New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-18

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and Iet as look At this Constitutional objection lou say
that the exclusion Of Slavery by the Missouri
reaches through and beyond the existence OF me
ey, in the States TO be organized out OF such
while On the contrary the States, when admitted VIII DC
sovereign ard must have exclusive Iu1saoogn Re,
Congress according 10 the Constitution may sdni' new
aStstes" II Congress. may admit then congress may
also refuse admit-that 20 say may REJECT new states
The greater includes the lees therefore Congress may al
nit on condition tia; the States shall exclude slavery II
such condition should be accepted would not be bind
BY no means necessary on this occasion 70 follow
the argument further the question whether such con
don Is in conflict with the constitutional provision ina,
the new States received shall be admitted on sn e1la
footing With the original States because in this case aud
Al uresert the question relates not 10 the admission OF
STATE but the organization of Territory and the exea
sion Of Slavery within the Territory while is status a.
Territory shsn continue and further. Congress has
mower 10 exclude Slavery in Territories they have any
mower 10 create control govern Territories al ALL Tor
his SIMPLE reason that fnd the authority Of Congress
over the Territories wherever may there you nnd no
execution from that general authority favor Of slavery
II Congress has authority Slavery in the erlto
res It has in the District of Columbia IT, them yoa
aboEh law Of freedom in Nebraska in order 10 establish
a new policy Of sbnegson then true consistency require.
tha ycu ss also sh the Slavery laws in The tTlct
OF Columbia and submit the question IF the federation OF
slavery within the District to lie inhabitants
II YOU req that the District Of Columbia has no loes
or Territorial Legislature then reoin also has not
Nebrtsks and 20 also has not Kansas. You are calling
Territorial l. gi,laure into eI tence IN Nebraska ana
smother in Kansas. g. assume The jurisdiction Oh ne suO
Jet # Slavery, wlch you renounce ihen coH,is'el,!
C.1orGs hat YOU call TITO existence Territorial LeEsa
ture in the District of Columbia 20 assume the uri,di
hcre. which you must also renounoe. WIZ you do MS
cone closer to the question What's this principle Of
abrtccirc national authority the subject 81 ~
favor Of lie people Do yo9 sbnesaie al al, aJ bnegais
only authority over Slavery there Doyou apneg
that No you Go not and you cannot III tne yer! q.
Of sbreeatu sou legisaie snd enact that the ea.- 70
Il. d
e. their Inhabitants shall choose i not tns
rot only On The subject Of slavery 10 tle lerHOo OI
Or ~ iFect Of slavery even in the future States In
H. ~ act of sbut eating. YOU call into being LfgsIa
ture fch shEll the authority when you arc re
rounding You not only e1eiei'. auyi,! =" - nv
lie Territorial legislature the power 10 act upon lna
suliect More than this In the very act Of ealing that
Territorial Legislature nto existence you exercise an
tLortv i'm prescribing who may elect ami who may De
elected You reserve 10 yourselves ye'9 upon
every ect hat they pass as legislative BODY MOI
Cnlv on an otter .u tcts, but even n the subject 81
slavery Itself Nor you relnquish that veto Tor 1t IS
absurd 10 say that you ate agent ami depe y
Linn the Iegi-lGtye authority Of the United States waich
6atHt you cannot e oIr own pleasure move anu "c
ec,s Won cannot at your own p asure dssvov and re-
rucis'e Tie Territorial Legislature il your agent Its
acts arc your own Such is the principle that Is 20 sup
reut the sucient policy pnnciie iuh Oh aO'ul1'e'
Again You claim that this policy Of abuegaon is based
upon democratic principle Geme.F suc mop; i
IIinciIle opposed to other that despoe or eo
cratic You claim and exercise the power to INSTITUTE ana
maintain government in the Territories Is th comP7e.
hfrsive ROVER ari-tocrstc tespotc Ii De not no"
Is the rGrial power aTistocrdc or despite 1)u re
tain authority to APPOINT Governors without whose con
sert no laws BE- made on any SUBJECT ahd 's'srs
yIeu, whose confederation laws can be executed anu
Won retain the power to change them at pleasure Arc
these rower. also arstocrac or despouc II ueF ara
not then tie exercise OF legislative power oy !9uf,sTe'
is lot II the then Why not Tenouhce them also 80
no This Is far fetched excuse. Democracy i g. sim
rle uIiioTm gcal system, not system OF arbitrary! con
;radiotory and conflicting principles. ,
fh,fe zFDuDl
ver Siaycrv IN the Territories while you retain a oteF
rovers Nhst T. this hut mere evaso 81 solemn re-
Ionstli;ies The general authority 81 So.sIes1 re-
tie Territories Is wisely conhded 10 the Natoha! es
igafvre 10 save Young and growing communities rom
the dangers which beset them IN their state oi at1s
aIi e. prevent them from aioIi'ng any po"ot ~ @
70 ~ war with their lasting interests or WIN tc zen
,rsl welfare Of the whole Republic lie althor'! over
H. lec, of slavery il that which ought 10 Do renOunced
~ &c III IN favor If Territorial Legiatures, because,
from tie very circumstances OF the Iertone those
i,lstures are likely 20 yield too readily u eph,Hel1l ~
9u4nces and interested offers 0f favor and patronage.
they neither the great iaiIre Of tAe ~ % l
H.. comprehensive and ultimate Interests OF the whoe
as cle ary you them, ought to see them
have b. ard sectional excuses gwen lo sulorihs 's
rensure have heard Senators from the slavehoilng
States LAY that they ought not to DC 20 slai ~
the Ion slave holding states When thty refuse 10 9 o.
,l.u,eye, that they 0usht To be expected 10 refuse
He boon offered the say ehorg States since u offered
by tie non sayehoidrg stsies Themselves noi only
rfs- he uleu, by offices excuses but feel me JUS
toe # the rcrrocch which they imply against the non
seyehodire States far the assumption Il true New
tie aVchOling states must
sderwe whether that assumption Is IN any consilerAys
degree founded in II more Senators ron 'e
Nsr,h dee re to stand by the ehoing states or
offer boon in their name, DINERS rom tua' Is'" w.
neyertheless stand firmly on their nights and protest
sossf III. giving OF the acceptance OF tue boon IL mas
been sad that the North does not speak OUT so a. 20 Sheos
you 20 decide between the connlcung voices u Iel 80
:entstiyes Are YOU quite you have gwen het tey
rotire Have YOU not, the contrary, hullisi ul'
measure forward to anticipate her ewaAng RON lne su
her Of conscious security into Wnlch she haS
- vur Is.t Cmotro mi-e Have yOu not heard already
~, onck sharp protest of the Legislature OF the smallest
of lie non ssyeholdng States Rhode Island nave !ou
not already heard the deep toned ana eArEssl Po.eS.
Il g. greatest Of th0se States, Ne" loFk nave ou ~
sIresfy heard remonsrsnces from the metropols ana
fcm the rural districts Do you DOUBT tha TINS Is ol
liz ri.pg Of the agitation that YOU profess 20 oeeNe
rest forever Do you forget MAI N AZ. suOn - b'
q. these the People have reserved rght 20 fese" u'
acts Of their Representative and gLt 70 demanl 10
consideration that there is in our legsla'e pracuce
form OF REEE.CTNEsT, as well az an act OF rePa1 o."
that there : political syste pro'zoH io' 'HlJ ~
oI,oQation, but for REsToRATIoS also
senators from the savebolding States You are Pot
,isrE A. weH a. statesmen. Let me remind YOU mere
fore that political movements IN this country a. III a.
have their times Of action and re ciion lhe pen
9nlrr moved 10 the eide Of Freedom IN eiO ana :" IN
heck sgsin in on The side Of Slavery trayersed the dia
and touched even the marx Of the Wiot frSyl:c
and returned sgan in ,52 reaching even the Hg o. ~
RsImore Platform Judge for yourselves whether II
yttGsceuGing ard whether i will attain the hight OF 70
strocetion If the Missouri COMPROMISE lhat tle a
~cr s-s sYirr for H. For myself may claim to kn0i
:orne,binc OF The North SEE the changes of the time
orI The Lrs;ions Of the needle, trembling on us PyO
know that in due time il will settle ana wnen sIs
have settled will point a. must point forever 70 10
srs CONSTANT POLAR star that sheds down freedom oroe
b.rever il pours forth liz mild but nyigoratlng gh
Mr. President, have nothing to DO mere o, eswile
!, Nth rersonsl OF party motives But come 70 console
The motive which publicly assigned for this TRANSACTION
In deshe 70 secure permanent peace and harmony
the subject Of ss't R = ~ GgeA W.i I'd
r0t rescs sready here Was there not harmony as pc