Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-09

question: and ii should be carried by good m.oty How
will you VOTE Mr. A. how will you VOTE Mr.. b. how will
you VOTE Mr. CT and poled them in that way. Well,
s my very great happiness, sufficient number responded
afmsivey that they would for the proposition enable
know that il they continued thatway in the two
Houses, of which had particle Of doubt In the world
the proposition would be carried in the two Houses Accord
insy having been agreed upon BY both committees and
reported TO their respective Houses 1t finally adopted
This joint resolution for the admission Of Missouri
passed In 1921 find Ihave been furnished with which
was proposed but not adopted The right contained
IN the statutes at large have seen it thsre.)
Well, sr, the resolution finally adopted can state
without reading II, what its provisions II declares that
there be any provision in the constitution Of Missouri in
compbe with The constitution Of the United States Missouri
shall orbear enforce the epugnan provisions of her const
tuition, and that she shall by solemn and authentic act
declare that she will enforce any provisions of her cos,
tuition which incompatible with the constitution of the
United States and upon her passage Of such solemn and
authentic act President of the United was At
that time Mr. Monroeshal make proclamation of the fact
and thereupon, and without any further Legislation Of Con-
gress, Missouri shall be admitted into the Union.
Now, want to call your attention to this period Of
history, and the transactions which took place during the
progress of the discussion upon the resolution
During the discussion which took place in the House
that time, from day day, and from night to nghfo the
discussions frequently into the Might've who for
admitting Missouri into the Union said to brethren from
the North, Why, gentlemen, there be any provision in
the constitution Of Missouri which s repugnant to the cons
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of the United States by virtue of its operaon-its own
self operation it. Any tribunal earth before
which the question may be brought must pronounce the
stituon Of the United States paramount and must pronounce
invalid the repugnant provisions of the constitution of Mis-
souri,. Well sir, the argument was turned and twisted,
and used in every possible variety of form. All in vain
An nexbe majority stood out to the last against the dms
sion Of Missouri and yet the resolution
Mr. UNDERWOOD. have il here.
Mr. CLAY. II you will read it shall be obliged to
you.
Mr. UsDERwooD read the resolusisn as follows
Resolution providing the admission Of Missouri
into the Union certain condition.
Rssotred ey he Senate and Honr Of ReprssentaaDes Of
Missouri shall be admitted this Union equal footing
with the original States all whatcvr upon the tun
"a. that The clause q 'as aS M section
State to Congress- shall be construed to authorize the
passage OF law and that law shall be passed In
formy thereto by which citizen of either Of the States
this Union shall be excluded from the enjoyment Of the
privileges and mmuntes which such citizen is entitled
the Legislature Of the said State, solemn public act shall
declare the of the said State the said fundamental
States or before the fourh Monday il November next. al
President BY proclamation shall the fact where
the admission o the said State into this Union shall be
considered as complete Approved, March 2, 1891.
Mr.. CLAY. There is the resolution sir and You it
is precisely what have stated After all this excitement
throughout the country, reaching such alarming point
that the Union itself supposed to be in the most
imminent peril and DANGER the parties satisfied by the
declaration Of nconestabe principle Of constitutional law.
that when the constitution Of State volave in its pro-
visions Of the Constitution of the United States the Cons
tuition of the United States paramount and the constitution
of the State in that particular is nuly and void That
all. They wanted something jusifcaton and this
appeared least, justification of the they took.
There great deal of language there OF hghsOunding
characer-that shall be fundamental act, solemn
authentic but after oil, when you to strip it
of it's verbiage, nothing but the of the
principe that the Constitution Of the United States 10
mount the local constitution Of Of the States Of
the Union.
Mr.. President may draw from that transaction in
history which examining this moral that
then, If will only suffer to have its scope
sway and to still and hush the passion and excitement
that has been created by the occasion, the difficulty will be
than half removed in the settlement upon just
amcable principles, Of any questions which unhaPPy divide
at this moment.
But, sir 1 wish to contrast the plan Of accommodation
which proposed by with that which s offered by the
Missouri compromise line being extended Pacific ocean
and to ask OF gentlemen from the South, and gentlemen
from the Norh which proper which most just
and which there is the least cause Of objection.
Now sir, what done by the Missouri line Slavery
positively inerdced north Of that ine The question
the admission exclusion Of slavery south Of thatne
settled There provision that slavery should be IN
troduced established south Of that line In point Of fact
existed in all the territory south Of the line Of 36o 3O ebrac
ing ha~asas and Louisiana. was not necessary then,
true, to insert clause admitting slavery at that time But.
sir # there is power to nterdict there is power admit
be satisfied with the line Of 36o 30 nterdctng slavery
the north Of it and giving them guaranty for the posses
sion Of slavery south of that line The honorable Senator
from Mississippi told the other day that be not pre-
pared be satisfied with that compromise ne He told us
understood him rightly, that nothing shor! Of positive
introduction-
Mr.. FOOTE. Recognition,
Mr.. CLAY. That nothing short of positive recognition
oslavery south Of the line OF $50 so would satisfy him. Well
there any body who believes that you could ge. twenty
votes in this body proportional number in the other
House. declaration in favor of the recognition of slavery
south Of the line of $50 3ii 1t is impossible All that you
get all that you expect to get all that proposed
at the last session, action the north of the line and
regards slavery south Of that ne II is inter
dced side without any corresponding provision for s
admission the other side Of the line f36o 3V.
Now, sir when came consider the subject and to COM
pare the provisions of the line of 800 30he Missouri COM
promise ne-wh the plan which propose for the accom-.
modaoH Of this question, what said TO myself Why,
offer the line of 36o 30 ntedctng slavery north Of it and
leaving the question open south of that line, offer that which
is iusory the South, offer that which will deceive the
if they suppose that slavery will tie introduced soath Of that
ne II is better for them, said to myselt is better for
the whole South, that there should be action on both
Sides than that there should be action introducing slavery
side without action for the admission of slavery on the
other side of the line Is not What then, gained
by the South II the Missouri line extended to the Pacific
with an nterdiction of slavery north of Why cir, OF
the arguments which has been most often and most
rousy urged by the South has been his that do not
want you to egsae upon the subject at all you ought
touch it you have power il. do concur,
is well known from what have said upon this occasion, in
this view of the subject But that is the Southern argument
We do lsgsste Mt NIL the subject of sa-
very; but you adopt the Missouri line and extend the
Pacific and nterdct slavery north of that ne do eg
late upon the subject of slavery and you egae without
corresponding equivalent of legislation subject Of sa-
Very south Of the ne For there be legislation inerdc
ing slavery north Of the line the principle Of equality would
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