The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-11

territory above So deg 80 min, Of the provision
must abrogsle the Missouri Compounds OF 1920 We
must either refuse 20 carry out the Cs mpromise of 1885,
which considered final settlement repeal the Mis-
SOUR Compromise Hence all the controversy has ariGen
over The following clause Of the fourteenth seeions
"That the Constitution, and all laws 81 Inc United
States which locally nappieable sha have the
force and effect within the said Territory OF Nebraska
elsewhere within the United States the eighth
section of the preparatory the admission " Missouri
into the Union approved March ., 1890, which, being IN
consistent with the principle OF non-lntervenon by Con-
gess with slavery IN the States and Territories, recog
Missed by the legislation OF 1856, Commonly called the
measures is hereby declared imperative aud
VOID being the intent and meaning Of this act not 10
slate slavery into any Territory state TO exclude u
thereom but TO leave the people thereof perfectly free TO
form and regulate their domestic Institutions in their
way subject only TO the constitution OF the United States
The eighth section of the act of le20 reads follows
SEC s. .fnd be further enacted That in all that
riiory ceeded by France the United States under the
of louisiana which lies north Of 50 deg 80 min
north latitude not included within the limits of the State
contemplated by this ac slavery and involuntary serv
yude, otherwise than in tie punishment of crimes whereof
the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be- and
Is hereby forever prohibited"
Now, sir, what territory coded to by France, and
why slavery foreyer prohibited" above deg 3omin
Because the territory when received was all slave territory
and property Of all sorts by the terms Of the treaty. was 10
be protected There slaves above SO deg 80 min
By excluding it above 80 deg 80 mn, was, of course,
implicitly admitted, rather continued, below Lous-
the Of the treaty, and not by virtue 9th Missouri
Compromise. Mr. Jefferson negotiated the treaty with
France, and the Jeersonan claim under always extend
ed of the Mississippi the Pacific ocean, both sides
So deg 80 min But whether ghiuy thus extended
those who passed the section 10 question intended TO be
extended TO the Pacific ocean, ana divide JOINT property
which could not be peaceaby enjoyed IN common Those
who made the Compromise knew very well that pos
sessions would extend 10 the Pacific II is not only
reasonable TO suppose that snch was the inon but we
have the express language of those who passed the bill that
il ind by the debates, that Mr.. Hardin, mem
Der from Kentucky the first person who suggested the
idea Of DIVISION The following is the language of his
speech thus psin delivered on the 4th OF February,
1850:
at strikes me- Mr. Chairman, that this matter can be
settled with great facility, if each party be disposed and
neither give up any point in this controversy Can not
be done by permitting Missouri go the Union with,
the restrciion and then draw line from the
boundary of the proposed State of Missouri due
the Pace' North Of the line prohibit slavery, and south
of it permit it."
SO well was it understood that the line was TO be ex-
tended 10 the Pacific that MIR. Stephens member from
Connecticut but Ave days before the of the
two houses in the bill, in speech against it, INDUCED ia
witcism by saying that extending the line to the Pacific
would not prove very pacific measure The following is
his language
The soeh line of Pennsylvania State and the Ohio
form the boundary line between the par
ties you continue that line by sc deg 80 min of north
latitude TO the Pacific ocean, fear 1t will not prove pacific
measure
In ls45 Congress- for the purpose of carrying out the
intention othe original agreement extended the line through
Texas in the resolutions admitting Texas into the Union
The following is the language used-l voted for it:
And such States may be formed GU, of that portion
of said territory lying south of SO deg 80 min north a
ude, commonly known the MissourC Compromise line
shall be admitted the Union with without slavery
the people of each State asking admission may desire And
IN such State States shall be formed out OF said terri
tory north of said Acknowledgements line, slavery
voluntary seryude Except for crn,e) shall be prohib-
tied"
In l64S the following amendment offered the Ore
gon territorial bill: but SO rampant had pretended fee-so
become that voted downneary the whole South
voting for together with only four from the North to wit:
{. ingerso, Charles Brown, and myself from Pennsy
wanna and Mr.. Birdsal from New York. The following
the amendment which adopted by the Senate lieu
of the Wilmot proviso, and voted down in the House
That the line of sc deg. 80 min of north latitude, known
the Missouri Compromise line, defined by the eighth
section Of entitled An act to authorize the people of
the Missouri Territory to form constitution and State gov
eminent, and for the admission of such State the
Union equal footing with the original States and
prhbit slavery in certain Territories approved March 6,
1920 be- and the hereby, declared extend the
Pacific ocean, and the said eighth section together with the
compromise therein effected hereby revived and declared
be full force and binding for the future organization
OF the Territories Of the United States in the
and with the understanding with which II orgi-
naly adopted
From the time about 10 acquire large territory
from Mexico in 547 down the adoption OF the Compro-
mise of 55o the South over and over again offered
the Missouri Compromise. Judge Dargan Distinguished
member from Alabama said in Si7 when the Wilmot pro-
viso fret offered;
He had not yet with the first southern man who
was not willing 10 renew and continue that compromise.
They did ask it from any wish obtain political
dency the North hope control here but from the
condition Of things around them. They ask their brethren
Of the North the agreement and they Of
the South would tcrupulously fulh H."
In December lSis in the last message which President
Polk Congress, he gave notice that the Missouri
Compromre carried in good faith and accord
ing 10 the original understanding, would become orgi.
nal question but sll, sir, the advocates Of the Wimot
provso pcrnscously insisted the Introduction Of the
proyiso the territorial bills. and finally compelled those
who wanted give peace the country adops mode Of
settlement IN 1850 with which all acquainted The
following is President Folks language:
Bat il Congress shall now reverse tho decision by
which the Missouri Compromise effected, and shall
south, ve NORTH Of the parallel Of 36 deg 30 min,
will be compounds, and must be regarded
original question"
Now, sir with what propriety the Wimot provlso
advocates talk about violation Of plghted faith
With what proprety my honorable colleague charge
that the passage Of this ball violates pghted faith vhen the
OF the Senate shows that he uniformly voted for the
Wmot proyse and against extending and thus against
maintaining its true and meaning, the Missouri
COMPROMISED II will hardly do for my colleague say that
he voted for the Wmot proviso under Instructions for IL
remember correctly, the nsuctng resolutions passed
IN l547 5ts, and aimed at members like myself.
any rate they passed before he took bis the
Senate and before the subject bad undergone discussion
think sir that my record upon the subject Of tho Mis-
souf Compromise cannot be impoachcd. When, IN the
DC will show, long there any hope OF sustaining
against the assaults Of the WIotprovso men, be-
cause believed IT right TO adopt II originally, but be-
had been scquiesced IN, never believed na Con-