Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-08-20

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In connection With his letter Of the lisi o.
Jaly. whiea w. pablisAed 10 The Express. >;
shows conciusivelv the true position OF Mr.
Cav on the question q slavery extension. and
embodies the views Of thousands 81 sound
conserva I'VE men - The slaveholdiEg States
wAnnxcroS. M. Aug. 5. 1855.
Dear Slr. Ia Jour letter. 10 which replied
on 80 iIih Of July. yoa desired to know n,
views q NJ CLAY "a slavery extension.
wrote. IN reply. the letter published ~ The
Express" Of The a3i July. IN which stated
that had sesson % seiieve Mr.. ciays oyiu.
ions and views. a. indicated ia the Nis.oeri
comprounise were never changed
know has been sad. hat The terms ofihc
Cosnpromise u IS50. are Inconsistent uith the
terms Of the Compromise u l-a0-2l and that
a. Mr Clay vas the zeaioas advocate u The
forBeg. be mus, have changed Lis opinion. in
relation to The Missouri Compounds. A lit
tie siteniion to The Circumstance, o. the two
cases ~sIl how that M clay's course. Ia re
laii0n 70 he two compromises. lssniirely con.
si-teni and consequently that has mind lad
undergone 10 ehange
When the Territory Of Loai.iana was &C.
quired from France slaoery existed therein. BY
he Avs q the country The Territory ae-
quiseJ inclsded all The country between the
Mississippi and Rocky Mountains. aud eonse-
quentiy slavery was legally established or ex-
listed both North and South q ttr line Sc deg,
80 min BY the Missouri Compromise il vas
abolished or excluded for il had not yri been
introduced in fact from the territory. then Re
longing % the United States. North Of that
line. and outside Of the bounds Of the pro
posed State Of Missouri. but the eomPfo.
mise made no provision a. % slavery South Of
the line IS deg 80 min. This was uoi deemed
recssss-y by the South. because. BY the Laws
q Louisiana. when acquired by the United
States, slavsry already existed there. Bet
when tive Compromise Of $50 took place. n
very different stale OF things existed Mexi
co had abolf-led slavery IN her dominions. long
before she eeded 70 The United States the pro-
sinces Of Caliioruia Utah aud New Mexico
conseq 1eutiy hen the ComPromise of 1850
took place. there vas no necessity for any L
gi.lation 10 ,rel4ls siasery from these terrific
re-. because slavery vas already excluded
fh-rrfrotn. and could not be introduced with
out positive enactment 70 that effect by Con.
gress This was attempted. Mr. Davis. Of
Mississippi, offered the following amendment;
10 n. Territorial bill u New Mexico Zone Of
the Compromise measures of $500 And that
all laws and usages. existing Ia said Territo
~. al tie date Of - acquisition BY the I'm.
ted States. which deny or obsiruct the right Of
any citizen 81 the united States to remove 10.
and reside in said Territory. with any species
Of property legally held. IA any q the States Of
the Union. be and are hereby declared to BE-
repealed. ~-C oitons Last Fears Of H. Clay.
page ST
The effect Of hi. Amendment. II il had
passed. woald have brsn To legalize slavery ~
the Territory Of New Mexico but the anond-
usst vas no, adopted.
whsa tkis srblscl was under consideration.
Mr.. CLAW aid 4 "a, reminded Il my coming
from sla.c STATE tell The SENATOR from
Mississippi, Nr. Foo1el, aaa tel ihe senA
ar from Virginia. Mr. Ma-on.s that know
my duty. and TIA, ! mean. 20 xpre.s he opiu
ions entertain fearless ofai. mankind Aud
now, sir, coming from slase State. - DO,
o. Il 10 NY self. owe i truth. eve Il to
the subject. 10 say thar no earthly power conld
induce me 20 vote fsr -pssihc measure Tor
the introduction Of slavery vher, II bad net
before existed. either south or North Of the
Missouri Compromise line. Las, Years Of
II Clay" p. III.
For thirty years. prior - The making Of thi-
speech slavery bad been Wholly excluded from
The National Territory lying North of 36 deg
30 min. and East Of the Rocky Mountains -
Mr. Clay could NOT, therefore. be ia favor Of a
repeal cf ne Missouri Compromise. because
the elect = such repeal would be 20 restore
tie slavery Laws Of Louisiaps. before NE ces
sion 81 that Territory 10 the United Siafes.-
Mr. Clay rcitcrAfcs. IN the same speech. mo
power. no earthly power shAll compel me 70
vote for the gosifiss iafrosissii0a 81 slarery. q
Their south Or North Of that liue" Yet it i
pretended that. II living. NJ. Clay would have
been an advocate for he Nebraska bill. the Fl
feet Of which ua- been the introduction n slave
teaTerr,ory where slavery did not exist.
when Mr. Clay made the speech. from which
have quoted above.
In the great speech. delivered by Ne Clay
on the 5th and 9th Of February. 1850. and
throughout the whole discussion Of the Com.
promise soeasure Of 1859. Mr.. c uniformly
contended that there vas no aecessitv for the
application Of the v,iaot prosiso 20 the Ter
riiores acquired from Mexico. because slavery
had already been abolished in those Terrific
rics.. aud could never be carried into them
again. without positive enactment by Con
grcn. 70 which he vas utterly opposed =
Whilst one party from The North was in fasol
90 a positive and express prohibition IL sla
very from al Territories acquired ffon Mcs,
Co the wiino. rruvtso,: another party wer'
IN favor Of an express. or Al least. an lmplies
recognition ~ the right 10 carry slaves int
Territories with the consequent obi ga'sss .
the T. : 10 protect the owners Of slave prop
eFty. in the fan enjoyment of The ssns. Ia Al
the rritoTses derived from Mexico. until al.
Territories shosld be formed isto States. an
Edanued into the Union. when he sewers
States would have Fisht "a sdInit ~ Prohih'
slavery - they mishi tA.ak psoper.
Mr.. Clay took tn mssldle nround bstw~e
the Two extremes. that Congress oaeht not I
interfere With the sahiest Of .lsv~-v. h-, l~sv
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