Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
A Fraud upon the People.

The pierce and Nebraska" organs, in this and
other States. making desperate efforts to deceive
the people as to the object and scope the Nebras
ka iniquity, hoping thereby TO avert the popular
indignation. now rising fast throughout the free
states of the Union and threatening to sweep from
I power those who have shamefully abused their
public trust. We cite sample of these efforts
the following paragraph conspicuously paraded in
most of the Nebraska priats.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
! That the repeal of the Missouri restriction has
opened Freedom territory lying south of the line
Sc 80, large enough to make states equal in size
to New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois
Now what was the Missouri Compromise z''-
The Joint resolution for annexing Texas 10 the
Union, passed March ST ls45, in the third article
of the second section: thus referred to and reathrm
ed that Compromise
ssAnd such states as may be formed out of that
portion of the said territory lying south of SO deg
30 min. north latitude commonly known the
Missouri Compromise tine, shall be admitted into the
Union, 1cuh ,cithoua slduey, the people of
each state asking admission may desire And in
such state or states as shall be formed out of said
territory north of said Missouri Compromise Inc
slavery or involuntary servitude Except for crime)
shall be prohibited
Thus the Missouri Compromise in a word pro
hibued slavery north of SO 30 but permitted it south
of THAI line 1t permitted freedom as we'll how
ever, leaving the states south of $500 TO choose
for themselves whether they would be slave or
free The repeal of the Missouri Compromise
therefore, does not alter, or affect one whit the
condition ofthngs south of the line The assertion
that it opens that territory freedom is bold and
impudent fabrication, since it already 'sopen-
ed by the Compromise itself But the repeal does
affect the territory north OF So 80. The Missouri
Compromise 'iorever prohibited slavery in that
region. It's repeal by the Nebraska bill "opens 10
slorcYy the territory lying north of that line lar ge
I ba -
mise established limit beyond which slavery
could not go. Its repeal by the Pierce and Ne
braska admnlstI dtlon, removes that ancient land
mark DESTROYS the barrier which the Statesmen
and Patriots of 800 reared against the spread of
slavery and leaves that blighting curse and burn
ing shame of our Republic free to go wheresoever
it will. The Missouri Compromise settled the
principle that the Congress of the United States had
the right TO restrict slavery Its repeal by the sham
democracy denies that right, and makes slavery
paramount to all Congressional Legislation
Lastly, the Missouri Compromise recognized the
fact, that slavery local, not National Insti-
tuition. lis repeal by the party in power.
disputes that fact and raises slavery to the digni-
ty and importance of National. not local inter
est.
This then is the issue OF the people to try in the
pending elections Heretofore slavery has been
confined within fixed and as was believed indie
structable barriers But now-thanks 10 the sham
and slavery may poison with Its breath and poIute
with its track the and the soil the Free North
west Nay, fast and far as our Free Institu.
tons spread; wherever flag waves or our
laws prevail there too. slavery claims the right
10 come, and calls upon the General Government
to enforce that right. And sham democracy, in
the person of Pierce and Nebraska administration
their aIders and abettors, acknowledge the claims
and avows lis readiness 10 defend and maintain ii
Every vote this fall for the cause of the can
dictates OF the sham democracy is recognition of
that right; condemnation of the Missouri Com
promise; an approval of its repeal; repetition
OF the immortal ordinance of 81 and an admission
that slavery has equal rights and privileges with
freedom In the great American Republic s'the
boosted land ofthe free" Every vote on the ott er
hand given for the Republican cause and candidate
is vote for freedom and against slavery extensions
a censure upon the authors of the Nebraska Iniau-
ty; - aiarnance OF the principles OF the Nilsson
II Compin.nIse and the ordinance of 81: rec
ogRltIon and assertion of the right and duty of
Congress 10 set metes and bonds 10 the devastating
spread of slavery, and pledge TO make this the
paramount consideration, the great and engrossng
issue IN all our elections, till freedoms battle is
won. and slavery once more shut in within its orig
maj limits Freemen OF Wisconsin, Can YOU
hesitate how 10 vote on such question? 2
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