Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-03-07

Missouri Question Settled.
At length Congress have reversed all tbeTr
previous decisions, and Missouri is to be adj
mitted. In what manner, will be seen by re-
ferring to our Congressional journal.
Severe indsposition prevents our INDUCING
in the reflections which the subject suggests.-
We extract the following pertinent remarks
from the New-York Daily Advertiser.
The Missouri question is at length set
tied, and that Territory is declared to be
one of the United States. The resolu-
ton for that purpose passed the House
of Representatives on Monday last, by q
majority Of sir-ifwe recolIect right, the
exact number by which resolution pre-
eisely the same in substance, and almost
in language, was rejected by the same
body few days since. This resolution.
. like that before rejected, is a mere
farce--a completely inefficient thing,
that leaves Missouri in full possession of
the ground, and grants to her the privi-
leges of a State, not only to the same
extent as the other States, bat with the
additional benefit of provision in her
Constitution plainly, palpably, and dia--
metrically in violation of an essential
provision of the National Constitution.
The precedent now established, shakes,
the cornerstone of the national compact
NOT merely because it confirms, ex-.
tends, and perpetuates slavery, but
BECAUSE 1T FURNISHES AN EX-.
AMPLE OF A BOLD DISREGARD OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE u
NlTED STATES, BY THE LEGIS-,
LATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOV
EMINENT. That instrument NAV
henceforward be considered as furnish
ing no security TO the nation, or to- the
people, when it shall hereafter subserve
the interests, the passions, or the ambi--
tious views, of a majority Of Congress to-
trample it under foot. Whenever that
time shall again come round, it will be
found to be of less force than rope of
sGim
For this result, the States who are OPP
posed to Slavery, and attached to the
Constitution, are indebted to the votes
of their own Representatives The
whole number of members present on
this memorable occasion was 168-leav--
ing Is absent In favour of admitting
Missouri, 87-against the admission, 81
majority 6. Among the 81 win be
found the names of the following per-
sons
From Pennsylvania, HENRY BALD
WIN, SAMUEL MOORE, THOMAS J.
ROGERS from New-Jersey, JOSEPH
BLOOMFIELD, BERNARD SMITH,.
HENRY SOUTHARD--from New
York, WILLIAM d. FORD, HENRY
GUYON, AARON HACKLEY, HEM
RY MEIGS, HENRY r.. STORRS--from
Connecticut, JAMES STEVENS--from
Rhode-fsland, SAMUEL EDDY-from
Massachusetts,, HENRY SHAW, and
from Maine, MARK L. HILLS in the
whole. This number, deducted from
81, would leave 72--15 added to 81,
would make 90. Had the vote stood
thus, as it ought to have stood, the ma
jority against Missouri, and in favour of
the integrity of the Constitution of the
United States, would have been "a.
We have given the names of the
members Of the free States, who voted
with the Slave States on this question,
for the purpose of bringing them before
our readers, that they may be held in
perpetual remembrance: If their con-
duct and motives are duly estimated by
their constituents. their names will new
er be forgotten-but will be forever
treated with cold neglect for having
lent their aid tc.the promotion of Slave
Ey, and the prostration of the Constita-
ton of their country.