The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-18

Rocky Mountains and the very sources Of the
what Territory vii BE- sscurs-what Territory can BE-
secured bsrsafsrfor the create ADD org Ansson OF
ffse States within bound domsnf What Tel
rtoriss this continent will unspproprstsd and
We are abb to buy conquer them from Great Britain
Russia viii the savshocing States suffer, uch less sid
ns a.nsa, 70 restore the equilibrium which ~ this
iadly, so .uicdaly subvsrtsci
Nor An to b told that only fsw slaves win enter
with aecsss to the executive IT wsshngtos exercises
more political nuence than Ave hundred fieemsn II u
state shall b savshoidsrs I. constitute ssv.hodios
state Delaware hes only 200 slaves agatnst Oh 90
fIssnsn and YET Delaware .lsvshol ling State The
sir. are the stakes in this legislative game, in which H.
States are unanimeusy aad earnestly pls,i o
wfn 70 many Of the representatives. Of the
Ing States are with even greater zsalsnd diligence playing
Mr. President, the committee who have rec ,mmea5.t
these twin bills for the organisation OF the Ter itor.s
Neoissla ana Kansas hold the Affirmative In the gu
What il the case they present to the senAt. ard the
They have submitted report but that report, brougs
bold and Caring Measure Of sbroysng tn. Missouri
promise cirects all itA arguments against II.
The COMMITTEES fay In their report -
~, such being sns character q the oonoys;y in respect
s1 s i :,%is ss
..s s':e so e su,hc,s. Ii.
ana 10. tho Of saas ss nss
the U5isn san.i footing wish shs original States ana
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ssIs ssS' - S S susss vaa hS limit: Of the
other thsn the pun grimes whereof The par
s aisi is :h;n e.
srT into s 4. from rhSn aSG =
fugitive may b uy and conveyed % The per.
hi. ssssia law New
ms,Sc ed u,h 4 dpstsd poin' vhe,he, slavery
dseon Of this Involves the power
% sani;
s ?, e. whG hid th Cor,
he .u,joe. Of ,lavsy the s sishsh section
void while sSs prevss lag. prsions q he
H.isn .:sn the eso.s that ". q The
Terrors: his property,
...eon You, eomniss.s DO not feel them selves
sod ug'n = :S;s Into y:
tuesd the agitation the sectional strife. and The fe.ra
deciding sonsro1 r.y thea sishsS
IL q Or & the u f ss or A
Of s Afforded ~ 20 slave procsrsy IL n.
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meaning II The contribution in the legal points
This report gives NJ the deliberate judgment Of the
committee two important points, Fret that the
prsiss Of 1850 did sot BY it letter BY it, spirit
peal or rencsr necsTay even propose the abrogson
OF the Missouri compromise; and, secondly that the Ns
souri, compromss ought brcgstsd Aud BOW
cir, what 60 next hear from this committee Fret
two similar and hisd,sd bills actually abrsgatipg the
hieseuri compromise, which, in their report they had
told ought not 70 b ab osatsc t all Secondly these
bills declare on their face, substance that that
promise was already sbrogated by the spirit Of that very
com promise Of 1850 which, their report they had ast
fsctsd aad unim paired Thirdly the COMMITTEE
BY their chArmaS, With oral explanation, that tine
Identical With their previous S ~Ssh did sos
IT. And only made to dnsr In phraseol Hy I, thu ana
that the provision CON aimed In their previous, aud
discarded, bill shall b absolutely clear ant rtAa.
entertain great respect for the committee i.ss but
must tahs leave to say that thu Inconsistencies s
have destroyed al claims ON the part Of ths u
to respect, here or elsewhere.
The recital Of the effect Of the compromise Of 1880
amended here In the face Of NE SENATE afsr al
substantially What tat recital meant II stood bs
u was perfected else Il nothing tsngs
Thy Of soasidsrstson - al what The spirit or e.sn
the of the eomyroise laws Of 1850 did sooact with
By it, very nature compromise ifrspeslAble and
ehsngsab, without violstion OF honor, justice aud
pro- 70 II. sssn o. Il. e s.
Dor Of Of the Territory OF NsbrAsk either
si void 9, oush IN all legislatiOs TO
What the spirit or the letter OF the compromise was
violation OF the eompromiss Of 1s20f Then, ioAsmush
~ the compromise Of $40 nviolabls the attsmp, I'D
violation Of shows that the called oomproms Of 1850
was TO that extent not con promise at all bat 'sei
h ~ so ana
sede or impair or even csafict wish the sroms OF
1902 Then that reason, NOT for sbroeAtins the
repsaabls and involAbls compromise Of $780, but the
spurious and preSesssd com promse Of 1850.
Mr.. President why ID this reason for the proposed
Iii. s. s T,s Of
aces nothing to the force weight Of the Abrogton
sM Either the fact alesst ~ reason l. t'us or it l.
mot trus 1t be uStue, y5ur asserting II here will rot
make 1t true Is be- true II Ii apparent In the tex. OF
the law Of 1850 wisbout tbs aid Of legislative EXPOSITION
o. the lAvsvsr vhethsr the sovereign BE- dsaoarata
rspublfcan, or despotic, 10 always the same II man
dssory imperative The is.sv.r ..pl. =. q III in
is2o DO.s it plead an excuse for it, oommsnasi Look
our American Ohsthsm Does that bsspeak your favor
BY quibb ing or shuins apology Look at ysur own,
Implication saved the eject Of the Missouri sompromis.
Lock At any other bill reported BY the Committee
Territories Lock At any Other ill your calendar
you dad any one bill or statute which aver eams
bowipg, STOPPING, and whsslng into the Senate plead
sovereign md i,r,s.sSis Vi. Of the Imsr can ps,ps;
The departure from this habit In this solitary be-
trays self dirus and an attempt on the part of tns bill
material ssnss-o psrplex, and bswidsr, and coasound
the people BY whom this transaeton 10 be rsv-wsd.
Look again Ut the vAcation betrayed Ia the freq
changes Of the structure of this apology At Hrs the
rsctsl told that tbs eighth section Of the compromss
act OF $50 &As SUPERSEDED BY the principles OF the
promise laws of 1Sk0-ss II any had heard Of
spersedeas Of local law by ths mere principles Of
another local law enacted for dnersot
gtop, thirty years Afterwards On anethsr day
told BY smendmsnt Of the recital that the compro
mise OF 1870 was not superseced BY the oompomsc Of
1850 ~ all but only 'noonsisteut With IT. II
LEGAL act which speAlable to BE- asrog stsd
because II nsisent with bsequsnt
vhioh had application whatever within the region 70
which the nrst enactment confoed On third day
the meaning OF the recital further finally eluo
dated BY amendment, which declared that tbs nrss
iepesIabls act pre- tectirg Nebrasba from SLAYER,
now declared cooperative AMI VOID" because II was
with the present purposes Of Congress
l.ssAte slavery into any Territory State, to
oluds 1t therefrom
Bat take this apology In whatever form II may be ex
pressed, and test it, logic by . simple process.
The law OF 1870 ned free nsttuons In the rssionl
acquired from France In 1873 BY the wise and prudent
foresight Of the Cor sress Of the United SAFES Toe Law
OF 1850 the contrary committed the ohoios bstvses
free and slave Institutions In New Merco and Utah
territories acquired from Mexico nearly nfy years after
ward-to the interested cupidity the ospos Of ths
earliest and accidental occupants. Frse Institutions
slave Institutions equal bat the interested pistJ
nj mir IL ussax anA "a :