Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-29

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EpiroR EXPRESS ! see by al article M
The Terre Haute Journal that the editor Of i
that paper has become somewhat nettled I
about nv article ia the Express in relation /
to th, Ordinance OF l7s1. The Dol says
that am utterly ignorant. or am wiliully
attempting TO deceive those hoperchance
may read my communication ] em viii
ling this community may irdge as to that.
l am not lawyer. neither am | an editor
profess to be farmer. the Col is law
yer and az editor. He admits that Con
gress passed that Ordinance. bat the Col.
ssys-two months and four day before the
! Constitution OF the United States was
adopted he assigns this 10 show my isno
rance relative TO the Ordinance Of ST.
This seems to be the issue between the
Col. and myself Upon this subject It us
look at history. We find that the Legisla
tive Council OF Indiana in 1906 adopted
resolutions. resolving unanimously, that
suspension of the Sixth Article Of the coHi
Territory North west Of the Ohio river
passed the 18th day IF July 1857, for tho
term Of ten years, would be highly advan.
tageous TO said Territory ssd meet the ap
probation OF uine tenths of the good cili.
zeps of the same.
What was the action OF Congress upon
1t =. ~ Il
public Does the Col think this Legisls =.
tive Council was utterly ignorant upon
that subject il YOU think 50. inform this
community At what time The Ordinance ~
81 came in force Col. think these men
knew as we'll "a you that this Ordinance
passed two months and four days before
the Convention finally adopted the presen,
Constitution. ,e they thought tho 0rdi-
nance binding, or they would not have Of
feFed the petition
ask the Col whs, Wes the question be-
tween Randolph and Jcuniog. when ,h,y
were candidates tor delegate frcm that Ter.
ritory 10 congress lay The question
~as. tho suspension Of the Ordnance of
81 Gen. Harrison threw himself into TIL at
canvass. making thai DIGESTION the ssrdsu
Of his argnnen,
VIA, pity It wa. that Col Cookery
wa. not bern at San early day. that be
might have told thss, men they Were en-
tirely ignorant, 81 that hey we're irving 10
deceive Well. Col Won have one conso.
la,ioD left. YOU can INFORM the people in
,his nineteenth century upul this subject
ak The Col what that ordinsuor "a.
spread on our statute books for. II j. cut
no figure relative To- the question Of the
prohibition II slavery Did Col. Cook
erly know this when he wrote biz article 2
r. he did, he lnteuiei TO palm OF dscep
? ton ifhe did not. - assumes 10 write
J about thst'of which BE- i totally ieGoraui
. WHY -ir. did The Congress 81 The United
. Sls'ss 10 Il enabling act. as,horize ID,
7 Territory 81 Indiana TO form her Cou.siiu
: tiou IN accordance With the rdinsnee 81
/, iss1 Z ak tn Col Il Indiana he'd -.
used b. eo@ply With the r-qsirsm,n,
wbss would have ksen the Consequences
: Here was coalition passed hs Congress.
a. a condition precedent t. the admission
ofintisna into he L oios. sad hs compl,
ing with II she was sd,ai,i.d ,ris - uri-
81 A. a sovorcig1 state
Measures were taken ~ Cosgss-. 20 es
tabl.sh a govenment over his North
western Territory. bat rsthiug 81 per
manent character was effected until ihs
, adoption 81 ths Ordinance Of -. H. sal
? utary effects II which bA.- hs-s felt D.,
: the whole uslion. and - Influence riil D,
I. experiences Tor 49, - come
l ask The Col u the Convention thsN
adopted the cau.iitatou 49, not "a e..
. sion ., u. tiss q the passage II lh:, o.
, dIusnce uajsrsks 10 <zy that ihs fr.i
> Congress af,-r ibe saopiisa Il ibs Ce,.-'i
= tuition passed sapplenent 20 stis ordi.
J nance o. =. ard passed d expressly foi
, the puspos. q carrying isso escei q Or
diasnee excluding slsvery from n. Terri
. tofy toali ~ fershrrGsrr. that lac
. doctrine ihss Cong'sss has The power ID
, prohibit SLAYER 30 Der public dom4in Ia.
&c, ben denied aaiil lhs itiisf iay dema
gosses arose ~iih Re cry. D. IL Tie
|, dssr people say '--tlfeeiag 10 saauel
b<twesn nsighier--tsfre~i,s ~ veF-' "a
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To- ss.is. Col. sad Sc II yoa esanoi
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