Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-02-16

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of Texas it was provided
"Tbat new States of convenient size not
exceeding four in number, in addition TO the
said State Of Texas, and having sufficient
population, may hereafter, by the consent
of said State, be formed out Of the territory
thereof, which shall be entitled to admission
under the provision Of the federal con-
sitution; and such States as may be formed
out of that portion OF said territory lying south
Of thirty six degrees thirty minutes north
latitude, commonly known as the Missouri
compromise line, shall be admitted into the
Union, with or without slavery, as the peo-
pie of each State asking admission may
desire; and in such State or States as shall
be formed out Of said territory north Of the
Missouri compromise line slavery, or in
voluntary seryitude, except for crime shall
be prohibited"
BY this provision Texas was guaranteed
the right Of making ont Of her TERRITORY four
new States, in addition to the State Of Texas
and having then come into the Union under
the federal constitution, subject TO tie limi-
tation that such Of those States as might lay
south Of thirty-siX degrees thirty minutes
might hold slaves, ard in such as should be
formed north oft that line slavery should be
prohibited. This provision implied that at
least one Of the four new States 10 be formed
out of Texas was to be north Of tie Missou-
ri Compromise line, so that certainly not
more than three new ones could be formed
south Of that line. Thequeston would then
arise, after the passage of the &C! by which
Texas sold to the United States all Of her
territory north Of thirly-six degrees thirty
minutes, how many new States could be
formed out Of the State of Texas? The OBJ
f iect and the legal effect Of the amendment
offered by the Senator from Virginia, was
that nothing therein contained should be con-
f strucd 10 deprive the STATE Of Texas Of the
privilege Of making four new States within
her crcumscribed limits, the same as she
would have Lad if the act had not been pass
ed, and that those should come into the Tn
ion with or without slavery, as they should
see proper. The provision was not that the
, Missouri Compromise line Of thirty-six de
+ grees thirty minutes should be rerpetuated,
+ but that the stipulation guarantying 10 Tex
as four new States should he observed, and
that those States should have liberty 10 dc
as they pleased upon the subject Of slave
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