Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-21

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. Mr.. ralr<rw..,i. have i he-..
!. Mr. CLAY. II ,oa will resd IT. shall be dst
III. Underwood re,d The resolution al fellows:
Reslutsa pn,siding fr the ada,Ssiun ii the State
AIi>s,afi into The Union. an cstfsio rnndi''nn.
sssorsd BIZ fss Seaais and Hotse II R,Pr,ssaiatir,
9th Iated States Of .7erich ia Congress asseubisd
Ih,, M,s~,uri shall b. ADMITTED inta the UnIon
squal fsniinr with he original sates IN all respect
Whatever JPN he Fundamental e'nd ION that The lenf
esase # he twrniv sixth section d" The lhfd article
the s,,pxitntion- ID ued hs part ni said STATE t.
Corpsass shall meter b. CONSTRUED Ia authorize the pas
Saee ri anv law and thst w shall be PASSED IA eou
fsrmin iher-t.. hs which any cz=n OF eithar II The
States In TIN, tuian shall be excluded trnm III" enlfv-
naei of ,ny ii the privileges ard mmnniiies 10 wt-t
such - zen Il entitled under the Constitution III the l
nitcl STATES Prorded. That he Ley sllinre Of tie
ssd Slai. by slsmn public at. shsl dscirh ihe a.
sent II The said S,aia the sad fundamental condition
and shall ttansmit Ia the Ptesideu 81 The Jned Stles
belare the fourth Monday IN Neyomh' r nesi, ~
auhea. ctpy II the said act upon the receipt whsr'
the President by pncsmstlnn shall the fact
wheteup4n sud ~ihout any further proceeding an ihr
part Il Congress ,ls admission nf The said sats into
tins Union shsll he considered as complete Approved
March . 1921
Mr. Clay Thee IA the restitution sir and You see II
S precisely what have stated Ahef all tihs excite
ihrsughoui the cnnny reaching Ia sach an alarm.
Jog pln that the non iisrlf supposed 10 be ~ The
lnnent danger aud p'i the parties were satisfied
by the deelsian Of tneonlesiihs principle o' cHsi
oiions law thar when the constitution u State IS VI
oaiive in IFS provisions Of the Constitution ofthe United
States the CONSTITUTION of the United States Is para
tnnnn, and the ,nstnon Of The State IN that paTiicn-
lar is nulli,y and vdd. That was all. They wnned
Simsihng as Justification. aud this appeared al ieasi
a instifcaan of The course they tbok There ~ great
deal oi language there OF high sounding ciafactet-
Tia, shall be unda mental act solemn act, an an-
thsrlic ncl but. after all. when YOU come In strip H. o
It's vefbage. II is nuthng nut the announcement 81 The
principle that the Constitution of ihn loted STATES Is
paramount over the local constitution of any OF the
States of the tniun.
Mr. President may draw from that transaction in
our history which We arc examining. tins moral
tina, then if we viii only suffer our reason 10 have
Us scage and sway aud 10 sui and hush the passion
aud excitement that has been cfeated by the ocra
Sion the difficulty Will be- ihan hall removed IN
The settlement np,n list and amcahle principles. uf
any question: which uuhapply DIVIDES us al this mo-
meui.
But sir wish To contrast the plan Of accommodation
which Is propnsrd by With thai which Is offered by
the Missouri csmpr mise line bepn * endrd 10 Tho Ia
efc ocean aud To ask l gentlemen hon the south, and
ren emen from the North, too which Is m st rroper.
which m ri us aud which there is the least cause Oi
objection.
Now sir. wbatwas done by the Missouri line2 Slave
~ pusiuvely lnetdlcird n"nh OF thai hne The
qu ION Of the admission exclusion OF slavery soph Of
that line was mi settled There provision that
slavery should be introduced established south IT that
line IN point If fact It existed In all the territory snuh
Of the line o, $50 30 embracing Arkansas and ouislana
II not necessary then II Is ttue, 10 insert clause
adm ting slavery at that lime But, sir II there Is
power Ia inerdict there power h admit; and put II
The gentleman from the SOUTH. are hey prepared 10 be
sasfrd wih the line u 800 30. niordcling slavery 10
the Mouth of IT, aud giving them NJ guaranty tor the pos
session. ii slavery south of that llne} The honotable
senator from Mississippi add us The olh'f day that he
was not prepared To be satisfied with iha compromise
line He told us # understood hm rightly, that moth
ing short Of positive nlrlducton-
MI. Fuole Recognition.
Nj Clay. That nothing short Il positive recogn-
ton Of slavery south of he line OF $50 30 would satisfy
him. Well Is there any holy Who believes that You
could get twenty in this badly Proportional NUM-
her in the other House. declaration IN favor Of the
recognition of slavery south Of the line Of 500 BOT 1t is
impossible All that You can get, all that yon can ex
peel 10 get all that was prsed al the last session. was
on HE norh Of the line aud non action regards
slavery south of hat line. 1t Is ntetdcted on side
without suy corresponding provision Tor It's admission on
the other side Of tho line Of 800 30.
Now. SIR when come consider the subject. and
Ia compare the provisions Of the line Of see 3ohe MIS-
saIr compromise line with the plan which propose for
the accommodation of lhis question, what SAID Ia my
self Why. if | offer the line Of $50 80 lutedIcng
slavery north Of IT, and leaving the qn siion open south
of that line. offer that which lusoty the South,
aef that which will deceive Them If they supp, thai
slavery will be nrodnced south of that hue II Is better
for them L SAID Ia myseltit Is better for the whole
South that there should be action on both sides than
that there should be action iuierdciing slavery
side, without action iu the admission Of slavery the
other side of the line. l. What, then is gain
ed hy the South il the Missouri line is extended To the
Pacific, with introduction If slavery north fi2 Why
sir Of the very arguments which has been often
and seriously urged by the South has been tins that
we do not want YOU To leglNlae upon the subject all
You ought moi TO touch il; you have power it,
do coucur, Is well known from what have said
upon lhs occasion, in this Of the subject Bat that
is The Southern Argument We do not want YOU egis-
late at all the suhsc; o slavery but il you adopt the
Missouri line aud extend II 10 the Pacific. and uterdct
slavery north Of that line You do gsale upon the subject
of slavery, and You eg,a,e without a corresponding O.
quvsent oi legislation HE subject Of slavery south
the line For, there be Legislation nerdciing slave
~ North OF the line, the principle OF tquaty would
qure that there should be legislation admitting slavery
south # the line.
! Sir, have said that | could vote for it, and
rep at that never can, and will for aud II,
earthly power shall ever make plant SLAYER,
where slavery does not exist. Sill. ii there be mai
lny-and there ought To he such maJnty-fr nterdc
ting slavery north of the line. there ought be eqna
naiorlty-if equality and justice be done the South
TO admit slavery south of the line. Aud If there be ma
L,y ready 10 accomplish both OF TIN PURPOSES ihung
canun, concur in the aciun.ye would be OF the
TO create any disturbance, | would he of the first
acquesce IN such legislation, though II is contrary
my Judgment and my own conscience. | hluL
them 1t would be better 10 keep the whole If these lei
rores untouched by any legislation by Congress on III
subject slavery. leaving it open. undecided, witho,
any action # Congress in relation To it; that IT would
bes, for South best for all the views which III
South has. from time time disclosed to us as CORES
pnndent with her wishes.
kuoW he said with ia tbeso cod,d 10,