Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-03-08


are now told that that was unconstitu-
tiond. Look to the evidence upon
that point, Every Congress from the
Organization Of the government to
1851. directly or Indirectly sanction
el tie constituiionality of the Ordi-
name of l7s7. The Snp,eme Court
sanctioned it. Tho Supreme Court Of
Louisiana. and the Court OF Appeals
of kentucky sanctioned il, for i: was
decided that Ia Kentuckian took q
slavt to Ohio, the slave became free.
.beea,ke the Ordinance of 1877 freed
him. Slase States made this decision
under the better DAYS and the palnli-
est DAYS Of Kentucky, when the voice
Of the great commoner' was omnipo
tent IN lashioning kentucky institn-
t;ons The same was sanctioned by
every President. Washington inclu-
Sive. to Pierce himself. Almost the
FIRST act of Congress nnder Washing
ton re-afiirmcd the ordinance Of fl7SI,
Is which slavery was forever excluded
from the Northwest Territory. The
Territory Of Indiana WAS organized
under jefferson. Was he Democrat
Go to the Declaration Of Independence
visit the grave at Monticello; read the
history of your conn,ry, he was the
very high-prie,t and apostle Of Dem
Ierracy. when Democracy mean; devo-
ton 70 human rights, and did not
iaean the surrender and sacrifice OF
human rights. In the organization Of
/ Indiana, of Ohio. Of Michigan, slavery
-yas excluded. Congress first passed
l.he laws. and your Presidents appror-
ie.l of them. and now yon Me told hat
he whole thing is unconstitutional
ha, that q eat secret which was hid
len from Washington anil Jefferson
ana jackson was reserved for reveal
non in the dreams ofthe Little Giant
of Illinois. Is itnot passing strange
lthat until 1854 no such doctrinc pre-
vailed in the country?
This very ordinance OF 1920, the
Missouri Compromise. was ~ubmitte I
10 Mr Monroe, and by him to his Cab
rms, AMI tia; Cabinet decided unani-
mou,ly in favor of the constitutional-
itv of the measure. In order. howev-
cr. to make Tat pre- eaent binding we
must see by whom it was made Who.
first, was James Monroe? You secol
lect the history of Branlywmc AMI
Germantown. AMI the conflicts which
relaenel the shore, OF the Schuylkill.
He was lieutenant there. He SUB
omitted the question TO his Cabinet Z
Crawforl. of Georgia. was his Secre-
ltarv Of the Treasury. and you viii re-
fmcmb ber him as one of the most dis
lingui,hed patriots of the south
Writ, distinguished gentleman
from the State Of Virginia. Whose
name is Synonymous with purity OF
character AMI elevated stateSmanship,
was his Attorney General; and John
Quincy Adams. the old man elo-
quent,' was his Secretary of State
By this Compromise. the contro-
versy was settled. AMI remained q
closed question antil 1850, when, by
the acquisition Of Mexican Territory
growing out OF the Mexican war, the
slavery, Issue was again opened. and
what were called the Compromise
Measures of 1850 were passed. We
are told now, that after those measures
passed. that the Missouri Compromise
was certainly unconstitutional. and
should be broken down Clay wa,
interrogated by Mr. Cooper, Of Penn
sglvania, If there was ANYTHING incon.
siStent with the Missouri Compromise
in his measures of 1850. AMI he said
that no such thing had entered intc
his heart 10 conceive More than
that. the Missouri Compromise was
expressly reaiiirmed in one OF tn
| Compromise measures Of 1850. But,
4 you are told. they did no, pretend tc
enact the Wilmo, proviso. Wha, i
the truth about that? In reference to
that matter Mr. Clay introduced q
series OF resolutions ont oil W hieh tn
= 1mpfomi'e N 'asireS gfew. lhe
second was to the effect, that inasmuel
rs slavery. or involnntsry seryiiule
iii not exi>, in the Mexican Tesritor]
! therefore II was unnecessary to exten,
the Wi!mot Proviso 10 those Terrific
ries The Inference is Irresistible, tia
if it had existed there. le would hav'
proposed is exclusion. His position
was the same "a Mr. Webster tina
as slavery was not there un.lel the la,
, of Mexico. i, could not exist ther
without positive local law. AMI con
sequently that it was unnecessary {
say anything about it, On that basi
the Compl omise passed.. iiasfs