The daily union., 1852-09-05
The Passage Of the Compromise Measure.

sage oi he COMPROMISE measures, We md that The Scott
party IN the South is endeavorng deceive the people
with regard TO them. This line OF conduct is called for
ny the exgencies OF General SCOTS position and the
unwingness of the southern wings sustain him with
out an express declaration OF adherence to the fugitive
slave law The southern friends OF General Scott speal
OF The Compromise system of measures all OF which
were enacted at The time, and Aen, after asserting
tnat Gen. Scott sustained that Compromise they affirm
that he is in favor OF the fugitive slave law This i,s
falsifcaon OF history and sorry 10 see that the
whg candidate has lent his counenance to such pro.
ctedng
The fogitive-slave law did not constitute portion of
Mr. Cays omnibus BILL" the series OF sets presented
by the committee OF thirteen were called The repor
OF that committee was made the sth of MAY, 1850
and was accompanied BY the following bills, and none
other, (Sena,e journal. page 327 y
"A blll to admit California State into the Union
TO establish territorial governments Utah and New
Mexico. and making proposals Texas the establish.
ment OF her western and northwestern boundaries"
"a bill TO suppress the in the District of Co
lambia I"
| These We're the measures which were known as the
adjustment or compromise the time General
Scott committed himself in favor of the Compromise
All The measures embraced in the first bill mentioned
above were stricken out by the Senate except that which
proposed territorial government for Utah and the com.
promise measures embracing the fugve-slave law and
the abolition OF the in the District of Coum.
bia, passed separately, as follows:
| !. The BILL PROVIDING A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT
For UTAH passed the Senate July 81 $780, by vote Of
thry-two TO eighteen Il passed the House OF Repre-
seniaves, September 7h, by vote Of ninety to
eighty five.
2. The TEXAS BOUNDARY BILL passed the Senate Au.
| lunsf h,,n
the House OF Represe natives, with the New Mexican
territorial bill attached 10 it amendment Sep,em.
Der 6h bya vote Of hundred and eight to ninety.
seven.
3. The BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA passed
the Senate August 10. 1850, BY OF thry-four 10
eighteen 1t passed The House OF Representatives on the
7th OF September BY vote of hundred and fifty to
fily.six.
l. iHE piL PROVIDING A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT
FOR NEW MEXICO passed the Senate August u.s. $780, by
vote OF tweniyseven TO ten. 1t passed the House. as
an amendment to the Texas boundary BILL the 9th Of
September by vote OF hundred and eight to ninety
seven.
.. IHE FUGIrIvE-sLAvE BILL passed the Senate Au-
gust 49, 1850, by vote Of twenty seven to twelve II
passed the House OF Representatives the 18th Of Sep
em5er by vote OF hundred and nine to seventy six
DIsTRcr OF COLUMBIA passed the Senate September 10,
s5o by vote of thirty three to nineteen Il passed The
House OF Representatives the l7h Of September bya
vote OF one hundred and tweaty -four to ffty-nine
The policy OF General Taylor's administration urged
the separate admission of California as State without
taking any action with regard 10 the other subjects Of
difficulty mentioned In The last days Of tina, adminsa-
uon a serious danger arose between Texas and
The unthn nF The Hate c., At
relative to the OF the territory and jurisdiction
OF Texas That difficulty most frownipE aspect
when Mr.. Fillmore into power. and he mprudsn,y
adopted General Taylofs policy with regard 10 it, But
he soon saw the danger which menaced his adminss.
ion, and used all his influence settle the Texas bound
AIRY before collision should take place in New Mexico
Had il been possible for the whg party to have admitted
California and settled the Texas boundary question with
out passing the other measures involving slavery, II
would doubtless have pursued that policy. which would
have been the Taylor policy. only modified by the din
Guilty with Texas There indications that sueh was
the desire of the Administrations and, to defeat that
policy, the New Mexican territorial bill was affixed az an
amendment 10 the Texas boundary BILL thereby forcing
the northern friends OF Mr. Fillmore to aid in excluding the
Wlmo, proviso from the territorial bill and Aid in its pas
sage n order relieve him from the bunder he had CON-
thus disposed of, there difficulty the next day in
passing the Utah bi which similar to the New Mer.
lean bill.
After the protracted struggle which terminated on the
sixth OF September, 1880 the majority in the House Of
Representatives determined to regard each Of the
ures relating to slavery constituting par, OF sys
TEN OF settlement, and to them Mr. Fillmore hes-
tated when the fusi,re-aavs law presented for his
signature, and he submitted il The Attorney General for
aropnion as 10 lis consti,uonslity. Mr. Criuenden
considered II in conformity with the constitution, and the
President attached his signature TO it, Since then il has
been regarded BY ALL except the aboionsts Of the North
and Mr. Stewards higher-aw followers a. part OF he
compromise. and portion, il were, of treaty Of
peace and amiy between the different sections OF he con.
iederacy But the men who nominated General Scott for
The presidency refused to consider it in that light They
made open war upon and in their Sa'e conventions
they affirmed that il was sacred than any other
isolated act OF ordinary legislation, and could be modi-
bed or repealed without breach OF good faith All the
State conventions which brought forward General Scot,
took that ground. and they used The name OF General
Scott to sustain them in their warfare with the admn.ta
ION, which was waged because the regarded
tue foguve-slave Law as part OF The Compromise
part OF the settlement Of difficulties Mr. Seward
md folia -. A a.. 49,