The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-22

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these Territories for the time during which they remain
under territorial governments When this measure n
before Congress The friends of slavery denied the yalS
NY oil the Mexican law aboshng slavery but demandl
that this law should be repealed and that The Teri,e
be opened 10 the introduction OF slavery Tbess az
posed 10 the extension OF slavery insisted that the Mex
lean law should be affirmed, and that slavery shoud
expressly prohibited BY act OF Congress
The friends OF the compromise measnres-some al hsm
declaring that the law OF God. the climate. and the LAW
OF Nature, well the law OF Mexico forbid ,ha ~
PRODUCTION OF slavery into these Territories thai lay
could not go there and act OF Congress was neess
safyoppoSed and were strong enough TO prevent any
express declaration by Congress, authorizing or prohb
ing slavery in New Mexico or Utah during the nsrioI
they remain under territorial government The law -
ang 10 slavery then, in these Territories is 10 be ound
in their established law under the Mexican govarD
ment, which existed previous TO and at the time OF ,bs
cession TO the United States. This law had abolisbsd
slavery. Another OF the measures was the act Of Con-
gress fixing, with the assent OF Texas the boundaries ~
that State BY this act Texas, for Consideration ~
$40 900 O00 abandoned all claim any part OF Nav
Mexico. outside of the boundary line agreed upoo
by the United States and Texas. BY this act all iba,
part OF New Mexico east of the Rio Grande and OUTSIDE
OF the boundary line of Texas thus settled was relead
from all claims OF jurisdiction by Texas her laws and
Standing OF course like the rest OF the Territory csdd
by Mexico, II was incorporated with that part OF New
Mexico west OF the Rio Grande. and forms part OF The
Territory organized under territorial government, as
New Mexico. These all the late laws relating IA
slavery in the Territories and with the laws aboisbnp
the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and the ug
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called at the time they passed, because the word
compromise was then in bad odor-have since come 10
be known as the compromise measures. These. OF any
other laws which should be found TO be inconsistent
with the constitution OF the United States. are null and
void Any, or all OF them which consistent with The
constitutions are valid, as the law of the land, unit, they
shall be modified repealed by the appropriate consu
uonai authority Congress possesses the perfect consl
tutional power TO modify repeal any one or all Of
them, except that in relation 10 the boundary line Of
States, the admission Of States into the Union the stpu
latons OF treaties compacts where more than one
party is interested, where political or pecuniay rights
have been once defined and vested. Congress- or The
them.
is not quite two years since the last Of these
laws passed. and the cry then raised against further
agitation has ceased and some OF those who were most
forward in raising the cry against agitation now pro-
posing to submit these compromise measures and espec
ally the iugveslave law, to discussion and agitation for
popular verdict in presidential election, 10 determine
whether they are settled or not What has produced this
change'
In December last, when Congress assembled, and the
representatives had fresh from, and mbued with the
public sentiment in their respective districts, found
that the panic Makers who desire TO the Union as
often as once in six months, and to get their for
often quarter, had got together and decided that
the congressional caucuses OF both political parties must
resolutions acquiescing the compromise measures
this must be done, or the Union was in danger. Well,
the democratic met and the first thing after was
organized, the compromise resolution was proposed Ii
was not well received by the majority OF the caucus aud
il was then proposed TO refer the resolution to The Bali
more Conventions but the resolution and the proposition
to refer II 10 the Baltimore Convention both laid on
the table, and the democratic nominated lis cand
dates and elected them. In the wing caucus, the com.
promise resolution was adopted but they made nom.
nations, and came into the House Monday, all rec.
oecl, with sad exhibition OF their party and their com.
promise resolution FROM what quarter does the advice
to the democratic party to change lis platform and
make all these compromise laws part OF the democratic
creed, and party test Chiefly from The wings OF Geor
ga and Mississippi and such Of The democrats Of these
aided by few wings and democrats all over the Union,
who do not to be we'll satisfied with their position,
and desire in way to be endorsed. Inmy judgment
these gentlemen not safe advisers for the democratic
party.
In Georgia and Mississippi these new combinations and
new tests have sent TWO wing United States senators no
the Senate.
But the States OF Georgia and Mississippi prepared
10 declare their acquiescence in the Wimot provision
the OF Congress organizing the Territory OF Oregon
and in The prohibition OF slavery in the constitution OF
California, and TO express themselves satisfied with the
present condition OF the Territories acquired from Mex
co and the abolition Of the slave trade in the District
of Columbian II So let there be equiyocaton in the
proposition they present TO endorse acquiesce in the
compromise II there is be naliy and end
10 efforts for the extension OF slavery, II will do much
reconcile the country almost any form OF words e1.
pressing acquescence in measures having such coneU.
sion. But the fugitive-slave law with these gen.
uemen to be the beginning and end the Compromise.
This law is odous. and Tor this very il would
seem the COALITION politicians OF Georgia and Mssissp
pi demand that this law shall be the in the next
presidential election They have pushed this issue upon
the wing congressional and broken that party
into fragments They demand that the democratic parry
shall make the IL Is openly insisted that the
old party divisions unsatisfactory aud tina, the
Try must be divided again upon slavery issue The
democratic party make the issue; and IL is for the
Democratic National Convention at Baltimore 10 deter.
mine if the proposition shall be Observation-Disclosures they
will make IL adhere TO the established democratic plat.
form.
In 1915 the democratic convention al Baltimore refused
10 change its platform but outside slavery issue
made by the Nicholson letter, and the democratic party
divided and defeated. The compromise measures
were not passed party measure They are not an
issue between the two parties organized democrats and
wings But few OF either party supported them ALL II
part of them particularly presented, controversy
will be revived Ii the fugve-slave law alone shall be
be continued modified repealed, shall vote to mod.
ify H. or TO repeal IT, And II the electors OF New York
are challenged by the issue presented to them TO decide
The election whether they satisfied with or approve
that law 10 my oPnion they will reject the candidate for
President who presented TO them because he makes the
As have doubt Georgia and Mississippi would re.
lect the candidate who should be presented TO them
because he was opposed TO that law. An issue upon
the subject OF slavery is and must be, in the present
condition of the different Slaes OF the Union, a
tiona issue. The effort of political partisans TO make
il out that either party is more friendly 10 slavery than
the Other has tendency 10 make parties sectional The
party, regarding slavery il exists the
States subject OF State and not national jurisdiction has
always heretofore refused to make national slavery IS
The democratic members of the present Congress
assembled in al the commencement OF the present
session, refused to make such issue, and believe that
he Democratic National Convention which soon 10
assemble will refuse change ,s position in this
pect by making slavery issue for the presidential cleo.
ion But should such issue be deliberately made by
he national nominating convention, and the electors Of
he Union be invited and challenged to indicate then