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on the ncrtr, and the Pacific on the wrst fjr
all north Of y ,.
" here, them ia the Missouri compromise
line Here 1t il Start at the Goth : of lon
gitude. on the parallel of 3j > 80, AMI run
west to tne Tooth of w'sl longitude. THAI
il the length, nnl tnn whole .ength of the
Missouri cDnprouis, All of the Louisiana
purchase norin Of hti line il to b. free from
slavery forever Il cSt 'n1s ouly 10 l0)7 of
longitude. for tte plain reason that we had
nothing beyond t1at wnpn the 60 np,om Sc was
made. twenty-five years afterwards anot ier
4 rnt1ry comes in as state. she claims, on
the Gulf Of Noxi'o. from the mouth OF the Sa-
bin to 'he moulh Of tnc Ri1 Grande. and up
the main channel t. the b,un larry Of Loni4i1nn,
thea backward on ,i,al boundary TO the mouh
ot the 5 ib.ne.
This is the only matter affecting the present
question. Texas had other claims. When
admitted, it was settled that a line should be
run from the l00th deg. to the Tooth deg, or
to the Rio GrInde. west longitude, on the
parallel OF 3o deg. 80 min, and chat slavery
should be allowed south OF that line, and for
ever prohibited north Of it Was that the
Missouri compromise Not at all it was
the Teas compromise. In the resolutions
for admitting Texas, the Missouri compro-
mise is named, and thereby recognized in le
gal existence, but it was only for the more
easy definition of the boundary between sa-
very and free territory in Texas Gne Mis-
souri, compromise was from 80 deg. to 100 deg.
west longitude the Texas was irOl 100 deg.
70 lVo deg west, on the parallel OF 80 deg
80 min. north latitude Keen that in mind
ana we shall not be confused as to how the
spirit Of the act Of 1880 repealed the act of
1920. That piece of red pa per covers the ter
ritofy made iree ny the IeXas compromise OF
ls42; Its length is ABOUT SIX degrees OF lon
gltude' ITS width about one and hall degree
oi latitude lwlll remove the paper represent
ing the portion taken oitand given to New Mex
i'o IN iS9o' 1t has the same width and just
one halt the length OF the whole. That paper
remaining on the map represents the free ter
rltory in the state OF Texas. The first Ne
brdska bill would have taken the whole OF 1t
INTO that territory, by running on 80 deg.
81 mn. lhe present taxes two thirds oil II
into Kansas. Take Oft the paper represent
ing it, and you see how much free territory
remains in Texas-a strip of land half de-
gree Of latitude in width, and three degrees
Of longitude in length lwish there was even
as much good faith as there is good free land
remaining Of the transaction Of 1915.
You may very justly say that the Texas
compromise has been broken; that uas
a compromise Tha piece Of free soil, now
mont to vote for the admission of Texas
You have seen that not one jot or little ofthe
Louisiana purchase has been transferred to
New Mexico. OF course it has not affected
the Missouri compromise; but there is one
other point, very small one, demanding at
tention. The boundary of Louisiana ran from
the source of the Arkansas due north to the
parallel of AZ deg. of north latitude. The
map shows the source on parallel LOG deg,
west longitude that being true, the portion
cut off by the boundary Of Utah, following
the ridge Of the mountain, will take very
small part of Middle Park A fac simile Of
that part of the map you can see, looking at
that piece of court plaster on that piece Of
white paper. . 1t is about large enough to
make Il pair of fashionable patches for the
chin Of IL iop and the cheek Of II airt. That
land is hardly large enough 10 make decent
sepulchre for giant, even u western giant.
II one should go there, and from Pisgah geta
peep at the land, then die, and be buried in
that distant region the world would be as
Ignorant oil his grave as oil the grave oi Noses
But suppose 1t is true that 1t be cut OIL, what
then Does II repeal the compromise over
the whole Certainly not Ihe law sup.
pose to be this that u second act IN regard
to any subject which does not expressly repeal
previous act on the same SUBJECT repeats 1t
only PTo taHto-so iar-i,o iut'hei .l"n .''e
second inringes and overlars the first. APP
ply that law to TINS su nJect. certainly no
one Will declare that the act oi Iooo expressly
repealed that OF lS2U. low much then does
1t repeal just so much, ana no more as
the l tan ooundary overiaps tne LOUISIANA
boundary, whch, on all hahus, ~ cohIesseuAy
small ,
lurn from the ii" 10 the lHoTal'y Vi tne
ing IN lo-o' you anu se''ieu u.o n MAI hei
the boundary between our Idhus' lhat stoou
unquesti0ned tiil looo' III re-sur'ey oi tla'
iihe' we ulrecteu our "ee,,s ~ run 'ie oouIi,
var! Jus' az ~ N's III ""I ~ "'.1
put on record without either OF US looking 10
the line, because 'he iiiIe oi io-" was ~ oe
ioiioWeu' IN loot' YOU ni'u 'na'' ny ilauu Vi
acG!eht' our agents '"rieo ihe lihe from
stralg1t 70 curved me ana 'uNe portion
oI my Ntho lou roI'ir " iei ANY, "n','ouee
that TACT What DO expect oil YOU Us II man
ol honesty ana hohor expect you ~ say,
" That was done without deSigh' VIII see II
restored How can look on YOU II you say
the unintentlohai change IN that iihe ihciuuea
a part, ana lorIeitS the "iioie oi your rurin
Ana yet that IL the naked hioralltE VI 'his
movement, II II IS u'termlheu 10 fePeai tue
compromise OF lo2o on preteNt' pray hho
decent one. Wlll snow one n'tter thah mas
been named by the friends oi the measure IN
/ Pnnlc OF private ,...-.
hen Missouri was admitted hrr western
boundary was a parallel oi Longitude th"t cut
the Missouri river AT th" mouth OIL 'he Nam
sas; by an after act, the northern boundary
was extended To the Missouri river ana no"h
that stream to the mouth "l the Kansas,
wiplng out the parallel line north 3i tha'
point That was portion OF lana worth
mentioning taken from freedom 10 slavery.
Did any one ever suppose tiat the P"H o.
that act made VOID the Missouri CON promise s,
such thing has never been named II dlS
make 1t yold IN law, pro f"f'-ior 30 muei
and no more.
There is another point taken as against TN
friends OF the Missouri com promise mar the.
were not willing TO extend II TO the racine =
When the Thirty FIRST Congress assembled