New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-22
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OPPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA BILL.
fBy telegraph
lBy TeissFsphl
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, June 81, lo'i.

At meeting of the Members OF Congress VINO
opposed the passage of the bill TO organize the
tories of Nebraska and Kansas, held pursuant 10
previsus notice. in the City of Washington. on the
2cth day Of June, instant. the Hon. SOLOMON FOOT
of Vermont was elected Chairman and the Hon.
DANIEL MACE OF Indiana and the Hon. REUBEN b.
FENToN of New-iork were appointed Secretaries.
A Committee appointed for the purpose reported
an Address to the People of the United States, which
having been discussed and amended, was unanimously
sdopted. and ordered TO be published.
To THE PEOPLE or THE UNITED STATES
Tho eighth section Of the Act for the Admission Of Ms
sour into the Union, known as the Missouri Compromise
Law by which the Introduction OF slavery INTO the regions
row known as Kansas and Nebraska was forever prohIb
tied has heen repoaled Tha. law which, in Sa0, quieed
a controversy which menaced the Union and upon which
YOU have so long reposed Is oberaed from the staute-
book We had no reason 10 expect any sucn proposition
when we assembled here months ago. nor d you expect
IT, No State no citizen Of any State had demanded the
repeal. ..... =,
/; seems duty we owe to the country 10 state the
grounds upon which we have seadasy though inenectu-
ally opposed this alarming and dangerous act
you need not be told that the slavery question es al
the bottom OF H. As il was, the slavehoilng power tna1
demanded the onacmen. the Missouri Compromise, go
it the power that has demanded its aorosa
ton.
African Slavery regarded and denounced grea.
evil by the American Colonies before the Revou-
ton and those Colonies which sayeholdng States,
were equally earnest in such circumstances with those
which are free States Colonial laws framed 70 pre-
vent the increase OF Slavery vetoed by the KING OF
Great Britain This exercise of arbitrary power enlarge
and perpetuate a system universally regarded a equally
wrongful in itself and injurious to the Colonies, was one
of the causes of the Revolution When the war was
ended there mperious necessity Tor the institution
of government in the then usoccupied Territories Of
the United States. In 1884, Jefferson proposed and in
l7s1 the Continental Congress adopted the ordnance t)r
the government Of the territory lying northwest OF the
Ohio by which il declared that there shall be neither
ifu.a no
ment OF crime. The great and toarshng States since or
gained within tina, territory on the basis OF that ordi-
nance, enduring monuments OF uie "isuom oi tue
Statesmen OF the Revolution.
Tho FOREIGN slave trade was regarded the OF
American Slavery, which II was believed would be dried
up when that fountain should be closed In adopting the
Constitution il universally anticipated that the
foreign slave trade would be promptly prohibited that all
parties acquiesced in stipulation postponng hai measure
ill l-Os The foreign slave trade was pronOIel-'hus
the source of Slavery understood 10 DC dled up
while the Introduction of Slavery into the Territories was
prohibited. The slavery question, so Jar US II was ma
tiorai one was understood to be finally settled, ana ~
the same time the had already taken up and were
carving forward system of gradual emancipation In
1903 Louisiana acquired by purchase from France anu
included what is now known as the States of LOUISIANA
Missouri Arkansas and Iowa, and the territories known
as Kansas and Nebraska Slavery existed at the time IN
New-Orleans and at ST. Louis, and so tins purchase re-
suited bringing the Slavery question again before Con-
gress. In l-l2 the region immediately surrounding New
Orleans applied for admission into the Union under the
name the State OF louisiana with constitution 0ler
atng Slavery and the free States acquesced Eight
wears ward the region connected with ST. Louis de-
handed admission under tho name of the State of Missouri
with constitution toerating Slavery. The ftee States
reverted 10 the principle of 1884, and opposed the adms-
sion Of Missouri unless she would incorporate into her
constitution an inhibition OF the further Introduction
of Slavery into the State. The siaveholdIng States
insisted upon her unqualified admission. con-
troversy arose which was sectional and embittered,
and which we are assured by cotemporaneous history
seriously Imperfect the Union. The statesmen of that day
in Congress settled the controversy by compromise. ny
the terms of this compromise the free States asented 10
the admission of Missouri with her savohodng Constitu
ton while the savehodng StCtes their part yielded
the exclusion of Slavery in all the residue of the territory
which lay north of 80 constituting the present territory
of kansas and Nebraska The ,aveholdng States accept
ed the COMPROMISE arumph. aud the free States have
ever since le il undisurbed and nquestoncd Arkansas
part OF the territory of Louisiana which lay south or 30
30 in compliance with implication which was contained
in this Compromise aferwarl admitted as asayehod
ing State and the free States acquiesced In 1919 FLORIDA
n slayehoIdng Province of Spain, was acquired ihi,
Province was afterward admitted rs slayehoding State
The free States again acquesced nls4) Texas ndepe
dent slaveholding State was annexed WIN PROVISION III
the artceO of for the subdivision OF her territory
into five States The States although regarded the
annexation with the probable increase OF the Nave
States with very gea dlstayoE nevertheless aolHesceu
AGAIN New territories were acquired by the treaty oipeace
which closed the with Mexico The people OF alorna
formed constitution inhibtng slavery and applied tor
admission into the Union. o Die oPpos iSno, wn
ing the dissolution of the Union if California should be
admitted. Proceeding the ground OF these alarms
Congress adoDted another compromise ulc tcful' vi
which were that ten million dollars OF the people money
should be given To Texas to induce her 70 reqush
very doubtful claim upon an nconsderaDie part Oh New"
Mexico that Mexico and Utah should be organlIeu
without inhibition of Slavery, and that they should De
afterwar admitted slave or tree states as me people
when forming constitutions should determine; that she
public slave rade in the District Of Columbia should be
abolished without affecting the existence OF SLAVERY IN the
District and that and rigorous provisions or the re-
capture OF fugitive slaves of disputed constllnuonaliy
should be adopted, and thai on these conditions
IL Ia adj iff.I ns IL
compromise the people OF the free States, acquires
cence nevertheless practically obtained by means Oh
solemn assurances made behalf of the slayeholdng
States, that the Compromise was and should De forever
regarded final adjustment OF the slavery question:
and of all the issues which could possibly arIse Out OF H.
new Congress convened in December, lsol' hepre,
sentatyes rom the slave States demanded renewed
pledge of fidelity TO this ustnent IL was granted Dy
the House of Representatives on the following terms
Re.cted Th We eeosnLe the onI en- s Of tho
people generally We hereby declare II 70 W. =, INV
70 abide by such compromises and sustain % 49, and h.
.ns on ns f aeladed and dep
all further agitation Of questions embraced II e sc ~
generally connected with Slavery unnecessary
useless aud dangerous
Afew rsoh,h. subsequently the Democratic National
Convention met at Baltimore and assuming 10 speak inc
sentiments of the Democratic party set iortn ia us pat
form That the Democratic party will resist all attempt at
renewing in Congress out OF IT, the agitaton ot tue
Slavery question under whatever shape VI coio, 'o OF
tempt NAV be made. Soon afterward another Nauonai
Convention assembled in the same city, ana assuming e
right to declare tina sentiments OF the wing party sad
1--WE derecate all further agitation OF me questions MSS
settled a. to peace aud VIII dscounenhnce
ali efforts 10 continue such agitation whenever,
wherever or however made The present Adnins'Tatlen
elected on the principle OF adherehcs 20 IN co
mise and the President referring 10 II IN his inaugural
speech declared that the harmony which had been secured
by should not be disturbed dung his term OF once
President recurring TO the ubec! renewed h pledge
in his message Congress at the beginning OF the present
Session, in the following language:
"But Notwithstanding differences Of opinion anu SENT