The daily union., 1854-03-03

claimed all for slavery.
rhs report Of this debate aroused the country For the
frs tue our history freedom, after an animated suhg
gle baDd TO hand, b.d been Kept in check by slavery
The original policy OF fathers n the restriction OF
slavery suspended, and this giant wrong threatened
10 stalk into all the broad national domain Men al the
North were humbled and amazed. The lmpefous de-
mands OF slavery seemed Incredible Meanwhile, the
whos subject was adjourned from Congress TO The peo-
pie Through the psess, and al public meetings. an
earnest voice raised against The admission OF MIS-
sour into the Union without the restriction oil slavery.
Judges ef the bench, and clegymen The pulpit TO swell
the Indignant protest which went up from good men
without distinction OF party or OF pursuit
The movement not confined 10 a few persons nor
to few States. A public meeting al Trenton, in New
Ierssy was followed by Others ia New York and Pha.
delshia and finally AT Worcester Salem, aud Boston,
where committees were organized 10 rally The country
with the mayor the chair resolved that the future adj
mission oil slaves into the States hereafter formed west
o ie Mississippi, ought to be prohibited by Congress
ViIlages, towns, and cities, by memorial, petition, and
tayr called upon Congress 10 maintain The great prin-
cip @ ihe prohibition Of slavery The same principle
also commended by the resolutions OF Stale legisa.
lures and Pennsylvania, inspired by the teachings OF
franklin and the convictions Of the respectable denomi-
nation OF Friends, unanimously asserted at once tho
right and the duty of Congless TO prohibit slavery west
OF the Mississippi, and soemnly appealed TO her sister
States no refuse 10 covenant with crmep New Jersey
aud Delaware tollowed both also unanimously Ohio
asserted the same principle SO did also Indiana The
latter State, not content with providing Tor The future,
severely censured OF its senators for his vote to or
ganze Arkansas without the prohibition OF slavery The
resolutions of New York reinforced by the recon-
mendaon OF De Witt Clinton
Amidst these excitements Congress came together IN
December, 1s19 taking possession OF these halls OF The
Capitol for the first time since their desolaion by The
British On the day after the receipt Of the Presidents
message two several committees OF the House were con-
stituted, oae consider the application OF Name and
the other OF Missouri TO enter the Union as separate and
independent States With only the delay OF single
day. the bill for the admission of Missouri report ed
TO the House without the restriction of slavery but as
il shrinking from the immediate discussion Of the great
question il involved, afterwards on the motion OF Mr..
Mercer OF Virginia. its consideration was postponed for
several weeks; all which, be II Observed is IN open con-
with The in which the present discussion has
been precpilated upon Congress- Meanwhile, the Maine
bill when reported to the House, promptly acted up
4 on, and sent 10 the Senate.
In the interval between The report OF the Missouri bill
and it's consideration by the House, committee
stu,ed, motion of Mr.. Taylor OF New York, 10 in
que into the expediency OF prohibiting the introduction
of slavery into the Territories west OF the Mississippi
This committee at the end of fortnight discharged
from further consideration OF the subject, which, il was
understood would enter into The postponed debate on the
Missouri bill This early effort to inerdct slavery 10 the
Territories by special law is worthy OF notice, on ac-
count of some of the expressions OF opinion which 1t
drew forth In the course OF his remarks, Mr. Taylor
declared that be presumed there were no membership
knew OF Done--who doubted the constitutional power oil
Congress impose such restrlciOn on The Territories
generous voice from Virginia recognised at once the
right and duty Of Congress- Tins was from Charles
proposed should fairly before the House, he should
support the proposition He should record his vote against
suffering the dark cloud OF inhumanity, which now dark
eRed his country, from rolling beyond the peaceful
shores of the M ssisspp."
At length, on the 26h January, 1920, the House
solved into Committee of the Whoe on the Missouri BILL
and proesea with It's discussion day by day, till the 2sth
OF February. when II was reported back with amend
ments But meanwhile the same question was presented
10 The Senate where conclusion reached earlier
than in The House. clause for the admission OF Mis-
sour was moved by way OF tack 10 the Maine bill To
this an amendment was moved by Mr. Roberts, OF Penn
syvania prohibiting The further Introduction OF slavery
ntO he "A tOftulghfs le
ieated by 81 nays 10 l6 yeas.
rhe debate 10 the Senate OF unusual interest and
spendor Ii was especially illustrated by effort OF
anscendant power from That great lawyer and orator.
William Pnckney. Recently returned from succession
OF missions to foreign courts, and al this time the ac
knowedged chief OF the American BAR particularly skilled
in questions OF constitutional law, his a senator
from Maryland calculated TO produce profound I'M
preston In speech which drew to this chamber an
admrng hrong for two days. and which al the time was
fondy compared with The best examples OF Greece and
Rome he first authoraiively proposed and developed
the Missouri Compromise. His mastery effort was
mainly directed against the restriction upon Missouri,
but it began and ended with the idea OF compromise.
Notwithstanding" he says, occasional appearances
of rather unavorsbe description have long since
persuaded myself that the Missouri question, il is
called might be laid to rest, with innocence and safety
by conciatory compromise at least, by which, as
is duty, might reconcile The extremes OF conflict
ing views and feelings without any sacrifice OF con-
stItutiona principles" And be closed with the hope
that The restriction Missouri would mol depressed, but
that the whole question might be disposed OF 10 man
in the territory the north and west oil Missouri"
! This authoritative proposition OF compromise, from the
most powerful advocate OF the unconditional admission
OF Missouri was made 10 the Senate the 2Ist OF jan
nary From various Indications, u seems TO have found
prompt favor in that body Finally, on the 18th Of Feb
ruary the union OF Name and Missouri in one bill pre-.
vailed there by % yeas 10 II nays On the next day,
Mr. Thomas OF Illinois, who bad ALWAYS voted with the
South against any restriction upon Missouri, introduced
the famous clause prohibiting slavery north OF SO deg
80 min, which constitutes the egath section OF the
Missouri act An effort made TO include the Ar
kansas Territory within the prohibitions but the South
united against this extension OF the OF freedom and
il was iea,sd by "a nays to 40 yeas The prohibition,
as moved by Mr. Thomas then prevailed by 81 yeas TO
ly 10 nays Among those IN the Affirmative both the
enaors from each OF The slave States, Louisiana, Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Delayare Maryland. and Alabama,
and also OF the senators IRON each OF the slave
States Mississippi and North Carolina including in the
honorable lisl the familiar names of William Pinckney,
i James Brown, and William Rufus King.
THIS bill, thus amended Is the first Legislative mbodi-
rnent oil The Missouri compact Compromise the
seniia conditions OF whish the admission OF MIS-
State without any restriction OF slavery; and
the prohibition of slavery all the remaining territory
OF Louisiana north OF SO deg 80 min Janus-iaced
with one front towards freedom and another towards
slavery, this must not be conounded with the simpler
proposition OF Mr. Taylo at the last session. TO prohibit
slavery IN all the territory north OF 36 deg. 80 min, in
oluding Missouri. The compromise now presented
following The early lead OF Mr.. McLane-boh recng-
nlsed and prohibited slavery north oi SO deg 80 min
Iee for the first me these opposite principles
mingled in one legislative channels and II s immediate
subsequent to this junction that discern the precise
responsibility assumed by different parties And now OBJ
serve the indubilabe and decisive fact This bill, thus
composed containing these two elementslhis double
hually aaaI fha lu teat nj