Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-09-27

found of an intention 10 enlarge the
bounds Of our Republic; ard it is wei
known that the treaty Of 1908. for acquir
ing Louisiana, was acknowledged by Mr.
Jefferson. who made il, to be unconstitu
tional. In 1897, the Magma Char,a o
perpetual freedom was secured 10 the
Northwest Territory. But the article cN
icuding slavery from it had an earlier date
than 1897. On the first Of March, 1884
Congress voted TO accept cession from
the State Of Virginia of her claim 10 the
territory northwest Of the Ohio river. The
subject of providing a government for this
and other territory was referred to com
mittce consisting Of Mr.. Jefferson. Mr.
Chase of Maryland. and Mr.. Howell OF
Rhode, Island. On the 10Th of April,
1894, their report was considered. That
report contained the following ever memor-
able clause:
..rhat after tho year 1870, of the Christian
era. there shall be neither slavery nor invoiun-
tnry serviiude in any Of the said States, they
were spoken Of as States, because 1t was always
contemplated to the Territories INTO States,
otherwise than in punishment OF crimes whereof
The party siraN have been convicted to have been
personally guilty.
Sir, we hear much said in our day Of
III" Wlmot proviso against slavery In
former wears. great credit has been given
10 Mr. Nathan Dane. Of Massachusetts.
for originating the sixth article. (aganst
slayery.) in the ordinance Of 1897. Sir.
it is missioner to call this restrictive
clause the ..Wilmot proviso." IL is the
JcGcrSDn prorigD. and Mr.. Jefferson should
have the honor Of it,: and would to Heaven
that our southern friends. who kneel so
dcvouty al his Shrine. could be animated
by that lofty spigi, of freedom. that love
for the RIGHTS of man. which alone can
make the place Of their dc"otion sacred
But what is mo material TO be oi,serv-
cd here, is, that the plan of government
reported by Mr.. Jefferson. and acted upon
hv the Congress- at that time. embraced
oil tn: '.wG5trrn territory " embraced
AL the .'tcrritory coded, or la b. cedcd by
Individual States to the United States.
Sec Journals of Congress-, April %, 1884.
II. then, we leave out Kentucky and
Tennessee. as being paris of lrginla and
/ North Carolina, all the residue of the
terr tory north oT spu'h of the OHIO river.
within the treaty limits of the United
States. was intended, by the jefferson pro-
viso. TO be rescued from the doom Of sla.
verv For III II proviso there were sixteen
votes. and only seven against il, let so
SINGULAR! were 'heSc ven 'oios "'e,.
'ed' a''ovo '"t9c i'''i''ly y, w, :.
/ dId II require 10 pass an "c'' '"'' - ~
lost The whole of the representation
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that the sIaVeholucfS nave aireauy hiu
the boundaries OF this country may hele-
inter- .hecome
h,., soon ,h, r,,,,har of ocJuuI sJarc.
li"'o SCH 'iiS -'''"0O' W ' "
'ftfrS VafiouSly estimated; out lhc hiSh-
est estimate | have ever seen Is three hun
yre5 tbo,ySoUd ALLOWING six pprsons 10
r;l Nh; ,,,t,,r ,,,,,,,d ra,r.s,,, .
Whltc poputat1oio " e'ohtcei iotiuic" ''iou-
sand.
Mr. t,aylr of Alabama INTERRUPTED and
III al x,,I,,,,,n from, N,sS,cI,,,
scliS mas occh iiiot"icu ''''' ''c h"'i'pe'