The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-21

CPposeu 10 the statement 81 Mr Adams, stsnds the
80. To- go ~ ~ ,s, 10 "uniI,cu ~ Cos penton'
@ W oe oun1 VI ue ues oi .ne department OF state
s,na * bah ~ s 1ay sum opinions were ever
d;ary 81 Mr. Adsms s.m. .ht ~ s ~ 20 iuoi. NV
thy Va "a a., l,""ns r.ys s".s VII Nonroe uirecteu
cisarN s;,har ha ,.n intn "s' ~ou.o seeiA 70 20
~ th, h s;ia ' .. aI eI.or, IA masking the entry,
- o ,ieu W piaoo .heu, on me- IN consequence
.sl Ac". u,I o. tiou rom tue rresiuent ~ Is
th y p . - ~ y su ueen Piaoeu on ne put tnas
anc. thst tha. haJ h, a. W u0 e.,uence IN eA's.-
sht Al s .y nau oeen tne,e Myowh reesiiectipnis,
oT Mt aah;ua. a.; q s,; @ Vp.a'on Vi tue niehoers
NC -, 81 49, - - s az. sa in CONSEQUENCE VI
y, e ~ prspaiea wr.tten op,nlon or some other
sha Go.t NJ f.I an '..s s'aseu IN Tue seuase,
Hereral Clx orousn. up .ne question as TO the
p n; " .h0 Saeue. o nr monIoe peIors the iact
.nae mere was no written opnion on the
;fn " sns & ~ 1ots t t en',re co1haenee, tnat
any was gwen IL amounted TO no more than the SIM
P,s . VI ncsoa.on oi .he power Inc tune
olu not ault tne preparation Oh an elaborate epinon
ohu apy sum nau oeeu gwen IL is Impossible that
se' ~, au neAe W m that !. shouia
80 long nave remainea G2nceaisa rom tne public AS
~ .ne nAe an Tue only hesioer OF the
S" S VI WI mohioe' wno mas since peen secretary
,, ~ s ;i an o,nees oi se pass tnen
with the silent contempt due to their basensss aud the
source whence .ney came ,,, -,
ere rs, peslue layt oiesriy SHOWS tnat there
hsd been considerable change OF views from the fth
~ 'ne o. iaron aiuue W ne lac. 'na tne 1ratt OF
r., ;t,, 80 n. g. , ~, o s' vas ne'es seut.
rom 'he ac. Ina. .nere 10 no sueu letter
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a,, -, - 40 ny III, o's a. ' ssuie onau2e Oh
sar,in sa hih ius hi r ,' - s, oa. snu la-
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iao nnIt -, 9, ao n @ eu , inuuoeu n'n,
acconnt " NO sppoh on;,,ian a seun m en- "u WI"
But suppose the case to be as Col Benton conten1ed
OF what Importance it. or how does it enable him to
make gu. ms enals. tnat tne resolutions winch he so
vehtmsny depouDces were introducedo the purposes
OF dsunon Inc opinions of tue cabinet whether for or
os nnwritten wsra eivan mnder circnmstanes h s
ol wers swsa unuer oircuns .anees whcn
woud entue i-m .oput n,te weight In the hr't place,
al from H. Tine r. ouasiinn r u' uy e,p
M inbers OF the caobet unti maj decision was mad"
hsa n, that lin rscs;vea h,,t I,r RI, en- $500 ~ a
Lao ona ;,a, ou, NJ consoeraon Inc
great point In the discussion of the Missouri question
was wheher Congr's haa rght 10 Impose any other
limitation ON the ADMISSION oil State into the Union,
than that prescribed by the constitution The question
OF MS power over the territories d!d not come up until
.ne emu Oh tne discussion anu To my reco-
SaS scarcely hoticeu nuch iess discussed so
that the power of esating over them was beiieved
oe uelNeu from tna poruon o, .he eonst.uton when
Plp.uee 'nr sa a,e po~vr 70 uP''e VI,
and to make all noedfu rules and regulations respect
ing he anu otner property belonging To the
oGl.u eta.es. oaou wouIu s.en 10 nave oeen the
opinion Si MI, monrosl Juug,ng from nis manner OF
propouhops tne question: He puts IL IN language bor-
toweo rom .hs prossion 70 iusAe guiauon pr"a-
DUNG slavery IN the territorles anu not 90 make law
70 Pruloit Du' since .neh "oie careiu. exAuiins-
u.n mas established peyopd AL Reasonable doubt that
TINS provision was intended 10 De limited 10 the dispo-
ttoh ana reputation oi tne regarded SIMPLY
rs lana or propsIy anu mat ~ conferred no power
whatever beyond much less thAt OF prohibiting slavery
Under such even " IL could De made out
beyond shadow Of doubt that the cabinet was unau
NOUS ana that us members gave written opinions In
the sfrnatiye IL could nave tte weight In settling
the constitutional question and yet Iol Benton in
ms cal 10 STRIKE AT NE ana nrouen me al you aud
your cause insists tnat the opinion o. VIZ Monroe ca
bnet forever forecosed tno question against the south
10 esablish doctrine so ABSURD ne, by Implication,
lays down rule that tbs opinion OF Congress or any
department. OF tho government once expressed on
constitutional question: settles IL forever ana ths,
too when Is well known that was In direct contra
dcton TO the course he pursued In reference to the
Bank OF the United states fhe rght OF congress
TO CHARTER SUCH bAnF had again aud again been
sanctioned by Congress- and by every department of
the government Ihat ne uid not CONSIDER all this
NJ settling the question the long war no
wsged against the Institution proves conclusiveys
" DIS tate 10 lnvoiVe huiseu Ia duemmAs al every
step ne taxes anu which ne Is either TOO oind TO see
or storegard lie hasiAporcd through many
columns 10 prove thAt Tue CABINET OF hr Monroe was
UNANIMOUS In favor 81 the power foongress To exclude
slavery IRON the terrtoes ana thst they gave written
opinions 10 mat ELECT In orderto prove that am the
real ana Responsible author OF the Wtimot proyiso,
without apparently perceivDg that he could succeed
II would destroy m conclus'on for II the Cabinet was
unspimous, how could alone be responsible lie
ems 10 have felt the dems after ne got into It, and
has made desperate effort toescape fromt For that