New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-28

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Quincy A3a1ss di.ry, 70 ths y1rPcrt ;as: TIE
southern CT, -0e0 = member Oi ar. Monroe
Cabinet. held that Congress had power 70 e1cinde
Slavery from the Teritories. ard ths, On occs'.oa
Of ,ae Missouri BIZ he gsves written opinion +
tina, effect, y Aich was fled 10 the Department n
State thong: II ie not now 10 he fou1i there. u
reply 70 this eenisl, NJ g. y. Adams publishes j.
the EusHtaP PoG the whole passage o! the Di.rj
relating 20 the matter. This prove. that =; The
time In question NJ Calhoun suc the other mem
bers Of the Cabinet did bold shst Congress hsl
power a. 10 The territories. though sit9r soco ter
rii)ries md become stsles iaoy mgn, estab'''
Biavory Sy act o. Lcgias'ur7. hr. =. r. Adsm'
introduce. tie extract from tne Dary ~ some re-
uarh. directed sesmst Sir. Ca'o"QDs posi;i'r
that a private Journal could not bs brought I" en-
dencs against any person but Us author. ron
which sc take the foIovings
Heltbe, strong prej1tcos rss,y smg~r, nof a'po-
,uou 70 view thlngs he desired" ~tch NJ. Calhoun
imputed Hr adams cold nave impeed him % a. p
pOss himself performing mere az % Cct. cosy = -
eording The opinions Of other, with ~hom te dt no'
syr-e when 10 ga fact doing ~ sleh hing. M
adanss hsbiios sccursey 70 efecBtr2 his public cute.
Ia. rarely boon ghi into QIesou even . us most
g,eudiesd and v0lspt er.ne. and his -aopiy
so5i preclude the ic-H suggestyd ~ MI CsnJ7n
mai h. should have 20 FAR o-go-a sny s,bsequsr orec-
tpn d Presden Monros res-nding hs frst iosruco
cause hess opinion IN writing 10 be tl-d - 70 omit
uo,lcs Of so remarssbls change action stogsthef
Axans such violent -IppOsitiOss these 90 which
CshO1n hss re'oftod. musi, spite Of This gsnemAn
notion ~ M. authority of diary. be allowed 10 psTs
10 belief that plain. dOwnrg hi record Of iscf made
lhs moment whsn they tspPsn 10 e1uued 10 luhney
more weight lb.n The haing Imperfect and c0ub iu
COLLECTIONS 10 ,he eJnusry Of NIFTY year. sferwsr1
Let lsis be ss il may mo aIgumsn directed by hr CA
houn against the record ~ Mr. Adsn. hs' been s is-
tber weakened, since vas published by the discovery
made IN the Department Of State by M Weslcou isi.iF
The Senator from Fouds, agentiensn whose geosrsPhi
III fffnf o. Il
weight In ibis assrce to hrs Impartial testimony Of an
en, On register Of sI'sss received ,s 70 ~ 10
msni who hss beeG many years dead 10 Tbs following
effect
Hsssfs ws.tme,on nsrrh sb is0 r.sp opasns SUI
egoe . eoasiuupn.} of ss- io' 1' sd'''a Of s''o'0
Ofeourse the Inference Mr. Calhoun has ondesvored 70
draw from the fact that there 40 evidence the h's
me Department lna my ,nsh opinion, wefe eyer
~ IL to corresponding extent sustained
IA the principles at issue at the time OF tbs
Missouri BIZ are sgAin before the country for new
action the discussion in Mr M0nIoes Cabinet has
o. great 81 interest that We make room Tor the
en,ise paragraph lcon the diary OF Mr. Adams It
Is as follows
$50. March sd. When this DAY 10 my office,
found hsre requesting me 10 call ~ ore occot Al
the Presidents house II waslhen one. and in'msosl'
~ lie expected that ,he Two bill. for ihs sd
mssOu ~ ASiuc, a,d ~ ensbie Mss0uu 10 maze CONF.
ION w ~
and he had summoned all The members o. IN. sdmus"s
to0 . NsS their opcions Ia wrnng 10 be otpo'eo ]"
th' Department u State upou lwo questions st
Whether Congress hid constitutional light 10 prohih
slavery IN Iru'oy and "a. wh-th-f the sih section on
The Missouri bi) which io,efdicu slavery t'err II ths
efdOry uorh II ~ lstu IL applicable oplyto he
SeroTsl stass, or wou extend To Il AFTER II SHOULD De
stsIe As 10 the hrsi question IL was unsnimous
~ agreed hat Congress- have mo power 70 pi"iD. sc
very Ga he territories ard yet oeher Crawford Cshoun
Wit could had express power 10 hist en.c' CIV
On IN the constitution; snf VIII declared himself HtD
decidedly against the sa nisson 81 any implied powers
Toe progress Of this dscusson has ~ totsy merged
ia passion all the ress ,nins aeunes OF these S%rehoe
efs, tnat these geuuem-n, IN he simplicity OF heif
lsafs hal cons toa conclusion 10 see oPPo-iuo2 70
ther preui,es without being ewefe. OF conscious VI IL
cou,ssuey Thsy nsstet poa H. nat ne csuse ~ Ans
Constitution which gives Congress P"~er TO e'Po'- or
Snd msse az nssdl rules aud regulations respecung lhr
rgrcry ead Other properly Of ths Uned sssIes had re
ference to Il only lend, sud conferred no scr -
make rules bnding upoH 10 inhsSsuis aud VIII Aadef
The notable Nfs uisn objection hat Ccngf~ss could nss-
sally ne-dal roes and rssal.in'. sad ms, ptoAi6inon
aoph sac ct 10 the HO.se, ihs Whole sr'r"c
and shsif eomPg0mi.c, ri - hs o = c'P'-s
.aedhee 81 ~hsi .ley - 90 o. he N"... '-;son
had ne doct 81 the gh ~ Ccrgre:s &C inse--' -'.
~ IA rs '-rc.os. ann ares' ,os -. scF- cos'nel
IA the TERM e;sPos- Of ine sdsA The sasho'iv 10 90
sv~ykin. that could hs done with = 90 Wsfe properly,
aaa 81 tbs sddiuops ~oias SO,Nc-r."g nseeiai w -
and regulations respreung a. f--ien'" % pr
TO hs force Of he term neecfa oSt-fN~t Il ws'
60 souis end Necdtl u cod l-ueediI Ia the
sasanen OF The Uued S,Scs snS Of s oaSs for wh!SA
sesi compact was fn'nrt rhose euds 49, deeiaei 10
Ns preamble +" 10 sstaoish asGos ~ example WhN,
en- be more needf 10 The tstsoushmss oi esuoe h.n
she trtssdie Ion " Slave where doca nos eSlsi A.
10 the second question ny op'oon thai sae inrdc
uoG OF Slavery 20 the s.h s-cdon q tie b fI's~e'
wOAd apply ana be Finding upon the SAFE, well -
WPoa he eSu,ory becsnss by lis The
t,ry, The people, when they 10 form Consultation
w1ad tisht 10 sanction slavery Crawford ssd,
that The States which have been she
uuou upoa The express condo that their Coastiruucrs
.soli eoosl with The psrpesA intsrdcuoa Of slavery
Wm,ght 10 sanctioned by an ordinary act % their Less
Istnrss
x,.,iu. ~ I,
sowsr establish slavery. The Declaration Of iudepeo-
asncs nos oay ssr The natural essshy Of s m-n, ara
their inslcnsbe right to liberty boz tbs, the only at
powers Of Government derived from the COG sect of me
governed power fcf ore part .! Toe people 10 mste
and therefore 10 nOt jazz power Crs~ford sid. 10
the opia,oa shss had csen sl1sSa,ea - NJ Aing
ssd II was un iOphiady The opiniNa u Nj hns 49, u
mine t,d nos want 10 msl- pGhe di,Pisy Of =.
where mshi excite Irritation bat II cSl.ed upon ON
ci.ily fOT H. shoid withhold II But TIE o4inior
was not pscuhN Ia Mr. king -nd Il was oeini"n
SaSess atee sSies waerr those sre no ss'es i va,
he opinion ~ al hose members of Ccngess who No1el
Tor the restriction upon Missouri and oi many Of ihoss
who voted against H. Al 70 the rghi q t"pesng he -
sreuon apon Stale, the President had sigued bill ~h
S,es'ssy such tes'deuon uPoa me S'Ae o. ilascl.
Way should The question b. made moo waich ~ss ne1
esle 1heni Crawford ssil that done io conformity
70 me se@eSei OF sse ordinance VI i7 40 besides zoe
ts-sacs YES sei'y aSs catins sPSn ne Les''i~STe
ad 20. reply 70 ,hs assertion, hat solemn compact,
seeooeesa oetoTe heaven earth To The ord nance 81
NOS, .ssSSa 81 su No, 1OSsS,cn Of .eSS 20 r
Joe OF SPeressioas-s compact smnly % by th-
nS. to oFm state aSssrnmca;. sps uaro, 'sSsns ~.
los admitting these Safes into the Usss~s., m -,
which the egslaU-s ~ either IAcse sst,, NAV
r.pe disregard and tra1pis 2ndeg foot Ia wx. 49,
so1l - hear The efiou 10 have st.ra..-
tsere would have been useless and only have sirSs a.
the oosom of snc Executive tbs nsne ~h,eh h..
been raging IN Congcess and IN The eounSy d,cas
unnecessSy - The decision II The eneeuop pr
p~ssd BY the frcsidsnL
Ihsrefore only ssd that tse ordnance Of 7 had <es
psssd by the cd Congress Ct the Confederation without
authority from The SssIes bos azi been scy confirmed
By the adoption OF The rreseu Constitution spd al.
.hory given 10 Ceagr~ss In H. 70 mske aee&fo rules sDd
regulations for the Trrf;oy sddct thss 10 OF he
numbers VI the Fedess there admission ina. The
Congress had passed tie ordnance without sutaor,
der The impulse Of necessity, ard shs II was ascd
kgumsntin favor of the enlarged powers granted Con
sFses In the ConsuNu0a- Crawford ssA Il co0d here
lore have hte weight As sVAosig. replied, ns,
twas not wanted snIhoiiy hat vSea he Old COO
tedegsuoo adopted the Uaised States bad no reri.
~ nor was there IN The 81 eoncersoe N which The
covers OF Congress under II enumerated word
shoai Territory oat here clause, intorcicIng 70
nneress The exercise Of any powers exp essy sveo
nsu-
alluded 10 the origin o. the Consideration with
2svolaoo. The revolutionary powers exercised BY Con
oe.se the Ccnfetersuoo adopted The Saes
coo whether the Norse ~esseru Territory belonged The
paifed the separate States 10 The delays
stoned BY thai qaeson In The acceptance u the
son and tbs sabseQaens eessions Of territory BY
ersl states The unoe whee gave eeesson foe ne or
nance Of lrSr To al which Crawford said nothing Wirl
ssi thai he perfectly agreed villa that Sosre ecac
a r.shff1l DoWpf eslxbiish A