The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-03-01

for her white Or her black population, ]
she had ! right, by q provision o. lAH'
10 select the company. color, and de-
srriptinn that should be allowed 70
come within her borders; and there
fore, il xas an attempt 10 Impose
new condition upon the State. IN de- 1
fance &c the solemn eampact. whose
holiness has been SO mach pressed up .
on Us.
Then, on the sther hand. suppose
these people were citizens Of the UNI
ted States, did not every body know
that If they we're citizens Of the Cni-
ted States. and had rights under the
Consultation sf the United States,
which were withheld under this pro-
hibition 81 the Missouri constitution,
lit Vas null and absolutely void: IL
was. therefore, a needless attempt TO
lasten a new difficulty ON this State.
and to exclude her iron TIE Union for
doing what believe Illinois. Indiana,
and | do not know but other free States
Of the Union, have felt themselves com.
PEELED to do. in order to preserve the
bodies polite. which their public au-
7 thoriiies represent. from an insuiiera-
bic nuisance.
Mr.. looms. Massachusetts, had
such law ON her statute,boek then.
. Mr.. BADGER. Nv friend suggests
that Massachusetts, had law on her
, statute-book at that very time, prohi-
] biting their comingin. do not know
how that is but. then, | suppose IL is
very different thing between allowing
. the free negroes to come into Massa-
] chusetts, and turning them over into
f. Missouri that is, surprising il to be
: so. Then how was the State got in al
J. last. By a marvellous continuance.
; to which must refer. | really think
/ il is one Of the most remarkable pieces
: Of humbuggery that ever was palmed
I of ON any Legislative body. composed
D of people who had attained the aye Of
I. maturity do not say those who had
/; come to the age of twenty-one, but
i those who had passed fourteen, il any
: such ever acted as legislators. Here
is a joint resolution providing fol
, the admission of Missouri into th,
E Union on certain condition" VIVA
was it!
0 Resoired. DC. That the State Of Missouri
h shall be admitted into this Union on an equu
footing with the original States. III all respect
whatever, upon the fundamental condition tina
: the fourth clause Of the twenty sixth section
the third article of the constitution, submitted OF
e the part of said State iocongress, shall never b
v construed TO authorize the passage OF any Law
4 and that no law shall be passed in conlormIi,
4 thereto. by which any citizen of either of th
! States in this Union, shall he excluded from an.
!. of the privileges and immunities 10 which sucl
' citizen il entitled under the Constitution Of ih
: United States"
q In other words, Missouri was admit
e ted upon the fundamental condition
u that the State should agree that he
:. constitution was not paramount to th,
! Constitution of the United States
y That is the whole Of it. Then mark
> the next provision Of this resolution:
e "Propid,d. That the Legislature Of the sail
i State, Ivy solemn public act, shall derlare th
a assent Of the said State TO the said Fundamental
d condition, and shall transmit 10 the President q
the United States, on or before the fourth Mon
q day in November next, an authentic copy Of III,
. said act" &c.
!, have pointed out the folly. the alb
+ solute nonsensc--but ] suppose it wa
Z. the best that could be done-of requir
= Ing as a prerequisite that the Stat,
Il should declare that the Constitution o
i the United States was and should b.
!, actually paramount to the constitution
:, of Missouri, and that then this decla
/ ration Of what the constitution of Mis-
i souri, should be. should be asccrtained
!. how Not by solemn public act 4
= convention, representing, in full sove
!. reignty, the people of Missouri, bu
IF bv solemn act Of the Legislature ,
i Missouri under the constitution, r,
J. pealing, if necessary, this provision ,
e the con >titution.
!, Mr.. EvERETT. Did not MIR. Cla
= draw up that provision ;
" Mr.. BADGER. | do not know.
: think recollect hearing Mr.. Clay ono
If on this flour say, in substance, that /,
- laughed in his sleeve at the idea til;
i people were 50 easily satisfied.
e Mr.. Butler. | heard him say it.
81 Mr.. BADGER. Now, Mr.. President,
, propose to come to the inquiry VIII,
re- Their the principle OF the legislation !
III 1820has not been in fact departed lr"n
:. overturned, and repudiated. First, 81
II | call your attention. to an amendmel
IL moved in the Senate to the bill
Il establish the territorial government ,
a. Oregon. By reference to the Journ
- of August 10th, 1913, it will be seen
,at "On motion by Mr. Douglas to amend I
bill, section fourteen, line Que, by inserting aft
y" the word enacted
Ell .That the liue Of 800 3V Of north latiut