Mr. SUMNER. In offering that amendment I have followed almost precisely what is known as the Missouri precedent. Senators will remember that the a mission of the State of Missouriinto this Union gave rise to 2 different controversies, each of which resulted in what at the time was known as a compromise. Those 2 controversies are very often confounded. The 1st controversy was in regard to what was, in the languave of the time, called a restriction of the State of Missouri itself, requiring that State within a certain criod of time to abolish slaver. That at the time was called familiarly “the Iissouri restriction.” It was opposed, as the history of the time records, veryeinentl in both Chambers. At last what was calleg the restriction was defeated by a compromise to this effect, that the State of Missourishould be admitted into the Union, provided that the outlying territory north of a certain parallel of latitude should be thereafter free territory and slavery thereineshould be prohibited. That compromise passed into aw. The State of Missouri then came a 2nd time before Congress, but on examining its constitution it was found to contain a provision to the effect that colored persons should not be allowed to come within the borders of the State. Then came the Missouri question in a new form, and in that form it rn red in these Chambers during one session, an when introduced in this 2nd form Mr. Clay again interfered and by his persuasive influence brought about a 2nd comromisei "hell was at Missouri should be mitted under I 1330 fundamental condition similar in form and in its substantial parts identical in language with that which I have sent to the Chair. proposition in what was known as the Missouri cbate showed itself tirst. on the motion of Mr. Eustis, afterward Governor of Massachusetts, and was in the follownig form: " IimnIt t Jby:I)” Senate and HoRep of the U.S.A.iin Congress iunwinll/Mf, audit is lu relu tin lured. That on the day oi" next ensuingt O State of Missouri shall be admitted This. i into the Union upon an equal footing with the ori. nalStates. in all respectswliutsocv rr: Provirlrll, but so much of the 26th section of the3rd lrticle of the constitution of said State. presentedto Genress at the present ession.as make! it the duty of the present Legislature to pass such laws as shall be necessary to prevent free negros and muluttoes from coming to and settlinp in this State. under any pretext whatsoever shal. on or before that day, have been expnnged therefrom." That was the original form of the proposition, which underwent. much discussmn, and was referred to 2 different committees, of one ofwhich, at least, if not both, Mr. Clay was chairman. At the end of their investigation and of the debates this resolution was adopted: “Resolution providing for the nilmission of the State of Missouri into the Union, on a certain condition. “Resolved, That MissourI shall be admitted into this Union on an e uul looting with the original States.in all respects wiulcver. upon the fuudamentol condition, that the 4th clause of the 26th sectionof the 3rd article of the constitution submittedon the part of said State to Congress shall never be construedto authorize the passageof any law, and that no law shall be passed in conformity thereto. by which any citizen of either of the States in this Union, shall be excluded from the enjoyment of nny of the privileges and iniinunitiesto which i such citizen is entitled under the Constitution of the U.S.: Provided.That the Lczislature of thesaid State, by a solemnpublic aet, shall declare the assent of the said State to the said fundamental condition and shall transmit to the POTUS, on or beforethe lonrth Monday in November next. an authentic copyof thosaid act: upon receipt whereof, the Presidout. by proclamation, shall unnounce the fact; whereupon and without any further proceedingon the part of Congress, the admission of the said State into this Union shall be considered ascomplete." It will be observed that by this resolution this fundamental condition was submitted to the Legislature of the State of Missouri. That was practicable at that time because Missourihad already gone so for in her orcanization that she had aState Legislature. fiow, I understand that in point of fact Colorado is not so for advanced; there is no State Legislature at this moment whieh can undertake to net on any fundamental condition, should one be submitted by Congress. Therefore I have thought it advisable to require the fundamental condition to be submitted by the territorial Governor to a popular vote; and when that opular vote shall be properly authenticated tot O POTUS, he will be authorized by proclamation to declare Colorado 8. State of the Union. Possibly a question may arise as to the effect of such 0. fundamental condition. I do not think there is any question on that point. I do not doubt that such a fundamental condition, especially if sanctioned by the popular vote according to the terms of the proviso which I t have offered Will be absolutely obligatory on the State. flielieve that you me. ally to it the language which you will find in Mr. Web sters great speech in this Chamber in rely to Mr. Hayne, where, speaking of the Nort west Ordinance, he iised this very striking. and, to my mind, exquisitely beautiful language: I t laid the interdict.againstpersonalservitudein original compact, not only deeperthan all local law, but deeperthan all local constitutions." Now, sir. call upon the Senate at this time to do for this distant State what Mr. Webster in this beautiful language said was done by our fathers With regard to the Northwest Territory, to lay. an iuterdict against all inequality of rights in original compact. not only deeperthan u l local law, but deeperthan all local constitutions. Let that he done, and one of the objections to the admission of Colorado will be removed.