Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-25
OF any state, nor even an acf Of Compress,
can alter. Bah. Fed. Ga<.

IN HE lew remarks matte The OtlfSr tav
| respecting the insertion Tin The bll for
auihorlzisg The people OF Missouri to
form ~ cousiiinllon, &c.) Of a provision
Tor The restriction or Prohibition Of slave
rs ~ The new State, We were led, bv ~.
ad'e'' ehse. INTO an error, IN saNmg,lhai
THIS was Tie tsrSi Instance al such a re-
s'rniiqn.2 fhe error, howeNcr was one
oi iusm Rather ,lsm of ,,ripripie. IN Ia.
case of cach' of ih- lhrec STATES erected
out oi the territory known rs the North
Western Territory, sucl, 4 rcst:ie lion Il as
imposed bui Il Was done u, conformity
10 the rtluisihnus OF ,he Ordinance Tor
The government OF thai TERRITORY, ofn ,,aie
anterior 10 that al the larmat.un ri The
constitution of the Uuied States. Nh.ib-
er That constitution superseded Tic cpe-
'a'i'n oil Tie ordinance, Is a qmesiion not
necessary 10 eXamiup, when our object is
oniy Ia stale facts.
iiy Tie treaty for The purchase os Lou
is.ana, out ~ Il part oi Which vast terri
tory the new stale is 40 be erected. il,e
United States s;ipul.,t d HAT The inl,aIi-
'anis OF HE ceded territory should be m
corrora'c'l i. the Union of the States, Oh
an elual footing with luther states, &c.
as soon as they hadtiie requisite popula-
''on. DC. 4he Territory of Orleans be-
came he Safe of Louisiana, without any
restriction IN regard 10 slavery aud il
is eonfendcd that the people OF Tie re-
mah,rng part OF The territory, acquired
ID nc same manner, and separated from
Jonislana by an idc,l line only, should
.. br enlhled 10 HE same PRIVILEGES.
| B lis argument, however, as well as that
| uiash from ilic provision OF the consti-
| ir'Ion, THAT 7" the citizens of each state
shall he entitled 10 all The privileges and
iminnHilies Of citizens in The several
s'a'cs, was aserrulet! by the decision OF
| n;I"fiii against IL, and OF course was
! mol considered valid.
" The effect of this restriction would
| be TO diminish The lumber OF slaves in
| HE United STATES, or 10 improve their
! condition, We should have sincerely re-
loiccd at il. Believing. however, thai
The effect wilI be ouly TO concentrate that
description Of population within mar
| rover space, and that no important ben
! en- VII nov from This provision, i, is mol
inconsistent With ihr respect which we
| feai'y feel Tor The. motives of those who
a"' ocaied tins provision, 10 express our
/ f.grei al the adoption Of d principle,
wNic'i, IN The opinion of some, no matter
no" iew or how many, trenches on The
| most sensitive of all The features al the
torsliluiion-iliat OF the compromise byy
winch The citizens of all tie states wefe
secured lniie enjoy neni of all theirpre-
existing property aud rights.
Ilus brief explanation las been made
nrcessaiy by the hasty manner in which
our view o! this subject was expressed "A
day or iwo ago. The Debate on the
snhleci, when published, will put our
readers inlly IN possession OF the reason
ING on both sides Of the question.
Ma Int.
The splendid painting of the Deciora-
HW y independence, executed for Con-
er"ss by Colonel TRpMBuLL, being The
flrsi OF series Of four, intended for the
decoration OF The Capitol and The Illus
fraiion OF the principal events of the
revolution, is nov deposited and open 10
pubiic inspection, in an apartment tenn
torafily prepared for il in the North
Wing OF The Capitol. a Iasiy dance
al If yesterday has been sufficient to
convince us iial j, merits the encomiums
II has generally received, and tina, il
more than equals at least our anticipation.
| II We had the ability or disposition TO
regard 1t with critical eyes, who might
possibly discover, az some northern wri-
i'rs have done, looking only for blemish-
es, some minor errors in tie costume
or III the relative position of the figures.
But, we Judge of lis merit only from lis
eject, and il strikes us as noble effort
OF the pencil, and an object oil which
the munlilceuce of ihe nation hss not
been misappiied. 10.
ENGLISH SETTLEMENTS IN ILLINOIS.
FROM some secret cause, il appears>auo-
Their settlement is growing ont of the
prairie settlement of Morris Birkbeck -
Several who went TO Join him have now
formed New English Settlement"
about 80 miles disian, from the prairies,
and within 10 miles OF The Ohio river. A
Mr.. Cnrrie, from Wel!ingbro', England,
has purchased 10000 acres of land, aud
intends going TO England EARLY this spring,
TO bfing out number al agriculiurisis
10 settle upon it. Thirty six quarter
sections are also entered BY Pennsylvania
friends, (quakerS) near The SPOT. aud u
great number OF families a:e going out 10
settle thereon. The account sfaies that