The Arkansas banner., 1850-03-12

| son. and that the acton a the side should be ! met by correspondent acton on ths other, and 90 ! have advised you to ineeth.
 Now, the probable actie of Congress will be to prevent you by forcs of anus from iGhsbitng terri
 tory of the United States with yoar negro property where shs has forbidden pu to carry il. say yea have right to 20 there Hth your negf0 properly, and the act of forbiJdat Il is an act of treason against the South; prodlciog an actual state of war, by an open dsclaratFn on the part of the Fed eral Government, and mkiag US tho defendants iu that wart It is not wort our line to consider how Congress derive their pwer over the subject ef slavery. They do not chim 1t as power exercis- able within the States-.he most inTsteEate aboli- tioniste renoance it--bnD they claim il u the ter ritories. as fl they had any more power over sub lect of property thsre tkn they had over the trial i by jury--Freedon of Speech -of Region--of the Press--of bearing arm, or any right secured equally 10 all the citz,ns of the Uhited States, wherever they might be within the limits of their own country.
 They in vain seek for y6wst in ti.s Constitution they affect to derive it from Inc Ordinance Of o7 The Ordinance of 'e7 gave no pretence to Congress to assert any other rght than the right to prohibit slavery in the Nortk- Territory. By Ihe terms of the Ordinance tbsy We're bound 10 inter dict it there, but where else. lt a contract between the United otstes Virginia, aud tIe in. hablants of that territory present and fut1rs, not
 
 | the articles of Confederation, and il is vain aud useIe now to inquire whGher rightIally aud cou- additionally made not. The present constitu- ton ratified and conhrmedt by ratifyng and con tirmng all contracts UT agHesnsnts Diuding on the l Confederation.
 ThIs Ordinance, so far frm authorizing Congress 1 to make new move on tlk subject of slavery be- l yond the limits oi that territory, Impliediy iorblds It. IL says In substance: 'ffhat slavery being uni- 1 y1t tes 10 the contract, have PObibited slavery there, and there only, leaving II saolfshed and confirmed elsewhere, uutil the sepante States oi the | nIon shall otherwise decree" Congress were now 10 pass an act iof the establishment Ol slavery m the Northwest Territory, the people of that county would most rIshiiGliy protet against Il as breach 1 of iaiih--as vIotative oi tns present Cohsutu- lion, and as vlolalive Of tie Ordinance under the Confederation. Proof ea.dusHe, lhlnk, tfat un-
 less by contract betweeH ili lIe parties, Congress could nol, even uader the CoiieaetaIoG, Tass an i Ordinance any other az IDsTdictlns slavery m the Territories. When tierepfe CoagIess subso- quently undertook, of It's o.Su authority, by virtue oI the Ordinance 10 limit skvSy eise~ here, II Was | guilty Of meie usuIpatioE.
 1 In the Missouri ease, Congess had not even the prstence o. Contract to exeu% the usutpallon. IL 1 France had contracted wIih tie United States and with he coLsent oI inc inhabitants ot Louisiana, that slavery or inyoiunttdIy seiNitude snoud be abolished forever within th' limits oi Louisiana, sucn portion of the Treaty Hpuo have been meIei. void; Congress having no lo"er by tne present Constitution To touch Ihe suJect oi slavery any l manner whatsoever, either h Ttsaty UT by Lesis- latlon. Bdl there was no sun contract niaie, and Congress had no inore rishtto prOhIbit slavery In any portion Oi LoaiSlana, tan to aooiISh Il waeIe u already existed. It's shly contract with Ensand 10 unite m aooiishihs the sac fae k not m virtue ol any power whlch Congres las over slavery, but | Al iIade aud commerce. But II Is Ole thIng toI Con- gress to assert lhe power to exhiDIt slavery Ia M is sour, aud another aad say o,lfeTen Ihlhg tue people oI the slave States U concede that powsr.-- The character oi eompTenlse does uot alteI the | case. ! ou cannot coiIppmise power or pTIlicI- pie of Iue Constitution. Il you could, il wouId soon be avery different tang both ron wh ut $ aud rom what It Was IneRded be. Il Vas, In uuia, vpunlsIy enIei, on y,Hr part. without h, Iad- oN oi a qau pro qHo-noI ecu blackberry. ladeed, It seeIns as I yoa had beep whipped Into Il 0y' tne Io,es end, cat-o Hlae-lals. Su d iasi, Il Was | youniaTy surrender. Yu Do Ind youISeHes by II, and as n the of the erdinancr, il Is vain uun 10 De GaisIus coasIiuuor aAu-sous. Neyeftael,s ss, II Is true that You surTenCt ed no noIe than what you actually agreed al Lr iiIne IO sGrIen4er, ths prohibition ui slavery horb oi latitude So' JJ aud within what Was iOgHtriy The iIiitS o Loui>i- Bry Onl that, lshainiu, aud Scauddlous He surrender wasl You sur sldered nothing, EoihI0g oi ternloN 10 Dc sarr; bul you surrendered the gument The great dtsusent Was: '' 1T We make voluntary concession os aIdi you bdse nO Ii5hI to clam, Il wlil only adofd pa pfesext m iutnfe to ask mOIr; ins,si on tne .i, because We had gwen you the men. You wiii tUt even promise not lv ask for mOie; aud We ionsse distinctly. tiat ~Ith regard 10 tue iuture acquisition oi territory eithei by purchase or by co"qast, tlIs liue ot 65u ~IiI 1 Ge regarded as equAiit ssrireudefed-l,r beiHg hne, tn4fAIas b un Iary Il cGmate, into whica Ne zkrr NA.lk lg.tIn cary our slave properly the argument, Il II be good ioI any tniHg, Is as god ioI udre Tor pres ent terriloIy. By tGe by although Inis may nave been Inc NIew taken of Il al tie tnnp, II has sincr tuIned out that for aii hIahg purposes sia,e tabor would be as apphcabte Io ,ouHuies North ci 36-5Ut as South oi Il, African slavery lad ls origin lhr necessity ot subSnlatIng 0aeA ioI ladiau seryIude for unnIng. Ao thai rraik, ~nen II Mas supposed Ne had oniy sufrenjered aIiSht, We had In iacl i rendered. su6siaItiai iutaest nkeNise.
 Now the question is, VII you, having once for the sake ot pieseTsI-g ths Uuion, made voluntary concession oi rights aud iaeIesls, willing Io .i.aAe a iiSe coueessioa To preserve The salne Union how would not have doae sothen uor ~ouid 1 do so nov, but an only one of he niIlion. How lar are We wiiilng 10 go, and how much mote We mil-
 ling 10 give up to preserve the Uhoal IL Is known o yoI that theIe Mlo are prepared 10 give n, everything l trust lheIe newer wIli De found majority Tor this. What then shall We do say let us begin and pai our tlusI n condition ot ioi preparedness 10 meet tIe worst contingency tn dr- tence o( ali our rights and interests. As We have most unwisey sauepdered our birih-right for less than mess oi pottage; as We have surrendered in the same manH-r valuable interests; as at the same time We surrendered almost the only argumen, that ought o have poyed available for their preservation may we, myself not IAciuaed, not agaa make more sacrifices by consentsg to extend lhe same hne in- definitely, t'e sing condt on that all countries South ot II shall be opened 10 Us iorever with dis t0ct understanding that not man or a dollar would ee supphrd 10 any future wars, but with the luil assurance ther part that We to share equally m their benefits as m thslr burthens. So Inusn might be yielded to avert The greatest of al evils acivii War. But stllI ! persuaded that these sacrifices would moi, by cHr adversary, be consider ed enough, II not supported by an attitude and P's lure SO Palpabv foTndabe as not to be mistaken. | To buag about these enas, fear Convention-- wore paper resolutions l would prefer gensfsl i, informal understanding, each State engaging ear nesily and heartily Ia The work preparaiion as Il the resnt ot a common ses.e ot duty and safety. : The S,aes that willing 10 cooperate, woald sooH be known and diainz zuihsed from those wbo Are unAViIHS An,f would he able to estIInA