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The Wilmot Proviso

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
March
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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The views we presented last week on his subject, coincide with those of tho antislavery press generally. The rejecion of the Wil mol Proviso was far frorn being a final settlement of the queion. In case territory be acquired, it vill come up at the next, and each . ceeding session of Congress, until ndjusU ed. The Washington Patriot hasthefolowi"g on tliQ subject :"The next Cotigrrss is the one that jiust (inally settle this question. Tho Jiesdent has got the three millions ho asked tbr, í nd now he cnn go on, negoiate a peaco1 and acquire Calilornia and New Mexico. If he succceda in acquirug these, the next Congress must frama n territorial government for them. Tho question will then come u in a direct nn, and not to Le avoided - "Shall Siavery be permilted in this territory 1" l'h.s must be scitloi, or Day al lat time. Congres? will tiien have a nmcli better, a inoie effe:tual opportunity of Sreventing aluvcy thore than they had in pnssing the Wil mot proviso. They must sny wheiher California and New Mexico s'iall bef ree or slave territory, and if the North is true o heiself then, i he uinm[ih of freedom will be completo. The quesnön yet remains as unetiled as it did before the rovis- was introduced ; and thedefcatof iho proviso al the prsnt time, is not. as soms auppose, equiraleni to saying that slavery skall exist in the new lenitoiy, but a mere refusal to tnnke present provisión on the subject. - We sny this, not from any desiie to mitignte the guilt of its rojeciion, but to remove a fulse impression which ha begun to obtnin - to wit, that thO late dtfeat of the Proviso is final, nud a bar to future nei'ation.It is not so. lf the territory is acquir. ed the que;tin must come up ngain, and in a more clrect form. The torritorie must have governments frnmed for them; Cong'oss must frame thoso governmenls; and Congrega must either reject or in curporate in those governments a provisión pruhibiting Slavery, similar to the one incorpontted in the Ordinance of 17fc7, in regard to the North West Territory." The following list of veas and nays, taken when the question was before the House, we find in the New York Tribune. We entor ihem on rucord that the doughfacs may be known and romembered.- Michigan, it will be seen, as usual, fur nished one. About one thirdof the VVhij Members votedng{int the Proviso. Y E AS- (For the Proviso.)Maine. - R. P. Dunlap, H. liamlin, C. Snwtelle, J. F. Scammon, Lulher Sevcrance, H. Williams- 6. New Hampshirb. - James H. Johnstn, Mnce Moulton, Moses Norris - 3. Massachusetts. - J. Q. Adams,Amo$ Abbott, George Ashmun, Jos. Grinntll, A. Hale, Ci. Hudson, D. P. King, J. Rockwell, Benj. Thompson, R. C. WinIhrop- 10. Rhode Island. - L. H. Arnold, H. Y. Cranslon-2. Connecticut. - James Dixon, S. D. Hibbard, John A. Rockwell, Truman. Smilh - 4. Vermont. - Jacob Collamer. P. DHüngham, jun., Solomon Foot, Georgc P. Marsh - 4. New York.--J. II. Andcrson, C. S. Benion, VVm. W. Campbell, Ch. H. Carroll, John F. Collin, John De Mott, S. S. Ellsworth, S. Gordon, Marlin Grover, JE. B. Holmes, Wm. J. Hough, O. Hungerford, Washington Hunt, Tim. Jenkins, Preston King, John W. Law rence, Abncr Lewis, Wm. B. Maclny, Wm. S. Miller, Wm. A. Moseley, A. C. Ni ven, George Rnthbun, Thos. C. Ripien, H. I. Seaman, H. Whwton Hugo White, B. R. Wood- 27. New Jersey!- .T. G. Hampion, John Ñunk, Geo. Sykes, Wm. Wright- Pe nnsylvanïa.- John H. Campbbm

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