The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-31

.Ssa-ss.es
otA~ t9rte>s - permitted to wsrk out the same n.
Hrment u ther oWn way and In THAR due tine
the time q he ADOPTION II the nstsasoo wsrs \.
slave holding States have been able under this great
hw OF self sovsrnmsnt to form jast conception Of
their own interests and duties to abolish slaverY
within their hmits not issvs the people Of the
new territories 10 do the samsf
has frsm time 70 time attempted TO sstabsh REQ. sphi
Forth which slavery should exist south
Of heh It might be tolerated ystin point savsry
An 40 Of Consisss It Il very common argument With
sboonst to point to the Northwest Territory and attr
who do this either ignorant Of true history Of that
rritoiy, o. purposely misrepressnt 1t
kinols being portion Of the northwestern territory,
vas Wilderness hlsd only with ssvsgss when the or
disarcs Of 1857 went into effect yet II ourisus fact
that the territory Of Illinois became slave holding terri
prohibition, and thus remained slave holding srrory
90 long the prohibition OF slavery uucsr the
that the day the prohibition i'm posed By O,usrss:
upon that people ceased 70 have eff st. they decided
for thsm.svss through their rsprsssntatvss that
Illinois should become free State. Illinois, therefore
was eonwrtsd from slave holding territory into free
State mot by virtue Of the orduance Of l7sT-not by vr
ersat fundamental principle Of self govsrnmsnt-butb By
the free action Of the people themselves vhsa left IN
uanmelsd TO 90 ~ they believed their Interests and tbs
free State in 1915 By virtue Of provon adopted IN her
combination Yet II must mot BE- said thai that oonsttu
ton was In aeeordanes With the principles q the o,d
slaves then in the country shoud remain slaves for %
the prohibition In the ordinance Of l7si
persons born Of slave parents altar certain day
should Be free ct certain age and AL persons born Of
IN lima NJ hfvth T1ha Hasta auk
stsptiay true In relation to the territory Of Indiana
Abolonis alAo In the habit Of referring TO the pro
their principles q sstion There too they have 70 vo
late and aly the truth Of history order to ,stAin
son were left without Any s:rsisos any
other protection from Cor gres DurAg that period they
5n:S M q shsi own ; r.,
principles Of free within their territory
By their own laws passed b. their own lsgalAture b.
OF sztssdsd IT, protection 70 the the people Of Oregon
passed prohibiting slavery within that Ter
vita. q In ss;os q the people themselves. AID not ia
ms s.~ss-et T. tras in regard to California Although
isse asd IL would become slavs STATE unisss
onsr~s is-rposd and prohibited slavery there yet the
Asrposs Congress did not prohibit slavery in California
the people OF that country permitted to form their
own eon,tsution In their own way and being left un
they established free nstuons and were received into
the Union free State. The predictions were
Mexico Al Of national democrats who opposed
TO the Wmot provso and In favor Of leaving the people
Q, ssos territories free 70 sx:.cis: hsir own jnas
nounced ct that time - slavery propaganoists,
and the people Of the United States we're told
that the inevitable conseq Of leaving the people
sesate for themselves upon the subjsct would be to
conve that vast extent Of free country into savhodng
great principle Of self government HIS been In operation
those territories and Of these abolition predo
ions have proved % be correct True the people there
nave right TO eablsh ths institution II tnsy SEQ pro
but they have equal right to establish free ns
tuons II they prefer them not the friends Of free
ssd By them to choose for Ana Il s.ysr
failed TO b inrodused into the territories Of Utah
and New Mexico great portion Of which lie south Of No
oonfedeatss represent that the application OF the same
principles Of government to THESE territories
they xish TO argue this QUESTION iairiy~if they
wish to leave the people judge correctly regard
the merits OF this b why do they not state lis provs
ions truly Ard say that II proposei nethor TO sgssts
slavery into the territories out Of them that the O,m
mittss propose to apply the doc ns Of nonintevsnon
Q their Judgments and their conscenses with
ont dictaon from any foreign whatsve 10 dsay
hi. privilege 70 Any psop: either to asny their caP.c
rights WHOM we believe TO be inAienabs under oar n
Iutions Every nterierenee every restriction BY
,hs pnk cples which tnstisaons Tnsy
not in the Congress Witch p.escibss thsr
i uete
spssk Tor them They vocs 10 the for nation
u the law. TO deprive them OF rights wnich they y
desire 70 exercise, and that too without ther OF
without consulting them, 10 10 subvsrt the principles
which psrvAde all Of institutions aud which consd
ue this boast Of this country distinguishing 1t from
Every other government on earth.
In odsr to rengthsn their Arrumsnt sxsnst the Bill
under CONFEDERATION the abolition conedsratss In thsiz
,xpchton have referred to ts bills organizing the tsrn
slavery principles Here aeso they totally nisrspfs
cent the action Of Congresa 10 rgnsng thoss terrific
Res There prohibition Of slavery in the Law
ganixpg ell Der OF them By referring 70 the sixth
lion Of the act to establish the territory of lows 1t will
20 seen hat the legiIaurs OF said to rtory" Au
borxed to exsrcile al rghtful OF sgsiston what
oever not excepting that Of sI.very The will b
| 'ound to be the case In the act to organise the
territory of Minnesota There was no wilmot pro
sho, no prohibition OF fAvery, In that act; but the
| people Of the territory we're allowed 70 express
theh own choice ard Judgment upoa this isston ~
sel - upon all Others Affecting their interests Nor
n be argued that the ordinance 1887 was foros
these territories BY virtue of tho prohbi ion dscsr
the laws Of wsconio territory to be in fsros IA the
territory cf Iowa. for So 1t abrogated BY another
cAute OF the same prohibition In whioa 1t sd that
me laws Of Fisconsin were declared in force In Iowa.
ubj.et however, TO be mocihsd altered repealed By
he rial legislature of Iowa; 80 that ths saass
y which the lsvt OF Wisconsin tsnrrsd to I,~a
TO DO construed ~ caryiDg with IL tbs ordinance Of
1877, the authority 10 dispense with the or aAncs
people Jaw proper, expressly conferred rnus The
doctrine vas established that territory By the bill
IS they saw proper. It may also DO raid that Iowa
md the larger portion Of naesoia being situated upon
ne western 0orcers OF the hsstssppi and within tbs
crrory csded By France slavery prob bitsd
y the Missouri compromiss II 1t thus prohibited
I'LL the power was given to the legislature OF essh OF
hose territories to the prohibition they pro-
per- for they were authorized To lsgsate upon all right
al suejscts o. legislation excepting taat Of interfering
nth the lanes tsxins the property the Uate
References has been made Alto, IN the couneston
~ these abolition oonederates TO the bdl Snch
ed BY TIE House OF Rspressb ttvss last year
Establishment Of the territory Of ", brAsks in vhca
sfaid Was proposed TO orssDxs that territory With A
pt slavery clause The bill conained provision
y said nothing upon the subject of slavery; but tbs
sth section, like the provisions Of the Iowa nd Mune
sota biils declared the legislative power OF the territory
20 ostend to all rghuu subjects Of lsgisls without
excepting slavery from among those subsnts that the
legislature might decide upon for themssIs,s. tn.
tstmeps therefore, Of this manifesto by ths abolition
opfecerAtes, In regard to each Of thsse erohs 10 NOT
| supported % the fact or the iaw II may DO Hsksi
hen, why the necessity Of chan spg the form tho bill
from that In which Il appeared last ye.rf viii stsse
| he necessity. .NM. se.N
Since the ests bshment Of the great prinsps B., the
ompromise measures Of 1880 which 10 be- Of usiysr
- appiics ION In al The px-d territories 1t Il