Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-30


souri, and falling in that, upon n2Hti! az ~; ,,,r,
the Louisiana territory; and then, 10 sh'" ~ ,ha
shirt of compromise they acted. alter to''"9 ~. .o
! restriction above the line of 30 81 III o"."o
when the bill came to bc cngrosSeu' '"'i a"s;n.t
| about, aud nearly every man OF them r"'.u ",m
| the bill containing the line Of 30 ~, the '"'o w." :,
| that question being ~ to %. 1hus showing tu"' "
the "worst came to the worst" they woh'i ~ "a :.
strict above 30 ~ and still take thelr c''""1e '" H. :,
! strict Missouri. The joint bills. however !! "" ~;
TOR Maine and Missouri, with the line "i Il" =" s, t
tnclrd, passed, and were sentt TO the House vi Il 'O''
February. :, uo loft
Return with mo now TO the House, when we :,
On the 26th of january. after sccins ihh' M az
down the proposition Of Mr.. Storrs, for Inc !'n% ~ m ~ -
AZ ! have already said, upon the same Any IN,
New York, when tie 9TH section Of the M'sso.'' o"t
was read, moved to insert the Missouri restr"t"H y
the previous year, and the House r. 'nchvu out ,n,"
discussion Of it. This restriction, ~ uhder ueoI Mo
in committee until the 18th of t:bfuary, wHen u
UOusc took up the Senate's amendments 10 lne n VI y.
bill, viz: the Missouri bill and the line VI 'o ~
which have lust described rs passing lhe nei"e',
4 motion was made 10 the House to refer me oe"n'r
propositions to the committee of the who''' "hclo Wv
restriction TO the Missouri bill of the House WIS un'
der discussion, but il was voted down 10y the HOUSE
In the course Of the discussion, when ,heh .m ~.
place in the House on the Senate bill, Tile llhe vi q"
so obtained its baptismal name Of c0mPr0W'St' liz
Baldwin of PENNSYLVANIA, u stout lrec'spllcT' "i', i
wish yol IN remember for another reason, lHu""c' "
scorn the idea of this line having heri chriS'e"tu "
COMPROMISE, and he WAS one OF the few Nor'hrrn "''
who afterwards voted for it. His reason for DONG sc
| will speak Of in its place. For the prcScl, IL. ",
SAY, that when with others he laughed ~ lno ,'ln
Compromise, he did sO because he claimed me nos"
Lutte right in Congress to prohibit slavery III Ill Tux
territories, ut all times and under ali cIr''i'i7'an'es :,
II claim which neither he nor they rrlin4uisiien III W.
ting for the line OF 80 80. ,
On the I'D of February the House disagreed To al
the Senate's amendments to the Maine bill lnc'un,nI
the line of ID 30, which was rejected by " "''' VI ~
10 lS-North and South then voting against H. lh'
debate had mean time continued Oh the Missouri ~
strictinn TO the House bill in the committee oi tht
whole. and it finally passed, March lst, by wore 4"
81 To 81; and the bill relating to the Missouri TERRITORY
with the restriction attached, was sent 10 tnc orha'e
On the ID of March the Senate took up the i"uSe
Missouri bill, with the restriction, struck II OUT, lilS.r
ted the line OF 81 30, and sent it I" the House. Up
on the same day the House proceeded To cnh'iheI uht
amendments vi the Senate to their Missouri bili. Inc
first question to he decided was on c"ncnrrlng VIII
the Senate in striking out the restriction upon Mi5sou
ri.
And to this, gentlemen, | Ask your special attention
a. explanatory of the vote which followed. IL Is AS
suned and insisted that there was n compromises
The distinct proposition then To be decided WAS np"t
the Missouri rtStr,Ct'0R. Now, remembering ina
this proceeding is called n compromise. that Is the re-
stricriun upon Missouri WAS 10 be abandoned upon
condition that the restriction wastohpp!y 10 TERRITORY
north of 30 80 thereafter let us examine me Eo''
and see how upon the Northern hall OF the ini'c"i'.o
COMPROMISE. faith was kept by the Moth. The Nntt
upon removing the Missouri restriction was ayes W
nnrs 81. In other words, We only saved M:s3"c!
| from the grasp Of the North by three votes. ana j
the House had been full, there would have been "A lie
have taken, Gentlemen, no notice of The action o
n conference connIi!tor, because their report was
laid upon the table, the action recommended ny t!t,!;
having been adopted upon The Missouri bill which
originated in the House. -.
Now. being charged viii brcgcl! Of fifth upon this
i ,pIirI, ,.p.i.f.I a. | Irll .hnU rpl, p
two terms. not of one, rs the Northern politicians
and their Southern followers assert-ict lis analysc
that vote.
! There were fourteen Northern men comprised ii
the u.nety ave-. These were all who complied VIII
h. obligations o. tie North. Now irt lis see if they
we're acting i'll a sIIr.l -. compromise. or these,
bur were from Massachusetts, G,d IT," # them
. know Ia have been Democratic republicans. s'a"
ulI iiGlEes-the le7t rwa ards from Maine. These
voted against ilc Missouri restriction upon principle
-cyu!itI princinlt-ttIe Espe we now profess. They
compromised nothing IN uniting nth The South ~
! ,lMt vote. Hear what Shaw scys TO his Constituency
u.on that subject, and see hn@ thoroughly iiIs Mas
sn,Iuse;ts uatiiCl hid learned the political lessons al
| yi-ginin's sages. in reference 20 the claim Of power
in Congress To impose the restriction, alter sth'lng
THAI il Cha only be implied, he says Il haze icAric1
not only 10 regard tha Federal Government ~ one I"
Delegated powers, but tia, tHnss powers, being e@'
pre,slv granted, should be consIruc! aIr!ci!y, Com
stru,tIve or incidental powers i'll Congress g''c Il
that body too great n scope. Depnrt once from the
! luDd.lark, which the constitution has fixed, aud Con
Srcs4 ma TEX 10 itself any power 1t picaScs; M
rights Of tue State III! hc denied ar dI'rrga:d"i. Tie
Government will become Z ccLGo itclcd one, and III
| liberties OF this people will bG !Us' lore. ~ w"ni'
confine Congress 10 tn" powers expressly gr!.it'i.-
Tllei, is a constant tendency in the Fedora! Govern
!. ine.i. 10 accumulate power. IL WAS by constructed
! thu, he ~seli.iu.. Law passed. 1t WIS lay CONSTRUCTION
that a Bank o. the Un,io! Etatrs WAS created. OBJ
s~cryL!i0ns on tie general course .. lie Federal G"v'
crninIn, have satisfied INT tina: il ~ thu L"Li"t II dNiy
Of u friend Ut the pe"piG and III Sthie h'2tiS To "a4''
with the utmost scrupuluusncs- any enlargement u
the movers ui Congress" So much upon Tia" primer
) pie involved. Upon the ~pr"pri"iy he says. ''ll'
: III. e.ol ling like the non .sinvrl"idiiIE States ar
alive IL al, ,LeJ:io"s that touch their property and
however lu!ui!atin. Il 49, :" IN sp"ak "l !h'i'H'
beings rs property. the Constitution. l.sc Tvs oi ON
country CONSIDER lIc slaves nj the ad;:tii "s s-~h.-
ANY question calculated Ia affect the value "r the
RICH, /, :hi- species Of population cnn't not but here
garhrl 10y ou, ca::irynnn at tn" Snuth with the NJ
most jealousy. The n"a.;:y vest of the Mississippi
was purchased with the joint iund- -: the nnriOa. -
All, therefore, had u joint interest in il. III: the
amendment proposed, by excluding slaves, absolutely
I elc,.d.d the population OF all The Southern and II
mart OF the !, eEtarn States. from that fertile domain,
This furnished an0tiiuf sro-a3 d dlstrust. besides,
il exhibited u spirit of monopoly alt0Gnt,s, '::"p'npa'
tiblc with that harmony and good will 20 6as1hiih: ,i
! preserving the Union OF these States. Ii created n
. dis inc.ioa between slaveholdlng anu nonSlnvehoid'
ipr StG;es-a G~!siinCti.u which loses none ni ls mis-
cii.ynus ~Iua;it,es from tie Cpii4y IL rae II on the
map Of Onr tGE4irv. WHO tha. :ega;Gs The mon 81
the States can contemplate the ieel!D.s wLIcl ne a-i'
tation of this question excited, Without emotion -
And who, i'm rejecting upon it, is not rcrnn.i.t "a the
nd.nonition of the Father Of his Country, to trowr
with mitigation upon the first dgwming- OF an NJ
tempt 10 array ". portion Of the inhabitants oil thI'
country against aDoiGeF.
These are TIE stirring notes soLnder ny demo
cratic republican OF tIqt day-aEd they yet a"afcr
nm echo in the breasts of thousands Of tho democracy
of Massachusetts. Holmes, his colleague: thought
with him.
or their two associates from Massachusetts-l de
not know precisely why they Vote'! with ~, ul""s
: rpG. ne same principles, or because the Name Oh,
7 beng deJeaIe.t in the Senate upon the Missouri bii
they voted to get lhoic both through. II - ceri"'I
that one Of them deserted - =. l:e next session.
Of Baldwin, another of the fourteen hs"e Gc!Gr'
spoken-he voted against the restriction, beGa-sa. sat
-. s.j! :hs, while Congress had absolute power 10 I'm
pose i; u4l., 81! the territories, the time to do 20 wa
when ierfiiar!.i -, yG:nc.eais were or%ihiAel' "'
this not having bsen doue w-ei. TIE !~ff'ie:i" gov
ernmcmt If Missouri WIS organized, L"nsr1SS G"'
lost its power TO restrict, and Missouri iihi an aDry
Lutte right TO admission, by reason oil tins want 81 PFC
laution III Congress. So he asked nothing IN r1.a'!
ior i,S vote: and | think il may be fairly assumed ina
his colleague, :Ei the only one from fenn,syl'ah"
who yoisi with GiG.., yes influenced by the sam
views. The two being lees ti.a!. @ne.tenih OF t!'e"
delegation in Congress, can hardly bG $50 ]? nave
compromised for Pennsylvania. Among The i't'
teen were three Democrats from New jersey. o
/ wnni. Il L;sy be safely affirmed, they voted OH Prlll
ciple, in the Absence o. any express declaration tha'
they were voting in a spiriI o. cenrro'nlse. he sam,
is true ] doubt not o! tho rensilidG.. iE@'e no.
been able to find the declaration o: nne CT tEeEi, u.a'
! he yotnd against the Missouri restriction III q spirie %
coInprulris.. /: is perfectly certain there was h'
concert Of action 4u.Gsg Northern men, not even
upon the part of the delegation frou. Il single State
for less than a third OF tue MusssciIuscltc delegation
less than one-tenth Of the Pennsylvania dne-Lfioi'
less than o%ne.tweIfth of the New York ~dcirsat!"!
and less than one.tuurth of the Connrcticut dcieER
ton Y0;eJ against the restriction. and the VOTES "
these Delegations make up ten of the fourteen ir"h
the North. so that il * alike false and absurd 10 pre-
tend that the North agreed 10 abandon the Restriction
upon Missouri, provided they We're allowed ia iIipn-'
il North of The lin. ot 81 80. Ii is Historically idi''
to say that the South agreed with the North and IN