Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-15


liberty. whrrcon CUR republics, their laws
and constitutions, are erected Tia, IN
siruinent, iramcd with almost superhuman
intelligence, clothed the Congress with
all legislative power granted in il, and
with power 10 make all ueedlul rules and
regulations respecting ihe territory be-
longing 10 the United Staies; ani Az m
gag"ments were declared 10 be as wand
against the United States under tie con.
sltuil0n as under HE nitderaiion
An ny The first acts of the new Congress.
IS ope providing that The ordinance OF 81
shouid continue 10 have lull effect. At
Tie formation OF the constitution this
ordinance must have been well under
Stood. II WAS enacted little time ante.
rlor TO the adiOurnment o. The Convention,
aud was The harhinger of the great conn
pact oil Union. The councils from which
they emanaled were clothed with ibr
power, and represented the majesty Of
the people, aud II WAS impossible Thai the
compromise resOrled 10 by the Convcn-
lion, IN settling the rule of representation
and taxation, should not have been con-
sidered AS applicable only 10 HE states
then existing. ant. 10 those which ntiuht
be admitted out OF he territory az The
good old thirteen. The same obligation
OF duty, consistency, and regard 10 right.
which induced the old CnngrerS 10 pio>
hibh slavery in The NORTHWESTERN Terri
tory, could not Iav. been inopelAiilc IN
Tue Convention. "a many states had IOur
before abolished slavery and nUbodv
seems then 10 have thought II admissible
only under hard necessity.
think il VIII scarccly be coniended.
that, in 81, any OF our councils could
have contemplated The purchase of the
territory which presents The great question
on which We are now deliberaiing. or thai
such question could have grown out Of
such an event.
The necessity for ilie free navigation of
the Mississippi compelled us is a uuire
jurisdiction least over II aud The island
oil OrleanS they, q evrr,wcre not H. be
ha MY as connected with the immense
region OF LOUISIANA, The limits of which
eye hardly know. Who could have M
aS'hcd, al Tie lime II was coded, ii would
al this time he Goulended in The Congress
'ha' n should be overSpread with IA slave
population, and thus unseii!c The conpro
mise, hal IN he constitution, in lie deli.
cafe feature OF representation. OriaisalIy
ilir compact was liberal towards HE slave
holding states. la our progress, thew
nave bten almost exempted irom Welding
Inc ,qulvaieni stipulated, in direct taxa.
non HE burdens OF Tie impoSt revenue
are by no means equal, as free popu!a-
iioh must consume more than one formed
nearly one bali of slaves Bui, as God is
my Judge, am entirely ndisposed To
loneh or complain OF the lair operation
OF The compaci. hope, devcuily, we
| may long continue exempt from direct
taxes. Tie non slave holding states will
conilhne 10 do, as they have dona cheer
July all tIlai good faith and an attachment
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them the bargain works hardly, they viii.
when II be requisite, add Their bloot: and
| treasure pledged 10 protect fleir co-siaits
from domestic violence. Bat here ihev
ought 10 stop; aud further, il is hoped.
il'ere viii be no disposition 10 drive lhciIs.
For myself, never can conspni my repre-
/ senioiives should vote with ihost repre-
| SEEMING property blyond the bounds of
'hs old u. States further than we have
alrea1S gone
| ne amendment reported by Tie COM
miil"e at II be unInodified, presents tins
| question: Shall territory, foreign 10 thai
winch composed The parties TO lie consii.
! luien, be admitted as member INFO llr
| Unl9n, o" terms disparagiug 10 our iusti-
'utions, ana Tor which there is not even
| prrceoeni NO state has been YET admit
ted iuiO the Union who has MOI been re-
least The principles OF religious liberty
anu four have been admitted who have
been required, by irrevocabIe compact.
to establish civil, as well as religious H.
! perry. But now, Tor The first time. the
/ pFe'ehce OF exemption from those whole.
! some ana saluiaTy reCOgnliiOns is sci 10,
| L "iSh II 10 he understood. | am wiling
and anxious to see Missouri state all I
wish Is, that she may be admitted. IN con-
! iornIiy with the principles on which all
| The states IN the Union rest, and accord
| ing TO those principles on which The 20.
Vernmeni has acted from iIIe FIRST. -1Ie
| report OF lie committee proposed her adj
mission on grounds denying the best
| principles OF Tree government, and IN
disregard OF every usage of0nr own. The
amenameni wi!icoreci, III a small degree,
ihe mischleis thai must result oiber@ise.
| II InhlnHs ihe further migration Of slave,
/ 10 the new state. The proposition js ua,-
| row, IL admitted but lis reirctlou wnnld
be 10 SCI al nougil the inherent rights Of
man ~ This widely spread req ion. The
covenant OF cur fathers, made in l,e
dark days OF peril and calamity, wbjcl,
the supreme Judge OF tie World was in
voked To witness, will be CbIiieraied. and
ihe compromise OF .ne constitution I'M
IT'S most deIIyaie feature, will be given 10
the winds.
II Is commended that new states are 10
he admitted into The Union ON TIC font
ing OF original states. These words are
not found IN the constitution. In may he
web 20 enquire how these words have
g0ileu INFO tie acts Of Congress admittIng
states. We TO not ind hem in those "a,
milling Kentucky and Vermont. The
puraseoiogy used 10 lhese cases is, en-