The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

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admitted as a State, The said Territory, or
any portion Of the same, shall be received.
into the Union, with or Without slqvery,
as their constitution may prescribe :,
O., An act 10 establish territorial gov,
ernmenl for Ulah-[Seplrmber 0, 1850. |
This act contains The same provision in
regard 10 slavery as Tho preceding. Il
3. An act for The admission Of The State
of California. This has no reference |
whatever TO slavery; the constitution Of
the Stale, however, prohibited Il. ,,,,o,
a. An &C, 10 amend the acl entitled "An
act respecting fqgiliyes from justice and
persons escaping from the service Of their
masters" approved February IL, 1903
September 10, 1885,. .g,r',a Il
s, An act TO suppress the slave trade in
the District of Columbia-[ September 20, |
1850. | ,.,,,,
These five acls constitute what are call |
ed the compromise measures of 1850.
TlIese measures covered every foot Of
territory not previously affected by Some
aduslmen, oftho slavery question. They
had taken part of The territory norlh Of
! 80 deg, 80 min. claimed by Texas, from
under the influences of The Missouri restric-
lion, and had incorporated it with New
Mexico, providing 'thal'it mighfbe Slaue
or free territory, as the people Of New
Mexico might determine when they form,
ed their constitution. They had taken
from The Louisiana territory the "MiddIe
Park" as it is called, basin in the Rocky
Mountains, and had added it 10 Utah, and
nade,it subject 10 The same provisions.-
In all other things Tie Missouri cOmprO
mise ocas tTpressiy saved. Mr., MAsoN's
proviso had saved the right of Texas to
her new SiaIes-SlaUeS south Of 30 deg.
30 mini free north of that llne, as, indeed,
no act impAirug that right would have
been worth a straw, as il would have yio7
lated one Of the fundamental conditions Of
her union with The States. -"
j beg, sir, 10 call your attention 10 ihe
prominence given 10 lbe Missouri act in
all Ibis legislalion--hnw ii was fought for
by the southern members here up 10, the
last moment Of lie exciting scenes oI so;
how, lest perhaps iittiiglIi have been weak.
tned, provlsoes were muyed to save riglns
supposed 10 have accrued under il. Yes,
sir, and prior 10 Ihallime, the father of this
agitation had Incorporated ii into his Tex.
as resolutions, and into the Oregon bill
and with gha+ lenaciy it has clung To life
aud vitality, while the doctrines Of the or.
unonce ol 1887 have gone to rest--ay,
/ sir, while they "sleep The sleep lhal knows
no waking ~ Yes, sir, legislation relating
TO the Missouri acI has been well deiine =
; the act has been carefully created in all its
bearings. The soul, the embodiment U
two adjustments; il was SO important il
, the lhlrd, that while a different principle
f was applied 10 The new Territories, ii wa,
. expressly SoUcd asfO the old.
And 50, sir, the question stood in the fal
of 1850. Three sessions Of Congress
f have come and gone, and each one ha.
, treated The question as finally settled. DiL
. not The last Congress declare finality a:
,l 10 this slavery quesionl Now, ask
I, would gentlemen have stutifed themstlve.
by such vote, had anything been needed
T. 10 make them final TO suspect tlem o
such folly is an insult | would not offer Il
e any gentleman amongst them. No, sir
]. they never imagined that the Missouri
=. compromise was 10 be repealed, or dream
3. ed that II had been done by others,
I And again, sir: in time both poliiica
b parties Of The country came together ii
: convention. They nominated their canli
: dates, they adopted their platforms. Tha
J, party TO which belong adopted the follow
!. ing resolutions as a part of theirs -
"3. That Congress bias no power unde
n the Constitution TO interfere with or con
n troll the domestic institutions Of the severa
@ States, and that such States are the sol
Il and proper judges of everything appertain
}, ing 10 their own affairs not prohibited b,
II the Constitutions; that all efforts of tn
!. Abolitionisls or others, made 10 induc
:, Congress to interfere with questions Q
1t slavery, or 10 take incipien, steps in rela
1t lion thereto, are calculated to lead to tn
1t mostalarmingaod dangerous consequence;
It that all such efforts have an inevitable ten
It dency 10 diminish the happiness of III
n people aud endanger the stability and pei
o manency Of the Union, and ought moi I
5. be counlenanccd by any friend Of our pc
,f lltical institutions. p I'D. =
At ~. ResOiusd, That The foregoing
!. proposition covtrS, and Was attended
d embrace, The WhOie subject Of slavery Ggt
lie tdtiOn in Congress; and therefore III
If Democratic party of the Union, standin
d on this national platform, will abide b
). aud adhere 10 faithful execution of N
acts known as The compromise measure
i. settled by the last Congress, Tho act fC
ID reclaiming fugilives from service or labO
g included; which act being designed /
il carry Out an express provision Of the Cor
III stinliOn, cannot, with fidelity thereto, b
p, repealed or so changed as to destroy {
es impair its efficiency. ''' +. p,
N as, ResOiUed, That the Democrat
b. party will resist all attempts at renewing
% ip Congress or out Of it, The agitation
tie slavery question, Under ,Ohaisuer Shq
x or coiorthe attempt may be made" 2,
nd i need moi say, sir, The platform WI
" sustained, Mr.. Pierce came into ofIit
~ with the prestige Of almost entire unanim
all ty. He had pledged himself TO the pla
to form. His inaugural affirmed that pledg
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