The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

say, sir, that lhe two bills are different :;
you know that fact but too well. Well,
sir, when you were debating that bill, did
any one discover. that the Missouri act
was disturbed, or superseded BY inconsist
ent legislation! No, sir; but my agiia,ing
colleague Mr.. GrDDINos called your al
teniion to the slavery exclusion of this
Missouri act as applicable to this very
Territory; he said, 10 multiply words
abou, it, would weaken the force Of that
prohibition; and in the face Of this Ian.
guage the bill passed by large majority
eighteen southern gentlemen voting for
It, many of whom ! see around me 10;
day. Strange consistency; strange indeed,
when you reflect that but one short year
has" passed away. h'''F'l hf.Ih''
Mr.. Atchison said, in the Senate, while
discussing the bill Of last session: asa
81 had two objections To- it. One was
that the Indian tile in that Territory had
not been extirguishcd, or, a, least, very
small portion Of it had been. Another
was the Missouri compromise, or, as il is
commonly called, the slavery restriction.
1t was my opinion at that lime-aDd am
not now very clear on that subject-lhat
The law of Congress, when The State Of
Missouri was admitted into The Union, ex.
Guiding slavery from the Territory of
Louisiana, north of S6Geg. 3Omin. would
be enforced in that Territory. unless il was
specially rescinded; and, whether that law
was in accordance with the Constitution Of
the United States or not, it would do It's
work, and that work would be to preclude
Shareholders from going in;o That Territory.
But when | came 10 look into that ques.
ton, found that there was no prospect,
no hope of d repeal Of The Missouri com.
promise excluding slavery from that Terri
tory. Now, sir, | am free to admit, that
at ibis moment, AT this hour, and for all
limelo come, | should oppose the orgapi.
zaIiou or The settlement OF that Territory,
unless my constituents, and The consltu.
enls of tie Whole Soulli,of The slave State,
Of The Union, could go into it upon the
same lucing, with equal rights and equa
privileges. carrying that species of proper
" with Them as other people of this Union
Yes, sir, | acknowledge that would hivt
governed ne, bit have no hope that lIlt
restriction viii ever be repealed. sE
i II have always been Of opiniOn That III,
first great error committed in the poilica
history Of this country was the ordinanc
4 Of 1887, rendering III, Northwest Terri
tory free territory. The next great ero
was the Missouri compromise. Blu, the
are both rremediable. There is no remed
tor thtm. We mus, submit to them.
, am prepared 10 do it. lis evident lhi
I the Missouri compromise cannot be repea
! ed. So far as that question is concerned
, we might as well agree 10 the adnissio
OF this Territory now as next year, or li'
or ten years hence. ."-COngresSionr
Globe, Second Session 80 Con. vOl. q
page lll3.
) Sir, | maintain that all this shows III
wickedness, the bad faith of this bill.
proves the individuality, the exclusivenes
i, of each, and every one of these SLAYER
compromises--thal they were never d,
! pendent the one upon Tue other, but the
I were each and every one of them, sepi
, rate and independent adjustments Of
great and dangerous question, having AZ
plication 10 particular territories cleari
. defined in each. Originally parlaking ,
The nature of compacIs, repeated lcpIsli
| lion has leOi,ima,ed them: solemnlv and
D honesty has The faiib of the naiion-,
p. political parties-been pledged to The
/, support, and lhey stand there now. ma
: taking of the nature of qrea, landmark
sanctIied BY the approyal of The peopI
r and in their nature irrepeaiaJLe. 'a'
: What do Won gain bv a repeall Is
i The removal of any imaginary line whic
e calls the bride of any nar,icular localil
= No. sir. else no such STRUGGLES 10 extend
y would ever have been made. What,hel
e Do you exnect practical results from II
G reneal, n 50, what are ,hevY Mai
# them manifest? | wan, to see item.
!. Ioppose ,his bill, sir, for reasons of II
e own. oppose il because it is unjust.
;; You cannot restore The sfaius quo. Y,
/. said that slavery might 90 south Of ii
g line of 30 deg. 80 min, and it wen, ther
!. because you said it might 90, and becau
o northern, emigration chooses to 90 whe
}. slavery caupol 90. |, has peopIed Il
country south OF tha, line, with negro
6 and their masters. | do no, complain
o this /, was in the bond. There W
j. Louisiana, she had been already admine
Q Byyour very act, YOU broush,in in Nilsson
G Tha, was in The bond. Then came A
i kansas. withher immense territory. He
q No., - IN of -, W., h,,o :,