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

'uV itoptcAlNt parties tuclF respective
shares of free soil and slave soil accord.
ng to the articles of annexation of the
Republic Of Texas. Again there were
alleged 10 be five open, bleeding wounds
IN the Federal system, and no mare,
which needed surgery, and to which the
Compromise Of 1850 was to be a cata-
plasm. We all know what they were /:
California without a Constitution New
Mexico in the grasp of military power 4:
Utah neglected the District Of Column
bia dishouored and the rendition Of
Fugitiyes denied. Nebraska was not
oven thought of in this catalogue Of ma
tonai ills And now, sir, dill the Nash
willie Convention Of sece~ssionists under
sand that besides the enumerated boons
offered TO the ~slaveholding States they
were to have also the obiitcration Of the
Missouri Comprom's line of lS20l If
they did, why did they reject and scorn
and scout at the Compromise Of 1882
Did the Legislatures and public assem-
blics of the non-slayoholding States, who
made your table groan with rcmonstran-
ce-, understand that Nebraska was an
additional wound to be healed by the
Compr mise Of 1852 If they did why
did they omit TO demonstrate against the
healing Of that, too, as well of the ether
five By the cataplasm, the application Of
which they resisted SO long.
Again Had it then been known that
the Missouri Compromise was to be abol-
ished, directly or indirectly, by the Com
promise of 1850, what Representative
from a non slayeholling State would, at
that day, have voted for it, Not one.
SO entirely was it then unthought Of that
the new Compromise was to repeal the
Missouri Compromise line Of 3G deg. 30
min, in the region acquired from France.
that one half Of that long debate was
spent on propositions made By rcprcscn-
tatives from slaveholding States to ex-
tend that line further on through the new
territory We had acquired So recently
from Mexico until it should disappear
in the waves Of the Pacific Ocean. no as
TO secure actual liberation Of Slavery in
all Of this new territory that should be
south Of that line and these PROPOSE
tons were resisted strenuously and sue
cessfully TO the last by the Representa-
tiycs from the non-slayeholding States,
in order if II were possible to save the
whole Of those regions for the theatre Of
free labor.
| admit that these are only negative
proofs, although they are pregnant with
conviction. But here is enc which Is
not only affirmative, but positive, and
not more positive than conclusive
In the fifth section Of the Texas boun-
Diary bill, one Of 'be acts constituting the
Of 1850, are these words
"Prorided, That nothing herein con
tanned shall be construed TO impair or
qualify anything contained in the third
article Of the second section of the joint
resolution for auuexiug Texas To- the Unit
cd States. approved March l, 1873. ci-
Their as regards the number Of state that
may hereafter De formed ont Of the State
Of Texas OF otherwise.
What was the third article of the see
ond section Of the joint resolution for an-
nexing Texas ? Here u s.:
New States Of convenient -iN, not
exceeding four in number, IN addition 10
said State Of Texas. having s~ufisent
population. may hereafter By the consent
n said State, be formed out u the tcrri-
tory thereof, which shall be entitled to
under the Federal Consiitu-
ton. And such States as may be form
"A out Of that potion Of said territory
south Of 3G deg 80 min north lat
commonly known as the Missouri
Compromise line. shall be admitted into
.be Union with or without Slavery. a.
he people ofeach State asking admission
may desire. And IN such State or States
- shall be formed on Of 1aid territory
Of said Missouri Compromiso line.
or involuntary seryit1de tex ,
Hpi FOR crime) shall be prohibited