The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-16

and Mississippi the most tranquil State Of IN,
unon but never saw heard of petition TO Congress
upon the subjects then before it, do know that one
Was ever presented from the southern States Sincerely do
hope sir, there will be one presented from the
women or the children Of that section pon political sb
Jee's. Such pennons may help TO inhame public sent-
nen but surely they contribute little to form or influence
rational judgment If the of the South do not think
mt to vindcate their rights hope they will never send
ther women TO beg for them upon the floor Of this House.
or OF the Senate chamber
Neither have three thousand and fifty southern clergy
men protested lin the name of Almighty God" against the
rejection Of the Kansas and Nebraska bill The boundaries
between the civil and ecclesiastical powers there under
stood and respected have never known or heard OF
political sermon in Mississippi The pulpit and the Sabbath
are thought to be assigned for other uses than those oP
sumpuous politicians whether laic or clerical They cx
Peet other subjects to be treated in the house ofsod and
ny Ills ministers than those which familiar to the hust
ngs and the lips OF political brawers The learned
.. aisnes are N their opinion often the poorest Of poti
cal advisers and they believe the worst consequence m
sa nn9n q NJ Snusss .as s re s
Inc rcpnte for picty which is obtained by absainng from
the contests of politics is there permitted to be thrown
into the scale Of parties Clergymen there have the same
rights as other men-he rights of czens--but not of
regous caste They may protest citizens, but not as
reigious hierarchy They may expound the counsel of
1od as recorded in Scripture but not be
oracles of His will in I'LL or any matters political The
assumption that they entitled Counsel and rebuke
ny virtue OF their office upon all matters which have
moral aspect child may is boundless; for there is
no action of life that has moral aspect and that does
not carry moral obligation Of stringent character along
with it, We have dread of the xcommuniea-
ton and nterdct under which "he three thousand and
MY attempt to put the supporters Of this bill No sir
neither our children nor women clergy are
our masters in politics.
The legislatures Of Georgia Louisiana and Mississinn
passed resolutions in favor Of the bill almost unanimously
In Tennessee and Alabama similar resolutions passed one
branch OF the legislature and lost in the other for
want OF time They passed the Tennessee senate with
single dissenting voice. and after the adjournment the
democratic members adopted them with entire unanim-
iy.
was gratifed to receive the resolves of my own State
am gratifed to advocate this bill in obedience to those
resolutions but gratifed more than all TO believe do
irom every source OF information within my reach that
there but one sentiment among the people of the State
do not suppose they approve every section of the bill but
they appreciate highly the important provision it contains
and the of the legislation Of Congress to the true
principles OF the constitution II it falls short of the entire
justice to which they titled it is not in violation Of
great principle of our government the recognition Of
which the safety Of all of the States especially Of the South
is dependent 1t is reversal of that position Of hostility
TO the institutions of the South in which the
was placed by the act of 1920 and eccs from the statute
book law which seemed countcnance all the o
the aholitionists upon u.s.
There has been much discussion upon the part which
Mr. Clay took in the passage of the Compromise of 1920
lie stated in the Senate in 1850 that he did originate
that he did not remember how he voted as he was then
probable he did not vote at all In the National Intel
gencer of February 1920 the following paragraph
" Missouri DILL.The House then went into Committee
strctive amendment being still under consideration. Mr.
Speaker Clay and addressed the aear four hours
against ne rgh and erped'e"y Of The proposed restriction
It seems that Mr. Clay opposed both the right expe-
hthcy OF the pfbposcd restristio~ His scec uron the
occasion is not reported but If he denied the right
pose the slavery restriction upon Missouri II ia mnosshe
TO believe that he could maintain the power of Congress 10
impose the restriction upon all the territory west
and north of Missouri done by the eighth section
OF the act for the admission of that State which excluded
slavery from that region forerer The whole House. with
the exception OF eighteen members voted against the eighth
section when II was first offered but the northern
last consented TO it. after proraced conferences with the
Senate to secure the admission of Maine; and bare ma
jorty OF southern yielded their objections
admission OF Missouri Earlier in the session Mr. Clay adj
dressed the House upon the subject and from the brief
copy Of his remarks in the Of January o 1920
make the following extract which shows that his obec-
tons urged there extended TO the line Of 36 deg 30
mn as well as to the antslavery clause then under dis
cusson:
But before it finally acted on he wished to know
be said whether certain doctrines Of alarming charac
terwlch, II perseyercd in, could tell where
would end-w respect to restriction the admission
into the Union of States of the Msssspp
sustained this floor. He wished to know what the
character Of the conditions which Congress had right
mex to the admission Of States whether in fact in ad
mttng State, there could be n partition Of its SOW
ereigny He wished to know the extent of the principles
which gentlemen meant to defend in this respects and par
culary the extent 10 which they meant 10 carry those
principles IN relation TO the country of the Mississippi
On this subject he said there should be serious pause
question should be maturey weighed before this mode
Of acquiring resorted to which proposed
regard q the States to be formed out Of the Terri
tain Congress exert the Of imposing restrictions
the States they also this side of them
there they impose hard condtons-condtons strike
vitality at the independence and OF the Statecan
they also here IT, said he the Of the West are
10 be subject TO restrictions by Congress whilst the Atlantic
States free from them proclaim the distinction once
announce your privileges and mnuntes LET have a clear
and distinct understanding OF what arc TO expect"
At that time the Integencer did not consider the ex-
tension OF slavery beyond the Mississippi river would
the number Of slaves the hardships of their
state but that il afforded the only rational prospect
mel nd NIL &C
eGecng their emancipation In the issue of that paper Of
February 4, 1920, the following extract is found
The afflicted being lsbcring under hydrophobia dis
has not greater nntpathy the liquid element than
he (cdtor Of New York Daily Adverscr) 10 southern
and southern principles II is innate, and all attempts
to counteract II but to aggravae the unfortunate
prejudice In ih has operated ntmaton that
the dnson OF slaves extent Of territory
free population Is not extension of the priscpie
Of slavery. This inmation positively rcasser with
the additional remark the observation Of the editor Of
the editor Of the Gazette Has IL (the Missouri question
relation TO the millions unborn whose destiny viii be
fixed in perpetual bondage by the decree that the
to be planted in the soil OF Msourir II has
it has relation 10 the confederation OF the condition OF slaves
opens the only practicable path to gradual Improvement
OF their condition. and to the mpishent OF that object
which the warmest advocates of in opan doing
all in their power to circumyent.
II is said the South has received her part Of the Compro
mise by the admission Of Missouri and Arkansas have
attempted TO show that the admission Of Missouri only
a duty and that the pretended consideration was only
concession forced by urging unconstitutional demand
II must be borne in mind that the whole of the Louisiana
cession slavehodng and ha in oonsentn2 the line
Of 36 deg 30 min the South dvested herself Of rights which
she had long enjoyed She obtained nothing but the poor
privilege retaining during the pleasure Of hostile
ory mcagre share of that which already hers and