The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-01-10
In oppos ton to the restoration ot'hle Missouri
Comp ORlise.

pose; on the contrary, may make matters
worse which are bad enough.
What are his measures? They are first
to repeal the Kansas Nebraska act which Il,
bolisbe8 the Missouri Compromise line, sec.
ondly, to oppose the admission Of the State
of Kansas, into the Union, if she presents
herself as slaveholding State.
Now, do not think either of these meas.
ures advisable, even if practicable; and will
give my reasons for that opinion. With re-
spect to the first one, do not think it could
be passed at this session and its agitation
could only dis4uiet the settlers in Kansas,
and with me, the rapid settlement Of the
territory is an oycrruling consideration, as
promoting the construction of the central
road at the Pacific and as giving protection
to emigrants now travelling through the wild
domain, withou! a road of any kind made
by the government and exposed to murders
and robberies, which the United States mil
itary posts can neither prevent or avenge.
The present agitation Of the repeal could,
therefore, effect no repeal, and might have
bad effect upon the settlement Of the ter
ritory, and consequently upon the contem-
plated road, and upon the facilities due to
the emisrants. And these considerations,
| think, might dispose of the motion for the
present session. At the next, think, it
will be superseded by events-that Kansas
will be ripe for Il State government, and be
demanding admission into the Union. The
member from Indiana then proposes to re-
sist the admission if she has established sia.
very. This, in my opinion will be resisting
right, holding, as 10, that the State will
be entitled admission {haYing the other re-.
quisj.e8) with or without slavery, as She
ploases. And this not by virtae Of any &C.
OF Congress to that elect, Lor even by viz
tue Of the Constitution i mean the iuher-
ent right Of State soyercis snly, passed before
the Constitution was made, not surreGd dered
to 'he Federal Government when it was
made and therefore, retained by the State,
add to this a treaty right to the same effect.
Kansas is party Of the former province of
Louisiana. acquired by Mr., Jefferson and
has right under that treaty TO be incorpo-
rated in the Union az soon as it CAN be done
according to the principles Of the Federal
Constitution The third article Of the trea-
ty is expci. to thai effect, The right OF
the State to admission will be absolute uu
der her sovereignty and the treaty, without
any regard to her constitution in relation to
slavery,
Mr.. Chairman, there was no criminati on
and recrimination the other day, on thi 6
subject, between the member from Indiana
and my colleague from the Northwest dis
trict, (Mr. Oliver) The member from In,
diana charged that citizens of Missout had
crossed the line to vote in Kansas at. the late
delegate election. | believe both were a.
bout right; and as TO this stimulated emgra-
ton, had my opinion Of it at the time it
was announced and made known that opin-
ion to some members of the eastern States
no W present, and tEat it would produce pre-
cisely the effect that has been seen-rouse
and exasperate the people of the Missouri
frontier, and lead to the scenes which have
occurred. Why did | think SO? Because
know something of human nature, and tha
foreign Interference is thing which it vii
not endure. OF this, Missouri has been
once before signal instance. At the Ame
ofthe formation Of the constitution, il WIS
question among the people whether th,
constitution should b. express or silent >,
the subject of slavery. Foreign interfer
ence decided the question; AMI oc,asioned :
clause to be introlpced prohiatiag lhe leg
islature to emancIpato slaves without tn
consent of lhe owners. | am an meneiny L
the extension Of slavery, wasa chief promo
ttcr to that clause. Anlwhy? Because for
eigners; that is, citizens Of othel States, ha:
interfured and agitatel the couatry. anc
R!ledit with a great disturbance; and fo
the sake Of peace, and to prevent 'he annua
recurrence of such agitatons, ldeemed i
best, land that be3ame the opinion Of tn
/.
convention to cut UP the evil by thc'root-
ID take the subject away from tho legi'la
ture---And consequently to exclude i from
our elections; which was done And tn
State, under that constitutional inhabltation
had been free from the slavery agitation IN
Ill clrriei there ii the year S48, AMI fur
thcr inf med by the events Of the eobven
ttion which france! the constitution, bat pro
motel ,he anti emancipation clauseban.l
: mention my own case particularly thal, b.
, ing opposed to the extension 'ot slavery
vel insligated provision against qnisaep'
ton to pFeyeps foggYisnsgs llon coming coGll.ql}s
ia ttee U.S. audi yeril! believe, i i had n