Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-12-30
Agitation.

The late Compromise of the subject cf slavery wsS supported as great hcaiing, peace giving l measure. IL was deemed cure for all the evils 1 of sgiiatioR-of sectional Slnfe--of incendiagy l tendencies. The country, 1t was said, Hseied 1 repoSe. The Union was placed in continual jeopardy by the sgitation and dlsc assioR Of ihe slavery and sectional issues. The opponents of the compromise were regarded, and still are 90 | denounced. as sgItatoTs and dlsunionsls.
 We'll, the measure has gone before the people l It has been sequieseedia; it's the law af the land no has yet proposed to repeal t, to reopen the @ five bleeding woamiss which h healed. Many persons, north and sofh, wefc honestly opposed to its passage, and sought 10 defeat il. believing it was not far adjustment of the matters involved But II become a law. the minority submitted. some without murmuT,-otAers with protest. and a small class with threats, to annnl and repeal it. Now, who IS 10 reopen thcSe vexed questions,
 who will come forward to revive these da rigorous agitatons s-agaln to launch thls most exciting and lncendlary topic on tie tamuluous sea of pohties1 l Lei us see: Gen. Foo,e. the great orginatU of the compromise,--the very y>uius whether ii be evil or good genus, will nos pretend to say Of the adjuslment.--on the first day of the meeting of ihe Senate, before tbe slightest manifestation had been given by the opponents of that measure, of dispoSilol to atisek t. brings forward reson- tonS affirming that the sad compromise as fair. just, and wse measure, which ought 10 be ad- herea 10 as 8 perinanen, and lasting settlement
 
 | but 10 revive the whole discussion and agitation winch il originally produced II il Is passed. il adds no strength to the Comptimise. t does not render n 1re biaGng ! measure winch IS already law ni Of inc land; it IS mere expression of the opinions of certain gentlemen, which afe already known by everybody. But suppose It IS not passed in what attitue will fl place Congrsssl IL will be a declaTstion 10 tie people that As law passed by CongrdSS IS not a wise proper oge: h wlh be aa incentive to suggestion, Of disobedi- ence of a law ot the land It will be an lntima- ton that something more than the regular passage of law. by Congress, and its approval by the President IS essential to give t force and validity It will introduce anew mode of inv alidatng law, without repeating 1t.
 Under thiS precedent, every future Congress will be expected to reatral the acts of its predecessor l When Ulysses was returning from Troy 10 ltha- ! ca, EolBS the God of the winds, {who IS friend to all oraiors,} very kindly confined in bag all the winds that might impede his voyage His sil- " companions, however mutinied, nntied the bag. and gave the imprisoned winds their liberty. The conSeq uenccs were awful, Ulysses sAip was toss ed for many a dark day. on tempestuouSsea, and consumed nine Years in reaching her destination. Equally rash is inc conduct of the distinguished Senator from Mississippi, mate, if he will al low us to designate bim. on The great Union ship. who uoi satished with the rapid progress of his bark, hopes to send her forward more swiftly. by unloosening the tempest he had so securely i'm prlSoned in that great Bastile of ag1aiIon the pIomse measure o. Dsita. n