The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-11
Public Speakcrs-Douglasl

The Northern doughfaces who are stump
ng the country in support OF the Nebraska
bill, and in support of men for reelection
who voted for it, are having avery delicate
time OF it to appear with any degree Of con-
sistency. These fellows, not content with
having betrayed the North, and battered
away her most cherished rights, are now
seeking to criminate her of dereliction Of
good faith toward the maintenance of the
Missouri Compromise.
Douglas and his confederates say nop that
the Missouri Compromise never was binding
upon the South because the North never OBJ.
servedit. Thus are these stumping rascals
willing to convict the North of perfdy and
bad faith; and even stultify themselves by
ignoring their own previously expressed
opinions, uttered in the most sacred manner
favor Of sustaining the Missouri Compro-
mise, then, aoso and forever, rs one of. the most
sacred OF all compacts.
Douglas and his friends charge the North
with having been the first violators Of this
compact. This is one Of the subterfuges
behind which he hopes to screen himself
from the charge Of treachery to the North.
ern people.
While Mr.. Douglas il descanting upon
the bad faith of the North, and the unconsti-
tutionality Of the Missouri Compromise, let
us look back to lS49, when he was an honest
Northern man, and see what sentiments he
held then upon this subject. In ls49. OF
Springfeld.he made speech,in which are to
be found the following words:
The Missouri Compromise had been 10
practical operation for about q quarter Of a
century, and had received the sanction and
appreciation Of men Of all parties, in every
section Of the Union. 1t had allayed all Sec
tional jealousies aud irritations growing out
Of this vexed question and harmonized and
tranquilized the whole country. 1t had given
to Henry Clay, as its prominent champion.
the proud soubriquet Of the Great Paci6ca-
tor and by that title, and for that service,
bis political friends had repeatedly appealed
to the people to rally under his standard as a
Presidential candidate, as the man who had
exhibited the power and patriotism to sup
press an unholy and reasonable agitation,
that any man or any party, from any section
of the Union, had ever urged az an objec-
ton to Mr.. Clay, that he was the great
champion of the Missouri Compromise. On
the contrary, the effort was made by the op-
ponents of Mr.. Clay to prove that he was
not entitled to the exclusive m crit of tha,
great patriotic measure, and that the honor
was equully due to others as we'll as him, for
securing its adoption-that il had its origin
IN the hearts OF all patriotic men who desir.
ed to preserve and perpetuate the blessings
Of our glorious Union-aD origin akin TO that
of the constitution Of the United States, con-
ceived in the same spirit OF fraternal affec.
ton, and calculated to remove forever the
only danger, which seemed to threaten, al
some distant day, to sever the social bonds oil
union. Ill the evidences Of public opinion
at that day seemed to indicate that this Com
promise had become canonizeG in the hearts
Of the American people, rs a sacred thing
which no ruthless hand would ever be reck.
less enough to disturb.
On the 4th day Of January, 1854, as chair
man Of the committee on territories, he re.
ported against the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, and the report was endorsed by
the administration cad its organs. His re-
port, it is we'll kIbkn. fully sustained his
views of ls49, yet in less than two months
afterward, he became ruthless and rockies.
enough to lay his hand upon this sacred
compact which had "its origin akin to the
constitution itself aud should never be mo.
lested."
Look at these Inconsistencies, and if any.
thing more should be required to prove the
Nebraska bill a great fraud, it is furnished ia
the artful manner with which it is presented
to the people. 1t is bad imPutatiou upon
the North to assert that she has not prov ed
faithful to her comPacts, and one which will
be hurled back to the dark source from
whence it sprang, with vengeance.
INDIANA BAsKs.-We observe that oul
nelghbors, merchants and others Of Louis.
vile, are about taking some measures in ia.
vor of the Indiana Free Banks. They be.
ieSe that the prescription Of our Currency
and Backs by Cincinnati "Shsrps" great
imposition, and express their utmost conf.
dence in their security. II is recommended
that the Chamber of Commerce take some
action in thematter Immediately. We hope our
merchants will bear this in mind. The on.
iy way that the citizens Of Indiana can pro.
tect their currency is to buy their goods onl,
where their money will be considered equiv
aient for the article purchased.
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