The daily union., 1854-02-08

the Arkansas yer contains over
mics II Is not easy TO estimate The contents u the other
tract The inst Is large Connecticut Rhode Island
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire put together The
TWO tracts probably nearly equal in extent 10 the
whole o. New England. excluding Maine. There are
seven eates IN this Union neither OF which equals in ex
tent the larger OF these tracts probably the smaller
Not one foot OF this territory incorporated into New
Mexico and yet The senator asserted that il all
repeat SIR, that here was great show the
alor that he wrong very material statement but
shall accuse him. therefore, OF falsiiyng the public his
fasehoodi Not at all The senator, like other men. ia
liable TO error Ii he falls into error upon point ma
terial to any controversy which may happen have
with him. will the error but will not eproach
the man. will not charge him with violating the truth,
| or with Intentional misrepresentstion.
said the other Day to that SENATOR when he proposed
The Senate, that thought him incapable OF understand
fnG the obxatoaeuf courtesy. prefer now 10 restrict
ma, s'semsns and ssT sa TIE ssnscr, hst
under some excitement perhaps and perhaps iDaenced
also by an oyeanxions desire to hasten the vote upon
the BILL disregarded the obligations which courtesy in
poses make this remark because l-am unwilling. un-
der any provocao0, to do any injustice TO political, not
personal, opponent While say this no owever ought
perhaps, to add in reference remark which fell from
the senator on that occasion that a, time did
approach him with smiling face, angry face, or
any face at all, to obtain from him posponement Of
his bill, in order to gain time for the circulation of
lacks upon it, have condemned his bill strongly and
have condemned his action bringing forward this re-
peal of the Missouri prohibition Bat have done no
injustice TO the senator All that have done at all /
war. ne,lher accords with my principles nor with my
tastes. Bu while wage such war dread none.
Neither vtuperaon nor denuncation will, trust,
me while have the approval OF my own Judgment and
conscience But did not intend TO recur to this matter
and gladly dismiss it,
II the senator is wrong, have shown be Is, in re-
spect to the Incorporation OF all The territory of from
Texas into New Mexico then he is also wrong his
declaration that the compromise act OF 1850 does pre-
serve and eassert the principle OF the Missouri prohb
ton.
The facts few and simple and the inference from
them obvious and irresistible \
The third article Of the joint RESOLUTION for the annsxa
ton OF Texas read thus
"New States Of convenient size. exceeding fopr in
NUMBER in addition TO said State OF Texas having sufficient
on, ay y ,ss Sy tue Of saa
titled to admission under the provisions oil the federal
portion Of said Territory lying south OF IS deg 30 north
latitude, commonly known as the Missouri. Compromise
'ns Ss oe rons n.o % me uno wh ot M
desire And IN such State States shall be formed
Of said Terri,oy north OF said Missouri promise
slavery or Involuntary servude Except for crme) shall
be prohibited"
Here is express stipulation that slavery shall be
prohibited in any Stale formed out of the Territory OF
Texas north OF 80 deg. 80 min. This was valuable
stipulation for freedom, in case the claim of Texas
valid one to the whole territory within her boundaries
The senator from Virginia regarded that claim valid ;
and il upon his motion that The provso which now
proceed TO quote was incorporated into the Texas bound
ary bill
Presidsd. That nothing herein contained shall be con-
article of the second section OF the joint resolution for
nsras Texas 70 the United States sPproved Mach lssS
be formed out Of the Stale OF Texas. or otherSis"
Here was compact between two States. So far
The parties were competent to enter into II, II obas
tory and permanent That compact covered all the ter
rory rghtfuily within the limits OF Texas. until re-
scinded II could make difference If portion of tba,
territory should be subsequently Ienquished 70 the Uni
ted States That would not disturb the effect OF the
pact. But this matter not left 10 inference conec.
lure. AT the very momen, Of renqusbment, the United
States and Texas by agreeing TO the proviso have quo
ted saved the compact and continued il in ful force in
all its provisions.
Nothing can be clearer then, than that, il the two
tracts OF country OF which have spoken within
The rghiul claim OF Texas, the compact applied TO Them
and The prohibition OF slavery in the States be created
out OF them is still in force. And il is, perhaps al this
day the only prohibition which in force there for the
Missouri prohibition, enacted In 1920, may be regarded
restricted to the limits OF the Louisiana acquisition
defined by the treaty with Span. which was concluded
in that year.
Bot the senator from Illinois says tha, the prohibition
IN the annexation resolution was OF practical effect,
eIcep, 10 preserve the principle OF the Missouri Compro
north Of 80 deg 30 Upon that suppcs,on, also, the
Mason proyiso had effect preserving and reafrm-
ing actual prohibition north Of 80 deg 30 min, but
still served preserve the principle II "a impossible to
maintain The senator does that the third article of the
original joint resolution though OF practical effect,
preserved the principle Of the Missouri Compromise, and
establishes as part OF new compact every provision Of
that third article preserves that principle II the priDci
pie preserved by one, il must be by the other.
| have now, think, de nonstraied that the senator
from Illinois clearly wrong IN respect 10 the incor
posaon Of all the territory of from Texas into New
Mexico and just as clearly wront 10 relation to the
reafrmsnce OF the principle OF The Missouri Compromise
BY oil those very compromise acs which. he would
have say, superseded IT, Certainly The Senate when
II adopted the Mason proviso without division, and the
House, when 1t agreed TO the bill of which part,
must have intended 70 keep alive and affirm every provso
OF the third article oil the annexation resolson Oae of
these pro prohibited slavery north OF S6 deg 30 min
~
Compromise The provso taken in conneKon with thai
provision, makes IL clear beyond all question that the
compromise preserved that prncpe and rejected the
consequence which ~ sought 10 force upon them.
sHbm 10 the Senate n have not completely vindi.
Gated this part OF the appeal against the speech OF the
senat0rp The errors mistakes, misrepresentation
all his own None foond IN the appeal
The third specification of the senator charges the
sgners OF the appeal with misrepresentation OF the orgi
nal policy OF the country in respect TO slavery The SEN
sor says:
The argument OF this manifesto Is predcaed upon the
assnrn ption that policy the fathers Of rspubic
ohbit slavery IN all the Territories ceded by be
old States the Union, and made United States territory
Tor purpose Of being oganzsd into stairs take
issne upon ihal statement
The then proceeds TO aiemp, 10 show thai the
original policy OF The county OF indi1erenism
between slavery and freedom and that, IN pursuance Of
IL, geogr rsphca iae established reaching from the
to the limit Of the original Satesihai s to
say the MissssppI rvef Sir. Al anything IL suscep
tih- of absou,e historical demonstration think "
the proposition that the founders OF this repobic
contemplated any extension OF slavery. Let for a
few moments retraee the past.
What vas the general sentiment OF the country
when the Declaration OF Independence wac pfomulsa
invoke Jefferson as witness Let him speak TO us