Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-02-15


slavery from the Northwestern territory,
and the pcoplins Of that territory with u
population who would put an interdict upon
slavery.
Now, sir, be it an encroochment or be
II not, who was the first man to propose
the exclusion of slavery from that terrific.
ry ? The same individual Mr.. President,
whose sentiments on this subject have
had occasion to refer 10. Thomas Jeiltr-
son was the man who first proposed this
measure. in ISL. In 1877 the ordinance
was adopted, and it was adopted by the
unanimous vote Of the States, including the
States Of the South. Now, Sir, if this be
an cncroachmcnt, who is responsible ? II
It be an enCrOaChmCnt upon the rights OF
the South, who is the offender? Why, sir,
Mr.. Jefferson, the original protector, and
the representatives of the South in that
Congress who sanctioned it bv their una
uinOuS vote. Sir. are We Of the North to
be rcproachcd because slavery IS eNclud-
Cd from that territory, when it turns out
that the original protector, and those who
adopted it, where the representatives. of a
slavcholding constituency Louisiana
came into the Union, and what was done
with Louisiana Sir, this has been done ::
We have in that territory three slavchyld-
ing States-Louisiauo, Arkansas, and Mis-
sorri-anl but ono FREQ S,oto ,Lo G,,,o. Of
Iowa.
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nrnL,tin, of srrthar,, pra.i,jo, .,J - esq.,.
cvrIrded from, ,ho oo,,,,;r,i,,, ,La, I,,,, or ~,
, '"il' tne coHV'c""h that' Jaw or no
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Ino "'P'c'"" t'at saIery was
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y,"o.I nee ~ was ,'''S an 'Ict"'cn.h'nt
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nv
WIEN, "en T''''e we" mexico ana Oalllornla'-
w, "'' - ''e WIN respect TO mem
ne! nave seen lit 10 aooIsn tne INSTITUTION,
n a tney co,'t 10 us WIN proh'ol,loh IN lhelr
, ~ ' Ia"S' NOW, SIR, u we OF the
worm lrt '"ese people alone ana leave them
M'e'e '"e'r own leg'Sla'oh mas seen III 10 place
t"e'i'' we can hard!y &c 'aXch wIlh encroach-
iog on 'he rights OF the South
ST. u me reverse prove true II the power OF
'!l's country once eXerted TO conquer these ter
rnorles Is TO be eXerted again for the purpose
OF p'ah''ng amongst them an institution which
.hcy repuu,ate' fhat "onid De case ealing Tor
lhc most pam ana pa paoe Application OF the
Term ehcroac"'ncht' sra more Greg ons en-
on me rIgn's ana liberties OF any
people cannot Wen De imagined 'han An attempt
10 IMPOSE upon 'heth an institution offensive TO
institution winch they nave IN their