The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-25

For the payment Of debts existing prior to January,
FOR the payment Of debts contracted du- '''''' "
rns the past hscal year. ......... 5000 90
Ter current expense, the NEST OF which have
been incurred since the close Of the last
nscsi yesf....'...''.'.....s $4,000. I1'ooo W
$4,000 600
Beyond this the Inspectors would recommend an
APPROPRIATION of 425 600, TO be applied to the con-
struction Of wall around the prisons, to be drawn
i nom Inc treasury s n sne OF the Comp
cases 10 be certified by the Inspector in charge that
the money il required for that specific purpose.
The Clinton prison will require an appropriation
OF % 90 10 meet its existing liabilities, and to
provide, In part, for its maintenance during the cur
rent year. ALEXANDER H. WILLS,
DARIUS CLARK,
DAVID ID SPENCER.
Inspectors of State Prisons
sevsrnor King, Of Missouri, on the Coma
promise Measures.
The following Is an abstract of that part of the
message OF Governor King, of Missouri, on the
compromise measures lately passed by Congress-
- ne conduct OF the aboliuonlsts, sustained as
they are by political demagogues, in reference To
The law for the recaptuTs Cffugtve slaves, is such
as 10 excite just apprehcnsions fer the stability of
the Union. Although that law is one Of the series
OF enaetments, dcsigAed by Congress to restore
harmony among the different sections OF the Union,
still II cannot properly be termed, OF ITSELF an act
OF compromise, In which mere conflicting interests
were adjusted by mutual concessions. rs passage
was but the discharge of solemn daty to the
slave holding States-a duty en- oaed by the con-
stiuuon, IRON which Congress could not shrink
without total disregard OF an imperative ooliga
ton IL rests for Its support, not solely upon the
good faith 10 observe il, which springs from its
come cnon with oiher measures recently passed,
connected with tn, question OF slavery but If taken
separately, as all independent measure, upon the
absolute and unqualified duty imposed by the con-
situation on every good ciuZen TO conform to its
provisions, without cavIl evasion. In insisting
upon the rigid execution Of that law, and It's con-
unuance Ill full force on the statute book, the
people of the slaveholdIsg States assert only
plain constitutional right, guaranteed 10 them
when they entered the Union, and of which they
caDAot be deprived as long as the constitution and
the Union stand Hence all assaults upon that
laval efforts to prevent its executlon-all move
meats To deprive the South OF its Benefits whc her
dictated by morbid sympathy with the fugitive
slave, or by hostility TO the system of domestic
slavery as II cxists-are aimed directly al the
stitutlon, and, consequently, the perpctuy OF the
Union. But may we not hope that the recent OPP
position 10 that law, exhibited in some Northern
States, will receive no important aid from the
masses! However silent the people of those
States were for time, when duty required them
to rebuke promptly the spirit of fanatclsm and ,s-
bellion raging III their midst, rea cton appears 10
have commenced, and To a considerable extent,
the rttlecung and patriotic manifest deiermna-
uon 10 observe The farewell injunction OF Washing-
ton, by 'frowning Indignantly upon the first dawn
ing Of this attempt To ALLEVIATE one porn OF our
country from The rest, and TO enfeeOie the sacred
ties which now link together the various parts
To the patriotism OF the North the whole coun-
try turns al this time, 10 ascertain whether the jar
fng elements OF dscoTd are 10 be hushed No
sacnhce OF honor, or duty, or interest, Is asked,
but merely obedience 10, and enforcement of, the
most sacred obligations which the highest forms
OF law can impose. We have right to expect
this, and TO ask that the spirit of injustice, insuoor
dination, and disunion, shall be quelled In the
North as well as in the South, and that the cause
of hostility shall be speedily and etectually eradi-
Gated by the cessation OF all further agitation on
the subject. We have night to expect that, ami
mated by kindred sentiments of devotion TO the
Union, the people OF the North will repress finati-
cism, roll back the rising tide of dissolution up
hold the constitution and laws.and declare with he
potent voice OF the popular will, that the Union
must and shall be preserved" Ii this is done, the
storm will pass, and the Union emerge, unimpaIred,
from ali the dangers in which IL has been plunged.
No State will rejoice at such result with more
sincerity and JOY than Missouri.
The agitation of the slavery question in the
South has assumed a much more important cha
racter than can be ascnbed 10 it elsewhere. IL
has put to The the moral force and strength of
our enion, and forced the pnblc mind 10 consider
the importance of ITS preservation, and To review
and Tx the attention upon the causes which Induced
the fathers Of the revolution TO enter into that
pact or agreement which resulted IN its formation
II a law is passed by Congress, approved by the
President, and declared To ne in accordance with
tho constitution, by the courts, then all good cit,
Gems Will abide its mandates, however
ana oppressive they may be, until resort Is had 10
another remedy, constitutional IN It's character,
conservative IN It's purpose, and, II the evil be III
tolerable. certain In Its accomplishment | mean
the remeey afforded by the ballot box. THIS is
rtmecy known OF the constitution, and with which
all good ctlzens will be satisfied. Any other re-
medy must be revolutionary in ITS character and
tubyersye OF our government.
"A remarkable Instance OF the success OF this
latter remedy occurred shortly after the adoption OF
The constitution, and shows IN striking manaer
the working OF our system of government. Du-
Il I.l... .I...
and sedition laws passed by Congress, APP
proved bp the President, and sustained by the jl-
cisry. The members of the republican party of
that day, with MIR. Jefferson at their head, de-
clared their opinion 10 be, that these laws were
unconstitutional. But did they attempt TO nulliiy
them by remedies outside OF the constitution Far
ffem IT. Mr. Jefferson, then the Vce.President,
remained at his post, but urged and induced Mr.
Madison and other republicans, TO leave the halls
Of Congress, go home 10 their respective States,
agitate the que elton among the people, go into the
Stale Legislatures, and there concentrate public
sentiment, and bring II TO bear upon these laws
In word, to bnng about such political revolu-
ton as would sweep them from the statute book.
Out OF these and other kindred measures grew
the memorable contest OF 1870, which ended IN
the elevation Of Mr.. Jefferson to the Presidency,
and the repeal Of those obnoxious laws
The rights OF the slave owner within the States,
secured by plain constitutional provision, and
with these the Rener Al government have never in
the subject Of slavery IN the territories, The point
out Of which the whole controversy has ARISEN
This power Is not among those expressly granted
by the constitution, and 10 e. be derived, II az all,
by necessary implication and construction from
some one Of the expressly delegated powers
Y pom this point difference Of opiaion exists
There are eminent statesmen, whose opinions are
enutled great weight and consideration, who
claim this power and the many peated acts OF the
government, in its various departments, give force
and effect 10 this position. While others, whose
opinions are equally entitled TO be respected, deny
the existence Of the power
Before the adoption OF the Constitution, the ordi-
nance q l7S7 had been passed, which disposed of
The question OF slavery 10 al the terHtofy then De-
longing to the United States. The silence OF the
convention which adopted the constitution, and
which was 10 session at the time ~ the passage Of
the ordinance, upon the manner II the disposition
Of this Territory, when the question OF the rights of
slave owners was under consideration, furnishes
a strong reason 10 believe that there was a silent
scquietceuce in ~, and that the convention did not