The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-31


Dom promse In 1870 who denou. through
ls45 who denounced its extension through NeS
Mckee and California In l8IS they the
'Wko opposed the compromise MEASURES o. 1880. The
mitee Territories and thu who act With them
h the suppor o. this bill adhered in good faith to
the Missouri compromise and Its principles, and Only
pented 10 abandon 1t after hey had been driven from IL
By being defeated In Congress By the aid OF tbs tree
G abolition party aud their Il les. The men, therefore
WAo now claim be the especial champions Of the Ms
psuIi conpromite were tbuse who sAndoned 1t and
paused its defeat the who inist IL
= were the men who repuciatsd its principles sad
csutsd them to be abandoned.
Ihavs already said that the defeat and abandonment.
produced necessity which resulted In the establish
nsrt Of the compromise Of 1850; which, Ia effect subs
ssdps :, IS ss
htion Of 1860 vas that Congress should not interfere
NTH the domestic institutions Of the territories eitner BY
stsbshiDg prohibiting slavery bat snoud leave the
people 70 DO 81 they pleased upon that veil all
Ether questions affecting their interests and theirs
Alcss me .staeshmsnt OF this p'ineipls Witch I:
Dsniteriss nswnot ony to those which then
a. bet 70 those which might acgus In all time to
bone- II supposed tnsi se bad adopted . rule o,
etsoa which vouo furnish only adequsts remedies
Dr sstiDg evils but revsnt similar sgttatons In all
uiurs time Tace msasures were not intended o msrs
upgrsYy exps. tents, but de'snsd - rules OF
which should apply In ishe organization Of al new
In DER to give pIausbiity TO thr sa.sms ats It vAs
scessary for the abolition fscsrAtss ia their mani
sto 70 and declare to the world that the COM
niss msssurss Of 1850 applied only 70 the territory 40
Dsshug the bs for the OF the terrific
" Of Utah and New hexico they say
,ps s ss% 70
sesy growing Of that acquisition, and Of that on.ro
alene They stand or tall ey their merits
Il b not my purpose inquire whether this papabs
sshood certasd to by these Senator's and Representa-
vsa ard put for the purpose misleacng dc
evpg tbs public was the result OF ignorsuoe 6ssign
n enough for to desounce II psIpsbe fAsehood
nd to prove IL 10 such By tho legislation Of the
-ys, even By the very bills from which that address
Do sr ron Tia territories OF Utah and New Meri,o
Il oonhsed 70 the country acquired BY from Mckee
yks treaty OF peace, each there territor In
iudW portions Of other territories which We had held
pears prior to that time Fo instance the New ner
% bn h which there Il also contained proyou for
be sses1smess Of ths Texas boundary estou proydes
m purchase from TxAs BY the Un,tsd States Of trao
scusty between the Rio 0rands river and thso nun
red nd third dIes Of west longtuds larger than ths
A Of New York, and includes hat In the ~
lew Mexioo. Thus II will be that the tefrtorv ~
sv Msxoo contains portion Of tbs Texas pur ,Sass
MGR In extsni than the entire State Of New York ana
my also add that II neudss small portion Of 70 ter
1my acquired from Frsnes 10 1903. 70 whsh the Ms
ah conpronise was applied n 1920. may also rs
oheS that the tsr1itory Of Utah contains q large
ard lying n TIE Rocky Mountaina knovn A. tue
Dfkxk, which was acquired from Francs in lBB
u covered By the Missoun compromise in 1870; bat
4 b. ths compromise measnrss OF 1860 II Vas "a
a b and iposded within the territory u Utah
d tAra shown b. tia yafy Las Lem ~Aisa lAss osa-
Ssssm gus1s = tAsax address. thst ~ Statements