The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-11

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pent and. to avoid encountering again its anxists
addicted myself to country Hfe am coustrained In a.
cra vour nvitaion To iotn the re- nnhcan Assoca,;c
~ Wsshroton citv altSou0h tampt.I nv tho honnr -
heco,;r0 ifs nresidin0 officer vat feel Il nv dtv ~
INV that IN the main concur In the aims of the As:,c
1rn;tad slater and 10 rshuSa the violaan NJ the
PROMISES Which we're made to stand ~ oovenants ae
the slave and free Sates to elect that
are in nv opinion the most important movements
which have engaged the public mind since the reyo
luton
The extension of slavery over the nav Territorea
would Iroye fatal 70 their PROSPERITY but The ersatet
ca amty to be hended from il Is the destruction Of
the conederacy % wsich the welfare Of the whole coun
which has 80 often Threatened the dissolution OF the
non the danger Every surrender Of the free
The cause which YOUR organization IL intanded IN pro
mote may well draw 70 its support men Of all partics
differences questions of policy con
10 unite men who heeve that no,hng hui concert Of
elton On The oar q ID 1se who would Arrest the
slavery can resist the pover Of tho combinaton INV
mbo died n naLe a. e,r tho confident S-o
10 ocean " % 'ee ''' o'A''''-'' ''"'A e'''
no nnn;tv - 5ha ssa q, ~ ~ . a., w a. @
ancrss The . ., ~ w. 1 e~,is,,.'s On aa WIN sWas
lie, Titoriss ~ the United states Vet no,hinp nr
in The history of orr thar t,., te,s L-a.
living mower To Convre,s so make tons
The Te, rtoresn was meant 10 give il the power t ~
ciude slavery from them
M, j, ae,son,s resolutions NJ r.sa da..r;,, .tho,
there shall be neither slavery NOR serv,,ma
in any Of he ates laid oil in the Western Territory
WINS emily ,ene wed IN fra Cnvra.s ~ 5as n,
added "a a, this regulation sbs bs an Article Of az A.
pact and il was % voted unanimously by the de,sy
Of eight states out Of tn elvsO 49,
II wps passed by the unanm ,us votes Of all the States
by the Copg ess Of 1887 which sat con- en- poraneoa
with the convention forming the consti, aad chat
constitution gave Congress- the no ser II make ,rua
tons iestecting the Territories and moreover attained
the valoity Of the engagements entered ioto bs,ore
the adoption Of the constitution by the coofsierutian
-oue oi Viii Ia eprneements was II made Inv the rs1n
lat.n ex>laoipg slave rom the Yer.its.s raus Ia.
Congress- Of he confederation and the constitution united
The sss sxessd uSer Of Aetar Mr. J,srsoo,
n'e' Diet s. as"y II shs territories then held By .he
%nch ~ ma p,sv,ous given an n
an article % compact &e aud the eonve ton
y a,ssang u ~ ana enpyed Tie
nit 'hs p9I;er here sxeed to future oo,es In the
gIsnipg Ire power TO make whichever rarula, a. :,
eesm. lit rc.pecsg The rrritoes o. the uoi es States
the ns,ns e. the ne Kansas and Nebraska m deny the
eopsutuobany OF al ne gilstions which exclude
i,sn my asr,Itoies avg SCI az n1agat I'll the
inter"n,.d s .h ", oa aasi no y, Ca IN IN
e,nment 'o' '''' 'o'A'a"'" Vi 'he gov
r. ins. ONE, =, cause u .ne sons uton, empowering
nr,a lon" r ,avss as,.r Isos or nq
If tie founders OF cur Uron 10 limit the increase Of a
evil The c.nselusnee was an nhioiten, who'll PEE
,ep,s sou. Iaoh.s Pianser wh, "a. slaves In ,loa,
Ibis obstruction to the Increase of slavery within
by s The aa peS Aa 70 sIRp the m
on by tleir Southern allies to lend their aa a,d COR
.tatsd nv Hr pounIo sh.t IAN ;,ino oScs',sl as
iey hle ripht ~ more Int NJ of .bo r. - ~ 10;
in,ipn ard ~ s'a or Inc c,ns
fuse II Il vas IN she nms" I'm ~ ths na ,a., ~
res That Mr. ,hs - 'de i,
The 6red ra,,cv Of ,ha nat;a III IN wy
OF OH, ,hs az. an o. ndeP ndenee and ne applied it
~ ~ ~ .ouses " 1o-o anu ,oyo' mr., Doughss
er this section as In The case Of the Mexican law In New
Mexico ard ah adpued point whether slavery proai
OF Ills aues on Inc noyar nj
D, .scrbg md HE inst IONS of
le various territories the Union the opinion those
eminent statesmen Who hold that Congress invested with
% 70 eg SAFE upon the subject OF slavery IN s
mission OF Mssonri Is pn and , un,a nh h s " e @
m.nt in po Of the io, ssins ne dostr,ne ina
the consiu ION d the United States every citizen an
.ight 10 move into any OF the Territories with his
pr M o. % ~, ana ana descpio1 and hold and
moi e. ives called npoa 70 o INK hs 90
these con,rnyer,ed They Involve tbe - .rvn
issues which produced The tiou, the sectional strife an
s r sSa,a ,h iSsss Of % ,h, II. com
1860 involved tic auestion OF The valid: Of tie law Al
Mexico, excluding slavery from tie newly Mexican
territory and the law Of owe Congress- ex in9 It
from that north Of the lire Of SO 49, Mr. Douglass com
mittee report recommended that as
Congress deemed IT vie and prudent to refrain fo dcd
Ing the In controversy hsn either by ngrnng nr 70
penpa Tho laws an act deora ory o. Inc rue
intent q The suon and Tie extent the protection afford
ssse 10 me Ierrore 80 your committee
cor o now b 70 leCmmena departure ron The
nS or rrneslne ~ ehh % - a. ensr ov a m
any act decara ory al he sanng al he cona,ntiaa ia
10 The legal points in dispute.
These Passages are quoted to show that the issues
made by Mr. Calhoun, as to the Committeeman 81
the two compromises q 1870 aad 1850 were ex ea-iy
lett open for judicial decision by the comm,ttee VII
nevertheless swept away by clause suhseaueaty add
ed to their bill not only the MISSOURI cooroaiise Of
1870 but also tile compronise OF 1850 viii II left nm
touched the Mexican laws prohibiting slavery in The
coded territories and which Webster CLAW Hetan ami
all the leading ys of tho Senate Faith the ercetion az
Mr. Cahounl valid and an eieutual restric
ton.
This repea1 was Tie adoption of Mr. CaIhour,s nnirv
ing doct IN ,.nso The power az Congress i. make
laws excluding slavery f,reyer fron, its T,rrrsr -
such wa denied and III The Terilories wore opens3 NJ
slavery on tie grouLd o the in iena e roht az every
citizen move into any of the Territories with his nr
perty Of whatever kiad or luton Ar; the la ~
squstter sove eighty was and sub,riuIei FIR
the sove eighty OF the United States over the pnic d.
main. Thus ell at the dicta ion of Mr. Al ,ison sup
ported ty the coal effected be, ssen the wings and
democrats OF The South updar the nrs r.. nd ,hr ,h
the inIipues of the nulGers Mr. Jeiferson,s nob prin
cp e. ed To the country both for It's moral oran
deur and poucsI WED m. IL is the frat tnouoj1t 1T
tered in The Declaration Of Independence: nd 10 ths
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