Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-07-25

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after the provisoists of the north had
shown re.determination to prohibit
slavery in all the territories. When the
bill came up for consideration, a motion
was made to amend the proviso section,
go as to put ii on the grounds of the
Missouri Compromise. WE ALL VO
TED FOR THAT PROPOSITION
AND ENDEAVORED TO CARRY
IT."
Ia his speech in the House Of Rep.
resentatives April 4th, 1850, for which
sec Appendix to the Congressional
Globe, p. 425, Mr.. Green said:
II have submitted proposition by
which the question, in all the territory
acquired from Mexico, can be finally
and definitely settled. 1t lie, to extend
the Missouri Compromise of SO deg. 80
min. due west TO the Pacific ocean, &c.
cludiag Slavery north a,Cd allOwing IL
south Of that line, while the territorial
condition remains. This
mode ofsettling the question is also, in
some degree, equitable in the division
of The territory. True, twill give 10
the north much the largest portion, from
which tile STAKEHOLDER wiW be totally er.
cludcd while in the residue, the north
will have equal privileges with the
south"
These are the facts of the cese as
detailed by Mr.. Green himself, not all
the facts, it is true, we might adduce
bu, all which are essential to the srgu-
ment. Now, what are their legitimate
consequence TO what exten. do
they effect Mr. Green's position' To
what principle Of Constitutional law,
TO what power IN Congress over the
territories do these his solemn acts under
oath thus recorded by himself commit
himl This is a pregnant inquiry, and
one which will develop with the clear
ness Of MONDAY the Inconsistencies of
his course; 10. wit, that, at home, he de.
nies powers to Congress which AT
Washington he afiirms by his votes!-
That holding him TO the logical and in
eviisble consequences of his acts, he is
as fully committed 10 the power Of Con-
gress to exclude Slavery from the ter
ri,ories a auy free soiler in the nation
And yet his peculiar friends in this
District, with characteristic fairness
and consistency, we'll assured that MIR.
MILLER is OPPOSEDTO THE WILL.
MOT PROVlSO IN EVERR SHAPE
raise G demagoGueical c|amor about
his views of the abstract power of
Congress on the subject.
Here, we see, (Mr. Green himself
being witncss,) Mr.. Green has offered
in Congress the Missouri Compromise
and spoken end voted in its favor. And
wha, is the Missouri Compromised Mr..
Green himself answers the question:
1t is the line of SO deg, 80 min, exten-
ding OPby dctof CongressL0 "due
west 10 the Pacific ocean. EXCLUD-
ING slavery north and ALLOWING
it south Of that line" And yet it is pre-
tended that Representative, under
oath who votes for this, that RePrescn.
tat;ve who proposes, advocates and
votes to exclude slavery north and al
low il south Of certain line, neverlhe-
less maintains that "the power is inner.
en-, in the people of the territories
only;" that Congress has no authority
to do tha, which, again and again, by
speech ond vote he has imPoriuned
Congress TO perform! Yet tits preten
ded tha, Jas. S. Green, who has voted
over and over again, according to his
own confession, to "GIvE TIE NORTH
MUCH THE LARGEST PORTION" of our ter.
ritories, "from which The Shareholder 0ill
be totally ercluded;" yet believes that
Congress has no power TO exclude any
portion of our people from that which
was acquired by the common blood and
treasure of the whole nationl Such are
specimens OF the Inconsistencies and
contradictions in which Mr.. Green is
involved. His followers will perhaps
deem il an honor TO wallow with him
in the same slough Of selfabnega'ion.
The line of SO deg, 80 min, known
, as the Missouri Compromise, "foreuer
prohibits SLAVERY" in the whole of Or