Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-02-14
IlfIsnRtj1RY If, 1880.
TIl4 silss0URI COMPROMISE.

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Ia hSs frent speech, he other DAY, Mr. cLai
rhaas tsA4e erplanations 10 regard @ he hmes
Afi.soafs EokEprOmfse rhieh surprised manF q
hi. keafxr{ He corrected z great error which !.
presaflin@ npt merely b the Senate, bus through
dut ,he hole rBnntry IN respect 10 bis agency 10
tAe MIsa1gri Csnpfosnise, Or rather in resnect %
The ling cf3G pa akieh yas established ID iea0 III
an art 81 Con sressn He cited IL as an nsiaaee d
Ihe rapfsfy visa Hhieh important tisiorFcaltrans-
| asiioHa arc oi1isefatcd and pass from he mind
/ Ia ISaQ. whea Missouri was preparing % frame
sss,c esnstksaion, lie House Of Representatives
iasi-sea aPoG t resifietion eonisinrd ID the oFdi
naacs of3I75fs nov called the WiImos Provisob
aid tbs stasis #fehuousIy resisted The proposition
The 6sst til fsElhtpash and commuters ofeobEer
eiec wrrsapPa:aied. The bill for admitting Maine
asa shaI for Missoun were then de,ached-snd i
Vas resolved u sdmit Maine separately, withpuK
hsy csaSscsiol viih Missouri ami 20 inscr, ia ths
liaaer bill eIaEse proposed in the Senate BY Judge
TaoNas il IITsf o;a restricting Slavery NcFh hid
line ef 81 30 ad leaving it opea South Of that line
either 70 admit BIZ not ID admit IT, !
Thisea5resp9nAs viii i statement made 70 rs lass
ian " JaHgr Thomas. who will b. gratiaed ind
!deulf, 10 lind shat Nd clay has vfnditated IT'D
aruih ofki4iory ia an important particular. 4 MAJ
aprit5 u the Southern ineIntefs. in lbolh Houses
:Mr Clay states, soLei Tor The measure. lie wa4
sspeaksr 81 the House. and gave lhfsmeasure bin
ysaaetigr .if nod his vote Nj
Z Thus lile mJttef ended ipxls20, and Missouri
aeId htr State Convention afs formed ConstiuI
lion. ID that i4stsument she hal clause prohibits
agg FIRE rdople oleOlor from ea,etiugfbe STATE ID
Was this fiause tApi kinaledup The fatns anew
sFbe Nofsh dcicfaiiaed - keep Missouri Of thc
Ifnion. IA coptequcncei and Id January, ISL
wIsen AiT Clay arrived IN Washington, the tEo
bosties eerr paFalsscd and he attempted lis com
prsmi.c jThfshe effeessdr through tie agency Of a
iSisl ea,aulitIcs The resolution proposed BY him
simply rssFids4 ihhi Missouri sboulg not attempt
Is ssforce Any pros sioa Ia her Constitution rcpug
pans 10 IS cousitatioh ID the United States This
Was ahe wlkle Cbmpromise abou, which 10 much
hasisen said alid eriIlcn and 50 iittle understood
As Mr.. Clay Will remafksr there is grcai deal or
lsngaage Of high sounding character shall
he ajnesmenlAl act, solemn act, an authentic
aet--sal after all when You come 10 siripit Of IFS
vefbisgc, Il IS lgoitng but the announcement ot
The ptsitiplc that the Constitution Of the United
ssateS;;s patanbBnet ever the local Constitution 81
any oss q lbeSasS
nsssee ding may he gathered from tie speech
4of Mr: GjaY pbd from The act Of fseo, fixing Tie
.liaso $3.50, |ha. .vhils everything is guaranteed
ihafStEs NdrH desired @thatfs, nrsraicrax upon
slayerspn ea4 ,aitss--,herc is no guaranty for the
souSh ssThc qaes'len is an opea oae. And i was
No pre- Congress from adopting eay restriction
% esnusi.,n on The suiicet Of slavery that Mr.. q.
offered sis second resolution.
IwiFI be rerOllec,cd that in the canvass Of 1919,
wctirgea This veryssisw Of The matter, and express
"a oar sSptife that Southern men should talk 81
mpch aS1sai the seesyiig afforded b The so-caled
Missotns c@nprpmsc Thete is nothing in it-but
iaPial'iR4 that ,te soath shall not be disturbed,
bu, The spirit of fpasicssa can very easily cross an
i~plfd llae y violate implied obligation. Nh.
Clay nsw wants io3seitle the matter defatels and
It is viii Ibis view Thar he has mais his eloquent
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