The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-31

vsEs confirmed By u NostAsra cd Hiddb n I'll the
povs that thsy thea held q slavs s.atss and that y
do NOS Sand here - n abooast; "a the cthsr hand
stand here - raise my vos to guarantee and eondrm
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Is. south % Ss .sf e1 ', ;s.;
The 's eonsautsn w.s formed e. sis1s P' States
admitted and their rights guaranteed forever
Il wsrs almost By common sOsssn Florida passed iato
wilinsy ysldsd the vhos Of il to thm The next com
In 1908 from Etsnes BY purchase; and there the
osmpromiss In 1870, we'll known a. the Missouri oompro
%s: What ..s II Why, that Missouri sfss long
slave State the express condion-t solsmnly de-
cared BY the South the North-thst slavery and In
crime, beyond the I parallel Of So 80 north lad.
tuds should be prohibited forever. Arkansas b.
..v: s.ss and Va. RCsOs Of II, the
free State Of Iowa and the free territory Of Minnesota
also formed out Of it. There is the mpromiss in
souri, compromise maintained unquesonsdb by every
section Of the country It held to DO obligatory
constltutonsl enforcemsnt and Of emphatic honorable
binding The other compromise was that Of $780, and
that Is called the compromise In regard to New Mexico
and Utah. The South has received at various times
that - ss
North. After third Of soentury, after thought
voice not coming from the SOUTH do not lay the
poltioiaD Of free State, after thought to the bin
which he had to Congress the week previous
the q Hssoun into the Union o xss
BY the compromise measures OF 1850 Here 10 bis Ian.
Thai the constitution ar laws Of the United states which
are not locally shall have the same force ana
s within
the admission Of Missouri into the Unin Ap
ps T o.nasny called II H. s.'sS
s. ns1ssz as1Ps A.
my friend Jusge Emmett has we'll said they do not de-
clare It null and vod' but they use the geptls term
What WAS the compromise Of 1857 There were Eve bills
There was the bill In regard - the Fugitive Slave law
the bin relative 70 the new State Of California to DO ad
Diary Of Texas; and the bills relative to the admission Of
New Mexico and Utah. with the right Of the people there
the
compromise Of $780, il this That they applied entirely
70 different subject matters that OF 1870 applied TO the
territory acquired from Mexico BY the peace concluding
the wsr. There connection between theu-they
were dsnot and Independent have read beth Of the acts
Of the Louisiana territory north OF &c. shall forever be
free rom the ssts Of 1880 only declare that the
~ the people declare. There is no connection be,
tween tnem. / well understand why this move
is made, and why An aspiring young candidate for
clutch the crown-may be blinded By bis ambition.
Applause, mingled with Kisses can well undsr-
btAno tnhb (moro uBbeb ana eppleu6e)s i make no
war sgainst Mr. Douglas-I am not his political foe.
have the honor Of hts personal lance; but can
xeil understand no In the pursuit Of an honorable am
Appsuse) But, gentlemen let together They
Soy that the compromise Of 1850 superseded the
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merous bills Of 1850 pronouncsi Why did not some
sout in his place In Congress- rise and take that
81 perssdsa the conpromiss Of ls2o Did Henry Clay
(cheeIs) take that srcund-ths father Of the COM
promise Of 1870 and .l: 70 Of that Of 1851 9Ap
spirits from the No tn and from the Middle States ays
and from the south-did any Southern men take the
1907 Never, II never entered their brainthe
thought never struck them; 1t reserved until JAuu
AIRY, 1854 Tor politicians to make the discovery Zap
plause Inafmuch, then, ~ member Of Congress in
1850 took that ground and iAasmuoh clause
In any Of the acts Of 1850 limited 1t the exouo
have been driven TO another argument and they
argued well Nov, let MS reason and argue with them,
becsufs N this country every |aa e entitled to his
where, when they believe they right and then 60
ahead Douglas gives the true ground said others
that it Is uneop it violates the fuIdamsn
tai principle hat binds the whole Union together Nos.
mark the amendment Of M Douglas gives tho rsA
sons by he Missouri compromise Is void, and, indeed
Kind limited A. but because 1t snpessdsd By the
ON prox Use Of 1880 Now Mr. Douglas Is intelligent
awysr, man Nth keen aii.ssrinnAung mind, and II
vi ud have given that the why the Missouri
compromise was no longer binding upon the country
sasons-s this that the promise Of 1850 in it, pr
siples superseded that Of 1870 have read the sga
mens the other SIDE, and In the BERAID yesterday
othsre other days. have not come to this
question bIndfolded; have endesvored to obtain
up the argument of the uroonsttutonay Of that act
Ny first reply Is that Mr. Dou yas southern maa
ever thought so, or thinks now rhs committee who
did not say and IL they could plant them on
that ground, and II they could 20 TO the North the
the East and the West With the doctrine that the
Act had broken the constitution then would stand
because the, did mot hli 20 Now, lot Us zee the prso
puL BY gentleman in the body Of the house, to the
right which my friend, Judge Emmett think did not
hear think it was .hi,:- Has not Congress righsto
rspesl ary act OF legislation 1t may evrr have
mse.g" Now I ~ill answer It There are two
kinds OF legislation; and one is in the nature
rule Of their conduct There is another legislation
in the nature Of . contract which ia binling ON
binding their honor, bndng their conscisncs
the Missouri compromise rot matter Of general
legislation, but matter Of solemn compact between
that ssn..msn sns In tn. general be Is oor
rec; that the same power thAt makes Law amend
or repeal 1t But It has rever been heard Of that the
power which makes Legislation in the nature Of
O. ntract break that contract any than they
car breAk treaty. Applause Congress, Is . gsns-
raj rule, can repeal all m.ttsrs Of general Law;
but my spinion ~ . lawyer Is, that Cngress caanot
repeal any matter OF iegislation in the nature
OF contract either between man and man,
sta State, section Of country with section
of another. (ApslAuse) I nov. sir, scceds to that
gentleman that be may be right do not prstend be
infallible. 1t may be that Congress to- sorro~ may
break what they have made. What then9 Let rs see
the practical nature Of this notification Concsde there
fore thai the South and the Moth you plea any
other sections OF the country may by their votes declare
, parchment that the Missouri compromise stands NO
mere. What thenf II II hr: The compromise WAS
thirty three years ago and ths. compromise
Of the North Alo red that large State Mis-
souri, north Of SO 80 to be received into the Unien With
slavery among her institutions In copsde OF that
&C mission, and . compromise between us, We
made . contract that for ever, 70 long ~ the
oud shine north Of SO So AL the Loussps terri
tory shoulo never be recsived win slavery. spplAuse
Nov, appeal TO the chivAry Of the jouth-it Is
stand, anc call up the spirits o. the Patrick Hsprys,
tho Rutledges the Pnhpsys and wrts and all the brave
spirs Of the south; now cal upon then and appeal TO
their honor to carry out the sompromits they can
break II In the law (Applause) That Ia my appeal.
My opinion Ii that the Ms oun mproniss STANDS
6rm aye much than this BUILDING its founda-
tons matter Of law, and IL viii be declared BY the
Supreme Court Of the United stAtesdf IL should ever
reach that tribunal But let 1t b that Mr. Monroe and
his cabinet composed Of from both the North and the
SOUTH AL wrong lot It be that for thirty three years
the whole nation has rrd, ct all events the SON.