Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-03-18

Lcttle people remember, that on the 18th
of July 1881, the old Congress acting un-
der the "Art's. Of confederation. prohibi-
ted slavery in all the territory then "belOng-
ing" TO the U. s.; and the first Congress
under the present Constitution ratified this
prohibition by special act.
+ This act was approved by Washington.
and supported by Jefferson and Madison
receiving the unanimous vote Of Congress,
with single exception.
Let it be remembered that the 7th Of May
1900, an act was passed lor. the organisa-
ton Of a territorial government for Indiana,
and slavery expressly prohibited therein
This act was approved by John Adams,
George Washington was President and
John Adams Vice President of the conven-
tion that framed our Constitution January
18th 1905, the northern part of Indiana was
erected into the territory of Michigan and
slavery prohibited. February Sd 1909, the
territory Of Illinois was established with the
like prohibition Of slavery, Both these acts
received the approval Of Thomas Jefferson.
March 9th 1890, an act was passed (the
Missouri compromise) prohibiting slavery
in all that territory ccded by France to the
U. S., under the name Of Louisiana, which
! lies north Of 36 deg. 80 min north latitude.
This act was approved BY James Monroe,
4 - all the members OF his cabinet, including
William Writ, J. @. Adams, and John G.
Calhoun, giving aOriuen opinions that it was
constitutional. Henry Clay was speaker Of
the House of Representatives at the time
: this act was passed, and gave his whole in
huence in its favor.
On the 3oth Of April, 1885, Wisconsin
WAS organized rs territory AMI slavery
; prohibited within its limits This act wa:
approved by Andrew Jackson. June i2tf
1883, Iowa received territorial or
: ganization, and slavery was prohibited there
in. This act was approved by Martin VaI
I'uren. On the l4th of August, 1848, tn,
territory Of Oregon was organized tn,
act stating that ''there shall be neither slape
ry nor inu,luntary seruitude therein, excep
for the punishment Of crimes" This ac
received the approval of James X. Polk
: Ietit be remembered that George Wash
ington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
o John Adams, James Monroe, John @. Cal
houn. John @. Adams, Henry Clay. An
:. drew Jackson, Martin Van Burcn, James K
g Polk, T. H.. Benton, and Daniel Webster
have affirmed by their votes and other pub
lie acts, that Congress has the constitu
# tional power to prohibit slavery in the tel
J. rlories of the United States. Let it be re
: membered that the doctrine that Congress
has not this power was first introduced int
, the Senate in 1848, where, according t
o Col. Benton. it was received "as nonsense
Il as the essence of nonsense-as the quint
essence Of nonsence- the fve-times dis
!. TILED essence Of political nonsensicality."-
And finally let it be remembered, that thi
new doctrine of "nonsenSe," is the doctrin
$, of Pierce, Atchison, Douglass, stringfe
S, low, and the democratic party generally
r. while the doctrine that Congress has til
Il constitutional power to prohibit slavery
e, the territories of the U. S., hns been afirmc
ul by the ablest statesmen that ever grace
10 our nation, and is now affirmed by the R,
is publican party. L.