Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30

under the operation oaws adopted and executed by The
pie themselves These facts furnish practical illustration Of
that great TRUTH which ought be familiar to all statesmen and
politicians that law passed by the National Legislature to
operate locally upon people not represented will always
main practically dead letter upon the statute book, if be
IN opposition to the wishes and supposed interests of those
who are to be affected by it. and at the time charged
with it's execution. The ordinance of s7 practically
dead letter. II did not make the country ~ which applied
practically free from slavery. The States formed out Of the
territory northwest of the Ohio did not become free by virtue
OF the ordinance in consequence Of IT, Those States
became Free and always maintain their freedom if they
expect to preserve it, by virtue Of their WILL solcmny
recorded in the fundamental laws Of their making and
execution That is the source and the only safe reliance
OF their freedom In free counties laws and ordinances
mere contracts unless sustained by the hearts and neec
OF the people for whom they made and by whom they
are to be executed trust therefore, that have satisfied
the Senator from South Carolina that the ordinance of ST.
which he complains the first the series of Northern a
gressions, did the South HARM and the North good
The next in the series of aggresons complained of by the
Senator from South Carolina is the Missouri compromise
The Missouri compromise act of Northern injustice de-
signed deprive the South OF her due share of the Territories
Why, sir only this very day that the Senator from
Mississippi depaed Of any adjustment Of existing
difficulties because the Missouri compromise lice could not
be extended to the Pacific That originally
adopted in the bill for the admission of Missouri by the union
of Northern and Southern votes. The South has always pro-
fessed to be willing to abide by it, and continued
fair and honorable adjustment of vexed and difficult ques
ton. In ls45 adopted in the resolutions for the
nexation Of Texas by Southern well Northern votes,
without the slightest complaint that unfair any
ton the country In 1916 received the support Of every
Southern member of the House Of Representatives Wing and
Democrat without exception, alternative to
the Wmot provo. And again, in ls4s, amendment
TO the Oregon BILL my ,ti,n received the vote, If
recollec right and DO think that possibly be mis-
taken, Of every Southern Senator Wing and Democrat
including the Senator from South Carolina himself (Mr.
CALHoUs And yet told that this is only second
70 the ordinance Of 81 in the series of aggessions the
South
Mr.. BUrLEn. think you mis,akeh about it, don't
think my colleague (Mr. CALHous) voted for 1t.
Mr.. DousLAs. do think that can be mistaken upon
this pointthat Mr. CALHOUN voted for my motion to insert
the Missouri compromise in the Oregon bill He voted ov my
amendment and then did all voted against the
bill on its passage. cannot be mistaken the material
point which upon the adoption Of my embodiment For,
having offered this amendment first in the House Of Repre-