The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-21

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&c patriotism eau hinss With the snreFad
ded s.blies,ians ef 81 oath. IN nhlige rssrv
rinzrn 90 mainiain. mt ss be might wish
il 10 hsse been farOs6 - 6rss. bat ss u
lras made and Hsn smil'sd 10 1s By cor
revolutionary fsIIsrs.
The FIRST nrrssion. ! bsliesr. Which
prsfenled prominently ibis question. .wss
on the Submission N Missouri inia ll,e
Uninn. LIS ~rll knawn thai ihr isrri
Tory e.mp.ehrndrd within Missnnri. uss
esdsd 70 lhe Unised Slaies. BY foreign
Poser. By irrsts. which eonisined =
slipulsiian ssqUinrg The iah.hilanls 81
lhe eedsh Isrrnosy. 20 be admitted IN
% The Unian on an sqnsl i0oiing siih
the original states. The inhsbilahls Of
Missouri held slaves - property. aud
n hen she so.Phi admission inio The unian.
The righI ia become a member 81 the CEN
iedsrary Was ~ snms denied her. unless
she should provide. by Ihe Constitution.
for The ahnlsmea ~ slavery within the
limits IL tie proposed sla,e.
On The l6th February. 1919. General
Hanson was . mrmber Of Congress.
frum The CInrinna,i dBiuci. IN The sialr
Of Ohio. non-slarshOIfing siaie. and
an that day. il all appear BY The iaur
nails OF Congress. ihe ,olr Was taken on
ihe law imposing resincsions on the adj
mission Of Missouri into The Union. The
fret clause Of ihrse restrictions prohibit
ed The further introduction of slaves ini0
Missouri: General Harrison recorded his
vote against this Eesiriclior. The second
clause provided fnr The emancipation ~
al slaves Al The age Of 25 years, born
within said state: General Harrison re-
cmded his vote against This slso. Two
days sf,er this he voted against clause
prohibiting The future inuadvrt0n Of sla-
very into Arkansas. and against The To-
lure emancipation 81 slaves burn in Ar
kansas. Here ~e find General Harrison.
in 1919. standing side by side with The
Southern portion 81 The Uninn. in'oppo
siiion, let il not be forgotten, 10 every one
II hrs then coIleagurs from The state 81
Ohio. holding and uphold,ng. BY his vote.
those principles for which Virginia and
tie whole South then and now contend.
To estimate fully The value Of such Q
course, anil The true character OF The man,
We should bear in mind The time and &C.
cssion referred 10. When these votes
. we're given, General Harrison, in com
mon with every other observing man
knew that he was sacrificing temporary
/ popularity 10 his convictions Of duty. III
saw. ss sir. every other enlightened states
man Of that day. 10 the question then pend
ing. the elements az tempest. the frs
gale Of which then rocked The Union Il
iis base, and which now. with accumu
! lated fury. Threatens TO Dash the fabric @
/ the Union TO atoms. His patriotism d.,
not stop TO calculate the chances OF gam
/ ing Yates and winning "golden opini
, ons;" he thought only Tor his country
, aud acted, fearless Of consequences. i
4 the way To save her. What. now let U
| ak. did Mr.. Van Buren, in this crisis
/, In The year 1920, the Missouri question
was sui pendIpg anil unsettled. Pubif
: opinion, from all quarters, Of ,he Union
, was reused InIo painful ACTIVITY, an'
) brought io.hear upon Congress ~ ever!
pnsslble shape. The most obvious an'
| .fIeclive OF the nudes al"p'ed. By ih,
states, To influence the dtc,sl0n M Coz
|, sress, was that Of legislative instruction
Of Senators. aud request oil Representa-
| ,ives, To vote Tor or against the Missouri
res,Iictiuns, as the opIni"ns of the state
, might happen 10 be. Mr.. Van Buren,. 4
/ the wear 1890. was a member "f the stat
Senate Of New York. aud IN thai, yesr
the following preamble aud resolution
came up in that body for adoption:
/" Whereas the iahtbliiug The turtle
extension of slavery IN these Uai,e'
States is a suhjrcI oi deep corctrnito tn
people of tins state; aud whereas ace con
, slider slavery an eUH much 10 be depfor
, Ell, and thai every constitutional barrie
should be iaferposed ~ prevent us Iur,he
extension; snd that the Constitution q
E the United States clearly gives Congres
+ the righ, TO rrqnire Of new states. M
. comm, bent!ed wIIhin the original bnun
I ,iaries of the United Sl,irs, III. prohibit
lug or slavery as c"ndi i"n al their ad
q mission into The Union: Thrrel"re,
4 "Resoir:d. That our Senators be in
structrd. aud our Representatives IN Con
gress be requested. 10 oppose The admits
/ sion. as q Sfaie. m,o the Union, 81 an.
, Teui,ury not comprised as aforesaid
. muking the prohibition Of slarery there
D in an indispensable condition Of adn'is
!, sion."
. "On the 29lh Of January. 1920. III
e Senate (of New York. took Up The reso
\ luton aud passed The same unanimously
the following sena,ors being presen'
Messrs. Adams. Aus,in, Bsrnum. Barton
: Brown, Chil,ls. Dudley. Dayton. Di,ncs'
!. Evans, Pennington, Hammond. Har
!: Livingston. Lundsberry, MonIs, McMoI
!, lin. Mallary. Moore. Noyes. Payne
= Ross. Razencrsnlz, Skinner. Swan. VA
!. BuREN, Wilson. Young-29."
!. Here We have the recorded evidence
i Mr.. Van Buren's opinion On this suhjec
e in 1920, and his vote as given abuv'
II Was he then with the Sour! No; !
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