The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-09

!, Nor" Ss'o"ns Mr. Williamson, ave
Mr.. Spaight. aye.
South Carolina Mr.. Reao, no.
5 Mr.. Beresford, no.
Georgia absent
Thus the report Of MIR. jefferson for the tenn.
porary government of the Western Territory.
without any restriction whatever a. to slavery,
received the vote Of every State present except
South Carolina. IL did not '.lay on the table OF
Congress during the three years from 1854 to
l'SI." During these three years il was the Law
of the land. Ii WAS repealed in 1881
Nearly year after the first plan was adopted,
the clause originally offered by Mr. jefferson. as
part of the charter Of compact and fundamen-
tai constitutions between the thirteen original
states and the new States TO be formed in the
Western Territory, prohibiting slavery and in
voluntary servitude, was again submitted 10
Congress. emitting the lime named--"after the
year 100 Of the Christian era
, On the 10th of March, l7S5
"A motion was made by Mr.. King seconded
by Mr.. Ellery, that the following proposition be
committed
That there shall be neither slavery nor in
voluntary serviude in any of the States des-
cribed in the resolve of Congress Of the 23d Of
April, l1ei, otherwise than in the punishmen Mt
of crimes, whereof the party shall have been
personally guilty; and that this regulation shall
be article of compact, and remain funda-
, mental principle Of the constitutions between
the thirteen original states and each of the
States described in the said resolve Of the 23d Of
April, l1ei."
The motion was, THAT the following propo-
sition be commitied''-that is committed TO a
r Commute of the W hole House: il was not "in
the nature of an instruction To the Committee
on the W estern Territory" AT that time there
was NO such committee. IL was a separate, in
dependent proposition. The very terms of it
show that it was offered addition to the
Resolve of April %, lieI, with the intention Of
restoring TO that resolve a clause that had origi-
nally formed part of il.
Mr.. Kings motion 10 commit was agreed to
eight States New Hampshire, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York Now
Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland voted in
the affirmative, and three states Virginia
North Carolina, and South Carolina in the
negative. Neither Delaware nor Georgia was
represented
After the commitment of this proposition it
was neither called up in Congress nor noticed
bv any of the committees who subsequently, re-
ported plans for the government of the West
ern Territory.
The subject was not laid over from this time
till September, I1s6. 1t 10 noticed being be-
fore Congress on the oath of March, the 10Th of
Nav, the 18th of July. and the 2ith of August
Of that year
On the oath Of March, 1856, a report was
made by the grand committee Of the House, TO
whom had been referred motion of Mr.. Mon
roe upon the subject of the Western Terri
tory.
On the 10th Of May, l,s6, report was made
by another committee, consisting of Mr. Mon
roe. of Virginia, Mr.. johnson Of Connecticut,
Mr.. King Of Massachusetts,, Mr.. Kean, Of South
! Carolina, and Mr.. Pinckney, of South Carroll
! ma. to whom motion Of Mr.. Dane, for consid-
,, ering and reporting the form Of a temporary
f government for the Western Territory vas re-
: ferred. This report, after amendment, was re-
committed on the 18th of July following.
On the Oath of August, l1s6, the Secretary
Of Congress was directed to inform the inhabi-
! tants of kaskaskias "that Congress have under
!. their consideration the plan of temporary gov
eminent for the said district, and that its adop-
ton will be longer protracted than the impor-
lance of the subject and due regard to their
interest may require"
, On the 18th of September, 1856, committee
consisting of Mr.. Johnson, of Connecticut
Mr.. Pickncy, of South Carolina, Mr.. Smith, Of
New York, Mr.. Dane, of Massachusetts, and
Mr.. Henry, of Maryland, appointed to prepare
a''plsn of temporary government for such Dis
. ,ru,- State. as shall I've laid out by tlne
/ United States upon the principles Of the acts Of
cession from individual States and admitted into
, the Confederacy," made IA report, which was
taken up for consideration on the 29th and az
! ter some discussion and several motions e
amend, the further consideration was post
poncd.
h On the Goth of April, 1857, the same com.
] mittee Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. Pickney, Mr.. Smith
Mr.. Dane, and Mr.. Henry reported "An Ordi
nance for the government Of the Western Ter
f ritory." Ii was read second time and amend
4 ed on the 9th Of May, when the next day wa
assigned for the third reading. On the 10Th, thu
order of the day for the third reading was caleo
for by the Stale of Msssach usetts, and was post
poned. On the 9Th and 10Th Of MAY, Massa
chusetts was represented by Mr.. Gorham, Mr.
King, and Mr.. Dane. The proposition which
on Mr.. Kings motion, was committed on tn
;. 10th Of March of the preceding year, was no
;, in the ordinance. as reported by the committee
nor was any motion made in the Congress to in
sert ii as an amendment
The following is u copy Of the ordinance a
amended and ordered to third reading:
L. An Ordinance for the Government Of The Westeru
r Territory.
Of IL is hereby ordained by the United States il
re Congress assembled that there shall be appoint
ed, from time to time, a Governor, whose com
A. mission shall continue in force for the trim {
three years, unless sooner revoked by Congress
There shall be appointed by Congress. fror
o. time to time, Secretary, whose comnlissio