Demoine courier., 1856-05-22

" ~y UusO OsAu u NEW McXtcO
was not claimed as . constitutional fight;
IL was nskfd AZ an element Of compton,
Use. No a is sufficiently reckless to
pretend that the Compromise Measures
OF 1850 could have received The approval
Of Congress. much less Of the people,
with the understanding that this enact
mens opened all the Territories Of the
Union 10 the occupancy Of slayeholding
communities. :
In support Or the proposition stated, /
desire. in the second place, TO cite the
Legislation Of Congress in the organize
ton Of Territorial Governments and in
the admission Of States formed out oil
territory previously free. -
From these ci,atous 4 remark, in pas.
sing) Il will be seen that the President is
IN error when he says, in his annual
message, 10 relation to the prohibition OF
Slavery in the Northwest Territory by
the Ordinance Of 1857. that
'S~ubsequen, to the Constitution. this
provision ceased to remain az q law. for
It's opel alton was absolutely superseded
BY the Constitution
La the year 1883, theyery first Con.
gress convened under the provisions Of
The Constitution passed a law transfer
ring certain duties imposed by hi. Ordi-
nance on Congress 10 The President oil
the Unlted States, las is expressly stated
In the preamble to this Iaw:)
In or.er that the Ordinance OF the
United States IN Congress assembled fos
the government of the Tertiary north
west Of the river Ohio may continue 10
have full efec,.'--(S Statutes at Large,
vol. !. p. So
In the year 1900. Congress declared,
10 the organic law Of the Territory Of In
tiaua,
THAT there shall be established within
said Territory a Governmen. in all re
sPects similar TO that provided by the
Ordinsnce Of Congress passed OF the
18th day Of July, 1857, for the govern
ment of the Territory Of the United States
northwest, Of abe river Ohio; and the in
habiia5ts shall be entitled 10 and enjoy
all and singular the rights. privrlegcs, and
advantages. granted aud secured 70 The
people BY the said Ordinance.,-(sfa'a rs
at Urge. vol. 2, p. SO r.4.
In 1902, (Aprll sO.J Congress passed
a law TO enable the people Of Oaio to
form . State Constitution. in which i, is
provided that : I'd Constitution shall no,
be repugn,nt to the Ordinance Of The ~
July, 1857, se,weeo the original States
and the people and States OF the Terri
tors northwest Of the river Ohio. -siai
ufes al large. vol. 2, p. III
10 1900 FEBRUARY 81 Congress iucor
Porsted he same provision in the organ
&c law Of Illinois that was made 4 par, OF
the organic law Of Indiana. -{stafuies al
large vol. 2 p Sis ~
In 1908. the same provision was mace
in the organic law Of Michigan.-(sfaf
afes at large. vol. 2. p. 3O9.) srms ) F,
10 the year 1916, (April l9,) Con.
gress passed a law authorizing tie peo
pie OF Indians TO form a State Consii,u.
ton. 10 which j, 10 provided
That the same wheneve, formed. sball
% republican, and not repugnan. 10 those
articles Of the Ordinance Of the l3,h Of
July, 1887, which are declared 10 be il.
revocable between the original States and
the people and States Of the Terriiorie,
northwest Of the Ohio river. ,-(aaatufc.
al large vol. q. p. 290) IS.
In 1915. December III Congress
passed a resolution declaring, among O
,her things. tina. whereas The Conssi,u
ton formed BY the psople Of shs Terrific,
~ OF Indiana 10 republican. and IN CON
formily with the provisions Of the Orti,
nance above rsci,ed, the said Slate /,
admitted into the Observation-Disclosures a,
large. vol. 3. p. 399.y .aa
10 1918, Congress- au,horizsd the peo
pie Of lliinois to form ! State Cons.i,u,
zion. conditioned that il should conform
70 the provisions Of The O~rdioanAncs
ol 1857. -(Statutes at Large. vol. 3. p
40
90 December .. 1918, Illinois w.s b,
resolution admitted into the Union a. !,
sovereign Stass, on the ground that he,
Constitution. thus formed, did conform q
the provisious Of shs Osdinaucs Of 1851
-(Statnses at Large, vol. 3. .. $50
ln she year 1890, a. We have before
stated, Congress declared, 10 the law pro
viding for the admission Of Missouri inss
the Unioc.
That in all tina. territory csded b.
France 10 the United Staiss, under III,
name Of Louisiana. which lies north o.
thirty. elk degrees and thirty minutes. no
included within the limits Of The Stat.
noniemplaec by this ac,. Slavery and in.
voluntary sesviiude, o,hsrwsse than Il
the punishment or crimes. whereof ii.
parties shall have been duly convicted
shsli be. and 10 hereby, forever 2rohibi.
,sd. (Ststutes at Large, vol. 3, p
Sls.) 80
10 1899. 10 the passage Of the organic
lav Of she Territory ol Wiseonsi., which
embraced VIA, 10 nov the States OF Wis.
cousin and Iowa and the Territory 81
Misassosa, Congress agsin extended and
Applied the provisions Of The Ordiuance
Of 1857 10 On immsnss country bsyocd
The limits OF the Northwss: ,rerrisory.-
ttStsfusss at Lsrgs.svol. .. p. l51 asa
Ia 1855, Coagssss endorsed ,his o..
dinanee Of 1857, Ia the passage of ne