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coAA ECflNG THE nEcoab.1i
Undst ais head, lie Ea.io..l Ia.sIlirsnek4 q
Iassdss week has = powerful article ia 1spls 70
pr. sFfrHrzs q GeoEzis- Ia hisseesrh 81 he
III FebseaEy, leutlishsi ia he iIalsIieen;sr,,
az. p Aas he iolieEing rarssrafk
+ 5Es re EhS stood ~ The rnpf1ihise ~ fls50,
e11 i1asad 2 siand ~ iinov and carry ( oifl in
g9oa isssh are act - te e0rsd ~ saE eisrzqs st
y o ~ od enemies; nor are re % shaken il
zoeI ptrfute By any mistaken s1reals u behaif 81
re sei.>siiy oi con p1rts epnfEg 1sbn s@sifce
stsnas Fsser-shic Is fhAt q tae HafeEs: lnlelii-
consider he ilns q g 80 sInssts Is tndirk Is he
Cgastiiu-ic7s NE bare sngg eslicn. 1sr . eer1r-
tgfe from which should areuse The ffirnta ~ Tie
Ionsiiialion eEery where 1fso. Wy diiiass hat
Paper RISE he aisFn 10 1896, rlts hE. sAssnls-
10 this House, eackedby lly-twe Ncsih=fa votes,
nsee scmething more ihzn .sEggessioas 70
depart from It r
The editors show thai his charge urs,a tlsn
hadno fehndaiion 10 resi- upon- Taey say
= The time mentioned, Il Tiil BE- perceived. Is
1886. and The occasion The admission II Arkansas
as Slzle Of the Union. dr. Stephens ASKS ssWhy
The Intfliiscneer did not speak cat, when Mr..
adams moved TO amend the CONSTIPATION d Ar
kansas b her admission ihIo the JBion ! Oar
answer i very simple and very ebne!usivs--fie
srieasie= 81 frsirseiios II Sssrsry trs ~ - t6ai
octasi0a asade qass.i0A b. Mr. Ai$aas HoF was
there atlAat time zEy violent seci5p2l agitation,
such e existed IN 1850, There was, - be
snre, spns excitement encouraged IN pelbieal
ab0iiiolist7 an celD.ensuced By some cher per
sons zssthe Noita, EIoxiBx cat q a snppossA in
ffinsemeni IL ghe right o. petition ia Esgasd d
-siaFery Ia the District ef Columbia I0,fais state
Of things, from hieh thsFe as Hb -eassn ID Ip-
prehsnE any immediate danger 10 itsl COP atty, ne
seldom Il ever, referred n orr eeiHtaaS, rHless
ineidtntMly. and then. we heiisge We ihgaFiaSly
spoke 10 terms q esDsuFe OF The iasli9as a81 IN
patriotic spirit which il Indicated.
The iH;siHgencer thea goes on to give History
or The proceedings 10 tie House u2sn The fAichi-
gan and Arkansas bills. The susjjr was iup- in
comm .tse Of the whole. Oh he On 4fJanss 1886.
and the sitting was prorsced shrapgl aeuighi;
MF. WISE tAsn Of lie opposition, e5ieg all he
could 70 sisve of action.
II was during Ills long sitting EsaIsihe sdil6r !
+ altar dwight ID be merning q FriSf.. sh4E Mr..
Adams 6rsl offered the amendment e 1gng n slave
nv whitais referred to II lie speech o sd 1hens
This aniendmenl was ~ eief ia eommii dee efe be-
ing only i.tslrs vs,esin ilsfayur aRf insssquenf-
ly. on The I3sh u June, when he Big aas gli mp
on lhird reading ia The House, Nj Aians a.
gain offered +he amendment. efhes@ Taa thpa,
however ~ rete sates Hp5a Il ner ~ 64ts fcr
Immediately aiser he anrntmeul waa aaeanied,
call iwas rgaia f,r sae p,sviol. s3siol, (which
WIS stcan8et. (seEs IL. nays e. II aaiL which,
unterR the rules u thar day, cur re ali rrnding
amen fecsts. The % ga.e was thus :oropehi % a
direct voc apan The test question Of lh thif rrat-
ing ofBhe iii which was oT.sered tyi, vote or l37
yeas u 80 nays andtae bin Easitimss iatsiF amer
wardsBpsss-t yeas IT'S mars 60. tTte MiEbigaa
bill Was pissed The same day and. e1 be test
qRes;fa 81 ordering nat bin % is t;lfd fleading
The Fots was, yeas 1853 nays - p
The Constitution Of Arkansas halja clause De-
.elarinE hiatt he General ASSEMBLY aali have no
powefto pass laws for the emancipation 81 slaves
vithobi the coasen; Of TIE oEners vas e his
clause that Mr.. Adam. and others OH seisd-snd il
was ID reference 10 This that he moveF Rig amend.
ment that" nothing in this act con,Ahed stall be
construed as an assen, By Congress y ~ Grii5lls
sss I'D c,.tiati5a eftAe Sid sac raaiis 70 s'a-
| '4ey iaad to ~ tr4seigaiioa o. s'areE"
| THIS amendment, il mast be oey iols II every
one wAo viii calmly examine The qiles.iqn, was
no, designed to ETcLvpE slavery f5omi The new
Staie.l
On HE contrary, Mr. Adams, in BE. speech pab-
lisAedI soma asys afterwards eSprssslt diselaimed
any ialen,ion Of interfering with the Substitution
OF Arkansas His amendment only referred 10 the
opinida-of Congress. -, i
Bur the fact that ths anenamsHi was yoied
dcwn+39 to 9s-fifse 20 one shows iSataefe was
no oppar;aniiy for The Iulelligeneer tsate sFoand
agaiakt a tefInes proposition. II
And the further fact, thai9he Miehisas LII (con-
s.ilaiipg FREE s;ats) was met. byibapasition al
most as streag as that made to he Atsnsas bill,
tlrev1tes sds1zss rnlrss sssfEaesy.s.if Stephen.
Thk Globe Of tbs, period sid = The repug-
nance otths Opposition TO the admi.ki.n Of these
I new States arises FROM knowledge thst /; veak
ems heir strength in he next Pfsssirn,iai cleo
lion. ana heir dwinding phalan1 ih;tss Senate. ?
10 Parssrah Of laisr date, the Gsqhe said -
This was the motive which ipdacsi Ihe joint e.
fort Of the A5oiiionis,s and The NAH.k4r, pdve
two Of their most nnquestidnable risht
Even Mr.. Stephens viii hardly asFee tkaithe
Nullfiers wanted slaaery rssttct:oa because they
70 ed with AR. Adams agains, The f5mission Of
Arkansas
We hins neither Mr Stephens 1ar The ssnii.
mel, yin again undertake TO dispute t point q pO-
litieai history with the NaianLIIntsligen