Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-05-23


BY the Free States their refusal TO extend its pro
visions over New Mexico and Utah-or that repeal
having heen offered BY the Free States themselves
could mol be resisted refused by the representatives
of Slavery. a. Even if it were true tha, the prohi
bltion OF Slavery north OF B deg. 80 MN. origi
nay enacted by the Free States against the votes
the South the fact that the admission OF Missouri wa.
accepted the price Of that prohibition, would have
made the slavehodng interest party 10 the trans
action, asserting 10 its terms and bound by ts oblga
tons. But the fact is not So The act OF March o.
leU, which admitted Missouri ant, prohibited Slavery
in the Louisiana Territory north Of 80 deg 80 min
received the Senate the votes of fourteen mem.
bers from slavehoding States, while ouly etghi
were cast against it-and IN the House Of Repre-.
| senatyes Miriy-eight members from Slave States
voted for il, and Mirfy.sepen against il. ina orty
Of the votes from slsveholding States each branch
OF Congress, were thus given for the bill and SO tar
| were the representatives Of Slavery from regard
| ing IL as having been forced upon hen that CHARLES
PiNckNEi one Of their greatest and ablest leaders.
declared ON the night oi lis passage that al a0as
sarded by The siaeshOidins Males az triumph"
e. Still mere absurd TO say that the refusal OF
the North 10 extend The prov u the Compromise
over other regions was violation ot lis terms, or IN
any way released the parties 10 1t from their obliga-
ton 10 ABIDE BY ts requirements (3) Ii is true that
the ostensibe author Of the proposition 10 repeal II
Senator from free State, but that fact does
not authorize the inference thai the sentiment o the
Free States Justly and truly represented by his
| action. There was indeed, room 10 doubt that II
was condemned by the unanimous voice of the free
States and that il would be regarded by them, and by
the country at large, very gross and wanon vlo-
latlon Of obligations which had been voluntarily as
| sumed. No matter from what geographical quarter
OF the Union ii came II was brought forward III the
interest and behalf Of the Shareholders. THIS
deed, among the worst OF the effects OF Slavery and
among the most signal proofs OF its ascendancy tiat
able and udicous should enlist in Its service and
volunteer to perform Offices It's behalf which It's
representatives would 10 perform themselves
from the conviction that by that path the hOnors and
dgnities of the General Government TO be secured
The slavehoding interest owed ii to honor and good
faith 10 resist the temptations which such men might
hold out for the reputation of its obligations
THE PLEA THAT CONGRESS HAS No POWER To
PROHIBIT SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES.
Ill. But II IS urged that the original enactment OF
the Missouri Compromise BY which Slavery was pro-
hbi'ed from entering portion OF the Territory OF the
United States, violation Of the Constitution
that Congress has r.ghtful power to make such
prohibition, but that into any Territory over which
the Constitution rs extended, The Shareholder has
right by virtue Of its provisions, 10 take hs slaves.
In reply to this answer,
FTrs,. That whether the plea be true OF false, it
comes too late that the saveholdng interest conceded
the consttutonali,y of the prohibition by asserting
It's enactment and aiding by the votes OF its repre-
sentalives -
Sscood Tina, # the nrea ,.e,, ,r,a tho ,.,,ct,,.,,
was mil and void bv son of IFS unronst,u,onoI,y
and lis repeal, therefore, needless ostCnaton OF
bad faith and
THIRD. Tba, ,b. p,., ~ M, ,r,, h,,, -; d,r.c,Iv
con,rorv n the n,in latter as well a. IN , snri, nf
the Consti,u,ion and ,o the nnform oracricc n, b.
Government from its foundation
The Constitution declares that ",he Congress shall
b,ye ,o,yer m ma La all n.eJf,I rl and ,a,,tio,s
resoactno tn. Terri,or;es or o,har nr,,arv h.long
mo n the limited STATES This langu,oe ~ very
nla,n and very broad II Inncs.s no hm,to,inn un,n
the no,,ar ot Con,ress IN ma ta ,,.s and ,a, ms
,esnec,ng ,ha Ter,;,o,ics excont ,t., ,bey s,u Ie
such ,s a,a :. n.edf and ,hts of co,r., les IN
H.. Jiscret,,, ,, tongress r. ,,erm,,. 4, sssu,es
,ht uo,v.r IN lgisa,e tor tho Territo,,a winch ar.
the common property Of the Union must exist some.
where aud slsn thu, !, NAV most ustlv md most
f.lv ha nl,,ed :, tho common Goyernmant of the
JInion Tn. authority of Compress over the Terrific
res s therefore without sny other limit than such AS
s id,nant of ,vh., - .peedfrl'-of ,yhs, Will hes,
nromo, ,ha- vasre and that of the ,,boI. country
to ubicb ihav belong NAV mnose If Co,grsss
therefore deem II e,pedent 10 make 4 rule and reyu
st ion which sha II probu Slavery from any Tertiary
we find noihinu m the Constitution which Removes
s,cb , nro,ib,t,on from the spbere of lis subortv
The mayer or Conoress over the Territories of the
Tinted STATES IS as compete and as full as that DOS.
s.ssaa nv snv Stste I legislature. over Verr,tory I.
ong,ng 10 that State: and if the latter NAV probb,,
SIayery ,ytho 4. avn T.rr,torv ,o u,v ih. former
,len
n has t.n ,,rc.d we are aware tL,1 The r,l.s and
reruls,,on- winch Compress ~ authorized 10 pote
,.snect;pa ,I Territories are restricted ,o Them re
oardsd AZ property and that this clause of the Com
s,itu,ion coniers no Governmental power over them
,yh,tever Rut this cannot be- s,--becsuse n Is under