The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

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to IL: Strike out amendment Of Mr.. Wei.
Ter 10 the original resolution, and insert as
follows " t+la !1d H
"Joint resolution declaring tho terms on
which Congress will admit Texas into the
Union as State. .y .l-aI g.s,ei4.
"ResOlued, by the .Scnaie and House of
Representatives. cf The United StaleS Of
.4mericd in Congress assembled. ~
| g% 81 Ersf 4hYi#1 Ga# i
! "Third. New States Of convenient size,
not exceeding four in number, in addition
to said State of Texas, and having suilici-
ent population, may hereafter, by consent
OF the said Stale, be formed out of the
territory thereof, which shall be entitled 10
admission under the provisions Of the
Federal Constitution. Aud such States as
may be formed out Of lha, portion Of said
territory lying south Of 80 deg. 80 min.
north laIimde, commonly known as the
Missouri compromise line, shall be admit
led into the Union, with or without slavery,
as the people Of each Slate asking admis.
sion may desire.
I "Mr. DouoLAs. Of Illinois, asked the
gentleman from Tennessee 10 accept the
following as a modification Of his amend
menl, to come in, after the last clause :I,d,
7 "And in such States as shall be formed
out Of said Territory, north Of said Mis-
sOuri compromise line, slavery or inyolun-
tary servilude, except. for crime, shall be
prohibited, .r.reg. ,. al b..IaHs p.
"Mr. BRowN accepted to modification,
1.-The Speaker announced the question
TO be on agreeing to the amendment, ].
"Mr. VINToN called for the yeas and
nays; and they were ordered. .nar
1.-The question was then taken by yeas
and nays; and resulted lhus-yeas llS,
nays lOl,"
f At page eighty five Of the same work
the following will be found: 'HI n
"HOuSe Of Representatives., Jan. 90, AS.
''Ihe House being in Committee ol the
Whole on the Texas question:" .nc...
r "Mr. DOUGLAS, Of Illinois, moved to
amend the amendmentof Mr.. WELLER, By
substituting therefor The resolutions he had
the honor 10 introduce a lew days since"
S The resolutions of Mr.. DOUGLAS are in
i the following words. l.. r.. ..r..,.. .,
n "Joinl Resolutions for the remuneration 0
u Texas to Tie United States, in conformity
/, will the treaty Of 'O3, for the purchase
e ofI.ouisiana. l'a EN ..
: "Uhereas &c. " 81" *.r
! "Sh. find Be a(udher resoIued, Tha
k nothing herein contained shall be cous'ru
). ed TO affect, OF N any way interfere viii
d The sixth section Of the act, approved III,
e sixth Of March, 1920, admitting the Stat
If Of Missouri into The Union. aud cummop
Il " called the Missouri compromise, tha
d act having been passed and approved prio
i 10 the ratIica ion Of the treaty commonly
!. called the Texas, treaty, by which Texa
, was ceded TO Spain" ys.. uar.
- Certain gentlemen wcre--then, Nj
d Chairman, very careful in moving III
ii slavery exclusion cIanse. On the l0h Il
August, 1913, the bill 10 establish terri
II toral government in Oregon WAS pending
! in the Senate. That bill contained the ia
IN nous exclusion clause Of The ordinance q
:. 1887. This Mr.. DoUoLAs proposed t
te amend by placing belure it: THAT mas
l. much as said Territory is north Of III
,e parallel OF SO deg. 80 min. north latitude
% commonly known as the Missouri comprC
.. mise line" therefore that slavery and in
voluntary servilude should be prohibited
Then Mr.. DOUGLAS was SO welded to III
- Missouri act that he moved itas an ament
~ menI To the exclusion clause Of the Ore
IL gon bill. But he says it is unconslilulior
-, al nOW. The Oregon bill passed wilhor
VI this amendment # Mr.. DOUGLAS, and wit
:. :. its clause excluding slavery; but the prr
:, ciplcs of the Missouri act had been appl
- - ed 10 the territory we suld Spain in 1871!
o. aud acquired again when Texas was al
- nexed.
" " The argument sir, which we heard frol
=, the gentleman from Kentucky, the 9th,
~ day, that this second application of I'll
II Missouri principle was intended as fni
- :, adjustment, 10 be extended ad mfnifun
= 7 To my mind is baseless and visionary.
~ =, seems 10 me so, sir-frst, because col
vs. % lignily Of soil and similarity Of climat
~ ~ and aptitude for production, pointed o.
" The Missouri line as the natural seitleme
h for Texas; and because, secondly, il mig
~ ~ well happen, in The course of time, th
~ ~ we might acquire territory to which thi
=" =" line could not bo applied. But, sir,
% y 1850 Congress was again called upon
- - adjust the difficulties of this slavery que
90 " zion, growing out of the annexation
W Mexican territory The excitement Of tn
:" - period is yet fresh; ay, sir, so wildly ia
.i pressed upon The minds of all, as to nee
So %r no comment. But you know, sir, that 81,
w w issues were created, and that abuses
az long standing, bitter recriminntiOns, al
~; -, sectional jealousies, were either 10 be pr
~ vided for or crushed out,
Well, sir, you know the Senate's omr
ca bus Of that year-you know how it toilt
''e and creaked on its devious journey alot
"f the tortuous track of legislation, until
as broke down, and let all lis passengers o
on the wayside. They were picked II
u; sir; and, Out Of the wreck, certain measur
" were perfected, which have since be,
10 dignifed with the names Of The "compr
CT mise acts Of $780,"
nc They were; '.
US |. An act proposing TO the State Of Te
ep- as the establishment of her northern d
IN western boundaries, the relinquishment
the said State Of all territory claimed
ily her exterior TO said boundaries, and Of
- her claim upon the United States, and
lly establish territorial government for Ne