The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-01

on Of plghted faith, and Outrage and ndigny &c
The opponents Of this claim monopoly Of all The
and amenities which should be observed among
gentlemen, and especially The performance OF ohca
duties and free say that this one OF Inc mIdest
and most respectful forms expression IN which they have
INDUCED But there is declaration N this luton 70
which wish invite the particular attention OF the Senate
and the country is the distinct allegation that the Tree
States Of the Union," including New York, yielded their
the admission into the Union Of Missouri and Ar
kansas, with slavery, IN reliance upon the faithful opsef
of the provision known as the Missouri Compfo
misep
Now sir since the legislature Of New York has gone out
OF It's way To arraig the State on matters OF run, WIN
demonstrate that this paragraph contains Two material
statements In direct deogation OF truth nave already
shown beyond controversy, by the records OF the esse
e and by the journals of the Senate that New ofh never
did give her the admission of Missouri WIN sa
very. Hence, must be permitted 10 say, IN tue pohe eh
guage of her resolutions, that the statement thei New
York yielded her assent to the admission Of Missouri WIN
slavery is in derogaton Of truth y and, secondly, he
statement that such assent given In reliance upon e
faithful observance of the Missouri Compromise is eqaa-
y in derogaon of truth" New York never assentea 70
the admission Of Missouri slave State never assenea
t. what she now calls the Missouri COMPROMISE, never gu
served its stpuatons compact never has been VIKING
to carry out; but the contrary has always esiseu "
as have demonstrated by her own records
Mr. President have before me other Journals recoiu'
and instructions, which prove that New YORK was os '
only State that repudiated the Missouri Compromise OF
1890 within twelve months from its date WIZ DOT occupy
the time of the Senate this late hour OF the night by refer
ring them unless opponent OF lhe DIN
necessary In that event. may be able to place other sen
and their States in the unenviable position 10
which the senator from New York has found himself ana
his State. .
think have shown that to call the act of the 9th OF
March, 1890 compact binding in honor is to charge 'he
northern States Of this Union with act OF perhdy anpa
aleled in the history Of legislation of CIVILIZATION nave
already adyered to the facts, that in the summer OF so
Missouri formed her constitution, IN enniarm.y Win .n
the session that the Senate passed JOINT resolution
declaring her to be of the States of the unon on an
equal footing with the original Staes and that the House
of Representatives rejected and refused to allow her 70
into the Unon because her constitution did not pro-
hibit slavery. ta
These facts created the necessity for new compromise,
the old having failed Of it's object which was 10 bring
Missouri into the Union. At this period IN the order OF
evensin February, 1884, when the excitement was al
beyond restraint, and great fundamental principle,
involving the right of the people of the States 10 egu
late their domestic institutions was dividing the Union
into two great hostile pares-Hcnry Clay, OF Kentucky,
forward with compromise, which had the effect
change the ISSUE and make the result of the controversy
upon different point he brought IN resolution Tor
the admission Of the Unon not IN pursuance
of the of 1890 obedience to the understanding
when adopted and with her constitution as II had
been formed in conformity with that act, but he proposed
admit Missouri into the Union upon fundamental con-
dion which condition to lie in the nature OF solemn
compact between the United States the one part ana the
State of Missouri the other part and to which funda-
mental condition. The State of Missouri required to de-
clare her in the form of "a solemn pubc-ac ms
joint resolution passed. and approved March = le2i
and is known Mr. Clay's Missouri compromise IN con-
Senate by Mr. Thomas of Illinois In the month Of June
1921 the legislature of Missouri assembled and passed the
solemn public ACT" and furnished an authenticated copy
thereof the President Of the United States IN compliance
with Mr. Clay's compromise, or joint resolution on hu-
gust TO- 1921 James Monroe President of the United States
hs procamaton which, after rectng the fact that
the I'd of March, 1891 Congress had passed JOINT eso
luton providing for the admission of the State OF Missouri
into the Union, certain condition. ard that the general
assembly Of Missouri the 26th of June, having, by
solemn public act declared the of said State Of Mis-
sour the fundamental condition contained IN SAID JOINT
resolution, and having furnished him with an authenticated
copy thereof he Sin pursuance Of The resolution Of Congress
aforesaid declared the admission of Missouri TO be com
i plete
do not deem it necessary to discuss the question whether
the conditions upon which Missouri was admitted were
wise uhwise II is sufficient for my present purpose TO
remark that the fundamental condition of her admission
related to certain clauses in the constitution OF Missouri IN
respect the migration Of free negroes into that Stae
clauses similar to those In force IN the constitutions OF
2s and lnaaRs and pcIsnps Ssasl a. stassss
which, in my opinion Missouri had right adopt under
the constitution of the United States 1t is answer
this position to say that those clauses 10 the constitution of
Missouri in violation Of the constitution If they did
conflict with the constitution of the United States they
yodi IT they were not conflict Missouri had right
put them there and pass all laws necessary carry them
into effect Whether such conflict did exist is question
which, by the constitution, only be determined author
auyey by the Supreme Court of the United States Con-
gress not the appropriate and competent tribunal adu
doate and determine questions of conflict between the
suution Of State and that Of the United States Had
Missouri been admitted without any condition restrictions
she would have had an opportunity of vndcating her
stoton and rights in the Supreme Courhe tribunal ere
aied by the constitution for that purpose
BY the condition imposed Missouri Congress not only
deprived that State of right which abe believed abe pos
sessed under the constitution Of the United States but
MED her the privilege of indicating that right in the appro
pirate and constitutional tribunals, by compelling her. by
solemn public aet TO give irrevoenbe pledge
exercise or elaim the night Therefore Missouri
under Illuminating condition. condition not imposed by
the constitution Of the United Sntes and which destroys
the principle of equality which should exist and by the
constitution does exist between all the States this Union
This inequality results from Mr.. Clays compromise of
1921, and is the principle upon which that compromise
was constructed own that the couched in general
terms and vague Phrases and therefore may possibly be
construed not to deprive the State Of right she
possess under the constitution. Upon that point wish
only to say that such construction makes the finda-
mental condition. void while the opposite construction
would demonstrate IL to be unconstitutional have before
me the solemn public ac' Of Missouri to this
condition. Whoever will take the trouble read IT, will
lind the richest specimen Of irony and that has
ever been Incorporated into a solemn public act.
Sir, IN view OF these facts desire call the attention Of
the senator from New York a statement in his speech
upon which the greater part of his argument rested His
statement and being published 10 every sbo-
lon paper, and repeated by the whole tribe Of abolition
holding State under the Of 1890 while have shown
by the Presidents proclamation OF August TO- 1884, that
she admitted in pursuance Of the resolution Of March
1871 Thus u IL shown that the material point Of his
speech - conradcted by the highest evdeneethe record
IN the oase The same statement believe, made by
the senator from Connecticut Mr.. SaIrH and the
atos from Ohio, MIR CHASE and Mr. WApE,l and the
sior from Massachusetts, [Mr SUMNER. Each Of these
senator's made and repeated this and the