The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-04
From the Indiana ieB,inei
TIRE ABOLITION PLATFORM OF No MORE SLAVE
STATES, AND HENRY CLAY


The abolition papers are quoting extracts from Henry
Cays speeches in which he declared that he would
vote extend slavery for the purpose of usying their
resistance to the admission OF any slave States Since
by reference 70 history enabled to ascertain Mr.
Cay views upon the subject and upon the absolute rights
Of the people composing State we may as well do it, In
mis- speech of 1850 he refers TO the result of the Missouri
Compromise line follows, We copy from tha Res.5
Statesman, with the connection;
What done sir by the Missouri line Slavery was
positively lnleraicte north Of shat line The auestion of
ae admission or exclusion Of slavery south of that line
vas not settled There was no provision that slavery
should be admitted south % that line In point of fact il
existed there IN all the territory south of BE- deg 30 min
embraced in Arkansas and Louisiana, slavery then
hng II not necessary it is true to insert clause adj
hitting slavery that time But if there is power to
lneFdict there is power TO admit
He goes compare the line OF SO deg. 80 min.-by
which was then proposed settle the territorial gues-
aonHith the plan proposed OF nonacton as TO slavery
north and south of the line He comes to this conclusion
you adopt the Missouri line and thus nerdic slave
north Of that ne ypp Do llgahie upoa tbs subject OF
Tery apd you legisate for its restriction without
responding equivalent Of legislation south OF that e for
10 admission for insist If there be legislation nterdict
g slavery north OF the line then the principles OF equa-
would require that there should be legislation admitting
slavery south Of the line. have said that could
oe for it myself and repeat that can and never
hh vote ana no earthly power cau ever make vote 10
Such was the language aud position Of Mr. Clay in adj
yocang the just and equal principle Of non-interventon
This the principle that Is in Utah and New Mexico Kan
'S and Nebraska. 1t Ne Missouri line h roald got
sastgfiI
~ aao'ae. OCCASION in $780, Mr. clay tbus spoke Of the
pnaGple OF restriction on State Il viii exactly apply
ne prevalent dsunion platform Of the whis9 uaunists
Aaa hes-soilers Of no more slave States
Sal, pas i not been the doctrine Of all parties that when
a7e about 10 ne admitted into the Union that State has
wy sh 70 decide Tor herself whether she will will not
nave within Der limits slavery
81 tne great principle upon which WAS the contest upon
oaue occasion Of the introduction OF the Missouri
m W. Cu,e N 'he tnlon was whether it was competent
Was rot competent for Congress 20 impose any rastrc-
M NHCh should exist after she became member Of the
r g" 3 VINO were in favor Of the admission Of Mis-
unghued ttal pg the constitution, such resrc-
Y 2ld be Imposed We contepAed that whenever she
~ NV a'Htea INTO the Union she had all the rights
& privileges o. any pre-eXisng State Of the Union ani
These rights and privileges one was 10 de-ide Tor
h. ~ Nne'her slavery shonid or should exist within
n piis that she had much right to decide upon the
or abolition o. slavery as New York had and
an M $1,000 among her peers equal and invested with
49, PS'Hegts that any one Of The thirteen States and
vs su0seqnently admitted, had n right to enjoy
"s cnminality to addueg the name of Henry Clay to
lsuon NE aoominable abolition platform Of the Seward
Shame oa TIE libel Out uPop the libellers
me New York Tribune though exceedingly diseased a,
% result Of the elections In ohio and Indiana does not
IKE the Pennsylvania and California returns quite 50 well
III says:
h 10 california the wings are shamefuy beaten though
ersares were for the FIRST time split into two par
,. uG haugh the whg vote in California last year
psg4 stronger than in any other Of these States In
mn! i'ana they have rirmphel but in an imperfect
mao..ss1cof{ way carrying their governor by great
.! oatiosng their canal commissioner and judge by
~ and falling to carry some half dozen members
"A'SoAb AEErrNe-lhe next meeting Of the General
Vea Association win take place Al the A5tor Honse ID
Y" orN on Tuesday, Toe l4th instant at TO- o. M tn,
~, meeting held vas at Springfield Massachusetts on h,