Demoine courier., 1856-05-22
ADMISSION OF KANSAS.
S P E Z c III O F !
Hon. James Harlan,
OF low A.
IN THE sENATE OF THE UNITED sTArE
MARCH 9TH, 1856.

CONTINUED
The charter Of Georgia limited her
boundary in the south by the Al,amaba
river. 1862. tailer the surrender OF her
charter her limits were extended oE the
south, by the Crown Of Grsa, Britain, 10
the 81, Mary river, aud ,hence on the
thirty first parallel OF latitude 10 the Mis-
sisslppi river. Ia 1894, il was claimed.
thar On the recommendation OF The Board
Of Trade, the boundary was nga,n atier-
ed. and that portion u territory living
within the boundaries / have described
vas annex d to West Florida, and ,ha.
thus " Stood a, the Revolution and tree
~ OF peace. Therefore, the Uriied
States claimed /, as common property.
and in l79S passed The &C. now under
review for lie government. In ,ha, act,
Congress neither claimed nor exercised
any power 10 prohibit Slavery. The
question came directly before 1.-THE Or
d,nance Of 1887. in terms, excluding the
Ann.Siavery ~cisuse. was applied 10 this
Territory. This 10 q precedent directly
IN point. and is directly agains, the exer
else u The power now Gained. In
1902. Georgia coded her Western lands,
protecting Slavery IN her grant. and the
Federal Government observed the s,ipu
Is,ior.'
The honorable Senator argues sgains,
Tie concluslveness If the Ordinance al
1857. as a legislative precedent, by cit
ing the organic law passed IN 1920, for
the territory south Ut The Ohio river, 10
which the clause Of this Ordinances ex-
GLIDING Slavery was no, applied; and,
also. the organic law Of The Territory Of
Mississippi, approved in 1898, to which
all this Ordinance vac applied 10 Terms,
excep, the clauss excluding Slavery.
i" this ] leply, the, the &C, Of 1890,
although general. applied practically on
iy to the Territory coded b. North Cor.
ollna-now the Slate Of tennessee waa
an inhsbised country. Az ea,ly q
1883. she had made IN effor, to secure
seperals Stale organization. The rsla.
6on Of masses aud slave had previously
been established. under The laws Of Norst
Carolina; who. in her deed Of cession
had stipulated that Congress should en-
acs no law emsncips.iag slaves in thu
ceded Territory. This in no way con
ficss with The Ordinance OF 1857, which
prohibited the Introduction Of Slavery
into neU Territories under the anrss,ric
sed control Of Congress.
The same was substantially true o
the Territory Of Mississip2i. organize,
in 1898. Ii was oil claimed N . part 0
Georgia, whose boundary, by virtue o
her charie. granted ia 1892, extended 4
the Mississippi river. In poin. Of fact
however, the settlemsnts on this rive
were under The control Of France unit
1853, when they weie formally eedsd |,
Gsea, Britain, and thus coosinued uo,i
1883 when oil north OF the thirty. Gre
degrees Of north latitude became, BY ,rea,
". the properly Of the United States, o
YER which Georgia ssser,ed her prsviop,
rights. Slavery had bsen established
tie application Of that clause Of the Or,
dinancs which says, there shall DO Meth,
or Slavery nor involuntary ssrv'tuds ia
the said Territory would have been 4
aboiish Slavery. and not simply to pre-.
vent it, establishment.
In NE acquisition Of Louisiana. il
tl603. ana Of the Floridas 10 1919. The ju
risdietion Of ths United Sssiss vas 81.
tended over vast territories in which
Slavery then existed BY virtue Of French
aud Spanish laws. The rish. Of the
people 70 hold slaves in these provinces,
il was suppossd. had become vested. and
was not unsstilsd By the treaties convey.
ing them to oss GoSesnmenL Hence,
Slavery was sileasly suffered 10 sxia, ia
that part Of ihsss Territories in the actu
al occupancy Of slave property. Coa-
grsss snacssd no lsw on he subjsct.-
Here il was neither sppiovsd moi die
: carded, But In the enaetUent Of the