The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-08

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''t''' y" 'V'','"' VI '"'o "ooM 1e
pr"coo'eu 10 explain the chief features
of the bill and particularly with respect
to the rights of the Indians and to The
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4 '''"'', '''''''U
'f.' Tue INST were '"''y protected
win regard to the other question. he
asserted that the committee had taken
thy principles Of the Compromise acts
c4 iN'o as their guide. and had made
rach ana every provision to accord with
t1ose prrcW!cS. recognizing the right of
the people I" sci government, free Of all
control, cNceld by the Constitution Of
tie Om'ed Ntntrs, ana restricting them
nroh no particular subject by their ro-
s''i'n horih or south OF any arbitrary
geographical me.
tie ,oc'n" Oh reported by the Com.
"i't'cc IN" Ter us ohlcet to make that
1''.h Wh'rh III 'he hrSt one seemed to
o' /" ,r T'uc 81 OF uncertainty i IN some liac'
% "e n',, p''' was Understood as re-
PV'''''3 'n' W 'SSour' COMPROMISE ana IN
, ,.,i o'ne'" ~ nov "'inG So As the
o'.i ""1 '"'1"upu 10 carry cut luiiY me
y 'no'F',9 % '"t compromise OF Ie'o.
'u' ~ 't''l o''S'uorGu ia, ''iat comrr''
'.'ao '''' I"Pp' usS," INC N'',onri com
f'v,'" 'i: '"'1 ''I' "',' Nc'''r DC PLAINLY
anu u's,,"c''J S'a''u' =,
WI Do'4'"S 'he' "!luGc" to me adj
I l, SupS,c9u'n'y punished by Mcssrs,
"'sc anu sumner III ""ich he sald the
'''o'.''' VI '',' o, MN. were miSrcp,
&C., ''''' ''tg '''' 't'''' 'a'siieu' ana
.uV 'o.''St ~ e l, ho'ic" upon It's
'", "oi' ,r'; i'ous'aS spoke with CON
:'u', ,i : Iec'''s o.. ms point; denounr'
a'6 ;"' 'is ~ i "a .''e soHFe<s as Adolf
''o'i''l'' 40 'o'"'u,S VI inc Nabo"th, IN
S'",'," a. '',''' 'u''''' P"i porte" from
a.. .,F, G",G ~ nave pech written on the
-, :, '''''' ""O" "ii inc o!AVr mamhaf5 Of
Noust'Ss Mere e Il, c1urch , ne 'h'n al
va ava ~ ''o ,"e' ,,'"' us ",'"rc'' h"''
'c'i' sum 10 '"' OHlo Legislature i,nr-
l"'".S 20 ,"V' U1ch Sishod ny mayor.
~! vi vac V'''' u''''sa ''on: lie beh'V'd
'""' '"e statement 'na' IL h"a Uecn SO
S'3nC1 Was " Ntui,! l'''e
't N"a'e u O"'' a't'mG tea 10 get
inc Ii3o' '"' al 'Xllaili''l'h. but MIR.
bou9'aN f,'"S,u 10 iaII' accompanying
IN, ,n r'IuS"l WI" hnc! language tn Nr
ntSe ,h"o 'Ho Nhalrilah pronounced
INN our oi oruor'
Nr, bouSi'S 'neh lrocccuet to deny
That the carly pohcy OF the government
was TO oIc''ie slavery from all the ter
r'torios' hut only IN the Northwest !;
lHSt'!ing MS po.'tloh by historical
SUMMARY oI the domgs OF Congress and
government IN tlat regard. lie con.
tended That the N lssoun Compromise
Inc was maintained up to the time when
California aud New Mexico was Gc1uir.
eu, "hen ON his motion the Serate voted
INTO bill provision for extending that
line to The Iac:hc
Tie proposition was rejected in the
House ~ northern votes with Free Soil
prochNlIleS. and thus the Solemn com
pact was Violated, TIE geographical line
destroyed, and slavery agitation let loose
again upon The country. Had the North
been faithful TO the Missouri Compro.
mise in 1918, there would have been no
agitation, DO excitement. no alarms 1t
was that defeat Of it, that abandonment
Of it then. that plunged the country into
slavery agitation, disturbed our domcs-
tic peace. aud defeated the Senator Of
Michigan for the Presidency. 1t was
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