The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-26

clause of That Ireafg the right to hold slave was guarantied to citizen of Arkan. sas, which did not apply with equal forco 1 to Missouri Did the Northern States fes- pect thai right? It was not until Missou- i II, with her State constitution in one hand and the French Treaty in the other. had knocked at the doors of Congress two full sessions, that she was admitted~-and then 1t was upon the empress surrender by the Southern members of the right to introduce slaves into any of the Territories ef :ho United States North and West of Missouri. .f6Stiact right as we'll as eoareatioiai when a party adversely interested is the judge, and also asovereign, carries but little weight with 1t unless 1t also bears the poaoer to force 1 It's way. is 1t was with Missouri, so 1t would be with Arkansas, if she lets Mich igan take the lead. But to the comgro- n1ise. Every one who knows the first prin- eiple of law, and of legislation in a free country, must also know that the acts or compromises of one Legislature or one Congress cannot bind the next or any sub sequent one consequently, if such com- promise had been made, it would have been of no validity or effect upon d sue ceeding Congress further than their oun oie,cs of justice or of interest might induce them to respect the opinions of their pre- 1 decessors. But, MT. Chairman, from tho caption and context of tha; act, no eotnp2'o= misc lpas made; and if intended, ii turns out ] to be one-sided one--a surrender on the part of the South, for the sole purpose of
 letting Missouri into the Union, mifhout uay .9aaraaty on the part of fine North, that tho rights of property in the Territories of the l South should be afterwards respected or held sacred. 1t was an agreement on the part of the South that, if the North would permit Missouri to enter the Confederacy as an independent State with her slaves, that an absolute prohibition of slavery should lexist as to all the Territories of the United States, north of a certain degree of lati- tude, conprehending all the surplus lands of the National Government, North and ] West of Missouri. Where in all this much vaunted 'scompromse'' is found single clause or word extending the color or pre- tence of a guaranty to Arkansas, or any oth- CT Southern Terrtoryl ] believe the Act was passed III lS20-gentlemen can exa- mine for themselves. Thus, Mfr. Chair man, and fellow ctizens.sit turns out that all of the principal points upon which the opposition have vested their hopes, are fal- lacious and without foundation.
 Much has been said, Mir. Chairman, in relation to the inconsistency and sudden
 change of our Delegate upon this all -ab- . sorbing and vital question. Iris not my
 business at present to enquire into his in-
 consistency or his motiues in making so
 sudden couaternarck. l care not what
 was the nlotiue or what the intlueace that so
 operated upon the gentleman, who left home late In the autumn strong opponent to
 State Government, as 10 wholly cha,sge his
 politics and make him State Gopernment
 man, at Washington City, by the middle of
 December. Ia politics, lis enough for me
 that man does good. Let Me good act De
 oone-watch him while he is doing 1t, and
 appreciate the motiUe as 1t deserues after
 wards. For the gentleman's conrerSion to the political faith which that portion of the freenen of this country with whom have been identified, have been advocating for four years, warmly congratulate him and
 bid him welcome into our ranks, in support
 of the peoples rights. We are always req
 dy to receive new concerts, especially where
 they are men of influence in the communi- . ty. To the Honorable Delegate, then,
 who, see IS present, aud to his more hon.
 orable political friends, tender my cordial
 cooperation IN THIS MATTER, and pledge myself to sustain the measure throughout. f. fit does so happen that he brings in his
 ranks a dwarf miniature of Fouche and of
 Preston Blair, always on the strong side right or aoroag, and whether right or wrong always withom principle, 1t IS no good rea- son why we, who have been so long con tending for the rights and equality of the people, should baseIy desert the ralnparts and leave them to sinister defenders
 When the mongrel warriors of the Barata-
 rian band, under their Gallic chief, marched
 into the trenches al New Orleans, te fight
 side by side with the patriotic sons of Ken { lucky and Tennessee, did these citizen sol-
 diers abandon the ditch and leave the de- fence of the Emporium to the neio comaers2
 No!! Elbow to elbow, under our iiiustri-
 ous Hero, with tie bandit myrmidons, they
 rushed to victory and drove the ruthless in- l vaders from our soil. And aoe, Mir. Chair
 man, elbow to elbow and knee to knee, with the Delegate and his respectable and
 honorable friends, will still be found advo-
 eating as heretofore tbe cause of STATE
 GOVERNMENT and the PEoPLE's RIGHTs,
 although in so doing we may have to stand
 by few Barratar,aas.
 Tn concIusiop MT Cbairn,an tandor