The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-15
senator Unson,

z Hon. w. FL. UpsoN, the Senator from this
District, has made able speech against the Ne
braska scheme. The following sketch is all we
have seen of it.
Preamble and resolutions offered by Mr.. Upson
on the Nebraska bill, were taken up, on the mo-
tion of that gentleman. He said that the amend
ments proposed by the committee in Congress
had induced him to propose substitute for the
resolution follows:
Be it resozred by The General assembly Of the
State of Ohio: Taat the people of Ohio, in the
judgment of this General Assembly, look upon sla-
very evil, and unfavorable to the develop
ment of the spirit and practical benefits of free in
stitutons and that entertaining these sentiments
they do at all times feel it to be their duty to use
al! power clearly given by the terms of the nation
al compact to prevent the increase. mitigate and
finally to eradicate the evil.
Resolced, That While the people of Ohio desire
no Interference by Congress with the legislation of
any State on the subject of slavery, they are un-
reconcllaby opposed to its existence outside of the
State mits and especially to its extension into the
territories of the u nted States.
= Resolucd, That our Senators in Congress be in
structed and Representatives requested to vote
against, and by all proper means oppose, every
proposition for the repea of the prohibition of sl
very in the territory of Louisiana, acquired from
France. rorth of 36 deg. 80 min. north latitude,
contained in the Missouri act of 1920 and to vote
against. and oppose every bill for organizing gov
ernment for said territory. or any portion thereof
containing any provision in any way impairing or
affecting said prohibition. @
Resolred, That the Governor be requested to
| transmit cory of the foregoing resolutions to each
of our Senators and Representatives in Congress,
1t was now proposed by this scheme TO carry
/ the desolating curse of slavery into territory
twelve times as large as Ohio. When it was pro-
posed to admit Missouri as slave State, nearly
every Senator and Representative from the North
bitterly opposed it. A cry was raised that the
Upion in danger, and Missouri was admitted
under soemn compact which stipulated that oil
the other territory derived from France should for
ever be free. (Mr. Upson read from Niles Reg
iser to show that the act of 1920 was held at the
| time it passed TO be sacred compact not to be
lightly set aside) He continued, that the whole
Cabinet, three of whom were southerners, and
one of Them john c.. Calhoun, unanimously
|
who had introduced this Nebraska bill in Congress
were unable to make argument that could
stand for moment-it not true that Nebras-
ka occupied position similar to that occupied in
1850 by New Mexico und Utah. The latter had
been ceded by foreign country and it might be
pausbly contended that the foreign law prohibit
ing slavery ceased by the passage of the territory
under the dominion of the United States.
| But in Nebraska, slavery was prohibited by n
law of our own Congress, passed as solemn com
pact, many years ago. Instead of this Missouri
Compromise being repealed by the Compromise oil
1850, it has been recognized and confirmed by it.
By proviso offered by Mr.. Mason, to the Texas
boundaries BILL slavery prohibited north of the
Missouri line, in the territory ceded by Texas,
and there was large territory still unorganized
10 which that Mason proyso was 10 full force.
With regard to the constitu,ionality Of the