Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-11
From tho Cincinnati Columbian, July IS.
THE POLITICAL RELATIONS OF SLAVERY
AND ANTI-SLAVERY SINCE THE mis-.
SOURI, COMPROMISE.

While politicians are endeavoring, by infaulmato-
ry appeals, both in the North and South, to excite
sectional prejudices on the subject of Slavery, it
will be well to see how the free and slave states
really stand to one another.
!. The constitu ton did not require that new
states should be admitted, Gut simply said, that
new states may be admitted" The thirteen ORR
ginal states that composed the Union, reserved to
themselves the right to admit Lew states, and on
what condition they please.
Hence it is not a debateable point whether Con-
gress may reject the application Of a new state
for that power is Internationally vested in Con
gress. The first ease which arose for admission did
not raise any question as to policy or power. Yer
mont was an outstanding district, which really
pGrtook in the conflict Vi tie Revolution. 1t was
admitted February, l79l. Kentucky, the western
district Of Virginia stood in The same predicament
and was admitted in the same month. Teness-
nessee was formed out of a part of North Carroll
ma and admitted June 1896. Thus presidents
were established Of future states both slave and
free.
In this manner, nine states. viz, Vermont, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana Hi.
nois, Mississippi and Alabama, wera admitted be-
fore the Missouri question arose. Now, it will be
observed, that prior to this period (lS20) there was
no real opportunityto raise a question on the sub
ject Of slavery. Vermont, Kentucky and Tennes,
see were admitted as a part of the revolutionary
territory. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois were admit
lNA "a lANI NtbANo tAHANA INV NlAtAA " 1'N't
passed before the constitution was adopted. Mis-
sissippi and Alabama were u part of tho original
territory of Georgia, and Louisiana came in under
the treaty with France. The debatable question
on the subject Of slavery could only arise.
2. AS to the new territory acquired, by purchase
from France and, secondly, as to any new terri
tory which the United States government should
hereafter acquire.
Accordingly the question Of restricting slavery
arose, on the application Of Missouri, which was
formed out OF the new territory purchased from
France. The stand was taken, at once, that
Missouri should not come in with slavery. That
point, however, was lost, and the Missouri Com.
promise passed, which restricted slavery to the
territory south Of the latitude Of 90 deg. Bonn.
and which compromise has been violated by the
Nebraska bill. Maine, which had applied for ad
mission, was kept back for Missouri and they
were admitted together. Thus, up to the Missouri
compromise, there were eleven new states admit
ted, of which FIVE were free states, and six slave
states, giving two more senators 10 the slave than
the free states,
8. This being the case up to 1921, how stand tn
relations Of the slave and free states since tn
Missouri compromise.
Since 1921, there have been admitted seven state
viz: Michigan, Arkansas, Florida, Wisconsin, Iowa
Texas and California of which four are fire
states, and three slave states. Since the Nilsson
ri Compromise, therefore, the free states hav
gained-aud owing to the existing condition 0
the territories, they must join in the future. Sur
posing. for the sake Of argument, that Kansas i
a free state-how stand the others? Nebrask
Minnesota, Northwest territory, Oregon Wash
ington, New Mexico, and Utah, will all be FIRE
/, states.
Should two more states be formed out Of Texas
as originally intended, the western one will be
free state. Run the case out to the end, and it
palpable that the slave states have already loi
the battle. There is nothing to contend for, an
nothing to be jealous about. There is no turn
the political wheel which can give a political PR
i ally impossible.
4. Let us compare the relative political strengt
Of the slavery and anti-slavery parties in the ne
states, as tested by the House of Representative
I The representation Of all the new states is
b follows: