New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-28

80 .nsthoso whom tho South h,d always regarded
sS.Eh.,,l These at the North who stood mp for the
1910 Of 1850 would regard with deep pain d re-
W a slavery agitation and overthrow Of the settlement
SO, supresel those measures had effected They
90 raiursly ask ior the reason eod the necessity LOT
rssure the necessity for again opening agitation ana
bfssmeni for disturbing the peace and harmony PFC
- Ry the Of $780, in which the wnGe Norsh
rcbeeTfsy acquieseed lie nothing in the eonii'
hfse people of the Territories ~ imperiousy 9e-
p.Sire governments, TIA, the whole country mus %
Esrrbed for them the slavery question he was one
Nc believed Congress had sovereign power over tuese
ss.,,aories The Missouri COmpromse was ADOPTED as
A. settsment of dangerous and alarming questions ana
r. that reason ought no; to DO disturbed was sus-
sned by The most eminent men NJ, Monroe and hi. Ca
~ CaIhopn Wit sad Crawford approved its constitu
sossjity Wheeler An.ttstiona or not it was an act
t;eb 10 exigeDcies of the times then demanded, and
,robt not now 70 be disturbed In 1850 il was
9onobt or designed 70 repeal the Missouri Compromise.
M one occasion in $780, when in the Committee Of Thr-
a no ,,marked 10 Mr Clay that something in the bill or
eport nigh, be construed disturbing the Missouri Com
promise and Mr. Clay replied, Ny dear friend no, it
NJ, RRODHEAD said as his colleague would be al.
en 10 morrow and would not ne present when he spoke,
he Jesred ak his colleague why if he considered
The Missouri Compromise good jut, wise and cOnstitu
ors that he in $780, every occasion voted
M tho Wmot Provso and az 4inst extending the Missouri
Ipe to the new territories.
Mr. COOPER said be voted for the Wilmot Proviso in
40 because he was under instructions from his Legisla
vre 10 do So He voted against extending the Missouri
Compromise 10 territories because agreed to IN the
Committee of Thirteen TO vote measures through without
amendment. There other reasons besides that He
I'D not believe il was ever supposed by those who estab
shed the ssour line that there would DE farther scqu
tons Of territory and therefore that line was never IN
spded 10 be extended any other territory The Sena
mr. from virginia told the Senate the oiher day. that
,spera war in Europe at hand and that the United
hates could keep Of il HERE would be hlSh ana I'm
duties PEI form, and that 1t was highly desirable
hs the United States shoudb prepared for these events
~ union and pc at home Strange as il was that after
. wholesOe and truthful advice that Senator to
- ION nd active among those engaged in ripping the
,oupds which were bat healing, and in disturbing
De country by slavery ssthh'ns ah1 awaXehhg AGAIN
AZ storms which the Con prOm of 1880 had but Just
it,ked lie repeated his utter objection to all Slavery
.rtson legislation speeches Of sectional character
n sought and desired aud rejOced in the advance and
prosperity 81 every section and State. lie had no envy
he yould never complain Of Virginia Kentucky by being
outsripped in prosperity and wealth by New fofk or
but would rejoice in it as part Of the
general prosperity Of the whole country lie would never
top TO inquire whether Virginia had more Paupers than
Kentucky These questions should never govern ma
onal subjects There might be few slave States formed
o of thee territories but all hopes for the South to gain
no,ical majority were at an end The North would
States in the great Western territories and would
Tor All time TO come retain her present majority lie re-
nssted his regrets at the Introduction OF this measure
Mr. BRODHEAD said that six years ago he
made speech this subject, in which he ad-
.ocated the very principles of this bill. lie
night therefore have contented himself with silent
,o,e, but ss his colleague had opposed the bill, he
an n somewhat obligatory him to express his views
NJ was sorry that he and his colleague differed. He in
tended 10 show that tho effect and intention of the Com
nromse of 1850 abrogate the Missouri Compromise
he had hoped and sorry to be disappointed that at
= AT one Northern Wing would have voted for this BILL
md that hat Wing would be his colleague.
Adjourned at 3 clock.