New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-15
CURTIS ON THE ORDINANCE OF 81.

The Bo.t0a Daiiy 1drerfiser of Jan. ith con-
'ains an srtice OF several columns, signed by
Mr. George T. Curtis, of which the objec. pro
fe,ses to be to defend the recently published first
volume 4 lis " History of the Constitution Of
" The Uni'ed sta,es, against certain charges
made BY The Bgga'o Daily Republican"
Dir. Curti.s book will become a fairer object
Of ctnici.m when the second volume il before tie
public We .hall limit ourselves az present to
calling attention TO certain statement. made 10 a
Tote which il 10 form part Of that second vol
uue, but which Mr.. Curtis has published, in sd-
vance a. a part Of hi. reply, above alluded to- 70
HE critic az Buffalo. The su,ec. of that no e il.
" The authorship of the Ordinance of l1-7, for
"tie government Of The No thu estern Territory"
which Mr. Curtis, after Mr.. Webster is inclined
TO s,crbe to Mr. Dane. The only important pars
Of it, and that TO which We propose now to can
attention, is as fOsoTs:
"Iis 20 BE- observed h.t VI Jefer.cu's proposition IN
i75i d. coum.rd The voe of s'ore ,'eh3diaE STATE
.t,u.A .ch ss stnnsenI snd Ell eye Pr hl1d3n
received BE- rev Congress sLd of
roy De'gofe v 'isfeAodHg >ss Ers5s-f TA- goat
cbsrse me qu'r'u vs. douo 80 Que IA part % tie
having hteome general that slavery could
fourth u The oormulire. teiy 20 - sa1lsh-d
;.wsas r. rrouotee ~ s,esas i But The reader M,
also ooA fr smother .'on Which came n aid 4 tl' COG
eusttd he Prohibition 70 Command the OF
s'sIN &C. e.si' ., - ~. b $500 .Ii'
y,otf,o The rTortirioa aEsrst slavery sd wnh he
a.. TIrsIt of Tie of- rsEce Of 7s7 procesds a5a th.
Erc.s ib If pllLc policy requires that slavery be add
fom rsctla -or muli poAey jus'ic. s'f comfy ate
.houd b, rtstar,d ho-- whom servile aa-
Mr. Dsue sew vty clearly hai Congress were 70 make The
resen north vs q TIE Ohio forever nee IS Dc desired &
rrare nc god order RAJ "a 40
tt rsg,u on The border states ~hsfe slavery s-iey
is;,d shtpc O. ufutc a fai ne pr'sii-i a'd To
reds thai here "a bs neither slavery nor aV3
TIE aid Territory otherr Sc than t. the
ISfi hner ~ tonnes whereof the parry sh. have been duly
'cLvctc: rces grayf tia srJ pesor e-capinx into Ia
~ VII n Labor - icrsice laEflly cs tef
q Tie o A a. -ehil-Vs n.sy oe liwfi y rec aael
80, - $3.50 q opi,, N..,,eb,.-r.. a. P'vrs5u,s
Coru.cf.cut Ntw syen. where slavery @x,ted
tle ebh sftoe Dhch ui-dcrafln d. D.
Essti ne =; ssasS o. ,hs soas,a.-.s
that Is .ush TIE certificate Of maiis,TIe II
oit.I aue yscsi H. ssc .ha b. delivered e.s 70
b, rsi,r Aly other hs pgsuss ard bags .ach eerti
cate sfe rloof WhIs therefore, i vas rom ses "a.
gland that The OTdna received TIE immediate ani d-
pfolifon As'r" re auo ee' Of ssv.y NO the Isr-
tory 40 b. states TO D formed s1i Of IL sl'o from
Ne.-tss nc ss,on and - tie nne Sew Enssn4 PEE,
ih.i ihs IN riani Pse VS. SERVED whieb rec sni's ne
es, r'eir0D and ~heA less ih.s siK'y days mere;
,eivse iHerpcrsi.c INTO he Csrs usor Of the Ia I'd
state S I ~ ,ss.S.. Toe ,,a' .,S,
.sVthoeirg 50. srs'sti, VI; hsrysre Virgins Serth
sad :. rth OsrolrA, voted Mr.. Jer-rol
pforcsron IL l7S5. Virginia North Caross South Caro-
ia Oeofgis voted the proposition ar-d M
Kus Nher the Ordinance r.s.ed IA 1871. th-r-
,,ht States rges,ai viz Massschzser;s New "a. New
Jenny Delaware. yI.ins. Sorlb CsIOn.. s7sh c,roa.
ga Georss al Of whom voted for II the f31r st hsd
veted hoy t In l7S5 The vsut h,Ee been lost
II ny rerb.p b said that the other s,i.s present
fsrrsyvsIi hsylsd and Rhode Island sho voted 70
nit NJ ksss proposition In IS Iht sf.ervsrc have
in ard nisAt barely carried he n.i-i prOhisHoa
BY the rsquts ngnber Of But this voaA have
Depended -hsy hs-y ard whose assss0n were no.
marin IN IS for committing Mr. kirgs proposition. and
prooss- that chs veui the other
sv'hodns States the fnal question q nst ed
kbion IL therefore . sound conclusaon feu
The ias that the people Of the North western S,s.s il