The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-04

cate Tor ieut nant Governor who had been inhumsa
severe statute against cruelty AniAls and there
was hAe one regArding men, he was quite sure Mr.
He said the fire. soil party had usually claimed the
merit Of bringing into power the pressnt national sdin
istaton and although he had hssstofore disputed the
fact he rather inclined the whole to coucede It,
In the days Of the Kew. lr. Whitfield, intoxica-
ted man rselsd up TO bin and said. CT kno. you Mr
every Il.iy,n said Mr.. r.. YOU look much more like
ny work than tbstof Divine grso~." and upon rsasc-
Ike ths work Of the free se srs than Of the nsonsi
PARTY The present state Of things could not
contisus; the humorous organizations whics, In the
heads and poiots In the sane trucks bed, . would
work its own cure. with the sxcepsion OF that
whom much learning had made mad, sod who proposed
to ride alike over the Bbs and the constitution to put
in The %
organization, and the other :. - slavery organ.atoo
Occupying the place and taking the platform this ysar
any half way house. The question could not BE- svsdsd
bhnked or thufisd of. Expsdisnt oface seeking men
puseS.ss. but tn. mstter must ss squsrsy and f.lg
faced and the votsres Of the respective principles must
rou'. ~ nm nv % o fS,, TIM tas
made up Tho national democracy had euistd for tho
war, and would nor be driven nor purchased of. He
long since had TAX his ground and should ho it,
gardIess of consequepcss The slavery quesoo the
founca catcn of the uent brmiull If culty
l. still, and would he feared loog remain fruit
full source of irritation 1t was comp omssd oriecaiy
by tho wisest men snd purest patriots that ever
adorned society each State left to treat the nstu
tion in IT'S own way aid manner; and in their
GOOD time the people Of this and other
States ithed IT. wher and before sutci their
would remember that the citizens Of other States
created by the becihcent Being ourselves
that'hey were TO render their na account with at
the great tribunal -tf At they % wise, vir
tuous, considerations, benevolent and just we've
should save ourselves much gratuious solcitude and
them much u eless annoy 1t conceded that
bad right interfere with slavery IN the STATES
NOT. he sai,, let it entirely alone 1t much q
violation Of hs true spirit ano intent Of the constu
tion and far less honorable and manly to annoy them
constantly with species Of reproach and vexaon
ireD the security of our homes as 1t would be to
march armed men smt ng thsm and attempt to put it
down by force II they entitled security In this
regard they entitled to it fully end BY halves
right to do 1t by the introduction of paper mis-
sves and the srragnng them constantly for its exist
enee before the world. than we had to do it by
ire and sword within its jurisdiction. The one
much treason to the true spirit of the consitu
ticn rs the o,her He aware that it had ally
been ssd that the only object was to the exten
sion Of slavery; and this qus sion had T considerable
time been me at uitul source Of strife aud contro
very.
er the acquisition of the Mexican territory he early
in public place. tha the question could
never be disposed of In Congress In December is4 he
Staes and uged their adoption declaring it to be the
true policy Of the nmert in ACCORDANCE with the
theory Of free self government to Leave al domestic
questions in the Territories to the people Of these in
cpent States he dic not say the constitution required
it. for he doubted whether the cons uton had contem
In harmony with the spirit Of Institutions, and
could ~ commard I'd When these - mighty s ssitatioas M
which convuled the country from centre to circumer
Pies Of nom Intervention which his resolutions hsa cu
cated His object to turn it out of Congress, where
it was constant subject Of contention setting man
aasinst his bfother and State agaost State
emberipg the people Of the different sections and OBJ
structina the public business-snd to turn the
they could fashion their institutions to suit themselves
His confidence In The capacity Of man for self
laws himself bis distant fellow men we're to frame
laws for him. though the passage of the compromise
measures did not give entire satisfaction to AL por
ion contepding thst the North had been sold to the
south, and the other that South had beea sacrificed
10 the North, yet they approved AID sanctioned
e the II es Of s , ss
sequent popuar voice 10 Georgia, Mssissppi and
other States where the question was directly in
sue and especially by the general election OF 1882 the
question f the on policy was put at rest
the policy Of the country.
At the last session Of Congress further question
arose over the organization Of the Nebraska and Kansas
teitoriss which part OF the Louisiana
1t had been by uany treated Of and regsrded .
fern Il was whs,her in the organization Of these Ter
rtores the Missouri comprome line should be epesled.
In 1920 the state of Missouri had presented herself for
adnGi lon into the Unon with constitution thorzng
slavery Her admi, sion resisted because Of that
clause and the cauntsy deeply and dangerously
controversy.
faally compounded BY provision in substaccs that
Miss, mi shopd be admitted with slavery, and she
admitted but that slave States should be
admitted above thirty six degrees and thirty minutes
OF north latitude This disposed Of the QUESTION
for that time, and, although 1t for long
the politics Of the day, it revsr disturbed
until Its repeal at the last session Of Congress- With AL
respectful difference to those who may think otherwise
ard there many-he thought II had in it,
quences been mostly overraeo; for practically he
gart ed 1t of little consequence As legislative
It he Missouri compromse had any binding force for
he could not find any power delegated to Congress by
tho constitution to authoise such LEGISLATION Its whole
force in bis udsmsn consisted in its having been
poyed by the patriotic Of both sectsns by mutual
sent to alay disturbing ex itement and quiet an
had since been acquiesced in by the people and by Con-
eress until most OF the act upon the theatre at the
Ts q Is ISs had ps:'ssa ID,
employed and the euds It had answered, he did not
believe that either section Of tho Union should have
the other and especially Of the section protected by it,
for the reason that it was supposed to separate
"a 5sn, to pss7.ns n. h1Ssn s9so
coming north OF the lire, in the process of time
events bad changed the current of affairs that could
states from going south OF IT, according to the
Of the provision authorizing the line Of division
Hs views ihen wers that although 1t had no legal forcs
a. an act Of Corgrefs be of the Of const,tu
tona power In Congress to Iass IL, yet that in comfy
snc good faith i Va. oee.ioIy in moral .snse until
pecisy the supposed TO be protected By IT, should
sst to is oblteacn Beyond this he regarded IL of
substsn'iAl Importance Whatsoever, and tho South
havrg, with great unanimiiy desired It's repaal the
North might well assent to 1t
In speaking Of the question he spoke only Of that
principle Of tho bill which hsd much engsged ths pub
lie attention-ihe cal OF the Missouri nae Il
not his busnes hS purpose TO pursue tie details OF
legislation to weigh the pediepcy OF the intro
ducton Of measure smother for he not here
10 di ma ters Of expeciency, which must always
more or less depsnd upon ading circumstances
and he left 10 those who lad them in charge. but to
fierce great principles, which could never chsSge.
r;Sht ana asmoerss,c and a. :. conce;y.d w.
declared to be the settled policy OF Congress
by It's action In 1850, and such policy w,s sane
1t then the settled policy OF the country;
no violation Of good faith either part for both to re
peal sarrier erected between them, and male con-
form 10 the NON Intervention policy He had oftsn de-
cared that he supported the Intervention prr cple
becaufe it was right and because 1t was true self gov
eminent, and not because II would be likely to give
free State here slave tate there but he must OK.