The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-03-21


p.rus ~ th. Sputl A :ric ~ ) atrs.
mi thu ol'V one wlich hIsn siah
political system ('dha il grrat v ~
alv nee of III" otlcr West lndlllS
I,nhS, ihmgl S u mi ,go aud Jlnai
ra IrerquiI,d her fire the emanc-
patton nf their slAvry. Il 81 lis lhrl
expense Of naintnninthsr g 'vrnmehll
4 h'nr, Cuhi pays Span Il rovrnn
nf ncor'y f,urtr,M ma ions. This +
a greater siun (or lier pnpna'ion than
two lnnirel millions wanhl Ie { tn !
lJntd StreS. CMli our people, MI
I'd Ii ml 10 The cx enSe uinnr Stat
governments. uay six Il nes a> much a.
IL. Fd .ra G. ,ver ,npnt has ever vet
raised v i,np"St a'htivr f! That 'nha
s. nud b. able t. bar this burden and
sill prosper, is evldenr "t the high
iprodH tIverr>S the system.
| L spit. however. nt these great Iart>
"'hi h !ht to Slrika all lnptrIm
mud, The course ot the North has he,a,
lStlutlv aggressive on this q le,llon
The nrlilanrr If l757, adapted co
t,mprrAuroaSIy wIIA til" Con>ttntIolh
m,da the lerr tory north Of HE Olo
free. nui h(l HAT south IF tn rlvct
SAvrIpIdin!, giving tie N'rtil NOR
llrlI hall nI' tta existing territory =
Whm Louisiana was acq If d, Save.
rJ con Il legally exist IN every part OF
LH. The State oi Missouri, havln!
fmn'4 repnh ican rn1Sftntlon pro
y sd In com' mio The Union, but the
N,rtl resisted her raPpirailon. though
her constitution recognising slavery
" IS precisely like those ot IN orlN
"Ithn old StaIe>, vat thct, against al
cOnStitHllant prmrlpIpS, h,TtliSe they
nld tle p>Ner IN one brn"h of Con-
.reSs, ol s lnntAly re used her aIrSI
~. until It was provided b. act ol G NJ
TrcSI IN t ~ n''l"r Sjtv' State Shan Il
exist lott of 3j'3). Bythu means
a,tr leAviaI lh' South On y territory
tnr a>lnIIe SAT-, lrKansa~,J they ac.
4 nrel rn rrIn IL extent To nuke ten
r fifteen lIgt Stats. Now, rnronr-
aged ty lIalr TOR ner SUrc s., and haV'
lHg hrcnne relatively stronger, they
claln the whoe aailir ttrrltory. i.
Shonli VIZ Tiv" way, what is to ht
th" rr>ul! Enhfrna. Org u, New
MrAirn. Dt>rrct and Minnesota. wi
come into the onion III less taap five
yculs, giving the Nullh acror nmJou
Itv oI ten or ii3crn votes IN llIp S nate
Fac crn>nS vt the coming year VI !
/ IN Ter the new appnItolm. 1T. GIVE
, tllrm nrai V two tn one ~ tins House
r With Immense controlling m JnrltS u
holh branches, wII they not al once
i. hv act ol Congress, abolish saver, il
tn 81 ,te, I! Mr.. AduMS, who, ~ hi
hay, coR1rhIrtl northern opInlon nu til
j, ulp>llnn, sad thai there were tWeui'
e PROVISIONS nfthe Cln>ttnllon winch
under circumstances, wonld rive Con
p.e,, III power4 W u not lhiSlinj ur
!. ti5d tli. power, MS easily a> they hfv
: dnapm ttler Stotr Lee 4l>IatIrs, wher
;. they have co uplrtr sway, tOnulhly lh
provision Of HE CONSTITUTION for Ia
4 prntrrllnu a. iuglllvc slaves i! H1v
: mn prom nrIIt northern pn lllcI Ms, q
:. ih' highest positions an the Tr'aieS
mtllpnrr, WloSenulr> are wei know
!, t. al gentlemen on this floor, read
dncured tn there is nn hing ~ I +.
4 Col>linioa of the Uali"d Sttc
. winch u StrllrtS or 0nIih ~ 0',>lruc
=, the aholtli M OF slavery, hy CDngre>,
;. IN II. States! SIppoS ~, howeve
!. This Shall no occur, III twenty years q
: les. WltfinJli new arq li>lIl0n> oi teri
n tory. I ny would 81 the power. hv til
=. coming ~ u, n''w tree States. to dnlnn
The Constitution (nr thai purpose. b
, have no 4 NIB, SIR, lhatotnr a9ql
= SllInuS ot territory VIII be made. Pl,
: baby. after ,e next Presidential eIe,
>, titn we shall get tn It part ot M4xh
~ wnl II lies along HE Gnt, Il traS V,
!, ra Cruz; aud from winch. though Ws
!. suited 10 H. profitable employ nelt !
r. Sl,ve Labor, we Shoud be exclude
y, nevertheless, by tile adoptlnI Of Il
~ prilci pie INT slavery ShoJid mi h. e'
teadrd III ara Corelinu. h1Wove
lhlt Ian wrong IA hat.I these Sdpp
SInls, aud that Congress would nev,
: Vi ,llie tie CmStlulinn nor annll
tins: whit ar We u eXpec Saver
! IS tnb' KEPT, they say where It now /
" " trl we are u be surrounded with lrt
!, States. 'FaeSr States Snnl rlIy prahlI,
IA introduction al slaves bnI ,lSn
- free NJ gFors into their h9d,.rS. [
coarse the VIII he negro p,,nIlatmn
:" {, b., hprrAitpr 20 III l.d 10 10 tsrrtol
Y Of lha present fifteen slave States.