New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-25

luton for anneXug Texas the United States, il
prosly declared that in such State States shall be
formed out Of said Territory north Of said Missouri Com
promise line Slavery involuntary seryitude except
for crime shall be prOhbited 2 and in the Act for
gar.zng New Mexico and settling the boundary OF Texas
pToviso was Incorporated on the motion OF r Mason
of Virginia, which distinctly preserves this prohibition
and Outs the barsfaced petenson that all the territory of
heUnted States whether south or north Of the Missouri
Compromise line u to be open to Slavery. Il is as fol
lows
impair qrai thing contained toe third article Of the
end section Of e Joint Resolution for annexns Texas the United
sss hereafter be formed Of the State of Texas
Here is proof beyond controversy that the principle of
the Missouri Act prohibiting slavery north of sc deg 30
min far from being abrogated by the Compromise Acts
is expressly affirmed and that the proposed repeal of this
prohibition instead OF being affirmation Of the Com
promise Acts, is repeal of very important provision Of
the most important act Of the series 1t is soemny de-
clarCd in the very Compromise Acts that nothing herein
tOhtGtRed shall be construed 10 impair qdlVy the pro
ibiton of slavery north Of 80 deg 80 min and yet in
the face of this declaration that sacred prohibition said
to be oyerthrOwn Can presumption further got To all
who in any way lean upon these Compromises we com
mend this exposition.
The pretense therefore that the Territory covered by
the positive prohibition Of 1890 sustans similar relation
TO slavery with that acquired from Mexico covered by no
prohibition except that OF disputed constitutional or Mex
lean law, and that the Compromises of 1850 require the
Incorporation of the rosayery clauses of the Utah and
New Mexico Bill in the Nebraska Act, mere nven-
ons designed TO up from public apprehension med
lated bad faith. Were he living now, no one would be
nureeon Of that bad faith than Henry Clay the fore
most champion OF both compromises.
In istO The Slave States said to the Free States Ad-
NIT Missouri with Slavery and refrain from positive OK.
cuson south OF SO deg 80 min and viii join you 10
perpetual prohibition north Of that line" In 1854 the
Slave States say 10 the Free States Missouri is admit
ted prohibition of Slavery south OF 20 deg 80 min
las been attempted we have received the full consd
"eroucn OF our agreement no Is 70 be gained by
adherence 10 it part; we therefore, PROOFS ~
"oaneo the compact II this be not Panic faith what's
Il Not without the deepest dishonor and crime can he
Free States acQuietce in this demand.
We confess our total inability properly to deneate the
character or describe the consequences Of this measure
Language fails 70 express the sentiments Of indignation
and adherence which it inspires and no vision less
IN Act Nsrch G. 1905 u Statutes at Large, s.
SEC BE fgsh,r enacted That I'll that territory ee3cd By
France United States under the Of Louisiana which
H. th of IS deg Cf north latitude ard included
yiin the tho State eoatemPstd b. tbs act slavery
~ nvouury asryude Otherwise ihsn the punishment o.
ct.iefe "a al be ana Is hereby forever prohibited"
I'D Act OF March l. l5i5-6 U Sasates G.; Large ~
IL Coreresso1al Globe, iSt2 80 1875 Act Sept l5-9
L. s. Statutes Of Large 10