The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-09-01


Church, and 60 back to the apostl.. al -.
what they mean. If can find thai ~,,, Sc GO
man shall come in the way OF any followsav
them.
THE OLD AND rHk NEW.
They say now that Congress has no powsr
to make laws for the Territories Tha, is
Mr.. Douglas idea. believs-not that l un
derstand il so-but understand some Doug.
las Democrats think i, is. l have been irving
to find out from my fellow citizens OF the De.
mocratic creed, what they mean by "Squatser
Sovereignty"
| Now in the year 1908 you know we ac-
quired the Territory Of Louisiana from
France; at that time Slavery was in it as one
of its domestic institutions. I say they had
right by the terms of the treaty under
which we acquired it. to come into the Union
with Slavery. for Napoleon. the first consul,
would not sign the treaty unless that was in
it. Slavery belag in Louisiana, Congress
thought by the terms of the treaty. that they
had no right to expel it. The treaty was the
supreme law of the land; the faith TO the na-
+ ton required that it should come in, but in
the meantime they were n Territory. Now,
you will observe tha. by the Constitution, the
Slave Trade was allowed TO 90 on for twenty
years within State. but in 1904, getting hold
of this Territory peculiarly interested in the
importation Of negroes. Congress believing
that Slavery ought not to be extended, pass
ed law prohibiting the importation of slaves
into the Territory Of Louisiana. Many men
were in Congress that year that helped to
make the Constitution. What they under
stood by Congress making rules and regula-
lions for this Territory, was that Congress
should make laws. They understood that,
and practiced upon it. and prohibited Louis
lana from importing slaves. They did not
say to the territory of Louisiana, you have
"S4uatter Sovereignty" do as you please;
did they? Such thing never was thought
OF. There was not even a demagogue wild
enough to utter such thing The old men
that made that Constitution were there, and
they knew they were present to confront
them. They enacted law, saying that any
man who took a negro into that Territory for
sale. shall pay a fine Of three hundred dol
lars, which was then about the value of ane-
gro. They did not do that in a State they
did not pretend to do it; but they had omni-
potent power over the Territories As if they
were in Legislative capacity. making laws
for State in the State.
MONROE AND ms TINES.
That they did tn I303-4-5. They had al
so some experience at little later date This
same territory of Louisana forms State and
calls it Missouri. Their southern line was
described by saying il should be on SO deg,
30 min.,-that il was the southern line of the
State of Missouri. part of the Louisiana
purchase. This was about the year $780,
You know who was then President. 1t was
during one of those halcyon periods of our
country to which all Of us so much love to
refer; we had gone through the second war
with Great Britain, and although not always
triumphant. we had vindicated our right to
demand Of Great Britain that she should not
impress our seamen and compel them to serve
in her navy. We made peace upon honora-
bic terms at last. NJ. Madison had retired
from the Presidential Chair and it was filed
by Mr.. Monroe. Missouri was told by vote
Of Congress that she must take her constitu-
ton back and expunge from il the article
concerning slavery. The country was then
in great state of agitation. 1t was then held
that Congress might or might not admit
State as she pleased. / know that she has
power to declare war against the whole hu-
msn race tomorrow. I know that she has
power to refuse any State-she might have
refused admission TO Ohio i'm 1903, but the
question is whether il is her duty or righ. to
do SO. / say a State has a right when she
forms a Constitution for her internal govern
ment to make it after her own wishes. That
is not a matter of much account now because
the question will never arise.
SOMETHING FOR KENTUcKIAN.
l want now to have little free converse
ton with my brother from Kentucky, after
while, for believe after all, although he has
been advocating one doctrine on one side Of
the river, while l am advocating another here,
that when we come to have class meeting
or two. that shall SO convince him of the
apostolic Interpretation Of this thing, that he
viii be brought to a sense of his own unwor-
thiness. Laughter.
}. @. ADAMS ON TREATIES.
In 1871. therefore. Missouri came back,
ard said. we will not expunge that article,
and we demand admission upon our Consti-
tuition. because it was in the treaty that we
should be admitted upon an equality with
the other States Of the Union, and the Con-
sttution says treaty shall be the Supreme
law of the land. can show you that old
John Quincy Adams held TO the truth of this
suppose that my friends who are very much
given to freesoilism - who strong aboli.
tionists--will no. deny that old Mr.. Adams
was s'some pumpkins in his way, that he
even backed Slavery; he had gone through
terrible conflict about the right Of petition.
and if angry opposition could hsve moved
the understanding Of the old man. he might
have changed many an opinion upon that
subject, but when Arkansas came 70 be ad-
mitted, that very man. sitting by the side Of
quoted the treaty. and offered q resolution IN
about these words:
Resolved. That IN admitting Arkansas.
with Slavery, into the Union. We do not in
tend to say that We approve of Slavery"
The resolution Of course was voted down.
He then said, l must vote for Arkansas to
come into the Union with her Slavery. Why?
Because my country's honor is concerned in
he matter. The treaty gives them the right
come in with or without Slavery, and he
5oted for the admission Of Arkansas, - did
- As the Quakers say in their discipline. II
lid it by convincemsns." although don't
.pprove of Slavery in any country where
White man can live. don't say that l ap.
,rove of it any way. and may give my reason
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