Indiana American., 1854-03-10
MiseIIaneous.
From the Goshen Democrat.
The Territorial q Question--Position
OF our Reprcsen tativc and the
Indiana Delegation. Am Couyrcss.

OF our heprcseu totiVc and the
Indiana Delegation, in Congress.
Below we give that portion Of recent
letter from our Representative in Con-
gress to the editor of thispaper relating
to the Territorial Question. 1t will
be of especial interest to oar readers,
as serving to show the position of the
Indiana Delegation and fully explain
ing that of Judge Chamberlain himself
upon this now engrossing topic.
WAsHINGroN, ID. c., Feb. 4, 1854.
Hon. X. LowRY:-Dear .Sir:-
see by the papers, which have
come to hand since the re-openinp of
the hood-gates of excitement on the
Slavery question, in direct contraven-
ton to the letter and spirit of the Com
promise measures of 1850, and the
Baltimore platform, by the inroduc-
ton Of Mr.. Douglas Nebraska bill.
containing direct proposition for the
repeal OF the Missouri Compromise,
that this same naisehievous spirit,
Slavery excitement, the food of am
bilious men, is also, to some extent,
already doing its work abroad.
believe l hazard nothing in saving,
that the lndianad delegationin the House
at this moment, unanimously, disap-
prove of the bill in its present form.
We have no intimation from the
President, either in his Inaugural, or
Message, or any other documentbefo
Congress, that the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise is an Administration
measure. This being the fact, / have
taken it for granted, that he would not
very readily recognize it as my right,
much less as duty devolving on me
as Representative In Congress, to in
quire what his private views as an
individual, may be upon the subject.
And the line of duty. before me, as
such Representative, Seems very plain.
Every adjustment of this question by
Congress, now for more than thirty
years, including the Missouri Compro-
mise, has been received and acauies.
ced in by the people everywhere, and
particularly by the Democratic party,
IN spirit of patriotic devotion to the
interests of the whole Union, which
has given it a peculiar sanctity. In.
deed, the degree of integrity with which
the citizen, North or South, has mani
tested his devotion to the Compromise.
all Of them, has been justly regarded
as the measure of his patriotism;' the
great object being to do strict justice L
TO each section of the Union, and L
allay, and prevent agitation.
To The faithful performance of thi
duty, in this spirit, my mind has uni
formly been made up, and | have neye
to this hour, doubted that it was il
precise harmony with the views of m,
constituents upon the subject.
1t is asserted by the advocates O
this measure, indeed, the declaration i
! Incorporated in the Nebraska bill itsel
that the Compromise measures G
; 1850 virtually repeal the Missoul
Compromise. This Ideny. But gran
: it, for the sake of the argument
What then? Wherefore the necessit
| ofrepealing it over again? except fo
I the qualification ofa wanton propensit
, for the agitation of this question, alread
! SO much abused, to the ends of polite;
7 self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
5 In this view of the case | shall deer
|. TINY duty, as the Representative frol
: the Tenth Congressional District
$ Indiana, to stand by the Nilsson
j Compromise, and thereby preserve tn
d Territory free, leaving to the peop1
j there, the undoubted right. when the
d frame a constitution, TO ask for al
a mission into the Union, with or withol
d Slavery, as they themselves may d.
L eide. when thus assuming their positic
x in the Union, as sovereign State.
II If, in these views, have miscoi
o ceiyed the sentiments of my consti
d uents, shall expect to receive fro
n them instructions, emanating fro
o primary meetings held in relation to
/ to vote for the repeal of the Nilsson
l. Compromise. L. NJ. Chamberlain.
II The following table will be fouI
4, very useful to many Of our readers
IL Preserve it.
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Is o. deep, will contain bushels.
"A box "a by 10 inches square aud ~ deep, "
iu contain 20 bushels.
"A box 50 10y - Inches square, aud deep v
contains one hushcl
10 box % inches hy IL square ana docp
lf hail "a hal