Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-01-11
WILMOT PROVISO-MISSOURI
COMPROMISE.

COMPROMlSE.
The following resolutions were intro
duced into the Senate, on the LIST, by Mr..
Wells--read first and second time, and
ordered to be printed.
The sixth and seventh resolutions will
strike the attention of the reader. The sixth
because it takes ground directly opposite
to that of the last Legislature, which de-
clarcd, tina, on adhering to the spirit of the
Missouri Compromise, depended the safety
of the Union; and our representatives were
requested, and our Senators instructed, 10
regulate their acts accordingly. Now it
is unconstitutional and void. The Wilmot
Proviso was attached to the Oregon BILL
Col. Benton voted for it, and Mr.. Atchison
against it Mr.. Atchison has just been re-
elected. The seventh resolution is doubt.
less designed to protect him and censure
COL Benton, who is now understood to be
leaning to wards the north. He refused TO
attend the meeting Of the southern members
of Congress, recently held at Washington,
while Mr.. Atchison was present, apparent.
y taking great interest in the movement
We suppose this batch of resolutions is
intended as an independent Platform, which
is TO dissolve the connection, which has SO
long existed between COL Benton and this
State. Col. Benten's views of the terms of
dissolution will be looked for with interest.
Be hresolved By the General assembly of the
Slate of Missouri, as tollowS:
LIST. That the Constitution OF the United States
confers on Congress no power 10 legslate on the
subject OF slavery within the territories Of the
United States, or to pass any laws affecting the
rights of persons or their property within said ter
rilores.
| I'd. That the section OF the constitution which
empowers Congress 10 dispose OF and make all
needful rules and regulations respecting The terri
tory or other property OF the United States -
authorizes Congress to legslate over the public
territory, as property OF the United States, and
not otherwise.
Sd. That this General Assembly still adheres
10 the principles asserted in our Declaration OF
Independence, "lhat all political power is deri.
one people have right to govern another with.
out their consent; and therefore, as the people OF
the territories have never consented that congress
cannot lawfully exercise such power.
9TH. That the constitution OF the United States
is compact on the part Of the several States, by
which certain powers. originally belonging 10 said
States, and the people Of said States, were dele.
gated 10 Congress, but that no power either was
or could be delegated, which did not belong to
said States or some OF them, or 10 the people oil
the States, or some OF them. Therefore, as mel.
Their OF the said States, nor any them, nor the
people OF said States, nor any OF them, ever pos
sessed the powers Of government over the people
OF territory, Congress cannot have such power.
9th. That the people Of the territories do moi
derive the right OF self government from either the
States or the people Of the States, but it exists
in nature, and belongs alike to ALL and it cannot
be lost or delegated, exceptby the people them
selves.
9th. That so much OF the act OF Congress OIL
March 9th, 1920, as provides 'lhat slavery shall
never exist north Of the parallel OF latitude 36deg
and 80 min," was wholly Unauthorized by the
Constitution of the United States and is there's
fore void; and whether the slave States or the free
States, are willing TO abide by said act, as a com
promise or not. is matter OF perfect indifference
to the people OF the territories Their right Of
self government is wholly independent Of all
such compromises.
7lh. That the Wilmot proviso, $50 calsd) by
which Congress attempts to prohibit the existence
OF slavery in certain territories, is an act unau'
lhorized by the constitution, and therefore void
lit were not so, it would be an act Of the gross
est despolism-ths people Of The territories have
the same rights to government over themselves
within the territories that the people OF the State:
have over themselves within the State.