The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-03

cotton North. The tariff act was
passed in 1924 against the wishes and
protests of the Southern members
of Congress and caused much dis
content in the South.
There was at this time a growing
feeling in the country against s1a-
very. The arguments in favor of its
retention, however, were numerous,
especially now that it was an estab-
lished institution and could not wen
be got rid Of So far as legislation
was concerned. it was merely a ques-
ton of interest In the New Eng
land States it was not profitable; in
the Middle States it was the same
in the States formed of the great
Northwest it was prohibited Thus
these parts OF the country were,
| either from choice or necessity, OPP
| posed to it. On the other hand, it
was profitable in the Southern States
and it was natural that the people
there should uphold it. At this time
ii was difficult for the Southern peo-
Pile to keep their representation equal
to that Of the North in Congress.
The dispute which arose when Mis-
souri, came to be admitted to the
Union famed the smouldering Goals
into flames. The famous Missouri
Compromise was made which, against
the general principles of the Gov,
eminent, admitted Missouri into the
Union as slave State This was
done to keep equal the Southern and
Northern representation.
The North asserted Ito use the
words OF Jefferson) mo man was
born booted and spurred to ride over
the rest of mankind They also held
that men were created equal mean
ing the men of a political commun
ity; that there was no divine righ
to rule: that no man inherited .thc
right to govern; and that there wer,
no classes in which power and piae'
should descend to families; but tina
all stations were equally within tn,
grasp OF each member of the bod.
polite These were the great prin
ciples for which they made ther
declaratio;n these the ends to whicl
their enunciation was directed. S
said the North.
But the South protested that thes
I views OF Jefferson had no referenc
e to the slave. If so. how coald he
i in the Declaration Of Independence
: have arraigned George III for: en-
n deavoring,to do, just what the Mort
was enndeavoring to do, to stir. II
i instruction among the slaves. Ha
!: the Declaration announced that tn
n negroes were free and equal. no
was the prince to be arraigned f
!; raising up instruction among then
l. How was this 10 be counted anon
/ the high crimes which caused ii
colonies to sever connection wit
their mother country
y when our Constitution was forr
r, ed this was made more obvious, +
}. there we find such a class provid,
Is for as property: they were not pr
e upon a footing OF equality with t
e. white man. not even upon that
We paupers and convicts, and as to re
r resentation they were discriminat
III against as lower caste
= Thus reasoned the South, and S
= was as conscientious as the Nor
of ever was in her arguments.
or The state of public feeling q
ne veloped, itself when, in Februs
1850, California applied for adm
sc sion as a State, for the CONSTITUTE
rs under which it sought to be admit
OF prohibited slavery. The Southe
&c States took offense at this, and {
m clared that that territory which h
I'll been acquired by the blood and tre'
Ill ure of the entire country, should
es, open to the people of every secti'
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