Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-27

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feeling industriousy excited, that tho innocncu Of
Northcrn'ulen in the public cosncis would cndaurer
me relation Of msstes and slsvc. For myself. I |
claim no osnee mort thsn that this gross and enor-
NOUS injustice towards the whole north, hus not |
wrought upon me 70 change my opinions, OF INV po
Utica! conduct. hopo I an, abovc violating nv
PRINCIPLES, even under tho smart Of injury and fslse
in'putations Unjust suspicions and undcservcd re.
proaci, whatever pain niay experiences from them.
VIII not induce me- trust, ertleless to oycrstcp
me limits OF constitutional duty, to encroach on
the rights OF othcrs. Tho domestic slavery of thu
South leayc where end it-in the hands of the5r
own Government Il 10 their affair, mot ,ninc. Nor
do complain Of tho peculiar efoct which tho msrni.
tuae Q. that population has had in the distribution of
power under this Federal Government. We knov
SIR that the representation the States in the Other
House is not equal. We know hat rront ndyon,
IN that respecs enjoyed By Tho slave holding Statcs
anu we know, too, that the intended equivalent for
that advantage that is to soy, tho imposition Of d.
rect taxes in the same ratio, has become merely NOM
mai tho habit of the Government being almost in
vsneoly TO collect It's revenues from other sources,
and IN other modes. Nevertheless do not Complain
nor would ceuntenance my movement to alter this
i arrangement of representation. II IL tho orgnal
bargain, the compact-ctit stand; lot tho advantage
OF II DC fully enjoyed Tho Union itself is too fun
OF benefit to DO hszarded in propositions for CHANGING
! its orignaf basis - $50
60 for the Constitution rs il is, and for the Union
e - To- nu. am resolved not to submit, in silence,
20 accusations either against myself ndivdually or
against the North, wholly unfoundcd and unjust: sfl
cusations Which impute 20 US disposition tn evsS.
me CONSTITUTIONAL compact and to extend the power
OF tho Government over the internal laws aud domcs
tic condition of tho States. All such accusations
wncrcver ond Whenever made all insinuations of tho
existence OF any such purpose, know, and feel to
De Stounuiess and injurious. And we must confido
IN Southern gentlemen themselves; we must trust to
those whose integrity of heart and n,agnunimty of
feeling will lead them to desire to maintain and
disseminate truth, and who possess the means of its
oinusion with tho Southern public; we must leave IL
to them to dsabuse that public ofi,s preiudces Bur,
III the mean tme' TOR my own part, shall continue
10 act justly whether those towards whom Justice is
exercised, receive 1t with candor with con,uncly
Having had occasion to recur to the ordinance Of
1887 IN order to defend myself against thenferences
which the honorable meber has chosen to draw from
my former observations that subject am not will.
ing now entirely take leave oft without another
remark 1t need hardly be sold, that that paper cx-
presses Just sentiments on the great subject of civil
ana rcl,sio9s liberty. Such sentiments were com
mon anu abound In all state papers of that dny
But this ordinance did that which was not so COM
mon and which is not, even ", universal: that Is
set forth and declared, high and binding duty
OF government itself, to encourape scbooIs and oj
vance the means of education; on the pain reason
that religion, morality and knowledge are necessary
20 gooa government, and to the happiness of mankind
Unc oose,vson further The important provision
incorporated into the Constitution of the u S. and
several OF those of the States and recently as we
hive seem adopted into the reformed Constitution of
virginia restraining legislative power in questions
OF Prvatenght. and from imparing the obligation of
contracts, is first introduced and cstabIished ne IN,
! es am informed, as matter of express written con
stitutionai law, IN this ordinance of 1897 And
must add, also, IN regard to the author of the ordi
VINO mas not had the happiness to attract the
gentiemans notice, hcretofore nor to avoid his
casm now that he was Chairman of that Select Com
mlttec OF the old Congress, whose report first ex.
pressed the strong sense of that BODY that the old
CONDENSATION was net adequate to the exieencies Of
tne country, and recommending tie States to send
= delegates 10 the Convention which formed the nYe
soat Constitutions Mote I. - = - r.
An attempt has been made to transfer from the
North 10 the south, the honor of this exclusion of
slavery from the Northwestern territory. The Jour
nal, without argument or comment refi,tes sucS at
tempt The cession by Virginia was made March
l7S4 On the 10Th of April following, a committees
consisting OF Messrs. Jefferson, Chase and Howell re-
t"r, pan aoi me temporary government of the
territory, IN which was this articles that after the
year iSoo there shall be neither slavery nor
tary servitude IN any of the said States otherwise
than IN punishment of crimes, whereof tho party shall
have been convicted Mr.. Speght, of North Caro-
Ina, moved to strike out this paragraph The oues
ion was put, according to the form then practised.
snai tnese words stand, as part ofihe plan, &C. NJ
hampshire, massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connecti.
cut, IN. YORK, N. Jersey, and Pennsylvania seven
states, voted IN the affirmative. Maryland Virgins,
and South Carolina in the negative. North Carroll,
ma was divided. AS the consent of nine States was
necessary, the words could not stand and were strcL
out accordingly. Mr.. Jefferson voted for the clausc
put was ovcrSued by his colleagues.
,e,,s o. The next year. King of Nasaeh
formerly rejected article with this addition: "qnd hat ibis
J STAT oe an oyteie Of compact and fun.
or;gna States and each Of ns States described in ne re-
Son &c On this clause, which provided adequate and
1ougn security The eight northern States that time voted
ana the four southern States negatively The
votes OF nine States were not obtained thus the po
vision was again rejected by the southern The perse
veience OF the north held and yeats afterwards the
OBJECT was attained IL derogaiion from the credit what,
ss . may no OF drawing the ordinance that its principles
uens 10 one should reason in that way, what would become
OF tue distinguished honor Of the author the Declaration of
Independence! 49, 'o" VI |
There not sentiment in that paper which had not been
voteu and resolved IN the assemblies other popular bodies
IN The country, over and over again. = '
bl TIC honorable member has found out thar This
genlcmao Mr. Dane, member of the Hartford Couven
on However uniformed the honorable member NAV bo of
ana occurrences at the north seem that he
as AZ MS ELBOW on this occasion high dod and LOFTY
sprt some masnannous and hearted monitor possess,o
M o. local knowledge and ready supply The honora
ole menDer win every thing down forgotten and moth
eaten TWO penny pamphlets which used 10 The dsad
vanage o. his own country But the Hartford Conyon.
o s allow me to say, that the proceedings of that body
sesn now 70 be less read and studied New England ban