The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-22

slavery should lst hsrssfsr Is "a ,.eo this rsr
M -. loss y % nays 70 yes. ssd the A'kass.
ne SenAh NJ. Burrill Of Rhoce IslAnl moved .,
snssdmsst The prohibition OF the farther iasrodss,
rsscr, . .ss ": y
A5ssnsss va, oisaaissd - tsrisory and hare Was
AZ his same ssssio. Alabama vss admitted q slsv
sas, without Any restriction or objection.
was in the dIsoussion tn Arkassas bill, at thi
ns Dssssss !. sis :o1ss % prohibit slavery i q,
Tsfrtory, Mr. Tsycr stated that he thousht 1t import
- ss ,. .sS. ,s .ss1 s = sys'; .ss
hiSoa hereafter ali rsrisorss Of the Unsd sssts,
sorh Of SO 80 sorh latitude. This proposison though
Lvsrnors, Of New Hsnpshirs "ss made 10 thu true
spirit Of compromi.s" 1t vas opposed By Mr.. Rhsa Of
y o. ,nG
syivasis, behalf Of freedom. who was Haxainst suv
compromise By which ssvsry, in any OF the fsrrioriss
this split was opposed and supported By others mosr
whom vas Gen. Harison after wards Prssidsnt o! ihs
tAblishins some such Hns OF discriminstou Sut nro
posed line due vest from the mouth Of the Ds Neoes
Nus constituting the northern and not the southern
OF Missouri hs partition line between freedom
Bat this idea Of compromise though suggested BY rsy
cs vas thus sa' adopted and vi.diu.tsd In this very
Delaware Who has since held high o1lss in the c,uny,
O. oso Ssoyed no common measure Of public eoaadsnes.
Aercsr alone are yet spared On this .son b, said
ss,ss = n s:ss s:':a s
fair
prsnaiurs p''''-' '':'~p' ~ i'hAlas' .
Aitsr oppessg the rssieHo. on Missouri he conclude
YAs time do not mean 10 abandon III. policy 10
Which alluded In the oommsnssmsnt u my rsmsrEa
Wiz "a WI Which 'ss'a e
ssspf h.s been avs.. no,i,s:
M :;1ss ss
s siR .s:a = on S.
M Us e sss.1. ..I Cherished " %
% :. M 70
li.s which shsl svide ,hs from slave
Sasi s.s. ssas.:. Which .S % I siss
~ rs %i: ;'i
upon which this smpronise can be Effected.
The suggestions Of compromise at this time vAia
each party was eetsrminsd This North, By the prevail
ing voice Of Its claimed all for freedom
the South BY s potential command Of the Senate claim
The report Of this debate aroused the country For
struggle hand to hand had besa kept ohsok BY slave
~ The origin 81 policy Of fathers ia the restriction
cd to stalk into ali the broad national domain Men At
the North were humbled and amazed The perious
msnds Of slavery seemed Incredible. Hssnwhils.
grsss TO the people. Through the press ana
st public meetings an earnest voice was vsissd
the restriction Of slavery judges left ths bench and
cergymsn the pulpit TO swell tine indignant pro sest
which arose from good mon without distinction Of party
The ovsmsnt vas NOT confined t. . few persons nor
70 few states {ubls meeting At Trenton, IL New
dspSis and assli, q worcester Salem, and Bassoa,
where committees were organized to rally tue couuty
Tbs citizens Of Baltimore, convinced 1t tbs Court House.
Uif Ne In Ia aksS~ rf.aAk
admission Of slaves into the States hereafter formed west
Of the Mississippi onsht to BE- prohibited b. Congress-
prayer called upon Congress to maintain The great prin
oips Of the prohibition Of slavery The principle
WIS also commended BY the resolutions Stale Lsgs
htur and Pennsy ania insprsd By the teachings Of
Franklin and the convictions o. the respectable dsnoui
nation Of Friends, unapim ,usly asserted ct once
:y.ly vss Of IL: end q
APPEALED 70 her sister states 70 refuse S to 60
BOTH so oo liz .o
prneple did also Indiana. The latter State not
nt with providing for the future severely sured
TIE prohibition Of savsry The rssolatoas Of Neg York
we're reir forced BY the Recommendation Of DE- Witt Gin
Amidst these sxcitsmsnts Congress came togsthsr IN
December 1872 taking possession Of thess Balls Of tbs
pol for the nrst time since their dssolAtion by the
Brth. On the day after the receipt Of the Pnesidsns
sage two several committees Of the House
s.itutsd to consider the NJ Maine and the
dspsndsst states with only the delay Of single day
the bin for the admission Of Missouri reported 70 tn.
.hrisiina tron tho inmsdsts di,susd u Of the gr.st
question Il involved Afterwards, on the motion OF Me-
,.s.r. Ss.s al shsh M osSsd : s sc.a s,"
with the in which the present discussion
his sssn prstsssd ne0a o: :s .., hsss.ns the
acted upop. and sent TO the Senate.
In the interval between the report Of the Missouri bill
stitutsd on motion Of Mr. Taylor Of New York to aqure
into the expedier cy OF the OF
flavsry into the territories west Of the hissrpt This
forthsr conside ration Of the subject which,
unosood would enter into the postponed debate the
Territories BY special law ID worthy Of notice. account
OF OF the expressions Of opinion which it drew
forth In the course Of his remarks Mr. Taylor declared
that
Hspresumsd there were nsmssrs-hs knew Of none
wn a0rsd NE on Il. Congress 70
generous vclse from vrEaia recognised st once the
right and DUTY Of Congress- This Was from Charles Fen.
ton Mercer, who declared that
HouIs he should support proposon 6.uid
G vote :s:u Ell s d,a Sd % On ~
peaceful shores Of re nis.ssiPpL ,e,o
solved its into Committee Of the Whole the Missouri
bill an proceeded with fts discussion, day By day, t
nom :, But Il. Question
presented TO the Senate where conclusion reached
earlier than In the House clause for tbs admasion
smsndment was moved By Me- Roberta Of Pennsylvania
prohibiting further introduction Of slavery into the
Sta which, afe; iortDghps debate, defeated By
twenty seven nays to sixteen yeas.
Tue debate In the Senate was OF unusual intsret And
fplendor It especially illustrated By an effort Of
tsnscsudent power from that great lawyer and orator.
William Ppchpey. Recently returned from succession
missons to foreign oourts and at THU ums the 90
knowledged chief Of the American bar particularly
skilled in questions OF constitutional law his
Senator from Maryland calculated to produce pro-
found imprs .iOn In speech which drew to this cham
sdning throns for two days. and which ~ the ts
fondy compared With tbs best examples Of Greeos
Rome he rst proposedaud developed tn.
Missouri oompronhs HIS mastery effort mainly d.
against the restriction upon Missouri but II bsgal
and ended with the idss Of compromise mot vthtsnd
favorable description, have long since persuaded nyse
that the xtsseur qusaon, ~ Il 10 cssj mirht 10 Lid
to rest with Innocence and safety. By conciatorJ
promise ct least By whsh. as 10 duty, nigh
reconcile the sxremea Of oonh citing visws and feelings
without any faoridcs Of eonstt pdasiplssn
he closed With the hops that the restriction Missouri
would not BE- passed but that the whole qusson igh
Be disposed Of 10 . sAtsfActoy TO ALL By pc
pectve prob hilton Of slavery In the territory to the nor