The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-28


snblse calmly. and 10 90 fairy and honestly whatever
good tsilh demands. This American characteristic is
well understood by The aboonists in and cut OF Con-
gfess And accordingly they clamorously proclaim that
pghtea ish" about 10 be violated By The breach OF
compact hch the North, they say has fsihfuily kept
on her part for more than thirty years BY their orators
ana Pesses and from thrlr pup.ts, oT the Church re-
solved Ia ia The struggle the South held
monster OF peThdy. and The seectesi vials Of thelr
wrath are poured on The heads OF those northern siaes
men whn always sustained the Missouri Compromise
while had any remains o vitality, against The assaniis
OF ils new defenders
What, then, the and extent OF the Com
promise Of ls50i What o The iorneI What Their re-
lsnons' Are they consistent with each oiheri Which
uf ihtm ought, gooi faith 10 be applied 10 the Terri
tories contemplated BY this bill These are the questions
10 be decided. good faith, by those who recognise
compromises some hat important and durable
than ordinary acts OF legislation While for those who
opposed them both and who spurn all settlements touch
ing saysry The ~ss bai is saad either OF
or Of "plighted faith the better
Al The risk Of reading ground already occupied by
ohsrs let something OF the origin and history OF
This Missouri Compromise and OF the relations Of sec
lions 10 il.
have heard gentlemen here glorisy Mr. Clay as the
author OF the ACT Of ls2o prohibiting slavery north OF
36 deg 30 min and Invoke his memory 10 resist is vo-
lalon. They invoke some other ssirt' than Mr..
Gays for be not its author My colleague a1r.
EwIKGl showed ibis moi long ago. bat the statement has
been perssienty repeated since While again correcting
this error il may be well 10 notice the Treatment this
Compromise received very soon after it's birth.
The people OF Missouri having applied ior leave 10
form Stale constitutions Congress, by the act oi March
6. 1920 provided IN the first section:
THAT the inhabitants rf thar portion Of The Missouri
TeniioIy ncndsd within the boundaries hereinafter de-
sgnated be ana they are hereby authorized 70 lom iof
the emselvss constitution aud STATE eovernmer and
State when formed shan be admired nio he Union upon
equal ooing with the original States in ali respecis
whssoeyer.H
And IN ihe eighth section:
That ii all that ,errtory eeded by France 10 The United
Sate under the OF Louisiana, which lies north u 81
deg 80 mia Dorh lasude, sonded within the limits
servrude Otherwise than in the pnnis Of crimes
whereof parties shall have been duly convicted shall
be- and hereby, forever prohiblted'
This is the compromise prohibiting slavery north OF
SO deg 80 Rn.-ihe compromise TO which gentlemen
ray pllghed faith due. There two par
ties and Two siipulations. Missouri form con-
situion and TO be admitted "upon equal footing
With The original States IN all respects whatsoever"
THIS the agreement the hand for The benefit
Of Missouri, and, Il You choose q he South On lhe
other hand, slavery vas 70 be prohibited north OF 36 deg
80 min, and this for the benefit OF The North The
terms and conditions each side clearly expressed
bul with i Mr Clay had nothing to DO He was mem
Der OF the Hoase and the clause prohibiting slavery
originated in the Senate. the motion OF MIR. Thomas
OF Illinois Mr. Clay has said publicly that lie had DO
recollection even OF voting TOT It
Well. sir, in pursuance OF this % Missouri Comme-
mise, lie people oi that Territory proceeded TO
institution, with which tnes presented themselves
admission State al the next session Of Congress.
Was the compact executed The Senate promptly passed
bill Tor their admission equal footing with lhe
original States; !" bu IN The House il was rejected By
II.
IL The compromise beinE thus repudsss9 and rejected
by the North, BY refusing Missouri snd the South he
equivalent beng her stnass equal footing with
The original S:a'es) ioi the saverS pfohbitioH tie
bargain broken, aud the Of 1890 lost The sacred
OF compromise. The preex for this repudialon
that Missouri had pat clause 10 her constitution
prohibiting The immigration OF tree negroes 10 The Stale
This sbs bad ngsi 10 DO, Ealess i vuiahun oi
The federal constitution aD6 ii violation, IL sin
ply void, snder the clause Of the latter Hhieh declares
thai:
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which kha be made pursuance thereoi Asd all
made, sa be made, Enaer the Authority the
Judge. every shah be bouud tbereby anyt @
10 The laws OF Rng stv q HE coBusy hot
&iihstsndlnE
And Tie proper tribunal 10 settle The fact was The iedc.
raj lodicary hat eihe aspect there ground
ior breaking the bsrsan Bai the Compromse o. 1870
wac thus broken. and for long Time there seemed be
no prospect thai has Stale, coming with q republican
consbluaon IA her hand. could find admission. The
whole question 81 sea sgain and remained until
Mr- Clay appeared 10 The House, on tbe 2Isi day Of
February, lS2l having been detained al home by sex
ness % be family. tie soon offered resolution Tor a.
purpose a. raising 0Int committee oil the houses
inquire Whistler Missouri sbocd pe femsbded 10 the ter
oiisi CONDITION, OF admitted ato the Union and II the
latter, upon what ierms?
The committee asked for was raised and on ibe 26sb
OF February Mr. Clay reported from i the following
dilion OF admIssioD, which was adOpied ty Congress
Thar Eis,osr siuil .anited INTO his Uaiou on an
snsl aoong wifh The cFtRns Sac u al
ever, upou ~ fundamental ndugn that he ~
rnirsd the rRu oi said sngrrss ssl
coustraed sDtboiize te passage any and
sv stg be pzsd ~ c0ntoffnlfF thereto, by which say
erzsn o either 81 ths~Sses ia bis untgn sbal be
cadee from ne enjoyment v me privileges and i'm
munies when sueh citizen emitted nncer the con
suiion Il lhe In ed saeF Pro. afd That br iegslh-
tore q he ssd STATE, by solemn pabHc set shs dtcpfe
the Nf se the snid unda
ton, aud shaA rnnsmii thr Presdent 81 tie uured
Saes. IA - fore ne first NJn8BY November nex l.
an aubenc copy 81 the aid upon receipt
o. he ftrt denL by procansion. shali snu0nure TIE
iacts whstraot, sno MI out any orbrt lroceedIEs
The parl 81 Congress tbe admission said INTO
the Uuion shsi be considered - oomplete."
This was q new condition by which Missouri was 70
enter the Unson, rs the Cumplomiss nl 1920, son
equal iooiHx with The ofzinai Sates." equvA-
lent Tor The prohibition o slavery p0tth oi 80 deg 30
min, bot upou the 'iund4n cOnalioh7 3b6t htr
legislature should pass sci declaring thai The oonsi
on oi the State aoi above the constitution ci he
United Safest She accephd the condition and lbhs,
By sci a her legislature pursnancs Of The timely
.fandamtnial coldfioue 81 Congressional ftseluIoa.
happily saved The leaefal oQu-hlutohi
Il il doe 10 the memory of the diGsifnus author oi L, -
'sirnGsa4tElAi cobdi 0H' o say that 10 could be
sessIbl~ Than hIn,stll II the intense humb1eerry
oi The whole proceeding and in bis eslebRied speech
81 1850, hs oomponIse resolutions, be iocuaIly
viewed and txp8srd = "a the Senate
ihls sunmarf % TIE iacts viii moi be denied here or
elsewhere, brt They show fhsi be COHprcDtae
invoked made IN $50 that Missouri complied with
her part az 4 that rrPucia,ed by northern votes
~ is2l and thai tie State hnay admitted INTO the
Union. no; oPon the equivalent providrd the &C OF
ls@o, boz by ne express impotg'oa on her Of neH
conWoanst ard condition.
50 much or tie result iht first that OIL ri,
20 tes' "plrhlea isfth j"
Under these Circumstances the aci of 1922 might well
have been regarded rejected comfaci and lbg qnss
Ton q slavery gsA' have been fought over sssin apou