Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-04

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the BILL those to which have referred, doubt that
such both the intent and the legal effect Of that law
Then submit to the Senate il have convicted this
manifesto issued blythe Abolition confederates of being
gross Justification Of the laws Of the land and by that
Justification that and injurious impression
has been created upon the public mind? am sorry to
be compelled to indulge in language Of this severity but
there other language that adequate express the
indignation with which this attempt not only to mis-
lead the public but to magn my character by deliberate
as6caton of the public statutes and the public records
Sir this Misrepresentation and Justification does not
stop here In order to give greater pausiby to their
statement they 60 further and state that sit is solemny
declared in the very compromise acts that nothing herein
shall impair qualify the prohibition
of slavery north of 500 30 and yet in the face Of de-
araon that sacred prohibition said to be overthrown
Can presumption 60 further !"
the very teeth the statute saying that they should
in with without slavery they pleased these
declare that it is stated that should be forever pro-
hibted. Irepeat to them Gould presumption 60 fur
her ?"-not only presumption in making these state
ments but the presumption that they could avoid the
posture of their conduct.
In order to give greater plausbity to this Justification
of the terms of the measures OF 1850 the con-
federtes also declare in their manifesto that they 1.-THE
Territorial bills for the organization Of Utah and New
Mexico appled to the territory acquired from Mexico,
and to that only. They intended as a settlement OF
the controversy growing out of that acquisition and OF
that controversy only They must stand or fall by their
own merits"
submit the Senate if there is intelligent in
America who does know that that declaration is as
he'd by the statute from which they quotedI
that the provisions of that bill confined to the terri
tory acquired from Mexico when the very section Of the
law from which they quoted that provso did purchase
part OF that very territory from the State OF Texas And
the section Of the law included that territory in the
new Territory Of Mexico. 1t took small portion also of
the old Louisiana purchase and added that to the new
Territory Of Mexico and made up the rest out of the
Mexican acquisitions. Them sir, your statutes show,
when applied to the map of the country that the Terri
tory of New Mexico was composed OF territory acquired
from Mexico and also Of territory acquired from Texas
and of territory acquired from France; and yet, in de-
ance of that statute and in Justification of its TERMS
told in order to deceive the people, that the bills
confined to the purchase made from Mexico alone; and
in order to give it greater soemnity as was necessary
while utterng falsehood they repeat twice. fearing
that it would not be believed the first time What is
more the Territory of Utah not confined to the
try acquired from Mexico. That Territory, is well
known every who understands the geography Of
the country includes large tract of rich and fertile
try acquired from France in 1903 and which the eighth
section of the Missouri act applied in 1920 If these con-
federates do not know to what country allude only
reply that they should have known before they uttered
falsehood and imputed crime to me.
But will tell you to what country alude By the
treaty Of 1919, by which acquired Florida and fixed
a boundary between the United States and Mexico the
boundary made of the Arkansas river to its source
and then the line due north of the of the Ar
kansas to the AID parallel then along the AID parallel
to the Pacific That line due north from the head
of the Arkansas leaves the whole Middle Park described
in such glowing by Col Fremont the of the
line, and hence part of the Louisiana purchase Yet
inasmuch that Middle Park is watered and drained by
the flowing into the Colorado when formed the
territorial limits Of Utah. instead of running that air line
along the ridge of the mountains and cut off that
part from Nebraska from the Louisiana purchase and
included it within the limits of the Territory of Utah.
Why did we do it? Because we sought for national
boundary and it was more natural take the noun
tans boundary than by air line to cut the valleys
side of the mountains, and annex them to the
country on the other side And why did We take these
natural boundaries setting defiance the old boundares
The simple reason was, that long acted upon
the principle Of settling the slave question by geo.
graphical line, so long we observed those boundaries
strictly and rigdly; but when that abandoned, in
of the action of Freesoers and Abolition
ists-when it was superseded by the compromise mea-
of $780, which rested upon great universal prn
cipe-there necessity for keeping in view the old
and unnatural boundary. For that reason in making
the Territories formed natural boundaries ire
spectve of the whence title was derived. In
writing these bills paid attention to the fact whether
the title acquired from louisiana from France, or
from Mexico; for what difference did it make2 The
principle which had established in the bill would ap
My equally well to either.
fact whether they included old territory nowhether
the country covered by the Missouri compromise or
not Why? Because the principles established in the
bills superseded the Missouri compromise For that
son dsregarded the old boundaries dsregarded the
territory to which applied and disregarded the
from whence the title derived say therefore, that
close examination of this clearly establishes the
fact that it the intent well the legal effect of
the compromise of 1850 to supersede the Mis-
souri, compromise and all geographical and territorial
lines.
Sir in order to avoid any misconstructon, will state
distinctly what my precise idea upon this point
So the Utah and New Mexico bills included the terri
tory which had been subject the Missouri compromise
provision that extent they absolutely annued the Mis-
souri, compromise As to the unorganized territory
covered by those bills superseded by the principles
the compromise of1850 We all know that object of
the compromise of 1850 establish certain
great principles which would avoid the slavery agitation
in all time come Was it object simply provide
for temporary evil Was it object just to heal
old sore and leave it to break again Was it
2ject adopt miserable expedient to apply to
that territory and that alone and leave ourselves entirely
without compass when territory was acquired
territorial organizations to be made? Was
that the object which the eminent and venerable Sena
tor from Kentucky Mr.. Clay) here and sacrificed
his last energies upon the altar of his country
Was that the object for which WEBSTER CLAY Glass;
all the patriots Of that day. struggled long and
nuousy? Was it merely the application of temporary
expeden in agreeing to stand by past and dead
that the Baltimore platform pledged to sustain the
compromise of 1850? Was it the understanding Of the
Wing party when they adopted the compromise
Of 1850 article of political faith, that they only
agreeing that which past and had reference to
the future IL that their meaning If that their
object they pamed off atrocious fraud upon the Anne
rican people. Was it the meaning of the Democratic
party when pledged ourselves to stand by the compro
mise Of $780, that spoke only Of the past and had
When we pledged President to stand by the compro
mise measures did not understand that we pledged
him his future action? Was ii to his past
duct? Fit had been in relation to past conduct only the
pledge would have been untrue to large portion
Of the Democratic party Men went into that convention