Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-06


said clause "sha never be construed 10 authorize the
passage of any law, by which any citizen Of either OF
the States in this Union shall be excluded from the
iOymeut Of any privileges and nmunites which such
citizen is entitled under the Constitution of the United
States etc This resolution adopted in the House
bv vote Of yeas 81 nays aud in the Senate by
Of yeas IS nays A. and approved by President Monroe
on ID March, 1921. This compromise, the one IN
der which Missouri admitted into the Union, is the
same to which Mr. Clay is so Justly entitled to the credit
or
ANIMATION or TENAS.
In the House Of Representative, the 2Sth Janua-
~ ISt5 Mr. NJ Brown of Tennessee called up his Joint
resolutions previously introduced providing for the an
uexaton Of Texas. One Of the resolutions contained
this provision
Aai such States A. may TIA, portion said
territory lying south latitude commonly known
Gre Missouri Compromise Law shall b. slnltei into ne Union
without slavery e people Of each stat asAins per
mission uay desire"
Which was modified. at the instance Of Mr. Douglas,
Of Illinois, by adding
Aai In sacA States as shall be territory,
north said Missouri Compromise line, slavery Involuntary
ssry.toje except Tor srius shall be prohibited"
Nr. Browns proposition as thus modified was adopted
by a vote of lis yeas to l0l nays. The resolutions
were agreed 70 in the Senate by Of yeas - nays
o. and approved by President Tyler March st. 1913
Texas having asented to the conditions etc. contained
in said resolutions was admitted into the Union by
Joint resolution introduced by NJ Douglas at the ensu
sing session Of Congress.
TAX CLAYTON COMPROMISE.
The admission Of Texas Was soon followed BY the
with Mexico which resulted in the acquisition OF Upper
California New Mexico, and Utah In the Senate on the
motion of Mr. Clayton, to take into consideration the
measures then proposed for the organization Of territorial
governments in Oregon California and New Mexico. The
committee with Mr. Clayton its Chairman Immediately
entered acyey upon the discharge of its duty and
asr reported bin 10 establish the territorial govern
m~uts Of Oregon, California and New Mexico" The bill
provided that the Legislative Council should have pow
el % prohibit OF establish African slavery by law. On the
10Th July Is4s after session OF twenty-five hours the
b.l va. ordered 10 be engrossed-yeas S., NAYS "a
Tue bin subsequently, passed the Senate and lard
upou the table, in tue House Of Representatives
ton Of Mr. stephens Of Georgia By vote OF yeas ll2
u,ys ga.
EATsSsIoS os Hz MISSOURI Ana.
GA the 10th August ls4s in the Senate the Oregon Bill
bang under consideration, the question taken on the
amendment threading the Missouri compromise line TO ih'
Pacidc and e vas decided IN the attrmauye-yea'
nays Tue Northern Senator's voting aye Me~zrs
Brvbt Cameron, Dickinson Douglas, Fitzgerald HaDne
g,u and Sturgeon The BILL with this amendment came
before the House the day and the amendment OF the
Ssuaie extending the Missouri line to the Pacific
coucurred in by a vote Of yeas So nays l2l-nearly
sectional yo,e-lour Northern men voting AYE and
oas Southern man voting mo The Senate receied
fr1miLs amendment-yeas 21 NAYS -.
TIA COMPROMISE or 1850.
Flr'y IN February, ls5o, Mr.. Clay presented 10
tte Senate series OF resolutions which with u
similar series presented by Mr.. Bell we're referred to
q committee Of thirteen. On the Sth May, ls5o
NJ Clay presented report from the committee,
embracing several propositions which after prctracted
debate, vas, BY series Of amendments, Invested OF
ell is original features e1cep, The portion relating to
Ulas Separate bills, however, we're Vhsequenty pass
Cd in a disconnected shape emb0dy,lg a.! the main
features of the plan Of pAcidca;On, viz;
De- An act reducing the limits Of Texas by Northern
and Western boundaries and establishing territorial
government for New Mexico, with the condition that
whea admitted the said territory, any portion Of the
same shall be received into the Union, with without
slavery, as is Constitution may prescribe etc.
p Al act TO establish territorial government for
Utah. containing the provision in regard to slavery
As the preceding.
s. An act for the admission Of the State of California
THIS contained no reference slavery; the constitution
Of the State however, prohibited it.
4. The amended fugitive slave act
g. An act 70 suppress the slave trade in the District Of
Columbia.
THX EANsAs-SEBRASEA LEGIsLArIoN
The whole region comprised within the boundaries Of
tie territories Of Nebraska and Kansas Except the POr-
on "siced Of from Texas in lS50l originally eousti
led the upper part Of the territory eeded by France to
Gle Uni;ei States, under the name Of Louisiana"
In December 1874 Mr.. Dougls, Of Illinois, then a
smber Of the House Of Representatives introduced
ba 20 establish the territory Of Kansas which was re-
(rrred Z, the Committee Territories No action was
taken a; sion. 10 March, ls4S Douglas intro
daeed another bill for the purpose which shared
similar fate.
bill providing territorial government for Nebraska
and Kansas was reported by the Committee Terrific
yes the House Of Representatives. on the I'd Of Feb
ruary 1883 as was passed by that body on the sth Of
s,me moath-yeas IS, nays A.. In the Senate, or Sd
Of March, in was laid on the table, on motion OF Mr.
Weller. by vote Of yeas 20. nays II.
In the Senate, on 4th Of January, 1854, Mr. Douglas