Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-06-01
DEATH AND BURIAL OF THE MISSOURI COM
PROMISE

The faaI blow was ihfieted On the venerable Mis-
sour Co1apronse On Thursday night and IBIS ancient
Paeifsstor Of the Country, this Healer q Dscord. this
Friead n he Uaou Is dispatched 10 Tie Senate House
lits after midhisht BY maerity q almost three TO
one 1his sneent pu1s klalled, il Is true, in AL
sabstaniis esds, - nlsslfa 81 ps1se Bsi We sheasa
permitted 10 live until cid age had ciosed its blaees
life Feeling tins, how eoad Withhold gi1ef and re-
pagnanec il hurried out the world By he hand Of
siolesce, Gratitude for the service i had done the
State and respect for the memory Of the patriotic and
who gave IL being, 10 say nothing Of the
sanctions Of boDor BY which il was surroPadea, had 10
5pred with veneraticn for this old Compromise, the
earliest and important that of the Constitution
We Witnessed is birth with Joy, aud remeIaber the
universal eontentit spread through the laad bat we
tfle thoughf shord I've 10 witness its death. still
less 70 stranged in the place Of birth. And Ill
for wiafs caHany nan tell Z Do not those--many Of
them a. least-who have given their voices for its re-
peal deny that Il Is demanded BY e-seRtl or prae
teal object Were lis repeal Justified By one high con
deraiIon Of State Of public good, or had IL been de-
manded BY any sing section Pabiic meeting, associa
ton, county, town. hamlet in the whole eoantry the
sacrifice M ght be least cxienused On the contrary,
Il i admitted 70 have been alike unnecessary aud
called for. Nothing then is gained By il; nothing. at
least, that should wegh the dust Of the balance Bat
how Hlnch, alas, is lost.
Who can penetrate the futare 10 tell the distant eonse
quences uf this weeks work in Congress- We speak
those who love The Union 81 the Statss. To the
mea Of PASSION scetoaai patriots, 10 those who
ever 'caeuating the value Of the Union, who
by imputatons. and hose highest flight u argument
reaches only the level Of Impeachment Of m9tiyesto
such should deem IL wasteof time asd or courtesy
10 address word this occayion Bot the gentle
men Of the South rho think that there Is soaething
respect and esteem hey ond Massn snd Dxoh lines who
have some Vcneration the giories q Lexhgton and
Saratoga well as those Of King Mount aia aad Eataw;
who look at the Stars aud Stripes with sfeetio and
think there is something n this Uaoa be proud Of
and 70 stand by-to snch say, monstrogs mistake
has been committed not fatal, hope aad trust, but
a fearful All had you, when this decetful boon
was rendered you, ONLY said, 'N0; the
have been unsanefioned By the Constitution il may
have been unjust the Soath bat il Ma the only mode
Of accom- modatihg most threatening difficulty il was
adopted by the joint c1unse 81 the North and South
il was COMPACT Of mutual concession IL agreed TO
BY men wise, firm, and patriotic ourselves; il
has stood long it has performed its benign oce and
although il night have been unjustto Us, We will
dishoh3r those who framed and ratified IL; there is
nothing 10 be gained or lost by IL; bafgaia is
bargatn; let il stand"
Gentlemen, had you answered thus, instead 81 break
ing The seal Of that old compact you would have rEeied
the North 10 you, with hooks Of steel bit lks Of
iron cable and the hideous forms OF AbsuiAnis and
Frecsoilism would have reared their heads
high enough 10 disturb for moment the public cohcils
or the country. Ii would have beca the death kne OF
both You would have madeleine country cal Pco-
ple iadssoluby and forever. Blu; you have svon VIC
tory 4 and huadred fired in tie dead Of
the night in honor Of il Hands might doubtless have
been found quite ready 10 apply The match celebrate
the defeat Of the bill had il beea given that the Ad
mnistraon opposed TO il instead Of being in its IA
ror 'fThe kings name is a tower ofstrength' Gen
ttcnfeu you Rave Sea victory IL WIS ihg pride Of
victory probably whiea huFTed May OF yha forward m
the fsht and instead Of reconting the blessed fruits
which 1t will bring the victors twill be fortunate for
those bo are to after il history she'll give
innocent account Of it as Is found in the story q the