The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-28

EFeTyOOuF Is lnVlkeU to CDmes
wr. Clay and Nou-I
The G4te City labors hard to show that
Mr.. Clay was not in favor Of non interven-
ton in 1850. Pray, then, what was the prln-
ciple of the compromise bill, SO far as it re-
lated TO the Territories of Utah and New
Mexico? Did not Seward and his followers
propose to exclude slavery from those terri
tories by applying TO them the NIlmot Pro-
yisof And did not Mr.. Clay, as the author
of the so called ''Omnibus Bill" reject that
proviso, and organize those territorial gov
ernments, giving to their legislatures power
10 legislate upon "all RICH full subjects of
legisiation," and providing, further, that
those Territories should be admitted i'm
to the Union with or without slavery as they
should themselves decided Journal.
1t is not more difficult, though it requires
more space TO answer these questions than
to ask them.
In 1850 the people of California presented
Free State Constitution and asked admis.
sion into the Union. The Shareholders OF
the Senate opposed the admission most Bit.
terly, and INDUCED in violent threats of die.
union which frightened almost every body
except sold Zack" who then occupied the
Presidential Chair. Henry Clay offered
series of resolutions in relation to the admis-
sion OF California, the organization Of the
Territories Of New Mexico and Utah, &c.
The following is one among others:
"That as slavery does not exist by law,
and s not likely to be introduced into any
of the territory acquired BY the United States
from the Republic OF Mexico, il is inexpe-
dent for Congress TO provide by law, either
Tor lts introduction into, or exclusion from,
any part OF the said territory aud that ap
proprlate territorial governments ought 10
DO established by Congress in all OF the said
territory not assigned the boundaries oil
the proposed State Of California, without tbs
adoption Of any restriction or condition or
the subject OF slavery
Upon this resolution in tho course of BIZ
speech Mr. Clay went into a lengthy exam
inatIon OF the laws Of Mexico 10 show tha
slavery did not exist in New Mexico. An
in reply to those who asserted that the Con
stitution of the United States carried it Their
upon the acquisition Of the territory b
treaty, (which is the decision in the Dire
Scott case, accepted aud endorsed by th
Douglas democracy Mr.. Clay said
snow, really, | must say, that the de
that 60 tnsfGate, upon the contamination
the treaty, the Constitution of the Unitt
States spreads itself over the acquired coul
try, and carried along with il the institute
OF slavery, is 80 irreconcllable with any con
prehenslon or any reason which | posses
that 4 hardly knnw how n meet -
Thereupon Mr.. Clay proceeded to arg
against it at length. And then, at great
length still, be insisted on the right Of Co
gress TO iegisiate for the Territories,
claring:
"Tbe power, then, Mr.. President, In I
opinions | extend it TO the INTRODUCED
ss we'll as the prohibition of slavery in ,
new lerritories-does exist in Congress"
And in this connection be repudiated Ca
doctrine OF squatter sovereignty, and q
that the right Of Congress to legislate
the Territories bad been exercised and CO
ceded by every body for bali century.
Now we confess that We can see moth
Ike sqratter sovereignty or non-lhterventi
in the Compromise bill or the remarks Of !
Clay, and We will chow that greater VI
We, could not see it at the time, but olea
sag the opposite.
Now these resolutions Of Mr.. Clay "
referred TO committee OF thirteen, v
made report accompanied by bills. I
report does not intimate that tue people O
territory, during it's territorial condlti
have right to egislate on the subject
slavery. On the contrary, the report
pressly leaves 1t
ITO the people Of such territory, 70
they hare attained 10 condition nhirh
..s1ss sasm 90 naHissi0a On state, 10
eide for themselves tue question for the
Iovance or prohibition Of slavery"
And, moreover, both the bill organs
Utah, as well as that organizing New
leo, expressly provided that sno law sha
passed interfering with the primary dsp
Of the soil, nor In respect 10 african !
ery'', by the territorial legislature.
Well, Mr.. Douglas Senator Dougl
Stephen A. Douglas, candidate for p
dent made speech In the Senate in
on the Sd day OF June, in which he opp
this provision of ihe bill, and TO show
be did not regard il AZ containing bis g
reas principle 81 non-inseryention," We {
passage from scores Of similar ones i
same speech.
Mr.. Douglas said;
~ must pay my respects TO the comm