Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-29

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upon intimate terms, and with whom was in the habit
connseng freely Them now in regard to matters sectn
the welfare and safety of the republic conversation oc
CURED between Mr. Polk, the Senator from Indiana and my
SELF upon the Oregon BILL which then pendng the re
suit of which an agreement the part Of my friend from
Indiana to become the noducer of the Missouri
amendment The President Immediately turned to
volume upon his table containing the compromise was
copied and the Senator from Indiana and myself repair
ed instantly this hail. when in short time after reaching
the Senate he announced his determination to bring in the
amendment which be had prepared at the earliest practicable
period Well, sir when the amendment was afterwards
tually introduced, what reception accorded to Why,
discussed, and opposed and denounced. And de-
nounced by whom speak with all possible respect-it
denounced by the honorable Senator from South Cao-
already referred to- Here his speech ii declared by
him not only to be unconstitutional but danger
thing which had been wrong in its inception, and
infinitely Objectionable then than had been originally
Sir subsequent period of the session. when the Missouri
compromise again brought before amendment
did the honorable Senator from South Carolina for il
Yes sir he did vote for amendment the Oregon
BILL but then refused TO vote for the bill Of the
Missouri compromise being incorporated in it.
And, sir let me ask what on that occasion was the
course of the Senator from Florida, mr. YULEE, who sits
fuhes the Way and who has the honor at the present
time, believe OF being will not say the most leading and
influential supporter Of the Missouri compromise but who
well understood to be altogether the jealous advocate
which has at the present time, either here elsewhere
Sir, he voted against amendment He expressed the
stances, could he be induced for it. The gentemsns
tone has not little changed of late. He is the champion of
the Missouri compromise Yes, sir, its advo
cate and conceive Of nothing else the face Of the earth
which the wit of man could devise half well calculated
this same compromise for terminating the disacng
through which we passing.
will now refer to what said by the honorable Senator
from south Carolina, nhe principal speech which be deliver
ed upon the Oregon question during the winter Of lS478
we Will presently see what he thought Of the Missouri
"Afer arduous struggle of more than year, on the
question whether Missouri should into the Union with
OF without restrictions prohibiting slavery compromise line
done under which nowsc obligatory on
the latter. 1t is it moved by her Distinguish
ed citizens Mr. Clay, but is equally that
ried by the almost united North against the almost
united vote Of the South and thus imposed the
y superior numbers, in opposition to her strenuous Efforts
South has never given her sanction to assented
the power asserted She voted down. and has simply
acqesced in arrangement which she has had the power
reverse and which she could attempt do without dis
turbing the and harmony of the Unono which she
has ever been adverse Acting this principles she permit
ted the Territory Of Iowa be formed and the State be
admitted into the Unon under the compromise without OBJ
lection and that is quoted by the Senator from New
York her surrender of the power he claims for Con-
sress.
To add the strength of this claim the advocates Of the
hold the of Jefferson in its favor and go
to call him the author Of the so-caled Wmot proviso
Missouri compromise is of its application. 1--we may
BY his opinion of that what his opinion of the
principle instead Of being the author of the provso being
N its favor no could be deadly hostile to it. In
etter addressed to the elder Adams 1872
him. he these remarkable expressions in reference
% the Missouri question
The banks bankrupt law manufactures Spanish treaty.
are nothing These are occurrences which, like in
storm, will pass under the ship But the Missouri question
breaker on which we lose the Missouri country by
volt, and what more, God only knows
To understand the full force of these expressions
borne in mind that the questions the
and exciting political questions the day on which
divided The banks and bankrupt law had long been So
Tor what has since called the protective
ar at the time subject of great excitement the
the Union and by which the boundary between
Mexico and the United States settled from the Gulf of
ions of day Mr. Jefferson regarded as nothing compared
the Missouri question He looked all Of them as
heir nature fugiive and to his forcble express
ion, would pass off under the ship of like in
torm Not that fatal question breaker which
was destined to be stranded and yet his is quoted
the neendares Of present day in support and as the
uthor or proyso which would give indefinite and universal
OF this fatal question to all the Territories
the next by the adoption Of the line
of this body who voted for the measure addressed
er to Mr. Jefferson enclosing copy of his speech the
ason IL drew out an answer from him which ought to be
up in the heart OF every man who loves the country
nd its institutions. bref will send the Secretary
be read The time of the Senate cannot occupied
han in listening to it."
Notice, sir, that this very letter. which Mr.. Calhoun said
ught treasured the heart every whooves
ouny and its institutions letter which he understood
nd pronounced to be letter denunciatoy of the Missouri
ompomise know that others have understood that letter
Inherently but that unimpoant to the point under
onsideraion. Let read the letter ITSELF that all may
uly appreciate its import
"MoNrrcELLo APRIL 90, 1890.
To John Holmes.
thank you dear sir for the copy have been kind
to send letter your constituents on the Mis-
souri, question: 1t is perfect justification them had
tor long time ceased read newspapers pay
ton to public affairs confident they good hands,
content to be passenger in bark the shore from which
bell in the night awakened filled me with terror con-
sdered at the knell of the Union It is hushe
indeed tor the moment; but this reprieve only
final sentence. geographical line, concidng with mark
ed principle moral and political conceived and held
up to the angry passions of men, will be obterated
and every irritation will mark it deeper and deeper
say, with conscious TRUTH that there is man on
earth who would sacrifice than would to relieve
from this heavy reprooch, practicable way The
sion OF that kind OF property flor is misnamed is bag
aelle, which would cost me second thought IT, in that
way, general emancipation and eTpdrntion could be eff
feced and gradually and with due sacrifices think it
might be- But as is have the wolf by the ears and
we can neither hold him. safely let him CO. Justice is
in one scale, and selfpreservaton in the other Of
thing am certain that the free passage slaves from
State to another would make of single human
being who would not be without it, their diffusion
greater surface would make them Individually happier,
emancipation by dividing the burden greater number
coautors An abstinence from this act Of power, would
the jealousy excited by the undertaking Of Congress
regulate the condition Of the different descriptions Of men
composing State This certainly is the exclusive right OF
every State, which nothing in the constitution has taken from
them and given to the General Government Could Con-
gres for example, that the noneemen of Connecticut
shall be eemen, that they shall emgate into any
other State
"I regret that am now to die in the belief that the
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