The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-05-14

written request, signed as you know Dy
some thirty gentlemen There are two
passages in this review calculated to
mislead those who read it entirely as TO
NV opinions ON the subject of Kansas,
in the present aspect Of that matter, and
MS TO NV nersonal relations to Mr.. Clay
after 1850 The FIRST is as follows
"Ho CMr. Norsholl) stated that he knew
from personal intimate association with
Mr.. Clay at that time, that he never
dreamed that the Compromise measures
of 1850 contained any principle incon-
sistent with the Missouri Compromise
This is a sheer and absolute mistake. ]
said no such thing and nothing like it,
and if 7 had it would have been q posi-
/ tive untruth I said that the Compro-
mise measures did not repeal and were
not inconsistent with the Missouri Com
promise. proved, at least attempted
/ to prove, this proposition from the meas
ures themselves, an of which I cited,
and from the speschcs Of Mr.. Clay
/ pending their discussion, which speech
es I read Mr.Clay never had any con
versation with me upon the subject. I
acUsy dreamed that the Missouri Com
promise was shaken c- affected in any
way by the legislation Of 1850, and Of
course could have had no motive in
broaching the subject never con-
versed with Mr. Clay but twice after
1850, to his death, and on neither oc-
cosion was the Missouri COMPROMISE al
luded 10 in any way
/ The ether passage is as follows
"Thc Orator took the ground, in view
Of the racnuf adverse decision Of fhe
Supreme Court, that Congress possesses
the unqualified right to admit or reject
States at its discretion, and that TINS pow
er was given in such clear terms in the
Constitution, that the supreme Court
could control oroveruleit. He Hetheretore
concluded that the only way this subject
could be reached was through our bep.
rcscntatives in Congress, who possessed
an undoubtcd right to reject the applica-
tion of Kansas for admission into the
Union with slavery unless her proceed
lngs were conducted with undoubted
fairness and regard for the rights and in
, forests Of all her citizens This Is
:, worse than the other, or than any OF the
multiiorm and multiplied mlsrepresen-
= tations Of my opinions and my words
y which have been published during the
. last thirteen years.
/ said, what L have always said, in
, Chicago, in Kentucky and in Ohio, that
y if Kansas in free convention, chosen
, without fraud or force, framed fepub-
lican Constitution, congress was bound
6,y every consideration OF equaHty among
r. the states and by every obligation to
= preserve domestic peace, and to guard
70 the Union, to admit her with or without
slavery. as the Convention might de-
II eide. mat the Gcople OF the Ierrlto-
ry, IN forming state constitution, had
the same right to determine that ques-
ton, which the people OF hentucky or
y ONO mad informing new constitutions,
- and that no one doubted that any state
q had arght to aDollsh' or admit domes-
- TIC slavery. L referred TO the ground
which had understood that Mr: tree
ley OF the New YORK tribune had taken
d. In relation to the matter. mad not
al seen the Tribune, and so stated Ihe
ground / understood 10 De Ih's. thaS lI tHe
- Free Sol party ana inc opponents oI Ino
cs Kansas ana NeoTasAa DlII' sHoU'u g'a"O
lo themselves upon 'nG ConS,i1u''Oi' a '''!..
ia ca by Ihe Topeka Con'J"IJ"' SNu
id .''0 ~iN 80 a
ne law authorizing inc Ho!u'us anoIuJI ',I
Id Convention, the free ooH parry snui'
"a. not vote, but let save couS'iUut'Cu guy, 9
* pass by DEFAULT ana MAKE lhe couSesS ~ III
IN Congress upon the aPPllcauon Oh nan an
IT, sas Tor admission lnasmucn as l !no
OF Constitution has not maze II lluPeeayI.o g.-,
upon congress 10 aunt nv" - ~
cd DuJ mas lett IL H'ScioO'o@"ty VIA 'No
* government, BY the terms emPioyco.--
itv congress shall nave the power 70 au'
cts NIT new states into the Onloh' ueP'
ZEN recated the course SaId 20 nave Deen 5. sug
or gestod by MI greeley IN terms as ulsIi1c IN
zen and unmistakeaDIea as my kno"leuge OF vh'
pst Lnglish language enaplGu me II 70 employ
i'd took the ground InaI 'ne LopeAa Oon
,on vention had no legal authority 10 sc'
for and that the Constitution that they ha'
iof framed was neither binding upon h an
sas or the Congress Ihat the d5e5cisio,
Of the supreme Court was ta'', aIt3ioug
IL mac NOS - .Ne s'Ig9tesI degree, cnahg
Al. ed or even modlned my own lhu, We .s
opinions on the subject. That the dc
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