The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-08-23

Tayior made TWO ptoPoesss VI IVY
One thar the sivcrs Missouri snd hsn>es
shonld form the boundary line oetwesn mo
slave holding end non slave -hoidig o'a'oss
making the dividisg line seost SS oes' ="
min. N. M The othef that should DC
cluded Missou,i with the sxcepnon snA' hc
present slaves in that ter,itc'y WIN 'ns'r
pos,e,ily should remain socn'ssad tnss "on-
resident propsietors OF lands owning s'ases
should be permitted 20 settle she'r sAnas VAN
their siavcs.ss ! men;ion this prMe'pa''y 10
shewi that ,be subjees OF compromise was
not new idea, sp,led at the momenl, ana
With view 10 eot'sp, bot ~ many asd oeso
\ long subject oi ,tAec,ion. cspscis''y 70 mo
opponcnss of slassry !, sIso proves, mat, 10
be friendly 10 ccmpromIse does not pr1se
fsiendiyness TO slavery The bill io's
mentioned with Mt. Tsy'or's suenomen's
after long aud interesting debate h"s'iy
passed the House OF Representatives, anu toe
which i voted. The Senate amended shls
bill by rejecting Mr.. Tsyior's amsnn'nsns
and adding TO the bill section io'evei p'o-
hibning slavery in all the ,ett',o''es VI mo
United States West OF the Miss'ipp' snd
Nouh o. SO ccg so min P'es'ous 20 TINS
the House mad pass.d bill to' tht au" roo
OF the Sla,e oi Name into the un'oa.-- no
Senate concorfed with this, by un'''ng WIN
i, bin 70, The admission 81 Missouri whhooe
restriction, and adding section p'onbning
slavey in The tcsri,ory bcto'e men'ioneu.
The House instantly "jcc,cd that amtnd-
meni, ne being procedure unp' 'eced,n'tds
and an unwa,rsntsble a,tempt Ob The Ps'tgot
the Senate 10 force the House TO tofhpi-
ance with their views ln this stage of ,ho
business confe renee was asked by The Sen'
ate, and conie,ees we're appointed lhey
reported, recon mending the sdJus'mcne
winch 6os J 'ook place. ,
The Question ot compromise then wac
simply his Say the opponents OF the re-
s,rictive amendment, to The o'her side' sgteo
to admit Missouri with The same light Of do
cidlng for herself on the subj C, OF slavery
that The other States have, aud We VIII agseo
TO admit Maine on the same ioo4iog, snd wall
also agree forever to ptohlbit slavery 70 oil
the territory of the Unned S's'es wesI k
Mississippi and norih OF oe deg. so ain.
This ofer, If accepted, appsa ing 10 ne con-
duciyc 20 the peace aud union VI oui fepubs
lie, as we'll ss The hnsl dimlnution oi slave ~
was BY inc readily embrace and this - me
amount OF the hciuous crime ~nh winch =
am charged. Tire territory from which
slavery by his &c, Is forever ex'Iodtd, 10
more than twenty times as large 10 Missouri.
Hero might rest the esse. The iacts ad-
dress themselves TO eve,y mso's understand
ing, and if unbsssed by p'sjld'ee, ne must
be convinced, thai 10 advocate this con p o.
misc was not to advocate slavery, and hat
ali houeh might err in iudgmcn, as to Tho
,fect Of the comp, omisc in 1Lc incresse or
dimuni,ien OF slave y, II was not ap error of
mag ri, ude, nor such q one AS denoted IN IN
d, ffrron to the rights Of my fellow men
But 10 this, many objections are msdes
particularly a. Il respecis myself, shd with
some, ths, Of inconsistency is s'ged with the
most vehemence, and as being 10 itss" most
culpable. This objection esnno' be made by
any one possessiog sny 'olersoie koo~Moge
Of parliamentary proceedings. The roJecs
Of The amrndmeni was the cimino"on OF
slavery Hsviog voted for one smendnent
to obtain that object, was II Inconsistent 10
reject tha, smeudmen, sod vote Tor spo'ner,
winch more effrctuaiiy secured that obJects
--S1ppose the proposed compromise oso
been (admitting j, TO be wi,hn the power OF
Congfess) instead Of prohibiting slsve'y. 10
the territory, to prohibit il 10 ell The Atlantic
States =? Would IL have been inconsnient
with my fotme vote to hsvc voted TO- '"s
com mpromiss No one will answer 10 the ale
frma,ive. And yet the Two csses are pre-
cisely alike in principle. To ssy 'hst 'no
latter vote would have been consisten'' ana
the former Inconsistent, 10 to say that g0fns
not agree nent, constitutes constituency.
Apo,her objection to this comprom'se 's'
that the terriiory from which slavery 10 sor-
ever excluded, 10 bowling wi'dcfness' INC
Indian title to which 10 not ex,ingoisneo' ano
probably will not be for many years TO come
If ever an objection indicated the weakness
Of q cause, surely Il 10 this. u comes ION
the Easf, and !, complains that the ne" VIA
not permit tho settlement OF the western
county, because forsoesh such settlement
will add to Easfern influence. It's set''ement
or non settlement cannot affect the increase
or dimiou,ion Of slavery, so long ~ u Is there
prohibited. As an eastern men, wish that