Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-14
ras MISSOURI COMPROMISE.

q TxipDAy ,TORSiNc FEBRUARY bi.'o"'
THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE.
As every thing touching this quesuon 10 VI s mi
res, and importance at The present "'he W. INV. rrh.
,m,,, N opo,e some "reminiscences on inc SUBJECT
Norfolk Bsacon In view o. the aue"P' wv md IN,
North 10 reyIyo agitation the slavery question. -.
,,h !. ,o,y laid on tho Missouri Compromise oy Wv
,.,nss ~ ,hs sou,h quotes from letter 'li'eh II. '''
sI ~ 7,s,swcll 10 H. S. Fooe In relation 10 INC o'"
oon,o. If 1870 Mr. Taaswell rays oil COMPROMISE
III. nrhe constitution does not confer upon 1o"s
and on,hory 10 enlarge contaci1s grants " .sd
oo,ceaajons corap.omIses or other means. IKE ''
ahoucb can readily conceive the eSreaen nunnnTomIaea
PIety Q. ,hI modcs freely acknowsd2e lhn
unu " 1 Nan mic L, comprehend now nv
,riona ghs could prSgar powes only supposed
l'oee i, of compromise of constitutional i,;on H.
snas we nnnoen, with the provisions Of hc o tho
occonle ~, ,omise Is In truth on aHehune hv
selt then ire rcndment @! this instrument, lou ~
- ~ hon Il ba. positively denied Inc pee has net
any amendmen, whatever Ana a. ' n,er. legislative act
sucn an other such nca s 'ereaaoe AZ .nv
maiori,y then the compromise mill tho minority
dent 10 pos.peno cv compromise shall acquire selcien'
by means Oh s some other and 10 them bes!er oasga
In tho one ease 1t is gross S he ncrpe,ual absn-
Cd oat oeheo rights 10 consideration oil
oou " cnmparniivry inconsioc'aoie int of bis
n1;so,,,- Hon,p promise jaT1'snes '''o''S '""
truth. .,o, on ,h,s polnt IN
,,-o - NJ, would not stand by the MISSOURI LUMP
80 h,c wps 90 dlstasteul 10 the South 10 III
- ,,o Co,sti,uon- after they themselves 'aa WIZ
nd thar bargain for their own advantage 'Rey NV"
,ca,v s,rk 10 revive 1t for the injury Oh te lii
convinced thu, the passage OF Inc neo'a'"a =.
~ o. ,,v A., owoy with all deceitlul compromises a0
@ -, n,r,,es unou III. true basis OF The cons''"on
, ou,l riyats 10 oil sections. The eAcllinS
he entirely removed from Congressional olscuSso" 1n0
linn and peace and good policy VIII PefH'aneH'' ~
shed. ,.,x,sto MI, ,,st in
II ls alleged by the enemies OF Inc i'eo''SaI
o.o ,,e,, recognised aud adopted the missouri con'
low loon ord therefore did not, the friends OF Inc
I'm crane then annul the older compromise 'sno IN P'o''
hsy cite Tho following the act fixing the Texas oou'a
Introduced BY Senator Mason OF 4lTPias
"pov,ded That nothing herein contained aah'! ee
s,rned 10 Impair or qualify anything con'ane'
,iro of the I'd sccilon OF The l,rl fes iasS s,thrr
Tyos II, the United States, approved Aa'ch l. te
~ The number Of States tina! may hereafter &c
fn,mcd ou, of the Slate Of Texas, or o'hsrf"e'
T,,, % ,rcIe mado compact that Texas DC i''ea '
hve States lin ally ~ s,d
"aud such States may be formed OF tia poso dc
n, .,,o,v Icing south of 36 deg 81 fnn hol'n ~
ieIIoy Lawn M the Missouri Compromise !.he s'.s
bo admitted Ino the Union. with or without nd in
people Of each State asking on Of said Terrific
such o.a Ia Nissonyi ompromse line slavery or lnVoi
nniary sery!tudc except for crime, sheH &c P'oh!oa
ho f,Iacv Of this argument Of Tho opponents ot INC "
,,eor, hill !, we'll exposed by the ~ T. Ekpe.'
which avows Itself nenral In regard 10 '"' Va" "
press says In regard TO The above: 800,
Tho ,c,s of 1850 were "a compromhe: hc act OF l91o
was compact with Texas. compromise may DC tepr n
compac with Foreign Power csmhot We "t nv; .,
conscn of power 10 1851 ano lsu oui
douesti In l945 foreign with Texas ,heh otHS
powor In passing tho compromise OF ou ~
face violating the compact with feHas IN Sen @
expressly 10 the assent CT eSas a' every
step OF IL. -, r,,o.,, ,o,,h n
81 30 br, the act of 1850 limited the northern oohnaay oi
Texas TO that lire, and To tat extent slnoied mo oI
nf IoA5 ,bps recurring Of Texas 10 ~! otiofe
coud become law for which assent she mas 10 &c pac ven
nons of dnlIars Senator Mason anu o'iels ieate" .
i, nigh, be inferred from this new easa'ion tut 'c
mart f We States to made Of Texas would De 'oaeo
nv inns limiting her domain and his object doubtless wal
IN secure the hvo slave States south oil the 30 ao one
more NJ which wus 10 be north, and free and hence ms W
vIso 1850. The words or bo ,hsrs no
cnce TO the pledge In the compact OF le4 ha mere DC
Sntes In al and these words In connexon WIKI 'he h
,,,on Of The boundary 10 30 made them slave S!aea
Congress In 1916 in The 36 80 compact WIN lsSss ao
rss mi in We well recocct saus;y Northern men inc
TO ge, such votes Gen. DiHs In me oeao.si ~ hu
SOM. olhcrs The southern sentiment was aS e.n
IL was put in get Northern votes But 10 gov C :,
,n.mSere Of Congress, and over again. Ieusc y
nroiy tho Missouri Compromise lire 10 lns new
.ne If IT, upon the principles OF SELF i,
the Courts 10 decide, by the rules OF ooud
Mexican and Constitutional law, whe!he' ''a''A ''''
,h;no In the acts of 1850, lhen when Iecos
n,ae ,be Missouri Compromise OF ls2o unless VI, d
nisdce 10 no,de by the compact With Texas IN a.,
10 keep for Texas the ave slave 10 adopt The Mil
| euuti Compromise ino 0 80 D." VI " nav '"i
| with that celebrated line.