The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-14

der protest, for the sake OF harmony and cancellation a.
scented 10 this conduoe and Precedent Monroe Ausast
~. ioSi issued ms proclamation declaring Missouri
part OF the federal Union.
We have answered the questions we pot relative -
The resifeonisis OF 1920 They did not hold themselves
bound by the OF 1920 Having obtained tbe Is,,;,
rial SO 80 line BY that act they renewed The sru1y H.
Stale resincnon We have proved this beyond ous.
lion. As an illustration; we
New York aRd Vermont after the Missouri ae, ~ oo
had passed still instructed their senator's and
Their representatives to vote against the admiration ~
Missouri wilhou, this unconstitutional restriction
And Yet now, IN 1884, this class of reslrclioas
raise the cry that the compact OF 1890 sacred ,h
TO violate il would amount 10 national disbonor Aa
now the 1870 faction ray-cry OF !. No more slave
Stale restriction 10 revived; the old principle that Prss
dent Monroe would assuredIy have vetoed in 1919 II
s2o and in ls2l is reasseed This is the question thar
has once more 10 be passed upon,
Americans lovers OF your country! revereIs of lbs
wisdom and principles OF the great patriots OF The Tepnh
lie all who believe that generous impulses for liberty
should be controlled by The great and veneaed unds
mental compact OF aw--lhe federal consluliop--bs,
binds this glorious coniederscy Of States in the bonds ~
union and OF country look al the consequences Of YOUR
decision Look al The opinions pronounced agansi iha
coasunonalty OF such perpetual prohibition expressed
in 1920.
President Jefferson declared that to regulate ha ,o.d
tons OF men composing State certainly The erclu
sve right OF every State, which nothing in the cons,itu
ton has taken from them and given to the general gov
erDment
President Madison declared not only against this S,a,s
restriction. but that territorial slavery restriction was no,
within the powers Of the general government
President Monroe declared his determination to veto
the principle of State restriction, and that The territorial
restriction was repugnan 10 the principles OF the const
tuition.
President Adams declared it was not within the now.
ers OF Congress TO impose the proposed slavery pohibi
ton on a sovereign State. i'. E-
President Jackson declared that Missouri would neys,
humble herself to submit to such prohibition, and de.
nouBced ii.
President Harrison declared that the northwestern
States notwithstanding the 1854 ordinance had the right
to establish slavery prohibit it, they pleased and
that the State restriction proposed for Missouri was un
constitutional W
Such facts these should induce every rood citizen
before he lends himself the factions cry of no more
slave States" to re-examine his ground We commenced
this article with quotation from letter Of President
Harrison, who would live in slave State: we
shall close 1t with another quotation. 10 letter adj
dressed 10 President Madison dated June TO- 1929 rea
tive 10 the Missouri restriction, he said Besdes The
constitutional objection, am persuaded that the obvious
tendency OF such interference the part Of the States
which have no slaves with the property of their fellow
citizens of The Others produce State OF dscord and
jealousy that will, in the end prove fatal to the Union"