Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-06

bill, adyerted to that fact II was known that
the Rocky Mountain range was very near the
arbitrary line fixed BY the treaty and nobody
ever dreamed that the adoption Of that range
as the eastern boundary Of Utah would abro-
gate the Missouri prohibition. The Senator
reported that boundary line. Did he tell the
Senate or the country that its establishment
would have that effect? No, sir; never The
assertion Of the Senator that close exami-
nation Of the Utah act clearly establishes the
fact that it was the intent as well as the legal
effect, OF the Compromise Measures Of $50 to
supersede the Missouri Compromise, and all
geographical and territorial ines,n is little
short Of prcpostcrous There was no intent
ut all, except to make convenient eastern
boundary 10 Utah, and no legal effect at all
upon the Louisiana acquisition, except to cut
off from it the little valley of the Middle Park.
The second specification Of the Senator de-
MES the accuracy Of the following statement Of
the address in relation to this pretense Of super
seizure:
aThc Compromise acts, themselves rofute
this pretension. In tho third article OF the
second section Of the joint resolution for an
nexing Texas to the United States it is expressly
declared that lin such State or States as shall
be formed out Of said Territory north Of said
Missouri Compromise line, Slavery or inyolun-
tary servitude, except for crime, shall be pro-
hibited 7, and in the act for organizing New
Mexico and settling the boundary Of Texas, a
proviso was incorporated, on the motion Of Mr..
Mason, Of Virginia which distinctly preserves
this prohibition, and fouts the bare-faced pre-
tension, that all territory Of the United States,
whether north or south Of the Missouri Com
promise line, is to be open to Slavery. 1t is as
follows:
~ PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed to impair or qualify ANY
THING contained in the third article of the
second section Of the JOINT resolutions for an
nexing Texas to the United States, approved
March /, l845, either as regards the number
Of States that May hereafter be formed out Of
the State Of Texas, OR OTHERWISE
Here is proof beyond controversy, that the
principle IF the Missouri act, prohibiting Sla-
very north Of SO deg. 80 min far from being
ahrogated by the Compromise acts, is expressly
affirmed and that the proposed repeal Of this
prohibition, instead Of being an affirmation Of
the Compromise acts, is repeal Of a very i'm
portant provision of the most important act of
the series. 1t is solemnly declared in the very
Compromise acts, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to impair or qualify the pro-
hibition Of Slavery north Of SO deg. 80 min,
and vet, in the face of this declaration, that
sacred prohibition is said to be overthrown.
Can presumption further go To all Who in
any way, lean upon these Compromises, we
commend this exposition
This is what the Senator says in his speech
about the passages have just read from the
address,
GThey suppress the following material facts,
which, if produced, would have dsproved their
statement: They first suppress the fact that
the same section Of the act cuts off from Texas,
and cedes to the United States, all that part Of
Texas which lies north of SO deg 80 min
They then suppress the further fact that the
same section Of the law cuts off from Texas a
large tract Of country on the west, more than
three degrees of longitude, and added it to the
territory Of the United States They then
suppress the further fact that this territory
thus cut off from Texas, and to which the Mis-
souri, Compromise line did apply. was ineorpo-
rated into the Territory Of New Mexico And
then what was done? 1t was Incorporated
into that Territory with this clause
"sThat when admitted az q State the said
Territory, or any portion Of the same shall be
received into the Union with or without Sla-
very, as their Constitution may prescribe at the.
time Of its adoption
Eyes sir, the very bill and section from
which they quote cuts of all that part Of Tex
as which was to be free by the Missouri Com
promise, together with some on the south side
of the line, Incorporates it into the Territory Of
New Mexico, and then says that that Territory,
and every portion Of the same, shall come into
the Union with or without Slavery, as it sees
proper
The assertion hero is, that oil the territory
claimed by Texas north Of SO deg 80 min. was
cut of by the Texan boundary and New Mex
loo act
Mr. DOUGLAS. Read it.
Mr. CHASE. have read it, but will read
it again.
Eyes, sir, the very bill and section from
which they quote cuts off all that part of Tex.
as which was to be free by the Missouri Com
promise, together with some on tho south side
of the line, incorporates it with tho Territory
Of New Mexico and then says that that Terri
tory, and every portion Of the same, shall come
into the Union with or without Slavery, as it
sees proper"
Mr.. DOUGLAS, In his seat) Most Of IL
MIR. CHASE. In his speech the Senator
said ALL the Territory claimed by Texas north
of SO dog. 80 min. was incorporated into New
Mexico. Now he says, MOST OF 1T. These arc
very different statements | will show the
Senate what was and what was not incorpo-
rated. The boundary line between Spain and
the United Statcs-for want to make this
matter perfectly clear and distinct--was this
Tho boundary line between the two coun-
tries west Of the Mississippi shall begin on the
Gulf Of Mexico at tho mouth Of the river Sa
bine, in the sea- continuing north along the
western bank of that river, to the 32d deg OF
latitude thence by line due north to the de-
gree Of latitude where it strikes tho Rio Roxo
Of Natchitoches or Red river; then following
the course Of tho Rio Roxo westward, TO the
degree Of longitude 100 deg west from Lon
don, and % deg. from Washington then cross
ing the said Red river, and running thence by
n line due north TO the river Arkansas thence
following the course Of the southern bank OF
the Arkansas TO its source in latitude AZ deg.
north, and thence by that parallel Of latitude
to the South Sea-
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