Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-08-16

{ uurt ia n / entitled ~ any respect. neither
10 that ruling pt'naplc ~ the plasiOrr o.
Nj. kiuridgc rni Il, Il Ia any respect -
I will hit trly upon q 'ri l. opinion ol
Northern nr Free y ate s.ouri. jurist or
s,s,ee.n n, bat "out oi hs u~n 'n,u'h will
cnnl, mn hin.' | will cite hit iteee cases,
aud I will state anins b,R facts which
will bc r.nc tcd b. parties. Pe Ordi
nance Of 81. 'or the gAv 'rnment of the N
Wrst.i6 trtri,, ry, was psss'd by m unani
m.,us vote, July l3, 'e7, by the Continental
Congress. let IT be Kept in view that tho
Ordinance o. 's7 contained n fugit v, s'sve
clause similar TO the enc which WIS after
wards carried into the Constitution Of the
United States. aud Southern measure
The fret Congress that assembled under
the Constitution re-affirmed the Ordinance
of 's7. This, as was expressed in the pre-
amble, was done 10 "order to give iul effect
to the Ordinance under the Constitution"
This sct fully recognized the power Of Con-
grrss to control the question Of Slavery In
the Territories. That was the frs, act OF
congressional intervention under the Con
stitutivn. There were present in that Con-
xfess many Southern gentlemen who had
also been members Of the convention that
made the Constitution. Every one Of these
Southern gentlemen who were present at
the time voted In favor Of that act. They
knew what The convention meant by saying
10 the Constitution "that Congress shal
have power to dispose Of and make oil need
full rules and regulations respecting the ter
ri,ory or other property of the U. States I"
That act of re-sfIirmance was strictly q
Southern measure, and whyl For the plain
reason that the fugitive slave clause in the
Constitution was limited in Its operation
exclusively to the States, and afforded no
protection to their slave property in :he
great North Western Territory. It was,
therefore, matter Of the deepest 'ntersst
10 the South to secure the protection which
the fugitive slave clause In the Ordinance
gave to slave property. The next instance
which propose to notice 10 the great Mis-.
souri, question Of 1890. The Constitution
Of the United States declares thst "new
states may be admitted by the Congre', In.
to this Union" BY this clause II 10 discre
tionury with Congress whether new States
shall be admitted or rejected; and II is clear
700 '"a, no'n'ng Tess 'nan ''e'e o'v'"eo
WIN o." '"e a'e'ou..s " 'o'e,.,s"y, nus
tVnt 10 'PP.y 10. aam's''o". 'n'''ous' e,, oa"e
nuns csp'e'y " o'a.e, WV" po.'''rc., W.
Hs"s'"u'o"' uena"o'ng ou".'.'". .'
Hoose " neP,eseh's'''e' oo'eenu "'
som,ss'on o' si'ss"ur' on 'ho sioo"u, 1"a'
ms' oons.'u''on a'' "o' p'o"lo. o'a'e.y
'ne question o' 'he powe'" " Ho"s'es' ose
e''"uuy was nv '"e '"oIo,' y, .'"'o
se1!' '"e p"e,',' wa, .s w"''Ms' ~ oo"sss
"so s''s"' " ''oN .,.n'e. ."p" ~ 'o'
""e'"e' 9'S,e oo".'''"''U" !, NePoo"oa'
w ns 'o'm. no' s'ng,e ooe'oe,n sH o.
man. eAceP' m' ,y,r'' q"es'"u.u w. ''s.
o' congress 70 pron,o'' o''ve'y ~ 'e,'',
to'y. bu, 'ne ''o'n was uns"'n'o"' g.. ,"a
Co"g,ess had TO power 10 cmoa'ra'' o'a'
Co"s'Mut'o' WIN any provision pre-
requisite coholt'on o. aam's:'on' MR.. 'y's
afterwards 'h ls4o' y'e'ded ms oouo's 10 u
tne power OF congress over ,he l"es''on o
slavery IN inc territories when ne as rres
tdent ot the onlted sateS' s'ehed tho vi
'or me admission o, rexas' WIN 'he As