The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-23

waiting 10 the Gull al the ume for the very pnr s.
should seize il; and MIR. Livingston said that when II
Talleyrnnd whether Sgain had eeded IL 50 nneb ~
the French of disclosing he secret chat he dsn;l
when Mr. L. told him lac had copy Of il! No ~ Il
law abolishing slavery Was ever extended The ero
Then, how do these gentlemen expect 90 procure a.
before the courts by the BILL while they refuse 10 sx
the squatter sovereignty 10 be exercised under il; WI
not leave the question to the courts alone knowing how
territory stood before 1902
viii the senator from Illinois that be ia unvar
10 apply the same principle 10 both
Sir, AN willing TO act now the very principles viii
stood upon IN lo4S and am unwilling to abandon ~
How is t that the honorable from Virginia M
HuRrERl trust TO the doubtful words fightf ANN
of legislation, when he knows is contended here \; nj
presence the Senate by the honorable senator from
igan Mr.. CAss and ohers, that the subject Of saysrt
fore the territorial Legislature rishuI subject Of ~
tioni The honorable senator from Illinois himself cop,
ed in his opening speech in defence of this bill thai
was rghdu subject of legislation before the lernlo
legislature Is the senator from Virginia when he h.
these annunciaons from the author of the bin ,ha M
subject of slavery is and will be considered rghtf SUM
Of egislaon for the local legislature willing to abandon
principles for which he contended and voted during the
orable controversy of lS4Si
There have been but two propositions of real non-a,
yention. The first the bill Of ls4a The second NJ
the plan suggested by President Taylor, of awaiting The
ton OF the people Of the Territories when forming ST.
governments. The compromise measures of 1850, Wild
have been called intervention measures, proposed u
vention in the planest during the whole period Of
existence of the territorial governments Tbs feature
them appauded was borrowed from President TAYLOR
proposition to Congress- which cited from his message
allow the people Of the Territories when sufficiently
merous TO form State governments TO regulate their dm
tic institutions 10 them seemed ht There but n
other feature in the compromise measures Of 1850 VIII
procured for them the credit Of non-ineryenton dun
the existence of the territorial governments, and that
the provision in the Utah and New Mexico bills to ali
the question of personal freedom TO be heard after trial
fore the local tribunals appeal TO the Supreme Cour
the United States. This was borrowed word for word
the proposition in the bill the table is, out Of
bill of l948. The bills of 1850 rejected the very best
vision in the bill of l848 which, in sentence, dep
the local legislature of the power to decide the question:
thereby cut off the Intervention of Congress on appeal fro
the decision They were never entitled to the character
true non-inervention measures. s
As to the boast that this bill confers upon the people
the Territory the power Of segovernment, have
add, BESIDES what have already said on this subject
does not propose confer upon them such power
advocates of squater sovereignty afraid to trust it.
legislative authority 10 conferred upon governor and
lauvc council The governor is, under the provisions
the bill to have veto upon all the acts Of The legis
council. Do you cal that self government The veto
the governor is not at all justified by the precedent Of
vote of the President of The United States on the act
Congress. The President is elected by the people Of
United States. He is their agent; and when he acts
imposing his upon of Congress, he acts as y
servant of the people who hold the power Of scfgovg
ment But wi lie the governor has veto on all legsaid
by the territorial council he is not elected by or respond
BILE to, the people of the Territory of the United S
You cannot claim for this bill that II does not dsrus
people. ss
AS the power grant the local legislature the decd
ION OF this question, if Congress cannot exercise IL ho
can it confer i'll
There another defect in this bill 1t is provided in N
joint resolution for annexing Texas to the United Sa
that in the States to be formed out of all that p
of Texas lying north of the parallel of So deg 30 min
slavery shall be prohibited II the honorable chaiuaa
will go TO the law upon this subject, he will find ha
this compact between the United States and Texas,
that clause of the joint resolution has not been repeal
ed he supposed. and that the whole Of that part
the southern boundary of the Territory of Kansas whd
lies between the 100 deg of longitude from Geenw
and the l03 deg embracing three degrees, is an ers
Missouri Compromise line prohibiting slavery in all TIA
part of the former Territory Of Texas lying north oft
For the purpose of illustrating the subject have here
official map, made by the United States Typographical engH
neers THE honorable senator here described the map
There is the parallel Of 36 deg 80 min, and that is d
part of Texas Territory which lies north of that para
and which she has since coded TO the United State
The question Is, now, how much Of what we propose
organize the Territory of Kansas made up Of that
tory extending from the 100 deg the 1903 deg Of long
tude We may solve that question by another ofcs nal
graphical engineers. There is the Territory Of Kansas
which we about TO organize. There is the 100 deg
longitude II strikes the boundary of Kansas at that POM
The whole territory on the first map extending from
100 deg of longitude to New Mexico, and lying north
the parallel of 81 deg 80 min part of the Texas cesor
The eastern boundary Of Texas above Sc deg 30 min
dehneated on that map the line of the 100 deg and
western boundary il that of New Mexico Now the que
ton put to the Senate consider is this what is TO
the condition of this part Of the Territory of Kansas y
north OF this Texas Compromise line, which the bill dc
not propose TO repeal and how stands the law Of SLAYER
in that part
The joint resolution for annexpg Texas to tho Unite
States approved March L. l845, Ito be found in the Sta
utes at Large, volume S, page 1917 provides;
" That Congress doth consent that the territory proper
included within and rightfuy belonging TO- the republic
Texas, may be erected into d STATE, TO be called
State Of Texas, &c.
"SEcTIos find be further Teoiped That the oregt
ing consent OF Congress given upon the following cond
tons, and with the following guarantees, 10 wit;
First Said State TO be formed subject the adustme
by this of all questions of boundary that ma
arise with other governments, &c
Second SAID State, when admitted into the Union, sp
cedng to the United States all public edces forthcaion
&c. and all other property ana pertaining to the put
c defence, &c. shall retain all the public funds debts Ars
&c, vacant and unnppropriated lands, &c.
Third New States Of convenient sze, not erceedr
four in number addition the said State Of Texas al
having sufficient population may hereafter, by the consent
said State be formed Of the Territory thereof which sh
be entitled to admission under the provisions Of 4
federal constitution And such States ma y be formed o
of that portion of said territory lying south of 80 deg
MIN north latitude, commonly known the Missou
Compromise line shall be admitted into the Union, with
without slavery the people of each state asking ADM
sion may desire. And IN such State or States an shall
formed out Of said territory north Of said MISSOURI Cor
promise line, slnvery involuntary scrvtude Except
crimes) shall be prohibited
The joint resolution of December 90 l845 " for the a
mission of the State of Texas into the Union provides
"Wberees the Congress OF the United States, by o
resolution, approved March the 1st 945 did consent tn
the territory properly included Within and rghully belon
ing to- the republic OF Texas, might be erected into D,
State be called the State of Texas with republican for