The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-02-07
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Vesleds win all tnel riGntS OF eelEgoSeEnD1eBts
and thai even the tonditionimpesedo onit hyihe
Federal Constitution, relates notrio the sforina.
ton of it's Constitution and Governtacnt,. bat
its admission into the Union. For that puspsse,
il provides as aconditiou, that, the GosefnMent
must be RepuIdiran. 5g1r 7fgw s....S~sss
y rhex claiH tbat Congress hassf5s ght to
add condition, and ls,at 10 assun,e it
would 66 9tamount TO the asspmDian Of sihs
right A6fsakeiis entire Constitution sand 60.
vernue1t 2ax slimitaiinn coald be imposed,
as to thesesiedt b light, IL be adtnitied
that it exislseaa,aass Those whe seppotted The
amendme nd fHed these grounds, and claimed
the right q ress. to impose, at discreiia6;
what conditions &c sssed. In, this agiiaiing
debate the x53 q stood arraYedI against
each other zthgz a favor Of ihe bill
it without il. The debate and agitation. ,enn.
tinued until the session was we'll advanced; but
it became apparent, towards lis close, tba; the
people of Missouri were fixed and resolyediu
their opposition to the proposed condition., and
that they would certainly reject it, and adapt y
Constitution without It. should. The bib passwith
the condition. Such being the .case,lii required
no gteat efiarl Of mind 10 perceive, that Mis-
souri,, once in possession VI a5COnstiiotion, and
Government, not, simply on paper, but with
legislators elected, rand officers appointed,s to-
carry them into effect, the grave questions
would be presented, whether she was OF right
State or Territory; and, IF the latter, whett.
er Congress had the right, ard, if the right,
The power, to- abrogate her, Constitution. dis
persc her Legislature, and to remand. her. back
Al Il
and under the circumstances, fearful questionsf--
too fearful 10 be met by those who had raised
the agitation. From that time the only, ques.
ton was, how TO escape. from the difficulty.
Fortunately,ss means was afforded. "A Com
promise las it was called) was offered, based
Oh the terms, that the North should ceaseEtD
oppose the admission of Missouri op The grounds
for which the South contended, and that ths
provisions of the ordinance of .l787, Tor the
government Of the Northwestern Territory,
should he applied 10 all the territory acquired
by the United States from France under ihs
treaty of Louisiana lying North OF. 36s 40,
except the portion lying in The State Of Nilsson
ri. The Northern members embraced it; and,
although not originating with them,f adoptsd'ie
as their own. 1t was forced through Congress
by the almost united votes Of The North, against
minority consisting almost entirely OF mem
bcrs from the Southern States. .,l sat ,,4aaas
Such was the termination Of this, the hrsfr
conflict under the Constitution, between the
two sections, in reference to slavery in connect.
ton with the territories. Many hailed it as a
permanent and final adjustment that would pre-.
won't the recurrence of similar conflicts; rGair
others, less sanguine, took the opposite and
more gloomy view, regarding it as the .precer.
sor Of train of events which might rend the
| Union asunder, and prostrate our political SIS
TEN. One Of these was, ihe e1peeiepced. and:
sagaclous Jefferson. Thus far, time wenft
seem to favor his orebodings. May sretursi-
ing sense of justice, and a protecting Pfosi.
! For many years the subject Of slavery illr
reference to the territories ceased To agtaie.fhs
country. Indications, however, connec.ed With
the question of anncxing Texas, showed clearly
that it was ready TO break out again, with yss-
doubled violence, on some future occasicn.
The difference in the case of Tekas was
adjusted by extending the Missouri compromise
line of 36 30, from its terminus, on the western
boundary Of The Louisiana purchase, 10 tbs
western boundary of Texas. The agitaflon
again ceased for short period. = "a; fS.5,sassss,
The war with Mexico soon followed, and that
terminated in the acquisition of New Mexico
and Upper California, embracing an area eq,Iai
to about one.haf of the entire valley OF thr
Mississippi. II to this we add the portion Of
Oregon acknowledged to be ours by tbs recent
, treaty with England, onr whole territory on tho
! Pacific and west Of the Rocky mountains viii
be found 10 be in extent but little less than that
vast valley. Ihe near prospect OF so great ap
addition rekindlei the excitement between tbs
| North and South in reference TO slavery in fis
connection with the Territories, which has
become, since those on the Pacific were &C.
quircd, more universal and intense than ever,
The effects have been to widen the difsr.
ence between the two sections, aud to give
more determined and hostile character 10 their
conflict. The North no longer respects, tho
Missouri compromise line, although adopted by
their almost unanimous Vote. Instead OF com.
promise. they avow that their determination is
to exclude slavery from all the territories OF The
United States, acquired, or to Ire acquired; ana
of course; to prevent the citizens OF the South
ern States from emigraling with their properly
in slaves into any Of them. Their oblect,they
alIpgr. is tn prevent the extension OF slavery,
and ours TO extend ii thus making ihe issue
! between them and us TO be the nakedquestion.
shall slavery be extended or not? We dapot
deem it necessary, looking to the object efsthis
address, to examine the question so fully dis.
cusscd ut the last session, what Congress has
the riuht to exclude the citizens of the Soulh
from immigrating with their property into Ter.
ritores belonging 10 the coniederated States, Of
The Union. What we propose in this connec-
ton il, to make Il few remarks on what the
North alleges, erroneou>ly, to be tho issue be.
tween us aud them. .. ....s. .fsr.. .G,,.te
So far from maintaining the doct trine, which
the issue implies, we hold ,ha. the Federal