The daily union., 1854-02-22
The Friends of the Compromise Measures Of
1880

1t is asserted that many Of he friends OF the compro
mise measures Of 1850 opposed the bill now before
Congress, organizing the Territories OF Nebraska anc
Kansas upon The broad principle of popular sovereignty
Tba, this should be The case anosg those who are sur
rounded by clamoous aboitoniss aud reckless dema-
gogucs, we can readily suppose but tha, any friend oil
the compromise measure Of 1859, after iull examipa
ton of The measure it is presented to him in the de.
bates OF Congress, should continue oppose the bill,
OF Judge Douglas in the Senate, and Col Richardson in
the Hou,e, we .bonld greatly regret 10 believe.
lie, any calmly ask himself whether when the CON-
promise OF 1850 adopted, gaT ocr propo-
,sue the question of siapry me 7er,nories o0.
not noioropsy regarded sci asids The Wmot proviso
was offered and rejected; aud 80, unquestionaby, was
the Missouri Compromise What gave vitality. popu.
aty and universal favor TO the compromise measures
OF 1850, was The fact that they everywhere regard
ed FINAL settlement, Of the slavery question: and were
40 advocated and carried through both houses of Com
gress Suppose il had been avowed by the aboli.
tiouists at the time these acts became laws. that
they intended falling back upon lfe Missouri Com
promise. which at ha, ruy time fhty usrs sssGiin ing
and phih for thirty yeas bas hry had assoi,d. what
storm OF Indignation and contempt would have rebuked
the effort Their present argument in favor Of gavan
izng the Missouri Com9omse for Kansa. and NEBRASKA
The desperate alerihough Of desperate men, and they
calculate largely upon The creduy of our coun,rymen
when they expect so gross fraud TO succeed That any
man who has watched the nigues OF the aboli,ioniss,
however and, above all, hs, any who has witnessed
their bitter antag OF the compromise measures
Of $780, should be deudcd by their present hesress pre-
,ence for The Missouri Compromise, is neither
able nor a natural expectation.
When the Missouri Compromise OF 1890 adopted,
II piled to all the territory then owned by the United
Sates-for The French Louisiana cessoo all The
territory then owned by the United States Nay more
il was intended as se,lemee, of the slave question for
all time 10 come and, OF course, was to be applied TO
all future acquisitions OF territory but from the mo.
men lbe Missouri Compromise became law. 1T was
fote.doomed in tho NORTH and large and controlling
party In the North had resolved to abide blythe Ms
,,,i Compromise after the admission of III, SLATE of Ms
,ouri into the Union. They have continued to do so
without exception, and with constant success, only
yielding to the Missouri Compromise. as they did in
i, application TO Texas, whenever, By applying it, they
could arrest the formation OF slave States Every northern
nan that voted for the Missouri Compromise was defeated
and those who voted against and opposed il were made
Ihe favores Of the people in the free States When we
acquired territory a result of the Mexican war. re
peaed efforts made 70 extend the Missouri Com
promise such territory, and made BY some Of the
trst Of the Norh, and then these very aboitonsis
rallied BY the hour, and the Missouri Compromise
again thrown out last, after long and laborous
trrions the compomise Of 1850 accepted
hnsl settlement OF the slave question and the often
violated, widely abused, and constantly repudsted Mis-
sour Compronise then universally regarded dead
and buried
But we are suddenly informed by Senator Chase and