Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-07-25

made il iInppssibn rnr him IN oI,,v ,L,n,. H.,
these arc mi Inc only ,csoIu,ous ,,Inn,od . ~.
the Legislature uC his Sl1Ie IN ,ns,rIc, h;n, y
The previous Legislature ,donIod ,vn n,l,o,,
Of which he s,ys, ,Lat ,Irv truIy e.nrsss ",,,3;
sense of the Stale. and Thai hc obevrJ ,hom,
not only in their letter, tut snirit. Thev ,re IL
the following words:
"RcsuIve1 That the pnace, pcrmanencv
and welfare of our naliulml Union drppud upon
strict adherence To the letter aud spirit Of the
Slh section of the act Of Congress of tho United
Slalrs rnIiile., ''tn act 10 authorize the people
Of the Missouri territory TO form constitution
and Siatr govcrIrnrn, lor the admission Of such
State into the Union on an equal lnotins with
the original States. and 10 pruhibit slavery iIl
certain lcrriIpries;' approved March 9th 1890"
"Rcsnlved. That our Senators in the Con:
sress of the United States are hereby instructed,
and our representatives requested to vote III
accordance with the provisions and the spirit OF
the said Sl, section Of the said act, in all llla
questions which may come before them in reid.
tlon to the organization Of new territories OF
Suites, ont Of the territory now belonging I'd
the United Siaies, or which hereafter NAV bs
acquired either by purchase. by trco,v or bx
conqueSt."
II is proper to observe, ,at the s,h section I'd
which they refer contains Ihe Missouri cons
promise, winch established 3j 20 no the diy;.
ding line between the sIayc.holdinr and non.
snyehoII;n~ States So drawn he,wesn "e '%s ,"es,: @
crn bouuJnrv oc ,Lr S,o,n oG AZ; ;,sorr; o,J ~.
western bo,,n,lary of L,uu;siaono. Tbcse reso.
lutipns he snys he obevpd in lot,oy unI sn;r;,
when in fact he l,uran,ly vioIuted ilpn, bv his
yotc for The Orcuon tcr,i,orioj hin nroh;l;,;ny
slavery in flint Tertiary w,,hou, ,nv co,nnro'
''I. ''I ",.neu, anu VIA. 'oT !" assert "e P.r
.'p'. ~ "'''"':u po"e' y. oo''sGess "Vet .lo'
.',;so H. 'mJ i, -, , I'm uIn'.s ~ "n sopaI ,,
n '",v f., n Lo ,,sS"J " D !, " of,S", ".'u "e a..
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% sur ~ sov @ ,h I,vo ~, ar,rsSaoL so" ,vSnif
.,ronror ~ ,I,,n ban ,rm,, ,y,rr,nis '"p''''''
frTs I;r., rosAn,;,.,, -, ,s,o.,. ..,,,,, a., ,
t,r,no,,, n,,,I ,."Icra ~ .,.,- ,",:I u r:o'
,r ocnJ! mon y STRIFE, od,orn,co | ~ ,i,o io,,o.
,,J sn,;, nr ,o M;ssn,,r; o,',r,''ro,,;s,' ~ W. ,I
las, i,Is,rmcls their Senators and renresen,ai,ycs
TO uote In accordance Nth its tro1isious and
spirit in all questions ,ehiei mau come ur brtorc
them in reiaUn To- uic ornanizaIion of ne,o terri
to the United States, or which hereafter may
be acquired" No instruction could be more
iuil or explicit, or assign stronger motives for
obeyng them, especially 10 one protesting so
great 'cVoo" to the Union. There is no
mistakins the meaning. He is instructed to
vote Tor all bills IN reference to the territories
which may conform to the letter and split Of
the Missouri compromise. and against ill that
do not, that Is, to vote for all that extend the
line westward from its terminus on the western
boundary ofTcxas, for that is its letter; and 10
secure to the Sonth THAT portion Of the territory
lying on the Southern side Of The line, aslefscs
lnally MS that compromise did in act,gaIf dliss
territory which lny on lis southern side aud 3lb
vote against NIL bills, that did not, for thaE55
meant by IFS spirit. There was good fe ~
put in spirit" fur il was understood II ~
ihe doctrine began to be broachsds
Of Mexico abolIshmg slayery; tlI5IX q
in fnrcc, unless they were Iepest 3 q Y
vented by some rfecti,al : ::
remarks cali make his dtsoss l + B!
and he now stands coade - s Z
the instructions of pts4
himself praises, and WHICH 838I(S
pretend to charge with disItgl
notice in The Drosrass1f ,(ifS
ton, that Col. Bentosp eyiiles III
t,,Ic 10 confonnd tie
all other compromses "a q 4 II
Wimot Proviso. EaifsjsSn}s s. & 4 q
desire 10 screen himself finn il 5y Z 4 + = 5
ing voted for the Wil,noC Rf1S i 81 III 4
inn il will, otI,or moast,res fl,fSl