The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-17

vastly increased since l1s9, but neither
had reached one half their present
strength and !, Is Ia mc no pleasant
anticipation that the sutjcc, of this
discussion, so nrcdlcssly introduced,
will augment tic ,iolenoc Of those scu.
,imcnus The attention Of the whole
nation was called to the subject. be
licyc every free State, with pclewarc.
hy legislative resolutions, was shown
against It. Large masses Of people, IN
all paris, assembled To utter their ~.
monslranco. \ large meeting Of the
citizens of baltimore, over which the
Mayor presided. expressed themselves
TO the same purpose. Mr.. Nile, then
in his vigor, wcildvd his wide Influence,
and powerful and giant strength against
the introduction of slavery. The rcso-
lulions of States on the other side were
almost, il not quite, "a unanimous IN
favor. The excitement, Of course. was
intense aud extensive. will no, go
over the history Of the struggle. 1t
ended hy admitting Missouri rs a slave
State, and providing that slavery should
never be permitted on any of the Louis
lima Territory, north of $3.50 north
latitude. That was called compro-
mise. aud was introduced by member
of the Senate who was friendly to slave
nv. The Cabinet OF Mr. Munroc were
unit on the consIitulionaity of the
measure, and that Cabinet consisted of
John @ Adams, John {. Calhoun,
William II. Crawford, and William
Writ. The signature of the President
is evidence Of his concurrence. Four
of those men were from slave States,
and probably they never had four men
less likely to misunderstood or abandon
their rights.
look on that compromisc rs con-
tract, a thing done for consideration,
aud that the parties TO that contract are
bound in honor 10 execute il in good
faith. The consideration on the one
side was paid and received in advance.
| shall wal, in great hope, and may
not add in great confidence, of seeing 1t
honestly and honorably fulfilled Z That
compromise has stood for thiriy-iour
years. No one has ever proposed TO
repeal il. till this bill TO make it void. -
No net has been passed Intentionally or,
! believe, really inconsistent with It,
| think it incorrect and unwise 10 say
that il has been reaflirme1. There
was no need vr -, onJ l believe the
| friends of this measure are not much in
/ the habit of renllirming compromises
| Confusion is caused by mingling terms,
calling two acts, passed by different
bodies, and in regard to different terri
tory, and twenty-five years apart, by
the same name Let US see If we can.
not strike up light TO get Out Of the
fog There is a map, on n large scale
of the United States between the Miss
issippi river and the Pacific ocean. II
was marked and shaded for use on this
subject. The eye will aid the ear {,
learn the boundaries. That broad rec
line is the old Louisiana purchase OF
the west and south. II begins ia Tia,
sea at the mouth Of the Sabine river
continuing north along the west banl
OF that river to the 32l degree Of laii
tude T; thence by line due north 10 ih'
degree of latitude where il strikes Rec
river; then following the course Of th
Red river westward 10 the degree q
longitude 100 degrees west from Lon
don aud 23 degrees from Warrington
then crossing the Red river and run
ming due north TO the river Arkansa,
thence following the course Of the Ar
kansas on It's southern bank 10 lis sourc
in latitude AZ degrees north, thence b.
that latitude TO the South sea, OF Pacifi
ocean. The eastern boundary is Tia
Mississippi river the British possession
on the north, and The Pacific on Ia
west for all north Of ~ degrees.
Where. then. is the Missouri comprc
mise linei Here it is: Start at TIA
90lh deg. Of longitude, on the parrnll'
Of $500. and run west 10 the lOOih DEF
of west longitude, That is the lengll
and the whole length, Of the Missoul
compromise. All OF the Louisiana pul
chase north Of that line is 10 be- fre
from slavery forever. IL extends onl
to 100 degrees Of longitude, for III
plain reason that we had nothing b,
yood that when the compromise ",
made. Twenty-Five years afierwart
another Territory comes in NJ Stat
! She claims, on the Gulf Of McNic
from The mouth Of the Sabine to ii
mouth Of the Rio Grande, and up n
main channel 10 the boundary Of Loui
. iaua, then backward on that boundar
. to the mouth Of the Sabine.
This is The only matter affecting II
( present question. Texas had olh'
. claims. When admitted, It WAS settle
/ that line should be run from the 100
A.. deg. 10 the i0Glh deg, or TO the X
. Granie. west longitude. on the parall
b. Of $500, and that slavery should
/. allowed sou,h u that line. and forey'
7 prohibited north Of Il. Was that Il
+. Missouri oompfomisef Not al all
. MIS- the Tsnas compromise. In q
A resolutions for admitting Texas. 4
n Missouri e0mpromise Is named, ~
!. thereby recognized in legal eHia,sne
J. bot Il ~ns only for the more eisy d
!, inigion u the boundary beiseen slave
:. md lrr. lnrriinrv 10 Irrns 'I1.- IL