The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-31

ISL In 1908 " acquired By ssssioa hon Yraes -
territory known q Louisia.s and Which territory em
fore Congress- and In relation to whieh " have net his
evening All that tsrrtory lay west q the Mississippi
nine degrees Of latitude forms hs boundary ns and tie
average fhs Art stsp tAst vas tahsa in regard
o ~: the sSsSsls os q u .ss
the most rhiekly settled portion. No attempt was
parcel Of Their eiai system. Isusans Va. admitted :.
Lcui.aDa stsss, Congress- ~ virtue Of the power
ons upon this State Of Iouissns, in reference to this
very subject Of slavery It is shown that Congress has
Union except i done upon os 81 condition. Su. also
to impose such upon every Statsprovidsd DO reason
abls and props-they have the right mposs such
State Of Missouri tuted part Of that territory
the part that layErsassst tn the south line above
In 1918 this Territory Of Mississippi applied for admission
State. This the first attempt: The application
sde in the House OF Representatives The applca
ton made to admit her without references to slavery
which would have left free have admitted slavery
into the Sat she had been admitted 10 tbs form in
the necessity before portion should be admitted
to begin the woi Of prohibiting slavery and TO check II
stevery step 1t WAS introduced IL to tbs House Of Rep
resentatives ard passed by large and Overwhelming
majority The conditoo that slavery should be prohibit
ed in 1918 r,ly successful far as II vent 1t
was not taken up In the Senate and the blu Was mot
taker In that year. 1t not until 1920 however,
that the bill vas finally passed That epoch developed
country This application for tho admission OF Missouri
~ State ended in her being received without the pro.
hibion Of slavery but the condition that slavery
should be forever prohibited In other part Of the
territory which bad been acquired BY session from
rance The struggle lasted more han years Ger
tia territory lsly and exclusively and not to any
ther; and when We come to consider the nature Of
hS :. refer. 70 thor sss
and no other II hiss been said that Congress has
right impose any conditions Of this sort For tho
init State and to organize Territory The powers Of
Congress this subject found In the words-'Ocn
has to dispose Of and make all needul rules
States" Ia respect to the objections that have bssn
made. grant even thai Congress had right to impose
any such oondu still 1t stands act OF common
OF the reople Of the country and their
representatives., that slavery should be forever pro-
bititsd except, for tbs commission Of crime, from
territory which had been acquired by oession from
France ask whether Congress had not . right to do
hi5' Missouri admitted without any condition. She
had right to have slaves there but In regard to ths
other portions OF the territory here simple enact
mspt the result Of long deliberations which stands upon
ttstute book and disconnect II entirely from the
admission Of Missouri 1t stands there law By itself.
1t ia not necessary TO inquire what the motive in
passing that lav-it Is sufficient to say that that
enactment stands there the law Of the land,
But in either vsw this very proposition from the
South itself II Was not the measure Of the North.
They said I'VE will rot admit Missouri except with slave
r." How was that to Be got over BY Southern mem
1t has been said that the Missouri ignatsd
At the North. voice in the crowd" Who proposed
itf' 1t proposed by Thomas, Of Illinois Mr.. Clay
bas received tie oIeoit Of it. Mr. msy DO entitled to
IT. because he nurssd it and fostsred it-And 1t
through his influence tha II carried through. ZAP
plAuse) / have traced the history with and
after iion and find in the that the very
move was made by Mr. Thomas OF Illinois, from which
State Senator Douglas hsii. Missouri c,uld not
have been mittsd without ,tance OF this pro-
portion 1t rAs measure support BY tie South AMI
whoever examines the Evening Post Of this day in which
Is letter on this point will see the truth Let every
this a On g .
demonstrated NJ that tine BY whom The Hon. Rufus
King, q this Sste- (app.nse)-in {. spesch, which
ali men allosed who oompetent to judge OF his
ability. He demonstrated that Congress had power to
impofe conditions . state II also demonstrated
BY Ho ace Bnney Of Pennsylvania Of the ablsst law
ysr known 10 this or any other country II -as also
Rdsns y John o. d .Sd y
enorc BY Daniel Webster, who tho comnitsss
q meeting Of citizens in the city OF Boston Great ap
esufs No man undertook to doubt that power 10
Congress- II sssentea to by the voics Of this
country. appeared 81 that time oracle that
mnsias 30 ,ns rsn. 70 a"Po-s s,ndaons. wia
TAllmsu4e end John Tsyior-rho msdr able argu
me 10 C nonsna's and prove this very power Ag.in
say, uoray sipoc then. have y beea
tasrt and oil quencs and poser OF mind displayed
win rel Fence 10 the Missouri compromise. 1t was not
snuegsd bus struggled in and the force OF Thought
applied TO the subject carried conviction 70
the minds 81 tbs whole people You al the PEOPLE
Ard l., us view in that light RE slaysboidipe DOR
ton u the Satss dssircus TO have Missouri
save State; the slavshodins states resisted f. 1t
ended as . comprt mise /. was act now@dged .
pact OF the force treat, between two nationi
The "a ties to It were mucL boand to its
diiont . par ties TO o tr, atty
voIcE in this oiosdS Sir, do you say that lawyer
thai Congress- bad power 70 MAKE that compact Gin
neIs. uproar Cries Of or,srI
Mr.. Ell Will answer the gentleman IL virtually
coGpsct-though ongress may rot have the duty Of
makiI coupac,s AND iihs 81 arrangements shere
party to aroth.r and ia accepted be-
q 4 Ind hay vel
TO learn that compsc under circumstances Ia less
bincirg than treaty made BY lower specifically ast-
Ing for such an eId Immense applause The voice in
the Grove, amic much confusion, interrupted Cries OF
or,er) i orioA oeded by spAin. The queson to
the Union In ls45 the joint resolutions for anrexs
lion of Texas passed ] do not mean 10 advert 70
the excited feelings which prevailed that tepic at
that time.
Here the fps sksr cited the resolution commencing:
"Nsv states ( convenient size" SO
must beg you to bear in mind the third section of
theso olutcns and you - that they contain
this proh,bitionptt only providing for ths making Of
bew ststss exceeding ber but It also COZ
sirs the express prohibition against slavery existing
nerth o. 80 80 wbicn s tbs Missouri oomprnmise line
In 1850 tho famous cerpromise msasures cams which
ate render 1t necessary for to
enter toto detail Tney six in plumber Tbs arst
With Irfers to the admission Of California with
hAnds-rstaer hreaolsrly, perhaps, Ike many other
tbugs core by California daughter At an early
date she cecidsd not to have slavery; and she ad
ntttsd vithout II 1t was the will OF Calf ,rnia and
everything feeed TO bend to IL The second for Utah.
The nro for the territory and government II New M.xi
The four h, the disputed boundary OF Texas Fifth
with respect 10 the Dsrict OF Columbia Sixth and
last the Fugitive Slave law II will be observed that
refers TO Utah, to New Mexico II Is important 20
remember that these were acquired by treat, with
Mexico. They did not come under the territorial pohi
Scp did the Louisiana territory The prrc sls, Of
the bill which bas been offered by Senator DO lslas
ia said TO superssds the principles Of lssislA
ton OF 1850. shat are the principles which ,
could sers-ce those principles 1t oe aothas out
this-tbst inasmuch OF these N related
TO Utah and to New Mexico, 10 be regulated By
thenk.lses, and provision made the subject
hat there that principle wi respect to adopting
prohhitory measures, general which IL t. apply
hereafter s territories to bs admitted and 10 all
tories vhethe acquired from Mexico any other source
previously, or AtthAt time II Is that Ia the
pr,mise Of 1850 the territories TO adoo
such they a.. That prinoipls Of prohio
ting not prohibiting slavery cou6ned and INTENDED
70 confined to those territories The object Of this
sul and its language h. that We must nov, b.
conceded much 10 Utah and New Mexico
violate the hissour compact We must 90 back and
do what We have done and apply the sans rule
did in the Of Utah and New Mexico. That Is pre-
cisely the measure. With regard to the boundary Of
Is1ss, Mr. Emu ct cited . portion OF the act passed
s ptenter ~, 1850, and fsid Now, yov will reoolsc