The daily union., 1854-11-19

the Missouri Compromise indefinitely westward through
our entire possessions then hercey and btterl,
denounced for my support of the Missouri Compromise
for my advocacy OF sefgovernment in lieu of it,
charged with the crime OF Inconsistency in
having supported that time which have been in
strumeuta in repeating at another Well If have changed
my action upon this point presume those who arragn
me for il have also changed theirs for when supported
the Missouri Compromise they opposed it. and be
came reconciled until proposed its repeal they
had done six years before Laughter If have changed,
have they also? And the only point TO be settled
between us simply thswhch give the best
for their course | changed my action because their
combined deprived Of the power to maintain and
carry out the Missouri Compromse-lst by voting II
down in the House OF Representatives, and, 3D. by ths
union parties in the northern States against at the
presidential election These my reasons for abandon
ing it Now what their reasons for supporting a
measure which they declared infamous and caused to
be abandoned When in l849 their assaults rendered III
necessary that should speak ut the State capital in vnd
cation ofy character and the motives OF my support OF
the Missouri Compromise, they denounced the Compro-
mise the speech and the sentiments and principles contain
ed abandonment of the claims OF freedom and the
rights of the North. These denunciatons were kept up
to very hour that brought forward the Nebraska bill
when suddenly If under the impulse OF powerful
conviction they stopped short In their of denunea
ton and taking this very measure against which they
had exhausted all their powers Of yuperation and abuse
embraced it 'as thing eanonzed IN the hearts ot ihe
American people" and my speech It's ables vindcaou
and defence and containing the only orthodox princpe
in support OF the sacred of reedo ana III oPPos-
ton to the aggressons Of the slave power.
repeat that the abandonment Of the Icy Of settling
the slavery question by geographical line IN the manns
have stated produced all the excitement and agitation
which ensucd and created the necessity for new mode
adjustment The country was suddenly plunged INTO .
terrible sectional struggle The North aud South were ec
made believe that their respective rights invaded
and that their honor and safety required them to marshal
all their force in hostile array to repc the a2gressions
the other This struggle was continued until The wises
and best the country became alarmed for the safety
of the republic and the permanency OF the Union The
venerable and immortal Clay, who had retired to the
peaceful shades of Ashland for the purpose OF preparing
and hattie o.
called upon leave his retreat and again make his appear
in the Senate the theatre OF his usefulness ms r-
umphs, and his glory From the moment Of his appear
partisan leader of former days and now the repre-
sentative of the patriotism and Unon-loving sentiment OF
the country He hailed and recognised us the leader
around whom all Union men, wings and democrats Nor,
and South from all sections OF the country rallied AS their
champion in the glorious During that session OF
Congress there wings and democrats as such in
the partisan sense, but all Union men, with sound
constitu views and national sentiments in opposition
the fanatics and agitator whose measures If not pur
poses led directly to dSunlon and revolution. fro-
With Clay as our leader and Cass and Webster
champions, the Union men struggled in that memorable
session Of ten months for the adoption OF great funda
mental principle rule Of action in all future time in
the organization Of Territories and admission OF new
States ICheers.]
out the policy of geographical line nauguratsd by the
Missouri Compromise imperative necessity existed tor
the adoption Of prpcple just and constitutional and
try which would only furnish satisfactory solution
of existing difficulties but in all future time avoid the
curreuS Of similar perils What this principle The
recognition on the part of the federal OF the
right of every people form and regulate their domestic
concerns and internal policy in accordance with their owl
views with other limitation than that which the constr
tuition Of the United States imposes. spplause.J
The result this principle TO guaranty 70 the peo
pie of a Territories and States coming into the Union
the right-whc it is believed the constitution OF the un
ted States had already secured but which the Missouri
had take
slavery for themselves irrespective of their location
north south of any parallel Of latitude Applanse
will not weary you with detail of the incidents attend
ing that long session and with which the country is %
lar. may be permitted TO remark however, that for
than five months OF that evenul period, we assem-
hled each day in the committee-room with Clay in the
chair Cass and Webster upon the right and left
consult wha, plan of operations could be adopted to hwart
the mad schemes of the fanatics and dsnnson,ss un the
great principle for which cOntending should be
carried and eventually triumph That principle did t.i-
umph in the adoption of that system Of measures known
the Compromise OF 1880 California received into
the Union with constitution containing Just such pov
ions the subject of slavery her people, when lett
free decide for themselves without any interference or
dictatoa on the part of Congress- saw tit to adopt ap
plause-
Utah and New Mexico were organized with an express
stipulation In their fundamental laws that said Territores
part Of either OF them should be receiSea o the
Union either with slavery without their consttii-
tons should prescribe at the time of admission BY LOOK
ing into the boundaries of California Utah and New Mex
leo il will be that this principle applied to them
without ,ny reference the line of 36 deg 30 mn the
whence title 10 the country derived That
line California very nearly into equal parts and yet the
same principle applied TO the whole country.
Although Utah situated entirely north OF 80 deg 70
mn and embraced territory acquired from France under
The Louisiana purchase to which the Missouri Compromise
did apply well territory acquired from Mexico yet
the Compromise of 1850 TO those people The right
decide the question Of slavery for themselves in every
portion OF that Territory Notwithstanding the Missouri
Compromise denied them right in part and the
tension Of il would have denied them the right in the
whole of IT,
New Mexico included large of territory both
sides of the Missouri line and divided north and south
by the Rio del Norte, embracing large districts acquired
from Texas well from Mexico, together with small
which originally part of the Louisiana pur-
chase IN 20 much OF the country acquired from Texas
situated north OF SO 40 embraced within the limits
Of New Mexico and upon which prohibition of slavery
had previously existed there guarantee contained in
the Compromise of 1850 that The people sbouc no lie
themselves in any portion of said Territory notwithsan
ng the stipulation of the Missouri Compromise that slavery
should never exist therein.
Thus il appears that in the adoption Of the compromise
OF 1850 10 respect paid to the fact whether
he territory lay north south of 30 80 whether il
derived from Mexico Texas, France and whether
slavery had been prohibited in any portion Of not
he that the principle upon which the plan of
adjustment founded rendered these considerations
irely mmateral since the policy of geographical line
TAD been abandoned
When returned 70 my home in this city in October,
$50, Immediately after the consummaton of this great
chemc of adjustment / found here wild and angry
pirit of hostility and resistance those measures rs RIO
ent and determined that which existed the Ne
,saska bill my return this year. take pleasure in
ecurriag the that then enacted The com
council had passed resolutions nuying the laws of
he United States Withholding the assistance of the
olice in their execution The standard OF rebellion against
be federal government had been raised and stos.t re-