Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-25

Their argument used with effect was that the state Of the
country and climate forbid the existence Of slavery That
the burden of conversation in Congress and out Of
That argument followed as we went out and came In
as we sat down and up 1t was used by members Of
this House among others, Mr.. Conrad afterwards Sec
rotary Of War; 1t used in the Senate. That the
central magnet that drew together the materials in the
9TH Of March speech by Mr. Webster Mr. Clay said that
he would not extend slave territory foot These
two arguments led to say the ordinance needless
because forestaed by the law Of nature and if slavery
could overcome natural obstacles it could not
the Mexican law. The original opponents of the ordi-
nance and their allies said "We will not taunt the
South in her sensitive state with the proviso when is
entirely needless" ask those who were here, breath
ing an atmosphere loaded with those sentiments through
that long and exhausng controversy if this not fair
and true representation
A doctrine was prevalent in 1885, and more prevalent
now not only fixing the rule for all future legislation,
but going back and rampng all the legislation of the
past The doctrine is that people forming new States
snail have the right of deciding for themselves whether
to admit exclude slavery The friends of these bills
now hold that doctrine Could they, in 1885, extend SO
JOY to the Packc ocean? California had formed State
constitution forbidding unanimously the existence Of
slavery Her representatives in this Capitol Now,
start your line Of demarcation and 60 westward The
moment You reach the cliffs Of the Sierra Nevada noun
ans you run athwart your fayorte omnpotent doc
trine aud you cannot California Can any else
but the friends of the Missouri compromise be nconsst
ent But suppose the friends Of that did not
wish to extend It, does that make it void Is contract
Of thiryour years standing to be broken because will
not make with you in regard to matter entirely
different That was complete and perfect in it
SELF depending on no future contingency. Can IT be hon
oraby annulled without the consent Of both parties
when only one party has received consideration
know how that is met The friends of the bill say
should never have moved in this matter but it is free
will offering from the North, and cannot refuse it.
here ut the to blind yourselves by any
such delusion The North has made no such Offer and
no man has said dare say that the North has empow
ed him to make It, An officer might just well soy be-
cause he was commanding the forces Of West Point that
he made freewill offering to England OF all the reyou
tonary army, with Washington at its head What Chief
Magistrate Of all the thiryone States has recommended
this measures What Legislature has instructed its Sen
ators to support What convention of the people has
requested their representatives to aid in its In
what political canvass has the question been discussed
What body of men, large small has any where express
ed themselves in its fayors None none at all Then
where is your authority for saying this is an Offering from
the North? You have none. If you believe the North
willing to make the Offering put it to the test Let this
bill pass over nine months to the next session OF
There is certainly such haste forbid this bring
the question Of surrender before the people at the next
election of members of Congress make that an issue in
the canvass, and how many members be returned In
support Of it, If there be majority then pass it next
session viii not magnanmous men, to whose benefit 1t
IS supposed to nure consent to this delay If not pray
tell me how you pretend that the North makes the
offerings? .l.
reason is plain The people, struck dumb by the reck-
less auacy and perfdy Of the proposition, would not
believe that il had been made and took refuge in incre
dulty But, depend on it, they will awake Pass these
bills and you will stronger and more bitter anti
slavery feeling than has before existed in this ma
ton You may declare that slavery cannot 60 there
because Of climate and production but will put it to
an honest and practical test The Missouri delegation
Of great ability and integrity they are on the
borders and can express their opinion. II any man
representing Missouri believes that slavery will not go to
Kansas the passage Of this bill now invite him to say
No denial Why should it not 60 there as well as to
Missouri the parallel OF latitude? Pass that
BILL and the spawn will be along all the streams and
the arva win be deposited all the soils, from which
hereafter is to spring of bondmenof slaves The
fathers Of constitutional age believed that before this
deliverance From slavery would come; but it would
IL province was only 10 extend the area of
oppression Is that the deliberate will Of this nation
believe If the friends Of these bills secure their
passage they do what Washington and Jackson SO ear
nesty prayed should not be DONE You viii form sec
tional parties. You make such party on one side by
the passage Of the b you do by banding together in
a solid phalanx on one side Of the line DO that and
your example win be followed the other side. No
man. no combination Of men, party or combination Of
parties prevent it and beg Of you TO remember
that by this you exhaust the specific for aaying ag
tation. If the Missouri compromise be repealed hon
esty believe that ii Is the last compromise that will ever
be made between the clashng interests Of different Sec
tons in this Republic; and seriously believe 1t is not
the last compromise that will be rendered null and void