The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-04-27

peal il. The power which makes a statute
exec edins the limits Of the Constitution,
makes statute which 10 null and void.-
This no man will pretend to deny-lawyeI
or layman.
But, sir, there was Missouri compromise,
as Mr.. Niles says in his Register, to viii ch I
refer, bui only to single paragraph Mis-
souri, was party to that compromise. To
iLs act Of 1890 neither Missouri, or any
other Stale or person, was party, aud there
fore il was not a compromise.
Mr.. Niles says, IN his Weekly Register o {
the dale Of 81 March, 1921:
"The Missouri question is at last settled,
SO far as il depends upon the act Of Congress.
The manuer of it has not pleased either par
", and some express the opinion that the
Legislature of Missouri will refuse to 10 ac
cept the condition, but we cam OF believe
that it is possible" -
There was compromise, aud the Mis-
souri, was party 10 it. II was when Mis-
souri, came here asking to be ad .ni,,ed as a
State. She might we'll have exclaimed,
though, in the terms imposed, in the Ian
guase of ST. Paul 10 the Governor of the
Roman Province, "Would that thou wer,
not almost, bui aliogether1kch as arm this
dav, save these bonds"
She had upon her statute book law pro-
hibi,ing the emigration of free negroes with.
in her BORDERS; and who but the people
| of ,ha 9, ata IF N,ts,pr; xuas .ntasaa,ad -
this question! She was informed by Con.
gress that this feature must be stricken out
before she could be admitted. She Yielded
But, sir, she was humiIiaied before the power
of the National Government. She did con-
sent TO abandon her own right of popular
sovereignty, and slrnck out this clause
There was compromises forced compro-
mise such a compromise as power alone
dictates 10 weakness-such a compromise
as the superior alone has the right 10 impose
upon the inerlur. But il was, nevertheless,
a compromise, because Missouri acce3ed
10 il. Rather than not come into the Union
Government and MIR. Monroe, the then
President of the United States, issued his
proclamation, declaring that Missouri, hav.
ing complied with The reqnisitions Of Con.
gress, as contained in the proposition repor-
ted by Mr.. Clay, who was Chairman OF the
Committee 10 which the matter was refer
red, was now one of the sovereign States of
The Union. There was compromise, be-
canse Missouri was party 10 it as well as
the Nalionaf Government. But there was no
compromise made previous 10. that lime and
what has been designated as a compr omise,
was simply an act Of ordinary legislation,
having no feature about il which could be
tortured into compact of two or more par
lies.
I, has beer denied by Statesmen in this
country that Congress has The power even 10
organize territory. have read with great
deal oil pleasure and satisfaction very able
speech made by The honorable gentleman
of Ohio lMr. DIsNEy1 during the last Con-
gress upon this subject, in which he takes
the ground that The power is not IN Congress
according 10 the language of iho Constiru.
ton, even 20 organize Territory and the
inference he draws from the argument is,
that the power is vested in the people Of the
Territory. That is the view take of the
matter. hold that the pioneers who 60 10
I Territory have the right 10 settle there, and
take with them any property they may choose
and to make their own laws, subjecis, how
ever, TO the constitutional restraints as 10
their republican character. ! ask whether
my friend from South Carolina, Mr. RHErr,
now sitting before me, has not just as much
right to go into a Territory with his pr operty
as have to 60 there from Pennsylvania with
my properly Slaves in the South are prop
erty We have.what We call property in the
North, and there is no bond of mulnal un:
ion if may go to the Territory Of Kansas
with my property, and southern genle-
man must at the same time be prohibited
from going there with his. Where is tine
mutually of such a principle : Partial
would be that Legislation il Conaress should
mining what shall and what shall not be
property within the limits of a sovereign
State. The southern States came into the
Union originally when all the States ell
slaves-each sovereign government Of il
self. There was not State in the Union in
1776 but was slaveholding State. be-
lieve tha, am correct in regard TO that. The
Union was formed the compac, was made,
aud now shall il be said that she northern
States, aher they have abolished slavery
from their statute. books, blot,ed il out for.
ever, shall, In spirit of dictalion towards
the southern States, coerce them who were
also party 10 the compact II cannot be
and the people Of the North, with enlarged
Judgement, with the benefit conferred on
them by common schools and education
wherever this question is presented to them
in i.s proper light, must CONS to the conclu.
sion that the sensible view is the only one
tina; can be taken Of any subject, either oi
morals, politics or religion.
II has been said thai il is the friends Of this
bill who have sought 10 asitaIe the question
of slavery. like TO SEQ agitation. ! like
agitation, for it always resu ~. expos
ure of truth. deny that Ads of
the bill, OF those who preset the