The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-26

laws INTO Territories where IL does not already exist and
hear this oucry every day and almost every hour
yesi but sir may say with ST. Paul another
casion, that "none OF these things move me-" hold and
maintain that not OF these brawlers about the
sion Of slavery has any right TO interfere in the matter
unless the attempt be made 70 Introduce into the State
Territory hich may be his doaieils The constitution
gives authority for Congress TO interfere In the matter
We have that both Mr.. Jefferson and Mr. Madison
deny this power To Congress- and that they both well
others Of the fathers Of the constitution came forward
put their solemn veto upon the assumption of that
thorzed and unconstitutional power in the case Of the
Missouri restriction .. ..
We all know how stouy the free-solers contended that
the aboshment Of slavery under the Mexican government
in portion Of territory acquired by the treaty OF Guada
lupe Hdago precluded its readopon under the cOnstu-
ton OF the United States and might by parity OF
reasoning claim that where slave laws exist slavery
be perpetuaed But this do not contend for On the
contrary, willing entirely TO leave il TO be controlled
by the resident population Still contend that wherever
slave laws do exist they should remain untouched by
interference OF Congress- In word deed 30 long the
people of such Territory State shall please retain
slavery
Now it certain that the entire territory of Louisiana
slave territorythat slave laws extended every
foot oft LIS inhabitants entitled 10 the enjoyment of
all the rights, advantages and immunies Of citizens Of
the United States and be maintained and protected
in the enjoyment Of their liberty property and the re
gion they protest. The citizens OF the United States have
right TO hold slaves wherever there is law the
trary if there be bubble about this (which by the
way do not admit there should be they certainly have
in the State or Territory where there law protect it,
And here in this caae the slave law in the bond by the
third article of the treaty which have read This treaty
negotiated between the United States and France by
Mr.. Jefferson in 1903. 1t was signed by him, 1t
sanctioned by the United States Senate in their executive
capacity. 1t was sanctioned by both houses of Congress
seVeray In their legislative capacity in the passage the
law to enable the President to carry il into effect and
contend that any portion of that territory when it becomes
duly organized and in sufficient numbers to popula
on has right TO claim admission into the Union with
out any question to their internal laws and regulations
other than that they shall conform to the requirements Of
the constitution of the United States, and their form OF
hall ar ay1Ilt. anl.
1t is well known that John @ Adams while in Congress
seldom if ever missed an opportunity to oppose the ns
tuition of slavery whenever he thought he could do 80
conscentously aud consistently with his duty states
to support the constitution. When the Terri
tory of Arkansas made application to Congress for adms
sion into the Union her constitution contained the pro-
slavery clause. Ii was opposed all slave Territories
have been since the Missouri Compromise whether north
south of SO 80 by the party that agita
ting the Kansas question But Mr.. Adams like a states
that felt the binding obligation of his oath support
the constitution and his moral duty statesman took
different ground He took up the question on the broad
principle of the footing platform which the entire
ritory of Louisiana stood when it became part of the
United States by the treaty of 1903 That treaty then be-
the law of the land and he considered it quito as
binding on him as the constitution itselG*
And here introduce portion of the remarks of Mr.
Adams upon the question of the admission of Arkansas
made in Committee of the House, in which he said
cannot consistently with my sense of my obligations
citizen of the United States and bound by oath to sup
port the constitution cannot object to the admission
Arkansas into the Union slave State; cannot pro-
pose agree make it condition of her admission that
convention OF her people shall expunge this article from
her constitution She is entitled to admission as a slave
State Louisiana and Mississippi, and Alabama and
Mssc u have been admitted by virtue of that article
the treaty for the acquisition Of Louisiana which secures
the inhabitants of the coded territories all the rights
privileges and mmunities of the original citizens Of the
United States and stpuates for their admission
formally that principle into the Union. As Congress
have power in time of peace to abolish slavery in the
original States of the Union they equally destitute of
the power in those parts Of the territory ceded by France
to the United Saes by the name Of Louisiana where
slavery existed at the time of the acquisition. .
Arkansas therefore, comes and has the right TO come into
the Union with her slaves and her slave laws 1t is writ
in the bond and however may lament that il ever
was SO written must faithfully perform its obligations
am content to receive her as one of the savehodng States
Of this Union"
here ask, was Mr.. Adams right or wrong And
whether right wrong, ii he had been member of Con-
gress the time of the Missouri agitation would he not
Ia your opinion have taken the ground And would
he not, ia your opinion, If alive and a member of
Congress have commended for the right Of nsas and Ne
braska into the Union with all their slave laws
Internationally otherwise the inhabitants of their
respective Territories might determine might be
consistent With the principles Of the constitution
know that Mr. Jefferson has been often quoted an ad-
vocate for emancpatonand so he was but have al
ready said it invariably connected with the idea of En-
parItoR-remova from all chance of mixture with the
white Caucasian know, too, that there is a SEN
ence to be found in bis Notes Virginia written 1881
during the revolution, which aboitonsts or black re-
publicans very fond of quoting wheu in an argu-
ment in behalf Of measures being taken by the State
legislature Of Virginia. and by those who have the manage
ment aud discipline OF slaves for the ameoraon Of their
condition and government. The sentence allude to is
this, Indeed, trembe when reflect that God is lust
that this justice cannot sleep forever" have heard very
worthy minister Of the Gospel quote this remark and d.
late upon il in manner which led me to doubt whether
he had read the book the chapter from which
the remark extracted led to the inference be-
in the page after closing his argument Mr. JEFF
feson anticipates the accomplishment Of his wishes and
regard TO the train Of ideas he had been pursuing be ad
ms that change revolution in this matter had com
menced and observes ave continue to hope they
viii force themselves into every ones mind think
change already percepbe since the origin of the present
revolution the spirit OF the master Is abang that of the
slave rising from the dust his condition molfyng-the
way hope preparing under the auspices Of Heaven for
total enamel paonand that this disposed In the order
OF events be with the consent OF their masters rather
than by their extirpatlon."
Here he was evidently abiding, only to social re-
FORM but also TO what had been done by the State gov
eminent in the previous forty years. to which have al
ready alluded, In Encouraging and finally fobiddng the
Importation OF saves But in the forty years. up to
1920 what his prospects, He almost TO despair
OF realizing his ongcherished hopes and regrets hat be
die In the belief that all the sesacrhces of the
generation Of 7T6 useless ITO be thrown away by
the unwse and worthy passions Of their and that
his only consolation to be that he lives not TO weep over
p All this he attributes to the uuwse and unworthy
passions Of the slavery agtaors Of that day And yet
these devotees TO black repubcsnism would claim
Mr. Jefferson their patron saint Out upon such by
pocrsy What does he say TO Gen. lafayette TO the
state Of parties year or two after this2
1.-THE Hartford Convention, the victory Of Orleans the
pence Of 0hen prostraed the Of federalism Its vo-
tares abandoned II through shame and modification and
call themselves republican, But the name alone s
changed-the principles are thesame.' u
"on the eclipse Of federalism with u.s. although not lis
extinction Its leaders got up the Missouri question under