Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-02-01
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Mr. Clay introduced the following res
buttons on the Territorial question, and
: smoke upon them at considerable length.
He proposed to reduce the boundaries
Of California: admit her into the Union
As a State, and establish territorial gov
enments in all the territories. He no.
ned the resolutions he had offered to
that effect would be adopted. He had
reflected with great care upon the sub
iect. He knew they had been conceiv-
ed in a spirit of harmony. From the
first he had thought that California,
with suitable boundaries, ought TO be
admitted into the Union as a State. In
much she had done, there had been ir-
reguarities, but they should be overlooks
cd He thought that as slavery doe
not exist in California, nor is likely to
he introduced, it was inexpedient for
Congress to impose restrictions upon it.
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas it being desirable for the
peace, concord and harmony of the I'm
ion OK these States to settle and adjust
anlcabIy all questions of controversy
between them, arising out of the insti-
tuition of slavery, upon a fair and 'equi-
table and just basis. 1t is therefore,
Resolved, That California, with suit
Aa5Ie boundaries, upon her application
be admitted as one OF the States OF this
Union, without the imposition by Con
grcss OF any restrictions in respect to
the exclusion or introduction of slavery
within those boundaries
Resolved, That as slavery doth not
exist by law, and is not likely to be in
, troduced into any Of the territories ac-
quired by tie L. s. from the Republic
of Mexico, it is inexpedent for Congress
t. provide by law either for its intro
GuctlOn into, or its exclusion from any
part OF SAID territories, and that appro-
pirate territorial governments ought to
be established by Congress in all Of said
territories, not within the boundaries of
the proposed State Of California, with
out imposing any restriction or condi-
ton on the subject of slavery.
ReSotced, That the question of the boundaries
Of the State of Texas ought 10 be fixed at the
R'o del Norte, commencing one Marine league
from It's mouth, and running up that river to the
southern hue OF New Mexico; thence with That
line westerly, and so Continuiugin the same di-
rec ION to the line as established between the
t. ), and Spain.
Rasoired, That it be proposed to the State of
Texas that the u. $, will provide for the pay
mant Of all that portion OF The legitimate and
bona tidc public debt OF Texas contracted prior
10 lis annexation TO the II = for which dutia.
na foreign imports were pledged by said State
20 rs creditors not exceeding the sum Of in
consideration of duties as pledged. not having
been applied to that objects, after said anneXa-
ton, bat having tIcnccorward become payable
to the I. Sand upcn the condition also, that
said State Of Texas Shall by the solemn and au-
Hcnuc act of her Legislature or OF convention
r'Iuqulsh 10 the L. >. any ciaim which it has
To any part OF New Mexico.
Rsselosd That ii IS inaxpcdiont to abolish
slavery in the District Of Columbia. whist thai