The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-10

was Q matter OF design ss We know, that the
vention should not assemble In the same State
where Congress was b sliding its session Almost al
the public men Of the country, therefore, Of dis
these two assemblies and think 1t happened in som,
instances that the same gentlemen we're members o.
both. II ! mistake not, such was the case with Mr.
Rufus King then = member OF Congress from Mas
sschusetts, and ut the same time member from Mas
eschusetts Of the convention which formed the cen
siitutiou l. was Ia the summer Of 1887. aud at th
very time when the convention In Pbiiadelphia wa
framing this constitution that the Congress In New
York vas framing the ordinance Of 1887. Aud the,
pared that ordinance on the 18th of July 1877, q
New Yors-ths very month, and perhaps the yer,
day in which these questions or the I'm portstion o
slaves, and the character OF .avery we're debated
the convention In Philadelphia So far car
now learn. there was perfect concurrence OF opinion
between these respective bodies 1t resulted in this
The ordinance OF 1887 excluding slavery was applied
to all the territory which the Congress Of tn,
United States bad urisdiotion that IT, TO an the ter
rtoiy northwest ~ the Ohio Three years before
Virginia and other States had made . cession Of tha
great territory to the United States and most mag
nirceDt act II was. never reflect upon 1t without
disposition TO do houor and Justice ustics wouIe
b. the highest honort Virgiis for that act of
son OF the Northwestern territory. | will say, sir
that it is one Of her farest css TO the respect ant
gratitude OF the United States and that psrhsps
osly nd TO that other claim which attaches to her
which is that from her oounsels and from the intel
hgence and patrot-m of her leading rtstesmen pro-
oeeaed the hst idea put In practice for the form alton
OF general constitution OF the United States
his ordinance OF 1851, applying thus to the whole
territory which the Congress OF the United States
had any jui.dictios adopted nearly three years
t.ore the constitution of the the United states went
INTO opsfsloni ocaofe tie ordnance took effect i'm
meaisoy upon its passage while the constitution, \,
after having been framed 90 be the States
TO be debated in their conventions and to be adopsi
ey tnrs, aaa thSn the government was to be organ.
bsd under IT, rms oriinaoce, therefore, ia full
OPERATION and force when the constitution was adopt
ca -sg its government put in motion, In March or
spiiI t'oS
MR. frssdoRt, three things are quite as clear as hi.
tores trstns One Is that there was Al expectation
@ snss efsa the otAslns o. TIE importation % slaves
We hoPsa ana expected. Another is thas 70 far ag
ss wa any p"Fst IN congress 70 prevent she spread
~ ~ ~ y, - tnisa s,s'ss, ma, poNs' ~ sAsoa'
20 10 me most sosone msuner snd 70 the fae't e.
sthL an so2oitoie gbhtiemsn racfs oeAith does hpt
sn't hlin 20 Q. mere to-9aJ lAf. Caioons) sad tae
"tnrs uHH ~ 'pt'ch 70 ths SoESts----
sftafoN hs j. mere
Mt "tSsiHH- am very happy he y here. NsY
ne loug oe here io heelth aud 10 the sujoymsut Of
sure s'h !" isi's "a eosn = Tbs hon rdbis men-
rA1 ina NJ eoutiaet-d tnis IS 10 rtss n 5tris'
=. i.essv rs o1icsa,s9 70 tniesoe ne s2tio s.f q
EAu lii'hs8es % ne go'efniatns. lie says, very
properly, tnat " vas done pudet the oId confeisra.
~ - 0a,cae - ~ n. elln rsn' ine, rI~at
ny Pirsehs purpose - cnly 70 say that s vas done
hltn tbs thure end unanimous oghcurrenea q tns
sA.,t SCUM, AtEe " stands ihs vote OF evsVy
sAte ln s non Nas unanimous IN ttF9r u thsI or
GIo.I 90 Nl'h we he.Plon ~ tsirsis
a@t lns'lous' 80 Nor'h-fr mrnosr--"h ior sha'
e.uiss.oe pr1h,n,ing slavery northwess of th7 ono
are tas hsnd ana Eesi ct every sonthern member.
ihs vas trr sate on things ssd this tue stats OF
ePinioh snoef vnleh tDsss Two very imPorttat mat
I-.- -. ~''i-S'
vVp~i tn~t - 'le supption OF tae c'nssi.uh2n ana
W el eiNssry s. " sSAled IN ne ststss
anu zoo stsaoishmest ot TIE orbnsnce gf9hoio1S y
re iub sfisrt OF al territory Owned BY the United
S'a'cs' ihr ihlrocuoton or sAis.ense ~ slavery.
ALa ttls Az Ne Lay pause: we may reject Tor
ofu tiA' er'i,a 'ihol1t hc' ~h1 concurteucs
" huhLlrh -ets'eh ths Nofth ana we south upon
this = .9e eioa OF the ~ tao con-
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