The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-23
nsion beyond the limits of the exist

tension beyond the limits OF the exist
ing States.
But the people required additionalise-
curity. When, therefore, Virginia sug.
gested an amendment to the Constitu-
tion, that mo faeenaaps ought to be de-
priyed Of his life, liberty, or property.
bat By the laao of the A1ad,n Congress
refused to sanction this restricted guar.
anty, but proposed, for the adoption Of
the States, an amendment embracing
comprehensive aud express interdics
against all invasion of personal rights
by the General Government. That IN
terdiot, made part Of the Constitution,
by the consent of the States, is in these
words: q No person = shaH
be deprived of life, liberty or property
without duo process of law. So long
as this provision remains unaltered, it is
not easy to see how slavery can be con-.
stitutionally introduced any where, or
continued any v ierc, by national legis;
lation or 10 national territory.
Fms Driei ssa temens Will sumce 70
show what was the policy and #lIat was
the anticipation OF the founders Of this
republic in respect to slavery Their
policy was ono of repression, limitation.
encouragement; they anticipated with
confidence thu auspicious result Of unif
yersal freedom. Persistent adherence
to their policy would doubtless have
realized their anticipations
l need not say to you that this policy
has not been adhered to, nor need
trace the gradual process By which the
Constitution has been wrested from its
original purposes. and the Government
has been converted into an instruments
for the maintenance and extension Of
slavery.
By eessions from slave States, aud by
treaties with foreign Governments, vast
territories have been acquired, in'allof
which the original policy of the Govern
ment required prohibition actually aPr
Piled, until resistance to the further in
crease of slavery and slave power in the
republic by the admission of Missouri
as slave State, led to the great contest
between the extenslonists and the re-
strictionists, which, IN ieso' terminated 5
N tne adjustment generally Known -
the missouri COMPROMISE.
ne terms OF ina. compromise were
tnese tnas missouri snonin % aumis.
ted Win slavery; tnat slavery snouio
oe forever P'oniDl'eu IN Tue .'slr1s0rs
acquifea irO" raan'e' norm 81 90 uss
'o .nin;' e1oeps S1.'so' anu 'nAs ooA.
''os snou.1 "a, et 'ol -. P.essss -
ieas'' 'fon, .e 's.s'.e p,oa,o.''ou = D, ma
very south oi 90 oeg. oo inin' ms
last term vas oniy mpl'eu !" was n0'
e1PresSeu
inis CON ulptom.se, ~ suDSsau'' anu
enes.' was oompAOs Desmeen 'ns s.Ass
noloing ano oon.siavenoioing seesl0ns q
the country ana was universally 30 re
garoed. !. yieioeo 20 slavery aDs0ihse-
~ the territory occupied Dy missouri,
ano 70 iefs without tne protectlon oi pro-
nioi'ion al me fesloue Of territory ac.
quireo unoer tne frencn treaty soutn o.
80 deg. 81 min. as Ine original pohcy
OF the country, aho tne true princlples
OF the constitution required the exclusion
Of slavery from the whole OF this terri
tory, 1t was to be expected this adjust
ment would be received with much dis
satisfaction IN the Free States. 1t was
so received but after time, for the
sake Of peace, and in the full belief that
it's stipulatiOns in respect to the terrific
~ north Of SO deg 30 min, would be
faithfully observed, the people generally
acquiesced IN It.
Concession invites aggression. Hav-
ing succeeded in establishing slavery in
Missouri, the slave power soon insisted
upon the implied term of-the compto-
mise az positive stipulation for the
allowances OF slavery south OF 80 deg. so
min. mot only in the territory aequir.
ed from France, but in all other terrific.
~. Whenever aud however acquiredsin
which slavery might exist at the time
Of acquisition. This interpretation
WAS taeitly admitted; and under the
eompromise thus interpreied, Arkansas
Texas and Florida came into the union
/ aa 91ava Skakaa and the autall ran1nindar