The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-09-23
From the Washington Union.
The Passage of the Compromise Measures

From the Washington Union.
The Passage of the Compromise Measures.
Although two years have not elapsed since
the passage of the Compromise measures,
we find that the Scott party in the South is
endeaVoring to deceive the people with re-
gard to them. This line of conduct is called
for by the exigencies of Gen. SCOTS position
and the unwillingness of the southern wings
to sustain him without an express declara-
ton of adherence to the fugitive-slave law.
The southern friends of. Gen. Scott speak
of the Compromise as a system of measures,
all of which were enacted at the same time,
and then, after asserting that Gen. Scott
sustained that Compromise, they affirm that
he is in favor of the fugitive-slave law
This is Justification Of history, and we are
sorry to see that the wing candidate has
lent his countenance to such proceeding.
The fugitive-slave law did not constitute
a portion of Mr.. Clay's "omnibus bill, as
the series of acts presented by the commit
tee of thirteen were called. The report of
that committee was made on the 9Th of May,
1850, and was accompanied by the follow
ing bills, and none other, SENATE journal,
page 327 y
ga bill to admit California as State in
to the Union, to establish territorial govern
ments for Utah and New Mexico, and max
ing proposals to Texas for the establishment
of her western and northwestern bounda-
ries"
GA bill to suppress the slave-trade in the
District of Columbia"
These were the measures which were
known as the adjustment or compromise
measures at the time General Scott commit
ted himself in favor of the Compromise
AL the measures embraced in the first bill
mentioned above were stricken out by the
Senate, except that which proposed terri
torial government for Utah and the COM
promise measures, embracing the fugitive
slave law and the abolition of the slave-trade
in the District of Columbia, passed sepa-
rately, as follows:
l. The Bill prOvtding Territorial Go
pertinent for Utah passed the Senate July
l31, 1850, by a vote of thirty-two to eigh-
teen. 1t passed the House of Representa-
tives, September 7th, by vote of ninety
seven to eighty-fve.
2. The Texas boundary I'LL passed the
Senate Aug. 10, 1850, by vote of thirty to
twenty It passed the House of Represen-
tatives, with the New Mexican territorial
bill attached to it as an amendment, Sep
TENDER 9th, by vote of one hundred and
eight to ninety-seven.
3. The bill for the Admission of Gala
torntG passed the Senate August IL, 1850,
by vote of thirty four to ighteen. 1t pas
sed the House of Representatives on the
It'll of September by vote of one hundred
and fifty to ffty-six.
4. The bill prOUiding territorial gOv-
ernnaent for NeaO MericO passed the Senate
August Is, 1850, by avote of twenty-seven
to ten. It passed the House, as an amend
ment to the Texas boundary bill, on the
9th of September, by vote of one humid
red and eight to ninety-seven.
5. The FmgitiUe SlaUe Bill passed the
Senate August %, 1850, by vote of twen-
ty-seven to twelve. It passed the House of
Representatives on the 18th day of Seotem-
Der; by a vote of one-hundred and nine to
seventy-six.
6. The bill to suppress the slave-trGde an
the District Of Columbia passed the Senate
September Is, 1850, by vote of thirty
three to nineteen. It passed the House Of
Representatives on the 18th of September,
by vote of one hundred and tWehty-fouI
to fifty-nine.
The policy of Gen. Taylor's administra
ton, urged the separate admission of Cali
fornia as State, without taking any action
with regard to the other subjects of Difficult
ty mentioned. In the last days of that ad
{ ministration serious danger arose between
Texas and the authorities of the United
, States in New Mexico, relative to the extern
of the territory and jurisdiction Of Texas
That difficulty wore most froWning aspec
!, when Mr.. Fillmore came into power, anC
he imprudently adopted General Taylor
! policy with regard to it. But he soon saw
the danger which menaced his administra
tioR, and used all his influence to settle thu
Texas boundary before collision shoulC
} take place in New Mexico. Had it beer
possible for the Wing party to have admit
ted Caliafornia, and settled the Texas boun
: dairy question without passing the othel
measures involving slavery, it would doubt
less have pursued that policy, which WoulC
! have been the Taylor Policy, only modified
BY the difficulty with Texas. These wer'
: indications that such was the desire of tn
D administration; and to defeat that policy
ID the New Mexican territorial bill affixed a
/ an Amendments to the Texas boundary bill
!, thereby forcing the northern friends of Nh
5 Fillmore TO aid in excluding the Wilmot Pro
: Viso from the territorial bill and aid in it
J, passage, 10 order to relieve him from th
{ blunder he had committed with regard t
] Texas. The Wilmot ProyisO being thu
S disposed of there was no difficulty the mex
: day passing the Utah bin, which was SIM
i lar to the New Mexican bill.
Q After the pr0tracted struggle which tel
; minated on the sixth Of September, 1856
2 the majority in The House Of Represents
4 ltiYes determined to regard each Of the mel
: suFes relating. to slavery as constituting