Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-06
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1853.
NEBRASKA AND THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE. T..
From present indications, the proposition 10 es'aohS"
territorial for Nebraska will be made Inc ocea
sion OF renewal of antissvery agitation IN Inc
Legislature II may be we'll therefore, in ADVANCE 10 niom
the public of the issues involved In this question.
The country is familiar with the great principle establish
on nv Inc Missouri Compromise BY That first fatal concoe
siop the South asBened 10 tho prohibition st slavery ~
territory lying North of the parallel OF ,hirtysS degrees
thirty minutes, with the understanding mat N'a' 's
souh of this line should enter the conederacy eli her win
or Without slavery they might determine IN Inc
of their sovereign will Once settled, this ptlnc'pe was
, onee,,on ed nv the South and obstacle was inter-
a % IN, admission of free States on the basis OF Inc
Miaaour COMPROMISE In this Instance as in every 'her
the of the South observed with scrupulous hde-
~ the obligations Of an unequal compact, ana submitted
without murmpr the operation Of principle Whch az
or,ndized aboonsm at the expense of justice and good
faith The North adhered 10 the adJustmen WINE iS
only effect was TO increase the relative power Oh aoooh
so aud not ono moment longer When Inc conquest OIL
California and New Mexico again brought The question Of
territorial extension before Congress- the representatives. o'
the North repudla,ed the Missouri Compromise which they
had heretofore used tho dcmqnt OF he SouR und oy
nscno an absolute prohibition OF slavery by Congresslon
ionoc,ment denied 10 States South Of the compromise
tho n,yi,ece of determining tho condition of their own
soc;sl svsem This shameless violation Of solemn agree
ent nv party which onopol5ed all the beneha and re-
undated all the burdens Of the compact affords but one IL
,srstion of the uniform and persistent perdy OF The North
+, ta warfare aganst the Institutions OF The South
put this was not the only instance Of an infracton OF
the Missouri Compromise by the North When bill Tor
the establishment of territorial government In Oregon
came before Congress- The representatives, ol Inc Souh re-
coenzed the validity Of the Missouri Compromise end ee
ready TO submit ts legitimate operation Rut The ap OF
ebolionism had grown audScior9 mean|he anu "ouu no
fo,eer submit TO triumph which did afford fresh evi:
dence of its rising and esisesa scnas and WHICH did no;
nsc, f.ssb YoEna on sopharn slavery The representa-
ires of the North resolved 10 repGdise The Msaou COM
nromse and TO introduce the Wmo Provlso into tho Ore
CON BILL The proposition was made, and was met by q
counter proposition in the shape OF an amendment offered
BY MI Burt of South Carolina, declaring that slavey was
excluded from Oregon by operation OF tho Missouri Com
nromse This amendment was rejected and the represen
tayes of the North in spirit Of insoent triumph resolved
to compel the South swallow the ri1io. rroViso The
WiCot .ro7i.o was attached TO the BILL and the bill hus
ooIsoned was sent to the SeRule The Senate threw ont
the Wlmo Pfoviso and attached 10 IRE biz al amendment
asserting The princ:rs Of tho Missouri Compromise RuI
Inc House would na assent 10 The bill in This shape; and
rhe Senate were ultimately compelled ,a ABANDON their
smendmeul.
Thss did ,he North deliberately repudia'e the Missouri
Compromise ly asserting an independent. aud inconsistent
principle and by refusing discharge the obligations which
imposed n favor Of le South Base as II may be 10 in
sis, On the validity of compact and 10 disregard lie obga
,ions accordingly harmonizes or conflicts with ;he ia
teres of the party that the ron @ hesitate 10
incur the aul,t aud Iisaono- OF Jus; such psrfdy.
Bc,, the whole story YET ,o|d We fnd h7 Nor'k
now after having illus 'Rs Mie7oq,i caapomse,
aud depylns Congress- its ecacy TO exclude
slavery from territory north Of the latitude of thirty six
degrees thirty mnules find The North reasssr!ing now
the validity of the compact which had rePudated and In
yokng The aid of obsolete pnc ~ excnde slavery
from the territory Of Nebraska put ip regard % Nebraska
the North comma an lnaclon MOI Of THO Missouri Com
promise alone violates ALSO the spirit and iRept oI the
Compromise Of 1884, which lesves 10 ata 'ha right TO
prohlb 10 QsHctoa aaFerY lebrassa lies north OF the
line OF S6 3d. wherefore copteuJH the Morrill, slavery pro.
hibled And preclude the possibility that Nebraska in
organizing Stale government may choose 10 authorize
slavery the North proposes TO force upon II territorial
government which prohibits slavery In any event. by foul
means or fair slavery must be excluded from Nebraska
In regard Nebraska, at present, The srugge between
the proslavefy and the ansayery party is whether Con-
eress shall forbid the existence of slavery, whether the
decision of the question shall be left he people 10 organ
ziug State government kr. ssnon, he leader of the
abolitoniols .nos;s ae immediate establishment Of
territorial government which shall prohibi, slavery. Mr..
Atchson the faithful champcG CT ao SoSh, contends that
the people Of Nebraska n organizing State government.
shall deermne whether sayery shall be admitted or exclu
died. Peoped by immigrants from Missouri and BY the fer
ty OF is soil oypg the labor Of The negro, Nebraska If
allowed the free eSercae oil lie discretion will up
ply admission Into the Union slave Stale. 1t is
prevent this natural and if justice be DONE inevitable
suit, that Mr.. Benton, at The nsga,on of the abocnss
nvokes the aid of the Federal Government exclude slave
ry from Nebraska We have confidence however that this
free soil plot will be b.ed by the efforts of General Ach
SOD, than whom the South has honest Intrepid
and vgilant friend.