Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-14


and on this question stood thushe yeas and nays being
quired by Mr.. King:
Nev Ha'apstire-Messrs. Foster and Lorg.
Observation-Disclosures. Holton and King
Rhode Biand-Messrs Cook and Johnson
NeW fork-Messrs w. Livingston and Patt
Nec JerSey-Messrs Beatty, Cadwalader, and Stewart
yipa'iiG-Messrs. Gardner and William Henry.
Muyland-lr Mcfienry nay, ]. Henry and Hindrnan yea
NAYS.
Vuginia-Messrs Hardy and Lee nay, and Grayson yea
North Carottna-Messrs Spaight and Sigreaves.
South carohna-Messrs. Ball and Pinckney
Georgia-Mr. Houston
The question was carried in the qirnsqtye and this
the way in which the antslavery clause came into the ord
nance. II the motion Of Rufus King of Massachu-
sets, when neither Thomas Jefferson Nathan Dane
IN Congress and so far that proposition stands in the
dinance, ,cas the ,oork Of Rufus King and not that of
Jefferson or Dane Mr. Jefferson had proposed different
thing and Jd'ed Mr. Dane did not take his till Nov.
23 1882 more than eight months after the question of sa
very or no slavery in the Northwestern Territory had been
solemnly settled
In the above vote will be that Delaware was absent,
and Maryland voted for the ant-slaveiy clause On the
first vote, IN April, 1884, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Williamson,
of North Carolina voted the ant-sayery side On the
second, in March, 1855, Mr.. Henry and Mr. Hndnan, Of
Maryland and Mr. Grayson, of Virginia. did the The
reader will observe that Congress entire year in set
Ting that point.
The subject lay till September, 1886, when COM
mtee, appointed for that purpose, reported Ordinance
for the government of the Western Territory This com
mitec, In their ORDER Mr.. johnson, of Connecticut,
Mr.. Pnckney, of South Carolina, Mr.. Smith, of New York.
Mr. Dane, OF Massachusetts, and Mr. Henry, of MARYLAND
Who the ordinance This order of the committee does
not show that Mr.. Dane wrote ESPECIALLY Dr. Johnson
of Connecticut the first the list was learned and able
man. There may be private information to show that
Nr. Dane wrote it, but the record does not show it.
The ordinance debated for several DAYS. and finally as
1T seems, referred back to another committee composed of
Mr. Darlington Of Virginia, Mr. Dane, of Massachusetts,
R. H. Lee Of Virginia, Mr.. Keen, of South Carolina and
Mr.. Smith, OF New York.
This committee did nothing it is probable, but revise the
ordinance and there little question that it finally
put forth, i was the writing OF Mr.. Dane
The ordinance read first July 18th, 1887 read July
18th, 1887 and passed unanimously July 18th, 1887
This Is concise history of of the greatest monuments
of Civil Jurisprudence, and the ,csdo of which is in
scrbed on all the political and social prosperity the rapid
growth and power of these Northwestern States.
The reader will observe that Congress had this ordinance
under deteration and revision for three years and sic
months and that every word in was most deliberately con-
sidered.
This work, like other great works not the work of any
one or two men, II was the work of many heads
Mr. Jefferson proposed the abolition of slavery in the Terri
tory after 500 This the clause rejected in the motion
of Mr.. Spaght.
Mr.. Rufus King proposed and carried the ar-slavery
clause as ltnow exists in the ordinance, when neither r
son nor Dune tcere present.
The Convention here agreed upon the of the odi-
nance There is to believe il finally written by
Nathan Dane. .a