Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-03-14
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To tie Editors sfAs National Iateliigsnesr.

40 rae EeHWS ~ INC Aatt0Nat 1HtetHgehceTs
Genaemer-zIn your paper Of Tuesday, l.a.
Rating the proceedings Of the Hopfe of Repre-
fenutives on the Eefoluiion for the admiiliou OF
MiHouri into the Union, is the following errone-
Gus paragraph -
"Ms Adams. of Mali. delivered bis objections
TO the reiolution on the ground of the defe6 Of
power in the Congreis of the United States TO au-
thorize or require the Legislature of State, once
admitted into the Union, 70 do the at propelled
by this Yeiolution to be demanded of the Legi1a-
ture Of Mlifouri."
did not obiea to the reiolution on the ground
in this paragraph mentioned. But, on that occa-
fion, did lay that Congrefs had no power to au-
thotize thofe who are called the LegiAatuTe of
MiHouIi, to declare the afent of aid State to the
Fundamental condition contained in iaid reiolu.
tion neither had the people of MHoun given
their laid Legislature authority to give any luch
aNent--lheiT CoaRitution by which they to
be governed, directly forbids il /: therefore, If
this Legina.ore fhould give their aaeut to this
fundamental condition. it would not be binding
on the people of MilIouri. If MiIorri is to be
admitted ON this Fundamental condition, under
she power of Congrels, why have This aIent trani.
mitted to the Pre6dent Let Congrels empower
the gentlemen MfIouri has TENT here as Senator'S
and Representatives, by their folemn publck act
~ OGGtaIG the 8l1Suk OF OldtG W
fundameDtal condition snd let them tranfmit
this to Conerefs, and have the whole bu6neis iet-
tied at once. This would be equally as binding
upon the people of Miifouri as the other.
ALTO faid that Congrefs, at the lar fefion,
paiied an az authorizing the people of Miiiouri
TO call Convention, form Couiitu,ion, and be
admitted into the Union upon certain conditions,
one of which was, that her Contribution ihould
not be repugnant to the Contribution OF the u
Dited States. The people of MiHouri did call
q Convention. and this Convention did virtually
declare that MiHouri would not come into the
Union upon the conditions propoled by Con.
grels in laid at. But they formed Contribution
which the Senate add this Houle, by their votes,
have declared TO be repugnant to the Conititution
of the United States. MiIouri, not accepting the
terms of admifion fet forth in the act of the laa
FELTON,, that aa, 70 far relates to Miouri, is at
an end, and MiGouri is jar where lhe began;
and, if me dehres to come into the Union, fhe
mutt begin anew, unleis Congreis will admit her
into the Union with Contribution repugnant to
the Contribution of the United States. Theie
Contributions 10 far as they are repugnant to each
Other, cannot both Rsnd-one of them muR give
way. In forming this compact for the admiiBon
of MiiIouri into the Union, the CongTels OF the
United States is ono party, ana Minouri the other,
and in this particular cafe their powers are equal.
MiTouri has as good right to FAY upon what
terms fhe will become member of the Uuion.
Is for congreis to fay upon what terms lhe lhall
be received. When one party propofes terms,
and the other accepts them, there is union and
binding on both parties. MliTouri, in her Con-
Ai,u.ion, has fsid upon what terms lhe will be-
come member of the Union If ihe be admit
ted, Congrels mutt admit her on theie terms and
no other.
Should congref. admit MiGouri into the u
MON upon Fundamental condition, which has
not been agreed to by the Peopls Of MiiiouIi.
but is in direa oppoftion to what they in their
Copiitution have declared are the terms upon
which they would come into the Union. and
Ihould enforce this condition, Congress would
uiurp power over MiGouri, it not having been
given BY the Contribution of the United States.
Thele are Tome Of The remarks made on that
occs6on, and will trouble you with thefe only,
(which tend place the iaid paragraph in its true
light. Your very humble iervant,
BENJAMIN ADAMS.
March 4, I8si.