New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-27
WAsuIyGrOv. Ky. Auy. ; la56,

people:
WAsHISGT0N, KY, Aug. ), 1856.
Deer SIR: In yonr letter, to whicd replied on the
llih Of july, you desired 10 know the views Of Mr..
Claytn Slavery exeuson. had written III reply, the
letter pubi,h' i'll TIE EzpTess of the 23d ii Juy in
which stated hat had reason to believe Mr. Gays
opini, aid views as indicated Ill the Missouri Com
promise, W,re never changed.
| Know it hos b. said that the terms of the Com
promise of 1850 ncons ent with the terms of the
Compromise % ls20-2l, and that as Mr. Clay was
Jealous advocate # the former be must have changed
Iii opiiioIs in relation to the Missouri Compromise.
little attention to the circumstances of the two
will chow that MIR. Clay cJurse in relation to the two
coupI inses entirely consistent and consequently
ths' Lis mind had undergone 10 change
When the Territory of LOUISIANA was acquired from
Fra1ce, SlarerJ exist.d therein, by the Ia of the
country. The Terri'o acquired incucei all the conn.,
Try between the Mississippi and Rocky slouhtains aud
cOnseque ty Slavery wac legally established or existed
both Moth South Of TIE hne 36 deg. 80 min: BY
the Hiss, uri Compromise it abolished or excluded
for it had yet been Introduced In fac from the
territory then belonging to the United States North
of that line, anC outside If the bounds of the proposed
State Of Missouri But the compromise made pro-
yion to Slavery South of tie line SO Ceg 80 min.
This not dee nec necessary by the SOUTH because,
by the OF Louisiana VIXEN acquired by the lutte
states Slavery already existed there. But when the
Compromise of 1850 took place very cIiferent state
of things existed Mexico had abolished avery IN her
6ou niUp long before sue ceded to tue lated States
the p,o.uces of California, L. ah aad Ne y-Mexico
quen'y when the Con promise OF 1850 took plic-,
there wa essity for any legislation to exclude
l.r,y fIom these Territories, because Slavery Vas
all. s6y .xcuoed thersfom, and could not be intro
ouceo without posi'ive eDactme nj to that effect by
CoDg,'es Tbs wss attempted. MIR. DAVIS OF Msss.
sipp ofi.rt TIE following amendment tothe f-Horisl
biu Of New Me xco lone o: the O. CCmpronlse measures
Of s5Ol And that all laws and ussges, ex sting 10
saio Territory TT The date of its acquisition by the
United States, which deny or obsruct tue rgGt OF
" any citizen Of the Uped States to remove to, aud
reside in said Territory, with any secies o property
illegally held, in any Of The States of the Uelon, be
&C al are bereby declared TO be pealed.'-COltons
" Lost Years of II. Clay" page 3s7.
The effect of this amendment, If il had passed, would
have been to legalze Slavery in the Territory of New
Mexico, but the amendment was not adopted.
Nncn this subject under consideration, Mr..
Clay SAID 81 am reminded of my coming from
"Savo State. tel the Senator from Mississippi Mr.
"Focte), aid tell tie Senator from Virginia Mr.
"Masonl, that know NY duty, ard that | mean to
"e4pIess the opinions entertain, fearless Of all
"knd And how, Sir coming from a Slave State. as
a. do, owe it 70 myself, owe il to truth, We it
to the subject, to say that earthly power could in
'duce me to vote for a specific for the intro
ducton Of Slavery, where 1t had not before existed,
" either south or roth OF the Missouri Compromise
"llne."-Last Years of H. Clay, p. l27.
For Thirty years pIior TO the making Of this speech
Slavery had been wholly excluoed fom the national
Territory lying north of 80 ceg. so mn.. and east OF
the Rocky Mounts sins. Mr. Clay could rot, there
fore be in favor of repeal of the Missouri Conpro-
ui.e, because the fleet of such repeal would be 10
restore the Slavery laws Of L0us b. fore the ces-
sion Of that Territory te tie United States. Mr. Clay
rteia',s III the same speech, mo power, no earthly
"towtr hall compel ne to vote for the posirs intro
"duct,On Of arry, either south or north of that
'lire." Yet il is preteIced that, il living, Mr.. Clay
would lave be ~ an GC vOcae for tie Nebiaka OIL
tine eff Ct of hic has been the Introduction Of Slavery
INTO Territory where Slaverv did not exist when Mr.
C-y mace the speech IL which have quoted above.
la the gre speech delivered 10y Mr.. Cay on the
h src eth of February, sjO aud throughout the whole
cisufsCn OF the Compromise Measure of 1850, Mr.. c.
uniformly coLtended that there necessity for tue
apybcation OF the wlmo. Pfoviso TO the Territories
ACQUIRED from Mexico, because Slavery had Already
be abolished III those Territories AID could never be
rA, /, into them sgsin without a positive Lsctnent
by Congress Ia which he was utterly opp'sed. While
one laIty from the NoIth in fsvor OF positive
auc EXPIRE tioL biuon OF Ssvery from al Territories
scqLirto from Mexico, ,tte lmOt Pfovl-o, slo'her
psIty were in favor OF express, or at east an i'm
nj, II coe Ition of the night ~ carry slaves into Ter
io,ies with the consequent obligation OF the United
S,a'e. TO protect the ovnsrs OF Slave property in The
ful 81 ioynt Mt Of the same in al the Territories de-
rived froI Mexico until said Territories should be
famed into States ana &C mite d Tito the Cuion, when
the s.yeia Al States would bave right to admit pro-
bilit slavery as they might thltk proper.
sr Clay took the mdcle ground betseen the two
extreme nat Con sress ought not 10 interfere with the
sub,c Of Slavery. but leave as II rad Already been
fttieo by the laws Of Mexico. Mr. Clays views
inab pr,vail,d. According 70 HI, views, Slavery c.n
Itver be legally INTRODUCED into any Of the Territories
acuuir,d from Mexico but by q positive law Of Con-
gree or y, cousttuous 81 proyis On OF the STATE or
States which are or sha, be from time 10 time admit.
;et into the Cn.cn.
Tin l. Ii, Y. to be = correct view. and that there
i,loLtcessry for di-urtIg the Compounise of 1850.
The srest wrorg cone NJ u repeal OF Tie M'sso nj
Comprrni.e hy he \ hraSka bu, IL l-Ji ought TO be
corrected AID met SINCERELY hope this may be
core wnioa' cir'urbiIg The Comproniso ~ $50 and
thus rest ~ the baImDry between tae Save a1s No2