The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-31

lect ~ slavery subject only TO the asons OF the con-
from that legislation That slavery by inpli-
cation recognised south o the 33d parallel and north OF
that lbe people left 10 exercise their Judgment
and do they pleased upon The subject. without any m
peston for OF against the existence OF the institution.
This continued 10 he the condition OF the country 10
se which i now called the Missouri Compromiss act
PASSED Slavery did not exist IN. nor was ex-
claded IRON, the country now known ~ NeoissGs
There code Of laws upon the SUBJECT Of slavery
either way first, for the that slavery bad never
been introduced into Louisiana and established Dy pos-
tive enactment II had grown up there oy = sor OF
common Law, and been supported and protected When
u commos law grows up, when an institution becomes
established under usage. carries so fa - that
usage actually goes and no iutihef u nag osea e.
lar The political jurisdiction extended But be that -
may by the OF 1912. creating the Territory Of Ms-
sour, that Territory was allowed 70 lex'saie upoa the
subject oil slavery IL proper subject ony TO the Inn
laons which have stated; and the country mol nnaD-
tied thrown open TO settlement WAS set apart - indlsn
local legislation OF the State oil Missouri did senA into
thai Indian country, but excluded from By The In
dian code and Indian laws The municipal regulations
Of Missouri could not 90 there until the Indian nts had
been exngushed and tie country thrown TO settle
ment Such being the the only legislation n ex-
sence in Nebraska Territory al the time that the Mis-
souri, ac, passed-nanely the 9th OF March. ls20-was
proysoa IN effect that the people should be allowed 10
do as they pleased upon the subject OF slavery.
The Territory OF Missouri having been lett IN that legal
condition, positive opposition made 10 the bill 10 or
ganze State government with view TO lis admission
into the Union; and senator from my State Mr. Jesse
b. Thomas, introduced amendment known ~ the
eighth section OF the bill, in which il provided that
slavery should be prohibited north OF 80 degrees 30 min
north latitude, in all that country which bad
qured from France What was The object Of the enact
ment OF that eighth section Was not TO 20 back to
the original policy Of prescribing boundaries TO the lin
l,aon OF free institutions and OF slave institutions by
geographical line, in order avoid all controversy in
Congress upon the subject Hence they extended that
geographical line through all the territory purcaaaed from
France, which far possessions then reach
ed. II was not SIMPLY 10 settle the question on that
piece OF country, but TO carry out great pnci-
pe BY extending that dividing line a lar west = our
territory went and running it onward on each new ac-
quislon OF territory. True the express enactment OF
the eighth section OF the Mssocr ac', called the Mis-.
Compromise act only covered The territory Acquree
from France but the principles Of the act. the otjecs
lis adoption the s support, required tbAt
should be extended indehnely westward 30 fer - our
territory might go, whenever new purchases should b
made.
Thus soo1 the quesdon sf ls4s. when the joint ras-
ou,ion ior The anexsaon OF rexas passed There Vas
inser ed IN that provision, suggested in the hrsi In.
starce. and tfcnght before the House of Represeata
nv es, by 1yseit, extending the Missouri Compsonise
nOux ss sy ss q ia
Congress OF the United States adopt il Not because
was OF the least practical Importance 30 far ~ the qaes
ticsn OF slavery within the Limits OF Texas was con-
csrned, for nobody dreamed thai il had any praeti
cal effect there. Then, why il brought forwardi 1t
for the purpose oil preserving the principle, IN ord
that might be extended st iarther westward. even
the Pacific ocean, whenever should acquire the c0ah
try that FAR will here read that clause IN the Joint Tsco
luon Tor The annexation oil Texas III 10 the thig0 Artclo.
second section, and is IN these words:
New States, OF convenient sxs exoesdng four ia
number, ia addition TO said State OF Texas. having su
cen population, may hereafter, by the OF said
State, be formed OF the territory ihereof which shall
be entitled TO admission under the provisions OF the federal
thar portion OF said ersoy lying south Of y deg % min
north latitude commonly known as the Mlssoan-Co0pro-
line. shall be admitted Uaon. WITH
slavery, the people each State asking admissiou
may desre And IN sucn State States sha be tosmed
out OF said enity north OF said Mssoar-C C,nPron,ss
line. sayeY involuntary servude (exoept for crime)
shah be prohibited"
II Will b. seen lha, ha, contains very remarkable
provision which is, that when States lying north o SO
deg 80 nin apply for admission slavery shail BE- pro-
hbiied in iser constitutions presume one pre-
Stale spplsins ior alm,ssomin,o his Union ba !, wss
necessary 10 preserve the principle OF the Missouri
Compromise line in order That II nigh, aferwards ;.
tended and II was Supposed that while Congess had
power impose any limitation. yet, that was
compact win the State OF Texas. Safe csuld con-
sent Tor herself that when any portion Of her own erI
tory subject TO her own jurisdiction and control applied
foI constitution, should be IN particular torn bat
that provision would not be binding The Stais
day after Il was admitted alo the Union. Ths other
provision that such States should lie south OF 36
deg. 30 min should come into the Union, with with
oat slavery, as each sbould decide IN lis constulion.
Then, by that ACT The Missouri Compromise was extend
ed indefinitely westward, 80 tar ss the Sale oil Texas
weni,hs, u.s. 10 the Rio del Norie. for governneat
., the time recognised the RIO del Nore IL boaaa-
ary We recognised in many ways, and, amoog thsm,
BY paying Texas for IL in order that mxha . n-
cloded IN, and form portion Of the Territory q New
Mexico.
Then sir, in I5as acquired from Mexico u eoss-
try between ihe Rio del Norte and the PAe8c cuoan.
Immediately alter that acquisition, the Senate. o. ~ own
motion, voted into bill provision 10 extend ths 4se-
sour Conpsomse indefinitely wes ward To the PAci6c
ocean, IN the same sense and with the uadessand-
ing, with which NelnalIy adot4ed. Thaa psovis-
ion passed this body by decided maoriiy-I ihiak By
ten al leastaad went TO the House of Representatives.
and was defeated tners by norhern votes.
Nov, Or. lei us pause and cons'der for 0o0ent
The hsf time that the principles OF the MIssOar Gen.
promise wers ever abandoned. the fret time thsy
ever rejected BY Congress- BY the defeat o tbol pro-
vision IN the House OF Representatives ia l6<s. By
whom ihs, defeat effected By northern votes With
ffee-sol proclivites. II the defeat Of tha& Ms
soun Compromise iha, reopened the slavery agitation
with all lis fury II was The deieAf OF thai Mteooan
Compron.se created the Tremendous struggle Of 1850
II The defeat Of that Missouri Comwom'ss dat
aed The necessity for making ne conprontse II 1850.
Had we been faiIhia 10 the principles Of the Moaoun
Conprom,se lsss this question would mol have sfinsa
Who that was iatAless' undertake 70 oay Il
the very men who now insist that The Missouri
Comprom-e = solemn compact. and should never b
violated departed from. Every who u now 80
sailing The principle Of the bill under Consideration,
far IA am advised, opposed to ihe Mi,aoar Con-
promise in less. The very who now asraea -
Tor departure from the Missouri Compronies ~
who successfully violated repudaied II. A0d cDaosd
bs super-eded by the compromise of 1850
Sir, it with rather bad grace that the who 6eel
were ever faithful the responsibilities and consoqasness
OF their treschery.
Then air. as before remark ed. the defeat Of So l5p-
sour Compfomse in 1sss having creaied the Aeoo1Gfy
Tor the establishment OF in 1850, iCt q -
what that Compromise