The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-31

- noouSreIy faotB ofoof % raw
conclusions IRON them 1t necessary to declare that
the Utah and New Msxiso bills conna cd to the Ter
rory acquired nom Aexico and 70 that aloa> In order
10 prove that the Missouri compronise was not super
ssded BY those aos Having pat forth that declaration
no and scernly Is to challenge belief the
part Of thoss not familiar with the subj these abolition
confederates proceed mex. prove that the Missouri
compromise line instead Of being abandoned ana supsr
s:dsd y the MEASURES q 1880 was expressly
this declaration they quote the following proviso rom
the nrt section Of the bill TO establish the Of
Texas and to create the territory Of New Mexioo:-
Provided That nothing herein shall DO construed
impair or quality contLaed the third article
Tsaas % ths United States apfsvsd March 49, either
ne Of States the, raed
Altar making this quotation from the law these con.
fsderstss proceed 70 ctoAre that II Is evident from this
provision that 20 Az fro the hsour eompro Mise hav
It Is expressly affirmed BY It, Now lot to what sub
terfuges they have In order to draw this conclu
sion from that provision and ogsn credit for statement
IN the country They suppress the fAstthsy conceal
from view the aimportant fact that the very section
which contains that proviso ALSO cuts Oh from texas ell
fsssss thirty nisutss and ADDS L to the territories q
the Unitsd States; end Also outs of from me we,tern
sidso Texas about it thousand square miles and adds
arises what the obi ,ct Of the Senator from Virginia
INT hasor) 10 moving this prevso hat the third ar
Ole Of the second section Of the joint resolution for the
number Of States othsrwsss glance 1t the IsgisIs
ton upen this subject will furnsh the answer 20 clear
tnAt NO OGo Can sorbtAuQ thAL erUol0 OF
joint resolution for The annexation OF Texas 1t Was pro-
viced-
That State. q sesysni:n, .,s no. s1ossdns ss.
u;
usisn ana such sssss: NAY FORMED psi
os@ pr mise line shall ). sansssa into Tnsn Win q
s:s: 81: !.
se line slavery or involuntary ssrvtade except crime
slAu be prohibited.
~ this provision Texas WAS guaranteed the right Of
srung OF her territory four States, Ia addition
one State Of Texas, and having them come into The
uD' under tbs federal constitution subject TO this mi
thirty six degrees thirty inmates might hold slaves aud
In such should 10 formed north Of that line slavery
should b prohibited. n. provision implied that :,
Tel to b north Of the Missouri oompsomiss Hoe
that certainly not more than three ones could be
arise after the passage Of the BY which Tex sold
the UNITED States air Of her territory north Of thirty
IL degrees thirty minutes, hsw many no. States .s
object and the legal eject Of the amendment
offered by the senator from Virginia that nothing
State sf Texas the privilege Of making four States
vithin her circum scribed limits the she would
have had the act had mot bssn passed. and that those
states should the Union With without slavery
the Msfouli promise lire thirty six degrees thirty
guaranying Texas four States shoula DO observed
md that thoee States should have liberty to do - they
pleased upon the subjsot Of slavery
the legal effect Of that provion, 1t IL only to
look into the next lion of the BILL where viii b
Texas and for which millions dollars was paid
BY the United States, immediately included within
he Territory OF New Mexico with the following provision
portion Tho Union
slavery ther constitution may prescribe 81 the
Thus 1t viii be seen that In large tract Of country
about hfy thousand square miles IN exusnt and which
rad Up 70 that time belonged TO the sats Of Texas and
yer which the principles Of the Missouri p-omss
-ere In full force, that compromise negsved by the
declaration that the tsrrtory any portion thereof
Insight proper. That provision Il an express annul
mtnt distinct abrogstion Of the Missouri compromise
20 far a. IT applied 10 the tert Of the United atss
part Of which only was quoted and the remainder CON-
csed) perpetnating the Missouri Compromise It con-
,ise psrssded and AbandoKed By the law ITSELF
A. have before remarked, New Mexico not only In
clu Led the country acquired from Texas but also
.squired 1893 which the Missouri
ampror Use applied In $780, In the seventh section
Of the act the territory Of New Mexico IL
rovdsd thai the legislative authority OF tbs territory
LIQUID extend TO all iignrul subjsots Of legislsd y
cor even excepting slavery Thus that bill authorized
people to ss.s upon the suosc Of slavery through
be constitution, lorg ~ thsy thput remain terri
and to decide for themselves whom they int
slavery. There provisions Ia erect derogaton Of
his terms a. veil - the principles o. the Missouri
yfomse, Involved airy and inevitable repeal Of
hat compromisr, AID constituted che very principle
pen which the compromise measures Of 1850 rest to
.I that instead OF geographical lice, grsa. principle
fte government shall settle all questions Of slavery In
he territories
trust that have 81 seeded In showing taat the
provision 10 the bill under consideration which declares
hat the Missouri roapromise superseded BY the Ia
sisatioa OF $50 and is therefore imperative IL fully
4uhtaiEed by those scts themselves. ght have gone
frvt hsw trrvf hafst A1aIk ekA
legislation OF 1850, but that 1t absolutely repealed
far it related to the territory embraced BY the New
a. 70 an the unorganssd territories OF tbs Untsd sss
This visw OF the ia strengthened also by the fact
thatin forming the boundaries u this terri cries Of Utah
aud New Ae,co no attention was paid to the SURGE from
sbich the lite to them WAS derived. Insteai Of the
i'm its OF those territories ~ orgauzst having been
II 70 s s.. ,rs1' .;sassS
stes In their nsni'es'o, 1t HIS been shosn that
hey include terri orr acquired not only from Mexico
bad to apply the prr cples OF tbs npromise
merey TO the countly acquired frsm Aexi,o. OF
he boundaries Of those territories would conform to the
boundaries Of thai purchase bu whoa Congress- in
1880 came 10 the conclusion that they bound to
hspdon the Missouri promise be suss Of their ina
olty 10 maintain IL and extend 1t 20 the PAcida they
oocecee y the territories upon hs erea, fun
smepal principle that The people allowed to
thers affecting their own institutions sad therefore they
osne boundaries Of the trritories with rsers1cs
ocenvenepce without regard to the source OF the ie
France 10 1909 the annexation OF Texas In 1915
rom Mexico ia 1ss8
Thete abolition confecerAss not coatsnt With msrep
ting the fActs in aspect 70 the boundaries OF those
sritcres and the Of the laws Of 1850 In regard
to the Missouri cempromise also persevere In missa
tbs provi ions Of The bill under Iteration They
than designate 1t bill 10 throw Nsbrasks
and Kansas open TO slavery instead OF stating that the
bin Ia pedcated upon tie principles OF the promise
Of 1885, and therefore leaves the people tsg
ate for themselves In accodance with their wishes
and interests II they bad stated the provisions Of the
ill truly would have defeated their objsct aud then
they would have failed in their attempts to exotic
pIsjadice sganst II ard the Committee who rep rtsd
They we're un siing to meet and denoun div
the proportion that the people of every Stat. AMI poll
"a, organ fxtioo ought To b. to decide matters
sfscies their Domestic Arars 20 suit themselves
subject only 10 uch limitations the eonsttution Of
United Slater iriposes
This the great fundamental principle upon Vii IN oil
Ierubicsn institution, rvs II this principle which
The democratic party proclaimed In the contest Of 1s4s
ard which triumphed In the compromise measures OF
1850 Why should 1t not prevail In the terltorssi Are
not the people OF tAe territories capable OF self govern
mentf II not, why erect than into political organise
ion and give them = l-gslatursf Why entrust thsm
rith lbs exercise Of the highest DO Of legislation II
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