Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-22


An examination Of our history will show that
this was not done, from time to time. by apita.
ious aud local or party iriumphs in Congress.
he rule pursued was uniformly clear; aud
whoever may have lost by it, peace and pros.
periiy have been gained. That rule was This
Where Slavery was actualy ' existing in euun-
try, TO any considerable or general extent, il
was Though somewhat modified as 20 further
imporiaiions 10 some instances, as in Mi.sis.
sippi aud other Territorics) suffered to remain.
The fact that il had been taken and existed
there, was taken as an Indication Of It's adapia.
lion and local utility. When Slavery did not
in fact exist, to any apprecable extent, the
same was by Congress expressly prohibited. -
SO that, in either case, the country settled NJ
without difficulty or doubt as to The character
Of its institutions. In no Instance was this d.f
fcult and disturbing subject left to the people
who had and who might settle in the Territory,
TO be thus an everlasting bone Of contention. "a
long rs the territorial government should cor,
tuue Il was even regarded too as a subject
in which the whole country had an interest
and, therefore, improper for local legislation.
And, though, whenever the people of a ter
riiory come to form their own Organic law a.
an independent State, they would either before
or aner their admission as a State, form and
mould their institutions, as a sovereign State
in their own way. yet it must he expected, and
has always proved true, that the State has TAX
en- the character her pnpilage has prepared her
tor as well in respect 10 Slavery as in Other
respects. Hence, six Of The thirteen States
Eran &fntru
in Them By Congress while Territories. 10 wit;
Ohio, Indiana, Ilinois. Michigan, Wisconsin
and Iowa. Seven of the thirteen are Slave
holding States because Slavery was allowed in
them by Congress while they were territories,
TO wit Tennessee. Alabama, Mississippi, Flor
ida, Louisiana. Arkansas aud Missouri
On The 9th Of March, A. d. 1920. was pass.
ed by Congress the act preparatory To the ad-
mission OF the State of Missouri into the In
ion. Mach controversy and discussion arose
on The question, whether prohibition of Slav-
cry, within said Stale, shoud be inserted, and
II resulted in this, that said State should be ad-
mined, without such prohibiiion, but that Slav-
cry should forerer be prohibited in The rest OF
iha, country cedcd 10 Us BY France, lying north
30 deg. and 30 min. north latitude and this
contract was known as the Missouri Conpro-
mise. Under this arrangement, Missouri was
a'in'"ea as SIsseholi'ng Staie. The same
ha'i"g oeen sia'ehoiding Territory. Ark
ahsas' sou'n oi me ilne, was formed into Ter
riiory. And Slavery allowed therein, and at
forwards admitted as a SlaveholIing Siate.-
Iowa was made Territory, north of the line,
anu unue' 'ne operation o. me iaw' was se'iied
sP "nnon' saves snn ad'''iiled as ffee state
-, ~ was 80 uone ine country no" making the
ie''"o''es o' hahsas ana Neoraska IN is2o
"As s'.'us' en'',eiy unihhani'ed' ana iay norih
oi saia ilne' and Whatever settlers entered The
same before 1891 did SO under that law forever
'ofolouing slavery 'herein,
=" iS'' Ioss'ss- parsoa >" ae' establishing
"e ~ new i's'i'o''es' '>ep'AsAa ana hansas,
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oes" p'V"''"eu 'o' ,'o'e "an 'o years. ana IN
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