M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-04-24
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hitted the power to exist in Congress
md exclusively IN Congress, to legis
de in all cases whatsoever land con
,rqusntly in the. case Of the alolit;ul
OF slavery within this District, Il il
leemed il Prop@ to do SOL admitted
apon that Occaisen, ,'as I contend now
that it was a power which CohSres.
cannot, in cohsc ance ard good faith
Exercise while lie institution of slav.
rry continues within the State Of
Msryland.-..The question is. a good
teal Altered nov from What Il was
twelve years agp. when the resolution
70 which ] allnde was adopted bv tie
Senate. Upon that occasion. Virginia
aud Maryland were bath concerned IN
The exercise OF the power; but in the
setrOcessi"n-ofthe portion ofthe Dis
trict which lies south of tlA Potomac,
Virginia has become no more ;nteres
lted N the qneetiSn Of The abolition OF
slavery in the rest of the District than
llpy Other slavehoiding STATE in tht
Union is Interested in irs abolition -
EThe question now is confined 10 Mary.
lhndi said upon that occasion, that
although the power was complete Snd
perlect, t. abolish slavery, yet That il
was thug which never could have
fentered into the conception OF MaryI
land or Virginia that slavery would
he abolished here while slavery con
Itinped 70 exist j., ,eilhrrioi those two
ceiipg States, ! said, moreover, whav
ltlfe' granting Of the power itself indi
Gates, that, although exclusive !egisla.
Etion'iir al CASTS over the District was
lnyested ,py Gopgrsss within tne Ten
miles square, twas to make it the seat
lot Government of the United States.
That was the great, paramount, sub.
s'antial object J( the grant. And, III
exercising all the power with which
yelare, Invested, co;ppete ani iuIl us
Ithey may he, yet the, great purpose oi
| he concession having been to. create =
lsuitable seat Of Government, tia,
onght TO bc the leading aud CONTROL.
Iing!idea with Congress ia the exercise
Of thS poWrr. Aud ipasmuch as il
Is g't pecl ssafy. in order to render ii a
Ilr,ptr ami suitable seat ol Govern
m"nt Of the United States, that slavery
should be abolished within the limits
of the ten mile square AMI inasmuch
az, al the time pi re cvssion, in Rspirit
nl generosity, immediately after the
Formation of this Constitution, when
AL WAS peace, ahf harmony, ani con
cord - when brOtharlv affection lila. D..
;ernat feeling, prevailed throughout
tins whole UBiop when Maryland
and Virginia, in a.momcht of generous
ippulse asVd with rleelingssof nigh re-
gard gtoNardaylhs,gprIuciples Cf this
Union, CLOSE to make this grant
neither party could baye suspected
that vt some Instant aud future IcrIod
after thsagitation of this unfortunate
subject, their gentrous grant, without
equivalent was to be turned against
them, and the sword viva to be lifted
ss it were within their own bosom to
strike at their own hears. This i'm
piled faith, this honorable obligation,
tlIis honesty and, pr 'prIety,Dfskeepin :
in constautNirwslbe object Of the ccs-
lsion = these were the considerations
which. ip 1888, urged NE, rs they now
influence me, IN the preparation Vi the
1resoldtion which | have submitted tor
Eychr cdnsidlrti"n. Now. as then,
do think HAT Congress, as an hoROr-
lobls 6qdy, acting an good fLtth ,laccor
ding to the nature AMI, purpose, and
nljAc's of the c,sslou at the time il was
made, and booking al the condition o.
Tho ceiling STATES at this time -Oun.
sfess connutt ,oshQut Enfeltnref ali
Ithoss pbiigatioas Ot:hon0y which men
of honor, and nations IF hOnOn will
respect as, much as ii they wero found
literally m SO many words, in the
bond Itself interfere. with tlt1 inatbu
tion ofislaSlkyoiiI this 'Distric'. with.
out a,lyiulaiiou Of those obligations,
not. in, my opinion. less sacred or less
binding fhah Tfhcy had been iassr
lied in the coastitutohai Instrument
itseyh' h.'ih '..'i ~ ..
Well, what dues the resolution pro
posel The Esolutipp -neithcr atfirlns
nor dissffirms the cvnstItutl9nality OF
he exercise ot the power OF abolition
iii tile District. 1t is silent upon the
subject. it'says .hat it is inexpcdienl
TO do it, but upon certain condilt'ns.
| Aud vhai, are thnse condilionsi { Why.
first, that the State of MARYLAND shall
give its epnscnr; in other words, that
!. ds State IT Mary ylanl shall release tn,
United States from the obligation oI
that implied iaitl WHICH. CONTENT. IL
lconnect.d w,tsact vi cessiun by Mary
. land to, the United States. Well, j
Maryland, the only State row. thai
tceded any portion Of the territory
, which remains to US, will consent in