Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-10

| ex0s compromise OF 1910. lts lenHth Is
bout six degrees of longitude, its width a.
,out one and a half degree Of latitude. ]
will remove the paper representing the ?or-
ion taken off and given to New Mexico in
1850. 1t has the same width, and just one
ialf the length Of the whole. That paper
remaining on the map represents the free
errtory in the State of Texas. The first
Nebraska bill would have taken the whole Of
/ into that territory, by running on 36 deg.
30 min. The present takes two thirds Of ii
into Kansas. Take off the paper represent
ing it. and YOU see how much free territory
remains in Texas strip of land one halfa
degree of latitude in width, and three de-
rrees of longitude in length ! wish there
was even so much good faith as there is good
free land remaining of the transaction Of
1915.
You may very Justly say that the Texas
has been broken; there icas a
That piece of free soil, now
nearly wasted, trapped member from Yer
mont to vote for the admission of Texas
You have seen that not one lot or title of |
the Louisiana purchase has been transferred |
to New Mexico. OF course it has not ailec- |
ted the Missouri compromise but there is |
one other point, very small one, demanding |
attention. The boundary of Louisiana ran |
from the source Of the Arkansas due north |
parallel Of 40 deg. of north latitude. The |
map shows the source on parallel of log de-
nrces west longitude that being true, the
portion cut off by the boundary Of Utah. fol-
lowing the ridge of the mountain, will take
a very small part of Middle Park. A tGc
simle Of That part Of the map you can see,
looking on that piece of court plaster OF that
piece of white paper. 1t is about large en-
ough to make a pair of fashionable patches
for the chin Of fop and the cheek Of "A flirt.
That land is hardly large enough to make a
decent sepulchre for giant, even western
giant. II ore should 90 there, ndlrom Pts
uah pet "a peep at the land, then die, aud be
buried in that distant region, the world
would be as ignorant Of his grave as the
crave of Moses. But suppose 1t true that it
be cut of, what then? Does It repeal the
compromise over the Whole Certainly not.
The law suppose 10 be this: that second
act in regard to any subject which does not
expressly repeal previous act on the same
subject repenls 1t only pro tantO-so lar-no
further thln the second inirInges and over
eps The first. Apply that law to this sub
ect. Certainly one will declare that the act
Of $50 expressly repealed that of lSlO.-
How much then does it repeal? Just so
much. and no more az the Utah boundary
oyerlaps the Louisiana boundary, which, un
all hands. is conlesscdly small.
Turn from the law TO the morality of the
thing. In 1870, you and settled and nark-
ed the boundary between our lands. That
stood unquostoued till 1850. In re-sur-
vcy Of that lne we directed our agents to
run the boundary as it was in lsaO. Il was
u'nc' una l'ut on 'eCoIu without e'ulel W vs.
looN'''1 70 s'iq que, oeTauss t'ie lll7 ~ ~
was To DC followed In le1l' you ma mat
10y fraud Or accident, our agents varied the
lnc from a straight 10 curved line, and
takes portion OF my land You come TO
me aud announce that fact What do eX-
f psct of sou Qs a man of honesty and honor
/ / expect You TO say That was done with
nui design, ! viii see 1t restored. How eau
/ J look ON you, If you say the unin'entoHll
change 10 tha; line included q part, md for
/ ieits the whole Of your farm: And yet that
is the naked morality of this movement. II
/ i Is determined to repeal the compromise Of
1870 on preiexi, pray find decent one. |
will show one better than has been named
by the friends Of tie measure, 10 public or
/ private.
~ AiAh W i77NttiA vas hAtifNNh0As lN1 ftt7NNl II
boundary was q parallel Of longitude that
cut the Missouri river at the mouth Of the
kansas; by an after act, the northern boun-
Diary was extended to the Missouri river, and
down that stream TO the mouth of the Kan
sas, wipng out the parallel line north Of that
point. That was portion of land worth
mentioning taken from freedom to slavery
Did any one ever suppose that the spirit of
hos L.,
Use Such thing has never been named
1t did make it void in law, pro ianto for so
much aud no more.
lnere l. another point taken as against
the friends OF the Missouri Compromise :
,a't tney were not wiling 10 extend Ito tue
1'iHC. Nhen ihe lhir'y- first Congress
usseiioiea mere was decided majority 81
uiis rouse IN laNor OF applying tleordinauca
OIL i'o' 70 uhe ne" territories. what ihinn-
ed the ranks oi that majority and LETT 1t pow
edessf lhere were two arguments made
use OF TO snow mat ordinance useless. One
WAS 'na' the MeAicnn law had abolished sia-
very IN those erriiorles. here beng a
mun'ofdi ido ia iorce ~ the territories az
lne uHe Of me transler' 1t was not liied ifom
mem oy change OF pohlical organiz2hon.-
hat argument was strongly used TO carry
the CLAYTON compromise. 10 was used 40 The
hr'y-r lsi congress WIN lhe giant force
OF lle senator from Missouri. iiis arsu
meh' mas not YET been answered. That had
influence WIN one class. Another argu-
meh' used WIN etect was ihnt ihe state OF
me country ana climate forbid ~ existence
ol slavery nat was me burden Of CONVEX
si'on IN ngTess and out OF 1t, That arsu-
mant followed as as we went out, and came
IN AS we sat dnwn aud rose M. II was used
e. by members of this Hou,eLamo,,r others
Alr. Conrad afterwards Secretary If Nor
. Il was used in the Senate. = hat was tho
central mapnet that drew together the mn,e.
j fials in he 7ih of March speech bv Nr
Webster. Mr. Clay said thnf he wonll moi
70 TO extend slave territory ono eoot Tbese
two arguments led men To- saw the ordinance
was needless. because forestalled bv Inc law
Of nature; and If slavery conld overcoue