The daily union., 1854-02-08

'u Tue boundary hxed by the territorial bill, of
inc LOUISIANA acquisition and included IN Utah The
account gwen Of II In the senator's speech would lead
20 suppose That u was important part OF the Louis
ANA scIostlon II is IN fact not of The smallest
quehce ihere are no inhabitants there IL is, as
have said. u secluded hle valley in the Rocky noun
lans visited once by Fremont aud penetrated OCCASION
any oy wanierng bands OF Arspahoes and Utabs. The
summit oi the Rocky mountains was assigned rs the
eastern m't Of Utah. That limit in consequence OF the
Of tue mountain range happened include this
valley Nobody here, at the time OF the passage OF the
u'an Dill advened to that fact II known that the
rocky Mountain range was very the arbitrary line
hxed py ihe treaty, and nobody dreamed that the
OF ha' range as The eastern boundary OF Utah
Wouid aDfogae the Missouri prohibition The senator
reported tina, boundary line Did he tell the Senate or
the country that s establishment would have that e.
fect No. sir; never The assertion OF the senator thai
a"clnss examination OF the Utah ACT clearly establishes
the pcl thai Il was the intent well the legal effect
q me comYn0m'se measures Of 1880 70 ssperssde the
missouri ComPr and all geographical and terrific
nal nes, Is little short OF preposlerous There
intent at ALL except to make convenient bound
afy 10 Utah, and no legal effect al all upon the Louisiana
cquiston except TO cut of from il the little valley OF
the Middle Park.
The second specification Of the senator denies the ac
curacy OF the following statement OF the address rela
non TO this preencc oil supersedure
The compromise acts themselves reute This preension
In the hird article OF the second section OF the joint
on Tor annsxng Texas the United States. expire ssy
Of said Territory nors OF said Missouri line,
slavery or involuntary servituds, except for shall be
prohbitedi and IN the act or oganiz!ng New Mexico
and settling the boundary OF Texas psovlso ncopo
rated, on the motion OF Mr. Mason OF Virginia. which dis
uDcy preserves this prohibition and fous the bare faced
Petension that all the territory oflhe United States whet
north south Of The Missouri line,
open 10 slavery. II is as follows.
"'rorided That nothing herein contained shall be con-
sued TO impair quality ANYTHING contained the third
article q the second section OF the joint resolution
nexing Texas the United Saies approved arch l. SIJ
enes as regards the number Of States that
be formed ont OF the Stale of Texas OTHERWISE
Here proof beyond controversy that the principle Of
the Missouri ACT prohibiting slavery north OF Sc deg 80
nin lar iioal being abfogated by The conpromise acts,
of
prohibition, instead OF being affirmation OF the
most porant ACT OF the series il is soemnly declared
IN the compromise acts hat nothing herein contained
slavery moth of SO deg 80 min and yet Ia the face Of
this declaration, tnat sacred prohibition said be
thrown. Can presumption further got To all VINO, in any
way. lean upon these compromises, commend this
| position"
This is what the senator says n his speech about the
passages have just read from the address:
They suppress the following erial facts which, IL
Produced. would have dspoved their statement. They
nst sappIess the fact ns, section of
of from Texas and c-des The United States all that
part o Texas which lies north of 30 deg 81 min They
then suppress the farther fact Of
law cuts off fom Texaa urge couary on the west
more than three degrees Longitude and added
ntoy OF the United States They then suppress fur
ther TACT that tpis Territory thus cut oft from Texas and
which the Missouri Comprom iine did apply was in
copofaed Into the Territory OF New Mexico And Then
what was donef IL was Incorporated nro that Territory
with this clausci
That when admitted ss.e The said Territory or
any ponon OF the same, shalt be received into the Unon
with without slavery, as their Constitution may
at The time Of It's adopuon' EE
fes sir The very bil sod section from which they
quote cuts OF that pari oi Texas which by
tue Mssou Conproniss. together sofne the soalh
SIDE oi The ne Incorporates IL into the Territory OF New
Mexico, and then says thar that Territory aud every po
ton Of the same shsl the Unlon with or with
out slavery, As u sees proper"
The assertion here s ha, all the territory claimed by
Texas north OF SO deg 80 min cut of By the Texan
boundary and New Mexico act.
/ MIR DOUGLAS. Read A.
| Nj. CHASE. will do so:
eyes. sir. the very ban and section from which they
qnoe cuts of all that par OF Texas which free BY
.loe Of The linz, incorporass n Win b Te,9o,v =, S
Mexico and then that thar territory aud every pof.
Of the same shall the Union with or without
slavery. as /. sees proper"
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Gin his seal) Most of it,
Mr.. CHASE. Ia his speech the senator said all the
territory claimed by Texas north OF 80 deg 80 min was
Incorporated into New Mexico. Now be says most OF
/ These are very different statements will show the
Senate what Was and what was not Incorporated The
boundary line between Spain and The United Saiesior
want 10 make THIS matter perfectly clear and distinct
was this;
"The boundary line between The two counties wos Of
the Mississippi shai begin the Car ol Mexico at he
mouth Of the nvef Sabine, In the ses contnung north
along the bank of tha 32d deg Of ls-
thence by line due north degree OF latitude
where II strikes the Rio oKo of Natchi,ochcs or Red
rivers ihen following the Of the RIO Htoxo westward
the degree OF longitude 100 deg London and
- deg from Washington then crossing the Red liver
and running thence by iine doe north the river Ar
kansas hense following the d the souhern bpnk
hence by that parallel OF iautude TO the south sea
/ Nov. look at lhis boundary upon the map. Here II
i u. Exhibiting the map Here We 40 up the Sabine
10 the 31d deg parallels then straight north 10 the Red
river then along The Red river 10 the 100 deg OF ong
tnde then straight Eorlh again TO the Arkansas then no
The Arkansas 10 It's source then straight north once
more 10 the 4ld deg. OF latitude There YOU see ,he
boundary between the United States and the Soansh
possessions, as defined by the treaty OF 1929.
/ Now, what dlj Texas claim Here Is the most au.
lhentc evidence OF u IN her act approved December
\ 10, 1890. by sam Houston. | will read it,
Beginning the mouth OF the Sabine river runplns
west along the Gnf Of Mexico, three leagues from land
4 the mouth oi tho RIO Gande thence up the
stream OF the said veg Is source, then nora 10 lie
AZ deg o. nouh latitude iheuce along the boundary line
defined ~ the treaty between the United States ana
spain To the beginning
That, sir, s the boundary claimed by Texas After
her annexation TO the United States and after The reay
with Mexico OF Guadalupe Hidalgo. Texas asserted
her clam 10 The whole territory ineladed within these
llmiis. The senator from Virginia [Air MIsoSl va.
among those who regarded this claim ol Texas as Ius'-
not because oi any valid original lille 10 the territory bat
because o the Implied recognition Of ber title 6y the
Uni,ei Slaes need not say that l. in common with
gefy many others, dissened iron that view But The
senator iron Virginia, and olher senator's, maintained IT,
That senator on The 3Oib July $780, moved Joint reso
lulon recognising ibis claim, which will resdt
R''orsd, Se., That by the Joint resolution approved
March 4, lsS, for anncking Texas United States
u being ordained that tee territory properly included
may be erected into Ssie, NC It is the opinion
and nignent 0 UtDgfcs that the ndn sson Of Texas
toe unun with the boundaties described by the laws
hcreui not objected by he United Saes fe OF
oe Of ne fz Texas 10 the territory included within
such boandariesr
The recognition proposed by this resolution would give
10 Texas all the land east OF the Rio Gapde and ipc