Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-12


and that they ready rebuke any attempt
violate its integrity, disturb the compromises upon
which is based violate the laws which have been
enacted under its authority.
The series of measures to which have alluded, are
regarded by me a settlement in principle and sub.
stance and nal of the dangerous and exciting subjects
which they embraced Most of these subjects, indeed,
bevond reach, the legislation which disposed
of them was, in its character, final ard irrevocable.
1t may be presumed from the opposition which they
all encountered, that of these measures free
from mperectlons but in their mutual dependence and
connection, they form system OF compromise the most
concatory and best for the entire country that could
be obtained from conflicting sectional interests and
opinions
For this reason recommend your adherence to the
adjustment established by those means. until time and
experience should demonstrate the necessity of further
legislation to guard against evasion abuse.
BY that adjustment we have been rescued from the
wide and boundess agitation that surrounded us and
have firm, distinct and legal ground to rest upon.
And the OCCASION trust will justify in exhorting
my countrymen to rally upon and maintain that ground
the best, If not the only OF restoring peace
AMI quiet to the country, and maintaining nvolate the
integrity of the Union.
Having disposed of the Presidents message, we now
come to the action Of the Constitutional Convention
When the resolutions were introduced by Mr. RARIDEN
in consequence of the call of the previous question
which unheard Of proceeding, they promptly
laid the table, the motion of Mr. PETIT, who
finally voted for the resolutions in their amended FORM
Mr. SHoUP, Democrat, in the course of few hours,
moved a reconsideration. Mr. MILLER of Gibson, then
made very proper motion, with view of preventing
the time of the Convention from being occupied He
moved that they be referred select committee of
from each Congressional Districts butt in the hurry
of the moment this motion did not prevail, the
standng-ayes 46, 90. Mr.. MATHER, a Wing
Delegate from Elkhart and Lagrange then made ef
fort the whole ridcue by introducing
amendment, entitled "a resolution is resolu-
iton"-.'the Union an in danger" sc.
The Convention having refused to refer the matter to
a committee, Mr. owrN offered the following amend
ment to Mr. RARrDEx's resolutions, in the shape of a
preamble and resolutions, as follows, to-wit
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States passed,
its last session, series of acts commonly called the
compromise measures; and
WHEREAS, certain misguided individuals in various
States of the Union have expressed their determination
to resist portion Of its laws therefore, be it
Resolred, That in the opinion of this Convention the
sentiment of the people of Indiana susains and
endorses in their general features and Intention the
said series Of compromise measures passed by Con-
grcss and recognizes in the of these
an earnest of security and perpeuy to our glorious
Union.
Resolred That whatever may be the opinions of in
dividuals the wisdom policy Of the details of
Of the of Congress above referred to- il
IS the duty of all good citizens conform to their
qustons and to carry out, in good fah the conditions
of that compromise the subject OF domestic slavery
which is coeval with the Federal Constitution.
ResoIred. That copy of this preamble and resolu-
tons he transmitted to the Governors of each State and
Territory of the United States and TO each of our Sena
tors and Representatives IN Congress.
On the presentation of this amendment motion was
made to indefinitely postpone; which motion did not
prevail-ayes 50 noes IS.
Mr. OWEN in defence of his resolutions said that they
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opinion of this Convention the common sentiment of the
people Of Indiana endorses in their general features and
intention the Compromise Measures of last session 2d
That the Convention recognizes, in their success
earnest o. the perpeuity of the Union; and Sd, That
whatever may be the opinion Of individuals to Tie de-
tails of any of these laws they ought be obeyed In
reply Mr. Bordens questions he said that he had
considered the valley of the upper Rio Grande be-
long rghtluy to Texas but that the question of her
western boundary was properly an open question He
did not pretend to decide whether the amount paid to
Texas large or not whether the line of the
boundary granted to her the very proper
But he sure, it far better cast five ten
millions into the ocean than to risk civil war between
the Federal Government and one of her States He
said the extension of the Missouri Compromise line
the Pacific was recognized in any of the territorial
bills, nor had it been sanctioned generally-thou.h
this there were exceptions-by the delegation in Con-
gress from Indiana He said none of the territorial
bills recognized directly indirectly, the introduction
or federation of slavery. He said the opinion
generally assented TO, that by rule of international law
the laws rights and institutions existing in any
qgered ceded territory, remain unchanged by
quest He concluded by declaring his conviction, that
large majority of the people would sanction in their
general character and INTENT the Compromise Measures
The preamble and resolutions offered by Mr.
OWEN, were then adopted by vote of ayes 80, noes
26, as follows:
AYEsaIessr Alexander Allen Badger, Barbour Berry Blythe
Cookery DAVIS Of Pske Davis Of vermon Dick DobsOn Dunn
Of Perry Faow Fisher Foley Foster, Garvn, Gibson Gootee
dcks Ht Holman Hovey, Hu johnson, Kendall Of Wa
bash Lockha Logan Mcguire MLesn Miller Of Clinton Miller
Of Fulton Miller OF Gibson Mroy Mooney Moore, Morrison Of
NJ Maroon Mgrrsy & Nape Noi'gsT owsn Pepper Of Ono Pepper
roe Rsine Sehoonoer shannon sherro shoup Sims Snoo
Smith Of Scott spann steele Stevenson sgue Tsne Taylor
Wiley, Wolfe, Yoeum, Zenor, Mr.. Presdeni-VO.
NoEs-Messrs Bascom Beard Brookbsnk Clark of Hamilton
Of Madison Jefferson Duza Hog Howe Keso Kgore
Kndey Mlgan Morgan Newman, Miles, Robinson, snih of Rip
Messrs. Anthony, Bddle, Colfax, Mather, and Ritch-
ey declined voting
The following distinguished Wings, amongst others
could name opposed the resolutions throughout and
either voted against them refused vote at all,
when they finally adopted to-wit: Messrs- Dunn
of Jefferson Robinson of Decatur Clark of TppecanOe,
Newman of Wayne, Colfax of st. Joseph, Biddle of
Cass, Niles of Laporte, Kilgore of Delaware, Morgan
OF Rush. and Watts of Dearborn.
We invite the politicians of Indiana to look over the
list and how well they distributed the State
and they cannot help to recognize in this list, with the
exception, perhaps Of Mr.. Morgan, gentlemen rho hare
either been, strongly spoken of chig eandi-