The daily union., 1854-02-09

Where is that criminal violation OF a solemn COM
pact. az the senator from Ohio terms il, in all ihiss
Where 10 the violation 0t compact ii this law
pealed Look, SIR At those who proposed this bill .
Who are lhey The senator from Illinois, represens.
alive OF great State where slaves exist. The
senator IRON Iowa, representing another. Two sem
ators, al least, on the committee who reported this bill
come from the North. where there ID no slavery, and
make this proposition TO the people OF the South shFosgh
their committee. They say 10 US, We will annul this
act; we will remove il forever from your statute. book
il ought not to exist there" DO the people of the North
think, when such proposition il made To us that VIE,
who have been wronged and outraged by such act,
will iod our arms and turn deal 10 the proposition
Surely. II we agreed with the North TO make il, we may
agree TO aDnul IT, II agreed TO such compact,
can agree that II shall no longer have any binding no
ence upon either PARTY. We. them agree to the PROPOSE
We rsee;ys i, II hs .u,, ~ o. h ns S,h
is offered We accept in the spirit Of lberality and
justice which lies the foundation OF the Compromise
Of ls5O-hat OF eirainng from all congressional inter-
feence In relation the settlement OF The Territories by
the people OF the United States We tender to thoss
who offer il grateful acknowledgment for this noble
act OF justice These tse feelings which prompt us.
Those who rave about the institution OF slavery may
have their peculiar purposes to answer in the pretended
on The subjec. Of slavery We have used no such s0ot
We have done acts which ought to have produoed
excitement The senator from Ohio gets up this
foor and declares IN his place that there great
element IN The country Vino does that The very
declaration is made with view produce excitement
What else did he make il for! No excitement existed
And be accompanies this declaration with anotheEthas
this measure Is a violation Of sacred pledge made BY
the South TO the North. He does explain The crcuns
stances under which that pledge is TO be broken. Noh
Of the kind He says great excitement is gotten up
that the people alarmed throughout the broad extent
OF the country that they are holding public meetings
and denouncHg this act OF urplude and breach OF faith,
and he cannot Tell where it will end Everybody must
al the obec, OF the senator II 10 allay
excitement. exc put 70 produce excitement. !. was no! 70
oui to awaken storm OF public sentiment throughout
the country 10 opposition 10 the measure, to blind the
judgment OF those who might be disposed act calmly
and quietly about it, This evidently the object Of
The senator il could have been nothing else. Every.
body must look upon il in that light. a,fs $40
But suppose we repeal the Missouri CompFemise:
what injury is to come to the senator from Ohio and
his constituents, or 10 anybody else Why, sir the
senator thinks ha, 10 adopting this measure We vioats
great moral principle. Let the senator remember that
IN refusing 10 repeal this act you violate sacred trust
which existed between the people OF the Uaited States
and the government under which they liveda trust by
which you bound hold your lands ior the benefit
OF all That is the trust that has been violated and tram
Piled under FOOT and BY annuIng the act BY which it
moral principle. Sir let the gentleman beware that 10
the uphoidng OF one pledge he s not violating aaoher
that N the attempt TO carry out one pledge be i NOT
breaking another Let him beware that ia refusing 70
remove This obstruction he is striking blow u the
rights of the people OF the South which reco upon
the heads OF those who regard moral obligation
stng on the part oil the government te The people, and
on the part OF the people to the government
have not strength, Mr. President 10 continue the dis
wooli like TO have presented. and some osher visws
upon this important question, but feel myself unabs,
from The state Ot my bealth TO do al My health tor the
last eighties months has been bad although ou0ss
what improved. Exhausted from d,seese, and siuking
almost under its influence still felt due 70 myss 70
my constituents and the country OF which an citi-
zen-I the United States OF America-to oontribaAe
my feeble aid to ihis blot consider 70 b,
upon the statutes Of the couny-to the restiut
which placed upoa the right OF the people Of I'll the
States TO settle IN the Territories OF the United Ssatesa
restraint placed there violation OF the moral plsdes
which made by the federal government to ell he
people OF the States to open these lands Tor their
mon benefit say have risen here to contributs ny
mite to removing this obstruction, and open hs Tsr-
tories to all The people OF the United Saes whether they
live in State in another, order that hoss Teuis
tories may be the common property Of all. Ia ss ta