The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

compromise bill And what did they do9 In that
leave the question Of slavery O. one Of abstract law to
the Court Of the United states Bat my friends
abandoned. can only speak FOR one. had the honor
OF voting against that Compromise did it for the very
transcendent above all other interests that il should not
be LETT to the arbitrary adjudication Of any tribunal on
Of the United States to trust them with the
ton whether this priceless boon belonged to free men or
not Therefore voted against IT, Well the House Of Rep
Iesentaves rejected it, and they went organized
territorial government for Oregon and applied the old
anti slavery ordinance of 1887 to it. prohibiting slavery
dor They gave way, IS they always have, and am
afraid will for great while longer. But the House
ana o asn ns shsn as in ss
But the North stood up; and what was the re-
sultY The bill became q law; and when the South
"why." it is said, "you going to exclude slavery
from that territory Say that It Is because Oregon lies
do w such thing
slavery, because We believe it Is not right We believe
it is rspusnsnt to the laws Of God and the rights q ha
the House stood firm, and the bin came back TO the
Senate again and again with the old anti slavery ordi
they always do when the House stands up-they gave
in, and the bill passed (Cheers) Then it went to the
Southern STAKEHOLDER; and when they asked him to
sign this bill containing the ordinance Of 1887 he sad
And SO he signed 1.-THE bill became a. law and
the anti slavery ordinance was applied to the whole ter
ritory Whatwas the result OF all the clustering bravo
do and oil the threats Of dissolution with which ears
were greeted during the months and months that the
discussion was going ONT 1t subsidized SO quick you
Congress passed another act and that The act to
change the name of the schooner 'Two Ponles" to
in the country as did the bill excluding slavery from
Oregon That bill went into quiet operation. (lAugh-
ter The schooner Two 3, Poss from that
slavery ordinance has been in operation just There
u the whole history Of the contest. The battle was
fnvnht tba ytcfnv I'D
and it was established by both Houses Of Congress and
BY the President that Congress had right and that
ect of slavery within the territories and to prohibit IT,
and there was no excitement about it. What had the
. DO ras the sse M S9 oas
te' rorssthe territories Of California Utah. and New
Mexico. Well, the people who Inhabited these terri.
tories thought (and oh God, what mstakeD that the
North we're in earnest-,hought that they mean. to
stand up and Southern men, from South Carolina
Mississippi in the territory Of California right
speedily conform themselves to what they believed was
the settled policy Of the country; and they anticipated
Congress- and put the anti slavery ordinance into their
frame constitution to day. she would put it in? No my
friends 1t to the perseverng honesty Of the repre-
the anti slavery ordinance adopted In the consitu
ton Of California (cbeersl Well my friends here we
in which it proposed to organize government and put
in the ordinance and the people of California anticpat
ing the action Of Congress- had put i themselves
Northern men to falter and 60 back? Oh my friends
If could but have stood q moment longer, it
patriots Of all time had gone up to tho throne Of the
Almighty, filing his ear until he had at last determined
that be beyond
hopes had not faith to receive It, Then 1t that
the North began to cover and quail and fan down, ami
would have got thai alarm or attempted to make that
cry again. Why 1t had been uttered and again
bed with, until Northern statesmen took it up and en-.
dorsed It, and gave 1t currency And why did they give
cannot 90 mpeach your common sense and dscernment
TO think 1t necessary for me to answer it. leave
the So
and the banner Of opposition had been owered-why
it that at that time, we began to 60 backs Ny friends
was North" think If ever history gave oonarma-
ton to the truth of any assertion the history of that
day gave it to that declaration, that there was
North" and think that If the came voice were to be
heard again. to speak from the results Of his experience
he would tell you that 70, s statesmen from the
then this be the first duty of the free soil party of the
North combat this infamous falsehood always, every
believes it. with the solitary exception have named but
still it Is made the excuse for great many things that
was in danger. Then There is one other subject upon
which think there duty pertaining to the free soil
party Of the North and that to make themselves felt
theoretically felt-in the only place where they be
efficiently felt that is at the ballot box What is the
situation of things today Have We any occasion to
energy in the free se sentiment than there Is to-day
neveri cloud cheers) How are we situated why,
my friends you hold the balance Of power in Massachu,
SETS hey ond controversy beyond mistake. The free
soil party holds the balance Of power to day In Ohio
yo IN sssa What is the
party where 1t does not make itself felt at the ballot box
and you will find the most infamous endorsement Of the
most morstrous doctrine that slavery boast. Let
the Sachems Of party at least Of the democratic party
in Ohio, assemble in convention do they endorse the
law one Of the elements of their political creed one Of
the articles Of their fathY Not At all It is laid upon
the Of 'n and i Is n
table convenient to outrage their moral convictions
Well, my friends, have alluded to those two States
but there many other States. where only
in three that Knows the truth and his duty would be
to his convictions Of truth and duty tho position
of party would be as commanding IS it is in Massa
chusetts and Ohio Let in three in the great State
ofNew York come to his convictions Of duty, and
party viii control the balance Of power in that state Just
much as they do in Massachusetts, and Ohio That II
what want. We want to let friends the coun
try know that those who have taken the VOWS OF th
creed upon themelves and announced this sentiment
the guiding Of their lives have enlisted for the
they not six months men, who have enlisted only
for campaign, and when that Is 60 quietly ia
needs to be known and felt and realized that there IS an
energetic life giving and efficient principle of action
lies Of the position We occupy; and when have done
that shall have done duty. You may be assured
the hearts Of this people with the convictions Of
thing there are not only the hearts Of the people and
the convictions of the but there the sentiments
| the women-they are with Also Great APPLAUSE
had striking illustration of the truth Of this the
other day. As l was coming to Massachusetts there
old bunker politician came and sat by me in tho
vs tim. S. and be h
dent. Aughter smiled in his face with In credulty
why said he, ''you need not be incrcdulous; the
thing ismakng way whereI did not expect itn 81.
pected to hear ofsome movement in c,unty Of
the West. why, said he, ''the have got hold
and talk to my family, have to confess Ave times as
much anti slavery 1t Ia prudent for to talk out on
| Charge" Renewed cheers Now, friends II we viii
just stand and place ourselves where we're in ls4S we
shall have the people with they were with us them
and would have been with now II those who had been
we have many encouraging circumstances about u.s. We
have many noble men among We have in the person
of my friend who sits me, enlisted In cause the
eloquence Of Clay Immense applause the clarion notes
Of who're eloquence were prosttuted to Compro-
mise (Cheers. And on my right have Representa-
tive noble scion Of noble sockthat tells that the