The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-09

might be citizens. This was the clause OBJ
jected to, and not the one sanctioning slave
~. Mr.. Calhoun says the constitution was
remanded back to the State to have the
slavery clause expunged, 1t was not re-
handed for the purpose Of having any thing
expunged, but the contrary--to have some
thing added-to obtain the Legislative assent
Of the State TO the Joint resolution Of the
two houses Of Congress, declaring that the
clause in question should never be so con-
strued as to exclude from settlement, and
the rights Of citizenship, the citizens Of 9th
er States emigrating to Missouri. Mr. Cal
houn says the State refused 10 comply with
the requisition Of Congress. This is more
error. The State complied Immediately I;
the legislative assent to the required construc-
ton Of the Objectionable clause being given
on the 26th day Of June, in the same year.
He says the State knocked again with her
constitution at the door Of Congress at the
next session, and that this gave rise to the
most agitating discussion that ever took place
in Congress, This is the very error Of the
moon. The State never applied to Con-
A gress again, but was admitted in the recess;
and before the next meeting of Congress,
and by proclamation from President Monroe.
The proclamation was issued the 10th oil
August, 1920, in pursuance to the Joint res
oluton Of Congress OF the second Of March
of that year, expressly framed to save the
State from applying TO Congress again, BY
referring it 10 the President to proclaim her
admission as soon as she assented to the re-
quired construction Of the obnoxious article
The fact is, that Congress did not refuse TO
admit the State at all--on the contrary, pass
ed Joint resolution at her first session Of the
presentation of the constitution, for her
admission con certain condition.
compliance with which condition her adj
mission was to be complete, without fur
Their proceeding on the part Of Congress
and was to be so proclaimed by the Presi-
dent. All this appears in the legislative his
tory the country, and was automatically re-
cited in the proclamation issued on the occa-
sion This is the proclamation
4, Whereas the Congress Of the United
States, by Joint resolution of the Cd day Of
March last, entitled Resolution providing
for The admission Of The State Of Missouri
into The Union on certain condition. did
determine and declare - That Missouri
should be admitted into this Union on an
equal footing with the original States, in all
respects whatever, upon the fundamental
condition that the fourth clause of the Goth
section Of the Sd article Of the constitution
submitted on the part Of said State to Con-
gress, shall never be construed to authorize
the passage Of any law, and that no law shall
be passed in conformity thereto, by which
any citizen Of either of the States of this
Union shall be excluded from the enjoyment
Of any OF the privileges and immunities to
which each citizen is entitled under the con-
stitltion ofthe United States: Provided, that
the legislature of the said State, by solemn
public act, shall declare the assent of said
State to the said fundamental condition, and
shall transmit to the President Of the United
States, on or before the first Monday in
act; upon the receipt whereof the President
{ by proclamation shall announce the fact,
whereupon, and without any further pro-
ceedings on the part Of Congress, the admis-
sion OF the said State into this Union shall
be considered complete: And whereas, by
solemn public act OF the Assembly Of the
said State Of Missouri, passed on the Goth
Of June, in the present year, entitled A
solemn public act declaring the assent OF
this State to the fundamental condition con-
tanned in resolution passed by the Congress
Of the United States, providing for the add
mission Of the State OF Missouri into the
Union on certain condition, an authentic
copy whereof has been communicated to me,
it is solemnly and publicly enacted and de-
clared, that that State has assented, and does
assent that the 9TH clause of the Goth section
Of the 3D. article Of the constitution Of said
State, shall never be construed to authorize
the passage of any, law, and that no law
shall be passed in conformity thereto, by
which any citizen Of either of the United
States shall be excluded from the enjoyment
of any Of the privileges and immunities to
which such citizens are entitled under the
constitution of the United States:' NOW,
therefore, |, James Monroe, President Of
the United States, IN pursuance Of the reso-
luton of Congress aforesaid, have issued
this my proclamation, announcing the fact,
that the said State Of Missouri has assented
to the fundamental condition required by the
resolution Aforesaid: wHBREupoN the adj
mission Of the State Of Missouri ipto the
Union is declared to be complete
In testimony whereof have caused the
seal OF the United States of America to be
affixed to these presents, and signed the
same with my hand Done at the city of
Washington, the 10th day Of August, 1921 !,
and Of the independence Of the United
States Of America, the 46th.
JAMES MONROE.
BY the President:
john Quincy ADAMS,
Secretary Of State"
Now this proclamation was issued from
the cabinet Of which Mr.. Calhoun was a
member, and appears to have been as COM
Ipletely forgotten by him as were the cabinet
decision OF the same year. favor ofthe pow
er Of Congress to legislate upon the subject