The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-21


John QUIscr ADAns, Secretary of State" ,
Now this proclamation was issued from the cabinet OF
which Mr.. Calhoun was a member, and appears % ha.s
decisions Of the year favor Of the power - o. ION
gress 10 legisate upon the subject OF si1se ~ WIG so
tories. and TO abolish il in terrionso he as,asv for
gets that Missouri was admitted upon proclamation,
issued from the cabinet council q wncn ne wa mem
ssnat;on for The legislative history OF the country, in
eivng supposed circums!antla account oil what took
place between h%ss ano a saa 'n mss
i 10 he conclusions which, according to him. produced
The compromse. {" To back out, compromise cas the
onIv alternative ie and the latter eagerly seized
,aooa 20 avoid he Disgrace Of the former" So says Mr.
Calhoun: and 50 saying Re pos,ponss the compromise
whole year, and couples i with an event to which I
does moi belong, and makes il the effect Of which
never existed II postponed from the session OF 1920
to the session of 202; and il is connected with the
State, nead Of being connected with the preliminary act
which authorized her to form State constitution Never
was such laundering seen II 10 even questionable
Mr. Lowndes resided together q. the time that Missouri
presented her constitution He says they did My impress
sion is to the contrary-that Mr. Calhoun lived with his
Lowndes in boarding house 1t is also questionable
whether Mr. Lowndes did much towards passing the joint
resolution under which the State was admitted he was IN
declining health that time and although he spoke once
in favor of the admission after the constitution pre-
scented, and spoke with the manly sense and patriotic
feeling HIM &c asS to al
Mr. Clay who consulted me about the joint resolution,
and with whom agreed that it would answer the pur-
Immediately. which she did By that Joint resolution
the question Of admission not to before Con-
gress again. and did not, and was purposey framed 10
avoid second appearance OF the State at the bar OF Con-
gress So that all that history Of Mr. Calhouns about
the manner in which the compromise was seized, to
avoid disgrace ate. Tie second rejection q e. ta re- eons,a
of getting of the cabinet council OF March 8, 1920
Far better TO have confessed what was proyedto have
dsinerested tesmonyand to have taken the ground OF
change OF opinion since that time That would have
been the discreetes course But oh, the disease OF con-
leader almost affecting the prophet and bound, under
all circumstances 10 maintain his nfahby in the eyes
of his followers under the awful penalty OF losing do
Some search has been made in the Department OF State
for the written opinions Of the cabinet without finding
them but that weighs nothing agans, The positive , s
find them after twenty years and so many changes
of clerks and it be remembered that OF Mr.
Monroes cabinet has been Secretary OF State since that
The fact IS established BY the rules of evil
dence which convince the human mind, even the most
unwilng-that MIR. Calhoun, as cabinet minister under
Mr. Monroe, supported the constituhonaly OF the MIS-
sour compromise act This fact being established lei
what that act and that will be shown BY the
title to the act--by the act itsefand by the actual
diton OF the territory in which was TO operate This is
the title:
.As Acr authorize the people Missouri territory TO
mission Of such State the Union ON an equal footng
with the original States, Cad to prohibit slavery etais
very Ineligible title this. especially in the conclu
ding clause and enough have startled MIR. Calhoun if
he had held the doctrines on the powers OF Con.
gress then which he processes now. lhe act ltself
in these words;
"Sec That all that territory coded by France to the
United States, under the name OF Louisiana which lie.
within the limits OF the State contemplated by this
.asUyaad nUOlasiary .rvii.ds ofhsei.e aa ne
ssasa .saa &c. and hsrsSy "a q. Jorssg woiiSsd.
Such the words Of the aci,he very words Of the
Wimot Proviso; and if any modern copyist is TO super
should be John C. Calhoun. and not Davy Wilmot! Ii
should be called the Calhoun Poviso, and that for
and cogent In the first place he was near thirty
the second place his position higher. being cabinet
md hnu pace; ne wa an 81 the ueo power
whose three votes were majority; Davy only mem
y Of both houses TO do anything In the fourth place
Calhoun was successful; Davy rs not Finally, Davys
proviso il weak continuance TO prevent slavery from
being where il is not and where il never will be; Cal
nouns proyiso was q manly blow 70 kill slavery
struck. The psoviso supported by Mr.. Calhoun aeta.
ally abolished slavery where il existed by law, in all
the upper half Of Louisiana; from % 30 to 40, and
territory nearly thousand miles square-nearly mil.
lion of square mies-enough TO make twenty States OF
$1,000 square miles eachmore, in fact than all Calfor
this vast territory the provso supported by Calhoun
abolished slayery-aboished il. then existing BY law.
and shut up from the slave emigration OF the South
And what becomes OF the dogma, in his mouth and
that OF his followers recently invented, OF no power
in Congress 10 egslse upon the subject Of slavery in
TerrItories! What becomes. in Their mouths, OF the
newfsnged point Of honor just felt for the first time in
thirty years. OF insult slave States in their exclusion
from settlement in the territories bought by the blood
and treasure OF the whole Union Louisiana was Ter
Itoy and Congress legisated slavery in il. and
legsated slavery out OF million OF square miles OF IL.
and Mr. Calhoun supported that Legislation. Louisiana
territory acquired by the treasure II not BY the
blood Of the whole Union; and the provso OF $780, sup
ported BY Mr. Calhoun. shut up the half OF il from
slave emigration. II that Is insult he and his followers
have stood being nsuied remarkably well for about
respect and lose nothing in public opinion. IL they should
continue standing II with like forttude for the remainder
OF their lives
lido not quote this conduct OF Mr. Calhoun in giving
the which he did TO Mr. MoDroes interroxato-
RES Tor the purpose Of indicating the right OF Congress
10 prohibit or abolish slavery in euitores When feel
necessary 10 vindcate that right, shall have recourse
to very dsren, authority from tina, which can be quoted
on every aide Of every question ever touched Iquoe
for avery different purposefor the purpose of shutting up
the mouths OF his followers completely shut up his
own from the day he confronted with IT, Fem that
day TO the present he has mentioned his resou
tons-nevef called for that vote upon them which he
declared himself determined to have when he introduced
them
In giving his cabinet support where his voice was so
potential TO the abolition OF slavery over million Of
square miles Ia louisiana, Mr.. Calhoun did than
any one man has done towards abolshng slavery
the word Holding be then did the one-ffth part
oil tne veto power, and commanding as his position
was ss Z southern man and cabinet minister. a