The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-02-15
that piece Of countf,

that piece Of countf1
great principle. by
as far west as our q
it onward on eao b q
True, the express a
tion Of the Missouri
souri-Compromise u II
tory acquired from
of the act, the objeu
sonsin its support, i
extended ;rhe6nitelJ
territory might 20,
should be ,nsde.
Thu, stood the que
the joint re solution t
passed. There wss
suggested in The first
fore the House Of II
extending the Misso(|5
finitrly westward theoe
Why did ! bring fl
Why did the CoagfS61
edopt il Not bees i,o'G
teal importance sosty
within the limits Of <
nobody ever dreamed
effect there Then,
ward ? Il WAS for til
the principle, in order
ed still further wes.w0f
ocean, whenever we ON
that far. 1 will here ssl
| resolution for the anne
the third article, secon
words:
F" New States, OF t
ceedlng four in numb
/, State of Texas, havi1
may hereafter, by tha
formed out Of the tcrTit1
be entitled 10 admis~iQ
the federal constiutio
may be formed out of
tory lying south Of 361
tuce' commonly kniw
promise line, shall be O.
with or without slavery
State asking ad,nis Jon
such State or S ates ass
said territory north of
mise line, slavery or invs
cept for cline) shall be
1t will be seen that th1
markable provision; WIN
lying norh Of So deg.
sion, slavery sllai! be pit
tutions. I presume MAJ
gress could have powess
applying for admission ia
was necessary to presesS
Nj Mss,uri Compromise lil
afterwards be extended
that while Congress had
any such limitation, y
with the State Of Texas,
sent for herself that, wht
own territory, subject to
and control, applied tor %
be in a particular form, bu1
not be binding on the ne
it was admitted into the Ul
slavery, as each should a
ton. Then, by that act, |
lniseswas extended indt 81
far as the Siaie Of Texas i
Rio del Norte, for our gov,
recognized the Rio Gel Nol
We recognized il in many
them, by even peying Tt
that il might be included i
Of, tie Territory OF New ]
Then, sir, in lS4S We az
the country between theA
Pacific ocean. lmmediate
ton, The Senate, on r.y o.
q bill a pr VISION {, extend
promise indefinitely westy
ocean, in the same sense,
under tandin1, with who
adopted. That provision
decided majorlty-l think
went 10 the House Of Rep
defeated there By northern
Now, sir, let US pause an
ment. The first time that
Missouri COMPROMISE wer.
first time they were ever !
was by the death OF. that pl
of Representatives in IL
that defeat effec,ed5 By
Tree SOL pFocllYlties. 1t
Missouri Compromise that
agitation with all its Jury.
that Missouri ConIpfomise
mendous struggle oflo50.
that Missouri Compromise
cessity Tor lnaking a new
Had we been faithful to q
Missouri Compromise in
would not have arisrn y
faithlesss undertake to
men who now insist that Il
mise was solemn compac
be violated OF departed fro,
is now assailing the pr'nciI
/, cons deration, SO far as |
posed to the Missouri G.,
The very men who now
parture Em the Missouri
men who successfully viol
and caused it to be supersl
mise measures Of 1850. !
bad grace that the men wb
selves should charge upon
were ever fal,htpl TIE respe
quences Of their own treae
Then, sir, as l before reH
the Missouri Compromise j
the necessity Tor the et,al
one In 1850, let us see VIII
was
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