New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-18

Et enu von row BY an act which is not comp-o
mise between the parties but mere orIlhary aN
the force and Obligation Of the principles OF that
S,or.e ~ $50 into regions not only excluded from
Il bu absolutely protected from your Intervention theee
bv a solemn compromise of thirty years duration; ana
invested with sanciity scarcely inferior 70 'ha' WHICH
lows the Constitution itsef -. !,
Can the Compromise Of 1880 by mere ordinary act 81
leci,lson. be extended beyond the plain, known nIed
intent and understanding Of the parties ct the time that
contract YVES made and yet be binding the parties 10 H.
not merely legally, but in honor and conscience Can
you sbrogste compromise By passing any law o. les
dignity than compromise 1fso, Of what value ls any
one or the whole THE Compounded Thus you see tha
tfese bills violate both of the Compromses-not more
that Of 1870 than that Of 1880. $1,000,
by the parties interested throughout the country or
either OF them, by any representative OF ehel ~ ste
Houfe OF Congress, that the prlnce In.h i-sS
should extend beyond the limits Of the ieTritoes
from Mexico, into the territories acquired near! ny
wears before from France, and then rep3sing une W
euartuee Of the ComPremlse OF lsty ,.; ar
srre1l to The honorable Senator from hiehigan WI
Csss Y an whom performed more uIssns -
rot in establishing the Compromise Of 1859 "hetns' 10
"A ~ gnderstood I appeal TO the honorable ana
distinguished Senator the seuioT epfesen 49,,
r.ss1e Mr. Bell who performed dis'ih
s,so Did be 50 understand the Compfon!s7 % -
l q, ,bs, verv distinguished-nay, Or, thsl e1pl5s
~ foIls hort of BIZ emnence-tha ustrous mNn' vac
sroto- from Missouri who led the oPposion mere 20 INC
Curr1mise If 1880 Did he understand that the' I'm
~ IN any way overreached or impaired the COmplO
1ise Of 1901 Sir that distinguished person, WINE w
inc the combination Of the several laws on Tue
ClCr;s and the territories and slavery i0gte n os
IN - ~ 10 constitute compromise, nevertheless voted
fr each one ofthose bills seyeray ana IN tna way ani
HAT yay only they were passed. hhl ne known or un
Se,ocd that any one of them oyerreached and impaired
~ nissouri Ccmpromise, all know he would have
reT;.Ied before he would have given his SUPPORT
Sir if it not irreverent "oud dare 10 eau up ic
,r,hor Of both Of the Compromises 10 question: from MI
bouored though vet scarcely grass covered grave ani
challenge any advocate of this measure t. confront tnst
inperous shade and say that 10 making the Copromse
III. .l~anr e.lt he ~
or nrfpsrirg the way for subYeTslon, Of bis greSter
work Of s.0 Sir that eagle spirit Is yet lingering here
over the scene Of bis mortal la5Or and watching over the
Welt re Of the Republic he loved well, his heart 10
moved With more than human Indignation against those
who are perycrtiDg his last great public Get from It's es
mate uses not merely to subyert The column, but to
wrench its very bed the base OF the column that per
And that other proud and dominating Senator, who,
sacrificing himself gave the aid without winch the Com
urCuie Of 1870 could not have been established the
statesmen OF New England and the orator Of America
WHO dare assert here where his memory yet fresh
though h unieered spirit may be wandering IN spheres
for lerce that he intended to abrogae " dreamed hat
By virtue in consequence OF that Transaction the is
souri, COMPROMISE would could ever be aOrOgGied
Tie portion Of the Missouri Compromise you propose to
sbrocate the Ordinance Of III extended 20 Nebraka
Hear what Daniel Webster seid of that Ordinance Itself
in s3o in this very place in reply 10 one who had under
valued II and it. author: -
il ali future time roTthTe't Othe one mss,1' o. ei &
ber If .itl snd permanent consequences" ,
Anc now hear what he said here when advocating the
ComI mise Of 1880: ,.,.,.
ard non M truth Of which intend 10 set oil It
oy.n1eTG s As be r Ii s one single loot Of land 70.
character Of Which in regard to it, bns free Territory Ter
The fower Ct the action Of this Government"
hat fty(ptalqIh law, or what lew of any kind hxed
the cberarter of Nebraska free slave Territory
celt the Missouri Compromise act
And now hear what Daniel Webster said when yin1
eating tie Compromise Of 1850 at Buffalo. IN l.5i
baf ifsNfs
eIe % fr cue wbstever nay .sid the sycu.s
other s''eu tlsse Of insane Pei'on. never
oor'es aIe Sc eI nave en- "a $500 bs4 tie
efthe forrn ston Of The Union! Never! Never! ,
ae5sTted from that doctrine He voed meat s.y and .nA
aws OF hire er'sr:ry re, to t & ss ts be
ne Connromire was forced upon the sayehodine
States and upon The slaveho!dlng S;aes as mdua
exchange Of equivalents The equva mis- we're accurately
dohnod and carefully scrunized aud weighed ~ the 7,
receive parties through period Of eight months Int
emiyaens offered To- the slayeholdng states w-fe
III The admission Of California ID the abolition ci m
public slave trade in the District OF Columbia ne an
bese opv were the b0ors offered TO them ana the on
sacrifices which the syehoding States were required
make The waiver Of the Wilmoi Proyiso in the incopo
ration Of New Mexico and Utah, and new uYihVe ssY
law were the only Blooms proposed to the sAVehoillu
States and the only sacrifices exacted OF the non save
bolipg States No other questions between them "en
agtattd except those which were involved IN he an
os. OF less of free territory or OF save Tol
the determination of the boundary between Texas an
Mexico by line that at last arbitrarily made
expresy saving even in tAose Iertt0TeS 10 inc re- ee
sts b,r re.pective shares Of free soil and slave 30
tccordirg 10 the articles Of annexation oil the hep1OhG
Texas Again there alleged 10 be hye open Oeedih
wounds in the Federal system and 10 more which he5ue
surgery and 10 which the Compromise OF ls5D was 10 De
cataplssm We all know what they were; Cshiorn wiz
ont constitution New Mexico in the grasp OF ml.AF
power Utah neglected, the District Of Columbia dl'hol
bred and he rendition Of fuitives denied Nebraska wa
NOT even thought of in this catalogue OF national . An
now Sir did the Nashville Convention oil seeessio's u
deslard that besides the enumerated 4oons oeLea 70 u
savehodng States they were to have also NE oohs ag
Of the Missouri Compromise line OF ls2O they ua WI
did they reject and scorn and scout the compromise
1s5O9 Did the legislatures and public assemblies oil u
con sIsveboldinr States who made your table grOsn wi
their remontrances understand that Nebraska an
6tonsl wound to be healed by the Compromise OF ls2I
ftbey did why did they omit TO demonstrate against u
healing of that too wei as Of the other 1--WE by me cat
rlssm the application Of which they resisted 50 long
Again Had it been then known that the MlSsol
Comromse was TO be abolished directly or indirectly
The Compronse of 1880 wha; representative from no
savehoding State would, at that day, have voted Tor
Not one What Senator from slsveholding sta,e Won
have voted for Not one So entirely was il then Z
thought of that the Compromise was TO repeal =
Missouri Compromise line of 80 deg 80 min in the req
acquired from France that one hall OF that ios ueoa
was spent on propositions made by representatives. ITO
slsyehodng States extend the line further on throu
the new territory had recently acquired from Me
until it should disappear IN the waves o. tne raeI
Ocean so as TO secure actual liberation Of slavery IN
Of this new territory that should be south OF that In
and these propositions resisted strenuousy ana 81
cessfully 10 the last by the representatives o 'ne ~
.lsveholdng Staies in order if it were possible 10 50
the whole Of those regions for the theser OF free labor
admit tha, these are only negative proofs, slthou
they are pregnsnt with conviction But here one VIII
Is not Only affirmative but positive, and not more Po'It
than conclusive: ~ .,
In tie fifth section Of the Texas Boundary bill one OF
acts constituting the Compromise of $50 are these woTc
prvea That uothns herein contained sas be eoaIlea
in The third see VI tie
,,eox OF The resolution for snnesus Tex. 10 the N
Sf,e{ spr4oved Nsrch 1873 either regards tie u4oe
States that be formed out Of tAe state 81 texas
oiheiwse' -. 1900. ....:.- II ;,
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