New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-27

OF
the United states BY order Of the Consention
The letter inclOsed formal vote of the Convention
conserving on behalf of the inhabitants OF the Ierri'
tory, to the suspension for the space OF ten years OF
the sixth article of the compact from the date OF an
act of Congress giving their consent to the suspension
" of said article.
The article which the Territory thus asked might be
suspended for ten years practically for ever was the
following
Arr vi There shall be neither Slavery involuntary
seryude in said Territory otherwise than in the punish
ment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted
In addition to the formal vote of assent the COnyen
ton also presented to Congress petition, signed per
order by the President, Gen Harrison, declaring that
nnetenhs of the inhabitants of the Territory being of
opinion that the sixth article had been preudical to
their interests had requested the Governor to call
Convention of Delegates for the purpose of taking the
sense of the LOe people "a subject to them so in
tercstng The petition then goes on to state the in
ury resulting from the Article as it pre7ents slave
holders from settling in the Territory, &c, &c.
We may remark, that the people of the Territory
asked for the removal of the restriction boon, not
claiming it as q righ This, it must be recOllected,
was during the administration of Jefferson, and no
Presidential candidate had yet discovered that the
Constitution had deprived Congress power to legis-
ate for the Territories and had rendered the Terri
tories free and independent sOyereignties.
The proceedings of the Indiana Convention were re-
ferred to a Committee, consisting of John Randolph
(Charman,) and Robert Williams of Virginia, Mr.
Griswold of Connecticut Mr. Morris of Vermont, and
Mr.. Hoge ofPeunsyyania.
On the I'd of March, the Committee reported
That the rapid population Of the State of Ohio suf
fcently eyinces in the opinion of your Committee that
the labor Of slaves is not necessary TO promote the grown
and settlement of colonies in that region That tins labor
demonsrably the dearest of any only be employed TO
than any known TO that quarter of the United States That
the Committee deem it highly dangerous and ineNpedent
TO impair provision wisely calculated to promote the hap
pues and prosperity of the North Western country AMI
10 give strength and security to that extensive frontier In
the sautary operation of this sagacious and benevolent
restraint it is believed that the inhabitants of Indiana WILL
at no distant day find ample remuneration for temporary
priv alton Of labor and emigration
Here again we find the Committee, including their
slaveholdDg Chairman, utterly obliyOus of the Cas-
doctrine that the Territories are independent Of Con
gress Congress itself equally regardless OF the
doctrine and, far from removing the sagacious
"snd benevolent restraint" in compliance with the
wishes of Hine-tenths of the inhabitants it does not
appear from the journal that any motion was made
or any vote taken to suspend or repeal the With
Article. The sntcipatOns of the Committee have
been fully realized and the State of Indiana has now
to rejoice that the unholy desires OF its early
settlers not gratfed
People of the United States Nebraska has never
asked repeal or Suspension of the Slavery Reslric
tion as Indiana officially did. Nebraska can only be
opened to Slavery by the repeal of an act passed by
Congress which was commended by its advocates and
regarded by tie country solemn compact between
the Slave and the Free States To oist Slavery into
Nebraska you through your Representatives. must do
in 1854 what JOHN RANDOLPH in 1903 declared TO be
highly dangerous and inexpedient -ineIpedient for
the Territory dangerous the Union because the Vi
tlaton of compact Are goa more prO-Slavery 10
l,5i tLan John Randolph was fifty years ago