Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-07-28
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Jackson's Free Soil Vote.

At Brunswick, NIr. Lindley charged Mr..
Jackson with having voted, in the Legisla-
iuro OF le47, substantially for the Wilnot
Proriso. Mr.. Jackson admitted the vote,
and justifedit on tie ground Of Compromise,
as stated by number Of gentlemen OF that
place, whose statement was published in our
last.
The 9Th section of the Missouri Compro-
mise act provides, That in all that ter
'rtory ceded by France 10 the United
States, under the name Of louisiana g,
(Which lies north OF thirty degrees and
thirty minutes north latitude, not included
within the limits CT the State contrmpla-
"aG by this act, slavery and involuntary SER
"yitude, otherwise than in the punishment
"of crimes whereof the parties shall have
"becn duly convicted, shall be, and is here
"by prohibited"
This is the compromise, upon which Mis-
souri, was admitted into the Union. Many
democrats, (Dr. Lowry Of the nunher)
doubt its constituiiono!iiy because, denying
ihe power TO Congress 10 exclude slavery
from any territory, they cannot consistently
permit the constitution to be violated in the
shape Of compromise. Missouri was adj
E-!tted under this compromise, and all the
rest Of the "territory cedcd by France 10
the United States, under the name OF Louis
inna," north OF particular line, was to be
free. That was all TIE territory we then
had, and the question was thus settled
But the annexation of Texas, and the war
with Mexico, brought us other territory,
and the question was again revived.
At the session Of lS47, certain resolu-
lions of instruction 10 our Senators and
Representatives in Congress were passed.
Those resolutions read as follows:
8 l. That the peace, permanency and
welfare Of our National Union depend upon
a strict adherence to the letter and spirit of
the eighth section Ct the act Of Congress
Of the United States, entitled IAN act TO
authorize the people Of Tie Missouri Terri
tory TO form constitution ard State govern
r!ent, and for the admission OF such State
into the Union on an equal footing with the
original States, and TO prohibit slavery in
certain territories" approved March the
sixth, eighteen Hundred and twenty.
2. That our senator's in The Congress
Of the United States are hereby instructed
and cur representative requested, 10 vote
in accordance with the provisions and the
spirit of the said act, in all Questions which
may come before diem in relation 10 the or
ganization OF new Territories OF States. out
Of the territory now belonging TO the United
States, or which may hereafter be acquired
either by purchase, By treaty, or conquest
Il will lie seen, that while the Missoar
compromise gained part Of the territory
ceded by France, as slave territory, The in.
strutions Of lS47 provided that all the State.
formed "out Of territory nO1C belonging e
the United States, or which ncy h:rsatei
be acquired either by purchase, by trcety, o'
conquest" should le free.
Mr.. Jackson admitted voting for these
resolutions, at Brunswick, and denied i
here. 4 number Of intelligent gentlemen
over their own signature, in our last paper
state, distinctly, that he admitted the vote
there, and justified It, en- tlc ground q Com
promise. In this county, he denied it, fat
The resolutions We're passed, without cal
of taeRYeas and nays: Mr. jackson wa
spoekesor the House, and neither he no
his friend pretend that he raised his voic
in opposition. fIr. Jackson ) friends, b,
calling Wings freesoile,s, have got him in
very unpleasant predicamcnt, and We leav
them and their Siatcs,risht allies to cxtri
cate him.