The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-02


PATTON, Br DIVIDING TIE BURDEN GREATER NUMBER o.
coApJuroRs An abstinence from this act OF power
would the jealousy excited by the undertaking
Congress regulate the condition of the different descrp
lions of men composing State This certainly is the ex
elusive right of every State which nothing in the constu
ZION has taken from them aud given to the general govern
Could Congress- for example, say that the nonree
of Connecticut shall be feemen, thai they shall MOI
etnigrafe into any other State?
81 regret that die in the belief that the useless
sacrifice by the generation of l776 to acquire seigovern
and happiness their country to DO thrown away
by the unwise and unworthy passions of their sous and
dat my only consolation is be that live not TO WEEP
over it.
If they could but dspassonatcly weigh the blessing
they will throw away against abstract principle more
likely TO be effected by union than by session, they would
before they would pcrpeate this act OF suicide OH
themselves and of against the hopes of the world
To YOURSELF The faithful Advocate Of The Union, tender
9TH JEFFERSON"
Surely nothing further be wanting to satisfy the
reader that those who claim Mr. Jefferson the father
of Wmot Proyisoism do rank injustice to his memory.
being thus that the labors of the Provso democrats
rather of the provisional democrats, justified in
strict keeping with the principles of democracy, is to
be hoped that the unwary Of the party inclined to
commit themselves TO this doctrine being Jefierso
man, will pause they give greater impetus to the
ball got up of laefrst by Mr. Webster, according to
his showing at SprDg6eld under the false front
of essening slavery, but, too plainly, "wh the real
view of producing geographical division of parties"
against which the men of this generation have been so
solemny and forciby cautioned by the Father of his
Country We term the democratic supporters OF the Will
mot Provso provisional democrats, upon their own
cent declaration Herkimer, that they will hereafter
commune with the great constitutional democratic party
of the country only the condition that it adopts this
second attempt of federalism, under the false front OF
essening slaveryto "he next President as its
policy.
But independently of these extracts from Mr.. Jefer-
sons printed correspondence, vos) we have other evil
dcnces of the deep importance which he attached to this
anti slavery movement in 1870. We have before
extract from the New Brunswick New Jersey Fredo
man." of September, 1920 from which make the fol-
lowing extracts:
"Aware that his conduct the Missouri question was
liable to be msnterpeted, Mr. Smith has offered such
plantations he conceived to be due the occasion. In
whatever other respects the opinions Of the public at
variance all agreed that the question involved in the
bill for the admission OF Missouri of immense mpor
lance and, considering the unparalleled excitement
throughout the countryside menacng attitude OF the south
and States. in defence of what they termed,
and doubtless considered their inaenabe the
determined perseverance, of the northern and mid
die States in the assertion of their powerhere might well
be appehensions felt for the peace and safety of our be-
loved country, did the heavendescend spirit of
concession and orbearance which saved from the
horrors of anarcy again In the great councils OF the
nation. Hence resulted the compromise and whatever
opinions may be entertained Of the policy of this
sion, who knot Mr. Smith will question the purity
of his motives for, unlike those brawling dcnagogues
venting their mprecaons against the opponents
of the Missouri restrictions whilst at the time they
hold and inhunany slaves, Mr. Smith has given prac
tica evidence of the sincerity of his poiesson that he
Tho nf Nv
treating his slaves with the greatest humanity and, finally
by emancipatipg them.
"The question having been amicaby settled and
pledge given. which man who values his reputation
dares violate, that thus far slavery may be permitted
and farther ii is hoped that the EZRA of good feelings Will
its benecen influence, and that shall hereafter
be acuated not by sectional feelings considerations of
geographical limits but by that expanded charity which
regards country common whole and embraces all
brothers,
EXTRACT of letter from b. Smith, Of representatives
in Congress to gentleman this city, dated Washington
Apa 49, 1920.
s1 is well known that, after long and animated dis
cussion, the amendment proposed by Mr. Taylor was
red in House by majority OF serep
The Senate, however by majority OF about tcre
votes, refused committee appointed by
both houses make effort compromise this embarrass
ing question. After deiberation, the committee
recommended that Missouri should be admitted into the
Union without the prop osed restriction, and that slavery
should be prohibited in the remaining part Of that extern
sve country ofthe mississippi north of thrtysx and
halt degrees north latitude Before this report made
had conflict in my mind to the ought
take. III voted differently from what had originally,
that should be charged by with ncon-
ssency and perhaps by others with deeliction of prct
plc If adhered to voting for the amendmen
practical result from it, The question would in all proba
billy remain unsettled for long time, and might Ultimate
ly lead "a dissolution If the Union.
''Whie my mind in this agitaed state, peruscd
Wdshngton's Farewell Address. / read it with attention.
particularly the following paragraph: In contemplating the
which may disturb Union, it a
matter of serious that any ground should have
been furnished for characerising parties by geographical
of the crl,cdnts of party acquire
influence particular districts, misrepresen the opin
ions and aims of other districts You shield your
selves much against the eaiousies and
which spring from these misrepres they to
render alien each other those who ought be bound
gethcr by Jratcrnai aGecrion.'
"About this time extract of letter from the
venerable Jefferson member of Congress, in which he
says: The Missouri question is the porcnous one
which yet threatened Union in the gooniest mo-
ment of the revolutionary had any apprehen-
sion equal to that feel from this source
'As the sentiments of Washington and Jefferson made
deep impression my mind early period Of my
life, they could not be viewed with indifference by me- at
time when was about to the important uucs
ton that has been discussed in Congress the adoption
of the constitution.
'Having already said this subject than intend
ed shall longer trespass your patience, but merely
remark that after debetion, determined vote
in favor of the compromise and soemnly declare did
Union"
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