The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-20


sial Missouri had Inadvertently introduced
iHso her constitution N inlerdielicn OF free
esisssd people. and when the constitution
cans 70 Congress he Country wss ia az
npsssr. Legislative bodi~s hSd taken se-
flon 10 keep out Missoari beczuse Of this
fssendleiion. He did not CONS 10 Wash
n,xsoa liast year tiIl January. and. with
view 70 settlement, he asked committee
Of thirs<en to BE- appointed from The old
thirteen States. and that committee re-
ported q resolution. which wss dslezfrd
By hires southern votes. The matter then
laid over. lie believed he could have
carried sny ihings - there vas mzJoTi-
r. in Congress ia Issor al setting the dir
fculsy boz there we're the ayes and noes.
and unfortunately there were not enooeh
or cursiuses and Leosidsses willing 10
sscri6re themselves fo1 the country.
He then proposed joint committee.
that Of tins House 10 consist Of twenty
fhfee members 20 be chosen BY baIlut--
for Mr. Taylor was Speaker. and Il was
hr. Taylor who had proposed this prof.
so on all occasions-and on the 6rst hal
lot eighteen of the tweniy-lhree persons
nominated by him as members Of the conn.,
miies were chosen. The remaining five
we're then chosen. Much 10 his regret.
some Of these declined. and Mr.. Ran
dolph was appointed on the rnmnitiee.
The two committees met in the Senate
chamber ON the Sabbath. and but few
days before The Adjournment, of Congress.
aud. sfiera consultation. adopted sresoln-
lou Submitted by him. That resolution
was reported 10 both houses. aud became
the law.
Aud what was in Ii was mere reso-
fa'ien, Declaring, IS great fundamental
principle. that the Constitution Of the
United Sires was the paramount Lave Of the
land. and that al State constitutions and
laws were &C no effect il in conflict with
the Constitution OF the United States
That il there were any thing in tire CON-
s,iiuiion of Missouri in conflict with the
Constitution Of the United States. Mis-
suuri shall. by some Solemn sci Of her leg
isiasue. suspend It's operation; and thai
upnn such act of Missouri being commu-
nleaied to the President. (Mr. Monroe
the Presiden, shall issue his proclamation,
and Missouri shall then be admitted into
the Union. This was the compromise.
All parties were satisfied with The asser.
ton Of an inconiesiible principle Of law
couched in rather high sounding words
meaning nothing.
The enactment Of the line Of 36o so
would be an Introduction of slavery norll
of that line. Will the Sonih be satisfied
with ihis' 7 lie Senator from Mississippi
tMr. Davisl has said he will accep, moth
ing short Of recognition Of the right Il
hold slave south of thai line, which pro
position could not command over tweui,
votes ils the Senate. IL not non.arlion b,
Congress the best policyi II 10 better I.
have non-aclion. than Legislation inteIdict
ing slavery north Of 36' 30', aud mo re
e,gniiion Of II south nf that line. M
earthly power could make him vote to in
troduce slavery south of 36o go; but III
m1oriiy decided that slavery should b,
inlerdicted north. and recognised south %
tnai liue, which would he but equal jus
tice, however much II would conflict will
his principles and feelings, he would b
che last TO iusterpose any obstacle 10 IL
adoption. But non action by Congress
as he proposed, was The best pulley. ]
had been said that noR-action secure,
everything the North demanded; and VIII
was 10 blame for this! MOI Congress.
The people Of California thought proper Il
exclude slavery. that was their own bust
ness. and policy they huf right Il
adopt. If nature had rendered the soil q
fhe rest Of thai territory un6, for SLAYER.
70 exist there, there Was none TO be re
preached save nature and natures God.
Mr.. G.. then traced the history Of thi
nation from its foundation to the pre.en
day. IFS vast increase in population and IL
Territory; the glorious manner in which
had prosecuted several wars. and The bril-
!. liant renown il had gained through lht
falan,ry, skill and achievements Of III
0tuCelS. ne cRtUlS VI tHc ldtC WdFs dHt
the conduct Of two great and leading
officers. were dwell, upon with nfucn pow
er. The universal prosperity Of III.
country, with the exception Of few man
ufacluring districts. was nnbounded; ant
h was from The very wantonness Of pros
perily that mos. Of The wild schemes Of llls
day emanted.
lie then enumerated the vsridus lead
ing acts Of government adopted when the
North and South respectively held sway
in the councils Of the nation.
Upon a review Of these events. he
though, the South had but little to reproach
the North with. They had adopted a
different times npposile policies. They
had established Bank Of the United
States, under the administration Of Mr,
Maids N. and the bill was reported by the
Senator from South Carolina Mr.. tai.
houn); AID he (Mr. Clay) had voted 70,
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