos
tile to- and despsed by the Texans. These people
claimed to be entitled to protection against the rights Of
Texas under the treaty OF Guadalupe Hdago the pre-
tension Ia my judgment ill-tounded, but ii had
numerous, formidable and Jealous supporters. Under
this state OF facts the boundary bill was introduced and
passed. by which Texas offered ten m lions OF dol
lars Tor cesslon to the United States OF her right to
the SOIL and jurisdiction OF considerable portion OF this
country. Ii Texas accepts 1t, hope she Will, the
contract will be complete and difficult and dangerous
question will have been honoraby adjusted This
measure, so proper III ITSELF generous to Texas
necessary to the peace OF the country is violently
sailed by the macontens, under the petext that it
renders vast number OF OF slave territory to free
SOIL
The complaint is without the least foundation. 1t
includes the admission that the country coded belongs
to Texas and is now slave territory grant 1t; but
how does inclusion in the limits of the territory of New
Mexico make it free soil? The grant is not accompa-
MED by any prohibition Of slavery, and there is such
prohibition in the bill for the territorial government.
of New Mexico. The Mexican laws against
slavery cannot affect it if it belongs to Texas, but
the Texas laws in favor of slavery and do fix
its character and the transfer the United States will
alter it. But so far from the objection being we'll
founded the South is the actual gamer by the transfer
BY ofhe resolutions anneXng Texas the United
States, it sspuated that Texas may be divided into
States and It'll expressly provided hatsavery shall be
forever prohibited in such State may be formed out of
that part OF Texas lying north OF 80 deg. 80 min. But
by ceding that part ofTexas to New Mexico, it is pla
ced under the law OF that territory, which as have be-
fore shown permits it to come into the Union with
without sal cry as the people may determine; thus the
prohibition ofsavery imposed by the compact OF
nexaton is removed, and the Wlmot Proviso, for the
hrs time IN the history of government, is actually
repealed The South has therefore, not on recovered
the great principle compromised away in 1920 but she
has placed unders Just operation tract of country
nearly as large South Carolina, in which slavery
forever prohibited by the compact of Texan annexation
do not say that slavery will go there, but do
that all legal mpedments, both its entry and
continuance there are removed great principle sus
tanned, and truth is indicated by the measure COM
planned of.
CONCLUSION TOMORROW,