Holly Springs gazette., 1849-10-12
Jacob Thompson vs.. Jacob Thompson.

Mr., Thompson declared, in substance,
that the man who charged him with vo-
ting for the Hilmot prOuiso, or anything
akin to, it eitherhad not sense enough to
understand the matter, or was determined
to misreT resent public man. This is
broad, bold declaration Is it true?-
Let the facts as they stand on record, an
swer the question.
In the early part of tho I'd session Of
the 2Sth Congress, a Bill was introduced
to organize Territorial Government for
Oregon. On the Sd of February, 1915,
the following amendment was made to
the 9th section of the bill:
Provided, however, that THERE SHALL DE
NEITHER SLAVERY NOR INVOLUNTARY sERvrUDE
IN THE said TERRITORY, otherwise than in
the punishment of crimes, whereof the
party shall have been duly convicted"
Forty five of the Southern democratic
representatives then in Congress voted
for the bill, and only three of them against
it.
The names Of the forty five voting for
it are:
Messrs. A H Arlington, A Atkinson,
J F Belser, E J Black, J A Black, J W
Blackwell, G M Bower, B Bowlin, A
V Brown, A Burt, G A Caldwell, A II
Charpell, Howell Cobb, Alvin Cullom,
J r J Daniel, r French, w II Hammett,
II A Haralson, Geo w Hopkins, Geo S
Houston, E w Hubbard, J M Hughes,
John Jameson, Cave Johnson, Andrew
johnson, A Labrance, w Lucas, J II
Lumkin, F G Mcconnell, J Mckay, J Z
Morse, w w Paine, D S Reid, J II Relle,
r b Rhett, r w Roberts, Il f Simpson,
J SIidel, F Steenrod, w II Stiles, w
Stone, J w Tibbats, Y W Tucker, J A
Woodward, w l. Young.--45.
Among the number, we find the entire
Mississippi delegation with the exception
of Mr.. Thompson, who was doubtless
absent, as his name does not appear in
the vote at all.
Again, in 1916, thcmeasure not having
been disposed of at the previous session
the Oregon Bill was brought forwarl and
passed the House orRepresentatives, but
no record of the vote is given,
At the succeeding session, in ls47, NO
government having yet been organized
for the territory, Judge Douglass, we be-
lieve, reported billfor that object. The
18th section OF the bill was in these
words:
"Sec. l2, And be ii further enacted
that the inhabitants of said territory shall
be entitled to enjoy all and singular the
rights, privileges, and advantages granted
and secured to the people Of the territory
of the United States. north west OF the
t-0nro, py the articles OF compact contained
in THE ORDINANCE FOR GOVERNMENT OF SAN
TERRITORY, ON THS THIRTEENTH DAY OF JULY,
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGnTY> SEVEN; and
shall be subject to ALL THE CONDITIONS, AND
RESTRICTIONS, AND PROHIBITIONS in said ar.
ticles ol oanpac! imposed upon the Peo-
Pile of said territory"
What some of the "restrictions and
prohibitions" of the ordinance of 1857
were, will be best seen by reference to
the 9Th section Of it, which reads as fol-
lows
CSC. 6, There shall be neither slaveyv
nor innoiuntmy scrUjtudc in TIC said terri.
tory, otherwise than in the punishment of
crimes whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted"
The final vote upon the bill was taken
on the 10th of January, ls47, and twenty
three Southern democrats recorded their
names in favor it. They were:
Messrs. Stephen Adams, James Black,