Washington telegraph., 1850-06-05

g. The establishment of Territorial Govern
Hnents without the Wilmot proviso for New Mexico
and Utah, embracing all the territory recently
acquired by the United States from Mexico not
contained in the boundaries of California
4. The combination of these two last mentioned
measures in the same bill.
5. The establishment Of the western andnorth-
ern boundary of Texas, and the exclusion from
her iurisdc ion of all New Mexico, with the grant
to Texas of pecunary equivalent; aud the sec
tion for that purpose to be incorporated IN the OH
admitting California and establishing governments
for Utah and New Mexico
G. More eAectual enactments of law TO secure
The prompt delivery Of persons bound to service or
iabor in one State, under the laws thereof who
escape into another State.
And, I. Abstaining from abolishng slavery; but
under a heavy penalty, prohibiting the slave trade
in the District of Columbia.
If such O. these several measures as require
legisation should be carried out by sutabi'. acts
of Congress, all controversies 10 which our late
Territorial acquisitions have given rise, and all
existing questions connected with the institution
of slavery, whether resulting from those acqusi
tions or from its existence IN the States and the
District of Columbia, will be an,icaby settled and
adjusted, in a manner, it is confidently believed, 10
give general satisfaction to an overwhelming ma
ior;tv of the people of the United States. Con-
uress will have fulfilled its whole tuty in regard to
the vast country which having been ceded by
Mexico to the United States, has fallen under
their dominion. 1t will have extended to 1t pro-
lection provided for its several parts the nestima-
bic blessing of free and regular government adapteo
to their various wants, and placed the whole uaoer
the banner and flag of the United States. Meet
inp courageousIy its clear and entIre duty, Con-
press will escape the unnered reProach OF having,
from considerations of doubtful policy, abandoned
to an undeserved fate territories Of boundess ex-
tent with sparse, incongruous, and alien, II not
unfriendly, population, speaking different Ian
unaoes. and accustomed to different laws whilst
that population i making irresistible appeals to the
new sovereignty to which they have been trans
ferred for protection, for government for law, and
for order.
The committee have endeavored TO present to
the Senate a comprehensive plan of adjustment,
which, removing all causes of existing excitement
and agitation leaves none open to divide the coun-
try and disturb the general harmony. The nation
has been greatly convulsei, not by measures of
general policy, but by questions Of sectional char
acter, and, therefore, more dangerous and more
to be deprecated. 1t wants repose. 1t loves and
chershes the Union. And it is most cheering and
gratifying TO witness the outbursts OF deep and abid-
ing attachment to il which have been exhibited IN
ali parts of it, amidst all the trials through which
we have passed and are passing. people so pat
riotc as those of the United States will rejoice in
an accommodation Of all troubles and difficulties
by which the safety of that Union might have
been brought into the least danger. And, under
the blessings of that Providence who, amidst all
vcissitudes, has never ceased to extend TO them
His protecting care, His smiles, and His blessings.
they will continue to advance in population, power
and prosperity, and work out triumphanty the
glorious problem of mans capacity for seif-sOv-
ernment