The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-09-30

so enforced as to destroy that slavery
in Illinois, nor did the Ordinance
apply to Missouri at all.
What | want to ask your attention
to, at this point, is that Illinois and
Missouri came into the Union about
the Same time, Illinois in the latter
part Of 1918, and Missouri, after q
struggle, believe some time in 1920
They had been filling up with
American people about the same
period of time; their progress en-.
abling them to be ready to come into
the Union at about the same time
At the end Of that ten years, in which
they had been 80 preparing, (for il
was about that period of timc) the
number Of slaves in Illinois had &C
tually decreased; while in Missouri
beginning with very few, at the end
OF that ten years, there we're about
ten thusand. This being so. and II
. being remembered that Missouri
in the same parallel of latitude
that the Northern half Of Missouri
and the Southern half OF Illinois are
in the same parallel of latitude-so
that climate would have the same
effect upon one as upon the other,
and that in the soil there is no ma
terial difference so lar as bears upon
the question Of slavery being settled
upon one or the other--there being
none of those natural causes to pro-
ducc difference in filling them, and
yet there being a broad difference in
their filling up, we are led again TO
enquire what was the cause of that
difference!
1t is most natural to say that in
Missouri there was no law to keep
that country from filling up with
slaves, while in Illinois there was
the Ordinance OF ST. The Ordi.
nance D1lng there, slavery decreased
during that ten years-the ordinance
not being in the other, it increased
from n few to ten thousand. Can
anybody doubt the reason OF the diff
ference!
| think all these facts more abun-
dainty prove that my friend Judge
Douglas proposition, that the Ordi-
nance of ST or the national rcstric-
ton Of slavery, never had a tenden
cy to make a free state, is fallacy;
a proposition without the shadow or
semblance OF truth about it.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY CAUSING FREE
DOM.
Douglas sometimes says that all
the states (and it is part of this same
proposition | have been discuss,ng)
that have become free, have become
so upon his great principle"--tha,
the state OF Illinois itself came into
the Union, as slave state, and that
the people upon the great principle'
of popular sovereignty have since
made it iroe state. Allow me but
little while to state to You what
facts there are to Justify him in say.
ing that Illinois came into the Union
"a II slave state.
! have mentioned to you that there
were a few old French slaves there
They numbered, | think, two hun
dred. Besides that there had beer
territorial law for indenturin.
black persons. Under that law, il
violation of the Ordinance OF 'S7
but without any enforcement OF it t,
overthrow the system, there had beer
a small number OF slaves introduced
as indentnred persons. Owing t.
this clause for the prohibition O
slavery, was slightly modified. In
stead of running like yours, tha
neither slavery nor involuntary servi
tudc, except for cine o. which tn
party shall have been duly convict
cd. should exist in the state, the,
said that neither slavery nor invol
untary scrvitude should exist after
given time, and that the children G
slaves sheuld be born free. Out c
this fact. that one clause for pro
hibiting slavery was moderated be
cause OF the actual presence of il
Douglas asserts again and agai
that Illinois came into the Union a
slave state. How far the fact
; sustain the conclusion that he draws
; it is for intelligent and impair,
; ial men to decide. | leave
with you with these remarks, worth
of being remembered, that that littl
!, thing, those few indenturcd servant
!. being there, was of itself sufficier
: to modify constitution made hy
. people ardehtly desiring to have
= free constitution; showing the powe
of the actual presence OF tho institr
! ton of slavery to prevent any PEE
: Pile, however anxious to make a tre
. !. state, from making it perfectly so.
|" | have been OBTAINING you long,
perhaps than ought to do. (Lor
ana repealeu cTies Vi 70 on.
/. COMPARISONS.
8. am in some doubt whether to il
70 troduce another topic upon which
le could talk awhile, [Cries o" "Go on
At and "GiVe us it."] 1t is this the
a Douglass popular sovereignty as
Ia principle, is simply this: If one m,
r. chooses to make q slave of anoth
III man, neither that other man or an
8; body else has a right to object,
70 Cheers and laughter. Applied
W government, as he seeks to apply
~ and it is this-if, In new territoI
Mt into which few people are begi
ts ming to enter for the purpose
, ~ | ~, a kipU THAR hoOaa thau choooa