The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-09-13
A Sweeping Proposition.


The following proposition was submitted
to the House on Saturday last by Mr.. Mat.
teson, of New York. 1t embodies facts and
considerations of grave import, which ought
to command the attention of the whole
American people. Let it be read and ron
dered:
Whereas, By an act passed by the two
Houses of Congress, and approved by the
President, entitled, Joint resolution for an
nexing Texas to the United States approved
March l, l845,". articles of compact were Of
Ifered to Texas for her admission into the
Union upon certain conditions and guaran-
tees" the third article of which rendered
compact was in these words: ne
"Eew States of convenient size, not ex-
ceeding four in number, in addition to said
State Of Texas, and having sufficient popula-
ton, may hereafter, by the consent of said
State, be formed out Of the Territory there.
of, which shall be entitled to admission un-
derthe Federal Constitution; and such States
as may be formed out Of that portion of said
Territory lying south of 36 deg. 80 min
north latitude, commonly known as the Mis-
souri, Compromise line, shall be admitted into
the Union, with or without Slavery, a. the
people of each State asking admission NAV
desire; and in such State or States as shall
be f,rmed out of said Territory north of said
Con pr ,mise line, Slavery or involuntary ser.
vitnde (except for crime) shall be prohib.
ited." - sEsff ..i.l,gstl 'ans -
And sohereas, Texas, by solemn public
act, done in convention Of the people, ac-
cording to the requirements of the said act
of Congress, did accept the said articles of
compact, and was admitted Tito the Union
as one of the United States upon the :" con-
ditions and guarantees mentioned in said
Joint resolution, and is now 4 State of thi.
Union in virtue thereof - aa -4sri..
And satersas, The said third article of COM
pact as aforesaid, containing . limitation Of
Slavery in restricting the number of Slave
States to be formed in Texas south of 36 deg.
| 30 min., to four States in addition to Texas
Itself and also prohibition Of Slavery, ex-
cept for crime, north of Sc deg. 80 min. north
latitude, is an Independent and substantive
motion, irrepealable by either of the contrac-
ting parties without the consent of the 9TH
er, and is not repealed by the Kansas Ne
braska act, and could nothe repealed By that
act. . 80. 81" +.
Therefore, be II rssolped, That Slavery, ex-
cept for crime, in all that part of the former
province of Louisiana, north Of latitude Sc
deg 80 min., is and remains prohibited, and
that the President of the United States is
under double obligation to see that provi-
sion faithfully executed both as law of
Congress and as compact with then for
|eign power, for = great and valuable oonsid-
Grafton. So. ! ,.e~.,c >
And sah<ssas, Besides being compact with
Texas, the said third article was q compro-
mise between the free and the slave States of
this. Union with limitation of slavery, both
as to the number Of slave States which might
be formed in Texas, and the prohibition of
81 very north of SO deg. 30 min, by virtue
of which Texas was admitted into the Union,
and without which she could not have heen
admitted: Therefore, : = .sf-sx s6g Z
Be Tosolpsd, That any attempt TO violate
said third article Of of compromiee, sither BIZ
admitting . greater number Of slave States
south Of 36 deg. 80 min: than allowed there
in, or by extending slavery eerth6 that Iati-
tude, is violation of said compromiss and q
direct attack upon the harmony and stability
of fha Hnin6 - 49, ss.fss * - -