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oa n. i4sh q Anxaf. 1875 President Po-x seui n
sreeial Message % he Huas- q Representatives. ne-
tiyns his apPrors efse Bill eHiiied II ssi q e.is
lsh he territorial gsseraueas u oFrsa. his rss-
sos for sxaiag the This Bin etssed 4 ressrc-
son npsa sIavery. the words Il he oraaaee q
The President 5egaa By refrFsaee q Sc exstsseai
..s1alIy produeed by the sisysry qasss; sHd sase
History q the troa5les besag u 1919 zegard p she
.imissioa Of Missouri iato she Uaea, ga he sesnss
which followed.
put f.aid hel The god geaias Il consaiiaa wAsst
pr.sidsd Il the birth u car nstsiioas aaly
cad the aiissouri eomProaise saaated /" Aaer.
,,s,nr The character o this cePrcse aiaiiiiag Ms
,o.ri itkoat ressrieiaa AID pfhbias ssFery IN ter
riiory North q 5s degrees Nerth iat.iste Mr. fotK
sad ~
sTA. eom,ronise hal The rTset ef calming the tfcu-
blet usses ana restoring Pea>s AID gced1wi thrcgsh-
:. The MissouE qaestoa had excited ineuse agitation
ii he pubiic mind AID thresieaed 10 disi:e the e9stry
"a, geographical parties, alenaeg The essiHgs Of al
ssclaent hid each portion u sag Iaien h0u4 bar 70
vvery other The csnpromise z,iared th{ exciteLsnt
tr.s2aiIizrd the popular mad AID fezioted eansaencs
and lraiernz feeling rs aako;a geTe las4 q pubic
benefactoFs.
;. 10 aot doubt that similar adjustment q the qaes
sioas which now asitaie the pablo mad, won1 produce
the same happy refaits u tas isglslaiisa q so,Ss.'
ID in spirit Of Gene liton and compromise 4 i nos
no that he eouatry can b. sfissd thst tie most
1lsssffoas coaseq1ences shall fail q easue.
whoa Texas " Il a5uiffed rso he Unioa. the sane
sprit Of compromise whea gaided Cur Predeeesdrs "a
she admission % Missouri garter q entase before
preyaed without any serious opposition Ihs Jefat
4rsolution Tor anarxa Texas 70 ihe Tinted States sP
.ro,ed March The first iho8-aad eieai haadrcd
ioryfse provides that such states Nay BE .fuae
t of thai portion Of said territory lying ssf thTis
.;x derrees thirty minutes, norta atta commonly
knava a. the Missouri eamprnise lins shall b., admit
ia into HE Uion In without slavery a. the peoz
ME ceaeh State States shs be forned out of said
serritory aott Of the Missouri eombroise line slavery
orIayolantary seryinde (execpi crime) s. b pro-
hibitedn
degrees thirty mades the Miss3ar and Texas compro-
misc ne lis southern boundary the parallel q forty
two degrees leuving The intermediate Distance 70 be
three hundred and thirty geographical niles And X is
beeause the pfoyisions Of this bill not Inconsistent
with the lawsaf the Missouri compromise il extended
from The Rio Grande TO the Pse6e ocean, that have
not felt Al liberty withheld nay ssnctioH lifl item
Taced territories south Of that compromise, the question
presentcdor ms consideration you'd have been q far
different character and my action npou must have CIR
responded with my eoHf1ciions.
Ought zee ,iotc 10 dliaFb ne Missouri and Teras
romprosnisss9 oaght this fate day, III attempting
10 annhl hat has been laag end seqsced
an 10 excite sectional divisions and ea0usies % ALLEVIATE
The people If different portions Of the uaaa from each
other and cndangsr the existence Of The ln9aitse
Mr. Polk tAcn refers 70 The long period q wealth and
prosperity enayedby the naticn, and csacades biz Mes
age by quoting seyera passlgesfrora,the Farewell Al
dres, Of the Father Of bis Country, adding that his
warning vote. eau never be heard in raa b. The AncE
can people,