New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-29
THE PRESS ON NEBRASKA.
,r.ru AND BURIAL OF THE MISSOURI con-
PROMISE.

r.. g., hIav vas inflicted ON the venerable Missouri
Comf Tharsday night as ana s .
- Re Tu;on was dispatched in the senafe House tte
f,er midnight by jory of almost tnree 70 one .s
-, ra, had fulfilled II IA true, IN All ITS sup-tantisi
- =, mission of peace. Buoge should have been gisi,
s tbe good had done, had been Perm'ed 70 i've u-
81 ola age had closed It's bameless lie. feeny tnus;
we without grief and repugnance see ~ hairied
~, ~ tbe world by the hand of violence Gfantade oF
b .rviee Il had done the State and respect for the mem
ory Of the patriotic and vIriueus men VINO gave bch
wss .urrounded had inspired us Win a 'eneraton
Co. ,b;s old compromise, the earliest and Tnos' I'm,
porsnt since thar Of rd he roneber The universal con-
ron, II spread through the landi but we LITTLE thougnt
% sLould live TO witness is DEATH silIl less 10 see
strengled in the place Of us BIRTH Ana al LOT wnal
CO snv man tell Do not those-many of them at least
Who have iyen their voices for rs repeal deny thai is
demanded by any essential or practical OBJECT Were Us
ssI psfed by one high consideration OF State or OF
bI o,J or had il been demanded by any single sec
tou pub.c meeting association, county town or hamlet
in The whole country the sacrnce h' pe t isas' eNeh
mated On the contrary, it Is admitted TO nave been ake
and uncaled for. Nothing then gained oy
IL nothing at least that should weigh the dust OF the
balance. But how much alas Is lost! VINO cah pene-
weeks work in Congress We speak now to those who
love the Of the States To the men OF passion tn
sectional patriots those who calculating the
''vaur Of the Union, who reason by imputatons and
whose hgL flight of argument reaches only the level O
impeacbnert of m0tyes-to such we should deem II
vast. time and of courtesy 10 address word ON ts
occnsion But 10 the Ccnencz of the South who think
that tber il something respect and esteem beyond Mason
and Dixons line who have veneraon for the gofies
of Lexington and Saratoga well as those OF hg Noun
tain and Euaw who look at the stars and stripes with
affection and thlk there is something in this Union to be
proud of and to stand by-tO sush We say, moasrous
mistake has been com,nted not fatal, we hope aud
tust but fearful All had you when this deceltfu
boon rendered you, only said NO the Compromise
"mey have been unsanconed by the Constitution, may
"bave been unjust TO the South but was the only mode
:" Of accommodating threatening dlihcuy II was
adopted by The Joint coUnsels of the North ana SCUM
compact of mutual concessions was agreed 10 oy
linen wise firm and patriotic a. ourselves J. has
stood long: il has performed its benign once, ana, az
though might have been unjust to we VIII not aus
honor those who framed and ratified IL there Is nothing
now be gained lost by il; bargain Is bargain;
"le it stand. Gentlemen, had you answered mus ln
stead of breaking the seal Of that old compact
You would have riveted the North to YOU NOT WIN
hooks of STEEL but Inks OF iron cable, ana the hde,
Gus forms of Aboitionism and Freesolism would
never more have reared their heads high enough to
disturb for moment the public councils or me country
Ii would have been the deatl-kne OF both. You would
have made country and one people, niissouoy ana
forever. But you have won victory ana one huned
cannon were fred in the dead of the night IN honor OF II
Hands might doubtless have been found quite as ready 10
apply the match celebrate the defeat of the bu ld
been given out that the Admins was opposed TO II
instead of being in its favor. The king name Is atower
- of strength. Gentlemen, you have won victory II
the pride of victory probably which hurried many o
you forward in the fight and instead of recounting the
blessed fruits which will bring to the yctors will be
fortunate for those who to after US history shall
give innocent of Is found IN the story ot
II wss summers evening.
Old Gssper's rk was done
And he beiore his cottage door
Was sitting in the sun;
And by him sportcd on the
His htlle grandchid Wiihelmine
She saw her brother Peterkin
Roll something large and round.
That he beside the Iiyulet
In playing there had found;
She o what he had found
That 90 light, aud large, aud round
Old Casper took it from the boy
Who stood expectanf by,
And then the old shook his head,
And with naral sigh
'Tis felOwsskull' - q ne,
" Who fell In the great victory
find them in the garden for
There's msny hsfesbout
Ard often when 20 to pIow,
The piowshar- hem oul
For many thousand men, said he,
W ere slain in the great victory
Now tell US what all about
Yoang PsteIkin he cries.
And little Wheimine looks
With wonder. aiting eyes:
Now tell us al about ihewar -
Aud what trey SiPd each other for
"Itwss the English Casper cried,
THAT Put the French TO rout;
But rhdt they kird edoh osterJor
Ioouid not ccH make out;
But everybody said" quoth lie,
Z" II tdloes ste0ry'
They say was shocking sight
Alter the field won;
For many thousand bodies here
Law rotting in the sun;
But things like these you know must be
After famous victory
Great praise the Duke Of Narbro' won,
Aud our good Prince Eugene -
Said little Nihelnine
Nay nay my little gih,' quoth he,
- famous rieto'y.
And eyerybsdy praised the Duke
Who such a Ii did win"
But what good came Of it at lastP
Quofh little PeerkiD.
WHY that cannot tell, quoth hei
But twas famous rie'oTy''