Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-14

TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY E4 1s54

ey ptaso sunec ohy 10 The provisions Of The Consu.
linn OF ihe Unrd States. If that principle is wrong the
h ls wrong II mat principles Is right the bill right
unnecessary to qGtb0 about phraseoo.y words Il
hos Inc tnere words the phraseoogy that
s'uens Wish 10 jndss by They wish 10 know the legal
elirci OF our Legislation.
The lego ec, o ths bill II II be pissed reported by
n'o these territories ou of them, but TO leave the people
to DO 90 they please, under provision and subject The
Limitation OF the Constitution of the United States. Why
houn moi ms principle prcVail Why should any North
OF oouih object 10 t2 will especially address the
men! 10 my own section Of country and ask why soud
any Nofhcrn man object 10 this prhcipe7 Ii you will re:
we" me history OF the savcy question In The U States,
yn w" SEQ tat all the great results In behalf OF free insti.
u'ons which have been worked or, have been accomplish.
Cd ny Inc operation Of This principle, and by il aono.
Hhcn These States colonies Of Great Britain every
one 0! Them was slaveho1ng province. When The Con-
eulion OF Tho Cnirrd States formed twelve oat Of
inc inteen were s!ayehodng States Since that time six
OF lhose ties have become free How has his been e
fecledf VAST by virtue of abolition agitation 10 Con
gress Was II In obedience TO tho dict of the federal
government Not at ALI but they have become free Sares
under tho silent. but und rcsishe working OF that
great principle of segovenmen which teaches every peo
pic 10 60 that which the interests OF themselves and their
pos6ity m1oliy nnd PecuniarilY may require.
uEfrr ha operation Of this principle New Hampshire be-
came ee while South Carolina continued to hold slaves
Connecticut abolished slavery, while Georea held on TO IL
Rhodo Island abandoned institution, while Mary land
preserved IL New York. New Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA
lucky retained il. Did they do it your bidding Did
they do Ct the dclaon Of The federal governmentl Did
they do II in obedience 10 OF your Mmot Provisos
III. IL
their right as ffeemen under the Constitution of The United
States 10 establish and abolish such Institutions they
thought their own good required.
Let ask you where have you succeeded In excluding
slavery by Of Congress from inch Of the Ameri
soii2 You mny tell ha did 1t in the Northwest
Territory by The ordinance OF l7S7 will show y0u by The
history Of the country that you did not accomplish any
such Thing You prohibited slavery there by law, but you
did not exclude 1t In fact Illinois part Of The North.
west Territory. With the exception Of few French and
white settlements, it Wilderness filled with hos.
tile eavagcs when the ordinance of 1877 was adopted. Yet
sir, when Illinois organized into territorial govern
ment IL established and protected slavery and maintained
spite OF ordinance and In defiance o s
hbnn 1t Is cu!iou. fact that long Congress said
the Territory of Illinois should have slavery she actun
ly had IT, and the very day when you Withdrew your
ereesiona prohibition the people OF Illinois, OF their own
free will and accord, provided for system of emancpa
tion
Thus you did no, eucceed In Illinois Territory with your
ordnance your Wmo provlso because the people there
regarded 1t Invasion OF their Tghs They regarded it
as usurpaon tho pnrt OF tho federal governmen,-
They regarded il volativo of Tho pocples Of self
government, and they determined that they would
submit even TO have freedom so long you forced 1t upon
Them.
Nor it be said slavery abolished In The Con-
s'ltuon OF Illinois 10 order 10 be admitted Into the Union
as State ln compliance with tho ordinance Of 1887, 70!
they did such thing In the Constitution with which the
people OF illinois admitted Into the Uoon they abso
utey violated dsregarded and cpudaed your ordinance
The ordinance said that slavery should be forever prohibit
ed In that country The Constitution with which you re.
ccivcd them into The Union State said that all eares
then in the State should remain slaves e end that ell
born Of save parents utter certain day should be
free e certain age and that all persons bon IN the state
after certain other day should he free from the mo OF lner
birth Thus their Stale Constitution, well ms her terri
orin legislation, repudiato your ordinance Illinois, there
FORE In point TO that whenever you nave al
tempted to dictate institutions TO any part OF the United
States you have failed. The same is true, though not TO
tho extent with reference 10 the Territory OF Indiana
where there many slaves during the time Of s terrific
rial existence and believe nlso there were few in the
Territory OF Ohio
know OF but ono Territory Of tho United States whore
svety does oas nnd n @ one % Nsbsa:sa S,:G f ony In
defiance -, the sh seclon Of tho act Of 1920 In defiance OF
few, sl,sos introduced hrard minister Of The Gospel
"n ns ffnf dy h win "ep5sr Of the
a' mn, e nussSn 10 him. YOU my csroes Oil cre
He said there few held by the Indiana asked him
II there were somc held by white He said there
were few under peculiar circumstances ana ne gnSG ad
instance. An abolition missionary very good man, h9o
gone there from Bsnn nnd he took his vile with him de
20, the country but could no, &c. any hep hence
he benG kind hearted man. sent down 10 isaout ana
yaye 81 600 for negro and took him up there "hep.-
!Laughle So. under peculiar circumstances. when these
and abolition preachers and missionaries 20 Into inc
county, they buy negro for their own use but hty
do not Ike 10 allow my one else TO do the aamc hng IKE
newed laughter.
suppose the fact of the mailer Is simply ths there the
people can get SERVANTS "he!p ,hey are called In
the section Of country where born and from the me-
salty case they must do the best they can ard Tor
This reason few slaves have been taken there nave no
doub Tint whether you organise the Territory OF Nebraska
or not this will continue for some time 10 coma GER
rany does exist and will increase as long os the Mssou
RI COMPROMISE applies tho Territory and suppose
will continue for little while dnrng their territorial condl'
;ion whether q prohibition Is imposed or not But when
settlers rush inwhrn labor becomes plenty and there'e
chean In thai climate with lie productions It Is worse han
roly 10 think OF s being slaveholdng country DO mol
believe there Is In Congress who thinks could DC
permanently sayehod!ng country. have no Idea tha
cop All have say that ie that when you Gre
ae Them hto Territory you thereby acknowledge that they
ought 10 be considered disllnct political oganlzation--
And when you give them 10 addition legislature, you
thereby confess that they competent TO exercise he
nowers Of legislation If they wish slavery they have
eh 10 IT, If they do wan, It, they will not have IT, aud
| YOU should not force 1t upon them.