The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-03-02
Tho Missouri Compromise-Clay's Speech

''7''S VI 'Ho ii' i'u'ou hissouii 'uhlprUuliSc
We bad marked some other parts OF the speech
! for which we may yet fnl room.
After having discussed at length his resolutions,
Mr.. Clay continued:
Such, Mr. President is the series Of resolutions
which, IN IN earnest and anxious desire to present
the olive branch to both parts of this distracted
and at the present moment unhappy country !
have thought 1t my duty To offer OF all men upon
earth am the least attached to any productions
Of my own mind No man upon earth is more
ready than am to surrender any thing which /
have proposed and to accept in lieu OF nyLhing
that is better; but | put it to the c. n or Of hon.
ornbe Senators on the other side and upon all
sides of the House, whether their duty will be
performed by simply limiting themselves to Oh
ectlons To any one or TO all the seIcs Of resolu-
tons that have offered Ii my plan Of peace,
and accommodating and harmony, is not right,
present Us your plan. Let Us see the counter pro
jecf Let us see If all the questions that have n
risen ont Of this unhappy subject of slavery can
be better settled, more fairly and Justly settled to
all quarters of the Union than On the plan propo.
scd in the resolutions which have offered Pre-
sent me such scheme, and | will hail it with
pleasure aud will accept 1t without the slightest
feeling oi regret that my own was Abandoned
Sir, whilst was engaged in anxious consider alton
upon this subject, the idea Of the Missouri com.
| promise, rs Il has been termed, came under my
review, was considered BY Inc, and finally reject.
| ell, as IN my Judgement less worthy of the com.
mon acceptance Of both parts Of tits Union than
the project which have offered for your cunsde,
ration
pc!oIe enter !nto n particular examination,
"o"c,tI ~ "Ih' hi>s"uil 'o1If'WiNe, Deg 10
DC allowed 10 correct great error which Is
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hout inc "noie country. m respect to my
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ally pas,cl Tic committee. or c,rsnc, IS H.,
two Houses recommcnd,J u,e ,I,torI,r.,,, - ,I'
! two cases and the passage of rb. Missouri liI
with the clause .Gs 3uI in II. ,nI 40 u ,,,s,I :,
liz went TO Missouri. 50 il for n mumcn, n,,., n,
country, by means If the in,rnIuctnn nf III,
clause 3Ga 80, You will tn1 | ,ercn. .ir !;
Won will tukp tic troubl, IN lool, NJ Io ,,',rr H.
that ON ma many os ,hr,, a., c,,,r J,r,r.y, a,o,
.ions Mr.. Thomas IN every instance rre.,mic6 III,
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and take OCCASION ia saw ,h,, ,mon,,s, H.
voted for tho line ADO Soi werc ,,, n,,o,;,,. ;"