The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-01-05

OF many, thought from the beginning unau-
thorizcd by the constitution, contrary to the
treaty siipulltiOns for tn ccs>ou 20. I.juisi.
ana aul Inconsistent with ths equality o T
the states. They had been stripped Of al
mora! authority 10 procure, 10y persistent #
forts their indirect repeal through contra
diCtory enactment>. They had been partic-
ularly sbro atci by the legislation attending
the organization OF the territories of New
Mexico and Washington. Had they remain
ed IN them, they would have taken effect in
the new territorial acts in the iutm uli.irallv
proposed ia the Senate at the first ; SsiCa II
the last Congress. II was manly and ingeu-
uonS, as well aS patriotic and Ir-t, 70 do this
directly and plainly, and thus rIiey, the
statute book OF an act which Urritba % pos
sible future injury, hut OF no possible lutaro
benefit and the measure Of its uepgal Was
the iinal contamination and complctc rsco,,-
milton of the principle ,hat, through assump-
tons Of Che powers OF the general govern
mcnt to dictate the social territorial c0ustitu-
tons OF any other portions, the scope and
elect OF the language Of repeal was not left
IN doubt IL was declared in terms 10 be
tho true intent and meaning Of this act not
to legiSlate slavery into any state or terrific
ry, nor to exclude it thcrciiom, but - leave
the people thereof perfectly FREQ TO form and
regulate their domestic institution, in their
own way, subject only 10 the constitution Of
the United States. The measure could not
be withStood on its merits alone. TWAS NJ.
tackled with yiolenr, nj, th, r,I.,. J,t,,.;,.o
prctcxt that :. co,s,;,n,,i a., Ri ,Sf,;,t,
Ncve; ,,,s ot,i,.,iar On ,,,,ori,. d,.,:,n,aa g
4 .,os,onti,l iuS,ifios,;on Wbcn Lccorc ,yns
/ !, ,uorircj hy scrg;tlr mon ,n,, ro,,,,ra1
tive or dncI,r.t;yc ytot,,. ,rj,n,t,," ',,ss,sd
trn ,y finy vc,r. ,go i ;,rcun,i,Ll.~N,h.t
n, ,c, Of Ior,.,.ss - ~. ,t,, ro,~,i,,,,;ln
II inascI tbr,c - IN tL,. az, ans, ,.,,sa -.
/ imagine il. it would attach to thoseon N.hn
have never ceased from the time of the en-
actIucut Of the rc,trictiy. provision ia de-
nounce and condemn il, and vino have con-
stantly refused To complete il bv needn't
supplcmcutary lcgisation-who have shared
no LEGISLATION 10 deprive il of moral l1yr,--
who have again and again attc,up,cd it.-c-
peal by the enactment of incomnotihlr ma
visions and who. bv the inevitable r.action.
a,y effect OF their own violence on Ia. spb-
net. awakened the country 10 a true consti-
tutiopal urinciplc of lcayin, The matter in.
VOWED 10 the discretion Of Tie pcou,a Of the
rrsprctiye existing or iuci,icut States II
i mo, rrn,ordcd that This ,r;,o;,lc or o,,,
OIL i.,,ls ln H.
practice undi,turbcd, MS politi.d action IL
pi,lH g. ~. Nv b -, ,,is o'',-, "S''o e Is
81 = cy",',t ,r, .,y lo,''
cnccs Tbov are tho suit Of aLnsn AMI
,,l,, ac 80 '''''
c.rroJ in ,ho iegitmatn or,,,,i,,,;o, ~
Trrritorr Thr,; arr No, ,n So rI'an'',dL 10
,hr crcs, ,,;nciyla az ronn,, sn ,,|revu
I'm ~. contrary fbcv dislnnc,,. L,rIr5, w..
ir,,Ili.,,nro a,I ,'airi,,i., 81 ,o ,, Ia
,,rc.oT,;r,, tlro,,,b ,Ln L,r,, - Ia,
,r,,ao,rL E.. s;Ia,1t ;,rr-i.,;II' 80, Ic
,hc friends If thc C,n.,i,n,ion a., - bora
ano,har .,rn'.,,Ie it, onert,s cold NV, ,'roI
.cnt +, mora accentoblc issno tLan ,hS, If
sat. ,.Los, constitute, o,.l,ra,,,, - -
lic,n form If ,,oyerr,,nnt heinz cYcIpded
rrnm tLn J-rinn he,ausn H., don,oS,ic ;ns,i,,,'
Ham. Jn M, co,nnoTt with t,La iJnos nn,cr.
t,incJ in some o,hcr sat Frec from
g,oundlr.s irnr,u,arinns of hre,ch of r,ith
o,,,i,,.t ,Lr o,I.r. mon viii commence tbr
o@.talion of this new Question with violation
oT an cvrross co,unort bcty,crn IN, ind
nendrnt soyrre;pn noyycrs Of tbe Irniteb
Gt,,c.o,I Tho pSnrIr;. ~ 'rryoe "a ,r,ll n.
,L,. oIl.ronJ ocn,li, solemn cr,,,,,,cts which
assure fine coual.tv Of ALI the States But
/ J.,inr,LI. - ,rouiI T., enrL n yiol.tion of
coiupoc, in itsqlf and In All its direct rpnse-
qucnces. that is The very Least of the evils
/ involved. When sectional aehations shall
I have succeeded in forcing on fhis issue, can
their pretensous fail to be met by counter
prctcnsions. VIII not different States be
compelled to meet extremes by cxtrc,uesg
| And if either cxtrem, carries lis poiut. what
/, that so far forth bu, dissoluii II of the
Union? If a new State, formed from
'c'i'u.1 nom au'h'ss,o" therein, '"a' iact
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