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Show • 06 A POLITICAL TEXT-BOOK FOR 1860. Congress will n ot contribute to discountenance and reo. d er abortive the generous auri phll an~h ro pll; vle!fs of this mos t worthy aud laudable society. .Mr. 'l'allmauge, of New York, fuLowcd- Sir said h e, it has been my d esire and my in tention ro a void any debate on the present painful anrl unpleaMnl eubject. " ' hen I had the honor to sublllit to thi:~ llow, t he amendment now under considera: ion, J accompanied it with a declaration that it was intentleJ to confine Its o peration to the newly a cqu ir ed 'J'erritory across the l\Jissi~sippi; and I then express ly declared that I 1\'0Uld in no manner int ermeddle with the sla,·e-hold ing ~tates nor a ttempt manumission in any one of the original t u te~ in the Ulllon. ' ir, I ev en went further, and :state(! thut 1 was aware of the delicacy of the su hj ect.--aud, that I had lcarued from ::louthern gentlenttn the <.lilliculties azul the d a ngers of having free blac ks intcr lll ingling wi th ~>laves; an rl, on that acco unt, aud with a vie1v t() the safety of the white p opulaticn of the adj oining ' tat'!~, 1 would n ot e\·en advocate the prohibition of ::lla ve. y in the Alabama Te rritory ; l.lecause, s urrouuclcd a~ It was by 1iave-holding ' tat es, aut! with on ly imaginary l ines of llivbion, the interco ur::;e between s l ave~ aud free blacks could u ot be prevented, and a :servile war might 1.>1! the resul t. While we <.lcprccatc and mourn over the e vil of :-\lavery, humanity anu good morals rtlquire W:l to wish ltd abo! it ion, under circum:stances conSistent with the safety o f t.he white population. Wll· lingly, th ere fore, will I subm.t to an evil which we cannot safely remedy. I admitted all that h a d l>ecn sa id or the dauber of having f ree blacks vi:;ible to slaves, and, ll 1e• e fore, did uot he::;itatc to pledge myself that I would n either ad vi e nor attempt coercive IU<wumissio n. llut., sir, all these reasons cease 1\'h en we cross the banks or the ~Iiss i.>sip pi, into a Territo ry separated uy a natural boun<.lary-a n ewly a cquir ed 'l'e rritory , neve-r contemplated in the formation of our govemment, not included witlriu the Vompromise or mutual pledge in the adoption c.f our Vonstitu tion- a new 1'er1 itory acquired by our cou11uou fund, and wl1ich ought j ustly to bo s u iJject t() our common legis lation. Sh.tee which at the time of framing the Conslltutiot:, held the bl 1 a cks ir; Slavery, to contintM so to ho~d thew .t~ntll th ey ~hould think proper to melioratl! thc1r cond1t.ion. 'l'hc Constitution is a compact among all the States then exl.:stiuK, hy which certa.ln principles or go~e;n m cnt ar; estahlisll~ cl for the whole, anti for each lndtvtdual State. 1'hl! p r·edominunt priuclple in both r espects is, that .o\ Ll, ~n;s .~HF. Hn: ~; , and have an ~:QU.H. HIGllT TO LIDILHTY, and all other privileges; or, in other words, tbe predominant principle is 1\EPUDLIC.\l'iiS\t, in Its larg~st sense. But then the same compact contains cert:un ex ception~. Tl;e States then hol<.ling Ia ves arc JJerm it~ecl, from the n ·cessity of the case, nne! tor the sake of umon, !.<> ex clude t he r epublican principle so far, and 0111,11 so far as to retain their slaves in servitude, 1tnd also their progc~y as lutd been the usage, until they should think it proper o~· safe to conform to tho puru prindple, by a bolishIng Slavery. 'l'he compac~ contains on its face the (Jenel'(tl principle and the eroception-~. llut the attempt to extend Slavery to the new States, is in direct violation of the clause which guarantees a r epublican form of government to all the States. This clause, ludeccl, nnr:,t. IJe construed in connection with the exceptions before me ntioned ; but it cannot, without violence, IJc applied to any other Sta les than those in which ' la,·ery was allowed at the fonnation of the Coustitution. The Speaker (Clay) cites the tlrst clause In the 2d aectlon of the 4th article-" The citizens of each ~tate shall be entitled to all the privileges a nd immunitie:l of citizens of tile several States," whil.;h he thinks woulLI be violated by the condition proposed In the Constitution of Missouri. To keep slaves-to make one portion of the population the property of another-hardly deserves to be cu.lled a p1·ivile(Je, since what is gained by the masters must be lost by the elaves. llut, independently of this consideration, I think the observations already on·er cd to the committee, showi.Jtg tha.t holding the black population ln servlturle is a.n exception to the gen eral principl ~s of the Constitution, and cannot be allowed to extend bcvoncl &he fair import of t.hc terms by which that exception is provided, are a sufiicicnt answer to the obj ection. 'J'he t c ntleman proceeds in the same train of reasoning, and ILllks, If Congress can require one condition, how many more can be required, an<l where these conditions \Till end? 'Yith regard ~ a republic~n constitution, Congress Lre obltuecl to requ1re that cond1tion, and that is e nou gh (or the present question ; but I contend, furthe1· that Cong ress has n right, at their d1scretion, to requir~ ltny other ren!onahle contlition. 810veral othe rs were required of Ohio, I ndiana, Illinois and .Mississippi. 'fhe State of LouisilLon, which was a part of the territory ceded to us at Ute same time with Missouri, was r equired to provide In h er Constitution for trials by jury, the writ of habeas corp us, the principles of ci vii and r eligious liberty with several others, peculiar ~o ~hat State. These, certainly , are non e of them more md18pensable Ingredients in a. republican form of go,·ernment than the equality of privileges of all tbe population; y et these have not IJcen denied kl be r easonable, aud warranted by lhe Nationa l Constitution in the a<lm i~sion of n ew States. • . • • One genlleman, however1 has contended a gainst the ame~dm~nt, because it abn tlges the rights of the sla.veholdmg Stall's to trau~port their slaves to the n ew States !or sale o ~ othe:wil:!e. 'l'hi:s argument is attempted to b~ enforced tn Y:t:tot~s way~, and particularly hy the clause In the Con~t.1tut10n lnst cited. It admits, however of a very c lea r answe r, hy recurriu"' to the 9th sec: tion of article 1st, which pro vides that rt the 7ni(/l'ation or Importation of ~uch per.,ous as any of the States then cxlstln~, shall ~dm1t, sha!l not be prohibited by Congress till 180 . Tlu!l clearly 1111 plies tha t the mi(Jratio?l, and impo: tation may be prohiuite<.l after that year. 'l'he impor~ hon has Leen prohibited , but the migration has not hitherto been rcstminctl ; Congresa however may r~strain It, when it may be judged expedle~t. ' ir, when 1 :~ub mit te<.l the amendment n ow under con· sidera t ion, accolllpanied with these explanations, and with these avowals of my intentions and o f my motivet I did expect that gentlemen who migh t dilrur from me in opinion wo ul<.l appreciate the libe rality of my v 1ew~, nn<.l would meet me with moderation, as upon 1 fair suiJj cct for general legislation. I <.lid expect, a~ least, that the frank: declaration of my views would protect me from harsh expressions, and fr om Lite u n fri endly imputatio n:; whic1l have been cast out on this occasion. But, sir, such has been the cl1 aructer a nd the violence llf this debate, and e:xpres~ions of so much in temperance, a nd of an a sp ect so threatening have been use<.l, Uta& continued ~il en ce on my part would ill b ecome me, wbo had submittt:d to this H ouse the original proposition. Th~ exp<'dicncy of tl~is measure is very apparent. 'l'he ope!lt~g of an e xte nstve slave market will tempt the CUpldtty of. those who, otherwise, perhaps, might gradually em~nctpate thelr slaves. We have h eard much Air. Ch~mn_a.n, of the Colonization Society· an institu: tion W)uch IS ~he favorite Of the humane g~ntlemen in the ala.ve-! 10l~mg States. '!'hey have long been lamenting the mtsenes of Slavery, and earnestly seeking for a remedy .:o1;1patible with their a "fn safety, and the happines~ of :he11· slaves. At last, 1::1e great d esideratum is founcl~a colony in Africa for the emancipated blacks llow Will the generous intentions or Utesc humane per: sons be frustratt!d, if the price of slaves is to he doubled by a n ew and boundless market I Instead of emaneipa\ lon of the s lav.es, it is much to be feared that unprincipled w1·etches Will be found kidnapping those who are alr~ady ~rec, ancl transporting and selling the hapleas t'lcUma mto hopeless bondage. Sir, I r t>ally hope l.hat Sir, has it already come to tlli:!: that in the Vongress or the United ::ltates-that, in the Legislative councils or Rcpu?hcan America., the sultj ect of Ia very has become a subJect of so much fee ling-of such delicacy- of such d:utger, that it cannot safely be discussccl? Are mem· bers who ve nture to express thei r Rentiutcn ts on this ~ubj ec_t, to IJe a~cused of tallcing to the galler ies, wit.h 1nteut1on to exctle a servile war; and of meriting the fate of Arbuthnot and Ambrister? Are we to be toil! of the d issolution or the Union, of c ivil wa r a n d of seas of blood? And y et, with such awful thrcatcnings before us, do gentleme n,, in t~1e same breath, in 8ist upon the cncour· a gemeut of tilts ev1l; upon the extension of this monstroua sc o urg~ of the ~~~man race f An evil so fraught with such drre calarutttes to us a~ individ uals ami to our n_a~ion, an<.l tl.treateuing, in its progr ess, to o~e rwhclm the ctvtl au<.l r eltgious institutions of t lte country with tile liberties or the nation, ought at once to be met, ~ncl to be contrt.llc:d. Ir its p ower, its influence, and its impending dangers, ha'fe already nrriv:d at such a point, that it I~ not 1mfc to dis?uss it on this floor, ar11l it cannot now pa~s un_der consideration aR ,a prop<!r subjecL for genenll lcgt slatwn, what 1VIll be the r esult when it Is spread through . your widely-extended domain? I ts pr~scnl tit reall!tllng aMpect, a nd the violenctJ of its supporter~, so fat· fro~n lr_ulucmg me to yi<!ld to it~ progrc~s, prompt rue to reatst ltll murch. Now ia the tiltle. lL tu ust now 1>8 ntet, and the _extensi~n of the evil must n ow btl p1·cvcowd, or the occas10n 13 Irrecoverably lost, a nd the e vil can never be controlled. 8ir, exttJ~d y our Yl ew across the Missi~~ippi, over y_our ~ewly-acqu tred Territory-a 'l'e rritory so far suq>as~lllg, tn extent, . the limits of y our prest::ut coun try, tha.& country wine~ gave birth to y our na tion - wluch achien.J y our RevolutJOn-consolidatt::d y our Uniou-fonncd y our Constitution, and ha11 suuacqucntly a cquired so ruw:b t TTIE STRL'GGLE FOR SLAVERY RE. TRICTIO:f. 57 glory, hangs but as I:UI np penclagt> to t he ~'.x tenclecl empire I rresc_ntecl, were immellint<'ly concern •rl. Dut when a OYer whieh you r Ht·puhlican Vovern cneut IS n ow calletl to questton such Utl tl te amend utl'llts prnpo::.etl by the gcntlebe: Ll' S\\lLy. Lnok down the long Yidla o r futur ity j ~t:t:' IIICn from 1\'cw r o:k (.\ l ~l!lil'~: 'J'alln_Jadi.(C anc.l T:_Lylor), Wall y our etnpi re, in cxt enL unequ:d cd1 in adva n tageou:~ j P.rtst• nted for con::.Hkratwn, lnv t> hll~g conlilltut tor.al Jn·inHituation without. u para llel , and occupying all the valua- Clplcs. to !L va t an1ount1 J)rt•gnant ''.1th the lulu~-~ fate ol bit part of nne couttnt:nt. Bt:hold thr:~ e x tended e tupire,J the 'lerntory, portc:mltug cl~:.trudt.nn ~~> the _IJh~rlic!! of tnhabit t'd hy 1111~ ha rdy sons o_f Alllcncun freemen, that people,, clirectly ~Jcarhlf> on thttr rll-'~1~8 ~I p! OJJert), knowlltl( tlte lr r l!(ht•1 and lnher11rng the wtll to p rotect their :>tate ngllt-t~1 th ~; lr all,~~~ ~li o ul • l C t~ll~-< l! ·t· r tl Hb a •kre· them-uii' IIL' rH or t ••t: ~oil on which they live, nnd Iuter· lietion of h i~ duty, a!:! rdn·atlllg frolll Ill:, p ost , uny, cloubltl c,ted in the tll~tllllliOn-< wh.ch they lat,or t.o defend; wtth criminl\ lity, did he not rui~u hi::i voice ngaili<>t tl.dr ndo1,.. two on·ans laVIIlH you r ~!to re:~ , and tributary to y our t ion. pu rjHl~e', t,~: ll' llll{ on tl1dr !Jo, o uls the COill lllercc of our .Mr: Scott entertained \I t(' opinion, that , u_udr·r tl.e .Con .. people; {' l liiiJlil r~d '? yollr!>, the goverrllll(!II!S or _i<:ur~qJe stttutwn, Con:vt!~~ bud ll!Jt the _power to lli l )'O~e lhl:s, or uwindlc lntn tn~tgnl llcuu ce, and the whole world 1:1 wnil - any other rc~:H rr ctlon, or to r ~: qlllru of ti ll' ( •l:< •}lk ol .:\lr:.~out a parallel. Js uL, 'i r, rt:ver-c I h i,; SCL'llc; penJ,le this soud th eir al>:sent to tldri condition, a::. H prL-n.qu bitc: to fair do" '" 'n with the ~luve:~ of your p lautcrs; ~x tc n d theit· admil!:;ion into tl1e l ' nion. Jlc Ct ,ll ll·ll d~<l this !rom :Sluver!J. tid~ bil lie or lll_an, this tlU l) lllinu lion ? f heaven, ~he la ugual?e _of the Con~titution it::sclf, frO~ Il the prac tkt! ov~: r Y•Hir ex telldcd ClllJ>lre, und yuu prepare llS dt~:-!olu- m the ad ull~S IOn of 11ew :-<tates u n d~.:r that lll~truu .u• l, ht ~tl tion j y on lll l'll It ~ llt:CUlllllia.tcd ;:!ll'~r1gtll into p o~itive from the e:-. pre~ t cl'lllS or th • lrc·uly of .~e;.si o n. 'II c weaJ..JJt''"; Y" ll dten:>li a cauker in y our hrca 1 i you l>hort Yiew lte intended to tal-.c of tho:,c p ollll \1 oulll, I c put pot'llll 111 y t~u r bo~orn ; ) OU plact! a vultu re prcylllg tru!lt ·d, he sati::;factory to n il tho~~ \d o. \\ere .I •Ot tu on your h ~:art-ully, you wlic:t lllc dagger aud place it iu auxlous to usurp power Oil to sacrt ft l'l' to tt::, al lallllllt.llL lhc hauds "' 11 port ton or y our population, ~Lilllulated to the principle· of our go,·crnutl'nt_, or wl•o Wl're not dc;.tr· ll':le it ltr every Ill' ltutnan and dtv1r1e. '!'lie cuvio u;; cou- ous of pro!ltratiug the rights and UHlepcluh·ltc•• ol u , tat., trast i,t tw l'ell .Vtlur' lia JtJilllc" , a ud 1 heir ndscry, bet ween to chimerical Yiews of p olicy or e.\JwdiL ncy. 'J'hc authori ty yout· lt ltcrty aurl tlietr :.lavery, ntu:H consta11tly l•routpt to admit new Statt :l into tl~ e L n_ion \\:ts l!r.alllL'll in ~h o the111 to :tccomp lish y our d c,tructrurt. Yuur enctuies wdl third section of the fourth art1dc ol the Corl::.tltutwn, \\hlclJ learn til~ so u rce aud the cau:;e of your wea kn c:~>~. As decla red that" new Statl'S mny he adlllitlt·d lty the Con· oft en;~" l'XIcrnal daugcrs sllllllth rcaten, or illternal co1n- gress into the (nion." 'J'he only p ower !liven to the Conmotions aw:ut you, you wtll then relLlt ze that , hy your gress by tl t i~ section appcaretl to ldm tu.i ll',lhat ~ r p_u~sown procurclllL'lll, y " u have .pluccd amhbt yuur tanlille~, ing a law for the admiss1011 of the new :-;ta.te, lea'_l~lg ll ill a ncl1u the h•1~01n of your count ry. a population produc- posses::,ion of all the right:!, prldlegcs, and llllllllll t lll~s, enlug at o nce tl•c ){real ·~t c:tn~c of llldiviuual dang~:r, and j oyed by the other States; the lll~>st valual,le :.lll ~l prom_i· ot nuti ontll w ea k nc~::~. \\ lth tid~ dt!fe~;t , y our gc>vtrn· nent of which was that or fornnng and m o thfym~ th ctr ment tlltlst (:ruutble to p iece~, and y our pt:ople l.lc:cutue the own State Constitution, and 0\'er which Cou gres~ l.'acl nc scotr ol 1 he world. superintending control other than that extH'l'~l>ly g1,·en In Sir, we l•ave IJcen told, with apparent coufldence, that the fourth stction of the same articl •, '' hie!~ rea~l, ·~ '~ht we !Ja\'e no right to annex conuitious to a State, on ils ad- United States shall guarnutt•c to e\'cry da ~c m thJs ( lJIOl! mis ion into the l:nion; and it has heen urged that the a r epu!, Jicun form of go\'u·nmcnt. " 'l'l1is end uccompli~h.ed, proposed atuendmcn t, prohiJ ,iting the further introduction the guardia nship of the lnit ccl ~tal es 0\ Ll' the C~:>r • ~t1tu oC Slavery, i11 uut·onslitutional. 'l'hi~ position, a:sscrtcd tiuns of the scn·ral. ~<~k ''a=- fullllle~l; and all rc;,ln cuon:s, with so utuclt confidence, remains unsupported by any limitations and conditlOilll l> ~y~nd tlns 1 wu,., ~o r~tu t:h 1~n.we1 a rgument, or by any authority derh·cd from the Constitu- unwarrantably as ·umcd. lu lllu~tmuo n !JI tills po~Jtwu, tion it.self. '!'he Couslitution ~trongly lndicat~!:l un opposite he would read an extruct from one of the t:<'il:J) ::1 wrltt.cu conciu ion, ami seen ts to contemvlatc a diU'erencu be- by the late J'rcsiden t Madi on, contcmp o r:w_cou~ly WJU! tween the old and the n w Sta.tcs. 'J'he practice of the the Constitution of the Ullilecl States , a1HI trom a very government has sanctioue<.l tlJi:> dillereucc in many re- celebrated work : " ln a confederacy fo.nntled on republtspect..:!. can prindplcs, an<l composc<.l of r~:pubhcan lllCJnbcrs, the Sir, we have been told that this i:J a new principle for superintending govcrnmeut ought cl_carly to JIO~se~s auwhich we contend, never before adopted, or thought of. thority to defend the syHtem ngatnb~ uri 'locratlc or So far from this being correct, it is <.luu to the memory of monarch ical in~ovntions. 'J'he more lnt1!nate the n a ture our anccbtors to say it is an oltl principle adopted l>y of such an Utnon lllay be, thu g1:cater Jnttrcst hn vc tLu them, as the policy or'our country. \\'hcnev~r the United meml..tcrs in tlte political institutiOns of each other, n nd States have h a<.l the right and the power, they have he re- the greater right to inbi~t that the fo~·ms of gonrnmen' to fore prevented the e x tension of Ia very. 'l'hc States under which the compact was ~nteretl1~1to, should be s_ulr of Kentucky and Tennessee were taken on· from o ther stauti<llly mui11taine<.l. llut .uu~ autho1:1ty ex~ends no lur- 8tates and were admitted into the Union without condi- tl.ter than to a yzwruntee OJ a l'l'JJ11 !Jh eun j orm oj govtion, because their lands were never ownc<.l hy the United ernment, which supposes a prcc.xbting go\ erument of lht~ States. 'l'he Te rritory northwest of the Ohio is all the land form which i to he guamnkcd. ~ s long, therc~ore, as t ht! which ever belonged to them. Shortly after the ces::;ion of existing repu blican forms arc contmuec.ll.>y. the tales, they those Iantis to the union Congl·ess p assed in 1787, n. COlli· are g uarantee<.l by tho Ji'clleral C?nSlltUltOII. , , htn ~ \'t:r pact, which was <leclared to be unaltemb l~ the sb:th arti- tho :Sta.te::~ may choose to substitute oth.er rep~ulJcRn ele of wlJich provides that, " there 8/u:u ue ?teitliel' forms, they have a r ig'ht to do so, and to cl:llll~ th e.hderal Sluve1'Y 1WI' involuntary servitude in the 8u id Tt'l'l'i- guarantee for the latter. 'l'he only re11trtctwn l_lllJlO!it::d tOI"!/, otlin;wise than ·in the J>um'i8lime11t for cl'imes, on them is, that they !!hall not e.ACIIa~tg? repul~hcan fCR whe1·ec~l the p(u·ties slwll ha'V/3 been cl uly coii!Vieted." anti-r epuiJlicnn Constitution" i a r cslr1ctwn wlach,,lt is In pursuance of this compact, all the tates fon~1ed from p r esumed, will .hardl.y be comm!ct:eu_ ns, a ~~:ie':~n~e. . that 'l'erritory ha.\'0 b een admitted iuto the Umon upou 1\lr. Scott be h e \·t-<l tt to he a JUSt 1ule of mle1ptctat1on, various conditions, and, amongst which, the &ixth article of that the Qnur~eration _of powers de:cgated to C~~.grc:i~ tills compact is inclu<.led as one. weakened their auLhonty Ill a ll cases not enumc1 ,t tc<.l , Let gentlemen also advert to the law fo1· the a<lmisslon uu<.l that beyond thol!c powers enumerated th~y !Htd no_nc, or the ~tate or Louisiana into the Unlon; they will tlnd it except they were es~entially n ecessary t~ carry mto etl:ct filled with conditions. It was required not only to form a those that were given. ,'l'he s e.con<.l aectwn of t,l,te fou~ th Constitntio~ upon the principles of a republican go,·er n- article of the ConstitutiOn, wh1ch_ decla r~d tlmt ~~~~ ~it.lment but 1t was r equired to contain the " funda mental zcns of each State shall he entttled to ,til the pm 1 cgc11 principle::~ of civil a nd r eli-'ious lib erty." It waH even r e- and immu nities of cltizl·ns In the sev~ral St a tes," ":~a quired, as a condition of it~ admission to keep its record~:~, sati.sfacto1·y, to his judgHH ~t, that it was mtcnd~~ the .citl• a n<.l its judicial and its legi3lath·e prodeedings in the Eng- zens of e:1ch State, fonmng a part of on~ 1.1•11 momous lish language· a nd a lso to secure the t r h l by 'jury and to whole sh ould ha,·e, In 11 11 things, equat J)r lfJlti!(JC8; t~c ' · · ' · surrendt:l' all cl:um to unapproprtated lands w th'e 'I ' crrl· - n ecess' ary consequenc· e o f " ·!1'1 c· It ,,. .'l '.~! that C.\·' e.r y, man • m tory, with the prolli iJitiou to tux any of the Unite<.l ::ltates' his own st <tte, tshould ha,·e the same 11gh~!!!, J>l.1Vllege 1 s, ~1?tl lands. powers, tlt at any other ~itizen of the Umtccl States n\ ill Af~e.r this long practice and constant usage to ann~x his own Sta~e ; ot!1cnY1se, dlsc~nte1~t ~~~~d ~urmuungs COndit ions to the admission of a State into the Union, wtll would p reva1l a );a_ltlst th~ geneinl govetnmcnt wl..!o had ge_nt17mcn y~t tell us It 1:! u ncoustltut iono.l, antl talk o[ our deprived him of this equ.al~t~. p, ·I .. 1 0 Yir-pnnclples l.>cmg novel and c:xtraor<l.i.ru. ry f For c x aiiiJIIe, tf rile c_tt1zens of eunsJ .vam, • / • • • ):(Ill ill, enj oyed the right, Ill their own Stute, to dectde the )f, .. Seott, of MIS OUI'l, S<'l.IU: I}UCSti()ll whcth~t· tlu:y lfC>Uld )laVe Sla very or ~~~L, the Ile trusted that his conduct during the whole of the citizen ::~ of )li~souri, to give the 1 111 t1 1 te 1 sam 1 e pnvJic1'.~e~, tim e i n win· ch he had had the ho' nor of a. sent ·m the H ou!ll! mu.st 11 :1 ' · e tl 1c ~.· m 1e rl"ht to <.lecit e w tct ter t 1~y wou u or 0 1 . ~ t if ·t had convinced gentlemen of l.Jis disposition not to o1Jtrut1~ \l'oultl n ot Lolerl\te .s .iavery in t letr ...t:L._e! \~ir ~;~: hlo; sentintt•nts on any other subject:! thau ~hose on whicll otherwi;;e, tllen thtJ ClllJ:ens ~r .l:'t::nL~syl;~\nr~wae~~ in ~hil r Uut int~n·st of hi~ consti~uent.;, a nti of tue Territory h e re- n-o uld have more riihtll, pnv1kge~ 11 P |