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MIR. CIAY,S ACCOUNT or THE MIS-
sCURICoMPRoMIsE

..Mr. President before enter into partiealar OK
animation hewever OF that MssdeFi Con2F7mise, beg
20 be allowed 10 great error mol merely 10 the
senate but throug hout the WI lie euanry ect 10
my ageney ia regard 10 the Niss9fi Compromise, or
rather the line q 80 3d. estab shed BY the agency q
Congress- do not know heihcr asy thing has ted
more surprise my mind, tohe fspidy With which
important historical Transactions ohtaraiea and pass
oat Of menofy, than has the knoM ledge " he fact af
as every where considered tle author af the line a
So 80 which established Hpen The oeessoR Il tie
admission OF Missousiiato the Union.
IL would take up too much time 70 20 the whole
Sspre %e. derived rom 5a 'ss earil ~
nation 81 fhe journals of both Htuss will not oc2Epy
your time BY going into detailed aeronnt o the whole
transaction but Will cdnteat my SELF with siSiiag that
far from my having prosecuted proposition the
line Of Sc 3D. upon the Of erng whrtaeF
Missouri ought 10 be adatedAo the Tnion or not II
DID NOT oRfatSArE y THr HorsE o. ws.tcii'i WA A
~MsMsER,
IL [the propos,o q the line &C &c % originated
in this body, Tho Senate Those who viii cast their
recollection and am the honorable senator
from Missouri MIR. Beni1n) more eerrertly perhaps
than any body else-mnst bring 10 reeoeeah the fact
that al the first Congress, when lke proposition
uade 70 admit Missouri rather 70 permit her to hold
convention and 10 ioFm constitution, a. preliminary
deciding whether she shogd be adisittcd iato this
paion. the bill failed by disagreement between The
two Houses me House Of Representative upon
and the S<ste dissenting from the protsioa contained
In the ordinance Of 1885, the oase insisting upon the
interdction Of slavery and IN, See rejecting the prop
osition for the nierdictoa Of sisTe. The bill failed
EAT the next scssi % twas rene red and ID time
q is renew al. Maine Rocking door also 10
be admitted iao the Union. Ia the House there
majority for rcsirictp Of the admission Of slYtry; ia
the Senate maotity opposed 10 any such
ton Ia the Senate, therefore, in order 70 carry Ais
souri, through bill provision for her admission, -er
rather authorizing her g determine the question q hrr
admission coupled with the bill fer the admission o.
Maine. They wen Connected together, had the Senate
said the House. ea want the bill fer the admission ef
Maine passed; you shaf not have il unless yen fake
Il snfA -
There a iorty Dst very large one. but avery
firm and decided msiofitsp the Senate for coupling
them together. Well thebill wen through oil 1he
al stages Of disagreement aad Of commterso corter-
enee for there two committees OF Conference upon
the occasion before the matter flaliy decided Il
finally settled u diseoanec the tive hiils 10 admit
Maine separately wishout asy with Missouri,
aaa 10 insert in The Mssssf bll caasr kfsh was in.
serted IN iheSenatc ohe United Stsesa clause which
was proposed BY Mr. Thomas. OF Iiaois in tho Senate,
restricting the adssoa slavery north of 30 30, aad
leaving the question oeA south Of IS 80 either T. admit
10 admit slavery. The bill Gaallg passed
The committees of conference of the two H5Gsss
mended the detachment Of the bills and The passage
ar the Missear bill with the clause Of sc 30 in ia So
II passed So IL Missouri So. fss moment,
queted the eouasry. Bat the clause Of % 80. repeat.
yoawi aa sir you will take the trouble 10 lock IN.
10 the ioarnals, upon three four different
eions offered. Mr. Thnna<. acting IN every instance,
pFeseIted the proposition Of SO ID aud faally
agreed 10. But take the occasion Is say thai anong
shose who agreed 10 that lac were majority o South
ern members Ny friead from Alsbfna. the Senate,
fAir. Kink,) Mr.. Piakney, froni Maryaaa. and
fary Of the Southern Senator's in tins body voted "a
ror Il the line cl So and ma 3rity of the S1hern
nsnAers in the other House. the head e whom
Mr. Lowndes himself Ycted also far that lac have
no doabt that did also; bat. rs was SPEAKER If the
House. aad the Journal does not show which way .he
Speakertotes except ia the II not able
20 tell with certaialy how actuaily did vote bat kart
NJ earthly doatf fiat rotsd IN srih my ether
Soafhsrn ritnds for TIE adoption q TIE lac Of 70 10
s. the matter ended ia l52a.'
This was The J;rsf Compromise. The next year,
dalty arose upon clause ia the Constitution Of Mis-
ssas requiring the Legislature pass laws pr6hbaing
the emigration Of free negroes Ia this ease, AIR. Car
took setrs part, being Speaker Of the House
that sessoa-aad he was the leader ID The conference
which resniisd in the adnissioa Of Missour, in 1871
The ineips efshe Compromise was s:stiacily reeog-
n1sd in The Jaat Resoiaiioa amazing Texas to the
Cnion dated 1t March. ISIS. Iadeed il was enlarged
and Texas aatheFized 70 bring i new Sates from her
larse terfi,ory ss:asr al o. t-it.oe: serry Here
A iss--
ADMISSION OF TEXAS.
aiissoui csaprezise Rsesfrn,d aad Esrgsa
joiai resolution fer aaaexipg Texas Is the Union
~as passed March |. 1875. he dad article q he
sseoni section Of sad ressa,on rseras ths aiisscar
,c1nprpmiss psiaeip's ia The lslIerias words
And such States as may be fsn. oui Ct hat por-