The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-12

work Of the same hands. and n, the
same lime. la both INSTRUMENTS and %
Is wcll known that the constitution coad
no, have been formed without that
clause.
Thu. the compromise clause in the
ordinance is father to the compromj.c
clause in the constitution and the Mis I
sour Compromise rcsul' from both /
and al three stand before me a. found. /
ed in the same circumstances induced /
by the same consideration. aud directed
by the same policy--that Of the peace,
harmony and perpcluity Of this Union,
In point Of moral obligation consider
them equal, and resulting from condi-
iions which render them Indispensable.
Two Of them have all the qualities of a
compromise those Of the ordinance of
the constitution. They are founded in
agreemcni--in consent-in compact
and are sacred and nviolablr n human
agreements can be. The third one
that of the Missouri anii-slavery line
was not made upon agreement.
MISSOURI COMPROMISE MrosEp ny
SOUTHERN vOTEs.
1t was imposed by volcs--by the
South upon the Northern resisted by
the North at the time, acquicsed in af-
terwards and by that acpuiescence be-
came binding covenant between both
parties and the more so on the South
because she imposed. repeat II was
an imposition, not compact The
South divided. and took choice and
now il will not do 10 claim the other
half on the ground of the original dis
( satisfaction of the other party. Broth
ers cannot divide an estate in that way
--one make the division and take choice,
and afterwards claim the other half
The South has her half. She gave it
away once--gave il 10 Spain; and the
North helped her TO get il back. even at
the expensa of wthoutsuspccting
that she was strengthening the South
TO enable il TO take the other half. But
this attempt does not come from the
South, aud finds resistance there.
THE RESULT or AN ATTEMPT TO RE
PEAL TnE COMPROMISE OF 1887.
This brings us TO the question of re.
peal or abrogation of these compromises
The one in the constitution cannot be
got rid of without an amendment 10 tha
instrument, and is therefore beyond th'
reach Of Congress The other two, be
ing in the form Of statutes, are subject,
of legislation, and legally repealable b,
Congress. Efforts were made to i'm
pair one, that of 1857, some fifty year
ago. An effort is now made TO repea
the other: and the history and fate o
the first attempt may be advaniageou
in the consideration Of the second. !
was in the year 1903, The then terri
tory of Indiana had been slave ierritor.
under the French government and con
iinued so under the American uni
1887. 1t extended TO the Mississipr
and had many slaves. Vincenues. Ca
hokia, Prarie de Rochcr, kaskaski'
were all slaveholding towns. The il
habitants were attached TO that proper
ty, and wished to retain il, at least len
porarily ; and also 10 invite a slavehold
ing emigration, until an increase Of poy
I, ulaiion should form an adequate suppl
Of free labor; and they peiiiioned Cor
gress accordingly. The petition cam
p from a convention Of the people, presi,
. ed over by Governor Harrison, and OF
ly asked for the suspension of the ant
slavery part Of the ordinance for te
years, and limited in it. application
r their own territory. The petition VI
referred TO select committee Of II
House Mr.. Randolph was chairma
= and received iis answer in a report,
: these words;
That the rapid population Of II
: State Of Ohio sufficiently cyiuces, in Il
II opinion Of your committee that the !
, Dor of slaves Is not necessary to suppo
II the growth and settlement Of colonics
n that region. That thi. labor. demo
d sirably the dearest Of any. can only
= employed 10 advantage in the ruliiv
!. tion Of products more valuable than AZ
!, known IN that quarter Of the Unif,
u States; that the committee deem
ID highly dangerous and inexpcdicnl 10 il
8 pair a provision wisely calculated
N promote The happine,. aud prosperi
ie oi the northwestern country, and % 81
t. strength and ,rcurity 10 that ,Ntcpsi
j.. frontier. In lhc saluiary Operations
this saga 'iors and benevolent resirait
" IT Is believed that The inhabiiaui. Of !
- diana will. at ma di-tnni day, lind Al
~ pie remuneration for a temporary p
e. walton of labor aud emigration.
be This VAS the answer of The sel'
Ia committee and IL became the answ
a. Of the Ilouse--of lhi. House iasi II
tn year. ago when lhe South Nas abo
:" as ally represented here A. 1t ever !
al been since.and when iis relative sireng
Us was greater than il has ever been sin
nc The answer is perempiory reiusal
'e yieid 10 he petition Of he people Of
ar diana, even for a ten year, local -
IL pension of tLis aniiplayery clap,
ed Highly dangerou. and iieA Apedieni
- impair that provision" le,, to impa
a. that is Tie word and !, 10 a refusal
~ weaken OF lessen, IN ihe smallesi ,
'c- gree, an aa ahich the committee ca
benevolent aud sagacious act" u