Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-18

Utah act clearly establishes the fact that IL wa
tho intent, rs we'll MS the legal effect Of the CON
promise measures of 1850 to supcrsede the Mi.
souri, compromise, and all geographical and ter
ritorial lines" is little short Of preposterous.-
There was no intent Mt ALL except to make con
venicnt eastern boundary to Utah, and no lega
effect at all upon the Louisiana acquisition, excep
to cut off from it the little valley of the Middle
Park.
Tho second specification cf the Senator denies
the accuracy Of tho following statement Of tho ad
dress in relation to this pretenso Of superscdure:
The compromise acts themselves rc:ute this
pretenson. In the third article Of the second sec
ton Of the Joint resolution lor annexing Texas TO
the United States, il is expressly declared that in
such State States shall be formed out Of said
Territory north Of said Missouri compromise line,
slavery Involuntary seryitude, except for crime,
shall be prohbted;' : and in the net for organizing
New Mexico and settling the boundary Of Texas,
proyiso was incorporated, on the motion Of Mr..
Mason Of Virginia, which distinctly preserves this
prohibition, and houts the bare faced pretension
tha, all the territory of the United States whether
north or south Of the Missouri compromise line, is
to be open to slavery. IL is as follows:
"Poridcd, That nothing herein contained shall
be construed 20 impair or qualify ANYTHING con-
tanned in the third article Of the second section Of
the joint resolution for annexing Texas to the
United States, approved March /, ISIS, either as
regards the number Of States that may hereafter
be formed out of the State Of Texas, or OTHER
WISE
"IIorc is proof, beyond controversy, that the
principle Of the Missouri act, prohibiting slavery
north Of 3Go 30>, far from being abrogated by the
compromise acts, is expressly affirmed; and that
the proposed repeal of this prohibition, instead Of
being an affirmation of the compromise acts is
n repeal Of very important provision of the most
important act Of the series. 1t is soemnly declar-
cd in the very compromise acts that nothing herein
contained shall Je construed 10 impair qudiJy
the prohibition of slavery north Of 3G' SO', aud
yet, in the face of this declaration, that sacred
prohibition is said to be oyerthrown. Can pre-
sumption further go? To all who in any way,
lean upon these compromises we commend this
exposition"
This IS what the Senator says in his speech
about the passages have just read from the ad-
dress:
"They suppress the following material facts,
which, il produced, would have disproyed their
statement: They first suppress the fact that the
same section Of the net cuts of from Texas, and
cedcs to the United States, all that part Of Texas
which lies north of 36' SV They then suppress
the further fact that the same section Of the law
cuts of from Texas large tract Of country on the
west more than three degrees Of longitude, and
added ii to the territory Of the United States.-
They then suppress the further fact that this terri
tory thus cut oil from Texas, and to which the
Missouri compromise line did apply, was incorpo-
rated into the Territory of New Mexico. And
then what was done? Ii was incorporated into
that Territory with this olausoi
"'That when admitted as n State, the said Ter
ritory, any portion OF the same, shall he receiy-
ed into the Union with or without slavery rs
their constitution may prescribe at the time Of its
adoption
"Yos, sir, the very bill and section from which
they quote cuts off all that purt of Texas which
to be free by tho Missouri compromise, togetl-
cr with some ON the south side Of the line incor-
.,s.. Al,
then says thnt that Territory and every portion of
the same shall come into the Union with or with
out slavery, as ii sees proper
Tho assertion here is, that all the Territory
claimed by Texas north Of 800 S0/ was cut off by
tic Texan Boundary and New Mexico act.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Read il.
Mr. CHASE. | have read it, but will read il
again.
"Ycs, sir the very bill and section from which
they quote cuts of all that part Of Texas which
was to be free by the Missouri compromise togeth-
er with some on the south side Of the line, incor-
porates it with the Territory Of New Mexico and
then says that that territory, and every portion OF
the same, shall come into the Union with or with
out slavery, as it secs proper"
Mr.. DOUGLAS, lin his seat) Most of it.
Mr.. CHASE. In his speech the Senator said
all the territory claimed by Texas north Of 36o
30/ was incorporated into New Mexico. Now he
says, most Ol IT, lnese are very ulucfeht state
ments / will show the Senate what was and
what was not Incorporated, The boundary line
between Spain and the United Statcs-for / want
to make this matter perfectly clear and distinct
was this:
"'rhe boundary line between the two countries
west Of the Mississippi, snail begin on the Gulf or
Mexico at the mouth of the river Sabine, in the
sea, continuing north along the western bank of
that river, to the $40 of latitude thence hy line
due north to the degree Of latitude where it strikes
the Rio Roxo of Nutchitoches or Red river; then
following the course Of the Rio Roxo westward, to
the degree of longitude 1902 west from London
and 230 from Washington; then crossing the said
Red river and running thence by line due north
to the river Arkansas thence following the course
of the southern bank Of the Arkansas to it's source
in latitude 400 north, and thence by that parallel
of latitude TO the South Sea-"
Now look at this boundary upon the map. Here
il is. Exhibiting the map. Here we go up the
Sabine to the 800 parallel then straight north TO
the Red riyer then along the Red river to the
1902 of longitude; then straight north again to the
Arkansas; then up the Arkansas to its soErce
then straight north more to the 400 Of latitude.
There YOU see the boundary between the United
States and the Spanish possessions, as defined by
tho treaty of 1870.
/ Now, what did Texas claim? Here is the most
authentic evidence of it in her own act, approved
December 10, 1886, by SAM HousToN. l will
read it,
beginning at tho mouth Of the Sabine river,
running west along the Gulf Of Mexico, three
leagues from land, to the mouth Of the Rio Grandc;
thence up tho principal stream Of the said river To
its source then due north to the 420 Of north lat
tudd thence along The boundary line as dcfined IN
Tie Treaty betloeen The United States and Spain to liz
beginning.
That, sir, is the boundary claimed by Texas
After her annexation to the United States, and after
the treaty with Mexico of Guadalupe IIidalgo
Texas asserted her claim to the whole territory IN
cluded within these limits, The Senator from Yir
ginia [Mr. MAsoN was among those who regarded
this claim Of Texas as just--not because Of any
valid original title to the territory but because o
tho implied recognition of her title by the United
States. need not say that l, in common with
the Senator from Virginia, and other Senators
maintained IT, That Senator on the S0th July