Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-14

of tl, country Tint churrrtcr as been - often
aud -o rrnrl, shown, during the dchnte Oh hi, bin.
thu, IL would he :r!!y III me, ljm!t" Il, Gn ~ :: brief
hpGr To do more t!lnm ga;,"e Il: il.
What >iIa select IL say about IT, Ever body
knows that il wts but lr, nf Congress- rcpj.nali
iii lis very na;;ir,. The rr"n that inrimhrrs Of Com.
:s>, wr ,"mc established the inc "i 70 81. for
,,h..ryc .hn; moi even Missouri had voice, in i'll
have ris fr max VRcOHSjiWijoni. .srr,} rulrpar:S
- novelty wc !hcr" Is little danger will -n,,vlnit
the old .fnshiun,h d"r'Inc that merely law :
u,uhrr<: bound "a vote "n "ac! nrnrusi,.om NJ our
Dictate aud with "" .!inlow uf AUTHORITY
to barter vote. with each u:!ci 10 make tr,u,ics
fr our r.,prr,y" sections. Til" States have done
that for themselves. IN - instrument ca!i, the Com
s;iiuiion " hrl offer ~ III" law for bon North and
South in N,rskg AMI Kansas.
Al yo.r know thar III" Ilw l., which Missouri came
iutn ,bc rinu ~ Il sla,rhniim. STAT" wrs un; the
same with I'm. which drew the line 81, 81 80 md
dared declare, an institution %! halt Tie States pu-
;cui lrrr,.y which >hUui! hem liz p".srSsnrs within
lines nid Init. 1t wGs Not even passed the
vrnr TIN. k,,"i"!g II .'lHn!!v general that Ml,-"U
ri 1.-THE ril,, -! "iu-- people We're specially nsslI!"
in the cunlrovcrs! Il !l conceded OH her admission
nothing which IN "my way H!!cce NCbfnSka "r Kan
sns True, she made :" Weld H. th" con':i!Iul t"
tia; assion l'h !nr slaves legislative limitation
upon plv.gc H. I" :rcr nrGra = which - no" ui-
hrsilntin,lv c,. IT t 5y lnd.rYu gnl Illinois. il IN"
other fire." Srtr. iliI was al. Bcsl"s all these
Iucts ,hcY,. nrr many whl" make Il - siru.c
that the Soul: s!Uuri bc nvU!ir, lnrgar'i i6- i; ls
n line of cu!niici and nbligat:nu il j. that Anrr
can statesmen -houlh refuse 10 govern territories by
the Constitution. ani permit the people t" lrourumc"
their OWE republican institutions III their Sta;r con-
stirutions.
The Journals. with their stubborn array uf names
and numbers testify that the 36 81 restriction, VIA,
after ,hos VARYING tides ani shifting results which
we all know characterize irgis!aiiv" E,rI@-ic in
these Hail. forced upon an unwilling South.
Thry tell, toe" til" Northern v"t", th. Very next
vrnr Viz n ISL ugniist III" admission ~! Missouri,
as also the vote, of the section i'll lr.iG, the
admission Of Arkansas. The history "f the uuncya-
ton oi Tryr> l. pr'gian. with Instruction a. {" The
estimation IN which many Of those who would now
trcs, 81 30 in sur; Cf Legislative" camGnca!s, then
held il. hen come down tu the date onr aC,;ui-
sitiuiis from McNic"-scHr"r hands breath ri time
hrhir.d u,--!o We find our Northern friends h"ir.:
imIlIuwr Ia this n6w CnlIsccrHtrd line! The south. III
-I,f:; uf concord and conCillGtin offered ~ run II!
through th"-r acquisitions. But it WIS rrruln:cd
hv the North. have strangely misr"nd, il there
wrr" any then, ''iO de- II reverence, among those
who are lIow it, wor,hippcrs. Many truc mcm from
ihc North, al that time, desired IL adoption, az set
t!,nlrn: ".n vcArd a"d dangerous question. But lis
prcsru; friends gave II eager, Gn! earnest and sue
rrssiul opposition.
Then came the adjustment Of 30. ou; Of which the
south got nothing that can perceive, save the "r-
.aiiiHaion of Utah amd New Mexico without the ap-
l.caiiom 10 them Of the Missouri rc>'rirIi"n -ty
the South got nothing else. Would II 'c cone, sion
/" Won, Mr. Chairman. ii Il man who hnd for yru:s
uwri r"a debt, under Il solemn covenant, which
had not been enforced should give bond ~ note for
it, payment, which m.l, facilitate liz collection! No
rIur, il tlr tC.!:iyr slave law Il concession (" the
South. WHAT Ill" Yielded :o:hrar 10 dwell upon,
Tor il is sIrci moi my purpose 10 reopen any wound.
In tir cuu!>" ut thHt lu"nI0rih" contest ri -" The
South agam u!lcrcri the Missouri line, and again was
i. rcicct, by :hc Morrill,
hI,,iy HfcrT L. there events, for my time VIII not
allow Ic:aii. Beside the historical cXpos:tni!- al-
ready madc--liuuM. which | EGv mention thosr "'
NY cnlltu.ur in the other end "i the Cal'l'" Mr..
llUSrEEl aud III" gentleman from Georgia Mr. SrL'
ruLHs) III ih- House ni'nTS; cHraist ;IlH branch :"
the subject. Ny utmost hopes "n ;> point WI! L'
rcalzcA il can induce tllu.c who doubt. - search
the records and &C.. wh": ''iiac ihc-. thing be
true" Dn. ;lim.. ru winch rGuwut inrlcar I" ~
mark, and 'lrs OH. ;:-i -l.all ulwnys Sl'"'i "'
tie times and III. nrn That hav" G"n" before IL W:'h
m he'd like uy..i Il. Bar d" I:u In Hun.- ut ~ iGr-
u.il striking ,Vrui,,, ri The way ~ wlrI .:r' =" ~
rlc.ncns rau ,wuy uId wheel even grra1 mau
rom great principles Whatever May hc ;haU-h;
uhou, the accuracy and fidelity =! "mr r,nrrsr";H'!
of :!!r people, i.IIk hri Ito p.r!i ,i.;l-' In;I!
pruvcrnl il may sa!ry hr ,g.i, tina; ".'oy in the
country dreams, w!.ri McHI',I, ri C"mEr
does speak. All ~" ''~ris are rcrr *' med here
bu;, i! hrr" .nan II. ;!!is tai" MI" E"l,N lMEi We
have the rlii iit'. >,,. i."H-h 81. t!iil "'I I.t
-ui,ir; 81. avery ~ ~. i..u .' IN !r' .- b' II
~. "ri ug y .lr'-.y .mo! ~r, ''~Iri'' III
;niH Ecr !H:>t- H"rr"w rnG.'i."idrary
..9.t.IT tirtlitll-tftilJi~ ii' H. Ia
;ru! irr and forbid J.. ii r,ad tgr following ,ruyi-
sion at tie, bill ,,u',,.,I IN ISL? .i.:,r,i ~ hl Ia
.uiurl, II, I.n,,. 81 ;4.. TERRITORY f Missouri IA
ifIn j.u.t:fut.nu naI !Ni2r gpyrgaH"iG,. mi fug
The a,l,t.>. I'll such .>.;n'o hr ".i on ~. ,.'.ua
ipo:i: :; w!i.i III" "s:..r!.i >:u:"s.
t:." ''. '". III. '' ,, ,. -, ;. ,
- ,I ,,,.. Iii h, ,:,,,,. ..r,,i,.,.4 I. mad
Ii.r ~:,,if,i, o .,s! ! orf, wi,Gu T.. -. STAR, a.r
a.. .,i,..-i.n rl.r, ., 'r rr". -mrl D." fr.,.. hu'
rry hr n"' 10 -r'!"'. ''' '' -" "i i'''i!''' !'f-
Ti,r hill rnr:al,ju,- that provision va, or,irr. o
i .i in tlli. Hnn-r hv vote ui ;r";v--.y.
10 ffv.-i>, and r,>-,,l wr,it division. Nn. t'"
the word Iyrsr. IL he RESTRICTION ar" COM
.i,l,q.ir":
,.1, .,,., rr,. j., ~ .l ,cr,i.,,-,. r,,j
-! ~ trj. T., ,l, l,,.i -,r:r- urir ,hr i..'. Low
in,in. wi,i b. north D. ~ mori r:i'~' il"ll
r v iii N 'l, limits ~ o.. 20 w .ir! ..
slyory and .nvulmtry -rr.;"ic ";!;-i-' t:t"n IN IT,
",''H' 81 crni! W. i,i ,' pair .''.' l'i' ' "
'!n'y r"H'ir''''' '""'i "'' "'' : ' - .''''
Yet il is To- :hat a! ~ ihnt Congress, =" man.
members % which crmp:r"ly cni ;tr 'oI-;!'ri!n;'"
cable that "" Hr referee! i!'' "niy Iii. "ritir !'N
s"-, but r,"rnai c"iii"r,,. l. ' "'' s''"'! i''r' "
other an" less rF'h- "'''''7 '"' '''>'"" !" "' wv
tie, and "hii..airns.
There were ncm, hn""v"r, -: lint DAY. M; am; ~
Congress buf "i.: "' anon the most dS:'E@nisl'
Of unr patriots "mI sa-r'-wi'se "Eni"ns ""l i'c'
ns- we'll wurrau; ih" 'r:'m 9" '' III speaking n d'
"i the legislation .! -" MI rrm.mhr: t!'Ht i" tn
miner "I lb' 'i''".'''.. -
WIS fire bell in thr mi-iri. On" {" my ron"N"u"-
IMr FIrL1NEKl has already quoted 10 ynu the rr'
solves of tn" General Assembly Of Nir;"i" and ti''
opinions Of the three great statesmen wh"n iii -uc.
c"ss"ii. She CAV" !" ih', ifIN''''! ~ ' !''' nt
whose services reach back to th" hrv"!"'l,n. nc
has told Won. Mr.. tha:rinGn how jefferson declared
that ;ii. Missouri question, by @""Graph'ca! ilne
Of division, wa, the most p"rirn"us onc HAT he had
ever CONTEMPLATED How Mo1r"" sad That 'io
proposed restriction nS t" Territories which are i" hC
admitted INFO the Union, II NJ" IN d'trc; violation I"
the Constitution. j. gep"-n"ni tn It's rrn"p!". ilo"
Maii>"a admitted that he 'ru~t own h" Ind "n
ways leaned t" til" belief ihG' thc restriction w"s NJ"
within the true sc"l." "I The Constitution ~ i'
PLEASANT, and Barbour, wh" then represented NirI
mia in The Senate, one ri their successors Mr. HIS
rLRI h:., vnllcud tlr record, nmd shown their cuus"
AMI their votes ".as' The RESTRICTION:
Vet another ut my colleagues Mr.. SMITH hC'
poncL Won To tie fact that eighteen oui "t III" iwc"
iy-ircc Representatives, which in ls2o virginia hno
ON iits floor voted against this ''c-ht Ecc;lnn, NJ
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